Hadith 142

From Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "My example is like that of a man who lit a fire, and when it illuminated everything around it, the moths and insects began falling into the fire. He tried to prevent them, but they overwhelmed him and continued to fall into it. I am holding onto your waist to pull you away from the fire, but you are slipping away and falling into it." [Narrated by Bukhari, and a similar narration is Narrated by Muslim, who adds at the end: "This is my example and your example. I am holding onto your waist to pull you away from the fire, saying: 'Come away from the fire, come away from the fire,' but you are overpowering me and falling into it."