Part 73

Bestowal Of Honor Upon Ibraaheem %£\ Before All Who Are Present On The Day Of Resurrection

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delivering a sermon. He said, ‘Indeed you will be raised both barefooted and naked.’ He 2% then recited the saying of Allah 3¢:

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“The first to be clothed from the created beings on the Day of Resurrection is Ibraaheem 1. And men from my nation will be brought, but they will be taken Dhaat-Ash-Shimaal (i.e., toward the direction of the Hellfire), and I will say, ‘O my Lord, my Companions.’ He 8% will say, ‘Indeed, you do not know what they Ahdathoo (perpetrated in terms of sins) after you (Some scholars say that this is referring to those who apostatized during the beginning of Abu Bakr’s caliphate).’ And I will say as the righteous slave said:

“And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them’?! until His saying: ’ “Verily You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise4)

He #8 said, ‘They continued to turn back on their heels.’ He mentioned Moosa #88 also, speaking of his honor and nobility on the Day of Resurrection and of the large number of his followers along with the spread of his nation. (Bukhaaree)

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“Besa 3 And Allah’s Speech With Him On The Day Of Resurrection

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forever. Allah is pleased with them and they with Him. That is the i Though Allah 3 had full knowledge that ‘Eesa ibn Maryam 3% did not say any of those things, He 8¢ still asked him — to scold and repudiate those who held those beliefs, the misguided ones from the Christians and the ignorant ones from the People of the Book. In the Verse, Allah 3 absolved ‘Besa %4 from having any fault in that saying or belief, just as the angels are absolved, being free of those who believed that they possess some of the qualities of godhood. Allah said: 2 ophee the ben waht oan i o, Paes es 5 tod oe OF CF HSE WE o BAG 4

“And (remember) the Day when He will gather them all together, and then will say to the angels: “Was it you that these people used to worship?” They (angels) will say: “Glorified be You! You are our Wali (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinns; most of them were believers in them.”?)

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“And on the Day when He will gather them together and that which they worship besides Allah (idols, angels, pious men, saints, ‘Eesa (Jesus) ~ son of Maryam (Mary), etc.). He will say: “Was it you who misled these My slaves, or did they (themselves) stray from

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the (Right) Path?” They will say: “Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliyan but You gave them and their fathers comfort Hill they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss). Thus they (false gods — all deities other than Allah) will give you (polytheists) the lie regarding what you say (that they are gods besides Allah), then you can neither avert (the punishment), nor get help. And whoever among you does wrong (ie. sets up rivals to Allah), We shall make him taste a great torment.)

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“And the Day whereon We shall gather them all together, then We shall say to those who did set pariners in worship with Us: “Stop at your place! You and your partners (whom you had worshipped in the worldly life).’’ Then We shall separate them, and their (Allah's so-called) partners shall say: “It was not us that you used to worship.” “So sufficient is Allah for a witness between us and you, that We indeed knew nothing of your worship of us.” There! Every person will know (exactly) what (all) ke had earned before, and they will be brought back to Allah, their rightful Lord (Maula), and their invented false deities will vanish from them!)

The Station Of The Messenger of Allah 2 With Allah On The Day Of Resurrection ~ No Other Station Comes Near To It In Status

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envy him — this is inclusive of the first ones and the last ones. May the prayers and salutations of Allah be upon Muhammad and upon all the rest of the Prophets and Messengers. In this regard, we have already related narrations about the station of praise and glory. Furthermore, the Prophet #8 will be the first to perform prostration before Ailah 4% on the Day of Resurrection. He 3% will be the first to seek intercession, and he #% will be the first to be granted intercession. And He #¢ will be the first to be clothed after AL Khaleel, Tbraaheem, $88. Al-Khaleel $88 will be clothed in two white Reetahs (a Reetah is a thin, soft garment), and Muhammad 8 will be clothed in green Hullahs (a Hullah is a type of garment). Al-Khaleel 482) will sit before the Throne, and Muhammad # will sit on the right of the Throne. He will say, “O my Lord, indeed this one — and he will point to Jibreel — informed me from You that You indeed sent him to me.” And Allah 4# will say, ‘Jibreei spoke the truth.”

In regard to the Tafseer of the ‘station of praise and glory, Laith ibn Abee Sulaim related that Mujaahid said, “He will sit with Him on the Throne.” Something similar has been related from ‘Abdullah ibn Salaam 4%. Abu Bakr Al-Mirwazee gathered much (in terms of narrations) in this regard; he and others from our predecessors and from the people of hadith have related it from others — among those who related it were Ahmad and Ishaaq ibn Raahawai.

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Allah’s Speech With The Scholars During, The Passing Of Judgment

On The Day Of Resurrection, Allah # Will Bestow Honor Upon The Scholars

The First Saying Of Allah 4 To The Believers

Mu’aadh Ibn Jabal # related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “TE you wish, { will inform you of the first (words) Allah ‘Azza We-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) will say to the believers on the Day of Resurrection and of the first (words) you will say to Him.” The Companions said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He # said, “Indeed Allah $¢ will say to the believers, ‘Did you love to meet me? They will say, ‘Yes, O our Lord.’ He 3% will say, ‘And what made you (want) that?” They will say, ‘Your Forgiveness, Your Mercy, Your Pleasure,’ He ## will say, ‘I have made My Mercy to be obligatory for you.” (Abu Daawood)

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