A short story of a man who feared hypocrisy

"If you ask them (about this), they declare: "We were only talking idly and joking." Say: "Was it at Allah, and His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and His Messenger (Sallallahu alibi wasallam) that you were mocking?" (Surah Tawba:65)

Ikrimah said in the Tafseer of this verse, "There was a man from among the people (May Allah Forgive him) who was saying , " Oh Allah, I heard a verse that is directed toward myself which make my skin pale and my heart tremble with fear for it. Oh Allah, make me die a death in your way (fee sabeeluka) , without a single person saying, 'I bathed him, I shrouded him, and I buried him'."

"After that he was killed in the Battle of Yamama, and no Muslim looked for him but instead found another (the body of another person, while his body was not found)."

"وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ"   Surat Tawba:65

قال عكرمة في تفسير هذه الآية : كان رجل ممن إن شاء الله عفا عنه يقول : اللهم إني أسمع آية أنا أعنى بها ، تقشعر منها الجلود ، وتجب منها القلوب ، اللهم فاجعل وفاتي قتلا في سبيلك ، لا يقول أحد : أنا غسلت ، أنا كفنت ، أنا دفنت ، قال : فأصيب يوم اليمامة ، فما أحد من المسلمين إلا وقد وجد غيره

Thabit bin qais, The man of Jannah

O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet (SAW), nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds may be rendered fruitless while you perceive not. (Holy Qur'an 49:2)

When this Ayah was revealed, the Sahaba Thabit bin Qais who have a strong voice and used to be in the Majalis of Prophet sallallahu alihi wasllam stayed in his house crying day and night.

Prophet sallallahu alihi wasallam missed him and asked the companions about Thabit. The Sahaba replied: Oh prophet sallallahu alihi wasllam.  He from the time the Ayah was revealed, he is in his crying day and night. Prophet called Thabit and asked him about the reason and thabit replied that he fears that the Ayah was revealed about him. And he feared all his deeds would go waste.

Prophet sallallahu alihi wasallam gave him the good news that he will live a praise worthy life and will die a martyr and his abode is Jannah.

Anas bin Malik commented : We used to see Thabit walking among us knowing he was a man of paradise.

After praiseworthy life Thabit was martyred in the Battle against Musaylama al Kazzab.