❝ HadithHanzalah al-Usaydi said: Abu Bakr met me and asked, how are you, Hanzalah? I said: Hanzalah has become a hypocrite! He said: glory be to Allah, what are you saying? I said: when we are with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he reminds us of Paradise and the Fire, it is as if we see them with our eyes. But when we leave him and busy ourselves with our wives, children and lands, we forget much. Abu Bakr said: by Allah, I feel the same! We went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Hearing it all, he said: by Him in whose hand is my soul, if you remained always as you are with me and in remembrance, the angels would shake your hands on your beds and in your paths. But, Hanzalah, an hour for this and an hour for that — he said it three times.Sahih Muslim 2750 · Sahih
One Companion's worry about his faith, another's honest admission, and the Prophet's ﷺ realistic, gentle answer — this hadith has comforted believers in every age.