Sunan an-Nasa'i 3137

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Ala informed us; he said: Khalid narrated to us; he said: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us; he said: Yunus ibn Yusuf narrated to us, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, who said: When people had dispersed from Abu Hurayrah, a man from the people of Syria said to him: Shaykh, tell me a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He said: Yes. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The first people to be judged on the Day of Resurrection are three. A man who was martyred will be brought forward. Allah will remind him of His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. He will ask: What did you do with them? He will say: I fought for Your sake until I was martyred. He will say: You lie. Rather, you fought so that it would be said, So-and-so is brave—and it was said. Then He will command that he be dragged on his face and cast into the Fire. Then a man who learned knowledge, taught it, and recited the Quran will be brought forward. Allah will remind him of His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. He will ask: What did you do with them? He will say: I learned knowledge, taught it, and recited the Quran for Your sake. He will say: You lie. Rather, you learned knowledge so that it would be said, He is a scholar, and recited the Quran so that it would be said, He is a reciter—and it was said. Then He will command that he be dragged on his face and cast into the Fire. Then a man to whom Allah had granted abundance and given every kind of wealth will be brought forward. Allah will remind him of His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. He will ask: What did you do with them? He will say: I left no way that You love—Abu Abd al-Rahman said: I did not understand the words You love as I would have wished—in which wealth could be spent without spending it for Your sake. He will say: You lie. Rather, you spent it so that it would be said, He is generous—and it was said. Then He will command that he be dragged on his face and cast into the Fire.