(10) باب تَعْبِيرِ الرُّؤْيَا
It wasnarrated from Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah that two men from Balicame tothe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They had become Muslim together,butone of them used to strive harder than the other. The one who usedtostrive harder went out to fight and was martyred. The other onestayed for a year longer, then he passed away. Talhah said:
"I sawina dream that I was at the gate of Paradise and I saw them (thosetwomen). Someone came out of Paradise and admitted the one who haddiedlast, then he came out and admitted the one who had beenmartyred.Then he came back to me and said: 'Go back, for your timehas not yetcome.'" The next morning, Talhah told the people ofthat and they wereamazed. News of that reached the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) and theytold him the story. He said: "Why are you soamazed at that?" Theysaid: "O Messenger of Allah, the first onewas the one who stroveharder, then he was martyred, but the otherone was admitted toParadise before him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: "Did he notstay behind for a year?" They said: "Yes."He said: "And did notRamadan come and he fasted, and he offeredsuch and such prayersduring that year?" They said: "Yes." TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: "The difference between them isgreater than the differencebetween heaven and earth."
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3925
In-book reference: Book 35, Hadith 33
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 35, Hadith 3925