Part 59

Sa’eed ibn ‘Umair Al-Ansaaree said, “I sat beside ‘Abdullah Ibn “Umar a and Abu Sa’eed &. One of them said to the other, ‘In regard to the point where the sweat of people will reach on the Day of Resurrection, what did you hear the Messenger of Allah #8 mention?’ One of them said, ‘Until the flesh of his (ear).’ The other said, ‘It will bridle him (ie. it will reach his mouth, so that it will be like a bridle on the mouth of a horse). Ibn ‘Umar drew a line, and Abu Sa’eed pointed with his finger to the flesh of his ear until his mouth...” (Ahmad) The chain of this narration is good and strong.

Al-Miqdaad ibn Al-Aswad 4% reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah # say, “On the Day of Resurrection, the sun will be brought close to the slaves (of Allah) until it will be at a distance of a mile or two miles.” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa)

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Sulaim said, “I do not know which of the two meanings of Meei (mile) is intented — the (known) distance on the earth or the pencil that is used for applying kohi to the eyes (Meel conveys these two meanings, so according to the second meaning, the sun will be at a distance of the said pencil from people; and Allah knows best).” The sun will spread over them, and the amount of sweat they will be in will differ according to their deeds. For some, their sweat will reach their ankles; for some, it will reach their knees; for others, it will reach their groin; and for others, it will bridle them (ie., it will reach their mouth and will bridle them, just as a bridle is on the mouth of a horse).

In one narration, a Companion says, “I saw the Messenger of Allah #¢ point to his mouth and say, “It will indeed bridle him.” At-Tirmidhee related this and then said, “Hasan Sahech,” Muslim related it as well, but through a different chain,

Ina narration related by Ibn Al-Mubaarak, ‘Abdullah ibn Al-Araar said, “On the Day of Resurrection, feet will be like arrows in a horn. The happy one is he who will find a place to put his feet. The sun will approach their heads until the distance separating it and their heads will be — he said one of the following - a mile or two miles. The intensity of its heat will be multiplied 99 times.”

Al-Waleed Ibn Muslim related that Mugheeth Ibn Summee said, “The sun will remain motionless above their head at a distance of some arm spans. And the doors of the Hellfire will be opened; its smells and poisons will breeze up to them, and its breaths will flow over them, to the degree that rivers will flow from their sweat, rivers that will be more putrefied than corpses. Meanwhile, the fasting ones will be in their tents, in the shade of the Throne.”

Jaabir .g. related that the Messenger of Allah ig said, “At the Merwgif (where people will stand for accountability), sweat will adhere to a person until he says, ‘O my Lord, for You to send me to the Hellfire is easier for me than the state | find myself to be in now — though he knows what is in the Hellfire in terms of severe punishment).” The chain of this narration is weak.

Some Of Those Who Will Be In The Shade Of Allah On The Day Of Resurrection

Abu Hurairah 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “Seven

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will Allah give shade to in His shade, on the Day when there is no shade save His shade (in another narration, save the shade of His Throne): the just Imam; the Shaab (young man) who grew up in the obedience of Allah ‘Azza We-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty); a man whose heart is attached to the Masjid, from the time he leaves it until he returns to it; a man whom a woman of status and beauty invites (to herself), and he says, ‘Indeed I fear Allah’; two who love each other for Allah — they gathered upon that and parted upon that; and a man who gave charity and hid it until his left hand doesn’t know what his right hand spent.” (Bukhaaree) ’Aaishah “% reported that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “Do you know who are the ones that race to Allah’s shade on the Day of Resurrection?” The Companions # said, “Allah and His Messenger know vest.” He #& said, “Those who, when given the truth, accept it; who, v7hen others ask, give generously; and who judge for people in the samme manner that they judge for themselves.” (Aftmad) Ahmad alone related it, and Tbn Luhai’ah is one of the narrators in the chain; they have spoken about him, and his Shaikh is not well known. Furthermore, people will be standing in a very difficult, tight, uncomfortable, and constricted manner — except those for whom Allah # makes matters easy. And we ask Allah, the All-Mighty, to make that easy for us and to make matters spacious and comfortable for us. Allah # said:

“And We shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of

them behind’) Zum‘ah ibn ‘Amr Al-Harasee Ash-Shaamee said, “I asked ‘Aaisha 4, saying, ‘What did the Messenger of Allah # used to say when he stood up in the night (to pray)? And how would he open the prayer?” She % said, “He would make Takbeer (say, Allahuakbar, Allah is the Greatest) ten times, praise Allah ten times (saying, Alhamdulillah, All praise is for Allah), ask forgiveness (from Allah) ten times, or he would say, ‘O Allah, forgive me, guide me, and provide for me.’ And he # would say, ‘O Allah, T seek refuge with You from the tightness (constriction) of the Day of Resurrection.”

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(Ahmad) An-Nasaaee related the same except with the following variation: “From the constriction of the place of standing on the Day of Resurrection.”

Tbn As-Sammaak said, “I heard Abu Waa’idh Az-Zaahid say, ‘They will come out of their graves and remain in the dark for 1000 years. At that time, the earth will be crushed. The most happy of people at that time will be he who finds a place for his feet.” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa) .

An-Nadr ibn ‘Araee said, “It has reached me that when people come out of their graves, their slogan will be, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’ And the first word that both the righteous one from them and the evil one from them will say is, ‘O Our Lord, have mercy on us.”” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa) Abu Saaleh said, “It has reached me that people will be raised like this,” and he bowed his head down, placing his right hand on his left elbow. (Related by Hamzah Ibn Al’ Abbaas)

Ash-Shaamee said, “They will come out of their graves and all of them will be terrified. Then a caller will call out:

“(Ut will be said to the true believers of Islamic Monotheism): My worshippers! No fear shall be on you this Day, nor shall you grieve’

“The creation will all desire that, and it will be followed by those,

“(You) who believed in Our Ayat (proofs, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were Muslims (i.e. who submit totally to Allah’s Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism),"1 “Then, other than the Muslims, the creation will lose hope.” (Related by Hamzah ibn Al Abbaas)

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The Prophet 3% Gave Great Glad Tidings For The Believers

This narration is attested to by the Qur’an:

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“Verily those for whom the good hus preceded from Us, they will be removed far therefrom (Hell) (e.g. ‘Tesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary); ‘Uzair (Ezra), etc.). They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell), while they abide in that which their ownselves desire. The greatest terror (on the Day of Resurrection) will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them, (with the greeting): “This is your Day which you were promised.” And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books, as We began the first creation, We shall repeat it, (it is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it.

Ja’far ibn Sulaimaan related that Tbraaheem ibn ‘Eesa Al-Yashkaree

informed him of the following: “It has been conveyed to us that

when a believer will be raised from his grave, two angels will meet him. One of them will have a Deebaajah, in which are Burd and musk. The other will have a cup from the cups of Paradise; in it there will be a drink. When the believer will come out of his grave, the Burd and the musk will be mixed, and (the first angel) will sprinkle it on him. The other will pour a drink for him and will give it to him. Then he will drink it and will never afterwards be thirsty,

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until he enters Paradise. As for the wretched ones - and we seck refuge in Allah #8 ~ Allah 3% has said about their affair:

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“And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Quran and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan - devil) to be a Qarin (an intimate companion) to him. And verily, they (Satans/devils) hinder them from the Path (of Allah), but they think that they are guided aright! Till, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his Qarin (Satan/devil companion)) “Would that between me and you were the distance of the two easts (or the east and west)” - a worst (type of) companion (indeed)! It will profit you not this Day (O you who turn away from Allah's remembrance and His worship, etc.) as you did wrong, (and) that you will be sharers (you and your Qarin ) in the punishment.“ We mentioned this in the Tafseer: when a disbeliever rises from his grave, his shaitaan (devil) takes him by the hand and adheres to him, without parting from him until both are thrown into the Hellfire. Allah 4 said: