Chapter 70: THE HEART IS MORE SATISFIED ON SEEING EVIDENCE
Bk 1, Number 0280:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: We have
more claim to doubt than Ibrahim (may peace be upon him) when
he said: My Lord! Show me how Thou wilt quicken the dead. He
said: Believeth thou not? He said: Yes! But that my heart may
rest at ease. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: May Lord take
mercy on Lot, that he wanted a strong support, and had I
stayed (in the prison) as long as Yusuf stayed, I would have
responded to him who invited me.
Bk 1, Number 0281:
'Abdullah b. Muhammad narrated the same hadith on the
authority of Abu Huraira and in the transmission by Malik the
words are that he (the Holy Prophet) recited the verse:" but
that my heart may rest at ease" and completed it.
Bk 1, Number 0282:
This hadith has also been narrated by Abd b. Humaid Ya'qub, i.
e. son of Ibrahim b. Sa'd, Abu Uwais, Zuhri, like the one
narrated by Malik with the same chain of transmission and
said: He recited this verse till he completed it.
Chapter 71: THE NECESSITY OF AFFIRMING THE PROPHETHOOD OF OUR
APOSTLE MUHAMMAD (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) WHO IS THE APOSTLE
SENT TO THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY, AND THE ABROGATION OF OTHER
RELIGIONS WITH HIS RELIGION
Bk 1, Number 0283:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: There has
never been a Prophet amongst the prophets who was not bestowed
with a sign amongst the signs which were bestowed (on the
earlier prophets). Human beings believed in it and verily I
have been conferred upon revelation (the Holy Qur'an) which
Allah revealed to me. I hope that I will have the greatest
following on the Day of Resurrection.
Bk 1, Number 0284:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: By Him in
Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the
community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not
affirm his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies
in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the
denizens of Hell−Fire.
Bk 1, Number 0285:
It is narrated on the authority of Sha'bi that one among the
citizens of Khurasan asked him: 0 Abu! some of the people
amongst us who belong to Khurasan say that a person who freed
his bondswoman and then married her is like one who rode over
a sacrificial animal. Sha'bi said: Abu Burda b. Abi Musa
narrated it to me on the authority of his father that verily
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: There are
three (classes of persons) who would be given a double reward.
One who is amongst the People of the Book and believed in his
apostle and (lived) to see the time of Apostle Muhammad (may
peace be upon him) and affirmed his faith in him and followed
him and attested his truth, for him is the double reward; and
the slave of the master who discharges all those obligations
that he owes to Allah and discharges his duties that he owes
to his master, for him there is a double reward. And a man who
had a bondswoman and fed her and fed her well, then taught her
good manners, and did that well and later on granted her
freedom and married her, for him is the double reward. Then
Sha'bi said: Accept this hadith without (giving) anything.
Formerly a man was (obliged) to travel to Medina even for a
smaller hadith than this. (286) This hadith has been narrated
by another chain of transmitters like Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaiba,
'Abda b. Sulaiman Ibn Abi 'Umar Sufyan, 'Ubaidullah b. Mu'adh,
Shu'ba; all of them heard it from Salih b. Salih.
Chapter 72: THE DESCENT OF JESUS SON OF MARY, AND HE WILL
JUDGE ACCORDING TO THE SHARIIAH OF OUR APOSTLE, MUHAMMAD (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Bk 1, Number 0287:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is my life, the son of
Mary (may peace be upon him) will soon descend among you as a
just judge. He will break crosses, kill swine and abolish
Jizya and the wealth will pour forth to such an extent that no
one will accept it.
Bk 1, Number 0288:
The same hadith is transmitted from Zuhri with the same chain
of transmission. But in the tradition narrated by Ibn 'Uyaina
the words are:" impartial leader and just judge" and in the
tradition narrated by Yunus: the" judge judging with justice"
and" impartial leader" are not mentioned. And in the hadith
narrated by Salih like the one transmitted by Laith the words
are:" impartial judge". And in the hadith transmitted by Ziyad
the words are:" Till one sajda is better than the worldand
what it contains. Then Abu Huraira used to say," recite" if
you like: Not one of the People of the Book will fail to
believe in him before his death.
Bk 1, Number 0289:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger or Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: I swear
by Allah that the son of Mary will certainly descend as a just
judge and he would definitely break the cross, and kill swine
and abolish Jizya and would leave the young she−camel and no
one would endeavour to (collect Zakat on it). Spite, mutual
hatred and jealousy against one another will certainly
disappear and when he summons people to accept wealth, not
even one would do so.
Bk 1, Number 0290:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: What will
be your state when the son of Mary descends amongst you and
there will be an Imam amongst you?
Bk 1, Number 0291:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that he heard
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: What
would you do when the son of Mary would descend and lead you?
Bk 1, Number 0292:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: What
would you do when the son of Mary would descend amongst you
and would lead you as one amongst you? Ibn Abi Dhi'b on the
authority of Abu Huraira narrated: Your leader amongst you.
Ibn Abi Dhi'b said: Do you know what the words:" He would lead
as one amongst you" mean? I said: Explain these to me. He
said: He would lead you according to the Book of your: Lord
(hallowed be He and most exalted) and the Sunnah of your
Apostle (may peace be upon him).
Bk 1, Number 0293:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) say: A section of my people will not
cease fighting for the Truth and will prevail till the Day of
Resurrection. He said: Jesus son of Mary would then descend
and their (Muslims') commander would invite him to come and
lead them in prayer, but he would say: No, some amongst you
are commanders over some (amongst you). This is the honour
from Allah for this Ummah.
Chapter 73: DESCRIPTION OF THE PERIOD IN WHICH IMAN WOULD NOT
BE ACCEPTABLE TO ALLAH
Bk 1, Number 0294:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The (Last)
Hour shall not came till the sun rises from the place of its
setting And on the day when it rises from the place of its
setting even if all the people together affirmed their faith,
it would not be of any avail to one who did not believe
previously and derived no good out of his belief.
Bk 1, Number 0295:
This hadith has been narrated by another chain of
transmitters, Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaiba, Ibn Numair, Abu Kuraib,
Ibn Fudail.
Bk 1, Number 0296:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: When
three things appear faith will not benefit one who has not
previously believed or has derived no good from his faith: the
rising of the sun in its place of setting, the Dajjal, and the
beast of the earth.
Bk 1, Number 0297:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one day said: Do
you know where the sun goes? They replied: Allah and His
Apostle know best. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Verily it
(the sun) glides till it reaches its resting place under the
Throne. Then it falls prostrate and remains there until it is
asked: Rise up and go to the place whence you came, and it
goes back and continues emerging out from its rising place and
then glides till it reaches its place of rest under the Throne
and falls prostrate and remains in that state until it is
asked: Rise up and return to the place whence you came, and it
returns and emerges out from it rising place and the it glides
(in such a normal way) that the people do not discern anything
( unusual in it) till it reaches its resting place under the
Throne. Then it would be said to it: Rise up and emerge out
from the place of your setting, and it will rise from the
place of its setting. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said. Do you know when it would happen? It would
happen at the time when faith will not benefit one who has not
previously believed or has derived no good from the faith.
Bk 1, Number 0298:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr that the Apostle
of Allah (may peace be upon him) one day said: Do you know
where the sun goes? The remaining part of the hadith is the
same.
Bk 1, Number 0299:
Abu Dharr reported: I entered the mosque and the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) was sitting there. When the sun
disappeared (from the sight) he said: O Abu Dharr! Do you know
where it goes? He (the narrator) said: Allah and His Apostle
know best. He (the Holy Prophet) said. Verily it goes and begs
permission, for prostration (to Allah) and the permission is
granted to it. Once it would be said: Return to the place
whence you came, and then it would rise from its setting
place. Then he, after the recitation of 'Abdullah recited it:
And that is its appointed term.
Bk 1, Number 0300:
Abu Dharr reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) the (implication of the) words of Allah, the
Exalted: The sun glides to its appointed resting place. He
replied: Its appointed resting place is under the Throne.
Chapter 74: THE BEGINNING OF REVELATION TO THE MESSENGER OF
ALLAH (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Bk 1, Number 0301:
A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him), reported: The first (form) with which was started the
revelation to the Messenger of Allah was the true vision in
sleep. And he did not see any vision but it came like the
bright gleam of dawn. Thenceforth solitude became dear to him
and he used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira', where he
would engage in tahannuth (and that is a worship for a number
of nights) before returning to his family and getting
provisions again for this purpose. He would then return to
Khadija and take provisions for a like period, till Truth came
upon him while he was in the cave of Hira'. There came to him
the angel and said: Recite, to which he replied: I am not
lettered. He took hold of me [the Apostle said] and pressed
me, till I was hard pressed; thereafter he let me off and
said: Recite. I said: I am not lettered. He then again took
hold of me and pressed me for the second time till I was hard
pressed and then let me off and said: Recite, to which I
replied: I am not lettered. He took hold of me and pressed me
for the third time, till I was hard pressed and then let me go
and said: Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, created
man from a clot of blood. Recite. And your most bountiful Lord
is He Who taught the use of pen, taught man what he knew not
(al−Qur'an, xcvi. 1−4). Then the Prophet returned therewith,
his heart was trembling, and he went to Khadija and said: Wrap
me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped him till the fear had left
him. He then said to Khadija: O Khadija! what has happened to
me? and he informed her of the happening, saying: I fear for
myself. She replied: It can't be. Be happy. I swear by Allah
that He shall never humiliate you. By Allah, you join ties of
relationship, you speak the truth, you bear people's burden,
you help the destitute, you entertain guests, and you help
against the vicissitudes which affect people. Khadija then
took him to Waraqa b. Naufal b. Asad b. 'Abd al−'Uzza, and he
was the son of Khadija's uncle, i. e., the brother of her
father. And he was the man who had embraced Christianity in
the Days of Ignorance (i. e. before Islam) and he used to
write books in Arabic and, therefore, wrote Injil in Arabic as
God willed that he should write. He was very old and had
become blind Khadija said to him: O uncle! listen to the son
of your brother. Waraqa b. Naufal said: O my nephew! what did
you see? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), then,
informed him what he had seen, and Waraqa said to him: It is
namus that God sent down to Musa. Would that I were then
(during your prophetic career) a young man. Would that I might
be alive when your people would expel you! The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Will they drive me out?
Waraqa said: Yes. Never came a man with a like of what you
have brought but met hostilities. If I see your day I shall
help you wholeheartedly.
Bk 1, Number 0302:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'A'isha with
another chain of narrators like one transmitted by Yunus, i.
e. the first thing with which the revelation was initiated
with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) except the
words: By Allah, Allah would never humiliate you, and Khadija
said: O son of my uncle! Listen to the son of your brother.
Bk 1, Number 0303:
This hadith has been reported from 'A'isha by another chain of
transmitters and the words are: He (the Holy Prophet) came to
Khadija an his heart was trembling. The rest of the hadith has
been narrated like one transmitted by Yunus and Ma'mar, but
the first part is not mentioned, i. e. the first thing with
which was started the revelation to the Holy Prophet was the
true vision. And these words like those transmitted by Yunus
are mentioned thus: By Allah, Allah would never humiliate you.
And there is also a mention of the words of Khadija: O son of
my uncle! Listen to the son of your brother.
Bk 1, Number 0304:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah al−Ansari who was one of the Companions of
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) reportedThe
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) told about the
intermission of revelation and narrated While I was walking I
heard a voice from the sky, and raising my head I saw the
angel who had come to me in Hira', sitting on a Throne between
heaven and earth I was terror−stricken on that account and
came back (to my family) and said: Wrap me up, wrap me up! So
they wrapped me up, and the Blessed and Most Exalted Allah
sent down:" You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning,
your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse, and defilement shun,"
and" defilement" means idols; and then the revelation was
followed continuously.
Bk 1, Number 0305:
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that he
heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) says: The
wahi was intermitted for me for a small span of time and while
I was walking, and then the hadith like the one narrated by
Yunus was transmitted but with the exception of these words: I
was terror−stricken till I fell on the ground. Abu Salama
said: Defilement means idols. After this the revelation was
speeded up and followed rapidly.
Bk 1, Number 0306:
This hadith, the like of one narrated by Yunus has also been
transmitted by Ma'mar on the authority of al−Zuhri who
narrated: Allah the Most Glorious and Exalted revealed this:"
You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord
magnify, your clothes cleanse and defilement shun," before
making the prayer obligatory. I felt terror−stricken as
narrated by Uqail.
Bk 1, Number 0307:
Yahya reported: I asked Abu Salama what was revealed first
from the Qur'an. He said:" 0, the shrouded one." I said: Or"
Recite." Jabir said: I am narrating to you what was narrated
to us by the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He
said: I stayed in Hira' for one month and when my stay was
completed, I come down and went into the heart of the valley.
Somebody called me aloud. I looked in front of me, behind me,
on the right of my side and on my left, but I did not see any
body. I was again called and I looked about but saw nothing. I
was called again and raised my head, and there on the Throne
in the open atmosphere he, i. e. Gabriel (peace be upon him)
was sitting. I began to tremble on account of fear. I came to
Khadija and said: Wrap me up. They wrapped me up and threw
water on me and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, sent down
this: you who are shrouded! arise and deliver warning, your
Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse."
Bk 1, Number 0308:
Yahya b Abi Kathir has reported this hadith with the same
chain of transmitters and narrated: And there he was sitting
on the Throne between the heaven and the earth.
Chapter 75: NIGHT JOURNEY OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (MAY PEACE
BE UPON HIM) TO HEAVEN, AND THE PRAYER MADE OBLIGATORY
Bk 1, Number 0309:
It is narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I was brought
al−Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey
but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance
equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the
Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the
ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two
rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a
vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and
Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took
me to heaven. Gabriel then asked the (gate of heaven) to be
opened and he was asked who he was. He replied: Gabriel. He
was again asked: Who is with you? He (Gabriel) said: Muhammad.
It was said: Has he been sent for? Gabriel replied: He has
indeed been sent for. And (the door of the heaven) was opened
for us and lo! we saw Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for my
good. Then we ascended to the second heaven. Gabriel (peace be
upon him) (asked the door of heaven to be opened), and he was
asked who he was. He answered: Gabriel; and was again asked:
Who is with you? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he
been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The
gate was opened. When I entered 'Isa b. Maryam and Yahya b.
Zakariya (peace be upon both of them), cousins from the
maternal side. welcomed me and prayed for my good Then I was
taken to the third heaven and Gabriel asked for the opening
(of the door). He was asked: Who are you? He replied: Gabriel.
He was (again) asked: Who is with you? He replied Muhammad
(may peace be upon him). It was said: Has he been sent for? He
replied He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for
us and I saw Yusuf (peace of Allah be upon him) who had been
given half of (world) beauty. He welcomed me prayed for my
well−being. Then he ascended with us to the fourth heaven.
Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the (gate) to be opened,
and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was
(again) said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad. It was said:
Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for.
The (gate) was opened for us, and lo! Idris was there. He
welcomed me and prayed for my well−being (About him) Allah,
the Exalted and the Glorious, has said:" We elevated him
(Idris) to the exalted position" (Qur'an xix. 57). Then he
ascended with us to the fifth heaven and Gabriel asked for the
(gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied
Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with thee? He replied:
Muhammad. It was said Has he been sent for? He replied: He has
indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and then I
was with Harun (Aaron−peace of Allah be upon him). He welcomed
me prayed for my well−being. Then I was taken to the sixth
heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the door to be
opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was
said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has
he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for.
(The gate) was opened for us and there I was with Musa (Moses
peace be upon him) He welcomed me and prayed for my
well−being. Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven. Gabriel
asked the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He
said: Gabriel It was said. Who is with thee? He replied:
Muhammad (may peace be upon him.) It was said: Has he been
sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate)
was opened for us and there I found Ibrahim (Abraham peace be
upon him) reclining against the Bait−ul−Ma'mur and there enter
into it seventy thousand angels every day, never to visit
(this place) again. Then I was taken to Sidrat−ul−Muntaha
whose leaves were like elephant ears and its fruit like big
earthenware vessels. And when it was covered by the Command of
Allah, it underwent such a change that none amongst the
creation has the power to praise its beauty. Then Allah
revealed to me a revelation and He made obligatory for me
fifty prayers every day and night. Then I went down to Moses
(peace be upon him) and he said: What has your Lord enjoined
upon your Ummah? I said: Fifty prayers. He said: Return to thy
Lord and beg for reduction (in the number of prayers), for
your community shallnot be able to bear this burden. as I have
put to test the children of Isra'il and tried them (and found
them too weak to bear such a heavy burden). He (the Holy
Prophet) said: I went back to my Lord and said: My Lord, make
things lighter for my Ummah. (The Lord) reduced five prayers
for me. I went down to Moses and said. (The Lord) reduced five
(prayers) for me, He said: Verily thy Ummah shall not be able
to bear this burden; return to thy Lord and ask Him to make
things lighter. I then kept going back and forth between my
Lord Blessed and Exalted and Moses, till He said: There are
five prayers every day and night. O Muhammad, each being
credited as ten, so that makes fifty prayers. He who intends
to do a good deed and does not do it will have a good deed
recorded for him; and if he does it, it will be recorded for
him as ten; whereas he who intends to do an evil deed and does
not do, it will not be recorded for him; and if he does it,
only one evil deed will be recorded. I then came down and when
I came to Moses and informed him, he said: Go back to thy Lord
and ask Him to make things lighter. Upon this the Messenger of
Allah remarked: I returned to my Lord until I felt ashamed
before Him.
Bk 1, Number 0310:
It is narrated on the the outhority of Anas b. Malik that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: (the angels)
came to me and took me to the Zamzam and my heart was opened
and washed with the water of Zamzam and then I was left (at my
place).
Bk 1, Number 0311:
Anas b. Malik reported that Gabriel came to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upo him) while he was playing with his
playmates. He took hold of him and lay him prostrate on the
ground and tore open his breast and took out the heart from it
and then extracted a blood−clot out of it and said: That was
the part of Satan in thee. And then he washed it with the
water of Zamzam in a golden basin and then it was joined
together and restored to it place. The boys came running to
his mother, i. e. his nurse, and said: Verily Muhammad has
been murdered. They all rushed toward him (and found him all
right) His color was changed, Anas said. I myself saw the
marks of needle on his breast.
Bk 1, Number 0312:
Anas b. Malik, while recountig the Night journey of the Holy
Prophet (may peace be upon him), from the mosque of Ka'bah,
reported: Three beings (angels) came to him in the osque of
the Ka'bah, while he was sleeping in the sacred mosque before
it (the Command of Night Journey and Accension) was revealed
to him. The rest of the hadith is narrated like that of
Thabit. However, some portions have occurred before and some
of them have occurred after; some have been added and some
deleted.
Bk 1, Number 0313:
Anas b. Malik reported: Abu Dharr used to relate that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The roof of
my house was cleft when I was in Mecca and Gabriel descended
and opened my heart and then washed it with the water of
Zamzam. He then brought a gold basin full of wisdom and faith
and after emptying it into my breast, he closed it up. Then
taking me by he hand, he ascended with me to th heaven, and
when we came to the lowest heaven, Gabriel said to the
guardian of the lowest heaven: Open. He asked who was there?
He replied. It is Gabriel. He again asked whe he there was
someone with him. He replied: Yes, it is Muhammad with me. He
was asked if he had been sent for, He (Gabriel) said: Yes.
Then he opened (the gate). When we ascended the lowest heaven
(I saw) a man seated with parties on his right side and
parties on his left side. When he looked up to his right, he
laughed and when he looked to his left, he wept. He said:
Welcome to the righteous apostle and the righteous son. I
asked Gabriel who he was and he replied: He is Adam (peace be
upon him) and these parties on his right and on his left are
the souls of his descendants. Those of them on his right are
the inmates of Paradise and the parties which are on his left
side are the inmates of Hell; so when he looked towards his
right side, he laughed, and when he looked towards his left
side, he wept. Then Gabriel ascended with me to the second
heaven. He asked its guardian to open (its gate), and its
guardian replied in the same way as the guardian of the lowest
heaven had said. He (opened it). Anas b. Malik said: He (the
Holy Prophet) mentioned that he found in the heavens Adam,
Idris, Jesus, Moses and Abraham (may peace be on all of them),
but he did not ascertain as to the nature of their abodes
except that he had found Adam in the lowest heaven and Abraham
in the sixth heaven. When Gabriel and the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) passed by Idris (peace be upon him) he
said: Welcome to the righteous apostle and righteous brother.
He (the narrator) said: He then proceeded and said: Who is he?
Gabriel replied: It is Idris. Then I passed by Moses (peace be
upon him) and he said: Welcome tothe righteous apostle and
righteous brother. I said to (Gabriel): Who is he? He replied:
It is Moses. Then I passed by Jesus and he said: Welcome to
the righteous apostle and righteous brother. I said (to
Gabriel): Who is he? He replied: Jesus, son of Mary. He (the
Holy Prophet) said: Then I went to Ibrahim (peace be upon
him). He said: Welcome to the righteous apostle and righteous
son. I asked: Who is he? He (Gabriel) replied: It is Abraham.
Ibn Shihab said: Ibn Hazm told me that Ibn 'Abbas and Abd
Habba al−Ansari used to say that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Thereafter he ascended with me till I
was taken to such a height where I heard the scraping of the
pens. Ibn Hazm and Anas told that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Allah then made fifty prayers
obligatory for my Ummah and I returned with that and passed by
Moses. Moses, (peace be upon him) said: What has thy Lord
enjoined on thy people? I said: Fifty prayers have been made
obligatory on them. Moses (peace be upon him) said: Return to
thy Lord, for thy Ummah would not be able to bear this burden.
Then I came back to my Lord and He remitted a portion out of
thut. I then again went to Moses (peace be upon him) and
informed him about it He said: Return to thy Lord, for thy
Ummah shall not be able to bear this burden. I then went back
to my Lord and He said: They are five and at the same time
fifty, and what has been said will not be changed. I then
returned to Moses and he said: Go back to thy Lord. whereupon
I said: I feel ashamed of my Lord. Gabriel then travelled with
me till we came to the farthest lote−tree Many a colour had
covered it which I do not know. Then I was admitted to
Paradise and saw in it domes of pearls, and its soil of musk.
Bk 1, Number 0314:
Anas b. Malik reported on the authority of Malik b. Sa sa',
perhaps a person of his tribe, that the Prophet of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: I was near the House (i. e. Ka'bah)
in a state between sleep and wakefulness when I heard someone
say: He is the third among the two persons. Then he came to me
and took me with him. Then a golden basin containing the water
of Zamzam was brought to me and my heart was opened up to such
and such (part). Qatada said: I asked him who was with me (i
e. the narrator) and what he meant by such and such (part). He
replied: (It means that it was opened) up to the lower part of
his abdomen (Then the hadith continues): My heart was
extracted and it was washed with the water of Zamzam and then
it was restored in its original position, after which it was
filled with faith and wisdom. I was then brought a white beast
which is called al−Buraq, bigger than a donkey and smaller
than a mule. Its stride was as long as the eye could reach. I
was mounted on it, and then we went forth till we reached the
lowest heaven. Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened, and
it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was again
said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad (may peace be
upon him). It was said: Has he been sent for? He (Gabriel)
said: Yes. He (the Prophet) said: Then (the gate) was opened
for us (and it was said): Welcome unto him! His is a blessed
arrival. Then we came to Adam (peace be upon him). And he (the
narrator) narrated the whole account of the hadith. (The Holy
Prophet) observed that he met Jesus in the second heaven,
Yahya (peace be on both of them) in the third heaven, Yusuf in
the third, Idris in the fourth, Harun in the fifth (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon them). Then we travelled on till we
reached the sixth heaven and came to Moses (peace be upon him)
and I greeted him and he said: Welcome unto righteous brother
and righteous prophet. And when I passed (by him) he wept, and
a voice was heard saying: What makes thee weep? He said: My
Lord, he is a young man whom Thou hast sent after me (as a
prophet) and his followers will enter Paradise in greater
numbers than my followers. Then we travelled on till we
reached the seventh heaven and I came to Ibrahim. He (the
narrator) narrat− ed in this hadith that the Prophet of Allah
(may peace be upon him) told that he saw four rivers which
flowed from (the root of the lote−tree of the farthest
limits): two manifest rivers and two hidden rivers. I said: '
Gabriel! what are these rivers? He replied: The two hidden
rivers are the rivers of Paradise, and as regards the two
manifest ones, they are the Nile and the Euphrates. Then the
Bait−ul−Ma'mur was raised up to me. I said: O Gabriel! what is
this? He replied: It is the Bait−ul−Ma'mur. Seventy thousand
angels enter into it daily and, after they come out, they
never return again. Two vessels were then brought to me. The
first one contained wine and the second one contained milk,
and both of them were placed before me. I chose milk. It was
said: You did right. Allah will guide rightly through you your
Ummah on the natural course. Then fifty prayers daily were
made obligatory for me. And then he narrated the rest of the
hadith to the end.
Bk 1, Number 0315:
It is reported on the authority of Malik b. Sa'sa' that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) narrated the hadith
(mentioned above) and added to it: I was brought a gold basin
full of wisdom and faith, and then the (part of the body)
right from the upper end of the chest to the lower part of the
abdomen was opened and it was washed with the water of Zamzam
and then flled with wisdom and faith.
Bk 1, Number 0316:
Qatada reported that he heard Abu al−'Aliya saying that the
cousin of your Prophet (may peace be upon him), i. e. Ibn
Abbas, told him: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him), while narrating his night journey observed: Musa (peace
be upon him) was a man of high stature as if he was of the
people of the Shanu'a (tribe), and Jesus was a well−built
person having curly hair. He also mentioned Malik, the
guardian of Hell, and Dajjal.
Bk 1, Number 0317:
Abu al−'Aliya reported: Ibn Abbas, the son of your Prophet's
uncle, told us that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) had observed: On the night of my night journey I passed
by Moses b. 'Imran (peace be upon him), a man light brown in
complexion, tall. well−built as if he was one of the men of
the Shanu'a, and saw Jesus son of Mary as a medium−statured
man with white and red complexion and crisp hair, and I was
shown Malik the guardian of Fire, and Dajjal amongst the signs
which were shown to me by Allah. He (the narrator) observed:
Then do not doubt his (i. e. of the Holy Prophet) meeting with
him (Moses). Qatada elucidated it thus: Verily the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him), met Moses (peace be upon him).
Bk 1, Number 0318:
Abu al−'Aliya narrated it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) passed through
the valley of Azraq, and he asked: Which valley is this? They
said: This is the valley of Azraq, and he observed: (I
perceive) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him) coming
down from the mountain track, and he is calling upon Allah
loudly (saying: Here I am! at your service! ). Then he came to
the mountain track of Harsha. He (the Holy Prophet) said:
Which is this mountain track? They said: It is the mountain
track of Harsha. He observed (I feel) as If I am seeing Yunus
(Jonah−peace be upon him) son of Matta on a well− built red
dromedary, with a cloak of wool around him and the rein of his
dromedary is made of the fibres of date−palm, and he is
calling upon Allah (saying: Here I am! at your service, my
Lord! ). Ibn Hanbal said in the hadith narrated by him:
Hushaim said that the meaning of khulba was fibre of
date−palm.
Bk 1, Number 0319:
Abu al−'Aliya narrated it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that
he said: We travelled with the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) between Mecca and Medina and we passed by a
valley. He (the Holy Prophet) asked: Which valley is this?
They said: This is the valley of Azraq Upon this he (the Holy
Prophet) remarked: (I feel) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be
upon him), and then he described something about his
complexion and hair, which Diwud (the narrator) could not
remember. He (Moses, as described by the Holy Prophet) was
keeping his fingers in his ears and was responding loudly to
Allah (saying: I am as Thy service, my Lord) while passing
through that valley. We then travelled (further) till we came
to the mountain trail. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which
mountain trail is this? They said: It is the Harsha or Lift.
He (the Holy Prophet) said: (I perceive) as if I am seeing
Yunus on a red camel, with a cloak of wool around him. The
halter of his camel was that of the fibre of date−palm, and he
was passing through the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my
Lord.
Bk 1, Number 0320:
It is narrated on the authority of Mujahid that he said: We
were with Ibn 'Abbas and (the people) talked about al−Dajjal.
(One of them remarked. There is written between his eyes (the
word) Kafir (infidel). The narrator said: Ibn 'Abbas remarked:
I did not hear him (the Holy Prophet) say it, but he said: So
far as Ibrahim is concerned. you may see your companion and so
far as Moses is concerned, he is a well−built man with wheat
complexion (riding) on a red camel with its halter made of the
fibre of date−palm (and I perceive) as if I am seeing towards
him as he is going down in the valley saying: I am at Thy
service! my Lord.
Bk 1, Number 0321:
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: There appeared before me
the apostles, and Moses was among men as if he was one of the
people of Shanu'a, and I saw Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon
him) and I saw nearest in resemblance with him was 'Urwa b.
Mas'ud, and I saw Ibrahim (blessings of Allah be upon him) and
I see your companions much in resemblance with him, i. e. his
personality, and I saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) and I saw
Dihya nearest in resemblance to him; but in the narration of
Ibn Rumh it is Dihya b. Khalifa.
Bk 1, Number 0322:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When I was
taken for the night journey I met Moses peace be upon him).
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) gave his
description thus: He was a man, I suppose−and he (the
narrator) was somewhat doubtful (that the Holy Prophet
observed): (Moses) was a man erect in stature with straight
hair on his head as it he was one of the men of the Shanu'a;
and I met Jesus and the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) described him as one having a medium stature and a red
complexion as if he had (just) come out of the bath He
observed: I saw Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and amongst his
children I have the greatest resemblance with him. He said:
There were brought to me two vessels. In one of them was milk
and in the other one there was wine. And it was said to me:
Select any one you like. So I selected the vessel containing
milk and drank it. He (the angel) said: You have been guided
on al−fitra or you have attained al−fitra. Had you selected
wine, your Ummah would have been misled.
Chapter 76: PERTAINING TO JESUS SON OF MARY AND AL−MASIH
AL−DAJJAL
Bk 1, Number 0323:
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Umar that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I found
myself one night near the Ka'bah, and I saw a man with wheat
complexion amongst the fair−complexioned men that you ever
saw. He had a lock of hair the most beautiful of the locks
that you ever saw. He had combed it. Water was trickling out
of them. He was leaning on two men, or on the shoulders of two
men, and he was circumscribing the Ka'bah. I asked, What is
he? It was said: He is al−Masih son of Mary. Then I saw
another person, stout and having too much curly hair, and
blind in his right eye as if it was a full swollen grape. I
asked Who is he? It was said: He is al−Masih al−Dajjal.
Bk 1, Number 0324:
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdulldh b. Umar that one
day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) mentioned
in the presence of people about al−Masih al−Dajjal. He said:
Verily Allah (hallowed be He and High) is not blind of one
eye. Behold, but the Masih al−Dajjal is blind of right eye as
if his eye is like a swollen grape, and the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: I was shown in a dream in the
night that near the Ka'bah there was a man fair−complexioned,
fine amongst the white−complexioned men that you ever saw, his
locks of hair were falling on his shoulders. He was a man
whose hair were neither too curly nor too straight, and water
trickled down from his head. He was placing his bands on the
shoulders of two persons and amidst them was making a circuit
around the Ka'bah. I said: Who is he? They replied: Al−Masih
son of Mary. And I saw behind him a man with intensely curly
hair, blind of right eye. Amongst the persons I have ever seen
Ibn Qatan has the greatest resemblance with him. He was making
a circuit around the Ka'bah by placing both his hands on the
shoulders of two persons. I said: Who is he? They said; It is
al−Masih al−Dajjal.
Bk 1, Number 0325:
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I saw near
the Ka'bah a man of fair complexion with straight hair,
placing his hands on two persons. Water was flowing from his
head or it was trickling from his head. I asked: Who is he?
They said: He is Jesus son of Mary or al−Masih son of Mary.
The narrator) says: I do not remember which word it was. He
(the Holy Prophet) said: And I saw behind him a man with red
complexion and thick curly hair, blind in the right eye. I saw
in him the greatest resemblance with Ibn Qitan I asked: Who is
he? They replied: It is al−Masih al−Dajjal.
Bk 1, Number 0326:
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When the
Quraish belied me, I was staying in Hatim and Allah lifted
before me Bait−ul−Maqdis and I began to narrate to them (the
Quraish of Mecca) its signs while I was in fact looking at it.
Bk 1, Number 0327:
'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father 'Umar b.
Khattab that he heard from the Messenger of Allah (may peace
he upon him) say: I was sleeping when I saw myself making
circuit around the Ka'bah, and I saw there a man of fair
complexion with straight hair between two men. Water was
flowing from his head or water was falling from his head. I
said: Who is he? They answered: He is the son of Mary. Then I
moved forward and cast a glance and there was a bulky man of
red complexion with thick locks of hair on his head, blind of
one eye as it his eye was a swollen grape. I asked: Who is he?
They said: He is Dajjal. He had close resemblance with Ibn
Qatan amongst men.
Bk 1, Number 0328:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I found
myself in Hijr and the Quraish were asking me about my might
journey. I was asked about things pertaining to Bait−ul−Maqdis
which I could not preserve (in my mind). I was very much
vexed, so vexed as I had never been before. Then Allah raised
it (Bait−ul−Maqdis) before my eyes. I looked towards it, and I
gave them the information about whatever they questioned me I
also saw myself among the group of apostles. I saw Moses
saying prayer and found him to be a well−built man as if he
was a man of the tribe of Shanu'a. I saw Jesus son of Mary
(peace be upon him) offering prayer, of all of men he had the
closest resemblance with 'Urwa b. Masu'd al−Thaqafi. I saw
Ibrahim (peace be upon him) offering prayer; he had the
closest resemblance with your companion (the Prophet himself)
amongst people. When the time of prayer came I led them. When
I completed the prayer, someone said: Here is Malik, the
keeper of the Hell; pay him salutations. I turned to him, but
he preceded me in salutation.
Chapter 77: CONCERNING SIDRAT−UL−MUNTAHA (REMOTEST LOTE−TREE)
Bk 1, Number 0329:
It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah (b. Umar) that
when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was taken
for the Night journey, he was taken to Sidrat−ul−Muntaha,
which is situated on the sixth heaven, where terminates
everything that ascends from the earth and is held there, and
where terminates every− thing that descends from above it and
is held there. (It is with reference to this that) Allah
said:" When that which covers covered the lote−tree"
(al−Qur'an, Iiii. 16). He (the narrator) said: (It was) gold
moths. He (the narrator further) said: The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) was given three (things): he was given
five prayers, be was given the concluding verses of Sura
al−Baqara, and remission of serious Sins for those among his
Ummah who associate not anything with Allah
Bk 1, Number 0330:
Al−Shaibini reported to us: I asked Zirr b. Hubaish about the
words of Allah (the Mighty and Great):" So he was (at a
distance) of two bows or nearer" (al−Qur'an, Iiii 8). He said:
Ibn Mas'ud informed me that, verily, the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) saw Gabriel and he had six hundred wings.
Bk 1, Number 0331:
Al−Shaibani narrated on the authority of Zirr who narrated it
on this authority of Abdullah that the (words of Allah):" The
heart belied not what he saw" (al Qur'an, Iiii. 11) imply that
he saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) and he had six hundred
wings.
Bk 1, Number 0332:
Zirr b. Hubaish narrated it on the authority of 'Abdullah
(that the words of Allah):" Certainly he saw of the greatest
signs of Allah" (al−Qur'an, liii. 18) imply that he saw
Gabriel in his (original) form and he had six hundred wings.
Bk 1, Number 0333:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the (words
of Allah):" And certainly he saw him in another descent"
(al−Qur'an, Iiii. 13) imply that he saw Gabriel.
Chapter 78: THE MEANING OF THE WORDS OF ALLAH:" HE SAW HIM IN
ANOTHER DESCENT" (AL−QUR'AN, LIII. 13). DID THE APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) SEE HIS LORD ON THE NIGHT OF HIS JOURNEY
(TO HEAVEN)?
Bk 1, Number 0334:
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the
Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart.
Bk 1, Number 0335:
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the words:"
The heart belied not what he saw" (al−Qur'an, Iiii. 11) and"
Certainly he saw Him in another descent" (al−Qur'an, Iiii. 13)
imply that he saw him twice with his heart.
Bk 1, Number 0336:
Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaiba narrated it on the same authorities.
Bk 1, Number 0337:
It is narrated on the authority of Masruq that he said: I was
resting at (the house of) 'A'isha that she said: O Abu 'A'isha
(kunya of Masruq), there are three things, and he who affirmed
even one of them fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I
asked that they were. She said: He who presumed that Muhammad
(may peace be upon him) saw his Lord (with his ocular vision)
fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I was reclining but
then sat up and said: Mother of the Faithful, wait a bit and
do not be in a haste. Has not Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
said:" And truly he saw him on the clear horizon" (al−Qur'an,
lxxxi. 23) and" he saw Him in another descent" (al−Qur'an,
iiii. 13)? She said: I am the first of this Ummah who asked
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about it, and
he said: Verily he is Gabriel. I have never seen him in his
original form in which he was created except on those two
occasions (to which these verses refer) ; I saw him descending
from the heaven and filling (the space) from the sky to the
earth with the greatness of his bodily structure. She said:
Have you not heard Allah saying." Eyes comprehend Him not, but
He comprehends (all) vision. and He is Subtle, and All−Aware"
(al−Qur'an, v. 104)? (She, i. e. 'A'isha, further said): Have
you not heard that, verily, Allah says:" And it is not
vouchsafed to a human being that Allah should speak unto him
otherwise than by revelation, or from behind a veil, or that
He sendeth a messenger (angel), so that he revealth whatsoever
He wills. Verily He is Exalted. Wise" (al. Qur'an, xii. 51)
She said: He who presumes that the Messengerof Allah (may
peace be upon him) concealed anything, from the Book, of Allah
fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. Allah says:" O
Messenger! deliver that which has been revealed to thee from
thy Lord, and if thou do (it) not, thou hast not delivered His
message" (al−Qur'an, v. 67). She said: He who presumes that he
would inform about what was going to happen tomorrow
fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. And Allah says" Say
thou (Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the
unseen save Allah" (al−Qur'an, xxvii 65).
Bk 1, Number 0338:
Dawud reported on the same authorities the hadith as narrated
above by Ibn 'Uliyya and added: She ('A'isha) said: If
Muhammad were to conceal anything which was sent to him, he
would have certainly concealed this verse:" And when thou
saidst to him on whom Allah had conferred favour and thou too
had conferred favour: Keep thy wife to thyself and fear Allah,
and thou wast concealing in thy heart that which Allah was
going to disclose, and thou wast fearing men while Allah has a
better right that thou shouldst fear Him."
Bk 1, Number 0339:
Masruq reported: I asked 'A'isha if Muhammad (may peace be
upon him) had seen his Lord. She replied: Hallowed be Allah,
my hair stood on end when you said this, and he (Masruq)
narrated the hadith as narrated above. The hadith reported by
Diwud is more complete and longer.
Bk 1, Number 0340:
Masruq reported: I said to 'A'isha: What about the words of
Allah:" Then he drew nigh and came down, so he was at a
distance of two bows or closer still: so He revealed to His
servant what He revealed" (al−Qur'an, liii. 8−10)? She said:
It implies Gabriel. He used to come to him (the Holy Prophet)
in the shape of men; but he came at this time in his true form
and blocked up the horizon of the sky.
Chapter 79: PERTAINING TO HIS (PROPHET'S) WORDS: HE IS A
LIGHT; HOW COULD I SEE HIM? −AND HIS WORDS: I SAW THE LIGHT
Bk 1, Number 0341:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr: I asked the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Did you see thy
Lord? He said: He is a Light;. bow could I see Him?
Bk 1, Number 0342:
Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported: I said to Abu Dharr: Had I seen
the Messenger of Allah, I would have asked him. He (Abu Dharr)
said: What is that thing that you wanted to inquire of him? He
said: I wanted to ask him whether he had seen his Lord. Abu
Dharr said: I, in fact, inquired of him, and he replied: I saw
Light.
Bk 1, Number 0343:
Abu Musa reported: The Messenger ofallah (may peace be upon
him) was standing amongst us and he told us five things. He
said: Verily the Exalted and Mighty God does not sleep, and it
does not befit Him to sleep. He lowers the scale and lifts it.
The deeds in the night are taken up to Him before the deeds of
the day. and the deeds of the day before the deeds of the
night. His veil is the light. In the hadith narrated by Abu
Bakr (instead of the word" light" ) it is fire. If he
withdraws it (the veil), the splendour of His countenance
would consume His creation so far as His sight reaches.
Bk 1, Number 0344:
A'mash has narrated this hadith on the same authority and
said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was
standing amongst us and he told us four things. He then
narrated the hadith like the one reported by Abu Mua'wiya, but
did not mention the words" His creation" and said: His veil is
the light.
Bk 1, Number 0345:
Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah (znay peace be upon
him) was standing amongst us and (he said) four (things):
Verily Allah dock not sleep and it does not befit Him to
sleep. He raises the scale and lowers it. The deeds of the day
are presented to Him in the night and the deeds of the night
in the day.
Chapter 80: IN PROOF OF THE FACT THAT THE BELIEVERS WOULD SEE
THEIR LORD (HALLOWED BE HE AND EXALTED) ON THE LAST DAY
Bk 1, Number 0346:
'Abdullah b. Qais transmitted on the authority of his father
(Abu Musa Ash'ari) that the Apostle (may peace be upon him)
said: There would be two gardens (in Paradise) the vessels and
contents of which would be of silver, and two gardens whose
vessels and contents would be of gold. The only thing
intervening to hinder the people from looking at their Lord
will be the mantle of Grandeur over His face in the Garden of
Eden.
Bk 1, Number 0347:
Suhaib reported the Apostle (may peace be upon him) saying:
When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the
Blessed and the Exalted would ask: Do you wish Me to give you
anything more? They would say: Hast Thou not brightened our
faces? Hast Thou not made us enter Paradise and saved us from
Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (God) would lift the veil,
and of things given to them nothing would he dearer to them
than the sight of their Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious.
Bk 1, Number 0348:
Hammad b. Salama narrated it on the same authority and added:
He then recited the verse:" Those who do good will have the
best reward and even more" (x. 26)
Chapter 81: THE WAY IN WHICH THE BELIEVERS WOULD SEE THE LORD
Bk 1, Number 0349:
Abu Haraira reported: The people said to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him): Messenger of Allah, shall we
see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection? The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Do you feel any trouble in
seeing the moon on the night when it is full? They said:
Messenger of Allah, no. He (the Messenger) further said: Do
you feel any trouble in seeing the sun, when there is no cloud
over it? They said: Messenger of Allah. no. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: Verily you would see Him like this (as you see
the sun and the moon). God will gather people on the Day of
Resurrection and say: Let every people follow what they
worshipped. Those who worshipped the sun would follow the sun,
and those who worshipped the moon would follow the moon, and
those who worshipped the devils would follow the devils. This
Ummah (of Islam) alone would be left behind and there would be
hypocrites too amongst it. Allah would then come to them in a
form other than His own Form, recognisable to them, and would
say: I am your Lord. They would say: We take refuge with Allah
from thee. We will stay here till our Lord comes to us. and
when our Lord would come we would recognise Him. Subsequently
Allah would come to them in His own Form, recognisable to
them, and say: I am your Lord. They would say: Thou art our
Lord. And they would follow Him, and a bridge would be set
over the Hell; and I (the Holy Prophet) and my Ummah would be
the first to pass over it; and none but the messengers would
speak on that day, and the prayer of the messengers on that
day would be: O Allah! grant safety, grant safety. In Hell,
there would be long spits like the thorns of Sa'dan He (the
Holy Prophet) said: Have you seen Sa'dan? They replied: Yes,
Messenger of Allah. He said: Verily those (hooks) would be
like the thorns of Sa'dan, but no one knows their size except
Allah. These would seize people for their misdeeds. Some of
them would escape for their (good) deeds, and some would be
rewarded for their deeds till they get salvation. When Allah
would finish judging His bondsmen and because of His mercy
decide to take out of Hell such people as He pleases. He would
command the angels to bring out those who had not associated
anything with Allah; to whom Allah decided to show mercy.
those who would say: There is no god but Allah. They (the
angels) would recognise them in the Fire by the marks of
prostration, for Hell−fire will devour everything (limb) of
the sons of Adam except the marks of prostration. Allah has
forbidden the fire to consume the marks of prostration. They
will be taken out of the Fire having been burnt, and the water
of life would be poured over them, and they will sprout as
seed does In the silt carried by flood. Then Allah would
finish judging amongst His bondsmen; but a man who will be the
last to enter Paradise will remain facing Hell and will say: O
my Lord I turn my face away from Hell, for its air has
poisoned me ard its blaze has burnt me. He will then call to
Allah as long as Allah would wish that he should call to Him.
Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted, would say: If I did that,
perhaps you would ask for more than that. He would say: I
would not ask You more than this, and he would give his Lord
covenants and agreements as Allah wished, and so He would turn
his face away from the Fire When he turns towards the Paradise
and sees it, he will remain silent as long as Allah wishes him
to remain so. He will then say: O my Lord I bring me forward
to the gate of the Paradise. Allah would say to him: Did you
not give covenants and agreements that you would not ask for
anything besides what I had given you. Woe to thee! O son of
Adam, how treacherous you are! He would say: O my Lord! and
would continue calling to Allah till He would say to him: If I
grant you that, perhaps you will ask for more. He will reply:
No, by Thy greatness, and he will give His Lord promises and
covenants as Allah had wished. He would then bring him to the
gate of the Paradise, and when he would stand at the gate of
the Paradise, it would lay open before him. and he would see
the bounty and the joy that there is in it. He would remain
quiet as long as Allah would desire him to remain silent. He
would then say: O my Lord, admit me to Paradise. Allah.
Blessed and Exalted, would say: Did you not give covenants and
agreements that you would not ask for anything more than what
I had granted you? Woe to you! son of Adam, how treacherous
you are! And he would say: O my Lord, I do not wish to be the
most miserable of Thy creatures. He would continue calling
upon Allah till Allah, Blessed and Exalted, would laugh. When
Allah would laugh at him, He would say: Enter the Paradise.
When he would enter, Allah would say: State your wish. He
would express his wishes till Allah would remind him (the
desire of) such and such (things). When his desires would be
exhausted Allah would say: That is for thee and, besides it,
the like of it also. 'Ata' b. Yazid said: Abu Sa'id al−Khudri
was with Abu Huraira and be did not reject anything from the
hadith narrated by him, but when Abu Huraira narrated:" Allah
said to that man; ind its like along with it," Abu Sa'id
said:" Ten like it along with it," O Abu Huraira. Abu Huraira
said: I do not remember except the words:" That is for you and
a similar one along with it." Abu Sa'id said: I bear witness
to the fact that I remembered from the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) his words:" That is for thee and ten like
it." Abu Huraira said: That man was the last of those
deserving of Paradise to enter Paradise.
Bk 1, Number 0350:
Abu Huraira reported: The people said to the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him): Messenger of Allah I shall we see our
Lord on the Day of Resurrection? The rest of the hadith was
narrated according to the narration of Ibrahim b. Sa'd.
Bk 1, Number 0351:
Hammam b. Munabbih said: This is what Abu Huraira transmitted
to us from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and
he narrated many of them;− one of them was: The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The lowest in rank among
you in Paradise would be asked: Desire (whatever you like).
And he would express his desire and again and again express a
desire. tHe would be asked: Have you expressed your desire? He
would say: Yes. Then He (Allah) would say: For thee is
(granted) what thou desirest, and the like of it along with
it.
Bk 1, Number 0352:
Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported: Some people during the lifetime
of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Messenger of Allah! shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Yes, and added: Do you feel any trouble in seeing the
sun at noon with no cloud over it, and do you feel trouble in
seeing the moon (open) in the full moonlit night with no cloud
over it? They said: No, Messenger of Allah! He (the Holy
Prophet) said: You will not feel any trouble in seeing Allah
on the Day of Resurrection any more than you do in seeing any
one of them. When the Day of Resurrection comes a Mu'adhdhin
(a proclaimer) would proclaim: Let every people follow what
they used to worship. Then all who worshipped idols and stones
besides Allah would fall into the Fire, till only the
righteous and the vicious and some of the people of the Book
who worshipped Allah are left. Then the Jews would be
summoned, and it would be said to them: What did you worship?
They will say: We worshipped 'Uzair, son of Allah. It would be
said to them: You tell a lie; Allah had never had a spouse or
a son. What do you want now? They would say: We feel thirsty,
O our Lord! Quench our thirst. They would be directed (to a
certain direction) and asked: Why don't you go there to drink
water? Then they would be pushed towards the Fire (and they
would find to their great dismay that) it was but a mirage
(and the raging flames of fire) would be consuming one
another, and they would fall into the Fire. Then the
Christians would be summoned and it would be said to them:
What did you worship? They would say: We worshipped Jesus, son
of Allah. It would be said to them: You tell a lie; Allah did
not take for Himself either a spouse or a son. Then it would
be said to them: What do you want? They would say: Thirsty we
are, O our Lord! Quench our thirst. They would be directed (to
a certain direction) and asked: Why don't you go there to get
water? But they would be pushed and gathered together towards
the Hell, which was like a mirage to them, and the flames
would consume one another. They would fall Into the Fire, till
no one is left except he who worshipped Allah, be he pious or
sinful. The Lord of the Universe, Glorified and Exalted, would
come to them in a form recognisable to them and say; What are
you looking for? Every people follow that which they
worshipped. They would say: Our Lord, we kept ourselves
separate from the people in the world, though we felt great
need of them; we, however, did not associate ourselves with
them. He would say: I am your Lord. They would say: We take
refuge with Allah from thee and do not associate anything with
Allah. They would repeat it twice or thrice, till some of them
would be about to return. It would be said: Is there any sign
between you and Him by which you will recognise Him? They
would say: Yes. and the things would be laid bare. Those who
used to prostrate themselves before God of their own accord
would be permitted by God to prostrate themselves. But there
would remain none who used to prostrate out of fear (of
people) and ostentation but Allah would make his back as one
piece, and whenever he would attempt to prostrate he would
fall on his back. Then they would raise their heads and He
would assume the Form in which they had seen Him the first
time and would say: I am your Lord. They would say: Thou art
our Lord. Then the bridge would be set up over the Hell and
intercession would be allowed and they will say: O God, keep
safe, keep safe. It was asked: Messenger of Allah, what is
this bridge? He said: The void in which one Is likely to slip.
There would be hooks, tongs, spits like the thorn that is
found in Najd and is known as Sa'dan. The believers would then
pass over within the twinkling of an eye, like lightning, like
wind, like a bird, like the finest horses and camels. Some
will escape and be safe, some will be lacerated and let go,
and some will be pushed into the fire of Hell till the
believers will find rescue from the Fire. By One in Whose hand
is my life, there will be none among you more eager to claim a
right than the believers on the Day of Resurrection for
(saying their) brethren in the Fire who would say: O our Lord,
they were fasting along with us, and praying and performing
pilgrimage. It will be said to them: Take out those whom you
recognise. Then their persons would be forbidden to the Fire;
and they would take out a large number of people who had been
overtaken by Fire up to the middle of the shank or up to the
knees. They would then say: O our Lord I not one of those
about whom Thou didst give us command remains in it. He will
then say: Go back and bring out those in whose hearts you find
good of the weight of a dinar Then they will take out a large
number of people. Then they would say: O our Lord! we have not
left anyone about whom You commanded us. He will then say: Go
back and bring out those in whose hearts you find as much as
half a dinar of good. Then they will take out a large number
of people, and would say: O our Lord! not one of those about
whom Thou commanded us we have left in it. Then He would say:
Go back and in whose heart you find good to the weight of a
particle bring him out. They would bring out a large number of
people, and would then say: O our Lord, now we have not left
anyone in it (Hell) having any good in him. Abu Sa'id Khudri
said: If you don't testify me in this hadith, then recite if
you like:" Surely Allah wrongs not the weight of an atom; and
if it is a good deed. He multiplies it and gives from Himself
a great reward" (al−Qur'an, iv. 40). Then Allah, Exalted and
Great, would say: The angels have interceded, the apostles
have interceded and the believers have interceded, and no one
remains (to grant pardon) but the Most Merciful of the
mercifuls. He will then take a handful from Fire and bring out
from it people who never did any good and who had been turned
into charcoal, and will cast them into a river called the
river of life, on the outskirts of Paradise. They will come
out as a seed comes cut from the silt carried by flood. You
see it near the stone or near the tree. That which is exposed
to the sun is yellowish or greenish and which is under the
shade is white. They said: Messenger of Allah! it seems as if
you had been tending a flock in the jungle. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: They will come forth like pearls with seals on
their necks. The inhabitants of Paradise would recognise them
(and say): Those are who have been set free by the
Compassionate One. Who has admitted them into Paradise without
any (good) deed that they did or any good that they sent in
advance Then He would say: Enter the Paradise; whatever you
see in it is yours. They would say: O Lord, Thou hast bestowed
upon us (favours) which Thou didst not bestow upon anyone else
in the world. He would say: There is with Me (a favour) for
you better than this. They would say: O our Lord! which thing
is better than this? He would say: It is My pleasure. I will
never be angry with you after this
Bk 1, Number 0353:
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al−Khudri: We
said: Messenger of Allah, shall we see our Lord? The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Do you feel any trouble
in seeing the sun on a cloudless day? We said: No. And the
remaining part of the hadith has been narrated to the end like
the hadith transmitted by Hafs b. Maisara with the addition of
these words: Without the deed that they did or any good that
they had sent before. It would be said to them: For you is
whatever you see (in it) and with it the like of it. Abu Sa'id
said: I have come to know that the bridge would be thinner
even than the hair and sharper than the sword; and in the
hadith narrated by Laith these words are not found: They would
say, O our Lord! Thou hast bestowed upon us (favours) which
thou didst not bestow on anyone else in the world.
Bk 1, Number 0354:
Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaiba, Ja'far b. 'Aun, Hisham b. Sa'd, Zaid
b. Aslam narrated the hadith as transmitted by Hafs b.
Maisara, with certain additions and omissions.
Chapter 82: AFFIRMATION OF INTERCESSION AND RESCUE FROM FIRE
OF THE BELIEVERS IN ONENESS OF ALLAH
Bk 1, Number 0355:
Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported: Verily the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: Allah will admit into Paradise
those deserving of Paradise, and He will admit whom He wishes
out of His Mercy, and admit those condemned to Hell into the
Fire (of Hell). He would then say: See, he whom you find
having as much faith in his heart as a grain of mustard, bring
him out. They will then be brought out burned and turned to
charcoal, and would be cast into the river of life, and they
would sprout aj does a seed in the silt carried away by flood.
Have you not seen that it comes out yellow (fresh) and
intertwined?
Bk 1, Number 0356:
This hadith is transmitted by 'Amr b. Yahya with the same
chain of transmitters who narrated: They would be cast into
the river which is called (the river of) life, and (both the
narrators) did not doubt the hadith. The text transmitted by
Khalid is: just as seeds sprout beside the flood water; and in
the hadith of Wuhaib it is: Just as the seed sprouts in the
silt or deposit left by flood.
Bk 1, Number 0357:
It is reported by Abu Sa'id that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: The (permanent) inhabitants of the
Fire are those who are doomed to it, and verily they would
neither die nor live in it (al−Qur'an, xx. 47; lxxxvii. 13).
But the people whom the Fire would afflict (temporarily) on
account of their sins, or so said (the narrator)" on account
of their misdeeds," He would cause them to die till they would
be turned into charcoal. Then they would be granted
intercession and would be brought in groups and would be
spread on the rivers of Paradise and then it would be said: O
inhabitants of Paradise, pour water over them; then they would
sprout forth like the sprouting of seed in the silt carried by
flood. A man among the people said: (It appears) as if the
Messenger of Allah lived in the steppe.
Bk 1, Number 0358:
Abu Nadra narrated it from Abu Sa'id al−Khudri who reported it
from the Apostle (may peace be upon him) a similar (hadith) up
to the words:" in the mud of the flood," and he did not
mention (the words narrated) after it.
Bk 1, Number 0359:
Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: I know the last of the inhabitants of
Fire to be taken out therefrom, and the last of the
inhabitants of Paradise to enter it. A man will come out of
the Fire crawling. Then Allah, the Blessed and Exalted will
say to him: Go and enter Paradise. So he would come to it and
it would appear to him as if it were full. He would go back
and say: O my Lord! I found it full. Allah, the Blessed and
Exalted, would say to him: Go and enter Paradise. He would
come and perceive as if it were full. He would return and say:
O my Lord! I found it full. Allah would say to him: Go and
enter Paradise, for there is for you the like of the world and
ten times like it, or for you is ten times the like of this
world. He (the narrator) said. He (that man) would say: Art
Thou making a fun of me? or Art Thou laughing at me. though
Thou art the King? He (the narrator) said: I saw the Messenger
of Allah laugh till his front teeth were visible. And it was
said: That would be the lowest rank among the inhabitants of
Paradise.
Bk 1, Number 0360:
It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him said: I recognise
the last of the inhabitants of Fire to be taken out thereof. A
man will come out of it crawling. It will be said to him: Go
and enter Paradise. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He would go
there to enter Paradise, but would find persons who have
already occupied all its apartments. It would be said to him:
Do you recall the time when you were in it (in the Hell)? He
would say: Yes. It would be said to him: Express any desire.
And he would express the desire. It would be said to him: For
thee is that which thou desireth and ten times the world
(worldly resources). He (the Holy Prophet) said: He would say:
Art Thou making a fun of me, though Thou art the King? I saw
the Messenger of Allah laugh till his front teeth were
visible.
Bk 1, Number 0361:
Ibn Mas'ud reported: Verily the Messenger of Allah said: The
last to enter Paradise would be a man who would walk once and
stumble once and be burnt by the Fire once. Then when he gets
beyond it, he will turn to it and say: Blessed is He Who has
saved me from thee. Allah has given me something He has not
given to any one of those in earlier or later times. Then a
tree would be raised up for him and he will say: O my Lord I
bring me near this tree so that I may take shelter in its
shade and drink of its water. Allah, the Exalted and Great,
would say: O son of Adam, if I grant you this, you will ask Me
for something else. He would say: No. my Lord. And he would
promise Him that he would not ask for anything else. His Lord
would excuse him because He sees what he cannot help desiring;
so He would bring him near it, and he would take shelter in
its shade and drink of its water. Afterwards a tree more
beautiful than the first would be raised up before him and he
would say: O my Lord! bring me near this tree in order that I
may drink of its water and take shelter in its shade and I
shall not ask Thee for anything else. He (Allah) would say: O
son of Adam, if I bring you near it you may ask me for
something else. He would promise Him that he would not ask for
anything else. His Lord will excuse him because He would see
something he cannot help desiring. So He would bring him near
it and he would enjoy its shade and drink its water. Then a
tree would be raised up for him at the gate of the Paradise,
more beautiful than the first two. He would say: O my Lord!
bring me near this (tree) so that I may enjoy its shade and
drink from its water. I shall not ask Thee for anything else.
He (Allah) would say: O son of Adam! did you not promise Me
that you would not ask Me anything else? He would say: Yes, my
Lord, but I shall not ask Thee for anything else. His Lord
would excuse him for He sees something the temptation of which
he could not resist. He (Allah) would bring him near to it,
and when He would bring him near it he would hear the voices
of the inhabitants of the Paradise. He would say: O my Lord!
admit me to it. He (Allah) would say: O son of Adam, what will
bring an end to your requests to Me? Will it please you if I
give you the whole world and a like one along with it? He will
say: O my Lord! art Thou mocking at me, though Thou art the
Lord of the worlds? Ibn Mas'ud laughed and asked (the
hearers): Why don't you ask me what I am laughing at. They
(then) said: Why do you laugh? He said: It is in this way that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) laughed. They
(the companions of the Holy Prophet) asked: Why do you laugh.
Messenger of Allah? He said: On account of the laugh of the
Lord of the universe, when he ldesirer of Paradise) sai Thou
mocking at me though Thou art the Lord of the worlds? He would
say: I am not mocking at you, but I have power to do whatever
I will.
