"...Then, after God judges between everyone, a man will remain between the Fire and Paradise*. He will be removed from the Fire but his face will be fixed towards it, so he will cry: 'Please God, let me face elsewhere! Its heat has dried me and its wind has burnt me!'
God will say: 'If you are granted this wish, will you ask for anything else?'
He will cry: 'No!! I swear by your Greatness I will not!'
And he will continue to promise and pledge not to ask anything else, until his face will be directed away from the Fire and towards Paradise. He will see its beauty... but [remembering his promise] will remain silent. He will stay silent for a long, long, time, then eventually [unable to bear any longer] will cry: 'Please Lord, please bring me forward... just to the Gate of Paradise!! ...'
God will say: 'Didn't you promise that you wouldn't ask for anything else?'
The man will cry: 'But Lord, please don't make me the most miserable of your creation!'
God will say: 'If I grant you your wish then do not ask for anything else?!'
He will cry: 'I won't!!! I promise, I swear by you Greatness I will not!'
And he will continue to promise and pledge not to ask for anything else, until he is brought to the Gate of Paradise. When he reaches it, he will look inside and see its vigor, charm and pleasure... but [remembering his promise] will remain silent. He will stay silent for a long, long time, then eventually [unable to bear any longer] will cry: 'O Lord... please... please let me enter Paradise!!'
God will say: 'You're unbelievable! How treacherous can you get Son of Adam?! Didn't you make all those promises and pledges not to ask for anything else?'
But the man will cry: 'But Lord, please don't make me the most miserable of your creation!'
So God, the exalted, will Laugh, and allow the man to enter Paradise. Then God will tell him, 'Make a wish!'
And the man will keep on wishing and wishing and asking for so many things until he can't find anything else to ask for. Then God will help him out and remind him saying, 'How about this... and how about that?' And then, when the man is completely satisfied, God will say, 'All your wishes will be granted... and doubled!'
**Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari
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