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someone else).’ It will embrace them and then throw them into the midst of the Hellfire.” (Ahmad) Ahmad alone related it through the chain for this narration. And Allah 8% said: ae ie ee a8 1S of ob Kat pote

“When it (Hell) sees them from a far place, they will hear its raging and its roaring. And when they shall be thrown into a narrow place thereof, chained together, they will exclaim therein for destruction. Exclaim not today for one destruction, but exclaim for many destructions,")

Ash-Sha’bee said, “When it sees them from a far place, they will hear its raging and roaring from its fury and hate for those who associate partners with Allah and with those who take a god besides Him,” The following is related in a hadith: “Whoever lies upon me, or claims (fatherhood) for other than his (true) father, or associates himself to other than his Mawaalee (an owner who freed a slave), then let him take his seat between the two eyes of the Hellfire, ina far away seat.” The Companions said, “O Messenger of Allah, and does it have two eyes?” He # said, “Did you not hear that Allah & said, “When it (Hell) sees them from a far place, they will hear its raging and tts roaring.” Ibn Abee Haatim related this narration.

Tbn ‘Abbaas 4 said, “A man will indeed be dragged to the Hellfire, and it will withdraw and constrict itself. The Most Merciful will say (to the Hellfire), ‘What is the matter with you?’ It will say, “He is seeking protection from me.’ He 4% will say, ‘Discharge my slave.” And a man will indeed be dragged to the Hellfire, and he will say, ‘O my Lord, this is not what I thought about You.’ Allah 8% will say, ‘And what did you think (about Me)?’ He will say, ‘That Your Mercy will embrace me.’ Allah will say, ‘Discharge my slave.’ A man will be dragged to the Hellfire, and the Hellfire will bray the braying of a mule to a camel, and will roar with a great roaring,

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which will leave no one, except that it frightens him.” Ibn Jareer related this narration, and its chain is authentic.

‘Ubaid ibn ‘Umair said, “Indeed the Hellfire will roar with a roaring, with which every angel and Prophet will fall down, shaking with fear, until Ibraaheem #84) will come on his knees and say, ‘O my Lord, I do not ask You today except for my own self.” ‘AbdurRazzaaq related this narration.

As for the hadith of the horn, Allah then orders the Hellfire, and an evident, dark neck will emerge from it. Then He % will say:

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“Did I not command you, O children of Adam, that you should not worship Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is a plain enemy to you. And that you should worship Me (Alone-Islamic monotheism, and set up not rivals, associate-gods with Me). That is the straight path. And indeed he (Satan) did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did you not, then, understand? This is Hell which you were ¢ promised! Burn therein this day, for that you used to disbelieve.’

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“And you will see each nation humbled to their knees (kneeling): each nation will be called to its Record (of deeds). This day you shall be recompensed for what you used to do. This Our Record speaks about you with truth. Verily, We were recordin: hat you used to do (i.e. Our angels used to record your deeds).””

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THE MENTION OF THE BALANCE (SCALE) Allah # said:

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“And We shall set up balances of justice on the day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We to take account,”

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“Then, those whose scale (of good deeds) are heavy, they are the successful. Then those whose scale (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their ownselves, in Hell they will abide.’

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“And the weighing on that Day (Day of Resurrection) will be the true (weighting). So as for those whose scale (of good deeds) will be heavy, they will be the successful (by entering Paradise). And as for those whose scale will be light, they are those who will lose their ownselves (by entering Hell) because they denied and rejected Our Ayats (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, ete.)

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“Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy, he will live a pleasant life (in Paradise). But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light, he will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, ie, Hell). And what will make you know what it is? (It is) a fiercely blazing Fire! ee pee oe tS he eR ek re aE ogee As Hs he LS Ol AB o MS GLA A once 465 aed (5 hth EAA cd “Say (O Muhammad ##): “ Shall We tell you the great losers in respect of (their) deeds? “Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds, “They are those who deny the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works are in vain, and on the Day on Resurrection, We shall assign no weight for them’?

The Weighing Of Deeds After The Judgment And The Reckoning

Abu ‘Abdullah Al-Qurtubee said, “The scholars have said, ‘when the reckoning (taking of accounts) is finished, it will be followed by the weighing of deeds, because the weighing is for reward, and that should occur after the taking of accounts, for the taking of accounts is for deeds themselves, and the weighing is to show their worth. Therefore the reward is based on both (taking of accounts and weighing of deeds), As for Allah’s saying, ‘And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, the intended meaning may be that there are many balances in which deeds are weighed; and perhaps the plural ‘balances’ might be intended to mean ‘things that are balanced and weighed,’ so that the plural indicates the variety of deeds that are weighed.” And Allah #é knows best.

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The Balance Has Two Scales That Have A Physical Reality; And “Bismillahir-Rahkmaanir-Raheem (In The Name Of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful)” Is Not Outweighed

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr # related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “Indeed Allah will single out a man from my nation before all created beings. 99 scrolls will be spread upon him, each scroll going as far as the eye can see. Then Allah will say to him, ‘Do you reject anything from this? Have my scribes who preserve (deeds by writing them down) wronged you?’ He will say, ‘No, O my Lord.” Then the King (Allah) will say, ‘Do you have an excuse or a good deed.’ The man will be dumbfounded and say, ‘No, O my Lord.’ He #8 will say, ‘Certainly! You do have a single good deed with Us: there will be no wrong done upon you today.’ A card will be taken out, and on it will be ‘I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.” Then He will say, ‘Inform him.’ He will say, ‘O my Lord, what is this card compared to these scrolls? He #¢ will say, ‘Indeed you will not be wronged.’ The scrolls will be placed on a scale, and the card will be placed on a scale.” He : said, “The scrolls will be light, and the card will be heavy (outweigh them). And there is nothing that outweighs ‘Bismillahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem (In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful)” (Ahmad) At-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah, and Ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa related it from the hadith of Laith. And At-Tirmidhee related it from Ion Luhai’ah. At-Tirmidhee said, “Hasan Ghareeb.””

On The Day Of Resurrection, Will The Doer Himself Be Weighed Along With His Deeds?

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn Al-‘Aas # related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “The balances will be placed on the Day of Resurrection. Then a man will be brought and placed in a scale, and what was enumerating upon him will be placed, and the balance will swing with him (i.e. against him). Then he will be sent to the Hellfire; when he turns around and goes, a caller from the Most-Merciful — Most Blessed And Exalted is He! - will say, ‘Do not rush, for there remains (something) for him.’ A card will be brought, on which is (written), ‘None has the right to be worshipped

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but Allah’ It will be placed with the man in a scale until the balance sinks with him (i.e. in his favor).” There is Gharaabah in this wording, and in it is a significant point: the doer himself will be weighed along with his deeds.

On The Day Of Resurrection, The Testimony Of “None Has The Right To Be Worshipped But Allah And Muhammad Is The Messenger Of Allah” Outweighs Sins On The Balance

The following is a narration related by ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr a, which he ascribed to the Prophet ##: “A man will be brought to the Balance on the Day of Resurrection, and 99 scrolls will be taken out for him, with each one extending as far as the eye can see. In them are his sins and mistakes. They will be placed on a scale. Then a sheet of paper, like a fingertip, on which is the testimony ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His slave and Messenger’ will be brought out for him. It will be placed on another scale, and it will outweigh his sins.” (Related by. Ibn Abee Ad-