Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 163
Observing the Sunnah and the manners of its obedience
Arabic hadith text
الثامن: عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "مثلي ومثلكم كمثل رجل أوقد ناراً فجعل الجنادب والفراش يقعن فيها وهو يذبهن عنها وأنا آخذ بحجزكم عن النار، وأنتم تفلتون من يدي" ((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "My parable and that of yours is like a man who kindled a fire. When it has illuminated all around him, the moths and grasshoppers began to fall therein. He tried to push them away, but they overcame him and jumped into it. I am catching hold of your waists ties (to save you) from fire, but you slip away from my hands".[Muslim].