عن عَبْدِ اللّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخطَّابِ، رضي اللّه عنهما قال: سَمِعْتُ رسول اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم يَقُولُ: «انْطَلَقَ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفر مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَتَّى آوَاهُمُ المَبِيتُ إِلَى غَارٍ فَدَخَلُوهُ، فانْحَدَرَتْ صَخْرةٌ مِنَ الْجبلِ فَسَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَارَ، فَقَالُوا : إِنَّهُ لا يُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ الصَّخْرَةِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَدْعُوا اللّهَ تعالى بصالحِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ. قال رجلٌ مِنهُمْ: اللَّهُمَّ كَانَ لِي أَبَوانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرانِ، وكُنْتُ لا أَغبِقُ قبْلَهُما أَهْلًا وَلا مالًا فنَأَى بي طَلَبُ الشَّجرِ يَوْمًا فَلمْ أُرِحْ عَلَيْهمَا حَتَّى نَامَا فَحَلبْتُ لَهُمَا غَبُوقَهُمَا فَوَجَدتُهُمَا نَائِمَيْنِ، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقظَهمَا وَأَنْ أَغْبِقَ قَبْلَهُمَا أَهْلًا أَوْ مَالًا، فَلَبِثْتُ وَالْقَدَحُ عَلَى يَدِي أَنْتَظِرُ اسْتِيقَاظَهُما حَتَّى بَرَقَ الْفَجْرُ وَالصِّبْيَةُ يَتَضاغَوْنَ عِنْدَ قَدَمي فَاسْتَيْقظَا فَشَربَا غَبُوقَهُمَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَفَرِّجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَة ، فانْفَرَجَتْ شَيْئًا لا يَسْتَطيعُونَ الْخُرُوجَ مِنْهُ. قال الآخَر: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ كَانتْ لِيَ ابْنَةُ عمٍّ كانتْ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ» وفي رواية: «كُنْتُ أُحِبُّهَا كَأَشدِّ مَا يُحبُّ الرِّجَالُ النِّسَاء، فَأَرَدْتُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهَا فَامْتَنَعَتْ مِنِّي حَتَّى أَلَمَّتْ بِهَا سَنَةٌ مِنَ السِّنِينَ فَجَاءَتْنِي فَأَعْطَيْتُها عِشْرينَ وَمِائَةَ دِينَارٍ عَلَى أَنْ تُخَلِّيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ نَفْسِهَا ففَعَلَت، حَتَّى إِذَا قَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهَا» وفي رواية: «فَلَمَّا قَعَدْتُ بَيْنَ رِجْليْهَا ، قَالتْ : اتَّقِ اللّه ولا تَفُضَّ الْخاتَمَ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهِ، فانْصَرَفْتُ عَنْهَا وَهِيَ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِليَّ وَتركْتُ الذَّهَبَ الَّذي أَعْطَيتُهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعْلتُ ذلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فافْرُجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ، فانفَرَجَتِ الصَّخْرَةُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْخُرُوجَ مِنْهَا. وقَالَ الثَّالِثُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أُجرَاءَ وَأَعْطَيْتُهمْ أَجْرَهُمْ غَيْرَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ تَرَكَ الَّذي له وذهب فثمَّرتُ أجره حتى كثرت منه الأموال فجاءني بعد حين فقال يا عبدَ اللّهِ أَدِّ إِلَيَّ أَجْرِي، فَقُلْتُ: كُلُّ مَا تَرَى منْ أَجْرِكَ: مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالرَّقِيقِ فقال: يا عَبْدَ اللّهِ لا تَسْتهْزِئْ بي! فَقُلْتُ: لا أَسْتَهْزِئُ بك، فَأَخَذَهُ كُلَّهُ فاسْتاقَهُ فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ مِنْه شَيْئًا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فافْرُجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ ، فَانْفَرَجَتِ الصَّخْرَةُ، فخرَجُوا يَمْشُونَ » متفقٌ عليه.

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with both of them), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "Three men from those who came before you set out on a journey until nightfall led them to seek shelter in a cave, which they entered. A boulder rolled down from the mountain and sealed the entrance of the cave. They said to one another: 'Nothing will save you from this boulder except that you supplicate to Allah the Most High through your righteous deeds.' One of them said: 'O Allah, I had elderly parents, and I would never give the evening milk to anyone before them -- neither family nor servants. One day, the search for pasture took me far away, and I did not return to them until they had fallen asleep. I milked their evening drink for them and found them sleeping. I disliked waking them, and I disliked giving the evening milk to anyone before them. So I stood waiting with the cup in my hand for them to awaken until the dawn broke, while my children cried at my feet from hunger. Then they awoke and drank their evening milk. O Allah, if I did that seeking Your countenance, then relieve us of what we are in from this boulder.' The boulder shifted slightly, but not enough for them to exit. The second one said: 'O Allah, I had a female cousin whom I loved as intensely as men can love women. I sought to have her, but she refused until she was afflicted by a year of hardship and came to me. I gave her one hundred and twenty gold coins on condition that she allow me to be with her, and she agreed. But when I was about to have her, she said: Fear Allah, and do not break the seal except through its rightful means. So I withdrew from her, even though she was the most beloved of people to me, and I left the gold I had given her. O Allah, if I did that seeking Your countenance, then relieve us of what we are in.' The boulder shifted further, but still they could not exit. The third one said: 'O Allah, I hired laborers and paid them their wages, except for one man who left without taking his pay. I invested his wages until they grew into great wealth. Then he came to me after a long time and said: O servant of Allah, give me my wages. I said: Everything you see is from your wages -- camels, cattle, sheep, and servants. He said: O servant of Allah, do not mock me! I said: I am not mocking you. So he took it all and drove it away, leaving nothing behind. O Allah, if I did that seeking Your countenance, then relieve us of what we are in.' The boulder rolled away completely, and they walked out." Agreed upon (narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).