It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Itban (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) A flood comes between my people’s mosque and my house, so if you could come sometime and pray in my house, I would select that place as my prayer area. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) promised me to do so. Accordingly, one day the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), entered the house and said: Which place do you want to make your prayer area? I pointed to a corner of the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up, we formed rows behind him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led us in two rak‘ahs. We detained the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for a meal. When the Ansar heard of this, they began to come to see the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the whole house was filled. One man said: Where is Malik bin Dukhshum? Another replied: He is a hypocrite. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Do not say that; he recites“La ilaha illallah”seeking Allah’s pleasure. He said: We only see that his attention and conversation are inclined towards the hypocrites. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) repeated the same statement. Another man said: Why not, O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever comes on the Day of Judgment testifying“La ilaha illallah”seeking Allah’s pleasure, Allah has made the Fire of Hell forbidden for him. Mahmood says: When I narrated this hadith before a group in which Ayyub was present, he said: I do not think the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said“will be.”I said: When I reach Madinah and Sayyiduna ‘Itban (may Allah be pleased with him) is alive, I will surely ask him about this hadith. So when I reached there, he had become blind and was leading his people in prayer. I asked him about this hadith, and he narrated it to me just as he had narrated it before, and he was a participant of Badr.