Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, met me and said: 'How are you, Hanzala?'
I said: 'Hanzala has become a hypocrite?'
He said: 'Glory be to Allah, what are you saying?'
I said: 'When we are with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he reminds us of Paradise and Hell as if we see them with our own eyes.'
But when we leave the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.
Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 'By Allah, we experience the same.'
So I and Abu Bakr went until we entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.
I said: 'Hanzala has become a hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah!' So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'And what is that?'
I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, when we are with you, you remind us of Hell and Paradise as if we see them with our own eyes.'
But when we leave your presence, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, if you remained in the state that you are with me and in remembrance, the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and on your paths. But, O Hanzala, a time and a time.' He repeated this three times.
