Chapter name : Faith (kitab Al iman )
From Hadith No 371 to 380
Hadith No: 371
Narrated/Authority of Yazid al-Faqir
I was really fixated on the idea of the Khwarij, who are people that commit major sins and would be eternally condemned to Hell. So, a big group of us decided to go on a pilgrimage and spread the beliefs of the Khwarij. Along the way, we passed by Medina and saw Jabir b. ‘Abdullah talking to people about the teachings of the Holy Prophet. When he mentioned the inhabitants of Hell, I asked him about it. I said, “Hey, companion of the Messenger of Allah, why are you talking about this when the Qur’an says that whoever is put in the Fire will be humiliated and anyone who tries to escape will be thrown back in?” He asked if I had read the Qur’an and if I knew about the exalted position of Muhammad. I said yes to both. He explained that Muhammad has a position of great glory and that Allah will bring out whoever He wants to bring out. He described the Path (the Bridge) and how people will cross it. He said that he couldn’t remember everything, but he knew that people would come out of Hell looking like the wood of the ebony tree. They would enter a river in Paradise, bathe in it, and come out looking as white as paper. After hearing this, we realized that the old man couldn’t be lying about the Messenger of Allah. So, we all abandoned the beliefs of the Khwarij, except for one man. Abu Nu’aim also made a similar statement.
Hadith No: 372
Narrated/Authority of Anas bin Malik
The Messenger of Allah said, “Four people will be taken out of the Fire and brought to Allah. One of them will turn to Allah and say, ‘O Lord, when you bring me out of the Fire, please don’t throw me back in.’ And Allah will save him from the Fire.”
Hadith No: 373
Narrated/Authority of Anas bin Malik
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Allah would gather people on the Day of Resurrection and they would be concerned about it, and Ibn Ubaid said. They would get a Divine inspiration about it, and would say: If we could seek intercession with our Lord, we may be relieved from this predicament of ours. He (the Holy Prophet [saw]) said: They would come to Adam and say, Thou art Adam, the father of mankind. Allah created thee with His own hand and breathed unto thee of His Spirit and commanded the angels and they prostrated before thee. So intercede for us with thy Lord, that He may relieve us from this position of ours. He would say: I am not in a position to do this, and would recall his error, and would fight shy of his Lord on account of that; go to Noah the first messenger (after me) sent by Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: So they would come to Noah (peace be upon him). He would say: I am not in a position to do that for you, and recall his fault which he had committed, and would fight shy of his Lord on account of that, (and would say): You better go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) whom Allah took for a friend. They would come to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and he would say: I am not in a position to do that for you, and would recall his fault that he had committed and would, therefore, fight shy of his Lord on that account (and would say): You better go to Moses (peace be upon him) with whom Allah conversed and conferred Torah upon him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: So they would come to Moses (peace be upon him) He would say: I am not in a position to do that for you, and would recall his fault that he had committed and would fight shy of his Lord on account of that (and would say): You better go to Jesus, the Spirit of Allah and His word He would say: I am not in a position to do that for you; you better go to Muhammad (may peace be upon him), a servant whose former and latter sins have been forgiven. He (the narrator) said: The Messenger or Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: So they would come to me and I would ask the permission of my Lord and it would be granted to me, and when I would see Him, I would fall down in prostration, and He (Allah) would leave me thus as long as He would wish, and then it would be said: O Muhammad, raise your head, say and you would be heard; ask and it would be granted; intercede and intercession would be accepted. Then I would raise my head and extol my Lord with the praise which my Lord would teach me. I shall then intercede, but a limit would be set for me I would bring them out from the Fire and make them enter Paradise (according to the limit). I shall return then and fall down in prostration and Allah would leave me (in that position) as long as He would wish to leave me it would be said: Rise, O Muhammad, say and you would be heard; ask and it would be conferred; intercede and intercession would be granted. I would raise my head and extol my Lord with praise that He would teach me. I would then intercede and a limit would be set for me. I would bring them out of the Fire (of Hell) and make them enter Paradise. He (the narrator) said: I do not remember whether he (the Holy Prophet) said at the third time or at the fourth time: O my Lord, none has been left in the Fire, but those restrained by the Holy Quran, i e. those who were eternally doomed. Ibn Ubaid said in a narration: Qatada observed: whose everlasting stay was imperative”.
Hadith No: 374
Narrated/Authority of Anas
The Messenger of Allah said: On the Day of Resurrection, the believers will gather and be worried about it. The trouble that will happen will be made known to them. This is like the hadith transmitted by Abu Uwana. In the hadith, he said: Then I will come for the fourth time and say to my Lord, no one is left except those who are restrained by the Holy Qur’an.
Hadith No: 375
Narrated/Authority of Anas bin Malik
Allah’s Prophet (peace be upon him) said that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will gather the believers and remind them of it. The rest of the hadith is similar to the one mentioned before. Then, the Holy Prophet mentioned a fourth time when he would say to Allah: “O my Lord, only those whom the Qur’an has restrained are left in the Fire, meaning they are eternally doomed.”
Hadith No: 376
Narrated/Authority of Anas bin Malik
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If someone says “There is no god but Allah,” even if they have the smallest amount of goodness in their heart, they will be saved from the Fire. If someone says “There is no god but Allah” and they have a little more goodness in their heart, they will also be saved from the Fire. Even if someone has the tiniest amount of goodness in their heart and they say “There is no god but Allah,” they will still be saved from the Fire. Ibn Minhal added the following words to this narration: Yazid told Shu’ba about this hadith. Shu’ba said that Qatada transmitted this hadith to them from Anas b. Malik, who heard it from the Prophet (peace be upon him). However, there was a change made in the word used – Zurra (grain) instead of Zarra (atom). Yazid also mentioned that Abu Bistam made a change to it.
Hadith No: 377
Narrated/Authority of Mabad bin Hilal al Anazi
We went to Anas b. Malik’s house through Thabit. When we arrived, Anas b. Malik was praying. Thabit asked for permission for us, and we entered. Anas b. Malik seated Thabit with him on his bed. Thabit said to Anas b. Malik: “O Abu Hamza, the people of Basra ask you to tell them the hadith of intercession.” Anas b. Malik replied: “Muhammad told us: On the Day of Resurrection, some people will be confused and will ask Adam to intercede for their sake. Adam will say he is not able to do that and will direct them to Ibrahim, who is Allah’s Friend. They will then go to Ibrahim, but he will also say he cannot intercede and will direct them to Moses. Moses will say the same and will direct them to Jesus, who will also refuse and direct them to Muhammad. They will come to me, and I will say I am able to intercede. I will seek permission from Allah, and it will be granted. I will stand before Allah, praise Him, and prostrate. Allah will command me to raise my head and speak, and my words will be heard. I will ask for intercession, and it will be accepted. I will say: ‘My Lord, my people.’ Allah will command me to go and bring out of Hell those with faith equal to a wheat grain or a barley seed. I will do as commanded and return to Allah, praising Him and prostrating. Allah will command me again to speak, and my words will be heard. I will ask for intercession, and it will be accepted. I will say: ‘My people, my people.’ Allah will command me to go and bring out of Hell those with faith equal to a mustard seed. I will do as commanded and return to Allah, praising Him and prostrating. Allah will command me one last time to speak, and my words will be heard. I will ask for intercession, and it will be accepted. I will say: ‘My Lord, my people, my people.’ Allah will command me to go and bring out of Hell those with faith equal to the smallest grain of mustard seed. I will do as commanded.”
Hadith No: 378
Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
Meat was one day brought to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and a foreleg was offered to him, a part which he liked. He sliced with his teeth a piece out of it and said: I shall be the leader of mankind on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know why? Allah would gather in one plain the earlier and the later (of the human race) on the Day of Resurrection. Then the voice of the proclaimer would be heard by all of them and the eyesight would penetrate through all of them and the sun would come near. People would then experience a degree of anguish, anxiety and agony which they shall not be able to bear and they shall not be able to stand. Some people would say to the others: Don you see in which trouble you are? Don’t you see what (misfortune) has overtaken you? Why don’t you find one who should intercede for you with your Lord? Some would say to the others: Go to Adam. And they would go to Adam and say: O Adam, thou art the father of mankind. Allah created thee by His own Hand and breathed in thee of His spirit and ordered the angels to prostrate before thee. Intercede for us with thy Lord Don’t you see in what (trouble) we are? Don’t you see what (misfortune) has overtaken us? Adam would say: Verily, my Lord is angry, to an extent to which He had never been angry before nor would He be angry afterward. Verily, He forbade me (to go near) that tree and I disobeyed Him. I am concerned with my own self. Go to someone else; go to Noah. They would come to Noah and would say: O Noah, thou art the first of the Messengers (sent) on the earth (after Adam), and Allah named thee as a” Grateful Servant,” intercede for us with thy Lord. Don’t you see in what (trouble) we are? Don’t you see what (misfortune) has overtaken us? He would say: Verily, my Lord is angry today as He had never been angry before, and would never be angry afterwards. There had emanated a curse from me with which I cursed my people. I am concerned with only myself, I am concerned only with myself; you better go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him). They would go to Ibrahim and say: Thou art the apostle of Allah and His Friend amongst the inhabitants of the earth; intercede for us with thy Lord. Don’t you see in which (trouble) we are? Don’t you see what (misfortune) has overtaken us? Ibrahim would say to them: Verily, my Lord is today angry as He had never been angry before and would never be angry afterwards. and (Ibrahim) would mention his lies (and then say): I am concerned only with myself, I am concerned only with myself. You better go to someone else: go to Moses. They would come to Moses (peace be upon him) and say: O Moses, thou art Allah’s messenger, Allah blessed thee with His messengership and His conversation amongst people. Intercede for us with thy Lord. Don’t you see in what (trouble) we are? Don’t you see what (misfortune) has overtaken us? Moses (peace be upon him) would say to them: Verily. my Lord is angry as He had never been angry before and would never be angry afterwards. I, in fact, killed a person whom I had not been ordered to kill. I am concerned with myself, I am concerned with myself. You better go to Jesus (peace be upon him). They would come to Jesus and would say: O Jesus, thou art the messenger of Allah and thou conversed with people in the cradle, (thou art) His Word which I-Ie sent down upon Mary. and (thou art) the Spirit from Him; so intercede for us with thy Lord. Don’t you see (the trouble) in which we are? Don’t you see (the misfortune) that has overtaken us? Jesus (peace be upon him) would say: Verily, my Lord is angry today as He had never been angry before or would ever be angry afterwards. He mentioned no sin of his. (He simply said:) I am concerned with myself, I am concerned with myself; you go to someone else: better go to Muhammad (may peace be upon him). They would come to me and say: O Muhammad (saw), thou art the messenger of Allah and the last of the apostles. Allah has pardoned thee all thy previous and later sins. Intercede for us with thy Lord; don’t you see in which (trouble) we are? Don’t you see what (misfortune) has overtaken us? I shall then set off and come below the Throne and fall down prostrate before my Lord; then Allah would reveal to me and inspire me with some of His Praises and Glorifications which He had not revealed to anyone before me. He would then say: Muhammad (saw), raise thy head; ask and it would be granted; intercede and intercession would be accepted I would then raise my head and say: O my Lord, my people, my people. It would be said: O Muhammad (saw), bring in by the right gate of Paradise those of your people who would have no account to render. They would share with the people some other door besides this door. The Holy Prophet then said: By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad (saw), verify the distance between two door leaves of the Paradise is as great as between Mecca and Hajar, or as between Mecca and Busra.
Hadith No: 379
Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah was given a cup of soft bread, soup, and meat. He chose the foreleg of the meat and took a slice with his teeth. He declared, “I will be the leader of mankind on the Day of Resurrection.” Then he sliced the meat again and repeated, “I am the leader of mankind on the Day of Resurrection.” When his companions didn’t ask him about this, he questioned them, “Why don’t you ask how that would be?” They replied, “How would it be, Messenger of Allah?” He explained, “People will stand before the Lord of the worlds.” The rest of the hadith was similar to the one transmitted by Abu Hayyan, on the authority of Abu Zur’a, and in the story of Ibrahim, this addition was made. He mentioned his words about the star, saying, “This is my Lord.” And his words about their gods, “But the big among them has done that.” He also said, “I am ailing.” The Holy Prophet then affirmed, “By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the distance between two leaves of the door from their supporting frames is like the distance between Mecca and Hajar, or Hajar and Mecca. I don’t remember exactly how he said it.”
Hadith No: 380 Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
Abu Huraira and Hudhaifa said that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah will gather people. The believers will stand near Paradise. They will go to Adam and ask him to open the Paradise. Adam will say that they were kicked out because of Adam’s sin, so he can’t open it. They should go to Ibrahim, who is a friend of Allah. Ibrahim will also say that he can’t open it. They should go to Moses, who talked to Allah. Moses will say that he can’t open it, but they should go to Jesus, who is Allah’s word and spirit. Jesus will also say that he can’t open it. Finally, they will come to Muhammad. He will be allowed to open the door of Paradise. Trustworthiness and family will be there. The first people will pass quickly. Muhammad will stand on the path and say “Save, O my Lord, save.” People will keep passing until their deeds become weak. Some people will struggle to move and crawl. Hooks will be on the sides of the path to catch those who need to be caught. Some people will make it through the path, but others will end up in Hell. It would take 70 years to understand how deep Hell is.