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From: Sahih Muslim
Chapter No. 1, Faith (Kitab Al Iman)
Hadith No: 352
Narrated/Authority of Abu Said Al-Khudri
Chapter No. 1, Faith (Kitab Al Iman)
Hadith No: 352
Narrated/Authority of Abu Said Al-Khudri
Some people during the lifetime
of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Messenger of Allah! shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Yes, and added: Do you feel any trouble in seeing the
sun at noon with no cloud over it, and do you feel trouble in
seeing the moon (open) in the full moonlit night with no cloud
over it? They said: No, Messenger of Allah! He (the Holy
Prophet) said: You will not feel any trouble in seeing Allah
on the Day of Resurrection any more than you do in seeing any
one of them. When the Day of Resurrection comes a Mu'adhdhin
(a proclaimer) would proclaim: Let every people follow what
they used to worship. Then all who worshipped idols and stones
besides Allah would fall into the Fire, till only the
righteous and the vicious and some of the people of the Book
who worshipped Allah are left. Then the Jews would be
summoned, and it would be said to them: What did you worship?
They will say: We worshipped 'Uzair, son of Allah. It would be
said to them: You tell a lie; Allah had never had a spouse or
a son. What do you want now? They would say: We feel thirsty,
O our Lord! Quench our thirst. They would be directed (to a
certain direction) and asked: Why don't you go there to drink
water? Then they would be pushed towards the Fire (and they
would find to their great dismay that) it was but a mirage
(and the raging flames of fire) would be consuming one
another, and they would fall into the Fire. Then the
Christians would be summoned and it would be said to them:
What did you worship? They would say: We worshipped Jesus, son
of Allah. It would be said to them: You tell a lie; Allah did
not take for Himself either a spouse or a son. Then it would
be said to them: What do you want? They would say: Thirsty we
are, O our Lord! Quench our thirst. They would be directed (to
a certain direction) and asked: Why don't you go there to get
water? But they would be pushed and gathered together towards
the Hell, which was like a mirage to them, and the flames
would consume one another. They would fall Into the Fire, till
no one is left except he who worshipped Allah, be he pious or
sinful. The Lord of the Universe, Glorified and Exalted, would
come to them in a form recognisable to them and say; What are
you looking for? Every people follow that which they
worshipped. They would say: Our Lord, we kept ourselves
separate from the people in the world, though we felt great
need of them; we, however, did not associate ourselves with
them. He would say: I am your Lord. They would say: We take
refuge with Allah from thee and do not associate anything with
Allah. They would repeat it twice or thrice, till some of them
would be about to return. It would be said: Is there any sign
between you and Him by which you will recognise Him? They
would say: Yes. and the things would be laid bare. Those who
used to prostrate themselves before God of their own accord
would be permitted by God to prostrate themselves. But there
would remain none who used to prostrate out of fear (of
people) and ostentation but Allah would make his back as one
piece, and whenever he would attempt to prostrate he would
fall on his back. Then they would raise their heads and He
would assume the Form in which they had seen Him the first
time and would say: I am your Lord. They would say: Thou art
our Lord. Then the bridge would be set up over the Hell and
intercession would be allowed and they will say: O God, keep
safe, keep safe. It was asked: Messenger of Allah, what is
this bridge? He said: The void in which one Is likely to slip.
There would be hooks, tongs, spits like the thorn that is
found in Najd and is known as Sa'dan. The believers would then
pass over within the twinkling of an eye, like lightning, like
wind, like a bird, like the finest horses and camels. Some
will escape and be safe, some will be lacerated and let go,
and some will be pushed into the fire of Hell till the
believers will find rescue from the Fire. By One in Whose hand
is my life, there will be none among you more eager to claim a
right than the believers on the Day of Resurrection for
(saying their) brethren in the Fire who would say: O our Lord,
they were fasting along with us, and praying and performing
pilgrimage. It will be said to them: Take out those whom you
recognise. Then their persons would be forbidden to the Fire;
and they would take out a large number of people who had been
overtaken by Fire up to the middle of the shank or up to the
knees. They would then say: O our Lord I not one of those
about whom Thou didst give us command remains in it. He will
then say: Go back and bring out those in whose hearts you find
good of the weight of a dinar Then they will take out a large
number of people. Then they would say: O our Lord! we have not
left anyone about whom You commanded us. He will then say: Go
back and bring out those in whose hearts you find as much as
half a dinar of good. Then they will take out a large number
of people, and would say: O our Lord! not one of those about
whom Thou commanded us we have left in it. Then He would say:
Go back and in whose heart you find good to the weight of a
particle bring him out. They would bring out a large number of
people, and would then say: O our Lord, now we have not left
anyone in it (Hell) having any good in him. Abu Sa'id Khudri
said: If you don't testify me in this hadith, then recite if
you like:" Surely Allah wrongs not the weight of an atom; and
if it is a good deed. He multiplies it and gives from Himself
a great reward" (al-’Qur'an, iv. 40). Then Allah, Exalted and
Great, would say: The angels have interceded, the apostles
have interceded and the believers have interceded, and no one
remains (to grant pardon) but the Most Merciful of the
mercifuls. He will then take a handful from Fire and bring out
from it people who never did any good and who had been turned
into charcoal, and will cast them into a river called the
river of life, on the outskirts of Paradise. They will come
out as a seed comes cut from the silt carried by flood. You
see it near the stone or near the tree. That which is exposed
to the sun is yellowish or greenish and which is under the
shade is white. They said: Messenger of Allah! it seems as if
you had been tending a flock in the jungle. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: They will come forth like pearls with seals on
their necks. The inhabitants of Paradise would recognise them
(and say): Those are who have been set free by the
Compassionate One. Who has admitted them into Paradise without
any (good) deed that they did or any good that they sent in
advance Then He would say: Enter the Paradise; whatever you
see in it is yours. They would say: O Lord, Thou hast bestowed
upon us (favours) which Thou didst not bestow upon anyone else
in the world. He would say: There is with Me (a favour) for
you better than this. They would say: O our Lord! which thing
is better than this? He would say: It is My pleasure. I will
never be angry with you after this
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