Part 107

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Anas Ibn Maalik .4 related that he heard the Messenger of Allah 33 say, “O people, cry, and if you do not cry, then feign to cry, for indeed, the dwellers of the Hellfire will cry in the Hellfire, until their tears will flow on their faces as if they are streams; and until tears are cut off, and then their eyes are wounded. Were boats to be sent in them, they would flow.” (Related by Al-Moosilee)

Tbn Maajah related the same through Al-’Amash. And this is a hadith which Zaid ibn Rafee’ ascribed to the Prophet #%: “When the people of the Hellfire enter the hellfire, they will shed tears for a

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period...” The keepers of Hell will say to them, ‘O wretched group, you left off crying in the abode of the world, wherein mercy was for its dwellers. Today, do you find anyone that you can seek help from?’ Then they will raise their voices, ‘O people of Paradise, O group of fathers, mothers, and sons, we came out of the graves, thirsty. Throughout the time at the Mawgif (place of standing for accountability) we were thirsty, and today we are thirsty. So pour on us some water or some thing from which Allah provided you with. They are left for forty years without anyone answering them. Then they are answered, ‘Indeed, you will remain therein,’ Then they will lose all hope of any goodness.” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa)

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He # then said, “The Hellfire will disfigure him (i.c., the inhabitant

of Hell), so that his upper lip will contract to the middle of his head, and his lower lip will droop, until it reaches his navel.” (Ahmad)

At-Tirmidhee related it through another chain and then said, “Hasan sahih Ghareeb.” In another narration Abu Dardaa said, “About this Verse:

“The Fire will burn their faces’

the Prophet said, ‘It will burn them with a burning, and then their flesh will flow down until their heels.’” (Related by Ibn Mirdawai)

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Various Ahaadeeth Pertaining To The Description Of Hell And Its Inhabitants

Abu Moosa -# related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “When the people of the Hellfire are gathered in the Hellfire, among them will be whomsoever Allah pleases from the people of the Qiblah (those who pray to the Ka’bah, ie., Muslims). The disbelievers will say to the Muslims, “Were you not Muslims?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ The disbelievers will say, ‘Then of what avail was Islam to you when you ended up with us in Hell?’ They will say, ‘With us were sins for which we have been punished.’ Allah will have heard what they say, and He $@ will order for those in the Fire from the people of the Qiblak, and they will be taken out, When the disbelievers who remain see that, they will say, ‘Would that we had been Muslims, so that we can leave as they left’” Then the Messenger of Allah recited: oe, 4 Se bee yer ode 4 pee oe Oa ik WE 3 “Alif Lam-Ra. (These letters are one of the miracle of the Quran, and none but Allah 3% (Alone) knows their meanings). These are Verses of the Book and a plain Quran. How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims (those who have submitted themselves to Allah’s 3% Will in Islam i.e. Islamic Monotheism this will be on the Day of Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell and the Muslims going to Paradise.)

(Abu Al-Qaasim At-Tabaraanee related this narration)

Saaleh ibn Abee Tareef said, “I asked Abu Sa’eed 4%, saying, ‘Did you hear the Messenger of Allah 2% say anything about this Verse:

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“How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims (those who have submitted themselves to Allah's #% Will

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in Islam ie. Islamic Monotheism this will be on the Day of

Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell and

the Muslims going to Paradise)“ Abu Sa’eed 4 said, “Yes, I heard him say, ‘Allah will take people out of the Fire, not taking His retribution from them.” And he said, “When Allah made them to enter the Hellfire with the Mushrikeen (those who associated partners with Allah in worship), the Mushrikoon said to them, ‘You claimed that you are the Auliya (obedient slaves of Allah, who fear Him and love Him and hope from Him) in the world, then why are you with us in the Hellfire?’ When Allah will hear that from them, He will give permission for intercession to be made for them. Then the angels wiil intercede, the Prophets will intercede, and the believers will intercede, until they come out with the permission of Allah. When the disbelievers see that, they will say, ‘Would that we were like them, so that intercession would reach us, and so that we could go out like them.” He said, “And that is the saying of Allah #:

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“How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims (those who have submitted themselves to Allah's % Will in Islam ie. Islamic Monotheism this will be on the Day of Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell and the Muslims going to Paradise)’ “In Paradise, this group that comes out is called the Jahannamiyyoon, because of the blackness in their faces. They will say, “O our Lord, remove from us this name.” He 8% orders them, and they bathe in the river of Paradise, and then that name is removed from them,” (Related by At-Tabaraanee)

Anas ibn Maalik 4 related that the Messenger of Allah #& said, “Verily, people from the people of ‘None have the tight to be worshipped but Allah (Laailaha illallahy will enter the Hellfire because of their sins. The people of Al-Laat and Al-Uzza (ie. those who worshipped them) will say, ‘What did it avail you to say, none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, when you are with us in

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the Hellfire” Allah will become angry for them (ie. for and on behalf of the Muslims), and He 9% will take them out, then casting them into the river of Life. There they will become healed from their burns, just like the moon is healed from its being eclipsed. Then they will enter Paradise, and they will be called Al-Jahannamiyyoon therein.”

A man said, “O Anas, you heard the Messenger of Allah # say, “Whosoever lies intentionally upon me, then let him take his seat in the Hellfire’? So did you hear the Messenger of Allah 2% say this?” ‘Anas # said, “I heard this from the Messenger of Allah...” (Related by At-Tabaraanee)

A Strange Narration And An Unusual Wording

Another One Of The More Stranger Narrations

In a narration related by Al-Haafiz Abu Na’eem Al-Asbahaanee, Zaadhaan reported that he heard Ka’ab Al-Ahbaar say, “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will gather the first ones and the last ones on a single plane. The angels will then descend, and they will be in rows. It will be said, ‘O Jibreel, come to me with Hell.’ And so Jibreel will bring it, it being steered with 70,000 bridles. When it is at a distance of 100 years from the creation, it will let out a deep breath, for which the hearts of created beings will fly. Then it will let out a second deep breath, for which every single chosen angel and sent Prophet will fall down on his two knees. Then it will let out a third

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deep breath, and the hearts will reach the throats and minds will be bewildered, Each person will race in an alarmed fashion to his deeds ~ even Ibraaheem Al-Khaleel 38. He % will say, ‘By my being Your Khaleel (one who is given extra special love; a very high ranking with Allah #8), I ask You for no one save my own self” And ‘Besa 885i will say, ‘By Your honoring me, I ask You for no one save my own self. I do not ask of You for Maryam #8, who gave me birth.” As for Muhammad 2%, he will say, ‘I do not ask of You today for my own self; I only ask of You for my Nation.’ The Sublime (Allah) will answer him, ‘As for My Auliyaa (those who were obedient to Allah, fearing Him, loving Him, and Hoping from Him) from your nation, there is no fear upon them nor will they grieve. Then by My Glory and Magnificence, I will please your eye (Le. please you) in regards to your nation’ Then the angels will stand before Allah ‘Azza We-Jall (To Him Belongs Might And Majesty), watching to see what they are ordered with. The Lord ~ be He exalted and Clorified — will say to them, ‘O group of Zabaaniyah (guards of Hell), go to the people of major sins from the nation of Muhammad, those who persisted in perpetrating them, and take them to the Hellfire. For My anger has become severe for them having taken lightly My commands in the abode of the world, for them taking lightly My Right, for them transgressing against My forbidden limits, for them disparaging the people. And they challenged Me, despite My honoring them and My favoring them over the nations, They did not truly know My Blessing and the greatness of My Favor. At that point, the Zabaaniyah (guards of Hell) wiil take men by their beards and women by their forelocks, taking them to the Hellfire. From other than this nation, everyone who is steered to Hell goes with a blackened face. When they pass by Maalik (the keeper of Hell), he will say to them, ‘O group of wretched ones, which nation are you? For none have passed by me with better faces than you.’ They will say, ‘O Maalik, we are the nation of the Qur’an.’ Then he will say to them, ‘O group of wretched ones, was not the Quran revealed to Muhammad er They will raise their voices with wailing and crying: ‘Oh! Muhammad! O Muhammad, intercede for those from your nation who were ordered to the Hellfire’ He will call out to Maalik, ‘O Maalik, Who ordered you to mildly reprove the wretched ones, to try them, and to suspend their entrance to the punishment? O Maalik, do not blacken their faces, for they used to make prostration