Hadith 861:1
'Affan narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, Sa'id al-Jurayri informed us, from Abu Nadrah, who said: A man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) became ill, so his companions entered upon him to visit him, and he wept. It was said to him: "What makes you weep, O Abu 'Abd Allah? Did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) not say to you: 'Trim your mustache, then keep it that way until you meet me'?" He said: "Yes, but I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) say: 'Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, took a handful with His Right Hand and said: "This is for this, and I do not care." And He took another handful—meaning with His other hand—and said: "This is for this, and I do not care."' So I do not know in which of the two handfuls I am."
حدثنا عفان، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، أخبرنا سعيد الجريري، عن أبي نضرة، قال: مرض رجل من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فدخل عليه أصحابه يعودونه، فبكى، فقيل له: ما يبكيك يا أبا عبد الله ؟ ألم يقل لك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " خذ من شاربك، ثم اقرره حتى تلقاني؟ " قال: بلى، ولكني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: " إن الله تبارك وتعالى قبض قبضة بيمينه، فقال: هذه لهذه، ولا أبالي، وقبض قبضة أخرى، يعني: بيده الأخرى، فقال: هذه لهذه، ولا أبالي "، فلا أدري في أي القبضتين أنا