Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) stood up to deliver a sermon and mentioned the trial of the grave, to which a person would be put. And when he mentioned that, the Muslims raised their voices in lamentation. (Bukhari's version ends here, but Nasa'i added:) This lamentation prevented me from understanding the words of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him). So when the voice of lamentation were calmed, I said to the person who was near me: May Allah bless you! What did Allah's Messenger say at the end of his speech? Whereupon he said (that the Prophet had said): It has been revealed to me that you will be put to trial in the grave, a trial similar to the trial of Dajjal.

Transmitted by Bukhari and Nasa'i.

AbuNawfal reported: I saw (the dead body of) Abdullah ibn Zubayrhanging on the road of Medina (leading to Mecca). The Qurayshpassed by it and other people too. Then Abdullah ibn Umarhappened to pass by it. He stood there and said: May there bepeace upon you, AbuKhubayb (the Kunya of Abdullah ibn Zubayr);may there be peace upon you, AbuKhubayb; may there be peace uponyou, AbuKhubayb! By Allah, I used to forbid you to do this; byAllah, I used to forbid you to do this; by Allah, I used toforbid you to do this. By Allah, so far as I know, you had beenvery much devoted to fasting and prayer and you had been takinggreat care to cement blood-ties. By Allah, the group to whichyou, as a wicked person belong, is indeed a fine group. ThenAbdullah ibn Umar went away. The stand Abdullah (bin Umar) tookin regard to the inhuman treatment (meted out to Abdullah ibnZubayr) and his words (in that connection) were conveyed toHajjaj (ibn Yusuf) and (as a consequence of that) he (the body ofAbdullah ibn Zubayr) was brought down from the stump (thescaffold) from which it was hanging and thrown into the graves ofthe Jews. He (Hajjaj) sent (his messenger) to Asma' (bintAbuBakr), Abdullah's mother. But she refused to come. He againsent the messenger to her with the message that she must come,otherwise he would bring her forcibly by the hair. But she againrefused and said: By Allah, I shall not come to you until yousend to me one who will drag me by the hair. Thereupon he said:Bring me my shoes. He put on his shoes and walked quickly,swollen with vanity and pride until he came to her and said: Howdo you find what I have done with the enemy of Allah? She said:I find that you wronged him in this world; whereas he has spoiledyour next life. It has been conveyed to me that you used to callhim (Abdullah ibn Zubayr) the son of one having two belts. ByAllah, I am indeed (a woman) of two belts. With the help of oneof them I used to suspend high the food of Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) and that of AbuBakr (keeping it out of thereach) of animals and, so far as the second belt is concerned,that is the belt which no woman can dispense with. VerilyAllah's Messenger (peace be upon him) told us that in Thaqifthere would be born a great liar and great murderer. The liar wehave seen, and as far as the murderer is concerned, I do not findanyone else besides you. Thereupon he (Hajjaj) stood up and didnot give any reply to her.

Amr ibn Muhajir reported on the authority of his father: Asma',daughter of Yazid ibn as-Sakan al-Ansariyyah, was divorced in thetime of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). No waitingperiod was prescribed for a divorced woman (at that time). WhenAsma' was divorced, Allah, the Exalted, sent down the injunctionof waiting period for divorce. She is the first of the divorcedwomen about whom the verse relating to waiting period was sentdown.

We came out for performing hajj along with the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him). When we reached al-Araj, the Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) alighted and we also alighted. Aishasat beside the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and I satbeside my father (AbuBakr). The equipment and personal effects ofAbuBakr and of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) wereplaced with AbuBakr's slave on a camel. AbuBakr was sitting andwaiting for his arrival. He arrived but he had no camel with him.He asked: Where is your camel? He replied: I lost it lastnight.AbuBakr said: There was only one camel, even that youhave lost. He then began to beat him while the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) was smiling and saying: Look at this man whois in the sacred state (putting on ihram), what is he doing? IbnAbuRizmah said: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) spokenothing except the words: Look at this man who is in the sacredstate (wearing ihram), what is he doing? He was smiling (when heuttered these words).

When she was brought tharid she ordered it to be covered until the force of its steam had gone, saying she had heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him and grant him pace) say it was more effective in producing a blessing.

Darimi transmitted it.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was one day (i.e. on theday when the sun eclipsed) so perturbed that he (in haste) tookhold of the outer garment (of a female member of his family) andit was later on that his (own) cloak was sent to him. He stood inprayer along with people for such a long time that if a man camehe did not realise that the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)had observed ruku', as it has been narrated about ruku' inconnection with long qiyam.

We set out (to Mecca) in a state of Ihram. Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) said: He who has the sacrificial animal withhim should remain in the state of Ihram, but he who has not thesacrificial animal with him should put off Ihram. As I had notthe sacrificial animal with me. I put off Ihram. And since Zubayr(her husband) had the sacrificial animal with him, he did not putoff Ihram. She (Asma') said: I put on my clothes and then wentout and sat by Zubayr, whereupon he said: Go away from me,whereupon I said: Do you fear that I would jump upon you?

Muslim al-Qurri reported: I asked Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleasedwith them) about Tamattu' in Hajj and he permitted it, whereasIbn Zubayr had forbidden it. He (Ibn Abbas) said: This is themother of Ibn Zubayr who states that Allah's Messenger (peace beupon him) had permitted it, so you better go to her and ask herabout it. He (Muslim al-Qurri said): So we went to her and shewas a bulky blind lady and she said: Verily Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) permitted it.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) assigned to az-Zubayrpalm-trees as a fief.

I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: One of youwho believes in Allah and in the Last Day should not raise herhead until the men raise their heads (after prostration) lestthey should see the private parts of men.

The sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him); so he felt perturbed and he, by mistake,took hold of the outer garment of a woman till he was given hisown cloak. After this I satisfied my need and then came andentered the mosque. I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) standing in prayer. I stood along with him. He prolonged hisqiyam till I wished to sit down. Then I cast a glance towards anold woman. So I said: She is older than I. I, therefore, keptstanding. He (the Prophet) then observed ruku', and prolonged hisruku'. He then raised his head. He then prolonged his qiyam tosuch an extent that if a person happened to come he would havethought that he had not observed the ruku'.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said to me: May I notteach you phrases which you utter in distress? (These are:)"Allah , Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything as partnerwith Him."

She heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) read the verse: "Heacted unrighteously." (innahu 'amila ghayra salih).

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Any woman who wears a goldnecklace will have a similar one of fire put on her neck on theDay of Resurrection, and any woman who puts a gold earring in herear will have a similar one of fire put in her ear on the Day ofResurrection.

Asma' heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say when the lote-tree of the boundary was mentioned to him, "A rider can travel in the shade of a branch of it for a hundred years," or "a hundred riders can take shelter in its shade (the transmitter being in doubt); in it there are golden butterflies and its fruit looks like earthenware jars."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked her what laxative she used and she replied that she used spurge, whereupon he declared that it was very hot. She then used senna as a purgative, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "If anything contains a remedy for death it is senna."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.

She said "Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Ja'far's children are readily susceptible to the influence of the evil eye, so may I use a spell for them." He replied, "Yes, for if anything could precede the decree the evil eye could."

Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Asma' heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) reciting, "My servants who have transgressed against their souls, do not despair of Allah's mercy, for Allah pardons all sins," (adding) "and He does not care."

Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it, the latter saying this is a hasan gharib tradition. Sharh as-Sunnah has "saying" instead of "reciting".

The Prophet was brought some food which he offered to us, and when we said we did not want it he replied, "Do not combine falsehood with hunger."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.

The sleeve of Allah's Messenger's shirt reached the wrist.

Tirmidhi and AbuDawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.

Asma' heard Allah's messenger (peace be upon him) say, "Shall I not tell you who are the best among you?" They replied, "Certainly, Messenger of Allah." He said, "The best of you are those who when seen are a means of Allah being brought to mind."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Lying is allowed only in three cases: falsehood spoken by a man to his wife to please her, falsehood in war, and falsehood to put things right between people."

Transmitted by Ahmad and Tirmidhi.

I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) as saying: Donot kill your children secretly, for the milk, with which a childis suckled while his mother is pregnant, overtakes the horsemanand throws him from his horse.

The sleeve of the shirt of the Apostle of Allah (peace be uponhim) came to the wrist.

Asma heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "He is a bad servant who is proud and puts on airs and forgets the Most Great and Sublime One. He is a bad servant who is overbearing and overweening and forgets the Overpowering and Most High One. He is a bad servant who is neglectful and careless and forgets the graves and corruption. He is a bad servant who is corrupt and excessively disobedient and forgets the beginning and the end. He is a bad servant who deceptively uses religion. He is a bad servant who is let by greed. He is a bad servant who is misled by passion. He is a bad servant who is debased by worldly desire."

Tirmidhi and Bayhaqi, in Shu'ab al-Iman transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying its isnad is not strong and also that this is a gharib tradition.

I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and took the oath ofallegiance to him. He said: If anyone reaches a water which hasnot been approached before by any Muslim, it belongs to him. Thepeople, therefore, went out running and marking (on the land).

I asked Sir about the Statement of Allah:

'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer. So did Allah convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) conveyed that to Muhammad.' (53.10) He said, "Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) informed us that Muhammad had seen Gabriel with six hundred wings."

Ibn Az-Zubair said to me, " 'Aisha used to tell you secretly a number of things. What did she tell you about the Ka'ba?" I replied, "She told me that once the Prophet said, 'O 'Aisha! Had not your people been still close to the pre-Islamic period of ignorance (infidelity), I would have dismantled the Ka'ba and would have made two doors in it; one for entrance and the other for exit." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair did the same.

I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, "The Prophet said, 'Whoever eats (from) this plant (he meant garlic) should keep away from our mosque." I said, "What does he mean by that?" He replied, "I think he means only raw garlic."

Jabir said, "The Prophet ordered Ali to keep on assuming his Ihram." The narrator then informed about the narration of Suraqa.

I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying, "Allah's Apostle asked an Ansari woman (Ibn 'Abbas named her but 'Ata' forgot her name), 'What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?' She replied, 'We have a camel and the father of so-and-so and his son (i.e. her husband and her son) rode it and left one camel for us to use for irrigation.' He said (to her), 'Perform 'Umra when Ramadan comes, for 'Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward),' or said something similar."

I and Ubai bin Umar went to Aisha while she was staying near Thabir (i.e. a mountain). She said, "There is no migration after Allah gave His Prophet victory over Mecca."

'Aisha said, -If the Prophet saw a cloud in the sky, he would walk to and fro in agitation, go out and come in, and the color of his face would change, and if it rained, he would feel relaxed." So 'Aisha knew that state of his. So the Prophet said, I don't know (am afraid), it may be similar to what happened to some people referred to in the Holy Qur'an in the following verse: "Then when they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they said, 'This is a cloud bringing us rain!' Nay, but, it is that (torment) which you were asking to be hastened a wind wherein is severe torment." (46.24)

Jabir said, "The Prophet ordered 'Ali to keep the state of Ihram." Jabir added, "Ali bin Abi Talib returned (from Yemen) when he was a governor (of Yemen). The Prophet said to him, 'With what intention have you assumed the state of Ihram?' 'Ali said, 'I have assumed Ihram with an intention as that of the Prophet.' Then the Prophet said (to him), 'Offer a Hadi and keep the state of Ihram in which you are now.' 'Ali slaughtered a Hadi on his behalf."

That he heard Ibn 'Abbas reciting the Divine Verse:

"And for those who can fast they had a choice either fast, or feed a poor for every day..." (2.184) Ibn 'Abbas said, "This Verse is not abrogated, but it is meant for old men and old women who have no strength to fast, so they should feed one poor person for each day of fasting (instead of fasting)."

When Ibn 'Abbas heard: "Have you not seen those who have changed the favor of Allah into disbelief?" (14.28) he said, "Those were the disbelieving pagans of Mecca."

We presented ourselves along with Ibn 'Abbas at the funeral procession of Maimuna at a place called Sarif. Ibn 'Abbas said, "This is the wife of the Prophet so when you lift her bier, do not jerk it or shake it much, but walk smoothly because the Prophet had nine wives and he used to observe the night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was no night turn."

That he had seen Um Zafar, the tall black lady, at (holding) the curtain of the Ka'ba.

One night the Prophet delayed the Isha' prayer whereupon 'Umar went to him and said, "The prayer, O Allah's Apostle! The women and children had slept." The Prophet came out with water dropping from his head, and said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard for my followers (or for the people), I would order them to pray Isha prayer at this time." (Various versions of this Hadith are given by the narrators with slight differences in expression but not in content).

I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah in a gathering saying, "We, the companions of Allah's Apostle assumed the state of Ihram to perform only Hajj without 'Umra." Jabir added, "The Prophet arrived (at Mecca) on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. And when we arrived (in Mecca) the Prophet ordered us to finish the state of Ihram, saying, "Finish your lhram and go to your wives (for sexual relation)." Jabir added, "The Prophet did not oblige us (to go to our wives) but he only made that legal for us. Then he heard that we were saying, "When there remains only five days between us and the Day of Arafat he orders us to finish our Ihram by sleeping with our wives in which case we will proceed to 'Arafat with our male organs dribbling with semen?' (Jabir pointed out with his hand illustrating what he was saying). Allah's Apostle stood up and said, 'You (People) know that I am the most Allah-fearing, the most truthful and the best doer of good deeds (pious) from among you. If I had not brought the Hadi with me, I would have finished my Ihram as you will do, so finish your Ihram. If I had formerly known what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi with me.' So we finished our Ihram and listened to the Prophet and obeyed him." (See Hadith No. 713, Vol. 2)

'Ubaid bin 'Umar Al-Laithi and I visited 'Aisha and asked her about the Hijra (i.e. migration), and she said, "Today there is no (Hijrah) emigration. A believer used to run away with his religion to Allah and His Apostle lest he should be put to trial beCause of his religion. Today Allah has made Islam triumphant, and today a believer can worship his Lord wherever he likes. But the deeds that are still rewardable (in place of emigration) are Jihad and good intentions." (See Hadith No. 42 Vol. 4).

'Ubaid bin 'Umar and I visited 'Aisha, and he asked her about the migration. She said, "There is no migration today. A believer used to flee with his religion to Allah and His Prophet for fear that he might be put to trial as regards his religion. Today Allah has rendered Islam victorious; therefore a believing one can worship one's Lord wherever one wishes. But there is Jihad (for Allah's Cause) and intentions." (See Hadith 42, in the 4th Vol. for its Explanation)

Ibn 'Abbas said to me, "Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "This black lady came to the Prophet and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.' The Prophet said (to her), 'If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.' She said, 'I will remain patient,' and added, 'but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become uncovered.' So he invoked Allah for her."

Ibn 'Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following way): He ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He then took another handful (of water) and did like this (gesturing), joining both hands, and washed his face, took another handful of water and washed his right forearm. He again took another handful of water and washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over his head and took another handful of water and poured it over his right foot (up to his ankles) and washed it thoroughly and similarly took another handful of water and washed thoroughly his left foot (up to the ankles) and said, "I saw Allah's Apostle performing ablution in this way."

I asked Zaid bin Thabit about prostration on which he said that he had recited An-Najm before the Prophet, yet he (the Prophet) had not performed a prostration.

I met Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As and asked him, "Tell me about the description of Allah's Apostle which is mentioned in Torah (i.e. Old Testament.)" He replied, "Yes. By Allah, he is described in Torah with some of the qualities attributed to him in the Qur'an as follows:

'O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness (for Allah's True religion) And a giver of glad tidings (to the faithful believers), And a warner (to the unbelievers) And guardian of the illiterates. You are My slave and My messenger (i.e. Apostle). I have named you "Al-Mutawakkil" (who depends upon Allah). You are neither discourteous, harsh Nor a noisemaker in the markets And you do not do evil to those Who do evil to you, but you deal With them with forgiveness and kindness. Allah will not let him (the Prophet) Die till he makes straight the crooked people by making them say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," With which will be opened blind eyes And deaf ears and enveloped hearts.' "

On the authority of Abu Huraira: The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the moon on a full moon night?" They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?" They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "So you will see Him, like that. Allah will gather all the people on the Day of Resurrection, and say, 'Whoever worshipped something (in the world) should follow (that thing),' so, whoever worshipped the sun will follow the sun, and whoever worshiped the moon will follow the moon, and whoever used to worship certain (other false) deities, he will follow those deities. And there will remain only this nation with its good people (or its hypocrites). (The sub-narrator, Ibrahim is in doubt.) Allah will come to them and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will (deny Him and) say, 'We will stay here till our Lord comes, for when our Lord comes, we will recognize Him.' So Allah will come to them in His appearance which they know, and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our Lord,' so they will follow Him.

Then a bridge will be laid across Hell (Fire). I and my followers will be the first ones to go across it and none will speak on that Day except the Apostles. And the invocation of the Apostles on that Day will be, 'O Allah, save! Save!' In Hell (or over the Bridge) there will be hooks like the thorns of As-Sa'dan (thorny plant). Have you seen As-Sa'dan?" They replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "So those hooks look like the thorns of As-Sa'dan, but none knows how big they are except Allah. Those hooks will snap the people away according to their deeds. Some of the people will stay in Hell (be destroyed) because of their (evil) deeds, and some will be cut or torn by the hooks (and fall into Hell) and some will be punished and then relieved. When Allah has finished His Judgments among the people, He will take whomever He will out of Hell through His Mercy. He will then order the angels to take out of the Fire all those who used to worship none but Allah from among those whom Allah wanted to be merciful to and those who testified (in the world) that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah. The angels will recognize them in the Fire by the marks of prostration (on their foreheads), for the Fire will eat up all the human body except the mark caused by prostration as Allah has forbidden the Fire to eat the mark of prostration. They will come out of the (Hell) Fire, completely burnt and then the water of life will be poured over them and they will grow under it as does a seed that comes in the mud of the torrent.

Then Allah will finish the judgments among the people, and there will remain one man facing the (Hell) Fire and he will be the last person among the people of Hell to enter Paradise. He will say, 'O my Lord! Please turn my face away from the fire because its air has hurt me and its severe heat has burnt me.' So he will invoke Allah in the way Allah will wish him to invoke, and then Allah will say to him, 'If I grant you that, will you then ask for anything else?' He will reply, 'No, by Your Power, (Honor) I will not ask You for anything else.' He will give his Lord whatever promises and covenants Allah will demand.

So Allah will turn his face away from Hell (Fire). When he will face Paradise and will see it, he will remain quiet for as long as Allah will wish him to remain quiet, then he will say, 'O my Lord! Bring me near to the gate of Paradise.' Allah will say to him, 'Didn't you give your promises and covenants that you would never ask for anything more than what you had been given? Woe on you, O Adam's son! How treacherous you are!' He will say, 'O my lord,' and will keep on invoking Allah till He says to him, 'If I give what you are asking, will you then ask for anything else?' He will reply, 'No, by Your (Honor) Power, I will not ask for anything else.'

Then he will give covenants and promises to Allah and then Allah will bring him near to the gate of Paradise. When he stands at the gate of Paradise, Paradise will be opened and spread before him, and he will see its splendor and pleasures whereupon he will remain quiet as long as Allah will wish him to remain quiet, and then he will say, 'O my Lord! Admit me into Paradise.' Allah will say, 'Didn't you give your covenants and promises that you would not ask for anything more than what you had been given?' Allah will say, 'Woe on you, O Adam's son! How treacherous you are!'

The man will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most miserable of Your creation,' and he will keep on invoking Allah till Allah will laugh because of his sayings, and when Allah will laugh because of him, He will say to him, 'Enter Paradise,' and when he will enter it, Allah will say to him, 'Wish for anything.' So he will ask his Lord, and he will wish for a great number of things, for Allah Himself will remind him to wish for certain things by saying, '(Wish for) so-and-so.' When there is nothing more to wish for, Allah will say, 'This is for you, and its equal (is for you) as well."

'Ata' bin Yazid added: Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri who was present with Abu Huraira, did not deny whatever the latter said, but when Abu Huraira said that Allah had said, "That is for you and its equal as well," Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri said, "And ten times as much, O Abu Huraira!" Abu Huraira said, "I do not remember, except his saying, 'That is for you and its equal as well.' " Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri then said, "I testify that I remember the Prophet saying, 'That is for you, and ten times as much.' "

Abu Huraira then added, "That man will be the last person of the people of Paradise to enter Paradise."

We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon when the sky is clear?" We said, "No." He said, "So you will have no difficulty in seeing your Lord on that Day as you have no difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon (in a clear sky)." The Prophet then said, "Somebody will then announce, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship.' So the companions of the cross will go with their cross, and the idolators (will go) with their idols, and the companions of every god (false deities) (will go) with their god, till there remain those who used to worship Allah, both the obedient ones and the mischievous ones, and some of the people of the Scripture. Then Hell will be presented to them as if it were a mirage. Then it will be said to the Jews, 'What did you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship Ezra, the son of Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What do you want (now)?' They will reply, 'We want You to provide us with water.' Then it will be said to them 'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell (instead). Then it will be said to the Christians, 'What did you use to worship?'

They will reply, 'We used to worship Messiah, the son of Allah.' It will be said, 'You are liars, for Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What: do you want (now)?' They will say, 'We want You to provide us with water.' It will be said to them, 'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell (instead). When there remain only those who used to worship Allah (Alone), both the obedient ones and the mischievous ones, it will be said to them, 'What keeps you here when all the people have gone?' They will say, 'We parted with them (in the world) when we were in greater need of them than we are today, we heard the call of one proclaiming, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship,' and now we are waiting for our Lord.' Then the Almighty will come to them in a shape other than the one which they saw the first time, and He will say, 'I am your Lord,' and they will say, 'You are not our Lord.' And none will speak to Him then but the Prophets, and then it will be said to them, 'Do you know any sign by which you can recognize Him?' They will say. 'The Shin,' and so Allah will then uncover His Shin whereupon every believer will prostrate before Him and there will remain those who used to prostrate before Him just for showing off and for gaining good reputation. These people will try to prostrate but their backs will be rigid like one piece of a wood (and they will not be able to prostrate). Then the bridge will be laid across Hell." We, the companions of the Prophet said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the bridge?"

He said, "It is a slippery (bridge) on which there are clamps and (Hooks like) a thorny seed that is wide at one side and narrow at the other and has thorns with bent ends. Such a thorny seed is found in Najd and is called As-Sa'dan. Some of the believers will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others as quick as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she-camels. So some will be safe without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches, and some will fall down into Hell (Fire). The last person will cross by being dragged (over the bridge)." The Prophet said, "You (Muslims) cannot be more pressing in claiming from me a right that has been clearly proved to be yours than the believers in interceding with Almighty for their (Muslim) brothers on that Day, when they see themselves safe.

They will say, 'O Allah! (Save) our brothers (for they) used to pray with us, fast with us and also do good deeds with us.' Allah will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of one (gold) Dinar.' Allah will forbid the Fire to burn the faces of those sinners. They will go to them and find some of them in Hell (Fire) up to their feet, and some up to the middle of their legs. So they will take out those whom they will recognize and then they will return, and Allah will say (to them), 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of one half Dinar.' They will take out whomever they will recognize and return, and then Allah will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant), and so they will take out all those whom they will recognize.' Abu Sa'id said: If you do not believe me then read the Holy Verse:

"Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant) but if there is any good (done) He doubles it." (4.40) The Prophet added, "Then the prophets and Angels and the believers will intercede, and (last of all) the Almighty (Allah) will say, 'Now remains My Intercession. He will then hold a handful of the Fire from which He will take out some people whose bodies have been burnt, and they will be thrown into a river at the entrance of Paradise, called the water of life.

They will grow on its banks, as a seed carried by the torrent grows. You have noticed how it grows beside a rock or beside a tree, and how the side facing the sun is usually green while the side facing the shade is white. Those people will come out (of the River of Life) like pearls, and they will have (golden) necklaces, and then they will enter Paradise whereupon the people of Paradise will say, 'These are the people emancipated by the Beneficent. He has admitted them into Paradise without them having done any good deeds and without sending forth any good (for themselves).' Then it will be said to them, 'For you is what you have seen and its equivalent as well.' "

The Prophet said, "The believers will be kept (waiting) on the Day of Resurrection so long that they will become worried and say, 'Let us ask somebody to intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from our place.'

Then they will go to Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of the people. Allah created you with His Own Hand and made you reside in His Paradise and ordered His angels to prostrate before you, and taught you the names of all things will you intercede for us with your Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours? Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistakes he had committed, i.e., his eating off the tree though he had been forbidden to do so. He will add, 'Go to Noah, the first prophet sent by Allah to the people of the Earth.' The people will go to Noah who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistake which he had done, i.e., his asking his Lord without knowledge. He will say (to them), 'Go to Abraham, Khalil Ar-Rahman.' They will go to Abraham who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He would mention three words by which he told a lie, and say (to them), 'Go to Moses, a slave whom Allah gave the Torah and spoke to, directly and brought near Him, for conversation.'

They will go to Moses who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistake he made, i.e., killing a person, and will say (to them), 'Go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His Apostle, and a soul created by Him and His Word.' (Be: And it was.) They will go to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking but you'd better go to Muhammad, the slave whose past and future sins have been forgiven by Allah.' So they will come to me, and I will ask my Lord's permission to enter His House and then I will be permitted. When I see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him, and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He will, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad, lift up your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask (for anything) for it will be granted.' Then I will raise my head and glorify my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me. Allah will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people) I will take them out and make them enter Paradise." (Qatada said: I heard Anas saying that), the Prophet said, "I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and then I will return and ask my Lord for permission to enter His House and I will be permitted."

When I will see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him and He will leave me in prostration as long as He will let me (in that state), and then He will say, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, your request will be granted.' " The Prophet added, "So I will raise my head and glorify and praise Him as He has taught me. Then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let them enter Paradise." (Qatada added: I heard Anas saying that) the Prophet said, "I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and I will return for the third time and will ask my Lord for permission to enter His house, and I will be allowed to enter."

When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration before Him, and will remain in prostration as long as He will, and then He will say, 'Raise your head, O Muhammad, and speak, for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, for your request will be granted.' So I will raise my head and praise Allah as He has taught me and then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let them enter Paradise." (Qatada said: I heard Anas saying that the Prophet said, "So I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, till none will remain in the Fire except those whom Quran will imprison (i.e., those who are destined for eternal life in the fire)." The narrator then recited the Verse: "It may be that your Lord will raise you to a Station of Praise and Glory." (17.79) The narrator added: This is the Station of Praise and Glory which Allah has promised to your Prophet.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Sadaqah may not be given torich man, with the exception of five classes: One who fights inAllah's path, or who collects it, or a debtor, or a man who buysit with his money, or a man who has a poor neighbour who has beengiven sadaqah and gives a present to the rich man.