Part 87

The Narration Of Asmaa Bint Abu Bakr 2

“None shall enter it save the most wretched. Who denies and turns

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“So he (the disbeliever) neither believed (in this Quran and in the Message of Muhammad #8) nor prayed! But on the contrary, he belied (this Quran and the Message of Muhammad #8) and turned aeoay!"1 Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) Is More Merciful To His Slaves Than The Suckling Mother Is To Her Newborn.

“Umar ibn Al-Khattaab # said, “Prisoners came before the Prophet #8, when a woman from the prisoners — who was giving off milk — hurried forth, and when she found a young boy among the prisoners, she took him and began to breastfeed him. Then the Prophet #% said, ‘Do you think that this one would throw her son into the fire?” We said, ‘No, and she is not able to throw him (into the fire). He 2% said, ‘Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this one is to her child’ (Bukhaaree) Muslim related it through a different chain. And the following is the wording of one narration: “By Allah, Allah is indeed more merciful to His slaves that this is to her child.”

Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah 28 said, “None shall enter the Hellfire except for the wretched one.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, and who is the wretched one?” He 2 said, “He who does not do an act of obedience for Allah, and who does not leave a sin for Him.” (Ibn Maajah) And there is weakness in its chain.

Abu Moosa 4 related from his father that the Messenger of Allah #6 said, “On the Day of Resurrection, a Jew or a Christian will be propelled toward every Muslim, and it will be said (to the Muslim), ‘This is your ransom from the Hellfire.” (Muslin)

And this is the wording of another narration: “No Muslim dies except that Allah makes a Jew or a Christian enter the Hellfire in his place.” ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Azeez asked Abu Burdah to swear by Allah — and none has the right to be worshipped but He — three times that his father related this to him from the Messenger of Allah

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#8 . And he did swear for him. In another narration that is also found in Muslim, the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “On the Day of Resurrection, people from the Muslims will come with sins that are like mountains. Then Allah will forgive those sins for them, and place them on the Jews and Christians (ie., because of their disbelief and sins).””

Abu Burdah related from his father that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “On the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will have gathered the created beings, permission will be given to the nation of Muhammad to perform prostration. Then they will perform prostration for a long time. Then He will say, ‘Raise your heads, for We have made your enemy to be your ransom from the Hellfire.” (Ibn Maajah)

Hudhaifah 2 related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “By the One Who has my soul in His Hand, the wicked-doer in his Religion (ie. the Muslim who sins) will enter Paradise (even if that occurs after he is first punished in the Hellfire)... And by the One Who has my soul in His Hand, he will enter Paradise who was burned in the Heilfire for his sin. And by the One Who has the soul of Muhammad in His Hand, Allah will forgive with such a forgiveness on the Day of Resurrection, that Iblees (the Devil) will stretch for it, hoping for it (for Allal’s forgiveness) to come over him.” (Related by AtTabaraanee)

A Mention Of Those Who Will Enter Paradise From This Nation Without Any Reckoning (i.e., Without Facing The Taking Of Accounts)

Tbn ‘Abbaas 2s related that the Prophet #@ said, “The nations were presented before me, and I found a Prophet, with a nation passing by with him; a Prophet, with a Nafr (a group of people) passing by with him; a Prophet, and with him were ten (followers); a Prophet, with whom there were five (followers); and a Prophet who was passing by alone. Then I looked and saw a great blackness (ie. a great multitude of people). Then a sayer said, ‘These are (the people of) your nation, and these are 70,000 before them: there is no reckoning upon them and no punishment,’ I said, ‘And why is that?’ He said, ‘They would not Yaktawoon (treat wounds with cauterization), they would not Yastarqoon (use Islamically legislated invocations, reading them over the sick person; so these

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people do not resort to them when they become sick), and they would not Yatatayyaroon (a pessimism or seeing of omens that prevents one from acting in a certain way), and upon their Lord did they trust.” ‘Ukkaashah ibn Mihsan .# stood and said, “Invoke Allah to make me from them.” He # said, “O Allah, make him from them.” Then another man said, “Invoke Allah to make me from them.” He #% said, “‘Ukkaasha has preceded you with it.” (Bukhaaree) Both Bukhaaree and Muslim related it through more than one chain. And in one of the narrations, “Then a man from the Ansaar stood and said, ‘Invoke Allah to make me from them.” He 28 said, “’Ukkaasha has preceded you with it.”

Sahl ibn Sa’ad # related that the Messenger of Allah 2& said, “Indeed 70,000 from my nation or 700,000 (was not sure which one) will enter Paradise, sticking together and holding on to one another, until the first of them and the last of them enters Paradise, and their faces are like the light of the moon on the night of the full moon.” (Bukhaaree) Muslim and Bukhaaree related it through a different chain.

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Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq 2 related that the Messenger of Aliah # said, “T have been given 70,000, who will enter Paradise without any reckoning; their faces are like the moon on the night of the full moon, and their hearts are like the heart of a single man. I then asked my Lord ‘Azza We-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) for more, and He ## increased it for me: with every one, 70,000.”

Ibn Mas’ood said, “The Messenger of Allah #% was shown the nations in his sleep. His nation passed by him, and he was amazed at their great multitude: they filled the lowland and the mountain.” The Prophet # said, “Then it was said to me, ‘Along with these, for you are 70,000 who enter Paradise without reckoning. They are those who would not Yakfawoon (treat wounds with cauterization), would not Yastarqoon (use Islamically legislated invocations, reading, them over the sick person; so these people do not resort to them when they become sick), and would not Yatatayyaroon (a pessimism or seeing of omens that prevents one from acting in a certain way), and upon their Lord did they trust.” Then ‘Ukkaashah Ibn Mihsan + said, “O Messenger of Allah, Invoke Allah to make me from them.” He ## said, “O Allah, make him from them.” Then another man from the Ansaar stood and said, “O Messenger of Allah, invoke Allah to make me from them.” He 88 said, “’Ukkaasha has preceded you with it.” (Ahmad) Al-Haafiz Ad-Diyaa said, “With me, this fulfills the condition of Muslim.”

Another Chain From Ibn Mas’ood a

Tbn Mas‘ood 4s said, “One night, we related much Ahaadeeth near the Messenger of Aliah 2%. Then we went to him in the morning, and he 3 said, ‘The Prophets with their nations were Presented to me last night. A Prophet began to pass by, and with him were three (followers); a Prophet (passed by), and with him were an ‘Isaabah (a small group); a Prophet (passed by), and with him were a Nafar (a group); and a Prophet (passed by) who had no one with him. This continued until Moosa passed by me, and with him was a Kabkabalt (group) from the Children of Israel. They amazed me, and so I said, “Who are these?’ It was said to me, ‘This is your brother, Moosa, and with him are the Children of Israel.’ I said, ‘Then where is my

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nation? It was said to me, ‘Look on your right’ I looked and there was a valley that was blocked up by faces of men. Then it was said to me, ‘Look on your left’ I looked and there was the horizon, which was blocked off by the faces of men, Then it was said to me, ‘Are you pleased?’ I said, ‘I am pleased, O my Lord. Tam pleased, O my Lord.’ It was then said to me, ‘Indeed with these are 70,000 who will enter Paradise without any reckoning,’” Then the Messenger of Allah 2g said, “Be my father and mother ransom for you: if you are able to be from the 70,000, then do so. If you fall behind, then be from the people of the valley. And if you fall behind, then be from the people of the horizon, for I indeed saw people gathering there.” “‘Ukkaashah Ibn Mihsan stood and said, “Invoke Allah, O Messenger of Allah to make me from the 70,000.” The Prophet i then invoked that for him. Then another man stood and said, “tnvoke Allah, O Messenger of Allah, to make me from them.” The Prophet #@ said, “’Ukkaasha has preceded you with it” Ibn Mas‘ood 2 said, “Then we discussed among ourselves and we said, ‘Who do you see as being those 70 000?” It was said, ‘A people who were born into Islam and then did not associate any partners whatsoever with Allah, until they died.’” That reached the Prophet 2% and he #% said, “They are those who do not Yaktawoon (treat wounds with cauterization), who do not Yasiarqoon (use Islamically legislated invocations, reading them over the sick person; so these people do not resort to them when they become sick), who do not Yatatayyaroon (a pessimism or seeing of omens that prevents one from acting in a certain way), and who trust completely upon their Lord.” (Alinad)