Sahih Muslim 191e

Hajjaj ibn al-Sha‘ir narrated to us: al-Fadl ibn Dukayn narrated to us: Abu ‘Asim—meaning Muhammad ibn Abi Ayyub—narrated to us. He said: Yazid al-Faqir narrated to me: “An opinion among the opinions of the Kharijites had captivated me. We set out in a sizable group intending to perform the pilgrimage and then rise up against the people. We passed through Medina and found Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah sitting by a pillar, addressing the people with reports from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He mentioned those brought out of Hell. I said to him, ‘Companion of the Messenger of Allah, what is this you are reporting, when Allah says, “Indeed, whoever You admit into the Fire, You have disgraced,” and, “Whenever they want to leave it, they are returned to it”? What is this you are saying?’ He asked, ‘Do you read the Qur’an?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He asked, ‘Have you heard of Muhammad’s Station—the one to which Allah will raise him?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘It is the Praiseworthy Station of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), through which Allah will bring out whomever He wills to bring out.’ Then he described the placement of the bridge and the people crossing it. He said: ‘I fear I may not have retained all of that. But he did say that some people would emerge from the Fire after having been in it.’ He explained: ‘They will emerge as though they were stalks of sesame. They will enter a river among the rivers of Paradise and bathe in it, then emerge as though they were sheets of paper.’ We turned back and said, ‘Woe to you! Do you think this old man would lie about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?’ We turned back from our course, and by Allah, none of us went out against the people except one man—or so Abu Nu‘aym said.”