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your abode to be His Paradise, and He made the angels perform prostration to you. Intercede for us to your Lord, so that He judges between us.’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for you: 1 was removed from Paradise, and all that matters to me today is my own soul. But go to Noah, the head (or first) of the Prophets.” He then mentioned the hadith as in the previous narration until the Prophet #& said, “Then they will come to me and say, ‘O Muhammad, intercede for us to your Lord, so that He judges between us.’ He # will say, “I am for it, until Allah gives permission to whomsoever He pleases _and is pleased with. When Allah wills to separate between His creation, a caller will call out, ‘Where is Ahmad and his nation?’ We are the last ones and the first ones — the last of the nations and the first whose account will be taken. The nations will make way for us, and we will go forward, Ghurr (whiteness in the forehead; the faces of the believers will shine on the Day of Resurrection), Muhajjaloon {the places they wash in their Wudoo, ablution, will shine) from the Wedoo (ablution). And the nations will say, “The members of this nation are on the verge of all being Prophets.’ And I will go to the Door of Paradise.” (Ahmad) And he mentioned the complete hadith about intercession for the sinners of this nation. This hadith was related in the above form from a. number of Companions, among whom was Abu Bakr 2. It is rather strange, though, that the Imams relate this hadith from most of its chains, without mentioning the affair of the first intercession, the purpose of which is Allah coming to rule and judge between the people. That first intercession was related in the hadith of the horn which we previously related, and that is the point we wish to clarity here, The context or phrasing of the first hadith indicates that the people are seeking help from Adam #¢&} and the other Prophets, desiring that Allah 4 rule between the people, so that they can find comfort from standing (for so long and under such difficult circumstances). This meaning is also indicated in its other narrations. As for when they reach the place of gathering, intercession is mentioned for the sinners of this nation, for those sinners to be removed from the Hellfire. Some of our predecessors limited themselves to a portion of the hadith — mentioning only the second intercession — for a reason, and that was to refute the Khaveearij and those who followed them from the Mo‘tazilah, for they

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‘Alee ibn Al-Hasan Zain Al-‘Aabideen said, “The Messenger of Allah #8 said, ‘On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will stretch the earth the stretching of tanned leather, until a human being among, the people will have nothing except for enough space for his two feet.”” The Messenger of Allah 2 said, “Then I will be the first to be called, and Jibreel will be on the tight of the Most-Merciful ‘Azza Wa-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty). By Allah, he (Jibreel) will not have seen Him (Allah) before that. Then I will say, ‘My Lord, indeed this one has informed me that You have sent him to me.’ Allah # will say, ‘He has spoken the truth, then intercede.’ I will say, ‘My Lord, Your slaves that worshipped You and Your slaves that didn’t worship you are on the extremes of the earth - i.e.

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they are standing on the limits of the earth: the people are gathered on one plane, both the believer among them and the disbeliever among them.” (‘Abdur-Razzaaq) So he 28 will intercede with Allah % for Him to come and rule between His slaves and to distinguish between the believers among them and the disbelievers among them, to distinguish between them in the place of gathering and in the place of destination - in their situation at that time and in their final destination. When commenting on this verse:

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Ibn Jareer said, “Most of the people of interpretation have said that it is the station which the Messenger of Allah 2% will stand in on the Day of Resurrection, in order to intercede for the people, so that their Lord gives them relief from the most difficult situation they will be in on that day.”

Asking From People Causes The Flesh Of The Questioner’s Face To Fall Off On The Day Of Resurrection

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will walk until he takes the ring of the door. At that time, Allah will send him to the station of praise and glory: everyone in the gathering will praise him.” Ibn Jareer related the same through a different chain, and Allah # knows best.

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Narrations Related About The Haud (Basin) Of Muhammad 2% — May Allah Give Us Drink From It On The Day Of Resurrection

There are many famous Ahaadeeth that are related through many chains about the Haud (Basin of Prophet Muhammad #2), though many innovators and intransigent people reject its existence, which makes it highly appropriate that they should be prevented from drinking from it. Some of our predecessors said, “Whoever rejects honor will not achieve it.’ Had one who rejects the existence of the Haud come across some of the Ahaadeeth we will relate, he would not have held that opinion,

Just Some Of the Eminent Companions Who Believed In The Hand, Having Faith In Its Existence On The Day Of Resurrection, And Having Related Ahaadeeth Regarding It