Jubair bin Nufair (may Allah have mercy on him) says: One day we were sitting with Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him), when a man passed by and, seeing Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him), said: "Glad tidings to those two eyes which saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah! We also wish that we had seen what you saw and witnessed what you witnessed." Hearing this, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry. I was greatly surprised, as the man had spoken something good. Then he turned to him and said: "What is it that makes a person wish to be present at a place from which Allah kept him absent? He does not know what his condition would have been had he been present at that time. By Allah, there were people with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whom Allah threw into Hell on their nostrils. They did not accept the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor did they affirm him. Do you not praise Allah for the blessing that when He created you, your state was such that you recognized only your Lord and affirmed the Shari'ah brought by your Prophet? The people before you sufficed you from trials. By Allah! When Allah sent the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the circumstances were very severe, it was a period of interruption and ignorance, in which the polytheists thought that the religion of idol worship was the best. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought such a criterion that distinguished between truth and falsehood, and separated father and his children in such a way that a man would see his parents, children, and brothers as disbelievers, but Allah opened the lock of his heart for faith. He would know that if he died without accepting this religion, he would enter Hell, and thus his eyes would never be cooled, while he understood that his beloved was going to Hell. This is the thing about which Allah Almighty said: «الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ» (And they pray: Our Lord! Grant us from our wives and offspring the comfort of our eyes.) (Surah Al-Furqan: 74)"