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advance except by crawling.” Abu Hurairah & said, “On the two sides of the Siraat are hanging hooks, which are ordered to take those that they have been ordered to take. There are those who are scratched but saved and those who are pushed and thrown into the Hellfire. And by the One Who has the soul of Abu Hurairah a in His Hand, the floor of Hell is 70 autumns (deep).” (Muslim)

Abu Moosa Al-Ash’aree 4 related that the Messenger of Allah a said, “Allah will gather the nations on one plane, and when He wills to separate between his creation, he will make appear for every nation that which they used to worship, and they will follow them, until they (the false gods) thrust them (those who used to worship them) into the Hellfire, Then our Lord will come to us, while we will be at an elevated place. Then. He will say, ‘What are you?’ We will say, ‘We are the Muslims.’ He a will say, ‘What are you waiting for?’ We will say, ‘We are waiting for our Lord.’ He will say, “Will you know Him when you see him?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ He will say, ‘And how will you know Him when you have not seen Him?” They will say, ‘There is none equal or similar to Him’ He will appear to us, laughing. Then He will say, ‘Rejoice, group of Muslims, for there is not a single one from you except that I have put into the Hellfire a Jew or a Christian in his place.” (Related by Tbn Abee Ad-Dunyaa) Ahmad related it as well, but through a different chain, and Muslim related it with a different chain with the Messenger of Allah 2% saying, “No Muslim man dies except that Allah puts into the Hellfire a Jew or a Christian in his place.”

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A MENTION OF THE SIRAAT (PATH OVER THE HELLFIRE)

From Other Than What Has Been Mentioned In The Previously Mentioned Ahaadeeth

Then, after the people part from the place of the Mawgif (place of standing for the accountability), the people will end up in darkness, just before the Siraat (path), which is on the bridge of Hell. In a hadith related from ‘Aishah & — which we already mentioned — the Messenger of Allah i was asked, “Where are the people on the Day that Allah changes the earth for another earth, and the heavens as well?” He # said, “They will be in darkness, before the bridge.” At that place, the hypocrites will part from the believers and will lag behind them. The Muslims will precede them and the two groups will be separated by a wall, which will prevent the hypocrites from

“On the Day you shall see the believing men and women: their light running forward before them and by their right hands. Glad tiding for you this Day! Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever! Truly, this is the great success! On the day when the hypocrites-men and womenwill say to the believers: “Wait for us! Let us get something from your light! “Tt wrill be said: "Go back to your rear! Then seek a tight!” so a wall will be put up

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between them, with a gate therein. Inside it will be mercy, and outside it will be torment.” (The hypocrites) will call the believers: “Were we not with you?" The believers will reply: “Yes! But you led yourselves into temptations you looked forward for your destruction; you doubted (in faith) and you were deceived by fake desires, till the command of Allah 3% came to pass. And the chief deceiver (Satan) deceived you in respect of Allah #8.” So this day no ransom shall be taken from you (hypocrites), nor of those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allah #-Islamic Monotheism). Your abode is the Fire, That is your Maula (friend-proper place), and worse indeed is that destination.’

And Allah 4 said:

“The day that Allah #8 will not disgrace the prophet (Muhammad

ag) and those who believe with him. Their light will run forward

before them and (with their Records-Books of deeds) in their right

hands. They will say: “Our Lord! Keep perfect our Light for us (and

do not put it off till we cross over the Siraat (a slippery bridge over

the Hell) safely) and grant us forgiveness. Verily, you are Able to do

all things’) ‘Abdullah (Ton Mas’ood) .& said, “Allah will gather the people on the Day of Resurrection. Then a caller will call out, ‘O people, are you not pleased that Your Lord, Who created you, provided for you, and molded you, should make each one of you follow the one who he followed (and obeyed) in the world?’ A devil in the appearance of ‘Uzair will appear before those who used to worship ‘Uzair; even the tree, the rod, and the rock will take form for them (ie. for those who used to worship these things). The people of Islam will remain

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sitting down. It will be said to them, ‘What is the matter with you that you do not go as the people went?’ They will say, ‘For us is our Lord, Whom we have not yet seen.’ It will be said, ‘Will you know your Lord when you see Him?’ They will say, ‘Between us and Him is a sign, so that when we see Him, we will know Him.’ ‘And what is it?” They will say, ‘He will lay bare His Shin.’ Then Allah will lay bare His Shin. (The narrator now says, I think he said) Then whosoever used to worship Him wiil fall down and perform prostration to Him. A people will remain whose backs are like the horns of cows (i.e. they will not be able to bend). They will want to make prostration, but they will not be able to do so. Then they (the believers) will be ordered and they will raise their heads, and they will be given their light in proportion to their deeds. Among them is he who receives his light like a date-palm tree, with his right. Among them is he who receives less than that, with his right, until the last that is given light is given it on the large toe of his foot. It will alternate between being illuminated and between being extinguished. When it is illuminated, he will advance his foot, and when it is extinguished, he will remain standing. They will pass over the Siraat (path over the Hellfire), which is sharper than the sword — slippery and unstable (so that feet are not firm on it), It will be said to them, ‘Move in proportion to your light.’ Some will pass (over it) like the diving of the stars; some will pass like the wind; some will pass like the blinking of the eye. And some among them will pass like fast racing and like Raml (walking very quickly, taking short strides). They will pass over it in accordance to their deeds, until one passes over it whose light is on the large toe of his foot; a hand will fall, a hand will be raised, a leg will fall, a leg will be raised, and his sides will be afflicted by the Hellfire. Then they will be saved, and when they will be saved, they will say, ‘All praise is for Allah, Who has saved us from you (ie. the Hellfire) after we have seen you. Allah has given to us that which He has not given to anyone else...” (Related by Al-Baihaqee)

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by Al-Baihagee) Al-Baihagee related again related it through another chain that is weak, but it becomes strengthened by the one before it. And Allah knows best.

Ath-Thauree related that Abu Umayyah said, “You are written down with your Lord by you names and characteristics... On the Day of Resurrection, it will be said, ‘O so-and-so, this is your light.O so-and-so, there is no light for you.’” He then recited:

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“Their light running forward before them and by their right hands") Ad-Dahhaag said, “There is none except that he is given light on the Day of Resurrection, When they reach the Siraat (path over the Hellfire), the light of the hypocrites will be extinguished. When the believers will see that, they will become afraid lest their light is put out just as the light of the hypocrites was put out. Then they will say: ‘Our Lord! Keep perfect our Light for us (and do not put it off till we cross over the Sirat (a slippery bridge over the Hell) safely).’”

Ibn ‘Abbaas # reported that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “Indeed, Allah will call the people on the Day of Resurrection by their names, a covering from Him over His slaves, At the Siraat (path over the Hellfire), Allah will give light to each believer and light to each hypocrite. But when they are upright on the Siraat, Allah will take away the light of the male and female hypocrites. ‘The male and female hypocrites will then say to those who believe, “Wait for us! Let us get something from your light, The believers will say, ‘Our Lord! Keep perfect our Light for us (and do not put it off till we cross over the Sirat (a slippery bridge over the Hell) safely).’ And at that time no one will be remembered (ie, no one will remember anyone else).” (Related by Ishaaq ibn Basheer Abu Hudhaifah)

Abu Ad-Dardaa 4 and Abu Dharr .% reported that the Prophet said, “On the Day of Resurrection, I will be the first to be given permission to perform prostration and the first to raise his head. Then I will look before me, behind me, to my right, and to my left, and I will know my nation from among the children of the Nations.”