Narrated Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):
We said: “O Messenger of Allah, when we see you our hearts are softened and we are people of the Hereafter, but when we leave you we are attracted by this world and by our womenfolk and children.” He said: “If you were always as you are when you are with me, the angels would shake hands with you, and they would visit you in your houses. If you did not commit sin, Allah would bring another people who would commit sin so that He could forgive them.”
He (Abu Hurayrah) said: We said: “O Messenger of Allah, tell us about Paradise, what is it built of?” He said: “Bricks of gold and bricks of silver; its mortar is musk, its pebbles are pearls and rubies, its soil is saffron. Whoever enters it will be joyous and will never be sad, he will abide therein forever and never die. His clothes will never wear out, and his youth will never fade. There are three whose dua will not be rejected: a just ruler, a fasting person until he breaks the fast, and the prayer of the one who has been wronged. It is borne on the clouds, and the gates of heaven are opened for it, and the Lord - may He be glorified and exalted - says: ‘By My glory, I will grant you help even if it is after some time.’”
Reported in Musnad Ahmad (ibn Hanbal) #8030 and classified Saheeh by Shuayb al-Arnaoot in Tahqeeq al-Musnad.
This hadeeth was also reported by al-Tirmidhi #2525 with the words, “..the fasting person when he breaks his fast..” and was classified Saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
