Narrated to us Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and ‘Ali ibn Hujr, and the wording is that of Abu Bakr. Ibn Hujr said: “He informed us,” while Abu Bakr said: “He narrated to us”—‘Ali ibn Mushir, from al-Mukhtar ibn Fulful, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer one day. When he finished the prayer, he turned to face us and said: “O people, I am your imam, so do not precede me in bowing, nor in prostration, nor in standing, nor in departing, for I see you before me and behind me.” Then he said: “By Him in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, if you had seen what I have seen, you would have laughed little and wept much.” They said: “And what did you see, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “I saw Paradise and the Fire.”