Part 113

The Narration Of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq

Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq 4 said, “One day, the Messenger of Allah 2 woke up, performed the morning prayer, and then sat until later on in the morning, when he laughed. Then he sat in his place, until he prayed the first (ie. Az-Zuhr), Al-‘Asr, and Al-Maghrib — throughout that time not speaking — until he prayed the last, Al- “Isha.” Then he stood to go to his family, and the people said to Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq 2, “Will you not ask the Messenger of Allah #% what the matter is? He did something today that he never did before.” Abu Bakr asked him, and he # said, “Yes, whatever is to happen in the world and in the Hereafter was presented to me.

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Allah will gather the first ones and the last ones ona single plane... (The people) go to Adam, and sweat will bridle them (i.e. reach their mouths like a bridle is placed on the mouth of a horse). They will say, ‘O Adam, you are the father of mankind ard Allah chose you. Intercede for us to your Lord.’ Then he will say, ‘I have faced the same as what you have faced. Go to your father after your father, to Noah 344:

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“Allah ¥8 choose Adam, Nooh (Noah), the family of Ibrahim

(Abraham) and the family of ‘Imran above the ‘Alamin (mankind

and jinn) (of their times)" The Prophet 2% said, “Then they will go to Noah 3x8}, and they will say, ‘Intercede for us to your Lord, for you are the one that Allah chose, and He answered for you your supplication: He did not leave a single disbeliever on the earth.’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for you; go to Ibraaheem, for Allah took him as a Khaleel (a special status, one who is given extra special love over others; a very high ranking with Allah 3).’ Then they will go to Ibraaheem, and he will say, ‘I am not the one for you. Go to Moosa, for Allah spoke to him directly.” Moosa will say, ‘I am not the one for you. Go to the chief of the children of Adam, for he is the first for whom the earth split open on the Day of Resurrection. Go to Muhammad, so that he intercedes for you to your Lord.’ Then they will go, coming to me, | will ask permission (to speak) to my Lord, and permission will be granted to me. When I see Him, I will fall down, prostrating to Him. Then He will leave me for whatsoever period He wishes to leave me (prostrating). Then Allah will say, ‘Raise your head and speak, you will be heard; intercede, your intercession will be accepted.’ Then will I raise my head, and when my Lord ‘Azza We-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) looks at me, I will fall down, prostrating to Him for the period equal to another week. Then Allah will say, ‘Raise your head and speak, you will be heard; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I raise my head, and when my Lord ‘Azza We-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) looks at me, I will fall down, prostrating to Him for a period equal to another week. Then Allah will say, ‘Raise your head and speak, you

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will be heard; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted.” T will move to fall down for prostration, but Jibreel will take me with his two Dab’s (area between armpit and top part of upper arm), and ‘Allah will reveal to me such supplications that He never revealed to any human being before. Then I will say, ‘O my Lord, You have created me as the chief of the children of Adam, and no Fakhr (pride or arrogance, i.e. ] am not saying it from arrogance). And I am the first for whom the earth split open on the Day of Resurrection, and no Fakhr, until more people from my nation will pass by me at the Haud (Basin) than what is between San’aa and Ailah.’ Then it will be said, ‘Invite the Prophets #@. A Prophet will come, and with him there will be a group of people; a Prophet (will come), and with him are five (followers); and (another with) six; and a Prophet with whom there is not a single person (i.e., not a single follower). Then it will be said, ‘Call the martyrs,’ and they will intercede for those whom they wish to intercede for. When the martyrs do that, Allah will say, ‘I am the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. Admit those who did not associate any partners with Allah into my Paradise.’ Then they will enter Paradise. Then Allah will say, “Look at the Hellfire, do you see anyone who ever did any good?’ They will find a man in the Hellfire, and it will be said to him, ‘Did you ever do any good?’ He will say, ‘No, except that T used to pardon people in business transactions.’ Then Allah will say, ‘Pardon my slave just as he pardoned my slaves.’ Then they will take a man out of the Hellfire, and it will be said to him, ‘Did you ever do any good?” He will say, ‘No, except that I ordered my sons, saying to them: When I die, burn me in fire, then grind me (the ashes), until 1 become like koh. Then take me to the sea and scatter me in the wind. Then, by Allah, the Lord of all that exists will never be able (to punish) me’ Then Allah will say to him, ‘Why did you do that?’ He will say, ‘Fearing You.’ Then Allah will say, ‘Look at the dominion of the greatest king: for you is what is equivalent to what he has and ten times more.’ Then he will say, ‘Why do You make fun of me, when You are the King?” The Messenger of Allah 2 said, “That is what I laughed at in the morning.” (Ahmad) At the end of the Musnad of As-Siddeeq 4, we spoke in length about this hadith.

The Narration Of Abu Sa’eed

Abu Sa’eed related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “The Siraat (path over Hell) will be placed over Hell, upon which there

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will be iron thorns, like the thorns of Sa’daan (a thorny plant). Then the people will cross over; there will be the one who is saved, safe and sound; the one who is injured, but is saved; and the one who is confined and is then thrown into it (into Hell). When Allah finishes judging between the slaves, the believers will miss out on some men, men who were with them in the word, praying as they prayed, giving Zaknat (obligatory charity) as they gave Zakaat, fasting as they fasted, performing Hajj (pilgrimage) as they performed pilgrimage, and attacking (with the army of Muslims) as they attacked. The believers will say, ‘Our Lord, slaves from among Your slaves were with us, praying in the world as we prayed, giving Zakaat as we gave Zakaat, fasting as we fasted, performing Hajj as we performed. Hojj, and attacking (with the Muslim army) as we attacked — we do not see them?’ He will say, ‘Go to the Flellfire, and whosoever from them you find, take them out.’ They will find them, and the Hellfire will have taken them in proportion to their deeds, Among them is he whom the Hellfire took until his feet; among them is he whom the Hellfire took until the middle of his leg; among them is he whom the Hellfire took until his knees; among them is he whom the Hellfire took until his Azirah (place where one ties his lower garment; i.e. it takes his entire lower body); among them is he whom the Hellfire took until his breasts; and among them is he whom the Hellfire took until his neck, but it will not cover their faces. They (the believers who came) will take them out and throw them into the water of life.” It was said, “O Messenger of AUah, and what is the water of life?” He #¥ said, “Bathing water for the inhabitants of Paradise. Then they will grow the growing of plants on a farm... Then the Prophets will intercede for everyone who used to sincerely bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Then they will take them out of the Hellfire. Then Allah will show compassion for those that are in the Hellfire, and will not leave in it a slave that has Eemagn (faith) in his heart equal in weight to a tiny ant (or atom), except that Allah will take him out of it.” (Ahmad) Ahmad alone related it.

bn Abee Ad-Dunyaa related that Ishaaq said, “The place of the Siraat is Hell.” Muhammad said, “I only know it to be like the edge of a sword.” Then he mentioned the completion of the hadith. Abu Sa‘eed 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “The people of Hell, who are its dwellers, do not die and do not live (ie.

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do not live a good life). As for those upon whom Allah wishes mercy for, He will make them die in the Hellfire (ie., they will be burned up completely, and Allah knows best). Then they will be spread out on the river of li e,” or he said, “on the river of Paradise. And they will grow as a seed grows on the Hameel (what is carried on top of a stream or flood in terms of dirt, etc.) of a flood (or stream).” Then the Prophet # said, “Do you not see the tree that is green, then becomes yellow, and then becomes green?” Some of them said among themselves, “It as if the Prophet # was in the desert (and saw that).” (Ahmad)

Abu Sa’eed # related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “As for the people of the Hellfire, who are its dwellers, they do not die in it and they do not live (ie. a good life), but rather they are people,” or he 2 said it like this, “who are burned in the Hellfire in proportion. to their sins, Then the Hellfire kills them (ie, burns them completely, and Allah knows best), until they become like charcoal, when Allah will give permission for intercession. They will be brought in groups, and they will be spread out over rivers of Paradise. He will say, ‘O people of Paradise, pour over them’ Then they will grow like the growing of a seed in the Hameel (that which a flood or stream carries) of a flood (or stream).” A man from the people said, “It is as if the Messenger of Allah 3 was in the desert.” ‘The chain of this narration fulfills the conditions of Bukhaaree and Muslim, though they did not relate it. It is, then, sahih.