Sahih al-Bukhari 2272

It is related from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that he heard the Messenger of Allah. may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Three men among those before you were out walking. When night fell they took refuge in a cave and entered it and a rock fell down from the mountain and blocked their way out of the cave. They said, 'You will not be delivered from this rock unless you make supplication to Allah by your virtuous actions!' One of them said, 'O Allah, I have two aged parents and I used not to give any milk in the evening to my family or friends before them. One evening I went a long way to get something and did not reach them until after they had gone to sleep. I milked their evening drink for them and then found them asleep. I did not want to give my family or friends their evening drink before them so I remained with the cup in my hand waiting for them to wake up until dawn came. Then they woke up and drank their drink. O Allah, if I did that out of the desire for Your pleasure, then release us from this situation we are in in respect of this rock.' A little gap opened but they still could not get out." The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Another said, 'O Allah! A niece of mine used to be the person I loved more than anyone else. I tried to seduce her and she refused me until one year she was suffering on account of a drought. She came to me and I gave her a hundred and twenty dinars provided that she would give me a free hand with herself. She did that until I was about to have her and she said, "It is not lawful for you to deflower without marriage." I gave up the idea of sexual intercourse with her and left her even though she was the person I loved more than any other. However, I still left the gold I had given her. O Allah, if I did that out of the desire for Your pleasure, then release us from the situation we are in!' The rock opened further but not enough to enable them to leave." The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The third one said, 'O Allah, I employed workers and gave them their wages except for one man who left what he was owed and went off. I invested his wage and the wealth from it multiplied. He came to me after a time and said, "'Abdullah, pay me my wage!" I said, "All the camels, cattle, sheep and slaves that you see here have come from your wage." He said, "'Abdullah, are you making fun of me?" I said, "No, I am not making fun of you." He took all of them and drove them off not leaving anything. O Allah, if I did that out of the desire for Your pleasure, then release us from the situation we are in!' The stone moved out of the way and they walked out."