许多无知的人依赖安拉的慈悯、宽恕与慷慨,却不遵从祂的命令与禁令,忘记了祂的惩罚是严厉的,而祂的震怒绝不会从犯罪(多神崇拜、作恶)的人身上撤除。因此,谁一边依赖安拉的慈悯,一边仍执意犯罪,谁就是顽固不化的人。 马鲁夫说:"指望从你不顺从的那位(安拉)那里得到慈悯,不过是愚昧。" 哈桑说:"有些人被对安拉恩典的期望所迷惑,以至于他们离开今世时都没有悔改。其中一人说:'我确实对我的主有良好的看法。'他只是在撒谎,因为如果他对主有良好的看法,他就会把自己的善行做得完美。" 乌萨ma·本·宰德(愿安拉喜悦他)传述,他听先知ﷺ说:"在复活日,将有一人被带来投入火狱,以致他的肠子流出,他像驴子绕着磨盘转一样绕着转。火狱的居民将围绕着他说:'某某啊!你怎么了?你不是曾经命令我们行善、禁止我们作恶吗?'他会回答说:'是的,我曾命令你们行善,自己却不去做;我曾禁止你们作恶,自己却去做。'" 他还传述,安拉的使者ﷺ说:"在我夜行登霄(夜行登霄之夜)时,我经过一些人,他们的嘴唇正被火剪剪割。我问:'他们是谁?'有人说:'是你们乌玛里的讲经人,他们曾劝人行善,却忘了自己去实践。'" 安纳斯(愿安拉喜悦他)还传述,先知ﷺ说:"在我被提升到天堂的那夜,我经过一些人,他们的嘴唇正被火剪剪割。" 我问吉卜利勒他们是谁,他告诉我,他们是我民中的那些传教者,他们说的是自己不做的事。3 他还说:"先知ﷺ常说:'当我被提升到天堂时,我经过一些人,他们拥有铜制的指甲,正在抓挠自己的脸和胸膛。我问:"这些人是谁,吉卜利勒啊?"他回答:"他们是那些喜好说人闲话、毁坏人名誉的人。"'"4 安德烈(Anas)也说:"安拉的使者ﷺ常常说:'转动心灵的主啊,请使我的心坚定于你的宗教。'我说:'安拉的使者啊,我们确信您,也确信您所带来的一切,尽管如此,您还是为我们担忧吗?'他ﷺ便说:'是的。心确实是在安拉的两根手指之间,他随意地转动它们。'"5 安德烈也报道说,先知ﷺ对吉卜利勒说:"为什么我从未见到米迦勒发笑?"他回答:"自从火狱被创造以来,他就从未笑过。"6 在《穆斯林圣训实录》中,安德烈说:"安拉的使者ﷺ说:'火狱的居民中有一人,他在世上过着安逸富足的生活,复活日他只会被浸入火中一次,然后会对他说:"亚当之子啊,你是否曾享受过任何安乐?你是否曾得到任何物质的福分?"他会回答:"凭安拉发誓,没有,我的主啊。"然后,乐园的居民中那位在世上过着最困苦生活的人被带来,他只会被浸入乐园一次,并会对他说:"亚当之子啊,你是否曾遭遇过困苦?或者是否有任何苦难降临到你身上?"他会说:"凭安拉发誓,没有,我的主啊,我从未遭遇过任何困苦,也从未经历过任何苦难。"'"1 巴拉·本·阿兹布(Al-Bara' bin 'Azib)说:"我们跟随安拉的使者ﷺ,护送一位安索尔人的灵柩出行。 当我们到达他的墓地时,墓穴还没有挖好。于是使者ﷺ坐了下来,我们也围坐在他周围,仿佛我们头上有鸟儿一般。他ﷺ手里拿着一根木棍,用它在地上划着。然后他抬起头来说:"你们要向真主求庇护,免受坟墓中的刑罚。"他ﷺ说了两遍或三遍。 哲卜尔的版本有这样的补充:"当送葬的人离去时,死者能听到他们鞋子的脚步声,此时他会被问道:'某某啊!谁是你的主?你的宗教是什么?谁是你的先知?'" 罕纳德的版本说:"两位天使会来到他身边,让他坐起来,问他:'谁是你的主?'他会回答:'我的主是真主。'他们会问他:'你的宗教是什么?'他会回答:'我的宗教是伊斯兰教。'他们会问:'关于在你们中间被派遣传达使命的那个人,你有什么看法?'他会回答:'他是真主的使者ﷺ。'他们会问:'谁让你知道这些的?'他会回答:'我诵读了真主的经典,信仰它,并认为它是真实的;'这由真主的话所证实:{真主使信道者在今世和后世都坚定于那坚定的言语}。" 公认的版本是:"然后一位呼唤者会从天上呼喊:'我的仆人说的是实话,所以从乐园为他铺床,给他穿上乐园的衣服,并为他开一扇通往乐园的门。'于是乐园的一些清新气息和芬芳会传到他那里,他的墓穴会向他目力所及之处扩展。" 他还提到了异教徒的死亡,说:"他的灵魂会被送回他的身体,两位天使会来到他身边,让他坐起来,问他:'谁是你的主?'他会回答:'唉,唉!我不知道。'他们会问他:'你的宗教是什么?'他会回答:'唉,唉!我不知道。'他们会问:'在你们中间被派遣的那个人是谁?'他会回答:'唉,唉!我不知道。'" 然后，一个呼声会从天上传来："他说了谎，所以为他从火狱中铺一张床，从火狱中给他穿上衣服，并为他开一扇通往火狱的门。"于是火狱的热气和毒风会吹到他身上，他的坟墓会收缩挤压，使他的肋骨互相碾碎。" 贾比尔的版本还补充道："随后会有一个又盲又哑的人被派去看守他，他手持一柄大铁锤，若用它击打一座山，山便会化为尘土。他会用它击打他一下，这一击东方与西方之间的一切都会听到，唯独人和精灵听不到，而他便会化为尘土。然后他的灵魂会被送还给他。" 2 巴拉尔～也传述道："当我们与安拉的使者～同行时，他看见一群人，便问：'他们聚集在什么地方？'他们说：'在一座他们正在挖掘的坟墓旁。'先知～心中不安，便急忙赶去，一直走到那座坟墓旁，然后跪下。我站在对面，想看看他～要做什么。他～哭了很久，直到地面被他的泪水打湿。然后他～来到我们面前说：'亲爱的兄弟们，为像这样的一天做好准备吧。'" 3 布赖达～说："安拉的使者～有一天出来对我们说，连呼三次：'人们啊！你们知道我的比喻和你们的比喻吗？'他们说：'安拉和祂的使者最清楚。'他～说：'我的比喻和你们的比喻，就像一群人担心敌人的入侵，于是派一个人去察看，他观察到了敌人，便回来警告他们，但他担心敌人会在他警告族人之前追上他；于是他挥动衣服，大喊：人们啊，你们的敌人来了！人们啊，你们的敌人来了！'" 1 贾比尔·本·阿卜杜拉～说："安拉的使者～说：'一切醉人之物都是被禁止的。至尊至大的安拉，与饮用醉人之物的人立约，要让他们饮用"提那尔-卡巴勒"（Tinat al-Khabal）。'" 他们问道:"安拉的使者啊,Tinat al-Khabal是什么?"他说:"那是地狱居民的汗水,或者说是地狱居民的脓液。"[2] 艾布·载尔·安-甘法里(愿安拉喜悦之)说:"安拉的使者ﷺ说:'我看到你们看不到的,我听到你们听不到的。天空在呻吟,它有权这样做。天空中没有一处,哪怕只有四指宽的地方,不是有一位天使在那里向安拉叩头。如果你们知道我所知道的,你们就会少笑多哭,也不会再想着在床上与妻子寻欢作乐。你们反而会走上山岗,虔诚地向安拉祈祷。'"艾布·载尔(愿安拉喜悦之)随后说:"我真希望自己是一棵被啃咬的树。" 胡宰费(愿安拉喜悦之)说:"我们曾与先知ﷺ一同参加葬礼。到达坟墓时,他ﷺ坐在自己的脚上,一直盯着坟墓看。然后他ﷺ说:'信士会感受到一种压力,这压力会挤断他睾丸的血管;而不信者则会被火焰充满。'" 扎比尔·本·阿卜杜拉(愿安拉喜悦之)说:"萨阿德·本·穆阿兹去世时,我们与先知ﷺ一同前往送葬。先知ﷺ主持了葬礼拜,萨阿德被放入墓中后,先知ﷺ念起了赞词'Subhanallah'(安拉超绝完美),于是我们也都跟着念。他ﷺ又说'Allahu Akbar'(安拉至大),我们也都跟着说。之后有人问他:'安拉的使者啊,您为何念赞词呢?'他ﷺ回答说:'这位虔诚的安拉的仆人的坟墓变得狭窄了,所以我念了讚词"安拉至大",直到安拉为他解除了这种狭窄。'"[3] 艾布·赛义德·胡达里(愿安拉喜悦之)说:"安拉的使者ﷺ说:'当灵柩准备好要下葬,人们把它扛在肩上时,如果死者是一个善人,他会说:"快把我抬向前去!"但如果他不是善人,他就会说:"哎呀,我的灾难!你们要把我抬到哪里去?"他的声音除人类之外,万物都能听到;因为如果人类听到了,他们都会昏倒在地。'" 4 阿布·乌马math ~ 说:"安拉的使者~ 说:'在复活日,太阳会离人们非常近,只剩一里的距离,它的热度会增加到使人的头颅都被烤沸。人们会按照各自的行为沉浸在汗水之中,有的汗水及膝,有的及腰,有的则汗水直到口勒处。'" 5 伊本·阿拔斯 ~ 传述,先知 ﷺ 说:"当天使以色拉菲勒(审判日负责吹响号角的天使)已将嘴唇贴近号角,等待吹响号角的命令时,我怎能感到喜悦呢?"这使他的同伴深感忧虑,于是先知 ﷺ 告诉他们应当念诵以求慰藉:"{我们足以依靠安拉,祂是最好的保护者。}"1 伊本·欧麦尔 ~ 传述,先知 ﷺ 说:"这些画像的绘制者将在复活日受到惩罚。他们将被告知:'让你们所创造(即所绘制)的东西活起来。'"2 他 ~ 还传述,先知 ﷺ 说:"你们中任何人死去时,他都会在早晨和傍晚被展示他的归宿。如果他属于天堂的居民,就会被展示他在天堂中的位置;如果他属于火狱的居民,就会被展示他在火狱中的位置。"3 他 ~ 还传述,先知 ﷺ 说:"当天堂的居民进入天堂,火狱的居民进入火狱之后,死亡会被带来,并被置于火狱与天堂之间,然后将其宰杀。有呼唤者高声喊道:'天堂的居民啊,不会再有死亡了!火狱的居民啊,不会再有死亡了!'于是,天堂的居民将在原有的喜悦之上增添喜悦,火狱的居民将在原有的忧伤之上增添忧伤。" 4 阿卜杜拉·本·阿慕尔传述：先知ﷺ说："若有人饮酒，安拉四十天不接受他的拜功；若他悔罪，安拉就会赦宥他。若他再犯，安拉四十天不接受他的拜功；若他悔罪，安拉就会赦宥他。若他又再犯，安拉四十天不接受他的拜功；若他悔罪，安拉就会赦宥他。若他第四次再犯，安拉四十天不接受他的拜功；若他悔罪，安拉不会赦宥他，而会让他饮用地狱居民流出的脓液之河。"ﷺ 5 艾布·穆萨传述：安拉的使者ﷺ说："复活日，人类将被聚集在三个场合中：前两个场合是辩论和托辞；而在第三个场合，每个人都将领到自己的录簿，有些人用右手接过，有些人用左手接过。"ﷺ 6 本·麦斯欧德传述：安拉的使者ﷺ说："你们当心小罪，因为它们会在人身上聚集，直到毁灭他。"ﷺ 7 艾布·胡莱赖传述：安拉的使者ﷺ说："然后，火狱上将架起一座桥。我将是第一个过桥的人。那一日，众使者的祈祷词是：'阿拉胡玛·赛利姆，赛利姆（主啊，求你保全，保全！）'。桥上将有类似萨阿丹树（一种多刺的树）之刺的钩子。这些钩子将按照人的行为抓取人们。有些人因恶行而遭毁灭，有些人将被割碎后坠入火狱，但事后会得救，那时安拉已经对众仆人作出裁决，并意欲将他所愿的人从火中救出，那些人是曾作证除安拉外别无应受崇拜之主的人。"ﷺ "我们将命令天使把他们带出来，天使会凭借他们额头上的叩拜印记认出他们；因为安拉使火不烧毁亚当之子身上的叩拜痕迹。于是天使把他们带出来，此时他们已被烧成焦炭，然后将名为“生命之水”（Ma' al-Hayat）的水浇在他们身上，他们便像生长在溪流岸边的幼苗一样重新生长出来。” 1 艾布·胡莱赖ॐ还转述：他听到安拉的使者ﷺ说："在复活日，最先接受审判的人，是一个为主道殉教的人。他将被带到审判台前。安拉会让他回忆自己所享受的恩典（即安拉赐予他的恩惠），他便会一一叙述，并承认自己在世时曾享受过这些恩典。然后安拉会问：'你为这些恩典做了什么？'他会说：'我为了你而战斗，直至殉教。'安拉会说：'你在撒谎！你战斗只是为了被人称为“勇士”，而你确实被这样称呼了。'然后对他的判决下达，他将被脸朝下拖拽，投入火狱。接着，将有一个学习知识并传授知识、诵读《古兰经》的人被带上来。他会被带到，安拉会让他回忆自己的恩典，他便会一一叙述，并承认自己在世时曾享受过这些恩典。然后安拉会问：'你为这些恩典做了什么？'他会说：'我学习知识、传播知识，并诵读《古兰经》，只为求得你的喜悦。'安拉会说：'你在撒谎！你学习知识只是为了被人称为“学者”，你诵读《古兰经》只是为了人们说：“他是诵经者”，而人们确实这样说了。'然后对他的判决下达，他将被脸朝下拖拽，投入火中。" 然后将带来一个人,安拉使他极其富有,赐予他各种财富。他将被带来,安拉会让他历数自己所享受的恩典,他便历数,并承认他在世时曾享受这些恩典。安拉会(接着)问:"你为(报答这些恩典)做了什么?"他会说:"凡是你愿意让钱财花在其中的事业,我都花了。"安拉会说:"你在说谎。"你那样做,是为了人们说你:"他是个慷慨的人",而人们也确实这样说了。然后安拉会下令,他就被脸朝下拖拽,扔进火狱。"我听到伊斯兰教长伊本·泰米叶说:"正如最优秀的人是先知,最恶劣的人则是那些假装是先知的追随者、实际并非如此的人。先知之后最优秀的人是学者、殉道者、诚实和真诚的人。而最邪恶的人,则是那些假借先知追随者之名欺骗世人、实际并非如此的人。" 艾布·胡莱赖ﷺ传述:先知ﷺ说:"你们中若有人在财产或名誉上不义地对待了他的兄弟,就应在他死去之前、在没有任何迪拉姆或第纳尔(即没有钱财来弥补不义)之前,与对方和解。这样,在复活日,如果他有善功,就会从他那里取走,交给对方;如果他没有善功来抵偿,对方的恶行就会加到他身上,他将被投入火狱。" 艾布·胡莱赖ﷺ还传述:先知ﷺ说:"谁不义地侵占了别人的土地,他的脖子(在复活日)将被这块土地套住,直到七层地下。" 艾布·胡莱赖ﷺ还传述:安拉的使者ﷺ说:"亚当子孙所点燃的火,只是火狱之火的七十分之一。" 他们说:"安拉的使者啊,这火狱确实足够了。"他ii说:"那火狱比这更大六十九倍。"3 关于这个主题有许多圣训,所以没有人应当忽视它们,放纵于罪恶之中,而应当坚守对其主的美好期望!阿布·阿勒-瓦法·本·欧盖勒说:"你们当敬畏祂(安拉ii),不要自欺;因为有人仅仅因偷窃三个迪尔汗就可能被截手;饮下一小滴酒也可能受到鞭刑;还有一个女人因虐待一只猫而进入了火狱。"穆阿兹4说:"安拉的使者ﷺ命令我做十件事,他说:'1. 不要以任何事物与安拉并列,即便你因此被杀并被焚烧。2. 不要违抗你的父母,即便他们命令你抛弃家人和财产。3. 不要故意疏忽应守的拜功,因为故意疏忽应守拜功的人将失去安拉的庇护。4. 不要饮酒,因为酒是最可耻的恶行。5. 远离邪恶,因为邪恶之后会降下安拉的震怒。6. 当众人覆灭时,你也要避免从战场上逃跑。7. 当死亡降临到人们身上(如瘟疫或灾难),而你是其中一员时,要保持坚忍。8. 根据你的能力为你的子女支出。9. 不要因为想要管教他们而避免施加压力。10. 在他们心中培养对安拉的敬畏。'"4 伊玛目艾哈迈德说:"阿布·穆阿维叶转述:阿尔-阿马什从萨勒曼·本·迈赛拉传述,从塔里克·本·沙哈卜传述,先知ﷺ说:'有一个人因为一只苍蝇而进入了天堂,另一个人因为一只苍蝇而进入了火狱。'"人们问:"为什么呢,安拉的使者ﷺ?"他ﷺ回答说:"两个人经过一群人,那群人有一尊他们所崇拜的偶像,然而任何人经过都必须向他们的偶像献上某物。人们对其中一人说:'向我们的偶像献上些什么吧。'" 那人回答说：“我没有什么可献的。”他们对他说：“献上点什么吧，哪怕是一只苍蝇。”于是他向他们的神献上了一只苍蝇，他们便放他走了，但他最终却要坠入火狱。他们又对另一人说：“献上点什么吧。”他回答说：“除了献给安拉，我绝不献上任何东西。”于是他们砍了他的脖子（处决了他），他因此进入了天堂。” 一句不经意说出的话，可能使一个人坠入火狱，其深度远超东方与西方之间的距离。一些受欺骗的人还依赖于这样一个事实：安拉~在今世赐予他们恩典，便以为这是因为安拉爱他们，并且在后世，祂~会赐予更好的恩典。然而这不过是自欺而已。 伊玛目艾哈迈德说：雅哈亚·本·盖兰报告说：鲁什丹·本·萨尔德传述，来自哈尔马莱·本·伊姆兰·泰吉比，来自阿格巴·本·穆斯林，来自阿格巴·本·阿米尔：先知ﷺ说：“当你看到安拉~将恩典赐予祂的仆人，即使这仆人正在犯罪，那便是一种诱惑。”然后他ﷺ诵读了这节经文：{当他们忘记了他们所受的劝告时，我为他们开启了一切事物的大门，直到他们沉浸于所得的享受之中，我突然惩罚了他们，他们便陷入绝望与悲哀。} 一位虔诚的学者曾说：“如果你看到安拉~在你仍然犯罪的时候赐予你恩典，那就要警惕祂；这只是将你逐步引向祂的惩罚的一种方式；因为祂~说：{若非人类将成为一个共同体，我就会为那些不信至慈主的人，给他们的房屋做银顶，和他们可以攀登的阶梯；给他们的房屋做门，和他们可以倚靠的床榻；并给他们做金饰。} 然而，这一切在今世不过是享受；而后世在你的主那里，是为虔诚的信士所预备的。安拉斥责了那些这样想的三类人，祂说："至于人，当他的主以尊荣和恩惠考验他时，他便说：'我的主尊重了我。'而当祂以限制他的生计考验他时，他便说：'我的主轻贱了我！'不然！" 4 即：并非所有被我施以恩惠的人，都是我所尊重的人；也并非所有被我限制生计的人，都是我所轻贱的人。相反，我以恩惠考验这一个，以磨难尊重那一个。先知ﷺ说："安拉确实把今世赐给祂所爱的人和祂所不爱的人，但祂只把信仰（Iman，良好的信心）赐给祂所爱的人。"5

Many ignorant people rely on the Mercy, Forgiveness and Generosity of Allah ~' without following His Commands and Prohibitions, forgetting that He ~ is severe in punishment, and that His Wrath will never be withheld from criminal (polytheist, sinning) people. So whoever relies on the Mercy of Allah ~ ' while still insisting on committing sins is just stubborn. Ma'ruf has said: "Hoping for mercy from the One (Allah) Whom you do not obey is but foolishness." Al-Hasan said: "Some people have been distracted by the hope of Allah's Grace, until they left this world without having made any repentance. One of them said: 'Verily, I have a good opinion of My Lord.' He simply lied, because if he had had a good opinion of his Lord, he would have perfected his deeds." Usamah bin Zayd ~ reported that he heard the Prophet ~ say: "A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the (Hell) Fire, so that his intestines will come out, and he will go around like a donkey goes around a millstone. The people of the (Hell) Fire will gather around him and say: 'O so-and-so! What is wrong with you? Didn't you use to order us to do good deeds and forbid us to do bad deeds?' He will reply: 'Yes, I used to order you to do good deeds, but I did not do them myself, and I used to forbid you to do bad deeds, yet I used to do them myself. "'1 He also reported that Anas bin Malik 4, said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: 'During my Nocturnal journey (the Night of Isra') I passed by some people who were having their lips cut by, scissors of fire. I asked: 'Who are they?' they said: 'Lecturers from your Ummah'; they used to enjoin righteousness on people but forgot to practise it themselves. " 2 Anas 4, also reported that the Prophet ~ said: "On the night when I was taken up to Heaven I passed by people whose lips were being cut by scissors of fire. I asked Gabriel who they were and he told me they were those preachers among my people, who said what they did not do"3 He ~ also said: "The Prophet ~ often used to say: 'When I was taken up to heaven I passed by people who had nails of copper and, were scratching their faces and their breasts. I asked: 'Who are these people, 0 Gabriel?' He replied: 'They are those who were given to back biting and who aspersed people's honour. "'4 Anas ~ also said: "The Messenger of Allah :i used to say quite frequently: 'O Turner of the heart, keep me steadfast in your religion.' I said: 'Messenger of Allah, we do affirm faith in you and in that which you have been sent with, yet despite this, you entertain fear about us.' Whereupon he :i said: 'Yes. Verily the hearts are between two of the Fingers of Allah and He turns them as He likes. "'5 Anas ~ also reported that the Prophet ~ said to Jibreel ~I: "Why do I never see Michael laughing? He replied: 'He has never laughed since the Hell-Fire was created. "'6 In Sahih Muslim, Anas ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: 'One (person) from amongst the denizens of Hell, who had led a life of ease and plenty amongst the people of the world, would be made to dip into fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be said to him: 'O, son of Adam, did you find any comfort, did you happen to get any material blessing? ' He would reply: ' By Allah, no, my Lord. And then that person from amongst the persons of the world be brought who had led the most miserable life (in the world) from amongst the inmates of Paradise and he would be made to dip once in Paradise and it would be said to him: 'O, son of Adam, did you face any hardship? Or had any distress fallen to your lot?' And he would say: 'By Allah, no, O my Lord, never did I face any hardship or experience any distress. "' 1 Al-Bara' bin 'Azib ~ said: "We went out with the Messenger of Allah ~ accompanying the bier of a man of the Ansar. When we reached his grave, it was not yet dug. So the Messenger of Allah ::i sat down and we also sat down around him as if there were birds over our heads. He ~ had in his hand a stick with which he was scratching the ground. He then raised his head and said: 'Seek refuge in Allah from the punishment in the grave.' He ~ said it twice or thrice. The version of Jabir has the addition: "The dead man hears the thumping of their sandals as the people who attend his funeral go back, and at that moment he is asked: 'O so and so! Who is your Lord, what is your religion , and who is your Prophet?"' Hannad's version says: "Two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: 'Who is your Lord?' He would reply: 'My Lord is Allah.' They will ask him: 'What is your religion?' He would reply: 'My religion is Islam.' They will ask him: ' What is your opinion about the man who was sent on a mission among you?' He would reply: 'He is the Messenger of Allah ~ ·. They will ask: 'Who made you aware of this?' He would reply: ' I read Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true; " ' which is verified by Allah's ~ words: ( Allah establishes those who believe with the word that stands firm in this world and the next) . The agreed version reads: "Then a crier will call from Heaven: 'My servant has spoken the truth, so spread a bed for him from Paradise, clothe him from Paradise, and open a door for him into Paradise. So some of its air and perfume will come to him, and a space will be made for him as far as the eye can see."' He also mentioned the death of an infidel, saying: "His spirit would be restored to his body, two angels would come to him, make him sit up and ask him: 'Who is your Lord?' He would reply: 'Alas, alas! I do not know.' They will ask him : 'What is your religion?' He would reply: 'Alas, alas! I do not know.' They will ask: 'Who was the man who was sent on a mission among you?' He would reply: 'Alas, alas! I do not know.' Then a crier would call from Heaven: 'He has lied, so spread a bed for him from Hell, clothe him from Hell, and open for him a door into Hell.' Then some of its heat and pestilential wind will come to him, and his grave would become compressed, so that his ribs would be crushed together." Jabir's version adds: "One who is blind and dumb would then be placed in charge of him, having a sledge-hammer such that if a mountain were struck with it, it would become dust. He would give him a blow with it, which would be heard by everything between the east and the west except by men and Jinn, and he would become dust. Then his spirit would be restored to him. " 2 Al-Bara' ~ also reported: "As we were in the company of the Messenger of Allah ~' he saw a group of people, and asked: 'Around what are they gathering?' they said: 'Around a grave which they dig.' The Prophet ~ felt anxious, so he rushed until he ~ reached that grave, and rested on his knees. I stood facing to see what he ~ was going to do. He ~ cried until the ground was wet with his tears, then he ~ came to us and said: 'Dear brothers, prepare for a day like this."'3 Buraydah ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah~ came out to us one day and called, three times: 'O people! Do you know my example and your example?' They said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He~ said: 'My example and your example is like that of a people who were worried about an invasion from their enemy, so they dispatched someone to look around, and he observed the enemy, he returned to warn them, but was anxious that the enemy might catch up with him before he could warn his people; so he waved his clothing, yelling: 0 people, Your enemy is coming! 0 people, your enemy is coming! "'1 Jabir bin Abdullah ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: 'Every intoxicant is forbidden. Verily Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, made a covenant to those who drank intoxicants to make them drink Tinat al-Khabal." They said: 'Messenger of Allah, what is Tinat al-Khabal?' He said: 'It is the sweat of the denizens of Hell' or 'the discharge of the denizens of Hell. "'2 Abu Dharr Al-Ghafari 4, said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: 'I see what you do no see. I hear what you do not hear. The sky has moaned, and it has right to do so. There is no place, the size of four fingers, except that there is an Angel prostrating to Allah on it. Had you known what I know, you would have laughed less and wept much, and you would not even think of satisfying your desire with your women on your beds. Rather, you would climb to the mountains and pray fervently to Allah~." Abu Dharr 4, then said: "I wish I were a tree, being bitten." Hudhayfah ~ said: "We were attending a funeral with the Prophet ~ - When we reached the grave, he ~ sat on his legs, and kept staring at the grave; then he ~ said: 'The believer will feel a pressure which will remove the veins of his testicles, whereas the disbeliever will be filled with fire." Jabir bin Abdullah ~ said: "We went out with the Prophet ~ for the funeral of Sa'd bin Mu'adh, when he died. When the Prophet~ performed the funeral prayer, and Sa'd was placed in his grave, the Prophet ~ made tasbeeh (Saying Subhanallah!), so we all made tasbeeh; he ~ said Allahu Akbar, and we all said the same. Then it was said to him: 'Why do you made tasbeeh, 0 Messenger of Allah?' he ~ replied: 'The grave was getting narrow for this pious Servant of Allah, so I said takbeer (Allahu Akbar) until Allah ~ relieved him. "3 Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: 'When the bier is ready (for its burial) and the people lift it onto their shoulders, then if the deceased is a righteous person he says: 'Take me ahead,' but if he is not a righteous one then he says: 'Woe to it (me)! Where are you taking it (me)?' And his voice is audible to everything except human beings; for if they heard it they would fall down, unconscious. " 4 Abu Umamah ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah~ said: "On the Day of Resurrection, the sun would draw so close to the people that there would be left only a distance of one mile, and its heat would increase so much that heads would be boiling. The people would be submerged in perspiration according to their deeds, some up to their knees, some up to the waists and some would have a bridle of perspiration."5 Ibn 'Abbas ~ reported that the Prophet ::i said: "How can I feel happy when Angel Israfil (the angel appointed to blow the Trumpet on the Day of Judgment) has put his lips to the Trumpet, waiting to hear the order to blow the trumpet? This very much distressed his companions, so he told them to seek comfort by reciting: (Sufficient for us is Allah and an excellent Guardian is He)"1 lbn 'Umar ~ reported that the Prophet ::i said: "The painters of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection. It will be said to them: 'Put life in what you have created (i.e. painted). "'2 He ~ also reported that the Prophet ::i said: "When anyone of you dies, he would be shown his destination, both in the morning and in the evening, so if he belongs to the people of Paradise, he would be shown his place in Paradise, and if he is from the people of Hell, he would be shown his place in Hell."3 He ~ also reported that the Prophet ~ said: "When the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, death would be brought and would be placed between the Fire and Paradise, and then it would be slaughtered, and a caller would call out: 'O people of Paradise, no more death! 0 people of the Fire, no more death!' So, the people of Paradise would have happiness added to their previous happiness, and the people of the Fire would have sorrow added to their previous sorrow."4 Abdullah bin Amr ~ also reported that the Prophet ~ said: "If anyone drinks wine Allah would not accept his prayers for forty days , but if he repents Allah would forgive him . If he repeats the offence Allah would not accept his prayers for forty days, but if he repents Allah would forgive him. Should he further repeat the offence Allah would not accept his prayers for forty days, but if he repents Allah would forgive him. If he repeats it a fourth time Allah would not accept his prayers for forty days, and if he repents Allah would not forgive him, but would let him drink from the river of the fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell."5 Abu Musa ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: "Mankind will be assembled on the Day of Resurrection in three expositions: the first two will be of arguments and excuses, but in the third, everyone will be handed their book, so some will take it with their right hand, and some will take it with their left hand.""6 Ibn Mas'ud ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: "Beware of minor sins, for they gather within a man until they destroy him.""7 Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that the Messenger of Allah :i said: "Then a bridge will be laid over the (Hell) Fire. I will be the first to cross it. And the invocation of the Apostles on that Day, will be 'Allahumma Sallim, Sallim (0 Allah, save, save (us)!)' and over that bridge there will be hooks similar to the thorns of As- Sa'dan (a thorny tree). These hooks will snatch the people according to their deeds. Some people will be ruined because of their evil deeds, and some will be cut into pieces and fall down into Hell, but will be saved afterwards, when Allah has finished the judgments among His Servants, and intends to remove from the Fire whoever He wishes to remove, of those who used to testify that none had the right to be worshipped but Allah. We will order the angels to remove them and the angels will know them by the prostration marks (on their foreheads); for Allah has prevented the Fire from consuming the traces of prostration on the bodies of Adam's sons. So they will remove them, and by then they would have been burnt (as coal), and then water, called Ma' al-Hayat (water of life) would be poured on them, and they would spring up like a seedlings springing from the bank of a (rainwater) stream." 1 Abu Hurayrah ~ also reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah ~ say: "The first man (whose case) would be decided on the Day of Judgment, would be a man who died as a martyr. He would be brought (before the Judgment Seat). Allah would make him recount His Blessings (i.e. the Blessings which He had bestowed upon him) and he would recount them (and admit having enjoyed them during his life). (Then) Allah will say: 'What did you do (to requite these Blessings)?' He would say: 'I fought for Thee until I died as a martyr.' Allah will say: 'You have told a lie! You fought so that you might be called a "brave warrior". And you were called so.' (Then) orders would be passed against him and he would be dragged, face downward, and cast into Hell. Then there would be brought forward a man who acquired knowledge and imparted it (to others) and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought, Allah will make him recount His Blessings and he would recount them (and admit having enjoyed them during his lifetime). Then Allah will ask: 'What did you do (to requite these Blessings)?' He would say: 'I acquired knowledge and disseminated it and recited the Qur'an, seeking Thy Pleasure.' Allah will say: 'You have told a lie! You acquired knowledge so that you might be called "a scholar", and you recited the Qur' an so that it might be said: "He is a Qari" and such has been said.' Then orders will be passed against him and he would be dragged, face downward, and cast into the Fire. Then there would be brought a man whom Allah had made abundantly rich and had granted every kind of wealth. He would be brought, Allah will make him recount His Blessings and he will recount them and (admit having enjoyed them during his lifetime). Allah will (then) ask: 'What have you done (to requite these Blessings)?' He will say: 'I spent money in every cause in which Thou wished that it should be spent.' Allah will say: 'You are lying.' You did (so) that it might be said about (you): "He is a generous fellow", and so it was said. Then will Allah pass orders and he would be dragged, face downward, and thrown into Hell."2 I heard Shaikh Al-Islam, Ibn Taymiyah, saying: "Just as the best of people are the Prophets, the worst of them are those who pretend to be their followers, yet are not. The best people after the Prophets are the scholars, the martyrs, the truthful and sincere. Whereas the most evil people are those who deceive people by pretending to be the followers of the Prophets, while in fact, they are not." Abu Hurayah ~ reported that the Prophet :i said: "Whoever among you has unjustly demanded from his brother, in respect to his property or honour, should settle it with him, before he is taken (he dies) while having no dirham or dinar (no money to settle the injustice), so that (on the Day of Resurrection) if he had any good deeds, they would be taken from him and given to the other person, but if he had no good deeds left to settle the matter, the bad deeds of that person would be added to his, and he would be cast into the Hell-Fire." 1 Abu Hurayrah 4, also reported that the Prophet ii said: "Whoever usurps the land of somebody unjustly, his neck would be chained down with it down to the seven earths ( on the Day of Resurrection) ." 2 Abu Hurayrah 4, also reported that the Messenger of Allah ii said: "The fire of the children of Adam which they kindle is a seventieth part of the Fire of Hell." They said: "Messenger of Allah, this fire is certainly enough." He ii said: "That Fire is sixty-nine times greater."3 There are many traditions about this subject, so no one should disregard them, indulging in sins, and remam attached to his good opinion of his Lord! Abu Al-Wafa' bin 'Uqayl said: "Fear Him (Allah ii) and do not deceive yourself; for a hand may be cut for stealing three dirhams only; flogging can be applied for drinking a small drop of wine; and a woman entered the Hell-Fire because of her mistreatment of a cat." Mu' adh 4, said: "The Messenger of Allah ;i instructed me to do ten things, saying: '1. Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are killed and burnt on that account. 2. Don't be disobedient to your parents, even if they command you to abandon your family and your property. 3. Do not deliberately neglect to observe a prescribed prayer, for he who neglects the prescribed prayer deliberately will fall away from the Protection of Allah. 4. Do not drink wine, for it is the worst obscenity. 5. Shun evil, for with evil there descends the Wrath of Allah. 6. Beware of running away from the battle-field, even if the people perish. 7. And when death overtakes people (in a plague or disaster) while you are one amongst them, show steadfastness. 8. Spend on your children, according to your means. 9. Do not refrain from using pressure in order to train them. 10. Inculcate in them the fear ofAllah"4 Imam Ahmad said: "Abu Mu'awiyah reported that Al- A'mash narrated from Salman bin Maysarah, from Tariq bin Shihab, that the Prophet ;i said : "A man entered Paradise because of a fly, and another man entered the Hell-Fire because of a fly" The people asked: "Why, 0 Messenger of Allah?" he :i replied: "Two men passed by a group of people who had an idol they used to worship, however no one could pass through unless they offered something to their idol. The people said to one of them: Offer something to our idol. The man replied: 'I have nothing to offer.' They told him: 'Offer something, even a fly.' So he offered a fly to their god, and they let him go free , but he (later) was to end up in the Hell-Fire. They told the other: 'Offer something.' He replied : 'I would never offer anything except to Allah £.' So they struck his neck ( executing him) , and ( consequently) he entered Paradise." A careless word uttered by a person could lead him/her to fall into the Hell-Fire, for a longer distance than that between the East and West. Some deceived people also rely on the fact that Allah ~ bestows His Blessings upon them in this world, believing that it is due to His Love for them, and that in the Hereafter, He ~ will grant even better blessings . But this is nothing but self-deception. Imam Ahmad said: " Y ahya bin Ghaylan reported that: Rushdayn bin Sa'd narrated , from Harmalah bin 'Imran at- Tajeeby, from 'Aqabah bin Muslim, from 'Aqabah bin 'Amir, that the Prophet ~ said: "When you see that Allah ~ is granting His Blessings to His Servant, even if the Servant were committing sins, then it is an allurement" then he :i recited: ( So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been reminded, We opened for them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them (in punishment), and they were plunged into destruction, with deep regret and sorrow) 1."2 A pious scholar once said: "If you see that Allah ~ bestows His Blessings upon you , while you are still committing sins, then be cautious of Him; it is just a way to draw you gradually to His Punishment; for He ~ said: ( Were it not that mankind would have become of one community, We would have provided for those who disbelieve in the Most Gracious (Allah), silver roofs for their houses, and eievators whereby they ascend; and for their houses, doors, and thrones on which they could recline; and adornments of gold. Yet all this would have been nothing but enjoyment in this world; but the Hereafter with your Lord is for the pious believers) Allah~ has rebuked those 3 who think in this way, saying: ( As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says: "My Lord has honoured me." But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me! Nay) 4 i.e. not all those I bestow My Blessings are people I have honoured, and not all those I have straitened their means of life I have humiliated. Rather, I try one with My Blessings, and I honour the other with trials. The Prophet ~ said: "Verily, Allah ~ gives the world to those whom He ~ loves and those whom He does not love, but He ~ only give Iman (good faith) to those whom He ~ loves."5