Three men sealed in by a rock
Each asked to be released by one deed nobody had seen.
اللَّهُمَّ كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ فَكُنْتُ لاَ أَغْبُقُ قَبْلَهُمَا أَهْلاً وَلاَ مَالاً
O Allah, I had two elderly parents, and I never gave milk to anyone before them, not family nor property. One day I was kept far away, and came back to find them asleep. I disliked waking them and disliked giving to anyone before them, so I stood with the vessel in my hand until dawn broke, with my children crying at my feet. If I did that seeking Your face, relieve us of this rock.
Each of the three named a private act. The rock moved a little each time.
The full narration
Abdullah b 'Umar reported:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Three persons belonging to the earlier Ummahs set out on a journey until they had to spend a night in a cave. The rest of the hadith is the same and the additional words are:" A person amongst them said: O Allah, I had my aged parents and I served them milk before I (served that) to my wife, children and my servants." And in case of the second one, the words are: "She avoided me until she was hard pressed because of famine and she came to me and I gave her one hundred and twenty dinars." And in case of the third one (the words are):" I invested his wages, and it brought profit and, as a result thereof, the merchandise increased and there was an abundance of goods." And he (the narrator said) that they got out of the cave and began to walk
Source
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 6951
- Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)