It is narrated from Hazrat Itban bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! A flood comes between my tribe's mosque and me. If you could come sometime and offer prayer in my house, I would select that place as my prayer area." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) promised me to do so. So, one day, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came with Hazrat Abu Bakr (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 Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, we formed rows behind him, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in two rak'ahs. We invited the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to stay for a meal. When the Ansar heard about this, they started coming to visit the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until the whole house was filled. One man said, "Where is Malik bin Dukhshum?" Another replied, "He is a hypocrite." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not say that. He recites 'La ilaha illallah' for the sake of Allah's pleasure." He said, "But we see that his attention and conversations are inclined towards the hypocrites." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated the same sentence. Another man said, "Why not, O Messenger of Allah!" Upon this, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever comes on the Day of Judgment testifying 'La ilaha illallah' for the sake of 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 also present, he said, 'I do not think the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have said this.' I said, 'If I had reached Madinah Munawwarah and Hazrat Itban (may Allah be pleased with him) was alive, I would surely have asked him about this.' So, when I reached there, he had become blind and was leading his tribe 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."