Part 116

And he has a hadith from Al-Haarith ibn Qais, in which the Messenger of Allah #% said, “Verily, from my nation there is one, who, through his intercession, more than Rabee‘ah and Mudar will enter Paradise. And from my nation is one who will grow for the Hellfire until he becomes one of its corners.” In this manner Ahmad and Ibn Maajah related it through different chains. This is the

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wording of Ahmad, “Verily, there is one from my nation who will intercede for more than Rabee’ah and Mudar. And there is one from my nation who will grow for the Hellfire until he becomes a corner (or pillar) from its corners (or pillars).”

In a hadith related by Al-Hasan, the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “Through the intercession of a man from my nation, more than Rabee‘ah and Mudar will enter Paradise.” It is related from Al-Hasan that that man is Uwais Al-Qarnee. Abu Bakr ibn ‘lyaash said, “I said to a man from his people, ‘With what (deed or by what virtue) will Uwais reach that?’ He said, ‘The Favor of Allah, which He gives to whomsoever He pleases.” (Related by Al-Baihaqee)

Abu Bakrah # related that the Prophet # said, “People will be carried onto the Siraat (path over Hell) on the Day of Resurrection. The two sides of the Siraat will have them fall over it, some over the others, like moths, into the Hellfire. Then Allah — be He Blessed and Exalted — will save by His Mercy whomsoever He wishes. ‘Then permission will be given for the angels, the Prophets, and the martyrs to intercede. They will intercede and take out (people from the Hellfire), and they will (again) intercede and take out (people from the Hellfire).” ‘Affaan added one more time his saying, “And they will intercede and take out he who has Eemaan (faith) in his heart equal in weight to a tiny ant (or atom).” (Ahmad)

‘Anas ibn Maalik 4 related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “Two men were crossing a desert; one of them was a worshipper and the other had sins. The one who sinned raised a container of water, and the worshipper didn’t have water, so he became thirsty. He said, ‘O so-and-so, give me drink, for Lam here dying.’ The other man said, ‘T only have a container with me, and we are in the desert, If 1 go give you drink, I will perish.’ So they continued to move forward. Then the thirst of the worshipper increased in intensity. He said, ‘O so-and-so, give me drink, for | am here dying.’ The man said, ‘I only have one container with me, and we are in the desert. Tf I give you to drink, I will perish’ And so they continued. Then the worshipper fell down. He said, ‘O so-and-so, give me drink, for lam here, dying.’ The one who had sins said, ‘By Allah, if this righteous slave dies in this wasted manner, he will never have me feel moisture with Allah’ and so he sprayed water over him and gave him drink. Then they proceeded in their crossing of the desert, and they were able to cross it, They will be made to stand for

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accountability on the Day of Resurrection. Then the worshipper will be ordered to Paradise and the one with sins will be ordered to the Hellfire. The one with sins will know the worshipper, and the worshipper will not know the one with sins. He will call him, ‘O soand-so, I am the one who preferred you to my own self on the day of the desert, and I have been ordered to the Hellfire. So intercede to your Lord.’ He (the worshipper) will say, ‘O my Lord, he did indeed prefer me to his own self. O my Lord, grant him Paradise today.’ Then it is granted to him, and he (the worshipper) takes him by the hand, and goes with him to Paradise.” (Related by Al-Baihagee)

Al-Baihagee then said, “Even though the chain for this hadith is not strong, it has another hadith that attests to it from the hadith of Anas Ibn Maalik 2.” In that hadith, Anas Ibn Maalik 4 related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “Verily, a man from Paradise will overlook the Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection. A man from the Hellfire will call him, saying, ‘O so-and-so, do you know me.’ He will say, No, by Allah, I do not know you. Who are you?’ He will say, ‘Iam the one you passed by in the world, when you asked me for a drink of water, and I gave you a drink (of water). He will say, ‘I know you (now).’ He will say, ‘So intercede with it to your Lord.’ So he asks Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty), saying, ‘Verily, I overlooked the Hellfire and a man from its people called out to me, saying: Do you know me? I said: No, by Allah, Ido not know you; who are you? He said: I am the one you passed by in the world, when you asked me for a drink of water, and I gave you a drink (of water), so intercede for me with your Lord. So grant me intercession.’ Then Allah grants him intercession. He orders for him, and he is taken out of the Hellfire.”

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Deeds Will Intercede For Those Who Performed Them

Ina narration related by ‘Abdullah ibn Al-Mubaarak, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr 4s said, “Verily, fasting and the Quran will intercede for the slave (of Allah). Fasting will say, ‘O my Lord, 1 prevented him from food and drink and desire during the day. So grant me intercession for him’ And the Qur’an will say, ‘I prevented him from sleeping in the night, so grant me intercession for him.”

In a narration related by Na’eem ibn Hammaad, Abu Qulaabah said, “A nephew of mine would drink alcohol. He became sick and called for me one night, saying, ‘Come to me,’ and I did go to him. I saw two black ones go near him, and I said, ‘Indeed, we belong to Allah — my nephew has been destroyed. Then two white ones appeared from an aperture in the house. One of them said to his companion, ‘Descend to him,’ and when he descended, the two black ones withdrew. He smelled my nephew’s mouth and said, ‘I do not see any remembrance (of Allah) in it’ Then he smelled his stomach and said, ‘I do not see any fasting in it’ And then he smelled his legs and said, ‘I do not see any prayer in them.’ His companion said to him, “Indeed, we belong to Allah and verily, to Him we are returning. A man from the nation of Muhammad who has no goodness to him! Woe unto you — return and look.’ He returned and did not find anything. The other one descended, smelled, and did not find anything. Then he returned and found on the sides of his tongue a Takbeerah (Le, “Allahuakbar,”” Allah is the Greatest!) in the way of Allah. He said it, seeking the Countenance of Allah... And so they took his soul. The people perceived the smell of musk (best kind of perfume) in the house, and they attended his funeral.” This hadith is very much Ghareeb.

Ibn ‘Abbaas 4% reported that the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “When Allah finishes from judging between His creation, He will take out a ook from underneath the Throne: (on it is written) Indeed My Mercy precedes My Anger, and I am the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. Then some dwellers of Hell equal in number to the dwellers of Paradise will come out,” or he #% said, “Two times more than the dwellers of Paradise.” Ton. ‘Abbaas 4 said, “I think that he said, ‘equal in number to the dwellers of Paradise.” “It is written between their eyes, ‘The Freed Ones of Allah.” The eminent scholar, Abu Muhammad Al-Qurtubee, related this in At-Tadhkirah, AtTirmidhee related the following from Anas , who ascribed it to the

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Prophet 2%: “Allah % will say, ‘Take out from the Hellfire he who temembered Me on a single day, or who feared me in a standing (place).’” At-Tirmidhee said, “Hasan Ghareeb.””