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"Jesus, peace be upon him, passed by three people
whose bodies had become thin and their color changed.
So he asked of them:
'What has made you like this?'
They answered:
'Fear of Hell Fire.'
Jesus said:
'Allah has obligated upon Himself to diminish your fear.'
Then he went on his way and came across three more
who had become even thinner and whose color had also changed.
So he said to them:
'What has made you like this?'
They answered:
'Longing for Paradise!'
He said: 'Allah has obligated upon Himself
to give you what you long for.'
Then as he traveled on he came across another three
who were even more thinner than the previous and whose color had changed,
but their faces shone like lights as if they were mirrors
so he asked them: 'What has made you like this?'
They answered: 'We love Allah, the Mighty, the Glorified.'
Whereupon he replied: 'You are the nearest, the nearest!'"

Al-Ghazali