Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ أَخْبَرَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا وَلَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا قَالُوا مَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَسْبِقُوهُ إِذَا كَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ بِالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَأَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَبْلَ انْصِرَافِهِ مِنْ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي.
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us: Za'ida informed us, from al-Mukhtar ibn Fulful, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, if you saw what I have seen, you would weep much and laugh little. They said: What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah? He said: I saw Paradise and the Fire. And he forbade them from preceding him when he was leading them in bowing and prostration, and from finishing before he finished the prayer. He said: I see you from in front of me and from behind me.