Sayyiduna Hanzalah the scribe (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he addressed us on the subject of Paradise and Hell, so much so that it seemed as if they were before our very eyes. Then I got up and went to my family and spent time laughing and playing with my wife and children. Then I remembered that state which had overcome me in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so I set out and met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Abu Bakr! Hanzalah has become a hypocrite." He said: "How is that?" I said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he preached to us about Paradise and Hell until it seemed as if they were before our eyes, but when I went to my family, I became busy laughing and playing with my wife and children (forgetting that state)." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, we do the same." Hearing this, I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and related the whole matter to him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hanzalah! If your state in your homes were the same as it is with me, the angels would shake hands with you on your beds and in your streets with their wings. But, O Hanzalah! Sometimes like this, and sometimes like that."