Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَحِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ضَرَبَ مَثَلًا صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى كَنَفَيْ الصِّرَاطِ سُورَانِ فِيهِمَا أَبْوَابٌ مُفَتَّحَةٌ وَعَلَى الْأَبْوَابِ سُتُورٌ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو عَلَى رَأْسِ الصِّرَاطِ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِهِ { وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى دَارِ السَّلَامِ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ } فَالْأَبْوَابُ الَّتِي عَلَى كَنَفَيْ الصِّرَاطِ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ لَا يَقَعُ أَحَدٌ فِي حُدُودِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ سِتْرُ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِهِ وَاعِظُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Hayw ibn Shurayh narrated to us, he said: Baqiyya narrated to us, he said: Bahir ibn Sa'd narrated to me, from Khalid ibn Ma'dan, from Jubayr ibn Nufayr, from al-Nawwas ibn Sam'an, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Allah, Mighty and Sublime, has struck a parable: a straight path; on both sides of the path are two walls with open doors, and over the doors are curtains; a caller calls at the head of the path, and a caller calls from above it: And Allah invites to the Abode of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path. The doors that are on both sides of the path are the limits of Allah; no one falls into the limits of Allah until Allah's veil is uncovered. And the one who calls from above it is Allah's admonisher, Mighty and Sublime.'