Hadith 154

From Rabi'a al-Jurashi (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) was approached, and it was said to him: "Let your eyes sleep, let your ears hear, and let your heart understand." He said: "My eyes slept, my ears heard, and my heart understood." Then it was said to me: "A master built a house and set up a banquet within it. He sent an invitation, and whoever responded to the invitation entered the house, ate from the banquet, and was pleased with the master. But whoever did not respond to the invitation did not enter the house, did not eat from the banquet, and the master was angry with him." I said: "Allah is the master, Muhammad is the inviter, the house is Islam, and the banquet is Paradise." [Narrated by al-Darimi.