النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ خَرَجَ ثَلاَثَةٌ يَمْشُونَ فَأَصَابَهُمُ الْمَطَرُ، فَدَخَلُوا فِي غَارٍ فِي جَبَلٍ، فَانْحَطَّتْ عَلَيْهِمْ صَخْرَةٌ. قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ بِأَفْضَلِ عَمَلٍ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ. فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمُ اللَّهُمَّ، إِنِّي كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ، فَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فَأَرْعَى، ثُمَّ أَجِيءُ فَأَحْلُبُ، فَأَجِيءُ بِالْحِلاَبِ فَآتِي بِهِ أَبَوَىَّ فَيَشْرَبَانِ، ثُمَّ أَسْقِي الصِّبْيَةَ وَأَهْلِي وَامْرَأَتِي، فَاحْتَبَسْتُ لَيْلَةً. فَجِئْتُ فَإِذَا هُمَا نَائِمَانِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُمَا، وَالصِّبِيْةُ يَتَضَاغَوْنَ عِنْدَ رِجْلَىَّ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ دَأْبِي وَدَأْبَهُمَا، حَتَّى طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا فُرْجَةً نَرَى مِنْهَا السَّمَاءَ. قَالَ فَفُرِجَ عَنْهُمْ. وَقَالَ الآخَرُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنَاتِ عَمِّي كَأَشَدِّ مَا يُحِبُّ الرَّجُلُ النِّسَاءَ، فَقَالَتْ لاَ تَنَالُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا حَتَّى تُعْطِيَهَا مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ. فَسَعَيْتُ فِيهَا حَتَّى جَمَعْتُهَا، فَلَمَّا قَعَدْتُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهَا قَالَتِ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ، وَلاَ تَفُضَّ الْخَاتَمَ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهِ. فَقُمْتُ وَتَرَكْتُهَا، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا فُرْجَةً، قَالَ فَفَرَجَ عَنْهُمُ الثُّلُثَيْنِ. وَقَالَ الآخَرُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أَجِيرًا بِفَرَقٍ مِنْ ذُرَةٍ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ، وَأَبَى ذَاكَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ، فَعَمَدْتُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْفَرَقِ، فَزَرَعْتُهُ حَتَّى اشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْهُ بَقَرًا وَرَاعِيَهَا، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَعْطِنِي حَقِّي. فَقُلْتُ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى تِلْكَ الْبَقَرِ وَرَاعِيهَا، فَإِنَّهَا لَكَ. فَقَالَ أَتَسْتَهْزِئُ بِي. قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَسْتَهْزِئُ بِكَ وَلَكِنَّهَا لَكَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا. فَكُشِفَ عَنْهُمْ .
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "While three persons were walking, rain began to fall and they had to enter a cave ina mountain. A big rock rolled over and blocked the mouth of the cave. They said to each other,'Invoke Allah with the best deed you have performed (so Allah might remove the rock)'. One of themsaid, 'O Allah! My parents were old and I used to go out for grazing (my animals). On my return Iwould milk (the animals) and take the milk in a vessel to my parents to drink. After they had drunkfrom it, I would give it to my children, family and wife. One day I was delayed and on my return Ifound my parents sleeping, and I disliked to wake them up. The children were crying at my feet(because of hunger). That state of affairs continued till it was dawn. O Allah! If You regard that I didit for Your sake, then please remove this rock so that we may see the sky.' So, the rock was moved abit.The second said, 'O Allah! You know that I was in love with a cousin of mine, like the deepest love aman may have for a woman, and she told me that I would not get my desire fulfilled unless I paid herone-hundred Dinars (gold pieces). So, I struggled for it till I gathered the desired amount, and when Isat in between her legs, she told me to be afraid of Allah, and asked me not to deflower her exceptrightfully (by marriage). So, I got up and left her. O Allah! If You regard that I did if for Your sake,kindly remove this rock.' So, two-thirds of the rock was removed. Then the third man said, 'O Allah!No doubt You know that once I employed a worker for one Faraq (three Sa's) of millet, and when Iwanted to pay him, he refused to take it, so I sowed it and from its yield I bought cows and ashepherd. After a time that man came and demanded his money. I said to him: Go to those cows andthe shepherd and take them for they are for you. He asked me whether I was joking with him. I toldhim that I was not joking with him, and all that belonged to him. O Allah! If You regard that I did itsincerely for Your sake, then please remove the rock.' So, the rock was removed completely from themouth of the cave."