ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺭﺣﻤﻪ اﻟﻠﻪ: ﻣﺎ ﺃﻋﺪﻝ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﻭﺃﺑﻴﻨﻪ ﻭﺃﻗﺮﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﻖ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻫﻞ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺗﻮﺟﺐ ﻟﻪ اﻟﺠﻨﺔ ﺇﻥ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻪ ﺻﻮاﻣﺎ ﻗﻮاﻣﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ اﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎء ﺻﻠﻮاﺕ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﻭﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ اﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎء؟.
ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺭﺿﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ: ﻻ ﺃﻭﺟﺐ اﻟﺠﻨﺔ ﺇﻻ ﻟﻤﻦ ﺃﻭﺟﺒﻪ اﻟﻨﺺ، ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ اﻟﻨﺎﺭ.