Part 89

How The People Will Be Separated From The Place Where They Were Gathered For Accountability; Then One Group Is For Paradise And One Group Is For The Hellfire

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“And warn them (O Muhammad 8%) of the Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been decided, while (now) they are in a

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state of carelessness, and they believe not

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“And on the Day when the hour will be established — that Day shall (all men) be separated (i.e. the believers will be separated from the disbelievers). Then as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah 3 — Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, such shall be honored and made to enjoy luxurious life (forever) in the Garden of Delight (Paradise). And as for those who disbelieved and belied Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, signs, lessons, verses, revelations, Allah's Messengers, Resurrections elc.), and the Meeting of the Hereafter, such shall be brought forth to the torment (in the HellEire)."!

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“And on the Day when the hour will be establishedthat Day shall (all men) be separated (ie, the believers will be separated from the disbelievers)."71

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“And on the Day when the Hour will be established — on that day the followers of falsehood (polytheists, dishelievers, worshippers of false deities) shall lose (everything). And you will see each nation hunibled to their knees (kneeling): each nation will be called to its Record (of deeds). This day you shall be recompensed for wheat you used to do, This Our Record speaks about you with truth. Verily, We were recording what you used to do (i.e. Our angels used to record your deeds), Then, as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah 4% — Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, their Lord will admit them to His Mercy. That will be the evident success. But as for those who disbelieved (it will be said to them): “Were not Qur Verses recited to you? But you were proud, and you were a people who were Mujrimoon (polytheists, dishelievers, sinners, criminals)’, And when it was said: “Verily, Allah's Promise is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of this Hour,” you said: “We know not what is the Hour: we do not think it but as a conjecture, and We have no firm convincing belief (therein), And the evil of what they did will appear to them, and that which they used to mock at will completely encircle then. And it will be said: “This Day We will forget you as you forgot the Meeting of this day of yours. And your abode is the Fire, and there is none to help you.” This because you took the revelations of Allah #8 (this Qur‘an) in mockery, and the life of the world dece’ved you. So this Day they shall not be taken out from there (Hell}, nor shall they be returned to the worldly life, (so that they repent to Allah $8, and beg His pardon for their sins). So all the praises and thanks be

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to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists). And His (Alone) is the Majesty in the heavens and the earth, and he is the All-Mighty, All-Wise,““ And Allah 3 said: Soh, wks CSN seh GS oh EN citb> oh ¥ Bh 0 ES AY Mes eos IGG S23 0 555 Gs Gas He ON Hb ish cas Got Es TS HN A, os UT al o Sw Git 2b fea A GE CA NG Sl bis BA oe oats peo HA GE all US

“And earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allah 3%, when He will come to judge among men): and the Book will be placed (open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward; and it will be judged between them with truth, and they will not be wronged. And each person will be paid in full of what he did; and He is the Best Aware of what they do. And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups till, when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened (suddenly like a prison at the arrival of the prisoner). And its keepers will say, “Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting 10 you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours?” They will say:

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“On the day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allah’s) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and (others) blessed. As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire, sighing in a high and low tone. They will dwell therein for all the lime, and the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your Lord is the Doer of whatsoever he inten.is (or wills). And those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills: a gift without an end’?!

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A oe ene Te, poll 5h le “(And remember) the day when he will gather you (all) on the day of Gathering, - that will be the Day of mutual loss and gain (i.e. loss for the disbelievers as they will enter the Hell-Fire, and gain for the believers as they will enter Paradise), And whosoever believes in Allah 8% and performs righteous good deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to the Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success, But those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allah %% — Islamic Monotheism) and denied Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, etc.}, they will be the dwellers of the fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination’) And Allah % said:

“The Day We shall gather the Muttaqoon (the pious) unto the most Gracious Allah 4%, like a delegation (presented before a king of honor). And We shall drive the Mujramun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah 88) to Hell, in a thirsty state (like a thirsty herd driven down to water). None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from the most Gracious (Allah ag)

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“On the Day (ie. the Day of Resurrection) when some faces will become white and some faces will become black; as for those whose faces will become black (to them will be said): “Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Then taste the torment (in Hell) for rejecting faith.” Then for those whose faces will become white, they will be in Allah’s Mercy (Paradise). Therein they shall dwell forever, 41 There are many Verses that are on the same theme, and were we to relate them all, our discussion here would be very much prolonged. We will mention some Ahaadeeth that pertain to the subject at hand, Ahaadeeth that discuss other issues as well, which we shall point out.

“But when here comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the day of Recompense) Ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa related that Al-Qaasim ibn Al-Waleed said, “(When) the people of Paradise are led to Paradise and the people of the Hellfire are led to the Hellfire.”

The Last Of The People Of Paradise To Enter It

Abu Hurairah a related that the Messenger of Allah 2% was asked, “Will we see our Lord. on the Day of Resurrection?” He 38 said, “Is it difficult for you to see the sun when there is no cloud before it?” They said, “No, O Messenger of Allah.” He #8 said, “Do you find it difficult to see the moon on the night of the full moon when there is no cloud before it?” They said, “No, O Messenger of Allah.” He 22 said, “Then you will indeed see Him on the Day of Resurrection. Similarly, Allah will gather the people and say, ‘Whoever worshipped anything, then let him follow it. Whoever used to worship the sun, then let him follow the sun; whoever used to worship the moon, then let him follow the moon. And whoever worsh:pped the Tuwaagheet (all false gods that are worshipped

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instead of Allah), then let him follow the Tawaagheet’ And this nation will remain, and among it will be its hypocrites. Then Allah will come to them in an appearance that they do not know (or recognize), and He will say, ‘I am your Lord’ They will say, ‘We seek refuge in Allah from you; this is our place until our Lord comes to us, until our Lord comes and we know (or recognize) Him.” Then Allah will come to them in the appearance which they know (or recognize), and He will say, ‘I am your Lord.’ They will say, ‘You are our Lord,’ and they will follow Him. Then the bridge of the Hellfire will be set up...” The Messenger of Allah 3 said, “Then 1 will be the first to pass over it, and the supplication of the Messengers at that time will be, ‘O Allah, save (us), O Allah, save (us).’ On it (Le. the bridge), are hooks like the thorns of Sa’daan (a thorny plant). Did you not see the thorns of Sa’daan?” They said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He & said, “They (those hooks) are indeed like the thorns of Sa’daan, except that none knows their size except Allah. People will be snatched by their deeds. Among them are those who are destroyed by their deeds, and among them are those who are forsaken, but then become saved. Until when Allah finishes the Qisaas (people paying back for the wrong they did to one another) among His slaves and when He wills to take out from the Hellfire whomsoever He wills to take out, from those who used to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah. He 8% will order the angels to take them out after they had been confined. Then water, which is called the Water of Life, will be poured, and then they will grow like the growing of a seed that is carried on a flood (or a stream). A man will remain, with his face turned to the Fire. He will say, ‘O my Lord, its wind has touched me and its heat has burned me, so turn my face away from the Hellfire.’ He will continue to invoke Allah, and then Allah will say, ‘If I grant you that, you will perhaps not ask Me for anything else?’ He will say, ‘No, by Your Glory, I will not ask You for anything else’ Then his face is turned away from the Hellfire. Then he will say after that, ‘O my Lord, bring me closer to the Gate of Paradise.’ Allah will say, "Did you not claim that you would not ask Me for anything else?’ He will say, ‘By Your Glory, I wil] not ask for anything else.’ He will give Allah pledges and vows that he will not ask for anything else, and so He #¢ will bring him closer to the Gate of Paradise. When he sees what is in it, he will be quiet for a period that Allah #% wills him to remain quiet for, and then he will say, ‘O my Lord, admit me into