- Once, Hasan Al-Basri passed by a man who was laughing and asked him: “O my nephew! Have you safely passed over the Sirat?”
- He said: “No.”
- Hasan Al-Basri asked: “Have you received news that you will end up in Paradise or Hell?”
- He said: “No.”
- Hasan Al-Basri asked him: “Why do you laugh then, May Allah save you, while the matter ahead is horrifying?”
- That man was never seen laughing until he died.