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    TheHer

    eaf
    terSer
    ies-CD1

    TheHer
    eaf
    terSer
    ies

    I
    ntr
    oduct
    ion

    We, t
    hehumanr acel i
    vi
    ngont hi
    searth,ar
    eunderthepercept
    ionthatwebelonghereandthat
    thi
    sisourresi
    dence.Wedon’ twanttoknowt hefactthatweareonat r
    ain.Andthetr
    ainis
    goingthr
    oughstationstoanotherf
    inaldesti
    nat
    ion.Andthatt
    hisworldi
    sonl yoneofthese
    stopsononeoft hesestat
    ions.Butwedonotbel onghere.

    Wehav eat i
    cketthathasthreesli
    ps:weliv
    einthewombf orninemonthsandthenwhenwe’re
    bornaslipistornoff
    .Andt henwel i
    veindunyaforawhil
    eandwhenwedi e,t
    hesecondsli
    p
    fr
    om theticketist
    ornout.Thenwehav eonesli
    pleft
    .Andt hatwil
    lbet
    ornoffinei
    therhel
    lor
    heaven.Andt hati
    sthefi
    nal dest
    inat
    ion.

    Wedon’ tbel
    onghere.Wear etravel
    l
    ing.Thati swhyt heProphetSall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam
    sai
    d“ Beinthi
    sworl
    dasi fyouareatraveller
    .”Andhesai dthattheexampleort heanalogyof
    meint hi
    sdunyaisasi fsomebodyist r
    av ell
    i
    ngi nthedesertandhesawat reeandhet ook
    someshadeundert histreeandthentooksomer est
    .Andt henhecontinuedtravel
    li
    ng.Thatis
    dunya:wespendaf ewmoment sundert histree,andthenwekeepont rav
    elli
    ng.

    Cany oust
    optime?Themov ementofti
    mei saner
    osi
    onofourexistencei nthi
    sdunya.Iti
    s
    taki
    ngpartofuswit
    heverysecondpassi
    ng.Weneedtobeli
    evei
    nt hef actthatwedon’tbel
    ong
    here.Weneedtoprepar
    efordeath.Andthati
    swhatt
    hisser
    iesi
    sabout :TheJour
    neyt owards
    theHereaf
    ter
    .

    Obj
    ect
    ives

    Whydowet
    alkaboutal
    -Aakhi
    rah?Wehav
    etohav
    eanobj
    ect
    ivef
    orev
    ery
    thi
    ngt
    hatwedo.

    1.I
    tisapi
    l
    laroff
    ait
    h.I
    tispar
    tofI
    maan.

    2.Whydowehav ealloftheseproblemsar oundus?Whydowehav eaMusl i


    m whodr inksor
    deal
    swi thri
    baorl i
    esorcommi t
    szina?Whatar ewemi ssing?‘ Aa`i
    sharadiy
    allahu‘anhagi ves
    usapr ogram inoneshor tsent
    encef ori
    ndividualandsoci alchange: “
    Ifthefi
    rstthingrev eal
    ed
    i
    nQur ’
    anwas‘ donotdrink’
    ,thepeoplewoul dhav esaid‘wear enevergoingtost opdrinking.’
    Andifthef i
    rstthi
    ngthatwasr eveal
    edi ntheQur ’
    anwast ell
    ingt hepeopletonotcommi t
    for
    nicati
    onandadul ter
    yt hepeoplewoul dhav esaid‘we’r
    enev ergoingtostopcommi tting
    for
    nicati
    onandadul ter
    y!’Thefir
    stthingsthatwer erevealedi ntheQur ’
    anwer etheSur ahAl -
    Muf
    assalt
    hattal
    kedaboutandmenti
    onedhel
    lfi
    reandparadi
    se.Unt
    ilt
    hehear
    tswer
    eat
    tached
    t
    oAll
    ah(swt)
    ,THENtheordersf
    orhal
    aalandharaam camedown.”

    Duringthetimei nMakkah,ther
    ewasn’ tmuchl awgi ven.Mostoft helawswer erev ealedin
    Madi nah.I
    nMakkah, i
    twasapr epar
    ati
    ont oreceivethel awandt of i
    l
    lthetankwithi maan.That
    i
    swhyment i
    oningtheUnseenandJannahandAkhi rahat t
    achest heheartandli
    ftst heveil
    sof
    darkness.We’ r
    enotsuf f
    eri
    ngfrom i
    gnoranceonl y(althoughthatisapr oblem)
    .Ev eryoneknows
    khamri sharaam.Whydosomepeopl edri
    nk?Ev eryoneknowsr ibaisharaam.Peopl eknow
    sal
    ahi sfardh,butwhydosomepeopl edon’tfulf
    ili
    t?Amaj orproblem is:
    insuf
    fi
    cienti maan.
    Thehear ti
    sr ough,
    likearock.Theheartsarenotsof t–whatwi llsoft
    entheseharshhear t
    s?
    Talkingaboutakhir
    ahandt heunseen.

    ThePr
    ophetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am say
    s:“
    Ify
    ouknowwhatIknow,
    youwoul
    dcr
    yal
    otand
    l
    aughali
    tt
    le.
    ”

    ‘
    Alii
    bnAbi Tal
    ibsai
    d,“I
    twouldn’tmakeadiff
    er enceifIseejannah,
    Iwouldn’
    tloveitmor
    e.And
    evenifIseenaar
    ,Iwouldn’
    tfearitmore.
    ”Hei ssayingthathehasabsorbedthemeaningof
    j
    annahandnaarsomucht hatitwoul
    dn’tmakeadi ffer
    enceifheactual
    l
    ysawt hem.Hei
    sli
    ving
    asifheisseei
    ngjannahandnaari nf
    rontofthem.

    In1930, t
    heUSdeci dedthattheyshouldbanal cohol.SubhanAll
    ah,i
    tisint hef i
    tratoknow
    alcoholisbadf oryou.Theypassedt helawandt heytri
    edtoenforceit.Dur i
    ngt heprocess,
    abouthal fami l
    li
    onpeopl ewerethrowninjail
    .Mi ll
    i
    onsandmi l
    l
    ionsofdol larswer espentto
    enforcethel aw;thousandsofpeoplewer ekil
    led.Theconsumpt i
    onofal cohol didn’
    tchange–
    bootleggingwasgoi ngoninpeople’sownhouses.Thepr ocessofmaki ngi tissounhy gieni
    c
    anddi r
    ty.Diseaseswer espreadi
    ng.Af t
    erfouryears,thebanwasl if
    ted.Thi sisthemi ghtyUS.
    Theycoul dn’tenf
    or cealawbanningalcohol.Lookat1400y earsearl
    ier:

    Jibra’
    eelcamet oMuhammadsawssay i
    ngthatkhamr( andot herthings)isfor
    biddenandt hey
    areact sofshaytaan.faj
    taniboo[j
    azakAll
    ahkhay rNadia!]-STAYAWAYFROM I T.Theay ah
    camedownbanni ngalcohol.Theprophetsawsconv ey
    edt heay ahtot hesahabahwi thhim.The
    sahabahwentoutcar ryi
    ngt hi
    snews, sayi
    ngt hatkhamri snowi l
    legal.AnasibnMaal iksai
    dthat
    hewasser vi
    ngalcohol.Theyheardt heannouncementi nt hestreetandAnast hrewt hejugfrom
    hishand.Someoft hesahabahhadcupsi nt heirhands,theyt hr
    ewi t.Somehadi tintheir
    mout hs,theyspatitout.Somewentasf arasv omi ti
    ngwhatwasi ntheirst
    omach.Itwas
    describedast hestreet
    sofmadi nahhav i
    ngi tfl
    owing.Ther ewasI MMEDI ATEobedi ence.There
    wasnoenf orcementbyt hrowingpeopleinjail
    .Howdi ditwor ki
    nMadi nahandnoti nUS?The
    diff
    erenceofwar aa`.Thesahabahwer epreparedf orit
    .

    Muslim( 23/4889)Anasb.Mal i
    kreported:Iwasser vi
    ngdri
    nkt oAbu‘Ubaidab.jar
    rah,
    AbuTalha
    andUbay yb.Ka’ bpreparedfr
    om unr i
    pedat esandf r
    eshdateswhenav i
    sit
    orcameandhesai d:
    Veri
    lyli
    quorhasbeenpr ohibi
    ted.Thereupon, AbuTalhasai
    d: Anas,st
    andupandbr eakthi
    s
    pi
    tcher.Istoodupand( t
    ookhol d)ofapoint edstoneandstruckthepit
    cherwithit
    slowerpar
    t
    unti
    litbrokeintopieces.
    Weneedt
    opr
    epar
    eour
    sel
    vesbyt
    alki
    ngaboutal
    -akhi
    rah.

    Out
    li
    ne

    TheOut
    li
    neofwhatt
    heser
    ieswi
    l
    lbet
    alki
    ngabout
    :

    1.Al
    -Qi
    yaamahassughr
    ah:
    themi
    nordayofj
    udgement
    ,whi
    chi
    ncl
    udes:

    i
    .Deat
    h

    i
    i
    .Al
    -Qabr(
    Thegr
    ave)

    i
    i
    i.Ar
    -Ruh

    i
    v.Ash-
    shar
    aatusSa’
    aa:
    signsoft
    hedayofJudgement(
    maj
    orandmi
    nor
    )

    2.Al
    -Qi
    yaamahal
    -Qubr
    a(dayofj
    udgement
    ):

    i
    .Al
    -Ba’
    athwaal
    -Nushoo`
    :Resur
    rect
    ion

    i
    i
    .Ah-
    waaal
    -Qi
    yamah:
    Hor
    ror
    soft
    hedayofj
    udgement

    i
    i
    i.Al
    -Hi
    saabuhwaAl
    -Jazaa`
    :Account
    abi
    l
    ityandr
    ecompensi
    ng

    i
    v.Fi
    nal
    dest
    inat
    ion:
    Jannahandnaar

    Al
    lofusar
    egoi
    ngi
    nthi
    sdi
    rect
    ion.Andwest
    artbyseeki
    ngassi
    stancef
    rom Al
    l
    ahswt
    .

    Whati
    sthemi
    nordayofj
    udgement
    ?Itst
    art
    swi
    thal
    -mowt–deat
    h.

    Al
    -Mowt

    Ev
    erysoul
    shal
    ltast
    edeat
    h
    AlBukhari
    narr
    atest hatsomeBedouinscameandaskingt
    heProphetsawsabouttheHour.
    RasulAl
    lahwouldpoi ntatthey
    oungestamongstt
    hem andsay
    ,“Bytheti
    meher eacheshi
    sold
    age,yourdayofjudgementwi l
    lal
    readyhav
    estart
    ed.
    ”Whenaper soni
    sdead,t
    hat’sit
    .Heis
    countedontheot herside.

    Anasb.Mal i
    kreport
    edt hatapersonaskedAll
    ah’sApostl
    e( maypeacebeuponhim):
    When
    wouldt
    heLastHourcome?Ther euponAll
    ah’
    sMessenger( maypeacebeuponhim)keptqui
    et
    forawhi
    le.thenlookedatay oungboyinhispresencebelongi
    ngtothetr
    ibeofAzdShani
    lwa
    andhesaid:Ift
    hisboyl i
    veshewoul dnotgr
    owv eryol
    dt i
    l
    l t
    heLastHourwouldcometoyou.
    Anassai
    dt hatthi
    sy oungboywasofouragedar i
    ngthosedays.(
    Muslim 41/
    7052)

    Therei
    snowayarounddeat
    h.Every
    onewilldi
    e.Al
    l
    ahsubhaanawata’aal
    asay
    s:“
    Ever
    ythi
    ngwi
    l
    l
    peri
    shsav
    eHisFace.Hi
    sisthedeci
    sionandtoHimyoushal
    lberet
    urned.”

    “
    Ever
    yoneoni
    twi
    l
    ldi
    eandonl
    ytheFaceofAl
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lremai
    n.”

    “Ever
    ysoulshal
    ltast
    edeath.
    ”Ifanyonewouldbesparedhisli
    fe,t
    henthatwouldbeRasulAll
    ah,
    butAll
    ahsays:“
    Youshalldi
    eandt heywil
    ldi
    e.”Ever
    yonewill
    die.Thet
    er misf
    ixedfordeat
    h.It
    i
    sanappointedti
    me.Itcannotchange.I
    tcannotbelat
    erthantheappoint
    edti
    me.

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    Andnoper
    soncanev
    erdi
    e,exceptbyAl
    l
    ah’
    sleav
    eandatanappoi
    ntedt
    erm.
    ”

    And

    “Andever
    ynati
    onhasanappointedt
    erm.Whenthei
    rter
    m comes,neit
    hercant
    heydel
    ayi
    t,nor
    cantheyadv
    ancei
    t.
    ”All
    ahistell
    i
    ngusnottotr
    ytorunawayfrom death.

    Al
    lahsay
    s:“Wheresoev
    ery
    oumaybe,
    deat
    hwi
    l
    lov
    ert
    akey
    ou,
    eveni
    fyouar
    einf
    ort
    ressesbui
    l
    t
    upstr
    ongandhigh.
    ”

    All
    aht ellsusast oryofsomepeopl ewhot riedtorunawayfrom deat h:
    “Didyounotthi
    nkof
    thosewhowentf orthf
    rom theirhomesint housands,f
    ear
    ingdeath? ”All
    ahistal
    kingabouta
    groupf rom Bani I
    srael–anar mywasat tackingthem,sotheywant edtosavethemselves.They
    ranfrom t hei
    rtowni nthousands.All
    ahtoldt hem “
    die.
    ”Heraisedthem upagaintoshowt hem
    Hismi racleont hem.“Trul
    yAllahisful
    lofbount ytomankind,butmostment hanknot.
    ”

    Umm Habi bah(thewifeofRasul Al


    lah)madeadu’ aa`.Shesaid,“OAllah,gi
    vemepleasureby
    givi
    ngal onglif
    et omyhusbandRasul All
    ahandt omyf at
    herAbuSuf yanandmybr ot
    her
    Mu’awiyah.”RasulAll
    ahsai dtoher:“Youar esupplicati
    ngtowardsAl l
    ahinregar
    dstofixedter
    ms
    andcount edday sandor dainedprovisionst hatarealreadydi
    vided.I
    fy ouwouldhaveasked
    All
    ahtosav eyoufrom theHel lFi
    reandt hepunishmentoft hef i
    re,
    thatwouldhavebeenbet t
    er
    foryou.
    ”( Muslim)

    Deat
    hwi
    l
    lhappenwhenev
    erandwher
    everAl
    l
    ahhasdecr
    eed
    InRiyadh:Itissaidthattherewasaconst ructionthatfelldownf rom theseventhfl
    oor.Hefell
    onsol i
    dconcr et
    e.Passersbywer eamazedt oseet hathest oodupHej umpedup, happythat
    All
    ahdi dn’
    tt akehisli
    fe.Peoplewereamazed.Hewassohappyt hathetoldevery
    one,“I
    ’m going
    tobuyy ousomedr i
    nks.”Hewascr ossingt hestreet,di
    sor i
    ented,andacarhi thi
    m andkill
    ed
    him.Whydi dn’thediefrom theseventhstor y?Allahhadappoi ntedf orhi
    m aspecifi
    cspotanda
    speci
    f i
    ctimeofday .All
    ahwant edtobringhi mt ohisplaceofdeat h.Now,thisman,whenhe
    stoodup, het houghtthathewasgi venal ongl if
    e.Thel astthoughtonhi smindwast hathe
    woulddi eint henextmoment .I
    fhewassav edfrom thatdeath,thenhemusthav ealonglife
    aheadofhi m.

    Therewasanear thquakeinEgypt.Therewasamanwhosur vi
    vedforaver
    ylongper i
    odofti
    me.
    Theythoughtthatnoonecouldbesav edintherubble.Theywereamazedt ofi
    ndamant obe
    l
    ivi
    ng,eventhoughallofthemeansofdy i
    ngexisted.Itwasn’tt
    imeforhimtodie.Therewere
    twofemalerelat
    iveswithhim.Theybot hdiedbecauseoft heunbearabl
    econdi
    tions.I
    twasnot
    ti
    mef ori
    t.

    Somet
    imesdeat
    hcomessosuddenl
    ythaty
    oudon’
    thav
    eti
    met
    opr
    epar
    efori
    t.

    Thereweret woairplanesthatcol
    l
    idedov erI
    ndi
    a–i twasaheadoncol l
    i
    sion.Theyhiteach
    otherwit
    hacombi nedspeedof1600mi lesperhour.Lookataccident
    sont hefreeway–how
    quickl
    yaper soncandr i
    vegoing60mph.Thi sdeathwasinasplitsecond.Therecouldhave
    beenaper sonwhowasl i
    ft
    ingfoodtohismout handbeforehecoul dt
    akethebitehedied.

    TheDest
    roy
    erofPl
    easur
    es

    “Fr
    equentl
    yremembert hedest
    roy
    erofpl
    easur
    es.
    ”Rasul
    All
    ahdescr
    ibeddeat
    hast
    hedest
    roy
    er
    ofpleasur
    es.Rasul
    All
    ahsays:“
    Al-
    MowtuHaqq.”

    HasanAlBasrisays,
    “Ihaveneverseenanythi
    ngt
    hatiscert
    ainwithnodoubtinitbutpeopl
    e
    dealwit
    hitasifiti
    sdoubt,wit
    hnocer t
    aint
    yli
    kedeat
    h.”Wear ecert
    ainaboutdeath–Muslim
    andnonMuslim.Hav eyoueverseensomeonedenydeath?HasanAl Basri
    saidthatwedealwit
    h
    deat
    hasi fi
    tisdoubtful
    .Eachofusknowswear egoingtodie–howmuchhav ewepr epar
    ed
    fori
    t?

    Wheny oulookathowpeopl epreparefordeat


    h,theyonl
    ydoiti
    ntermsofthi
    swor l
    d:thefuner
    al,
    thecemetery,andtheworl
    dlyarrangements.Whatisdonef
    ortheothersi
    deofdeath?Thereare
    elabor
    atepreparat
    ionsf
    orthefuneralandthefood,et
    c.Whatwil
    lhappenontheotherside?

    Onanint
    erviewwithIsaacAzmoth,averypr
    ominentf
    ict
    ionwrit
    er,
    af ewmont hsbefor
    ehedi ed,
    hewasasked“ Whatdoy outhi
    nkwil
    lhappenaft
    eryoudie?”Hesaid,“Nothi
    ng.”Hisknowledge
    andal
    lofthatint
    ell
    i
    genceandweal t
    hmakeshim nodiff
    erentf
    rom themosti gnorantArab
    di
    sbel
    i
    ever1400y earsago.Hisi
    ntel
    li
    gencedi
    dn’
    tmov ehim uponenot ch.
    All
    ahsaysaboutt henonbel i
    ever
    s,whent heyseet her eali
    ty,theywi l
    lsay
    : “
    Ifwehadany
    underst
    anding/
    intelli
    gence,wewouldn’thav ebeenint hehell fi
    re.”Whatkindofami ndist
    hat
    ?
    All
    ahhastolduswhyhehasgi venusthemi nd:“
    Wehav egiveny outhesights,ear
    sandmindso
    thaty
    oumaybegr ateful
    .”–toworshi
    pAl lah!Theey esandear sar esourcesofinputandt
    he
    mindprocessesitf orus.Ifweusedtheset hreetogether,itwoul dleadust oimaan.

    BacktowhatRasulAl
    l
    ahsai d:
    thedestr
    oyerofpleasures.Ifwetalkaboutdeat
    handwereali
    ze
    thereal
    i
    tyofi
    t,t
    hiswil
    ltakeawaytheveil
    sofghaf l
    ah( unawar
    eness)andwewi ll
    seet
    hetruth
    andwewi l
    ll
    oseanyappet i
    tef
    orwhateverthedunyahast oof
    fer.Wecannotseethet
    rut
    h,and
    thati
    swhywehav etotalkaboutt
    hedeathandakhi rah.

    Al
    -I
    hti
    daar

    Therei saper i
    odbef or
    edeat hcal ledal -i
    ht i
    dhaar.Itispr eparat i
    onf ordeat h.Dur i
    ngthisstage,
    theangel sdescend.Allahsay s: “
    Unt ilwhendeat happr oachesoneofy ou.OurMessenger stake
    hissoul andtheynev erneglectt heirdut y.”Duringt hi
    sst age, angel sdescendandt heperson
    goingt hroughdeat hcanseet hem.Rasul Allahsay s:“I
    ft hebel ievingsoul isleav i
    ngthisworld
    andmov ingintoalAkhi
    r ah[
    int hei nterf
    ace]angel swi l
    ldescendf r
    om t heheav ens.Whi te,br
    ight
    facesliket hesun.Theyhav ewi t
    ht hem acof fi
    nf rom par adi
    seandi ncensef rom paradise.So
    hecanseet hem.Andt hentheangel ofdeat hwi lldescend.Andt henhewi l
    lsi
    tnextt ohis
    face/head.Hewi l
    lsay,‘
    Ohy oupur esoul , comeoutt ot heforgi venessofAl l
    ahandHi s
    Pleasur e.’Thissoulwillcomeoutsosmoot hly
    , l
    ikeadr opofwat err ol
    l
    ingoutofaj ug.Forthe
    kaafir
    ,ifhei sl eav
    ingtheduny aandappr oachingakhi rah, t
    hendar kangelswi llcomedown.
    Theyar ecar r
    yingcoffi
    nsmadeofhar shmat er
    ials.Theangel ofdeat hwi l
    lcomedown, si
    t
    besidehi m andsay ,
    ‘Oy ouevil soul!Comeoutt otheangerofAl lahsubhaanawat a’
    aalaand
    HisWr at h!’Whent heangel ofdeat hwillmaket hatannouncement ,t
    hissoul willrunaroundin
    thebody .Theangel ofdeathwi llgrabt hesoul andpull itout,asi fy ouarepul l
    ingoutwetwool
    from thor nybranches.”

    Duringthisst
    age, t
    heremaybesomedi scomf ortforthebelievingsoul.All
    ahgivescomf or
    tto
    thebeliev
    er.Hesay s:“Veri
    ly,
    thosewhosayt hatthereLordi fAllahandthent heystayfi
    r m.On
    them theangelswilldescend,saying‘Fearnot ,norgriev
    e, butreceivethegladtidi
    ngsof
    Paradisewhichy ouhav ebeenpromi sed.’
    ”(41:30)Theydi dnotsayt hat‘Al
    lahisourLor d’and
    thengoonacr ookedpat h.Notfasti
    ngonedayandt hendr i
    nkingalcohol t
    henextday .These
    peoplestayedfir
    m, andt heangelswillgivethem gl adti
    dings.

    Forthedisbeli
    ever,Al
    lahsays,
    “Andi fyoucouldseewhent heangelstakeawaythesoulsof
    thosewhodi sbeli
    eve.Theysmitetheirfacesandtheirbacks,sayi
    ng‘Tastethepuni
    shmentof
    theblazi
    ngfire.Thi
    sisbecauseoft hatwhi chyourhandsforwarded.Veri
    ly,
    All
    ahisnotunj
    ustt
    o
    Hisslaves.
    ”Al l
    ahisnotcommi t
    tinginjusti
    cetoyou.Iti
    sy ouracti
    onsthatcausedyouthi
    s.

    At
    aa’
    ibnRabahsay
    s:“
    Ther
    ear
    ethr
    eebenef
    it
    sofr
    emember
    ingdeat
    h:
    1.Ta’
    jeel
    at-
    tawbah:
    hast
    eni
    ngr
    epent
    ance.Youwoul
    dpr
    epar
    eforakhi
    rahandy
    ouwoul
    d
    r
    epent.

    2.Ar
    -Ri
    dabilQal
    eel:
    contentwit
    htheminimum.Youwi l
    lbehappywi t
    hwhateverAll
    ahhas
    giv
    enyoubecauseyouknowitisatemporaryresi
    dence.Thisisnotwherewebelong;ther
    efor
    e
    youwoul
    dn’
    tgiveitmuchconcernandat
    tention.WhateverAll
    ahgives,
    Alhamduli
    l
    lah.

    3.Notfightandcompet ewithpeopl eofthisworldovert hi


    swor l
    d.Andthatwouldcausey ou
    tohav etranquili
    tyinyourheart.Whatmakespeopl eanxiousandobnoxi ousiscompetingover
    mat eri
    althings.Thisworldislargeandourdesi r
    esar elarge.RasulAl
    lahsaysthati
    fthesonof
    Adam hasav all
    eyofgoldhewoul drequestanotheroneandnot hi
    ngwoul dpl
    easethesonof
    Adam exceptdi r
    t.Nothi
    ngwoul dsati
    sfythi
    sgreedexceptt hedi
    rt.Wheny ougobacktot hedi
    rt,
    i
    twi ll
    closeal lofthosedesir
    es.Thi sworldisnotworthf i
    ght i
    ng.

    Sakar
    aatal
    -Mowt

    Sakaraatul-
    Mowt :thestuporofdeat h.Whati sthemeani ngofit
    ?Sakar aahist hedizzi
    nessand
    unconsciousnessthatiscausedbypai n.Aper soni nthestateofsakarahi sgoingt hr
    ough
    stagesofunconsci ousnessanddi zzi
    nesscausedbypai n.Al
    lahsay s:“Andthest uporofdeat
    h
    willcomeintruth.Thisiswhaty ouhav ebeenav oidi
    ng.”Deathistrue,anditwillarri
    veeven
    thoughyout r
    ytoav oi
    dit.I
    twill
    happent oev eryone.Ithappenedt oRasul All
    ah.RasulAll
    ahhada
    potofwat er
    .Hewoul ddiphishandsi nthewat erandt henhewouldwi pehi sfaceandsay“ La
    i
    laahaill
    all
    ah.Therei sagony/st
    uporofdeat h.”Ev enRasul Al
    l
    ahwasf eeli
    ngit.

    I
    fRasul
    All
    ahf
    eltt
    hat
    ,whatwoul
    dyouandmef
    eel
    ?Whatwoul
    dthenonbel
    i
    ever
    sfeel
    ?

    All
    ahsays:“
    Andi fyoucouldbutseewhent hewr ongdoersareintheagoni
    esofdeathwhenthe
    angel
    sarestretchi
    ngforththei
    rhandssaying‘ Thi
    sdayy oushallberecompensedwitht
    he
    tor
    mentofdegr adat
    ionbecauseofwhaty ouusedt outteragai
    nstAll
    ahotherthant
    hetrut
    hand
    youusedtorejectHisayaatwit
    hdisrespect.”Tastethepainofdeath.

    Alt
    houghev ery
    onegoesthroughthi
    spai
    n,therear
    elevel
    s.Thenonbeli
    eversgothroughthe
    most.Thereisacategor
    ythatfeel
    salmostnopain–theshuhadaa`
    .RasulAll
    ahsays,“The
    shaheedfeelsthepai
    nofdeathli
    keoneofy ouwouldf
    eelthesti
    ngofaninsect.
    ”All
    ahhas
    honouredtheshaheedwithmanyhonouri
    ngs.Whywoul danyonewantt
    or unfrom t
    hishonour
    ?

    Whenmanleavest
    hiswor
    ld,
    hedesir
    estocomeback.I
    fhe’
    sakaaf
    ir
    ,hewant
    stobecomea
    Musl
    im.I
    fhe’
    san‘Aasi
    y(asi
    nner
    ),hewant
    stocomebacktomakeTawbah.

    All
    ahsays:
    “Unti
    l,whendeat
    hcomestooneoft
    hem (
    thosewhojoi
    npartner
    swithAl
    lah)
    ,he
    says:
    ‘MyLord!Sendmeback,Sot
    hatImaydogoodinthatwhi
    chIhav
    el ef
    tbehi
    nd!
    ’No!Iti
    s
    butawor dthathespeaks,andbehindt
    hem i sBar
    zakh(abarr
    ier
    )unti
    ltheDaywhent heywillbe
    resurrect
    ed.”(23:
    99-100)Theyweregivenachanceinthi
    swor l
    d,andtheydi
    dn’tt
    akeadv antage
    ofit.Now, whenit’
    stoolate,
    theyasktocomebackt orepentanddogood.All
    ahsay sthatthere
    i
    sabar ri
    erbetweenthem andgoingback; i
    t’
    stool
    ate.Ri
    ghtnow,thedoorofopport
    unityis
    openandTawbahwi ll
    notbeacceptedlater.

    All
    ahsay s:“
    All
    ahacceptstherepent
    anceofthosewhodoev i
    li
    nignoranceandr
    epentsoon
    aft
    erwards;tothem wil
    lAl
    laht
    urninmercy:ForAll
    ahisf
    ull
    ofknowledgeandwisdom.”(4:
    17)
    IbnKatheergiv
    estheexplanat
    ionofthi
    swordclose.Whenisi
    tsoonenought omakeTawbah.
    Youhav etheopportuni
    tyofmakingTawbahuntil
    themomentofal-gharghar
    a–whent hesoul
    i
    spr epar
    ingtoleavethebody.

    All
    ahsays:“
    Andofnoeffecti
    stherepentanceofthosewhocont i
    nuet
    odoevildeedsunti
    l
    deathf
    acesoneofthem andhesay s:‘
    NowIrepent;
    ’norofthosewhodiewhi
    letheyare
    di
    sbeli
    ever
    s.Fort
    hem Wehav epreparedapainf
    ultorment
    .”(4:
    18)Whenit
    ’st
    imef ordeat
    h,no
    Tawbahisaccept
    ed.ThatiswhatFir’
    awndid.

    “…he[Fir'
    awn]said:
    ‘Ibel
    ievet hatLail
    ahai l
    la(Huwa):
    (nonehast herighttobewor shi
    ppedbut )
    He,inwhom t heChil
    drenofI sraelbel
    ieve,andIam oneoft heMusli
    ms( thosewhosubmi tto
    All
    ah’sWi l
    l).
    ’Now(youbel i
    eve)whi l
    ey ourefusedt
    obelievebeforeandy ouwer eoneofthe
    Mufsidun( evi
    l-
    doer
    s,corrupts,etc.
    ).
    ”(10:90-91)Al
    l
    ahdi dnotaccepthisTawbahbecausei twas
    toolate.SoAl l
    ahwil
    lacceptt heTawbah, aslongasitisspokenbefor ethisti
    mewhent hesoul
    i
    sleavingthebody .

    Deat
    hcomessuddenly–y ouarenotgivenanot
    ice.I
    tcomesunannouncedandther
    eisnoway
    youcanchangei
    t,ornomatterhowmuchy outr
    yt oconv
    incet
    heangelofdeat
    hornomat t
    er
    howbusyyouare.Thebestt
    imef orTawbahi
    sNOW.

    TheTi
    mef
    orTawbahi
    snow!

    “I
    sn’titti
    mef orthosewhobeliev
    edt hatthei
    rhear
    tswil
    lsof
    tenf
    r om theremembranceof
    All
    ah? ”(Qur’
    an)ThetimeforTawbahi sNOW.Don’ tdel
    ayandprocrasti
    nate.I
    fyoureadQur’an,
    youwi ll
    findthatthemajori
    tyofthescreamingofthepeopl
    eofhellfi
    reisbecauseof
    procrasti
    nati
    on.Theywi l
    lbesayi
    ng,‘OAl l
    ah,l
    etmegobacksoImaydosuchandsuch. ’They
    procrasti
    natedfrom gooddeeds.

    “Whoeverdesi
    resorlooksfor
    wardt
    omeetingAll
    ah,Al
    l
    ahwoul
    dlov
    emeet
    inghi
    m.Whoev
    er
    disl
    i
    kesmeet i
    ngAll
    ah,All
    ahdisl
    i
    kesmeet
    inghim.”

    ‘
    Aa`isha,
    whenev ershedi
    dn’tunderstandsomething,shewouldquest
    ionit
    .Sowhensheheard
    thi
    s,shesai
    dt otheProphetsaw: “
    Andwhoofusdoesnotdi sli
    kedeath?”(
    Doesdisli
    ki
    ngdeath
    meanwedi sl
    ikemeet i
    ngAllah?)Prophetsawsaid,“Thisi
    snotwhatImeant .Whenthebel
    i
    ever,
    heisabouttodie,hewil
    lbegi v
    enthenewst hatAllahispl
    easedwithhim.Sothatthemost
    belovedt
    hingtohi
    m wouldbehisfut
    ure.Sohewouldl
    ovetomeetAl
    lah,andAl
    lahwouldlov
    e
    tomeethim.Whent henonbel
    i
    ev eri
    sabouttodi
    e,hei
    sgivent
    henewsthatAll
    ahisangrywit
    h
    him andwil
    lpuni
    shhim.Sohewilldi
    sli
    kemeeti
    ngAll
    ah,andAl
    l
    ahwil
    l di
    sli
    kemeeti
    nghim.”

    TheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasall
    am said:
    “Whent hejanaazahispl
    acedandthemencar ryi
    t
    ontheirshoul
    ders,
    ifi
    tisarighteousperson,i
    twi l
    lsay‘
    Goasf astasyoucan!
    ’I
    fitisother
    wise,
    thenhewi l
    lbesay:‘
    Woet oit!Whereareyoutakingme? ’Ever
    yonewouldhearthatsound
    exceptthehumanbeings.Andi fthehumanbei ngswouldhearit,
    theywoul
    ddieduet othat
    shock.”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsays:“I
    fitwasn’
    tfort
    hefactt
    hatnoneofy
    ouwoul
    dbur
    ythedead,
    Iwoul
    daskAl
    l
    ah
    tol
    etyouhearthesoundsofthepeoplei
    nthegrav
    es.
    ”

    Hewouldbeaf
    raidofusnotbur
    yingt
    hedeadbecauseweheart
    hepuni
    shment
    stheyar
    egoi
    ng
    t
    hroughi
    nthegrave.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    ies-CD2

    I
    mam Ahmad’
    sDeat
    h

    ‘
    AbdullahibnImam Ahmadsai dthathewast her
    ewhenhi sfatherwaspassingaway .Hisfat
    her
    wasgoi ngintosakaar
    ah,thestat
    eofunconsciousness.Wheny ouaregoingfrom dunyato
    akhir
    ah, i
    t’
    sav er
    ydiff
    icul
    tchange.You’
    vebeeninthisworldfor60or70y earsandnowy ouare
    goingtoacompl etel
    ydiff
    erentworl
    d.Thatchangebetweent hesetwostagesisdiff
    icul
    t,
    sometimesi tdoesn’
    thappenimmedi at
    ely
    .Sometimesy ou’
    ll
    f i
    ndthatt
    hepersongoesbackand
    for
    th.

    Tosi
    mpl i
    fyt
    his,t
    hinkofsl
    eep,
    becausesl
    eepistheminordeat
    h.Al
    lahsay
    s,“
    AndHei
    stheOne
    whotakesyoursoulswhenyouar
    esleepi
    ng.
    ”Sleepi
    sami nordeat
    h.

    Yougot hr
    oughaninter
    facei
    nwhichyou’renotawakeandyou’
    renotsleepi
    ng.Thesamethi
    ng
    happensbefor
    edeath;youar
    egoi
    ngthr oughthi
    sint
    erf
    acebetweenli
    feanddeath.Ther
    eare
    moment swherey
    ouar eontheot
    hersideandont hi
    sside[
    li
    vi
    ng].

    ‘
    Abdul lah’
    sfatherstartedsay ing,“l
    aba’ ad.laba’ ad”[meaning]“No,notyet .
    ..no, noty et”
    .
    ‘
    Abdul lahwaswor ried.Imagi ney ouheary ourfathersaying,“No,notyet.
    ..no, noty et,
    ”[atthe
    ti
    meofdeat h].Whatwoul dy ouinterpretittomean?Idon’ twantt odi
    ey et, r
    ight?Youwoul d
    i
    nt erpr
    etitasmeani ng“ Idonotwantt odi eyet.”So‘Abdullahaskedhisf ather(whenhewoke
    up) ,
    “Omyf at
    her,whywer eyousay ing‘No, noty et’
    ?”Imam Ahmadsai d,“Shay t
    aanwas
    standingr i
    ghtnexttome, bi
    ti
    ngonhi sfingersandsay i
    ng, ‘
    OAhmad, youhav esl ippedoutofmy
    hands.OAhmad, youhav eslippedoutofmyhands. ’SoIwast ell
    inghim, “No,noty et.No,not
    yet…notunt i
    lIdie.
    ’”[Meani ng]Thebat tlebet weenmeandy ouishappeni ng.Notunt i
    lIdiewil
    lI
    bef reefrom you.Shayt aanwasbi t
    inghi sf i
    ngers,soangr yandupset,thinkingt hatI mam
    Ahmadhadsl i
    ppedoutofhi shands.

    Lookatthebel
    i
    ever–howhekeepsonfi
    ght
    ingunti
    lthel
    astmoment
    .Wenev
    ergi
    veup.I
    fwe
    wereproud,
    wewouldsay
    ,“Yes,
    Iwonagai
    nstyou!
    ”

    Ift
    hiscouldhappen[ t
    haty ouloseatthelastmoment],i
    tissomet
    hingextremelydangerous.I
    bn
    Taymiyyahsaysthatther easonthishappensisbecauseshayt
    aanreal
    izesthatthi
    sishislast
    chancewithyou.Ifhemi ssesy ouinthelastmoment,hemissedyou.Thatiswhyshay t
    aan
    giv
    esspecialatt
    entiontot helastmoment sofyourl
    if
    e.

    Putacrit
    eri
    atoyoursel
    f–ifyouarelosi
    ngt oshayt
    aannow, whi
    let
    hebatt
    lei
    seasy,
    whatwi
    ll
    happentoyouinthelastmoments,whenitgetstough?I
    fyouarealr
    eadyl
    osi
    ngthebat
    tl
    enow,
    whenshay t
    aani
    sgivingyouhal
    fofhisattenti
    on,whatwi
    llhappenwhenhegi
    vesyouhi
    sful
    l
    att
    enti
    on?
    Thesear
    ethefi
    taan.Thati
    swhywesayi
    noursal
    aah,
    “Weseekr
    efugei
    nYouf
    rom t
    hef
    it
    naof
    l
    if
    eanddeath.
    ”

    Reasonsf
    orEv
    ilEndi
    ng

    Let’
    stalkaboutasbabsu- al
    khat i
    mah( ther
    easonsforevi
    lending).Themosti mpor t
    antst
    ageof
    yourli
    feistheending.“Whoev erdi
    esonsomet hi
    ngwi l
    lberesurrect
    edoni t.
    ”IfyoudieinHaj
    j,
    withi
    hram, makingtalbi
    y ah,RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said:“
    Ont heDayof
    Judgement, youwil
    l beresurrectedsayingl
    abbaykAll
    ahummal abbayk.””
    Wheny oudieon
    something,youwillberesurrectedont hesamethingyouwer edoing.”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsai
    d:“
    OhAl
    l
    ah,
    maket
    hebestofmydeeds,
    thel
    astdeeds.
    ”

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsai d:
    “Oneofy ouwoul ddothedeedsofthepeopleofParadiseunt i
    lonl
    yonef oot[a
    shortdi
    stance-transcr
    ibers’
    not e]i
    sbetweenyouandparadise,
    andt henint heendhewoul d
    dothedeedsoft hepeopleofhel lfi
    reandhewoulddieandhewoul dent erintohel
    lfi
    re.
    ”And
    theopposit
    ecanhappent o–y oudot hedeedsofthepeopleofhel
    lallofy ourli
    feandtheny ou
    dothedeedsoft hepeopleofj annahintheendandenterj
    annah.

    Whatar
    ether
    easonsf
    orev
    ilendi
    ng?WeaskAl
    l
    ahsubhaanawat
    a’aal
    aforabl
    essedendi
    ng.

    1.Al
    -Fasaadf
    ilal
    -’
    I
    tiqaad

    Al-Fasaadf i
    lal
    -’
    It
    iqaadcor ruptionanddef ectinthebel ief.Anal ogy:Youbuyacomput erand
    wor kont hatcomput er
    .Itwor ksf inef oraf ewmont hs.Theny ouputi tt hr
    oughar i
    gorous
    appl i
    cation;itf
    ail
    sandbr eaksdown.Youf indthati thadadef ectf rom dayone.Thi sdefect
    didn’tshowupbecausei twasbei ngdeal twithgent ly.Wheny ouputi tt hr
    oughar i
    goroustest
    ,
    thisdef ectshowedup.Yout houghtt hatitwasbr andnewandnot hingwaswr ongwi thit
    .There
    wasahi ddendefect.Similarl
    y, youcant hinkthaty ou’ref inenowandy ouraqeedahi sfi
    ne.You
    hav esomedoubt sint hecor nerofy ourhear t–aboutAl l
    ah, aboutt heambi ya,forexample.
    Deat happr oachesandshay taancomesandput sy out hroughat est .Thatdef ectorproblem
    showsup.Wheny ouf i
    ndoutt hatt hereisacor r
    upt i
    oni ny ourbel i
    ef, yougiveupy ourwhole
    belief.Youwoul dlosei tall
    .Youl oset hewhol ebat tle.That ’
    swhyI bnAl Qayyi
    m say s,“
    We
    believet hatoutofthemer cyofAl lah,All
    ahwi llnotmi sleadt heper soni fhewasoft r
    ue
    ri
    ght eousness.”Ther emustbesomet hi
    ngwr ongwi tht hatper son.

    All
    ahsays:“
    Say(OMuhammadSAW) :Shal
    lWet el
    lyouthegreat
    estl
    osersinrespectof(t
    hei
    r)
    deeds?Thosewhoseef
    fort
    shavebeenwast edi
    nthisli
    fewhilet
    heythoughtt
    hattheywere
    acqui
    ri
    nggoodbythei
    rdeeds.
    ”(18:
    103-104)Thebiggestl
    osersaret
    heoneswhot hi
    nktheyar
    e
    doi
    ngr
    ight,
    buttheyar
    edoingwrong.Youfi
    ndthatsomeoneisv
    eryri
    ghteous,butheisnot
    doi
    ngt
    hingsthewayoftheProphetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    l
    am.Iti
    sallunaccepted.

    2.?
    ???al
    -I
    sti
    qaamah

    Diversi
    onf rom t
    hestrai
    ghtpat
    h.Aper soncouldbeonthest
    rai
    ghtpath,
    butthenhedecidest
    o
    takeat urn.Whenthispersontakesthi
    sshorttur
    n(ont
    othewrongpath)
    ,it
    ’sl
    ikeafork–it
    start
    soutasasmal ltur
    n,butthefur
    theryougo,thef
    art
    heryoubecome[fr
    om thestr
    aight
    path].I
    bleeswasoneoft heri
    ghteous.Hedidthatsmal
    lmist
    akeoutofagreatprobl
    em –kibr
    (arr
    ogance) .Hebecamet heworseofcreati
    on.

    All
    ahsay s:“Andr ecitetothem t hest or
    yofhi mtowhom wegav eouray aat,buthet hrewt hem
    awaysoshay taanf oll
    owedhi m upandhebecameoft hosewhobecameast ray.AndhadWe
    wil
    led, Wewoul dsur elyhaveel evatedhimt herewit
    h,buthecl ungtotheear thandf oll
    owedhi s
    ownv ei
    ndesires.”Thismanr eceivedt heayaatofAllah,buthedet achedhi mselffrom t heay aat
    ofAllahandf oll
    owedhi sowndesi res.Thispersonhadtheknowl edge,buthewasmi sgui ded
    becauseofhi sat t
    achmentt oduny abecausehef oll
    owedhi sowndesi res.Thisiscont raryt o
    Isl
    am.I sl
    am issubmi ssi
    ontoAl l
    ah.Yousubmi ttoAll
    ah,ev enifi
    t’sagainstyourownwi ll
    and
    desir
    es.Yougi v eupy ourdesiresf orAllah.Wedonotcust om makeI slam toserv eus.We
    changeour selvestof iti
    ntoIslam.Wechangeourownchar acter
    st ofi
    tIslam.Islam is
    COMPLETEsubmi ssion.Submi ssiont oAll
    ah.Thismanhadt heknowl edge, butitdidn’tdohi m
    anygoodbecausehef oll
    owedhi sowndesi res.

    TheProphetsal
    lall
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam sai
    d:“ThethingthatIf earmostony ouisamanwho
    memor i
    zesQur’aanuntiltheli
    ghtofQur’aanshowsuponhi sf aceandt henhedetacheshimsel
    f
    fr
    om theayaatofAllah.Thenhecar r
    iesthewor donhi sneighborandaccuseshi m ofshi
    rk.
    ”
    HudhayfahibnAlYamaanaskedRasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi wasal l
    am,“Whoisthemushr i
    k
    amongt hem?Theaccuserort heaccused?”RasulAl
    lahsallallahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,
    “The
    accuser
    .”Themanf ellint
    of i
    tnaandaccusedhi snei
    ghborofshi rk–andhehi mselfhas
    becomeamushr i
    k.

    TheSt
    oryofBar
    sisa

    Anot herstory
    :Barsi
    sa.Hewasamanf rom chi
    l
    drenofIsraelwasaf amouswor shi
    pper.Hewas
    an‘ aabid.Hehadhistempleanddev otedhimselft
    owor shi
    p.Threemenf rom thechildr enof
    Israelhadt ogoforabattl
    e.Theydidn’tknowwheretoleavet hei
    rsi
    ster
    .Theycoul dn’tleaveher
    alone; t
    heylookedaroundandfoundt hatthebestpl
    acet oleaveherwaswi t
    ht he‘aabid.They
    saidt heywouldleavehi
    m withthat‘aabidandwouldl
    eav eherwithhim becausehei st hemost
    righteousandt r
    ustwort
    hy.

    Theywenttothe‘
    aabi
    d,Bar
    sisa,andtoldhimthesi
    tuati
    onandsaid,
    “Canyoupl
    easetakecar
    e
    ofoursi
    ster
    ?”The‘
    aabi
    dsaid,“Iseekrefugei
    nAll
    ahfrom y
    ou.”Shayt
    aancametohim[Barsi
    sa]
    andsaid,“Whoar eyougoingtoleav
    eherwit
    h?Ifyoudon’
    ttakecareofher,anevi
    lper
    sonmay
    takecareofher,andyouknowwhatwi l
    lhappen.Howcanyouletthi
    sgoodsl i
    poutofyour
    hands?”Shayt
    aani sencouragi
    nghimtodogood.The‘Aabi
    dcalledthebr
    othersbackandsai
    d
    thathewouldtakecareofher ,
    butshei
    sgoingtostayi
    nthathouseoverthereandIwil
    lst
    ayi
    n
    myt emple.

    Soshewoul dstayinthathouseandBarsisawouldbri
    ngf oodandl eavei tonhisdoor step.He
    didn’
    tev enwantt oseeher.Shewouldcomeoutandgett hef ood.Shaytaancamet ohim and
    said,
    “Whatar ey oudoing?Don’ty
    ouknowt hati
    fshewalksoutf rom herr oom andcomest o
    yourtempl e,
    peoplecanseeher ?Youhavet odeli
    vert
    hefoodt oherdoor step.
    ”Barsisasaid,
    “Yes,that’
    strue.
    ”Shay t
    aanisnotspeaki
    ngt ohimfacetof ace;thi
    siswaswasa( i
    nspirati
    on).
    Barsi
    sast art
    edtot akethefoodandleav
    ei tonherdoorstep.Thatcontinuedf orawhi l
    e.

    Andthenshaytaantoldhi
    m, “
    She’scomingoutt
    ogetthepl
    ateandsomebodycanst
    il
    lseeher
    .
    Youhavetodelivert
    heplatei
    ntoherownr oom.
    ”Bar
    sisawouldt
    akethef
    oodinther
    oom and
    l
    eaveitt
    here.Thisconti
    nuedforawhil
    e.

    Thethreebrother
    swerel at
    e.Thi
    sgazwat ookawhil
    e.Soshaytaancamet ohim andsaid,“
    Are
    yougoingtoleaveheralone?Ther
    e’snobodytotakecareofher.She’
    sbeeninthere[solong]
    ;
    i
    t’sli
    keshe’
    si npr
    ison,
    speakingtonoone.Whydon’ ty
    outaket hatr
    esponsi
    bil
    it
    yandspeakt o
    heralit
    tl
    e?Shecangooutandspeakt oanothermanandhav ear el
    ati
    onshi
    pwithhim.”So
    Barsi
    sawoul dgooutsi
    deofherandspeakt oherfrom t
    here.

    Hewoul dtal
    kfrom outsi
    deandshewoul dtalkfr
    om insi
    deherroom andtheywoul
    dbe
    screamingtohearoneanot her
    .Shay
    taantoldhim,“Whydon’tyoumakeitalit
    tl
    econvenientf
    or
    eachother?Don’tscream t
    oeachother.Si
    tinthesamer oom.”SoBarsi
    sawouldgoinsidethe
    room andslowl
    yt heyspentmoreandmor etimewitheachother.

    Andt
    heyst
    art
    edget
    ti
    ngcl
    oserandcl
    oserunt
    ilt
    hegr
    eat‘
    aabi
    dcommi
    tt
    edzi
    na.

    Shebecamepr egnant.Shedel
    iv eredachi l
    d.Shaytaancamet ohim andsaid,“
    Whathavey ou
    done?Doy ouknowwhatt hebr otherswi l
    ldowhent heycomeback?They ’
    regoingtoki
    l
    lyou.
    Evenifyousay‘Thisi
    snotmyson’ ,
    they’r
    egoi ngt
    osayt hathewassupposedt otakecareof
    herandy ouwereresponsi
    bleforher .Theonl ysol
    utionisthaty
    oumur derthechil
    dandburyit
    .”
    The‘aabidchoppedofftheheadoft heinfantandbur i
    edhim.

    Shayt
    aancamet ohim andsaid,“Doyouthi
    nkthemotherwil
    lkeepthesecr
    etaft
    eryouhav
    e
    ki
    ll
    edherson?You’r
    eaf oolifyouthi
    nkso.Youshoul
    dkill
    hertoo.
    ”AndsoBar si
    sakil
    l
    edher
    andburi
    edthem bot
    hint hatroom.

    Thebrot
    herscamebackandsaid,“Whereisoursi
    ster?
    ”Bar sisasaid,
    “Innal
    i
    ll
    ahiwainnai
    lay
    hi
    raji
    ’
    oon.Shewasil
    landshedied.Sheisburi
    edinthatplace.”Andhewentandshowedt hem a
    fi
    cti
    ti
    ousgrav
    e.Theysai
    d,“
    Innali
    ll
    ahiwainnail
    ayhiraji
    ’oon”andt heymadedu’aa`f
    orher
    .

    Atni
    ghtt
    ime,
    oneoft
    hebr
    other
    ssawadr
    eam.Whocamet
    ohi
    mint
    hatdr
    eam?Shay
    taan.He
    sai
    d,“Didyoubel
    iev
    eBar si
    sa?He’slyi
    ng!Hecommi ttedzinawit
    hy oursi
    sterandthenheki l
    led
    herandherson.Theevidenceisthatsheisnotburiedintheplacethatheshowedy ou,butheis
    buri
    edinherroom,undertherock.”Sohewokeupandhet ol
    dhisbrot
    hersaboutt hedream.
    Theysaid,“
    Wesawt hesamedr eam.I tmustbetrue.”Sot heywenttothefi
    cti
    ti
    ousgr aveand
    dugitup.Theywenttoherroom anduncov er
    edtheear th.Theyfoundthei
    rsisterburi
    edwi t
    han
    i
    nfant.

    Theygr abbedBar si
    saandt ol
    dhim, “YouLiar!Thi
    si swhaty ouhavedone!”Theytookhimtothe
    king.Whiletheywer et
    akinghim, Shay t
    aancamet oBar si
    sa.Nowshay taandidn’
    tcomeinthe
    form ofinspir
    ati
    on.Hecamei nhumanf or
    m.Hesai d,“
    Doy ouknowwhoIam, Barsi
    sa?Iam
    shaytaan.Icausedy oual
    l oft
    hatmess.AndIam t heonlyonewhocandel i
    veryououtofit
    .If
    youwantmet osaveyou,Ican.”Barsisasaid,“Pl
    easesav eme!”Shaytaansaid,“
    Makesujood
    forme.”Bar si
    samadesuj oodf orshay t
    aan.Whatdi dshaytaansay?Hesai d,“
    Thankyouvery
    much!I twasapl easuremeetingy ou.”Andthenhenev ersawhi m.

    Bar si
    samadesuj oodf orshaytaanandt hatwasthel astthinghedi di
    nhislif
    ebecauseshor t
    ly
    afterwards,hewasexecut ed.Thel astthinghedidinhi slif
    ewasmakesuj oodf orshaytaan.
    Thiswasan‘ aabidont hestraightpath.Het ookasmal lturn–i nthenameofmasl aha,the
    benef it–lookatwher eheended.Thati st hedangeroff oll
    owi ngdesi
    re.Somet imeswef eel
    conf i
    dentbecauseofourknowl edgeort heQur’aant hatweknowort he‘i
    baadaht hatwedo.We
    shouldal waysbeaf raidandnev erbeov erconf
    ident.Thati sthetrueknowledge–“ Theones
    thathav ekhashiy(fear)ofAllahar ethescholars.
    ”Ot herwise,iti
    sjustmemor izati
    onofwor ds.A
    sidenot e:whatpolicywasshay taanusingonBar sisa?Ifshay taancamet oBar si
    saandt hefir
    st
    thinghesai dwas“ makesuj oodt ome”, wouldBarsisahav edonet hat?No.Hewoul dn’
    t.
    Shay taantookast ep-by-st
    eppol icy.

    Abui
    bn‘
    Abdur
    Rahi
    m

    IbnAlJowz eesay sthat( inthey ear270Hi j


    ra)therewasamannamedAbui bn‘ AbdurRahi m.He
    wasaf i
    ght erint hear mi esthatwer efighti
    ngi ntheRomanEmpi re.Ononeoft heirbattles, t
    hey
    weresur roundi ngaRomanf ort
    ress.Whi l
    etheywer esur r
    ounding,thi
    smansawawoman.I t
    wasaf i
    tnaf orhim.Hest art
    edcor respondingwi t
    hher( shewasaRomanwomani nthatci ty).
    Heaskedher ,
    “HowcanIgeti n?”Shet oldhim, “
    BecomeaChr isti
    anandI ’l
    llety ouin.”Sohe
    becameaChr isti
    an, andt henextday ,
    suddenl y,
    hiscomr adesfoundhi m ont heopposi tesi de.
    Thisthingdepr essedt hem al ot.Thismanhasbeenwi ththem foralongt i
    me, heknewal otof
    Qur’aan,hehadal otofknowl edge,andsuddenl yhel ef
    tthereli
    gionandbecameaChr istiant o
    runafterthatwoman.Teny earspassedandsomeMusl ims,whoknewt hatman, passedt hat
    Romanv il
    lage/ f
    ortagai n.Theysawhi m andt heytoldhim, “
    Comewi t
    hus. ”Hesai d,“No, I
    cannotcomewi thy ou, I
    ’m settl
    edandmar ried.AndIhav echil
    drenandbusi ness.”Sot heyt old
    him, “
    Whathappenedt oy ourknowl edge?Whathappenedt oyourQur ’
    aan? ”Hesai d,“
    Ifor gotall
    ofthat.Ifor gotal lofQur ’aanexceptf oronev erse.Perhapsthosewhodi sbelievewi l
    l wisht hat
    theyhadbeenMusl i
    m.Lett hem eatandenj oythemselvesandbedi v
    ertedby[ f
    alse]hope, for
    theyaregoi ngt oknow.( 15:2-3).”[
    Anothertranslati
    on:Onedayt henon- beli
    ev erswi l
    ldesi rethat
    t
    heywer
    ebel
    i
    ever
    s..
    .]

    Wheny oudiv ergef rom thestrai


    ghtpath, t
    hisiswhathappens.Thi smanwassoknowl edgeable,
    buthedi dn’tstickt othest r
    aightpath.“
    Fast aqim” ,
    All
    ahtellsRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwa
    sall
    am t ofoll
    owt hest rai
    ghtpathaf t
    erreceivingguidance.Oneoft heSahabahasked
    RasulAllahsal l
    allahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam togi vehim oneadv i
    cet hatwouldbesuf fi
    cientforhim.
    RasulAllahsal l
    allahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam said, “
    Qul AmantuBil
    laht hummai staqim”meani ng“ Say‘I
    beli
    evei nAllah’ andt henstayont hestraightpath.”Becausewecansayt hatwebel iev
    e, butthe
    i
    mpor tantthingi st hatwest ayont hestraightpath–t hatiswher ethetestis.That’swher ealot
    ofpeopl efail
    .Theyst artonthest r
    aightpat h,butthenthewi ndsofchangei nthiswor l
    dt ake
    them from rightt oleft.

    ThatisthekhashiyofAll
    ah–y ouknowt hetruth,
    andyouar esoworri
    edthatyouareasking
    All
    ah17t i
    mesaday :“OhAll
    ah, weseekassistancefr
    om Youandweseekassi stancefrom You,
    soguideust othestrai
    ghtpath.”WeaskAl l
    ah17t imesinthefar
    aaidhtokeepusont he
    st
    raightpat
    h.Andt henwer epeatitint
    henawaaf il
    .Whyarewer epeat
    ingthi
    sayahov erand
    over?Becauseiti
    sv eryi
    mpor t
    antt ost
    ayont hestrai
    ghtpath.

    3.Al
    i
    sraar
    u’al
    aal
    ma’
    aasi
    yy(
    insi
    stenceonsi
    nni
    ng)

    Aper sonmaybecommi tingasmallsin,butthe‘ul


    amaa`saythati
    nsi
    sti
    ngonasmallsi
    nmakes
    i
    tamaj orsin.Wheny oukeepondoi ngitagainandagain,i
    tbecomesamajorsin.
    Adh-
    Dhahabi,
    i
    nhi sbookAl Kabaa’i
    r,t
    alksaboutevil
    endi ng.Therewasamanwhowasobsessedwi thchess.
    Theykeptont el
    li
    nghimt osaylail
    aahai l
    lall
    ah,buthecoul
    dn’
    t.Att
    heend,hekeptonr
    epeati
    ng,
    “Checkmat e,checkmate”unti
    lhedied.

    Hementi
    onedanot
    herman.Hekeptsay
    ing,
    “Gi
    vemet
    hebot
    tl
    e.”Becausehewasobsessed
    wi
    thdr
    inki
    ngandhekeptaski
    ngf
    orthat
    .

    Ther
    ewasanothermanwhowasanaccount
    antandhej
    ustkeptsay
    ing,
    “ten,
    elev
    en,
    twel
    ve”
    andhekeptsay
    ingnumber
    s.

    IbnAlQayyi
    m ment i
    onedthest
    oryofamanwhot heytol
    dtosayl
    ailaahail
    l
    all
    ah,
    buthesai
    d,“
    I
    can’
    t.
    ”Hedi dn’thaveapr
    oblem wit
    hhist
    ongue;
    hecouldspeakf
    luentl
    y.Hecoul
    dn’
    tsayl
    a
    i
    laahail
    lal
    l
    ah, becauseAl
    l
    ahdidn’tgi
    vehi
    mthetawfeeq.

    Thi
    nkabouti
    tthi
    sway–wheny ougotobed,whatarethethingsyoudr
    eam about
    ?They
    ’l
    l
    mostl
    ikel
    ybewhatyouwer
    ethinki
    ngaboutdur
    ingtheday.Ifyoukeept
    hinki
    ngabout
    somet
    hingal
    lday,y
    ou’
    ll
    mostl
    ikelydr
    eam ofi
    tatni
    ght.

    Anotherwayt
    oknowwhat
    ’sony
    ourmi
    ndi
    stol
    ookatwhaty
    out
    hinkoff
    ir
    stt
    hingi
    nthe
    morning?

    Deat
    hissimil
    artosl
    eep.Sl
    eepiscal
    l
    ed“theminordeat
    h.”Whenyougofrom sl
    eeptothest
    ate
    ofawakeni
    ng,i
    tissi
    mil
    artosakar
    aatal
    mowt .Thati
    swhyt het
    hought
    sthatareonone’smi
    nds
    ar
    emostl
    i
    kel
    ygoi
    ngt
    oshowupi
    nthel
    astmoment
    sofl
    i
    fe.

    Weal waysthinkthatwecanl iv
    ehowwewantandsi nasmuchaswant .Then,fi
    veminutes
    bef
    oreweday ,wewi l
    ltaketheshahaadahandbeguarant
    eedjannah.It
    ’snott
    hateasy.Youare
    makingapl otagainstAll
    ah.Why ?Becauseyouar
    emakingtheintent
    iontonotworshi
    pAl l
    ah
    unt
    ilthelastmoment sofy ourli
    fe.Al
    lahi
    stell
    i
    ngust
    owor shi
    pHi m dayandnight
    .Wear e
    say
    ingt hatwewantt ooutsmar tAll
    ahandmaketawbahintheend.“Theyareplot
    ti
    ngandAl l
    ah
    i
    splanningandAl lahisthebestofplanner
    s.”

    Aschol armentionedthatt
    heyv isit
    edamanwhowasdy ing.Whentheycamei nthehouse,
    everyoneinthehousewasl isteningtoloudUmm Kul
    thum music(asinger).Thetaperecorder
    washi gh.Theshay khsai
    d,“i
    taqul l
    ah!Thi
    smanisdyi
    ngandy ouarelist
    eningt osongs?”Sothey
    turneditoffandputonQur ’
    aani nstead.Whent
    heoldmanhear dtheQur’aan,hesaid,“Tur
    nt hat
    offandt ur
    nUmm Kul t
    hum backonbecauseshesoot hesmyheart!”Andhedi ed.

    Wheny
    ougr
    owuponsomet
    hing,
    youar
    egoi
    ngt
    odi
    eont
    hatt
    hing.

    Neverthi
    nkthatyoucanout
    smar tAll
    ah.Youhavet
    ohav ekhashiyofAllah.Theoneswhoare
    thegreat
    estl
    osersaret
    hosethatfeelsaf
    eorsecureofthepunishmentofAl l
    ah.“Onlyt
    he
    l
    osersaretheoneswhofeelsecurefr
    om thepuni
    shmentofAllah.”Khashyaisani nt
    egr
    al
    qual
    it
    yofaMusl i
    m.TobeaMusl i
    my ouhavetohavefearofAll
    ahi nyourheart.

    4.Da’
    ful
    Imaan(
    weakf
    ait
    h)

    Sulaymani bnAbdi lMalak,akhal i


    fahoft heMusl i
    m wor l
    d, vi
    sit
    edMakkahandMadi nah.Hewas
    asking,“I
    sthereany oneher ewhohasmett hecompani onsofRasul All
    ahsall
    allahu‘al
    ayhi wa
    sall
    am? ”Theysai d,“Yes,AbuHazi m.”Hesai d,“Callhim.”Sot heyboughtAbuHazi m.Sulayman
    i
    bnAbdul Malikaskedhi m, “Howcomewedi sli
    kedeat h?”Hesai d,“Becauseyouhav ebuiltand
    establi
    shedthiswor l
    dandy ouhav edestroyedy ourakhi r
    ah.Soy ouhat etogof rom whatis
    establi
    shed,towhati sdest royed.”Ifyou’
    renotpr epari
    ngf orakhirah,whywoul dy ouwantt ogo
    there?Whenwel ovethiswor l
    d,wedon’ twantt ogot otheakhi rah.Scholar
    shav esaid,i
    f
    somebodyhast heloveoft hewor ldathear t
    , t
    henj ustbeforethei rdeath–whent heperson
    reali
    zestheyar eleavingduny aforakhi r
    ah–t heywi l
    lbecomeat tachedt othethingheloves( t
    o
    duny a)
    .Andt hent hatpersonwi ll
    st ar
    thatingAl l
    ahbecauseAl lahi stheOnewhowant st otake
    him away .I
    fthathappens, thisiskhuloodf innaar–et ernalpunishmenti nHell,becausey ouare
    hatingtomeetAl l
    ah,soAl l
    ahwi llhatemeet ingy ou.

    WhenMu’ aadhibnJabalwaspassi ngaway .Hesai d,“Welcomet odeath.Ihavebeenwai t


    ingf
    or
    youforal ongtime.Ihavebeenwai t
    ingforthePromi seofAllahtome.Wel comet odeath.
    ”He’s
    happy.Hesai d,“Odeath,
    don’ tthi
    nkthatIeverwant edtoliveinthi
    sduny abecausetheloveof
    thi
    swor ld.ThereasonIwant edt ol
    iveinthi
    swor l
    dwast ofastinthehotsummerday sandpray
    i
    nt helong,coldwinterni
    ghts.Soasl ongasi ti
    stimef ormet oleave,Iwelcomey ou.Takemy
    soul.
    ”Hewant stomeetAllah, soAll
    ahwi l
    lwanttomeethi m.
    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am say s,“Ev
    eryProphet,
    beforehedi es,i
    sshownhi splace
    i
    nPar adiseandt henhei sgivent hechoicet ost
    ayinthisworldordie.
    ”Sot heambi yaar egiven
    thechoice.Thishadit
    hi snarratedby‘ Aa`i
    sha.WhenRasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam was
    dying,hehadhi sheadonmyl ap,shesaid.Thenhef ell
    unconscious,thenhewokeup.He
    start
    edst ar
    ingattheskyandhesai d,“OAl l
    ah,wit
    hthehighestcompani on.(All
    ah).
    ”‘Aa`isha
    saidthatsheknewatt hatmomentt hatthePr ophetwasbeinggiventhechoi ce,andhewasnot
    choosingus.Rasul Al
    l
    ahwasgi venthechoi cebytheangelofdeath,andt heProphetsallall
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am wassay i
    ngt hathewant edt obewithAll
    ah.Andt hatwast helastthinghesai d.
    [Bukhari
    ]
    TheHer
    eaf
    terSer
    ies-CD3

    TheSoul
    Leav
    ingt
    heBody

    Rasul All
    ahsal lal
    lahu‘ alay hi wasal l
    am t ell
    susi nal onghadi t
    haboutt hest oryoft hesoul
    l
    eav ingt hebody–t het ript hatt hesoul takes.Hesay sthatwhent hebel i
    everi sdy i
    ng, the
    angel scomedownwi thacof finfrom j annahandsomescentf rom j annah.Theysi tinf rontof
    theper son.Thent heangel ofdeat hdescendsandt ell
    st hebel iever,“Behappyandpl easedwi th
    thepr omi seofAl lahf ory ou.Oy out ranqui lsoul ,
    comeoutt ot hepl easur ethatwi llbepr ov i
    ded
    toyoubyAl l
    ahswt .”Rasul Allahsai dt hatthesoul wi l
    lcomeoutsoeasi ly,l
    ikeadr opofwat er
    thatisf l
    owi ngdownf rom aj ug; itslidessoeasi l
    youtoft hebody .Assoonast heangel ofdeat h
    takest hatsoul ,alloftheangel swi l
    l j
    ump–ev eryoneoneoft hem want stot akethehonourof
    holdingt hatsoul andwr appi ngi tint hecof fi
    n.Andt hent heywi ll
    car ryittot heheav ens.
    Whenev ertheywoul dpassagr oupofangel s,theangel swoul dsmel labeaut i
    fulsmel landask,
    “Whosesoul isthis? ”Andt heangel swoul dsay ,“Thi sisthesoul ofso- and-so”andt heywoul d
    callhim byhi sbestnames.Theywoul dseekper mi ssionatt hegat esofl owestheav en, andt hen
    thegat esoft hatheav enwi llopenup.Andwhenev ert hissoul isbei ngcar r
    iedt hroughaheav en,
    theangel softhatheav enwoul daccompanyi tunt i
    l i
    tr eachesAl l
    ahswt .ThenAl l
    ahwi l
    l deli
    ver
    thepr omi seofJannaht ot hatsoul andt henAl lahwi l
    lsay ,“Taket hatsoul backt oear th,
    becauset hatiswher eIcr eat edf rom, andt hati swher et heywi llreturnandt hatiswher et hey
    willber esurrectedf rom. ”Sot hesoul woul dthendescenddownt ot heear thf r
    om Al l
    ahswt .

    ThenRasul All
    aht ell
    suswhathappenst othesoulofanon- beli
    ever,oranev ildoer.Rasul All
    ah
    saidt hatt heangel scomedownt ohim withacof f
    infr
    om Hel lFir
    e.Theangel ofdeathwi l
    lsay
    tohi m, “Oy ouev ilsoul !Comeoutt othepuni shmentofAllahandHi sAnger !
    ”Sot hatsoul would
    disper sear oundt hebodyandcl i
    ngtoev erynerveandmuscl e.Thatsoul doesn’twantt oleav e
    thebody .Sot heangel ofdeat hispull
    ingthatsoul out
    .RasulAllahsaidt hatthepainoft hatsoul
    i
    sl ikeabr anchf i
    ll
    edwi t
    ht hornsbeingpul l
    edoutofawetbal l ofwool .Theper son’
    sner vesand
    muscl eswoul dbet ear i
    ng.Assoonast hatsoulcomesout ,alloftheangel swoul djumpand
    cov ert hatsoul witht hecof f
    infr
    om Hel lf
    ir
    eandcar ryi
    tup.Rasul All
    ahsai dithasast inking
    rottensmel l.Whenev ert hesoul passesbysomeangel stheywoul dcur sethatsoul andsay ,
    “Whosesoul i
    sthis? ”Sot heangelswoul dcallhim wit
    hhiswor senames.Theywoul dcar rythe
    soul tot hef i
    rstheav enandseekper mi ssi
    on,butthedooroft hatheav enwoul dnotopen.Then
    Allahswtwoul dsay , “Throwt hatsoul downt othelowestearth!”Sot hatsoul wouldbet hrown
    downwi ththedi sgraceofAl l
    ahswt .

    Nowt
    hesoul
    isi
    nthegr
    ave…
    TheGr
    ave

    Whenev er‘
    Uthmaani bn‘ Aff
    aanwentt oagrave,hewoul dcry.Sot heyaskedhim,“Howcome
    wheny our ememberj annahandnaart hatwouldn’taff
    ectyoulikewheny ouremembert he
    grave?”‘Uthmaani bn‘Affaansai d,“IheardRasulAl l
    ahsay,‘
    Thegr aveisthefir
    ststepofakhir
    ah.
    Ifyoumakei tthr
    oughi t,whatevercomesaf terwillbeeasi
    er.Andi fyoudonotmakei tthr
    ough
    thegrav e,whateverwil
    l happenaf teritis.AndthatiswhyIcr ywhenev erIremembert hegrave.
    ’
    RasulAllahsaid,‘
    Everythinghor r
    ifi
    ct hatIhaveseen–t hegraveismor ehorri
    fi
    c.’
    ”Prettysoon
    wewi l
    l bethere–ev eryonewi llbet here.Wewi l
    lleavethecomf ortofthisdunyabehind.Ever
    y
    singl
    eoneofuswi l
    lbeputi nt hathol eintheearth.

    Therewasanol dwomanwhousedt ocleanthemasj id.Shewasi llandthenshedi edlateat


    night.Thesahabahbur i
    edher .TheydidnotwakeupRasul All
    ahbecausei twasni ght.Lat
    er
    RasulAl l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi wasal lam asked,“Whereisthatol dwoman? ”TheSahabahsai d,
    “Shebecamei l
    landwebur iedher .
    ”RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal lam said,“
    Whydi dn’tyou
    callme? ”RasulAl
    lahsallallahu‘alayhiwasallam wast hefatherf orthiswoman; hecar edabout
    everysi ngleoneoft hem: theweakandt hestrong;theoldandt hey oung.Hesal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal lam said,“Showmehergr ave.”Hev i
    sitedhergraveandsai d,“Thesegr av
    esar edark,but
    Allahswtwi l
    lgivethem lightbecauseofmysal ahont hem. ”Andt hegr ave,assoonasi tmeet s
    you,becausey oubel ongt here,thegrav ewil
    lsqueezey oupai nfull
    y.[Bukhari]

    RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam sai
    d,“Thegrav esqueezes.I fanyonewoul dhav ebeen
    savedf rom t
    hissqueeze, i
    twoul dhav ebeenSa’adibnMu’ adh.Ev enSa’adibnMu’ adh, t
    hewali
    y
    ofAllah,thegravesqueezedhi m.”Rasul All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ alay hiwasall
    am said,thi
    sist heman
    whom t he‘arshofAllah[ThroneofAl l
    ah]shookforhi sdeat h.Thi
    sisthemanwhom t hegates
    ofheav enopenf or.Thisistheman, whohad70, 000angel saccompanyhi sjanazah, butt he
    gravesqueezedhi m, butthenitreleasedhim.Sa’adi bnMu’ aadhwasoneoft heleader sof
    Ansar ;
    hewasal eaderinwel comingRasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘ alayhi
    wasal l
    am; hewast hebest
    hosttoRasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhi wasall
    am.Hedef endedRasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alay hiwa
    sall
    am unt i
    lhedied.

    Once,achil
    dwasbei
    ngburi
    ed.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“
    Ifanyonewoul
    d
    havebeensavedf
    rom t
    hesqueezi
    ngofthegr
    ave,i
    twouldhavebeenthi
    schil
    d,buteveni
    tis
    squeezed.
    ”

    Fi
    tnaal
    -Qabr

    RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasallam tol
    dust hattwoangel swilldescendont hepersonthatis
    i
    nt hegr ave–munkarandnaki r.Theywoul dscream athim andt heywoul dshockthatperson
    andsur pri
    sehim.Thei rwayofconversati
    onisnotv erypoli
    te.Theyar everytoughandstrong.
    Theyexpectast r
    aightandimmediateanswerf rom you.Whet heryouareabel iev
    erornot,they
    willcomei nthatfashi
    on.Thesetwoangel swillcomedownandaskt hr
    eequest i
    ons:“Ma
    rabbuk?Wamadeenuk?Wamannabi yuk?”Whoi syourLord?Whati sy ourrel
    igi
    on?Andwhoi s
    yourProphet?
    Onlyt
    hreequest
    ions.Thi
    sisthet
    estweshouldpr
    eparef
    or.Westudyyear
    sfortest
    s.How
    muchtimearewegi vi
    ngfort
    hismosti
    mportantt
    est
    ?Weknowt hequesti
    ons,
    andweknowthe
    answers.

    Thebeliev
    erwouldsay,“MyLor di
    sAl l
    ah.Andmyr el
    igi
    onisIslam.AndmyPr ophetis
    Muhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am. ”Theywoul dhearasoundcomi ngfrom above,“Qad
    saddaqa‘abdi”–“Myservantissayi
    ngt hetrut
    h.”SoAllahswti sver
    if
    yingtheanswer.Thatis
    whyAllahsaysintheQur’aan:
    “All
    ahset sfi
    rmt hebeli
    eversont hefi
    rm st
    atementinthisworld.
    ”
    Andwhati sthefi
    rm st
    atement?Lailaahail
    lall
    ah.All
    ahwi l
    lsetthebeli
    everfi
    rm onLai l
    aaha
    i
    ll
    all
    ah.

    Whent heangel saskt henon-beli


    ever,“Whoisy ourpr
    ophet? ”Hewoul dsay,“
    Huh?What ?Idon’
    t
    know.Ihear dt hepeopl esaythisandIsai dit
    .”Theangelswoul dsmashhi m withahammer
    thatwoul dturnhi mi ntodust
    .Thatper sonissay i
    ngwhathehear dt hepeoplesayaboutt he
    Prophet( saws)–whatAbuJahl said,
    whatnewspaper swr ote,et
    c.Thisisnottheanswert he
    angelsar elookingf or.I
    tneedstobecl earthatimaaninMuhammadi swhaty ouwi l
    lbeasked
    aboutint hegrav e.Theywantt oheary ousay ,“
    Muhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am ismy
    nabi.”I
    tisnotsuf f
    icientt
    osayt hattherei
    soneGod.Youhav et
    obel i
    eveinGod’s
    representati
    ves, HisMessenger s–Muhammad, ‘
    Eesa[Jesus],Musa[ Moses],
    Ibraheem
    [Abraham] .Theyar et heonesconv eyi
    ngtheMessageofAl lahtothepeopleoft heeart
    h.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am sai
    dthatt
    hisi
    sthel
    astt
    estt
    hebel
    i
    everwi
    l
    lgot
    hrough,
    thel
    asti
    bti
    l
    aa`.

    Al-Bulkharinarr
    atest hatAsmaa`bi ntAbi BakrnarratedthatRasulAl
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwa
    sallam stoodinthemasj i
    dandgav eaKhut bah.Hest art
    edt al
    ki
    ngaboutt hef i
    tnaofthegrave
    untiltherewasanupr oarinthemasj id–l oudnoises.Whatwast hatnoise?TheSahabah
    radiyall
    ahuanhum wer ecrying.Asmaa`sai d,“Icouldn’theartheKhutbah.AndIwai teduntilt
    he
    noisecal meddownandt henIaskedamannextt ome, ‘
    BarakAll
    ahufeek.Whatwast hel
    ast
    thi
    ngRasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam said?’Rasul All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam sai
    d,
    ‘
    Ithasbeenr evealedt omet hatyouwi l
    lgot hroughf i
    tnai nthegr
    avesimi l
    artot hef
    itnaofad-
    dajjaal.
    ’”

    Theywer ecryi
    ngandweepi ngbecauset hei
    rhear t
    swer esof t
    .Forus–wear enotaf fected.If
    wear e,i
    ti saverytempor aryaffect.Oneofuscoul dwitnessaj anazah, andwecanseet he
    gravewi t
    hourey esandseet heendoft hehumanbei ngashei sdumpedi nahole, andint he
    cemet erywecanbej okingandl aughing.Thisi sqaswatal-qalb,hardhear t
    s,simi
    lart orocks.
    Thesahabahj ustheardRasul Al
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am t alki
    ngaboutt hegrav eand
    Asmaa`sai dshecouldn’thearwhatRasul Al
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasallam wassay ing.Wear e
    sufferi
    ngf rom adiseasethatneedst obecur ed.Thisdiseasei swor sethanamedi cal heart
    problem.I fwewer esufferi
    ngf r
    om amedi calheartproblem, wewoul dspendourt i
    meand
    effort
    stocur eit.Butifwear esufferi
    ngf rom diseasesli
    ket hi
    s, weletthem goanddon’ tev en
    wor
    ryabouti
    t.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam sai
    d,“
    Thi
    sUmmahwi llgothr
    oughtest
    sinthegrave.And
    i
    fitwasn’
    tfort
    hef actt
    hatyouwouldnotbur
    yyourdead,IwouldhaveaskedAll
    ahsubhaanawa
    ta’
    aal
    atoall
    owy outohearwhati
    shappeningunder
    ground.”

    IbnTaymi
    yyahsayst
    hatnotonl
    ydidRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am hearthi
    s,butwe
    knowofsomepeoplewhohearthepuni
    shmentoft
    hegraveandpeopleseeingdeadbodies
    comingoutfr
    om t
    hegravesandbei
    ngpuni
    shedandtheyarescr
    eamingandt hescar
    sareon
    thei
    rbodi
    es.

    IbnTay miyyahsay sthatwhenyousleep, y


    oursoul i
    sseparatef
    rom thebody.Nev er
    theless,
    somet imest hedreamscanbesoi nt ensethatyourbodycanstartmov i
    ngandact i
    ngupont hat
    dream, event houghy ourey
    esareclosedandy oursoulisgonefrom thebody.IbnTaymi yyah
    saysthatsimi lar
    ly,t
    hepunishmentcanbesosev ere,t
    hatthebodystartsact
    ingupont hat
    punishment ,andy oucanseedeadpeopl ecomi ngoutofthegraves,r
    unning,andtheangel sare
    tort
    uringthem.

    Aftert
    hequestioningoft hebeli
    ever,whent hebel i
    everhasgi ventherightanswer s,av oicecri
    es
    fr
    om theheaven, “
    Ansadaqa‘ abdi
    ”–“ Myser v anti
    st el
    li
    ngt hetrut
    h.Sof urni
    shhisgr avefrom
    paradi
    se,andprovidehi m cl
    othesfrom paradiseandopenf orhi m agat etoparadise.”This
    graveonearthishookedupt ojannah.Itisdirectl
    yconnect edt oparadise.Thispersoni nthe
    graveisabl
    etoseehi splaceinJannah.Hei snotablet ogot here,buthecanseei t.Thenav ery
    handsomeper sonwi llwalki
    ntothegr ave.Thedeadper sonwoul dsay ,“Whoar eyou? ”That
    personwouldsay ,“Iam yourgooddeedsandIcamet ospendt imewi t
    hy ouunti
    lthedayof
    j
    udgement .
    ”Sot hebel i
    everwouldnotbeal one.

    Oneoft hetabi
    ’eensaidtooneofhi sstudents,“Youhav estudiedundermef or30y ears.Tellme
    whaty ouhavelearned.”Thestudentsaid,
    “Ilearnedeightthings.[Oneoftheset hingsisthat]
    everyoneofushav esomel ovedonesandsomel ovedthi
    ngs.Someoft hesel ovedt hi
    ngswe
    aregoingtoleaveintheduny a;somewewi l
    lleaveathome; someoft heselov edthingswill
    comewi thustoourgr aves.Butthenwhenwear einourgrav e,noneofthelov edthingswill
    be
    withus,exceptforourthings.Thati
    swhyIhav etakenmygooddeedst obet hemostbel oved
    tome.”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am saysthatthebeli
    everwil
    lhavewindowshowingpar adi
    se,
    andawindowshowi nghel l
    .Andhewil
    l betol
    d,“Thisiswhereyoucouldhavebeenifyouwer e
    notabeli
    ever.Andthi si
    swhaty ouhavegotbecauseofy ourimaan.”Whenheseest hat
    ,he
    wouldsay,“
    Yar abb,‘aqimissa’ah.
    ”–“OAl l
    ah,star
    tthedayofjudgementsothatIcangot omy
    famil
    yandmyweal t
    h! ”Hisfami
    lyandwealthisinjannah;hedoesnotgobacktowhati sinthe
    worl
    d.
    Aft
    ert hecor rupt ,
    orev i
    l per son, isquest i
    oned, anannouncementwi l
    l bemadef rom theheav ens,
    “Heisal i
    ar!Fur ni
    shhi sgr av ef rom hellf
    ire,gi
    vehi m cl othesfrom hell f
    ir
    eandopenf orhima
    gatetohel lfi
    re. ”Wehav egr avesundert hesur faceoft heearththatwet hi
    nkarepar tofthis
    dunya, butwedon’ tknowt hatt hepeopl eofj annahseej annahf r
    om t hei
    rgravesandt hepeopl e
    ofnaarseean- naarf rom t hei rgr aves.Andanev i
    l,
    ugl yper sonwillcomet ohi
    mi nthegr ave.The
    personwi l
    lask, “Whoar ey ou? ”Theper sonwi l
    l say,“Iam y ourev i
    ldeedsandIwi l
    lbewi thyou
    unti
    lthedayofj udgement .”Thatmanwi llhavest i
    nking, rott
    ensmel l.Twowi ndowswi l
    lbe
    opened–awi ndowt oj annahandawi ndowt ohel l f
    ir
    e.Hewi llbetold,“Thisi
    swher ey oucould
    havebeeni fyouwer eabel iev er.”Notonl yishesuf f
    eringphy sicall
    y,buthe’ssuffer
    ing
    psychol ogi
    callybecauseofr egr et.“Thi
    siswher ey ouwi l
    lbeinhellfi
    re.”Hewillsay,“Yarabb,do
    notletthedayofj udgementst art.
    ”

    CantheMuslim bepuni
    shedinthegrave?Yes.Al-
    Qurtubisays,“
    Reali
    zethatt
    hepuni
    shmentof
    thegrav
    eisnotsolel
    yfort
    henonbeliev
    er sandisnotonlyforthehypocr
    it
    es.I
    tcoul
    dalso
    happentothebeli
    everf
    ortheshort
    comi nginthei
    rdeeds.”

    Whatar
    esomeofthereasonsthatcoul
    dcausethepuni
    shmentofthegr
    ave?Thegener
    al
    r
    easoni
    stheshor
    tcomingindeeds.Ther
    earesomespecif
    icr
    easons:

    Speci
    fi
    cReasonsf
    orPuni
    shmentoft
    heGr
    ave

    Thef
    tandSt
    eal
    i
    ng

    Thef t/
    steal i
    ng: takingsomet hi
    ngt hatdoesnotbel ongt oy ouandcheat i
    ng.Ther ewasaser vant
    withRasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am.Theywer eouti nbat tl
    e.Thisservantwaspr epar i
    ng
    thesaddl efort hePr ophetsal l
    allahu‘al
    ayhi wasal l
    am andhewashi tbyast r
    ayar row.The
    sahabahbegant osay ,“
    Congr atulati
    onsforhi m!Hehasgotj annah.”Becausehedi edont he
    bat t
    lefi
    eld.ThePr ophetsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam said, “No, intheNameofAl lah!Thecl oak
    whi chhest oleinkhay bariswr appedar oundhi m andisbur ninghi mi nthegrav e.”Itwasj usta
    pieceofcl oth;het ooki twithoutper mission.SubhanAl lah–f oracl oak!Whataboutt heones
    whost eal mill
    ionsofdol lar
    s?Whataboutt heoneswhocheatandabuset heright softhe
    Musl imsbycheat i
    ng?Whatwi llhappent ot hesepeopl e?I ti
    sf orwhat–at empor aryenjoyment
    i
    nt hislife?Al l
    ahwi ll
    infli
    ctyouwi t
    hdiseasesanddi sast erswhi chyouwi l
    lhavet ospendy our
    moneyon, becauset hatmoneyhasnobar akah.Monet ar ytransact i
    onsar esomet hingthatcan
    causey ousomet hinggr eatrewar dorpuni shment; i
    tdependsonhowy ouusei t.Itisat estand
    Allahsubhaanawat a’
    aal awant stoseei fy ouwillbegr ateful orungrateful
    .

    Sl
    anderandnegl
    ect
    ingt
    ahaar
    ah

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am passedbyt wogr avesandsai
    dt hatthet
    womeni nthese
    graveswerebeingpunished.Rasul
    All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘
    al
    ay hiwasall
    am saidtheyar
    enotsuff
    ering
    becauseofsomet hi
    ngmaj or.Oneofthem usedtoslanderandtheotherwouldnotpur
    if
    yand
    cl
    eanhi
    msel
    ffrom uri
    ne(maket
    ahar
    aar
    ahpr
    oper
    ly)
    .Andt
    heywer
    ebei
    ngpuni
    shedi
    nthei
    r
    gr
    avesf
    ort
    hat.[Bukhar
    i]

    Negl
    ect
    ingQur
    ’aan,
    theAdul
    ter
    ers,
    RibaandLi
    ars

    Nar
    rat
    edSamur
    abi
    nJundub:

    All
    ah’sApost
    leveryoft
    enusedtoaskhiscompani ons,
    “Didany
    oneofy ouseeadream?”So
    dreamswouldbenar r
    atedtohi
    m bythosewhom Al l
    ahwishedt
    otell
    .Onemor ni
    ngtheProphet
    said,
    “Lastni
    ghttwopersonscametome( inadr eam)[weknowthatthedreamsoftheambiya
    aretr
    ue]andwokemeupandsai dt
    ome, ‘Proceed!’

    Isetoutwiththem andwecameacr ossamanl yingdown,andbehold,anothermanwas


    standi
    ngov erhishead,hol
    dingabi grock.Behol
    d, hewasthrowingtherockattheman’shead,
    i
    njuri
    ngit.Therockroll
    edawayandt hethrowerfoll
    oweditandt ooki
    tback.Bytheti
    mehe
    reachedtheman, hisheadreturnedtothenormal stat
    e.Thethrowerthendidthesameashe
    haddonebef ore.Isai
    dtomyt wocompani ons,‘
    SubhanAllah!Whoar ethesetwopersons?
    ’
    Theysaid,‘Pr
    oceed!’

    Sowepr oceededandcamet oamanl yi


    ngf l
    atonhi sbackandanot hermanstandingov erhi
    s
    headwi t
    hanironhook, andbehol d,hewouldputt hehookinonesi deoft heman’
    smout hand
    tearofft
    hatsi
    deofhi sfacetot heback( oftheneck)andsi milar
    lytearhisnosefrom frontto
    backandhisey efrom f
    ronttoback.Thenhet urnedtotheot hersideoft heman’sfaceanddi d
    j
    ustashehaddonewi tht heotherside.Hehar dlycompl et
    edt hissidewhent heotherside
    retur
    nedtoit
    snor malstate.Thenher eturnedt oittorepeatwhathehaddonebef ore.Isaidto
    myt wocompani ons,‘
    SubhanAl lah!Whoar etheset woper sons? ’
    Theysai dtome, ‘
    Proceed!’

    Sowepr oceededandcameacr osssomet hingli


    keaTannur( akindofbaki
    ngoven,
    apitusual
    ly
    cl
    ay -
    li
    nedforbakingbr ead).
    ”Ithi
    nkthePr ophetsaid,“Inthatoventherewasmuchnoiseand
    voices.
    ”ThePr ophetadded, “
    Wel ookedintoitandf oundnakedmenandwomen, andbehold,a
    fl
    ameoff ir
    ewasr eachingtothem fr
    om under neath,andwheni treachedt
    hem,t
    heycr
    iedloudly
    .
    [i
    twascone- shoped,andi ft
    heytri
    edtoescape, t
    heywoul dslidedownbecauseoft
    hecone-
    shape]Iaskedt hem,‘Whoar ethese?’Theysaidtome, ‘Pr
    oceed!’

    Andsowepr oceededandcameacr ossar i


    ver.”Ithi
    nkhesai d,“….redlikeblood.
    ”TheProphet
    added,“Andbehold,i
    ntherivert
    herewasamanswi mmi ng,andont hebankt her
    ewasaman
    whohadcol l
    ectedmanyst ones.Behol
    d,whiletheothermanwasswi mmi ng,hewentnearhim.
    Theformeropenedhi smouthandt helat
    ter(ont hebank)threwast oneintohismouth
    whereuponhewentswi mmi ngagain.Hereturnedandev er
    ytimet heper f
    ormancewasr epeated,
    Iaskedmyt wocompani ons,‘Whoarethese(two)per sons?’Theyr epl
    ied,‘
    Proceed!Pr
    oceed!’

    Andwepr oceededt i
    l
    lwecametoamanwi t
    harepulsiveappear
    ance,t
    hemostr
    epulsi
    ve
    appearance,youev ersawamanhaving!Besi
    dehimt herewasafir
    eandhewaskindli
    ngi
    tand
    runni
    ngar oundit.Iaskedmycompanions,
    ‘Whoisthis(man)?Theysai
    dtome,‘
    Proceed!
    Pr
    oceed!
    ’

    Sowepr oceededtil
    lwereachedagardenofdeepgreendensev egetat
    ion,havi
    ngall sor
    tsof
    spri
    ngcolours.I
    nthemidstofthegardentherewasav er
    ytall
    manandIcoul dhardlyseehis
    headbecauseofhisgreatheight
    ,andaroundhimtherewerechildr
    eninsuchal argenumberas
    Ihaveneverseen.Isai
    dtomycompani ons,‘Whoisthi
    s?’Theyrepl
    ied,
    ‘Proceed!Proceed!’

    Sowepr oceededtil
    lwecamet oamaj esti
    chugegar den, gr
    eaterandbet terthanIhav eever
    seen!Myt wocompani onssai dtome, ‘
    Goup’ andIwentup.ThePr ophetadded, “Sowe
    ascendedt i
    llwereachedaci t
    ybuiltofgoldandsi l
    verbr icksandwewentt oitsgateandasked
    (thegatekeeper)toopenthegat e,
    andi twasopenedandweent eredtheci tyandf oundinit,
    menwi thonesi deofthei
    rbodi esashandsomeast hehandsomestper sony ouhav eeverseen,
    andtheot hersideasuglyast heugli
    estpersonyouhav eeverseen.Myt wocompani ons
    orderedthosement othr
    owt hemselvesintotheriver.Behol d,
    therewasar iverfl
    owi ngacross
    (thecit
    y),anditswaterwasl i
    kemi l
    kinwhiteness.Thosemenwentandt hrewt hemsel v
    esinit
    andthenr etur
    nedt ousaftertheugli
    ness(oftheirbodi es)haddi sappearedandt heybecamei n
    thebestshape.”

    TheProphetfurtheradded,“
    Myt wocompanions( angels)saidtome, ‘
    Thispl
    aceistheEden
    Paradi
    se,andthatisyourplace.’Ir
    oseupmysi ght,andbehold,thereIsawapal acelikeawhi
    te
    cl
    oud!Myt wocompani onssaidt ome, ‘
    That(palace)isyourplace.’Isaidtothem,‘MayAll
    ah
    bl
    essyoubot h!Letmeent erit
    .’Theyrepl
    ied,
    ‘Asf ornow, youwillnotenterit
    ,butyoushall
    enter
    i
    t(oneday )
    .’

    Isaidtot hem, ‘
    Ihav eseenmanywonder stoni ght .Whatdoesal lt
    hatmeanwhi chIhav eseen? ’
    Theyr eplied,‘Wewi l
    l i
    nfor my ou:Asf ort hef i
    rstmany oucameuponwhoseheadwasbei ng
    i
    njuredwi thther ock, hei sthesy mbol oftheonewhost udiest heQur anandt hennei t
    herr ecites
    i
    tnoract soni tsor der s,andsl eeps, negl ecti
    ngt heenj oinedpr ayers.Asf ort hemany oucame
    uponwhosesi desofmout h, nostri
    lsandey eswer etornofff rom frontt oback, hei sthesy mbol
    ofthemanwhogoesoutofhi shousei nthemor ningandt el l
    ssomanyl i
    est hati tspreadsal l
    overthewor ld.Andt hosenakedmenandwomenwhom y ousawi naconst ruct i
    onr esembl i
    ng
    anov en, theyaret headul terersandt headul t
    er esses; andt hemanwhom y ousawswi mmi ngi n
    theriverandgi venast onet oswal l
    ow, istheeat erofusur y( Riba)andt hebadl ookingman
    whom y ousawneart hef i
    reki ndli
    ngi tandgoi ngr oundi t,i
    sMal i
    k, t
    hegat ekeeperofHel land
    thetallmanwhom y ousawi nt hegar den, i
    sAbr aham andt hechi ldrenar oundhi m ar ethose
    chil
    drenwhodi ewi thAl -Fitra(theIslami cFaith)[ chil
    drenwhodi edi nyoungage] .”Thenar rator
    added: SomeMusl i
    msaskedt hePr ophet ,“
    OAl lah’sApost le!Whataboutt hechi ldr
    enof
    pagans? ”ThePr ophetr eplied, “
    Andal sot hechi ldrenofpagans. ”ThePr ophetadded, “Myt wo
    compani onsadded, ‘Themeny ousawhal fhandsomeandhal fuglywer et hoseper sonswho
    hadmi xedanactt hatwasgoodwi thanot hert hatwasbad, butAllahf orgav et hem. ’”(Bukhar i
    9/87/171)

    [
    Afr
    iendemai
    l
    edmet
    hehadi
    th.Iputupsomeoft
    het
    hingsi
    npar
    ent
    hesi
    sthatt
    hespeakersai
    d
    i
    nsquarebracket
    s[]
    .ButIdi
    dn’taddt
    oomanyofhi
    scomments,
    orel
    seitwouldgetconfusi
    ng.
    Thespeakeral
    somenti
    onedthatthet
    woangel
    swit
    hhi
    m wer
    eGabri
    el(Ji
    bra’
    eel
    )andMi chael
    (Mi
    ka`eel
    )]

    Debt

    Thereareafewothert
    hingsthatcancausepunishmentofthegrave,suchasdebts.Ther
    eisa
    hadi
    thinwhichoneofthesahabahpassedaway .TheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am tol
    d
    hi
    sbr ot
    her,“
    Goandpayt hedebtofyourbrot
    herbecauseyourbrotheri
    sbeinghel
    df r
    om
    Jannah[becauseof
    ]hi
    sdebt .
    ”Hecouldn’tgotoJannahbecauseoft hedebt.

    Excessi
    veWeepi
    ng

    Ifyoupassawayandy ourfamil
    yweepsexcessi vel
    yony ou,t
    hatcancausesomepai ntoyou.
    When‘ Umari
    bnAlKhattabwasi njur
    edandwaspassi ngaway ,Suhay
    bcameandsaw‘ Umaribn
    AlKhatt
    abandstart
    edcr y
    ing.‘
    Umarsai d,
    “Thedeadper sonwouldsufferbecauseoft
    hecryi
    ng
    andweepingofhisfamily.
    ”Hedi dn’
    twantanyonecryingforhi
    m.Tear sfal
    li
    ngdownandcrying
    i
    sok, buty
    oushouldnotbeexcessi ve.Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawantsust obepati
    ent
    .

    Tear
    swoul
    dfal
    lfr
    om theProphet
    ’seyeswhenal ovedonewoul
    dpassaway
    ,buthewoul
    dn’
    t
    al
    lowhi
    msel
    foranyoftheSahabahtocryexcessiv
    ely.

    Whatsav
    esf
    rom t
    hePuni
    shmentoft
    heGr
    ave?

    Thegooddeeds

    Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am said,“Whent hedeadper sonisburied,hei
    sablet ohear
    thefoot stepsoft hepeopl
    ewhent heyar eleavingthecemet ery.Thenhi sgooddeedswi ll
    surroundhi m.SoSal ahwouldcomenextt ohi shead;fasti
    ngwoul dcomeonhi sri
    ghtsideand
    Zakahwoul dcomeont heleftsi
    de.Theot hergooddeedswoul dcomenextt ohisfeet
    .So
    whenev erthi
    sper sonwouldbeat t
    ackedf rom thehead, t
    hesalahwoul dsay,‘Noyoucannot
    comef rom thisside.
    ’Andwhenev ertheattacki sf
    rom therightside,thesiyaam [
    fasti
    ng]would
    say,‘No, youcannotcomef rom thisside.
    ’TheZakahwoul dsay , youcannotcomef rom thi
    sside.
    Andt heot hergooddeedswoul dsay,youcannotf rom thefeet.Andt heywoul dbemaki nga
    shield,surroundingthi
    spersonf r
    om ev er
    ysideandpr otecti
    ngt hisperson.”

    Seeki
    ngr
    efugei
    nAl
    l
    ahf
    rom t
    hepuni
    shmentoft
    hegr
    ave

    ThePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“Wheny oumaket ashahud,seekr
    efugeinAll
    ah
    from f
    ourthings:fr
    om punishmentofthehel
    lfi
    re,
    from thepuni
    shmentoft hegrave,f
    rom t
    he
    fi
    tnaoflif
    eanddeat h,andfrom t
    hefit
    naofad-daj
    jal(
    thefalsemessiah).I
    tisasunnahtosay
    this[
    Du'aa`]dur
    ingsalah,
    aftert
    ashahud(bef
    oresalaam) .

    Whoar
    etheonest
    hatar
    esav
    edf
    rom t
    hepuni
    shmentoft
    hegr
    ave?

    Theshuhadaa`
    ThePr ophetsallall
    ahu‘alay hiwasallam said,“
    Therearesixquali
    ti
    esfortheshaheed: hewoul d
    beforgivenwi t
    ht hefir
    stdr opofbl oodthatcomesf rom hi
    sbody ;hewouldseehisplacei n
    paradi
    se; hewoul dbesav edf rom t
    hepuni shmentofthegrave;hewouldbesav edfrom thef ear
    ofthemostf earf
    ul day;
    thecr ownoft r
    anquili
    tywil
    lbeplacedonhi shead–oneemer aldinitis
    worththewor l
    dandev ery thinginit
    ;hewoul dbemar ri
    edto72hooral ‘
    ayn;
    hewoul dbegi ven
    shafa’
    aa( int
    ercession)for70ofhi srel
    atives.
    ”

    Oneofthesahabahsaid,“ORasulAl
    lah,howcomethebeliev
    ersgothroughthetri
    alsofthe
    grav
    e,buttheshaheeddoesn’t
    ?”TheProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hi wasal
    lam sai
    d,“Theshini
    ngof
    theswordsoverhi
    sheadi senoughofaf i
    tnaf
    orhim.”Wheny ouseedeathineverymoment ,
    duri
    ngbattl
    e,t
    hatisenoughfit
    naforhim.SoAll
    ahwi l
    lgi
    vehim pl
    easureandtranquil
    l
    ityt
    ohim.

    Al
    mur
    aabi
    t

    Theyarethesoldierwhoi sposi t
    ionedinastationawayf rom home, guardingtheMusl ims,
    waiti
    ngforinstr
    ucti
    onst ofight.Itcomesfrom rabat–wheny outiesomet hi
    ng.Almur aabitis
    someonewhoi sti
    edtot hatpost–t heycannotleave.Thatguard/soldierhastoguar ddayand
    night
    .Iti
    sav erydif
    fi
    cultjob.Becauseoft hat,All
    ahgi v
    eshim aspeci alreward.ThePr ophet
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am sai d,“Ever
    yone’
    sdeedswoul dbet er
    minat edtheydie,exceptforthe
    onewhodi esasamur aabat .All
    ahwoul dconti
    nuehi sdeedsforhim, andt heywouldkeep
    growinguntil
    thedayofj udgement ,
    andhewoul dbesav edfr
    om thepuni shmentoft hegr ave.
    ”

    Thosewhodi
    eonFr
    iday

    I
    nahasanhadi
    th,
    “AnyMusl
    i
    m whodi
    esonFr
    iday
    ,Al
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lsav
    ehi
    mfr
    om t
    hepuni
    shmentof
    t
    hegr
    ave.
    ”

    MayAll
    ahsubhaanawata’
    aal
    apr
    otectus,
    ourf
    ami
    l
    iesandal
    loft
    heMusl
    i
    msf
    rom t
    he
    puni
    shmentoft
    hegrav
    e.Ameen.
    TheHer
    eaf
    terSer
    ies-CD4

    TheSi
    gnsoft
    heDayofJudgment(
    SDOJ)

    Thesi
    gnsoft
    heDayofJudgmentwhi
    cht
    ransl
    ateasashratas-
    sa’
    aa.Thesear
    eindi
    cati
    onsor
    mil
    est
    onesi
    nourpatht
    owardst
    heDayofJudgment.Assa’aameanstheHour,
    orthebegi
    nni
    ng
    oft
    heDayofJudgment
    .

    Nooneknowsi tbutAl
    lah.Thisi
    s‘il
    m al-
    ghay b.That’
    swhyi nthehadi
    thofji
    breel
    ,whenhe
    askedabouttheHour,
    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ alayhiwasall
    am said,
    “Theonewhoi saskeddoes
    notknowanybettert
    hant heonewhoi sasking.”Meaning,neit
    herofusknowswhent heDayof
    Judgmentis,
    butRasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasal l
    am hastoldusmanyofitssigns.Int
    he
    areaoft
    hesignsoftheDayofJudgment ,t
    her earemanyweakahadi thandmanyst rong
    ahadi
    th.

    It
    ’soneoft hear
    easwherey ouhavetosif
    tthr oughtofi
    ndt heauthenti
    cones.I
    t’
    sav ery
    l
    abor i
    ousjob.Al
    hamduli
    ll
    aht her
    eisabookt hatwaswr it
    ten–t hereareafew(byIbnKathi
    rand
    otherscholar
    s)–butther
    ewasamast er’
    sdegr eeoraPhDdi ssert
    ati
    on(Wall
    ahu‘Alam)onthe
    authenti
    cahadit
    hofthesignsofthedayofj udgement,whichwasdonebyaschol arbythe
    nameofYusufAl Wabi
    l[j
    azakAll
    ahkhayrbor n2worshi
    pAllah!]Thisi
    sthepri
    marysourcethati
    s
    used.Hehasaboutmor ethan50si gnsoftheDayofJudgment .

    Ty
    pesofSi
    gns

    Someoft hesignsoftheDayofJudgmentar eactualevent


    sthatcanonl yhappenonce.You
    wouldhaveaccurateknowl edgethatithappened.Forexample,theProphetsallal
    l
    ahu‘alayhi
    wa
    sal
    lam sai
    dthattherewillbeaf ir
    ethatwill
    comeoutofhi j
    aaz,
    andt helightofi
    twill
    reachAsh-
    Shaam.Andy ouwoul dbeabl etoseet henecksoft hecamelsatnight.Thisisaneventthatyou
    wil
    lknowwheni twillhappen( andthi
    sonedi dhappen).

    Therear eothersi
    gnswhi chcanhappenmor et hanonce.Ory outhi
    nkthatital
    readyhappened,
    butitreall
    ydidn’
    t.Forexampl e,
    oneofthesignsisthattherewill
    bealotofmassacr eandkil
    l
    ing.
    I
    fyoul ookatt hesit
    uati
    ont oday,y
    oumi ghtt
    hinkitalr
    eadyhappened.Butmay bei twil
    lget
    worset hanitisnow.Therear esomesignswher eitcouldhappentoacertainextentinoneti
    me,
    buttheydidn’thappentot heful
    lextent
    .Sometimest heygrowgradual
    ly.

    Therear
    esomesi gnsthatarecomplet
    eopposites.Forexample,t
    herei
    sonesignthatsays
    peachwil
    lspread.Andthereisanot
    hersi
    gnthatsaysinsecuri
    tyandconf
    li
    ctwill
    spread.They
    arecont
    radi
    ctingeachother,
    sotheymusthappeni nadiff
    erentchr
    onol
    ogical
    order
    .

    1:
    TheComi
    ngofRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am
    ThefirstsignisthemessageofRasul Al
    l
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ay hiwasall
    am.BecauseRasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am said,“
    Iwassentascl osetot hedayofjudgmentliket
    hesetwo
    fi
    ngersar eclosetoeachot her.
    ”RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am istell
    i
    ngusthat
    compar edt otheli
    feofhumani tyonthefaceoftheear t
    h, heissoclosetothedayofj
    udgment,
    thati
    t’
    sl i
    ket hesetwofingersareclosetoeachother.Hewassentsocl osetotheHourthati
    t’
    s
    l
    ikehei sintheaf t
    ernoonoft hedayofhumansont heear th.

    2:
    TheDeat
    hofRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am

    ‘
    Aufi bnMaal i
    knar r
    atedthatRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alay hiwasal lam t
    oldhi m ofsi xsignsoft he
    dayofj udgment ; t
    hefir
    stwashi sdeath.(We’lltalkaboutt heot herfi
    ve) .Thedeat hof
    Rasul Allahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am isasi gnoft hedayofj udgmentandi tisthebi ggest
    disast erthataffli
    ctedtheMusl i
    m Ummah.Ther eisahadi thi
    nwhi cht hePr ophetsal l
    allahu
    ‘
    al ayhi wasallam saidthatwhenev eryouar eaffli
    ctedwi thapr oblem, thenr emembery our
    probl em inlosingmeandy ourpr
    oblem wi l
    lseem i nsignificant.At-Ti
    rmi dhinarratesthatAnas
    i
    bnMaal iksaid,“WhenRasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasal l
    am camet oMadi nah,Madi nahwas
    all l
    i
    ght .AndwhenRasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam passedaway ,Madi nahwasdar k.And
    assoonaswebur iedRasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal lam andt hedi rtwasonourhands, we
    feltourhear tschange. ”Themer epresenceofRasul Allahsallall
    ahu‘alay hiwasal lam meant
    somet hingtot hem, andassoonashepassedaway ,t
    heyf el
    tsomet hingmi ssing.The
    tranqui l
    li
    tywasf el
    tintheheartswhenhesal l
    allahu‘ al
    ay hi wasal l
    am wasar ound.

    3:
    TheOpeni
    ngofJer
    usal
    em

    Thissignhappeneddur ingt het imeof‘ Umari bnAlKhat taab.Abu‘ Ubay dahi bnAl Jarrahwast he
    l
    eaderoft heMusl i
    m ar my ;t
    heyhadsur roundedJer usalem.Theyhadt osur render;theyhadno
    chanceoff ight i
    ng.Theysentamessaget oAbu‘ Ubay dah, say i
    ngt hatt heywer ewi l
    lingto
    surrender,butt heywant edt ogi vet hekey sofJer usalem t othekhal i
    fahoft heMusl i
    ms
    (becauset het ownwassoi mpor tant ).‘Umari bnAlKhat taabmadeshoor ahandaskedt he
    Sahabahwhatheshoul ddo–gooutorst ay?Someoft heSahabaht oldhimt hatitwas
    danger ousandt ost ayinMadi nah; otherSahabahsai dtogo–t awakal Al -
    Allah.‘Umari bn
    AlKhattaabwentoutwi thhi sser vant .Theywer etakingt urnsont hecamel –‘ Umarwoul dride
    forawhi l
    e, theser vantwoul dridef orawhi l
    eandt hent heywoul dgi vethecamel abr eak.When
    ‘
    Umarr odei ntoJer usalem, i
    twashi st urntopul lt
    hecamel andt heser vant’sturnt or i
    dethe
    camel .Theypassednextt oapool ofmud.‘ Umarhadt ogot hroughi t;
    hepi ckeduphi sclothes
    andpassedt hroughi t.Ther ewasmudonhi sclothesandl egs.Thi swashappeni ngi nfrontof
    thepeopl eofJer usalem.Abu‘ Ubay dah( oneoft hetenpr omi sedJannah)f eltthatthiswasnot
    appropr i
    ate–notbecauset hel eadershoul dn’tbehumbl e,buthef el
    tthatt heRomanswer e
    l
    ivinginacul turewher et hel eader sar esur roundedbyguar dsandhet houghtt hattheywoul dn’
    t
    givenhi mt her especthedeser ved.‘ Umardeser vedr espectmor et hanany oneel seonear th,at
    thattime.Abu‘ Ubay dahgav ehi m af ewsuggest i
    ons.‘ Umari bnAl Khat t
    aabhi thimi nthechest
    andsai d,“Iwoul dn’texpectt histocomef rom you.Wewer epeopl ewhower ehumi li
    ated;we
    wer enothing.Al l
    ahhonor eduswi thI slam.I fweseekhonoranyot herway ,Al l
    ahwi llhumi l
    i
    at e
    us.”Meaning,ourhonori snotbasedont heent our
    ageandt hemot orcadeortheextravagance.
    OurhonorisinIslam,nott heclothesthatwewear .‘Umarwaswear i
    ngadr esswith14pat ches.
    He’steachi
    ngAbu‘ Ubay daht hatAll
    ahwi llputourhonori nthei
    rhear t
    s.Ifwetrytohonor
    oursel
    vesinanysuper fi
    cialfashion,All
    ahwi l
    ltakeitaway.AndSubhanAl l
    ah–‘Umarwasr ight.
    Whent hepeopleofJer usalem sawhi mi nt hatfashion,t
    heystart
    edcr yi
    ng.Thepeopl ewer e
    standi
    ngont heroofsoft heirhouses,lookingathi m.Theyhadhear dof‘Umar,buttheyhad
    neverseenhim.Theycoul dn’
    tbeliev
    et heirey esatt hesi
    mplici
    tyofIslam.Theygav ethekey sto
    ‘
    Umari bnAlKhattaab.Allahu‘Alam,itment ionsi nthebookofIbnKat hir
    ,thatt
    heyhadi ntheir
    booksthesignsoft heonewhowoul dt aket hekeysofJer usal
    em, andoneoft hesignswast hat
    hewoul dhave14pat chesi nhisclothes.

    4:
    Plague

    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said,adeaththatwil
    leatyouawayli
    keacert
    aini
    llness
    thataffl
    ict
    sgoat s.Thi
    sisref
    erri
    ngt oplague.Itoccur
    redin18H,aft
    ertheopeni
    ngofJerusalem,
    i
    nAsh- Shaam.I twasamaj ordisasterf
    ort heMuslimsandagr eatl
    ossfortheUmmahbecause
    mor ethan25,000Musl imsdied.Amongt hem wer eAbu‘UbaydahandMu’aadhibnJabl
    .Many
    sahaabahdi eddur i
    ngthatpl
    ague.Forthem, it
    ’sablessi
    ngbecauseta’
    oonisashahadah.

    5:
    TheAbundanceofWeal
    th

    Rasul All
    ahsall
    al l
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am said,“
    Weal thwillbesoabundantt hatamanwi ll
    be
    handed100di nar( asmal l weightofgold)andt heywoul dn’tbesati
    sfied.”Meani ng,“Whati s
    thi
    s?Thi sisnot hing.”Ther ewillbesomuchweal t
    h.Thishappenedt oacer tainextentdur i
    ng
    thet i
    meof‘ Umari bn‘Abdul -
    Aziz.Thereareaf ewst ori
    es.Onei sthatt hest ateofAf ri
    casent
    ‘
    Umari bn‘Abdul-Azizsomemoney .‘
    Umarsai d,“Whatist his?Whyist hest at eofAf ri
    casending
    met hismoney ?Thi smoney–t akeitfr
    om ther ichofthatar eaandgiv eittot hepooroft hat
    area.”Inotherwor ds,themoneydi dnotgot othef ederalgov er
    nment .Itgoest othelocal
    gover nment,t
    obespentont hesamear ea.Theyt oldhimt hattheydidn’tf i
    ndanypoori nt hat
    area.Hesai dtosendi tbackt othatar
    eaandusei tt
    opav er oadsortof reesl aves.Andal so,
    duringhistime, thezakahofYemenwassent .Hesai dthesamet hi
    ng–t osendi tback.This
    wasbecauseAl l
    ahputbl essinginthei
    rr i
    zq.

    Thissigncouldalsorefertot
    heendoft ime.Therewer etrul
    ybeanabundanceofweal thall
    overtheworld.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said,“Ati
    mewi l
    l comewhenamanwi l
    l
    gooutwi t
    hzakah/ sadaqah(gol
    d)andnobodywi llwantt otakei
    t.”(
    Musl i
    m)Therewillbeso
    muchmoneyandev eryonewil
    lbecontent.Thi
    shadi t
    ht el
    lsustwothings:thepeopl
    ewi ll
    have
    enoughmoneyandt heyarenotgr eedy
    .Therearerichpeopl ewhowillsti
    ll
    takesadaqah.

    Rasul
    Allahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam sai
    d,“Theear
    thwouldvomi
    tgoldandsil
    ver
    .The
    murdererwoul
    dcomeandsay ,‘
    Iusedtomur derf
    orthi
    s.’
    Andthethi
    efwil
    lcomeandsay,
    ‘I
    usedtostealf
    orthi
    s.’
    Andtheonewhobet rayedmyfamil
    yandcuthist
    ieswoul
    dsay,‘
    I
    bet
    rayedandfoughtmyfamil
    yfort
    his.
    ’Andt
    hennobodywi
    l
    ltakei
    t.
    ”Al
    l
    ahu‘
    Alam,
    itmi
    ghtal
    so
    bebecausetheyhavesuf
    fer
    edsomuch.

    Thereisahadiththatt
    her i
    verofEuphr
    ateswi
    ll
    uncoveramountai
    nofgold.Rasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    dthati
    fyouseei
    t,l
    eav
    ei tal
    one,
    becauseoutofever
    y100t
    hat
    gothere,99wil
    lbekill
    ed.

    Thishadith, i
    nMusl i
    m, isawar ni
    ngf orus.Rasul Allahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhi wasal lam sai
    d,“Iwas
    giventhekey soft hetreasuresoft heear t
    h.I’m notconcer nedt haty ouwoul dbepoor .I’
    m
    wor ri
    edthaty ouwoul dcompet eont hiswor l
    dandt hatwoul ddest royy ou.”Ifwecompet eon
    mat eri
    algainsoft hi
    swor l
    d,thatwoul ddest r
    oyus.Thepov ertythatisnowi snotbecauseofa
    l
    ackofr esour ces.Thepr oblem isunf ai
    rdistri
    butionandoppr ession( notgi vi
    ngzakahand
    sadaqah) .I
    fy oul ookatt hewor l
    d,t
    hedependencyi snotonr esources.I ti
    st hehumanbei ng
    thatisthegr eatestasset .Takeapl acel i
    ket heSi l
    iconVal ley–i t’
    snot hi ngbutdi r
    t,butit
    ’sthe
    ri
    chestplaceont hefaceoft heearth.Ther e’
    snooi lthere,nogol dandsi lver,notmuch
    agricul
    ture.Itisthehumanr esourcest here.Unfortunat ely
    , wehav eal otofr esourcesinthe
    Musl i
    m wor ld,butwedon’ thav etheabi l
    it
    yt omakeuseofi t.AndAl l
    ahwi llnotgiveusbar akah
    unlesswef oll
    owt hetermsofshar i
    ’ahinbusi nessl aw.Aper soncoul dhav emoney ,butifi
    t
    doesn’thav ebar akah,thent hereisnogoodi nthatmoney .

    6:
    TimesofTr
    ial
    sandTr
    ibul
    ati
    ons

    RasulAll
    ahsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam saysinthehadithnarratedbyMusl im: “
    Dogooddeeds
    beforethetimesoft r
    ialsandt r
    ibul
    ationsthatareli
    kethedar knessofnight.”Dot hegooddeeds
    beforethetrialsandtribulat
    ionsarelikedarknessofnight,spreadingallover.ThenRasulAl
    lah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alay hi
    wasal l
    am saidthatduringthoseti
    mes, amanwoul dbeabel iev
    erinthe
    mor ni
    ng,butadi sbeli
    ev erbynighttime.Andamanwoul dbeabel i
    everatnighttime,buta
    disbel
    ieverbyt hemor ning.RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam saidbecauset heyar
    eselli
    ng
    theirr
    eli
    gionf orawor ldlybenefi
    t.

    Inanotherhadi
    thbyAhmad( iti
    sthesamehadi t
    h,butAlHasanalBasrii
    sgi vi
    nganexplanati
    on):
    “I
    nthenameofAl lah,
    Ihaveseent hesepeople.Forms,butnomi nds;bodieswithoutany
    consci
    ous.Likemot hsattr
    actedtoaf i
    re;andfli
    esattr
    actedbygreed.Theywoul dgof ortwo
    dir
    hams, andaper sonwouldbewi ll
    i
    ngt osellt
    heirr
    eli
    gionforthesmallpriceofagoat .
    ”
    AlHasanalBasrisaidthi
    satthetimeoft hetabi
    ’een[t
    ranscri
    ber'
    snote:tabi'
    eenarethestudent
    s
    oftheSahabah].Iwonderwhathewoul dhav esaidi
    fhel i
    vedtoday.

    Inanotherhadi
    thnar r
    atedbyImam Ahmad, andthismaybetalkingaboutadifferentti
    me.
    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal l
    am said(thehadithi
    ssimi
    lart ot
    heotherone, butitj
    ustsay
    s
    i
    nt heend),“
    [.
    ..
    ]theonewhoi ssit
    ti
    ngisbetterthantheonewhoi sstandi
    ng.Andt heonewhois
    standi
    ngisbetterthantheonewhoi swalkingisbet t
    ert
    hantheonewhoi srunning.Sobreak
    yourbowsandst ayhome.Andi fanyoneentersyourhome,belikethebestofthet wosonsof
    Adam. ”Thismeansi ti
    sbettertost ayawayf rom thoset r
    ials.Ev eryt
    hingissomi xedupt haty ou
    cannotsepar at
    et r
    uthf
    rom falsehood.Ev er
    ythingisi nthegr ayar ea.RasulAllahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhi
    wasal l
    am i ssay i
    ngtowithdraw.‘Theonewhoi ssitti
    ngi sbet terthant heonei sstanding’
    meanst hatifyou’r
    eawayf rom it
    ,thany ouarebet terthant heonewhoi sstandi ng.Meani ng,
    don’tgetinv olv
    ed.Havethel easti
    nv ol
    vementandst ayhome.I fsomebodycomesi ntoyour
    house,bel ikethebestofthet wosonsofAdam.Qaabi lki
    lledHaabi l
    .Haabi lhadsai dthat‘Ify ou
    extendy ourhandf orwardtokillme, I
    ’m notgoingt of i
    ghtback. ’Thisisnottal kingaboutnow;
    thi
    sisr eferri
    ngt owhentimesar eext r
    emelydi f
    ficultandy oucannotdi st
    inguishbet weent ruth
    andf al
    sehood.

    Intermsoff i
    tan,therearemanyt hathappened,andmanyt hatdidnothappen.Rasul All
    ah
    sallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am pointedt owardstheeast(whenhewasi nMadi nah)andsai d,“The
    fi
    taancomeoutf rom her e.
    ”Andhesai d,“
    That’
    swher ethehor nofshayt
    aancomesout .”We
    fi
    ndoutt hatthesour ceofsomeoft hegr eat
    esttri
    alsandtribul
    ati
    onswaseastofMadi nah.
    Thatdoesn’ tmeanal lofthefit
    aancomeoutoft here,butthatisthepri
    mar yareaoff i
    tan.We
    fi
    ndt hatsomeoft hegreatesttr
    ialsfortheUmmahcamef rom theeast(ofMadi nah).Exampl es
    ofthat :manyoft hedev iantscamef rom theeast.Poli
    ti
    calunrestcamef rom t
    her e.TheTat aar
    –t heMangol i
    ans–camef rom there.Ad-Daj
    jaalwil
    lcomef rom theeast.Yaj
    uj andMaj ujwill
    comef rom thereaswel l.

    Someoft
    hef
    it
    ant
    hatal
    readyappear
    ed:

    TheBegi
    nni
    ngoft
    heFi
    tna:
    Assassi
    nat
    ionof‘
    Uthmaan

    Theassassi nati
    onof‘ Uthmaan.Thi swast hebegi nni ngoft hef itna.Itopenedt hedoorf orevery
    fi
    tnaafter.Thereisanar rati
    onf rom Bukhar ibetweenHudhay fahand‘ Umari bnAlKhat taab.
    ‘
    Umari bnAl Khattaabwasi nameet ing/ gat
    heringwi thmanyoft hesahabah.Heaskedt hem,
    “Whoamongy oucant ellmet hehadi thoft hefitna? ”Hudhay fahsai d,“ Iwil
    l.
    ”Hement ionedt o
    him somehadi th,butthatwasn’ twhat‘ Umarwant edt ohear .Hesai d, “Iam notaskingy ou
    aboutthis.Iam askingy ouaboutt het rialt
    hatwi llmov eliket hewav esoft heocean. ”
    Hudhay fahsaid,“Don’twor r
    yabouti t,becausebet weeny ouandt hoset r
    ial
    sisacl oseddoor .”
    ‘
    Umaraskedhi m, “Wil
    l t
    hedoorbeopenedorbr oken? ”Hudhay f
    ahsai d, “
    Itwil
    lbebr oken. ”‘Umar
    said,“I
    fitwil
    lbebr oken,itwillneverbel ockedagai n.”I
    fyouopenadoor–y oucanl ocki tagain,
    butifit
    ’sbroken,itcan’tbelockedagai n.WhenHudhay f
    ahf inished, theyaskedhi m, “Did‘ Umar
    i
    bnAl Khattaabknowwhot hedoorwas? ”Hudhay f
    ahsai d, “
    Yes, heknew, becauseIt oldhi m.”
    Andt henHudhay fahleft.Theysentsomeonet ogoandaskHudhay fah, “Whowast hedoor ?”
    Hudhay fahsaid,“‘
    Umarwast hedoor .
    ”‘Umarwasadoorbet weent hisUmmahandf it
    na.Dur ing
    histime,therewasst abili
    tyandsecur ity.Therewer enot ri
    alsandt ri
    bul ati
    onsdur i
    nghi stime.
    Duringhistime,itwasexpansi on.After‘Umarpassedaway , that’swhent hefit
    anst arted.

    Then‘UthmaanibnAffaanbecamethekhal
    i
    fah.‘
    Uthmaanwasassassi
    nated.Thediff
    erence
    betweentheassassi
    nationof‘
    Umarwasdonebyadi sbel
    i
    ever
    ,butt
    heassassinat
    ionof
    ‘
    Uthmaanwasdonebypeopl eunderthenameofIsl
    am.Thati
    swhyitopenedthedoorof
    di
    suni
    ty.I
    nt hecaseof‘Umari
    bnAlKhatt
    aab,
    itwasanenemyofI
    slam.Overhere,
    it’
    sMusl
    ims
    amongstthemselves.

    ‘
    Ut hmaanwast hekhal ifah,andsomei ssueshappeneddur i
    nghiskhi l
    aaf ah.Itwasaf i
    tna,and
    i
    nt heend, someMusl i
    msgat her
    edandt heysur roundedhishouseandt heywant edhimt ogi ve
    upkhi l
    aafah.Theywant edhi mt ost epdown.‘ Uthmaanwast oldbyt hePr ophetsall
    allahu‘alayhi
    wasal lam, “All
    ahwi llgivey ouacl oak, andi fthepeopleasky outot akei tof f
    ,don’t.
    ”‘Uthmaan
    hadnoi deawhatt hismeant .Heunder stoodwhati tmeantwhent hepeopl ewer easkinghimt o
    stepdown.Al l
    ahgav ehimt hiskhilaafah, andt hesepeoplewer etell
    inghi mt ogi veitup,sohe
    refused.Att hesamet ime,her efusedt of ightthem.‘Alii
    bnAbi Taalibandhi ssonswer e
    guarding‘ Uthmaan.Het old‘Uthmaan, “Givemey ourorders,wewi ll
    fightt hem. ”‘
    Uthmaansai d,
    “Idon’twantonedr opofbl oodt obeshedf ormycause.Idon’ twantanyki l
    li
    ngt ohappent o
    safeguar dme. ”Het old‘Alinottof i
    ghtf orhi m.‘Alii
    bnAbi Taal
    ibtoldhi ssons–Hassanand
    Hussai n–t oguard‘ Uthmaan.Ev ent uall
    yt heycamei n.Thesepeopl ewer eint housands.They
    wer einMadi nahandsur roundingt hehouseoft hekhali
    fah.Intheend, theycamei nandkilled
    ‘
    Ut hmaani bnAf f
    aan.Thatcausedt hef i
    tanaf terthat
    .

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam hadmentionedthat‘
    Uthmaanwoul ddieashaheed.
    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam waswithAbuBakr ,‘
    Umarand‘ Uthmaanonthemountai
    n
    ofUhudanditshook–itwasanear t
    hquake.RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam t
    oldthe
    mountai
    n,“
    Staystabl
    e,becauseontopofyouisaPr ophet
    ,asiddeeqandt womartyr
    s.”

    6.Tr
    ial
    sandTr
    ibul
    ati
    ons(
    cont
    ….)

    TheBat
    tl
    eofAl
    -Jamal

    When‘Uthmaani bnAf faanwaski l


    led,
    therewasnohadi y[t.
    n:I'
    m notsureift
    hat '
    stheAr abic
    wordheused] .Someoft heMuslimscamet o‘AliibnAbiTaali
    bandt oldhi
    mt hattheywi ll
    give
    hi
    m bay’ah[t.
    n:pledge].‘
    Alii
    bnAbi Taali
    bsaidno; hesai
    ddonotgi vemebay ’ahunt i
    lthe
    Musli
    msmakeashoor ahandt heydecide.Theyt old‘
    Ali
    that‘Uthmaanwaski l
    led,ther
    ei saf i
    tna
    andthekil
    lersof‘Uthmaanwi ll
    spreadalloverandt heprobl
    emswi llgetbi
    ggerandbi gger.
    Ther
    efore,youmustbet hekhali
    fa.Theykeptinsisti
    nguntil
    ‘Ali
    agreed.Theyhadt ohav ea
    l
    eader.Theyneededsomebodyt ogoanduni t
    et heMuslims.Theygav e‘Al
    ibay’ah.Az-Zubayr
    andTalhagav e‘Alibay
    ’ahalso.

    Thekill
    ersof‘Uthmaani nf
    il
    trat
    edthearmyof‘Al
    i.Theywereinthehundreds,andmay beeven
    thousands.Talha,AzZubay rand‘Aai
    shawantedthekil
    lersof‘
    Uthmaant obebr oughttojusti
    ce.
    [Myownnot e-r emembert hat‘
    Ali
    ,Tal
    haandAzZubay rwereallgi
    v engl
    adti
    dingsofJannahby
    RasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘alayhiwasall
    am.]Becausethekil
    ler
    sof‘Uthmaanhadinfilt
    rated‘Al
    i’
    s
    army ,
    theywentt o‘Aliandtoldhimthathehadtosetacour tf
    ort heoneswhoki l
    ledthekhali
    fah.
    ‘
    AliibnAbiTaalibsaid,“Theawl i
    yaof‘
    Uthmaanhav etocomef orthandaskforhisrevenge.”
    Andtheawliy
    aar et
    heclosestrelat
    ivesofthedeceased.IntheI
    slamicshari’
    ah,
    ifsomeonei s
    murderedi
    ntenti
    onal
    ly,
    thentheircl
    osestrelati
    vesaretheoneswhoaskf orjust
    ice.Andthey
    havethedeci
    sionofeit
    heraskingforexecutionoraccepti
    ngthefinanci
    alcompensation(al
    so
    knownasdiya).Thefamil
    ydecidesthis,notthecourt
    .

    Tal
    ha,AzZubay rand‘Aa`ishaagr eedwith‘Al
    iandev eryt
    hingwasf ineatt hatti
    me.Atnighttime,
    someoft hesekill
    ersof‘Uthmaan, whi
    chwer ein‘Ali
    ’sar
    my ,
    att
    ackedt hear myofTalha,
    AzZubayrand‘ Aa`
    isha.Tal ha, AzZubayrand‘Aa` i
    shadidnotcomeoutt heretofi
    ght;t
    heycame
    outi
    nabi gar mytoaskf orj ustice.AzZubayrandTal hathoughtthat‘AliibnAbiTaal
    ibattacked
    andthati
    showt hefighti
    ngst arted.I
    twasav erybr i
    effi
    ght.Int
    heend, ‘
    Al i
    ibnAbiTaali
    bwas
    abl
    etoconv incethem thathedi dn’tat
    tackandt hatheisrighti
    nhisopi nionandtheyagreed.

    ‘
    Ali i
    bnAbi Taali
    bwasoncet oldbyRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘alayhiwasallam thatsomet hingwill
    happenbet weeny ouand‘ Aa`i
    sha.Thisisnarr
    atedbyI mam Ahmad.‘ Alii
    bnAbi Taalibsaid,
    “Betweenmeand‘ Aa`
    isha?”RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    hu‘alayhiwasal l
    am said,“Yes.”‘
    Alii
    bnAbi Taal
    ib
    said,“ThenIam themostunf ort
    unateofpeople.”(Somethinghappeni ngbetweenmeandt he
    mot herofthebeliever
    s?Imustbeav er
    yunfortunateperson.)RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘alayhiwa
    sall
    am said,“No.Andwhent hathappens,thentakeherbackt osafety.
    ”‘Alii
    bnAbi Taalibwent
    to‘Aa`ishaandtoldsomeofhi sarmy ’
    soff
    icerstoaccompanyherbackt oMadi nah.Thiswasa
    ful
    fil
    lmentoft heprophecyofRasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    hu‘alayhiwasal l
    am.

    TheBat
    tl
    eofSi
    ff
    een

    Thiswasabi gf i
    tna.Rasul Al
    lahsal l
    all
    hu‘alayhi wasal l
    am ment i
    onsinahadi t
    hnar ratedby
    Bukhar i
    andMusl im, “
    Ther ewi l
    lbeawarbet weent wobi garmi esofMusl imsandt heyar e
    fi
    ghtingfort hesamecause. ”( Bothofthem wantt hesamet hing,butt heyarest i
    l
    l fi
    ghti
    ng.)Thi
    s
    i
    sacont radiction.Howcoul dy ouf i
    ghtforthesamer eason?Usual ly
    , youfightfordifferent
    reasons.Thei nterpretati
    onf orthisisasfollows: Themur derersof‘Ut hmaanwer einthousands
    i
    n‘ Al
    i’sarmy .Mu’ awi y
    ahwast hewal i
    yof‘Uthmaan; hewashi srelat
    ive.Hehadt heaut hori
    tyto
    askforjust i
    cei nt hecaseof‘ Uthmaan.Heasked‘ Alitohandt hem ov er.‘
    Alisaid,“Iwill
    ,butI
    needt oest ablishmyaut horityfir
    st.Theonest hatkil
    led‘Uthmaanar ei nt
    hehundr eds.Icannot
    j
    usthandt hem ov erli
    ket hat;af i
    tna[t
    .n:MuhammadAl Shareefalsoment i
    onedi nacl assthat
    thekill
    ers'clanwoul df i
    ght‘Aliifhetri
    edtobr ingt hem tojustice]wil
    l happen.Youhav et ogi
    ve
    mebay ’
    ahf ir
    st .Everyonei ntheummahhast ogi vemybay ’
    ahf ir
    st.WhenIhav et heauthorit
    y
    giventomebyt heMusl ims, thenIwi l
    lhandt hem ov er.Ican’thandt hem ov erwithout
    authorit
    y.”Mu’ awi yahsaid, “
    Iwi ll
    notgiveyoubay ’ahunt i
    lyouhandt hem ov er
    .”

    Ther i
    ghtsi de,
    obv i
    ously
    , was‘Al
    i’
    s.Mu’ awiyahmadeani jt
    ihaadanditwasawr ongij
    ti
    haad.He
    i
    sstillasahabi ofRasulAllahsal
    lal
    lhu‘alayhiwasall
    am andakat abal-
    wahiy(wri
    ter
    softhe
    rev
    elation).RasulAl
    lahsallal
    lhu‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am entr
    ustedhim withwrit
    ingdowntheQur’
    an.
    Andhei sthebrother-
    in-
    lawofRasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am.Umm Habeebahbi ntAbi
    Sufyaan( t
    hewi feofRasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    hu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am)washi ssi
    ster.

    Theoneswhower
    eont
    her
    ightt
    rackwer
    etheoneswi
    th‘
    Ali
    .Ther
    ewasani
    ndi
    cat
    ion:
    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lhu‘alayhiwasall
    am tol
    dAmmaari bnYaasirthathewi l
    lbekil
    l
    edbythe
    tr
    ansgressi
    ngside.Ammaari bnYaasirwasfi
    ghti
    ngonthesideof‘ Ali
    andwaski l
    l
    edbypeopl
    e
    fr
    om thearmyofMu’ awiyah.WecannotaccusedMu’awiyah,becauseRasulAll
    ahsal
    l
    all
    hu
    ‘
    alayhiwasall
    am saidt hattwogroupsofMusli
    mswi l
    lfi
    ghteachot her.Andthi
    shadi
    thi
    sin
    BukhariandMuslim.

    Al
    -Khawaar
    ij

    When‘ AliandMu’awiyahfought ,‘Al


    i’
    sar myhadt heupperhand.Mu’ awiyah’sar mysur r
    endered
    byput t
    ingthemusaahif(Qur’aans)ont hei rswor ds.When‘ Alisawthis,hest oppedf i
    ghting.
    Therewer epeoplei
    nthear myof‘ Ali
    thatwer ebenef itt
    ingf r
    om warandbl oodshed; t
    heywant ed
    thewart oconti
    nue.Someoft hem wer el eader softribes; t
    heywer etheonesi nfl
    amingt hi
    s
    problem.Theyexist
    edonbot hsides.Theysai d,“
    Howcan‘ Aligiv
    eup?Thi sisthehukm ofAl lah.
    ‘
    Aliisputti
    ngtheopini
    onofmenov ertheor derofAl lahsubhaanawat a’aala.”Ini
    ti
    all
    y,t
    hey
    accused‘Aliofmakingami stake, andev ent uall
    ytheyaccusedhi m ofkuf r.Theyobv i
    ousl y
    accusedMu’ awiy
    ahofkuf rbef ore.Theybr okeof ffrom t hearmyof‘ Aliandt hatiswher ethey
    gottheirnameofkhawar i
    j f
    rom.Khawar i
    j meanspeopl ewhobr okeof f
    .‘AliibnAbi Taali
    bsent
    ‘
    Abdul l
    ahibnAbbaast ohaveat alkwiththem.‘ Abdullahi bnAbbaasconv i
    nced4, 000oft hem t o
    comeback.Thi swast hebegi nningoft hef ormat i
    onoft hesectofKhawar ij
    .

    Thesour ceofkhawar ij existeddur ingt het imeofRasul Al


    lahsal l
    allhu‘ alay hi wasal l
    am.The
    maj orchar acter i
    sticofkhawaar i
    jisext remi sm.AbuSaeedAl Khudr isay st hatwhenRasul Allah
    sall
    al l
    hu‘ alay hiwasal lam wasdi vi
    dingt heboot yofwar ,amanf rom BanuTaneem, cal l
    ed
    AlKhuway sarah, camet oRasul All
    ahsal lallhu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am, wi t
    hpr ideandar rogance, and
    saidt oRasul Allahsal lallhu‘ alayhiwasal lam, “Bejust .
    ”Lookatt her udenessoft hisman,
    order i
    ngRasul Allahsal lallhu‘alayhi wasal lam t obej ust.RasulAl l
    ahsal lallhu‘ al
    ay hi
    wasal lam
    said, “
    Woet oy ou!Whocoul ddoj ust i
    cei fIdi dnot ?Iwoul dbeadesper atel oseri fIdidnotdo
    j
    ust i
    ce. ”‘Umari bnAl Khat taabsai dt oRasul Al l
    ahsal lall
    hu‘alayhi wasal lam, “Letmechopof fhi
    s
    head. ”Rasul Al l
    ahsal lal l
    hu‘ alayhiwasal lam t oldhim, “Leavehi m alone.Hewi ll
    hav e
    foll
    ower s/descendant swhom y ouwoul dseeandy ourpr ayercompar edt ot heirswi l
    lbeasi fi
    t
    i
    snot hing.Andy ourf ast ingcompar edt ot hei r
    swi l
    l beasi fitisnot hing. ”Rasul Allahsal lallhu
    ‘
    alay hiwasal l
    am i st ellinghi mt hatt hewayt hattheywor ship,youwi llthinkt hatt hefast ingand
    prayingoft hesahabahwi l
    lseem l i
    kenot hingcompar edtot heir
    s.“ Theyr eadQur ’aan, buti t
    doesn’ tgopastt heirt hr oat s.”Meani ngt hatt heQur ’aani snoti nthei ract ions; int heinsi de,
    therei snoQur ’aan.YouhearQur ’
    aan, butt her eisnotQur ’
    aanint hehear t.“ Theywi l
    lleav e
    rel
    igionl iket hear r
    owwi l
    l l
    eav ethet arget .”Somet imesanar r
    owcanhi tat argetsohar dt hatit
    canl eav et het arget[ Q: Doest hismeangot hrought het arget?Idi dnotcompl etelyunder stand.]
    Itwentsof astt hati tdi dn’ tleaveanybl ood.Theyar esof astatl eav i
    ngr eligion, becauseoft hei
    r
    extremi sm, t
    haty oudon’ tev enr ememberwhent heyl eftit
    .Rasul Allahsal lallhu‘al ay
    hi wa
    sall
    am wast ell
    ingt hatt hesour cesofpeopl el i
    kethiswer epeopl elikeAl Khuway sarah.The
    roughnessandr udenessi sthesour ceoft hesectofkhawaar ij
    .Thesewer et hesamepeopl e
    thatki l
    led‘ Uthmaan; theycausedt hesewar sbet weent heSahabah; andwhent heysawpeace
    betweent heMusl i
    ms, theybr okeof f.[
    Howwr ongi st hat?!
    ]
    Howdoweknowt hattheoneswhobr okeofffr
    om ‘Ali
    ’sarmywer et heonesthatRasul All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    l
    hu‘ al
    ayhi wasallam wastal
    ki
    ngabout ?RasulAl
    lahsallall
    hu‘
    alayhiwasallam gav eusa
    si
    gninahadi thnarratedbyAlBukhar
    i.AbuSaeedal KhudrisaidRasulAll
    ahsall
    allhu‘alayhiwa
    sal
    lam saidthatoneoft hemenwi l
    lbeadar kmanandoneofhi sarmsi sl
    ikethebr eastofa
    woman, meani ngthatther
    eisnobonei nhisarm.[You'l
    lseel at
    erthatamanwi t
    ht his
    descr
    ipti
    onisf ound:3rdparagr
    aphdown. ]

    Khawari
    jsai
    dto‘Ali
    thatyouhavebet
    rayedtheorderofAll
    ah.‘
    Alii
    bnAbi Taali
    bsaid,“ThenI
    wouldgi
    veyouaf ewthi
    ngs:youcanpraywithusinthemasaajid,
    ifyouwish;Iwill
    giveyouy our
    shar
    eofthebooti
    esofwarwheni ti
    ssplitamongsttheMusli
    ms[ l
    ookat‘Ali'
    sforgi
    veness];
    Iwi l
    l
    l
    eaveyoualoneaslongasyouleavet
    heMusl imsalone.
    ”ButtheydidnotleavetheMusl i
    ms
    al
    one.

    ThesonofKhabbaabi bn? ?
    ?[ di
    dn' tunderstandthef ather'
    sname] ,aSahabi ofRasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    hu‘alay hi
    wasallam, wast rav el
    l
    ingwi thhi
    swi fe.Thekhawar i
    j st
    oppedhim.Hei denti
    fi
    ed
    himselfast hesonofasahabi .Theyaskedhi m, “Whosesi dear ey ouon? ”Hesaid, “
    I’
    m not
    againstyou, butI’
    m wi
    ththet ruth.”Theyki l
    ledhim.Hi swi f
    ewaspr egnant.Theyopenedupher
    stomachandki ll
    edthefetus.Theyki l
    ledher.Afterthat,‘
    AliibnAbi Taali
    bopenedupwar
    againstthem.Becauset hedeal was: aslongasy ouleav etheMusl i
    msal one,I’
    l
    lleaveyoualone.
    Becauseoft heexecut
    ionoft hissahabi ’ssonandt hebr utal executionofhiswife,hewagedwar
    againstthem.[ Asidenote:subhanAl l
    ah,lookathowt heyst oodupf oreachother'shonor!I
    t
    seemsl i
    kecommonsenset of i
    ghtsuchcr uelpeople-buti nr eali
    ty,itt
    akesalott odothat.
    ]

    Bat
    tl
    eofNahr
    awand[
    sp?
    ?]

    ‘
    Alii
    bnAbi Taal
    ibdefeatedt hem andkil
    l
    edmanyoft hem.AbuSaeedAl Khudri
    ,thenar
    ratorof
    t
    hishadi
    th,saidthat‘Al
    itoldust ogoandsearchforthi
    smanwhom Rasul All
    ahsall
    all
    hu‘alayhi
    wasall
    am described.He( AbuSaeed)saidthathesawt heman;hewasoft heexactdescri
    ption
    t
    hatRasulAll
    ahsallal
    lhu‘alayhiwasall
    am descr
    ibedandhewasl ayi
    ngwi t
    hthedead.Andt hat
    i
    sasignthatRasul Al
    lahsal l
    all
    hu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am wast al
    ki
    ngaboutthesepart
    icul
    arpeople.

    ‘
    Alii
    bnAbi Taali
    bsaidaboutt hem thatthereisagr eatrewar dfort
    heonewhoki l
    lst hem.
    Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    hu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam saidthat,
    “IfIliveunti
    lthatti
    me,Iwouldkil
    lthem li
    kethe
    peopl
    eof‘ Aadwereeli
    mi nated.”Compl eteel
    imination.Why ?Becausesuchament ali
    ty–there
    i
    snowayt odealwithexceptbyel iminati
    on.Youcannotr easonwithsuchextr
    emism.These
    peopl
    ewantbl oodshed;theywon’ tsettl
    eforpeace.I fyouleavethem al
    one,t
    heywon’ tl
    eave
    youalone.

    TheyhavecausedtheMusli
    mssomanypr oblems.Someofthebiggestf
    itanwerecausedby
    them.Theschol
    arsofhadit
    hsaythattheyneverfi
    ndkhawaar
    ijt
    hatfabri
    catehadi
    th.Manyof
    Ahlus-
    Sunnahdid.Khawaari
    jnev
    erli
    e,buttheirmi
    ndsarever
    ystubbornandtheydon’tmind
    kil
    li
    ng.

    Thef
    it
    naofkhawaar
    ijwasnott
    empor
    aryt
    othater
    a.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    hu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am sai
    d
    thatwheneveronegener at
    ionofthem leave,anothergenerati
    onofthem wi l
    lcomeupagai n,
    until
    theti
    meofad- Dajj
    aal.Thecontinuati
    onisnotl i
    near.Theycannotcont i
    nue.Why?Because
    theyendupf i
    ghti
    ngthemsel vesandt heydestroythemselves.Theyki
    lleachotherortheyare
    kil
    ledbyoutsi
    deforces.Extremism comesi ntothemindsofot herpeople,andthent
    heyf i
    ght
    eachotherandcausebl oodshed…andsoon.

    Theyhav
    easay i
    nginYemen:
    “Hedidn’tf
    indanybodyt
    odi
    sagr
    eewi
    th,
    sohedi
    sagr
    eedwi
    thhi
    s
    ownpeople.
    ”Thati
    sthement
    ali
    tyofthekhawaari
    j.

    Inahadi thbyIbnMaaj ah,


    ‘AbdullahIbn‘Umarsaidthathehear dRasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘alay
    hiwa
    sall
    am say ,“Wheneveronegener ati
    onofthem comesout ,i
    twil
    lbeamput ated.Thenanot her
    generationwillcomeoutandi twi l
    lbeamputated.
    ”‘Abdul l
    ahibn‘Umarsaidt hatRasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    hu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam repeateditmorethan20t imes.‘Abdul
    lahi
    bn‘Umarsai d,“
    Theyar e
    thewor seofpeopl e,becauset heytooktheayaatreferr
    ingtothenon-bel
    iever sandtheyapplied
    them ont hebeliever
    s.Theyaccusedt heMuslimsofdi sbeli
    ef.
    ”Theyareveryeasyi naccusing
    peopleofdi sbeli
    ef–t hatistheirmajorchar
    acteri
    sti
    c.[Sidenote:weshouldbecar ef
    ulin
    j
    udgingpeopl easwel l
    !]

    Deat
    hofAl
    -Husai
    nibnAbi
    Taal
    i
    b

    RasulAl l
    ahsal lall
    hu‘alayhi wasall
    am wasoncepr esent edwi threddi rtbyJi bra’eel ‘
    alayhi
    s
    sall
    aam.Ji bra’eeltol
    dRasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    hu‘ alayhiwasal lam thaty ourgr andson–Al -
    Husain–
    willbekilled,andt hisisthedi r
    tofthear eat hathewi ll
    beki l
    ledin.Hegav eRasul All
    ahsallal
    lhu
    ‘
    alayhi wasal lam al i
    tt
    lebi tofthedirt
    .Al-Husainwaski lledinKar bala.Al-Hasanhadt he
    khil
    aaf ahf orsixmont hs; hegav ei
    tup.Af terhim, Al
    -Husai nwasgi vent hebay ’
    ah.Somet r
    ibes
    ofIraqpr omi sedhi m suppor t,
    andal argegr oupofahl al-bayt(hi
    sr elativesfrom t hehouseof
    RasulAl l
    ahsal lall
    hu‘alayhi wasall
    am) .Theyf oughtwi tht hear myofBanuUmay y ah,andthese
    tri
    beswhi chpr omisedt hem suppor tbetrayedt hem.Int heend, i
    twasj ustAl -
    Husai nandhi s
    rel
    ativesf rom ahl al-
    bayt.Andt heyfoughtunt i
    lthelastper son.Theywer eallkilledi ntheend.It
    wasabi gbl oodshedoft hef amil
    yofRasul Al l
    ahsallall
    hu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am.Thi swasadar k
    pointint hehi stor
    yoft heUmmah, t
    hatt heUmmahwoul ddot histot hef amilyofRasul All
    ah
    sall
    all
    hu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am.Thi shappeneddur i
    ngthet i
    meofYazi dibnMu’ awiyah.

    Healsocommi t
    tedamassacrei
    nMadinah.Heat tackedf
    orday
    sandkill
    edmanyofthe
    descendent
    softheAnsaarandt
    heAnsaar.RasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    hu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am sai
    dthathe
    sawr ai
    noftr
    ial
    sfal
    l
    ingonthehousesofMadinah.

    Bot
    hmassacr
    eshappeneddur
    ingt
    het
    imeofYazi
    dibnMu’
    awi
    yah’
    skhi
    l
    aaf
    ah.

    7:
    Fal
    sePr
    ophet
    s

    AbuHurayr
    ahraiyal
    lahu‘anhunarr
    atedthatRasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam sai
    d,“
    Theday
    ofj
    udgementwillnotoccurunti
    l30fal
    sepr ophet
    sarise.Everyoneoft
    hem i
    sclai
    mi ngt
    hathei
    s
    amessenger.
    ”Ifwewoul dsum upallofthepeoplewhocl aimtobeprophet
    sinthisummah,we
    will
    findthatt
    heyaremor ethan30( i
    nt hepast1400y ears)
    .Theexplai
    nersofhadit
    hsaythat
    thi
    sistalki
    ngaboutthefalseprophet
    swhoenduphav i
    ngasizablefol
    lowingandbecome
    famousandwel lknown.Thisisnottalkingaboutthecrazypeoplehereandt her
    ecl
    aimi
    ngtobe
    prophets.Thi
    sisref
    err
    ingt opeopl
    ewhoact ual
    lyhadagr oupfol
    lowingthem.

    Amongt hemostf amousaretwowhoclai


    medtobepr ophetsduri
    ngt
    hetimeofRasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    l
    hu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am.Theset wower
    e:Musay
    li
    mahAl -Kadhaab[
    whichmeansMusayli
    mah
    TheLiar
    ]andAl -
    Aswadal -
    Unsii
    nYemen.Thi
    shappenedtowardstheendofthel
    if
    eof
    Rasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam.

    Musay l
    imahwasf rom theBedoui nsofBanuHaneef ah.Thisisabigt r
    ibe,i
    nt heareaof
    Yamamah.Hewaspl ayi
    ngont het r
    ibali
    sm: Rasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    hu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam i
    sf r
    om
    QurayshandIam f rom BanuHaneef ah.Theyar ethecitydwellers,
    we( Musay limah’speople)
    aretheruralpeopl
    e.You’l
    lfi
    ndt hatfalseprophetsalwayst r
    ytousedecept i
    veway st oattr
    act
    people.Musay l
    i
    mahknewt hatthehear t
    soft hepeoplehadnat i
    onali
    sm, sohepl ayedont hat
    .
    Oneofhi sri
    ghthandsuppor ter
    swoul dcl ear
    lysay:“
    TheLi arofBanuHaneef ahi sbett
    erthanthe
    Trut
    hfuloftheQuray sh!
    ”Manyofhi sf ol
    lowersknewhewasl yi
    ng.His“ Qur’
    aan”wasf unny.

    Thi
    sisamiracl
    e.Youwill
    findpeopl
    ewhoarei
    ntel
    l
    igentandgoodatpoet
    ry,buti
    ftheyt
    ryt
    o
    i
    mitat
    eQur
    ’aan,theycomeupwi t
    hsomethi
    ngt
    hatisnotbeli
    evabl
    eandmiserabl
    e.

    Oneofthemostwel
    l-
    knownandeloquentpoet
    softheArabs,abli
    ndman,satdownforawhile
    topr
    oduceaQur’
    aan.Hewassoarrogantandhadabigego.Aft
    erawhil
    e,t
    hepeoplestar
    ted
    aski
    ng,
    “Wherei
    sthatQur
    ’aant
    hatyoupromised?
    ”Hesaid,“For
    getabouti
    t.Icoul
    dn’
    tdoit.
    ”

    Musay li
    mahAl Khadhaabhadahugef oll
    owing–hundredsoft housandsofpeopl e.I
    twasabig
    fi
    tna,andt hi
    sfi
    tnawasnotext i
    ngui
    sheduntilt
    hetimeofAbuBakras- Siddeeq.Thi
    swasoneof
    thewor sebattl
    es;t
    ensofhuffaadhwerebeingkil
    l
    ed.That’showt hepr ocessofcoll
    ecti
    ng
    Qur’aanbegan.AbuBakrstartedtheprocessofbri
    ngi
    ngt hemushaft oget her
    .Andtheproj
    ect
    continuedinto‘
    Uthmaan’sti
    me.Thef amousbattl
    eofAl-HadeeqahwaswhenMusay l
    imahwas
    fi
    nallykil
    l
    ed.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    hu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am sawadr eam wherehewaswear ingt wobr aceletsofgold.
    Hesai d,“
    Iwasconcer ned.Allahtol
    dmet obl owont hem, soIblewont hem andt heyf l
    ew
    away .
    ”TheyaskedRasul Allahsall
    all
    hu‘al
    ayhi wasallam,“Whatist heta`weer(interpretati
    on)of
    thatdream?”Hesai d, “Ii
    nterpret
    edthetwoliar st
    hatwi l
    lcomeupi nmyUmmah. ”Hewas
    tal
    kingaboutMusay limahandAswadAl Unsi.Musay li
    mahwaski l
    l
    ed.Hegotmar riedt oa
    womannamedSaj ah, whocl aimedtobeapr ophett oo.Shehadacer t
    ainfoll
    owi ng,Musay l
    imah
    hadacer tai
    nfoll
    owing.Theymar ri
    edforpol
    iticalr
    easons.WhenMusay li
    mahwaski l
    led,she
    sawt hatthi
    sprophet hoodt hingwasnotgivingheranyadv ances,soshef orgotabouti tand
    becameMusl i
    m again.

    AlAswadal
    Unsiwaskil
    ledbyamannamedFayr
    ooz
    .Theyassassi
    nat
    edhi
    minhi
    spal
    acei
    n
    Yemen.ThatwastheendofAlAswadal
    Unsi
    .
    Thenther
    ewasTulayhahal
    Usdi.Heclai
    medt
    obeapr
    ophet
    ,buthebecameMusl
    i
    mlat
    er.They
    sayhewas[a]f
    ine[
    Muslim]af
    terthat
    .

    Wall
    ahuAlam,theysaythateit
    herTulayhahorMusayli
    mah,whenevert
    heyaskedhi
    mtoread
    Qur
    ’aan,hewouldtal
    kaboutay aatdescri
    bingf
    ood.Sotheysai
    d,“
    Wedon’tknowift
    heangel
    is
    r
    eveali
    ngtoyourheartoryourstomach!”

    Al
    Mukht
    aarI
    bn‘
    Ubai
    dat
    -t
    aqaf
    ial
    socl
    aimedt
    obeapr
    ophet
    .

    Inmodernti
    mes:ther
    ei sMi
    rzaGulaam Ahmad,
    thefounderofalQadi
    yaniy
    ah.Hecanbe
    count
    edastheoneoft he30becausehehasasizabl
    efoll
    owing.Iti
    skufrbyshar
    i’
    ahandal
    so
    byPakist
    an’
    sgovernmentaswell
    .
    TheHer
    eaf
    terSer
    ies-CD5

    8:
    TheSpr
    eadofPeace

    Ther eisahadi
    ththatsaystherewill
    beaspr eadofpeaceandthere’
    sahadiththatsaysther
    e
    wil
    l beaspreadoffit
    na.Andt hesetwower ement i
    onedint
    hesamehadith,sotheymustbeat
    dif
    ferentti
    mes.Whenev erpeoplefol
    lowIsl
    am, ther
    ewill
    bepeace.Wheneverthereisalackof
    rel
    igion,t
    herewil
    lbecorrupti
    onandal otofkil
    li
    ng.

    Khabbaabcamet oRasul Allahsallall


    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam, andRasul Allahsal lallahu‘ al
    ay hiwa
    sall
    am wasl eaningonAl -
    Ka’ bah.Khabbaabcamet ohi m andwascompl ainingaboutt he
    diff
    icultsituationt hattheSahabahwer egoi ngthroughi ntheear l
    yday sofI slaam.Hesai dto
    RasulAl l
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alay hi wasallam, “Aren’tyougoi ngt omakedu’ aa`f orus? ”Rasul Allah
    sall
    allahu‘alay hiwasal lam satst raightandangerwasappar entonhi sf ace.Hesai d,“Theones
    beforey ou, theywoul dputoneoft hem i nthegr oundandbr ingasawandputi tont hei
    rhead
    andcutt hem i ntot wopi eces, andhewoul dn’tgiveuphi sr eli
    gion.Theywoul dbr inganot her
    person( anot herMusl im)andt heywoul dcombhi m wi thcombsofi ronunt i
    l theysepar atedt he
    fl
    eshf rom t hebones, andt heper sonwoul dnotgi veupt heirreli
    gion.Buty ouar eapeopl ewho
    areinahur ry.”Ev enthought heSahabahwer esuffering, Rasul All
    ahsal lallahu‘ al ayhi wasal l
    am
    said,“Youhav et ohav epat ience.Don’ tbei nahur ry.”Rasul All
    ahsal l
    allahu‘ alay hi wasal l
    am
    saidthatt her ewer epeopl ewhowentt hr
    oughmor et ri
    alst hanwhaty ouwentt hr ough.Then
    RasulAl l
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alay hi wasallam say s, “
    ButAl l
    ahwi l
    lcompl etet hisr eligion.Al l
    ahwi l
    lgiv
    e
    vi
    ctoryt othi sr el
    i
    gi onunt ilthetravellerwillleavefrom Sam’ aat oHadr amawt ,andnotf ear
    anyonebutAl lahandt hewol font heirsheep. ”Thear eaofSam’ ahandHadr amowtwasat r
    ibal
    area,andt her ewasn’ tal otofsecur i
    ty.Whenev eranycar av anwoul dgo, i
    twoul dbe
    accompani edbyanar myt oprotecti t
    .Thisdi dhappen, duringt heearlyy ear sofI slam, anditwi l
    l
    happenagai ni nthef ut ure.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“Therewill
    beati
    mewhenthelandoft
    heArabswil
    l
    beri
    versandf
    orests(itwill
    begreen)
    .Andt hetravel
    l
    erwoul
    dleav
    efr
    om I
    raqtoMakkah,f
    ear
    ing
    noonebutget
    tinglost.”

    There’sanothernarr
    ation,Bukhari
    .RasulAl
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam wasvisi
    tedby‘Adiy
    y
    i
    bnHaat im.‘Adiyywast heleaderofabigtribeinNor thArabia,andtheywereChr i
    sti
    an.Hewas
    abigf i
    gure.Hisfat
    herwast hemostfamousi nt ermsofgener osit
    y.Hecamei nwi thacross
    hangingfrom hischest.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam sai
    d,“Theyhavetakentheir
    pri
    estsandt heirr
    abbisasgodsbesi desAllah.”Andt hiscausedaconv er
    sat
    ionbetweenthem.
    Aper soncamei n,askingf orhel p.Atthattime, t
    heMusl imswer egoi ngt hr
    ought rial
    s.
    Rasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasal l
    am wasgi vi
    ngda’ wahto‘Adiyy.Manyoft heMusl i
    mswer e
    slaves[notingoodcondi tions, etc]
    .May be‘Adiyyt houghtthatIsl
    am wasf orthepoor .
    Rasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasal l
    am not i
    cedt hatandsai d,“Don’tbasey ouropinionsonwhat
    youseef r
    om thepovertyandt hedi f
    fi
    cultyofmypeopl e.Atimewi llcomewhent herewi l
    lbeso
    muchweal thi
    nt hi
    sUmmah, andsomuchsecur ity,thatawomant rav el
    lerwouldl eavefrom Al
    -
    Heer ahtoMakkah, andshewoul dnotf earany onebutAl l
    ah.
    ”‘Adiyysai d,whenRasul Al
    lah
    sall
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am wast el
    li
    nghi mt hat,hewast hi
    nking,“
    Whataboutt hebur gl
    arsof
    Tayy ?”Andheknewhi stribe; t
    heywoul drobandki l
    lpeoplegoingt hrought hatarea.These
    peopl eareverycorr
    upt.‘Adiy yknewhi stribe.Howwast hispossible,hewonder ed?‘Adiyysaid
    thathel i
    vedandhesawt hatwi thhisowney es.['AdiyybecameMusl i
    ml ateronandwasa
    Sahabah. ]

    Thecompl
    etespr
    eadofpeacewi
    l
    lbedur
    ingt
    het
    imeofMahdi
    andt
    het
    imeof‘
    Eesa‘
    al
    ayhi
    s
    sal
    l
    aam.

    9:
    TheAppear
    anceofaFi
    rei
    nHi
    j
    aaz

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am said,“TheHourwi l
    lnotbeestabl
    i
    shedunti
    lafir
    ewi l
    l
    comeoutoft helandofhij
    aazthatwill
    throwal ightonthenecksofthecamelsofBusra.
    ”Busr
    a
    i
    sat owninSy ri
    a(di
    ff
    erentfr
    om BasrainIraaq).Hijaazi
    sMakkahandMadi nah–thatarea.
    Busraishundredsofmilesaway.Thissignactuallyoccur
    ed.Thefi
    rewasav ol
    canothatwas
    cl
    oset oMadinah.

    I
    ntheti
    meofAn-
    Nawawi
    ,i
    twasseen.An-
    Nawawi
    say
    s,“
    In1654Hi
    j
    ri,
    abi
    gfi
    recameouti
    n
    Madi
    nah.”

    I
    bnKatheersays,
    “Thebedoui
    nswer
    eabl
    etoseet
    hespar
    kofl
    i
    ghti
    nBusr
    a,ont
    hei
    rcamel
    s.”
    (
    Theysawi tl
    i
    keli
    ghteni
    ng.
    )

    IbnHajarsays,“
    Wethinkthatt
    hisv
    olcanothathappenedi
    nMadi nahwastheoneRasulAl
    l
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am wastal
    kingabout.
    ”AnditwasdiscussedbyQurt
    ubi
    ,andother
    scholar
    s.

    10:
    TheWar
    swi
    tht
    heTur
    ks

    Thisisnotparti
    cularl
    ytal
    kingaboutt hepeopleli
    vinginAnat oli
    aorTur key.Thepeopl eofTurkey
    i
    mmi grat
    edfrom Turkaman; i
    t’sanex t
    ensi
    onoftribesandpeopl ethatgoallthewayt oChina.
    Theyhav edisti
    ncti
    vefeat
    ur es.InahadithbyBukhari,RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am
    said,“TheHourwi l
    lnotbeest abli
    sheduntil
    youfightwiththeTur ks.Peoplewi t
    hsmal ley
    es,
    round, r
    edfacesandf l
    atnoses.Thei rf
    aceswill
    lookl i
    keshieldscoat edwithleather.TheHour
    willnotbeestabli
    shedunti
    l youf i
    ghtwithpeopl
    ewhoseshoesar emadeofhai r.”Thisisthe
    descripti
    onofthepeopleofMangol i
    a,andthepeopleofTat arist
    an.Thei rcl
    otheswer emade
    outofwool andt hei
    rshoesaswel l
    ;thi
    sisthedescripti
    onoft hem.SubhanAl lah,theMusl i
    ms
    foughtpeoplewit
    ht heexactdescripti
    onRasul Allahsal l
    allahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am gave.The
    battl
    eswiththem startedearl
    yon.Thent heMongol i
    ans, whoar econsider
    edt obepar tofthese
    people,sweptthr
    ought heMuslim wor ldanddest royedi t.Theywer eundertheleadershipof
    GenghisKhanandTay murLang.Thesel eadersjustdest roy edthewor l
    d.Theyev enwenti nto
    EasternEuropeandRussi a.Theywer eav er
    ystr
    ongandf orcefulpeopl
    e.Theydest royed
    Baghdad.Theykilled2mi ll
    ionMusl ims.Theywoul dtaket heskul l
    sofMusl imsandbui ld
    pyramidsoutofit.Theyusedt hebooksoft heli
    br ari
    esofBaghdadandmadebr idgesinthe
    ri
    vers.Thiswasthewor ksofthousandsofMusl im mi nds; ther
    ewer en’
    tprinter
    s.Thesewer e
    ori
    ginalmanuscri
    pt s.Theytookev erythinginthebi ggestl ibrar
    yoft heworldatthatt i
    me( i
    n
    Baghdad).Itwassai dthattheri
    verswer eblackfrom t hei nkoft hebooks.

    RasulAll
    ahsal lallahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am say s,“
    You’regoi ngtofi
    ghtwi ththeTur ks…[
    thenhegave
    thedescription].Youwi l
    lfindthatsomeoft hebestpeopl einthi
    sr eli
    gionar epeopl
    ewhower e
    theworstenemi esoft hisreli
    gion,unti
    ltheyent erIslam.Andt hebestofy ouintheti
    meof
    Jahil
    iyy
    ahar ethebesti nIslam, i
    fyoulear n.”TheseMongol i
    ans,ifthought heywerevict
    ori
    ous
    andther ulers,theyadopt edIsl
    am.Youwi llneverf
    indt hisi
    nhistory–t her ul
    ersadopti
    ngthe
    rel
    igi
    onoft heloser s.Thel osi
    ngpeopl ef ollowther eli
    gionofthewi nners.Peoplewhoar ei
    n
    defeattr
    yt oi mitatethest rongandv i
    ctorious.TheMaghul sweredi ff
    erent.Theyendedup
    becomingMusl i
    m, eventhoughi ttookthem al ongt i
    met ochange.

    I
    nt heti
    meofIbnTaymi y
    yah,t
    heTat
    arsthatwer
    efight
    ingt
    heMusl i
    mswerealr
    eadyMusli
    m,
    buttheywer
    esti
    lldestr
    oyingt
    heMusli
    m worl
    d.I
    ttookthem awhi
    l
    et ogeti
    ntot
    herel
    i
    gionand
    underst
    andther
    eli
    gion.

    Whoar etheOt t
    omans?Turkishpeoplewhoemi gratedfrom theCent r
    al AsianAreaintot hel and
    ofTurkey,whichwastheByzant i
    neEmpireatthetime.Itwast heeastern, Roman, Byzantine
    Empire.Thissmallt
    ri
    beofTur kswentandlivedinAnatolia.Eventhoughi twasasmal ltri
    be,
    theybeganf i
    ghti
    ngwitht
    heRomansar oundthem.Sl owly,sl
    owl yt
    heyexpandedt heirt
    er r
    itory,
    unti
    ltheycompletel
    ydestr
    oyedt heByzanti
    neEmpi r
    e.Itstartedwithonet ribe,
    buttheyt ook
    downt heBy z
    anti
    neEmpire.Theyr ul
    edall
    overtheMusl i
    m wor ld.RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay hi
    wasal l
    am descri
    bedthem i
    nt hehadit
    h.

    ’Umari
    bnAlKhatt
    aab,f
    orexampl
    e,wasanenemyofI
    slam i
    nthebegi
    nni
    ng,
    buthebecameone
    oft
    hebestSahabah.

    11:
    LossofTr
    ust

    Thereisasi gnoftheDayofJudgement ,whenthepeopl


    earedishonest.Thi
    ssignistalki
    ng
    aboutapar ti
    culartypeoftr
    ustworthi
    ness.Inahadit
    hnarr
    atedbyBukhar i
    ,RasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhi
    wasal l
    am said,“
    Ift
    rustislost
    ,thenwaitfort
    heHour.”I
    fthereisnomor etr
    ust
    , waitfor
    theHour ;
    it’
    stheendoft heHour .TheSahabiaskedRasul
    All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am
    asked,“Howwi lltr
    ustbelost?
    ”RasulAllahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    d,“Whenauthorit
    yis
    givent
    othosewhodonotdeservei
    t,t
    henwaitfort
    heHour
    .”Whent
    hel
    eader
    sar
    esuf
    ahaa`
    (peopl
    ewit
    hlackofunder
    standi
    ngofrel
    i
    gion)
    .

    Rasul
    Allahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    dthati
    fyouappoi
    ntsomeoneinaposit
    ionof
    l
    eadershipandyouknowtherei
    ssomeonewhocandoabet t
    erjob,
    thenyouhav
    echeatedt
    he
    Musli
    ms.

    Leader
    shipandposit
    ionsofauthor
    it
    yar
    eanamanah.Whenev
    erwefi
    ndthatt
    heamanahisl
    ost
    ,
    andtheleadersar
    epeoplewit
    hnounderst
    andi
    ng,
    norel
    i
    gionandnor
    ahmah,thati
    sasi
    gnof
    thedayofjudgement
    .

    12:
    Knowl
    edgewi
    l
    lSubsi
    de&I
    gnor
    ancewi
    l
    lPr
    evai
    l

    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    allahu‘ alayhiwasallam said, “
    Someoft hesignsoft heDayofJudgementi sthat
    knowledgewi llbel if
    tedupandi gnorancewi l
    lrepl
    acei t
    .”[Bukhar i
    ]Knowl edgewi llbetaken
    awayandi gnorancewi llbeestabli
    shedi nthehear tsandmi ndsofpeopl e.Howdoest hat
    happen?Doesaknowl edgeablepersongot obedandt henint hemor ningthey’veforgotten
    everyt
    hing?No.Rasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasallam said,“All
    ahdoesnott akeawayt he
    knowledgebyt aki ngawaybyt aki
    ngitfrom t hehear t
    soft hepeopl e,butt akesitawaybyt he
    deathsoft her eligiousl earnedmen, untilnoneoft hereligi
    ousl earnedmenr emains.Peopl ewil
    l
    takeast heirleader signor antpeople.Who, whenconsul ted,willgivetheirverdictwithoutany
    knowledge.Sot heywi llgoast r
    ayandwi l
    l l
    eadt hepeopleast ray.”Thepeopl ewi ll
    appoi ntother
    s
    whohav enoknowl edgeasmuf ti
    .Theywi llgiv
    eoutf atwast hatar ewr ongandmi sleadt he
    peopleandt hemsel ves.

    Wef indt hatalotoft hebid’ahandmi st


    akestodayarecausedbywr ongfatawagi venby
    scholars–orpeopl ewhocl ai
    mt obescholars.Theissueoffatwa,unfort
    unately,i
    stakenv ery
    l
    ightl
    yt heseday s.Int heti
    meoft hesahabah, t
    heywoul drunawayfrom givingfatwas.Oneof
    thetabi’eensaid,“Ihav eseenmor et
    han30oft heSahabahofRasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wa
    sall
    am si tt
    inginthemasj i
    d.Aper sonwouldcomei ntothemasjidaskingaquest i
    onandev ery
    compani onofRasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam wouldsendhimt othenextper son.‘Idon’
    t
    havet heanswer ,askt heothersahabi.’
    ”Now, t
    heanswer saren’
    tevenaskedofus, andwer un
    toanswert hequestion.Andt heyusedt or
    unawayf r
    om asking–thesahabahknewi twasabi g
    responsi bi
    li
    ty.

    ‘
    Umari bnAl Khattaabwasonceaskedaquest i
    on.‘UmaribnAl Khatt
    aabsaid, “
    Didithappen? ”
    Themansai d,“No, i
    tdidn’
    thappen.”‘
    Umarsai d,“Thengoback.Wheni thappens,comeandask
    us.Iwillgatherforittheoneswhower eint hebattl
    eofBadr( Iwil
    lbri
    ngt hesahabahwho
    witnessedBadr )andt henwe’regoingtoconsult–I ’
    m notgoingtogivey outhefatwamy self.
    We’ r
    egoi ngtomakeshoor ah.”Theydi
    dn’tevenwantt ogetintotheoreti
    calthi
    ngs:“Ifi
    tdidn’t
    happen, don’taskmeabouti t
    .”Now,weaskal otoftheor
    eti
    cal questi
    ons.Weaskaboutt hings
    thathavenopr acti
    caluse.Andweanswert hem oursel
    ves.

    I
    mam Maal
    i
    kwasv
    isi
    tedbyaper
    sonwhocameal
    lthewayf
    rom al
    Maghr
    ib–Mor
    occo.Ori
    t
    couldhavebeenAlAndalus,
    wAl l
    ahu‘
    Alam.Hecamet oImam Maali
    kwi t
    h40quest i
    ons.I
    mam
    Maalikrespondedwith,
    “La‘
    Alam”(Idon’
    tknow)to36questi
    ons.Heonlyanswer ed4questi
    ons.
    Themant ol
    dhim,“Icameallt
    hewayf r
    om Moroccotohearyousay‘Idon’tknow’?Whatwil
    lI
    tel
    lmypeopl ewhenIgoback? ”I
    mam Maaliksai
    d,“
    Tell
    them Imam Maaliksays,‘
    Idonot
    know.’”

    Ihearaboutsi t
    uati
    onswherefamil
    iesarewrecked–bi gdeci
    sionsinone’sli
    fe-thatwerebased
    onwr onganswer s.Theygett
    hesewrongfatwas,thatcauseadisasteri
    ntheirl
    ives,andi
    nt he
    end,t
    heyf indoutitwaswrong.Theydidn’
    tevenhavetodoi t
    .Theydi di
    tforthesakeofAllah,
    andthent heyfoundoutitwaswrong.Lookatthesinont heshoul
    deroftheper son[whoissued
    thewr ongfatwa].

    Ithappenedintheti
    meoft hesahabah.Thesahabahwer einaghaz wa( battle).Oneoft he
    sahabahgotinjur
    edinhi shead.Hehadawetdr eam, sohewasi nast ateofj anabah( major
    i
    mpur it
    y).Heasked,“
    DoIhav etotakeashowernowandwashmyhead? ”Theysai d,
    “Yes, you
    havetowashy ourhead.”Whenhewashedhi shead, hedi ed,becauset herewasadeepi njur
    yin
    hishead.Whenhewashedhi shead,i
    tmayhav ecausedani nfecti
    on,wAl lahu‘ Alam.Whent hey
    camebackt oRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasallam, theytoldhim whathappened.Rasul All
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said,“
    Theyki l
    l
    edhim, mayAl l
    ahki l
    lthem.Itwasenoughf orhimt o
    wipeont hebandage(thetissuewrappingt hei
    njury)
    .Whydon’ ttheyaski ft heydonotknow?
    “Becausethecurefori
    gnor anceisasking.”

    Thesehadi
    thar
    etal
    ki
    ngaboutt
    hedecreasei
    ntheknowl
    edgeofr
    eli
    gion–t
    heknowl
    edgeof
    al
    Aakhir
    ah,t
    heknowl
    edgeofAl
    Shar
    i’
    ah.

    Ther ewi llbeat i


    mewhent hingsar ewor set hant hi s.Ther ei sahadi thi nIbnMaaj ah: Hudhay fah
    saidt hatRasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ay hiwasal lam sai d, “I
    slam wi ll
    er odel i
    ket hemar ksony our
    clotheswoul der odeorwashaway .”Att hatt ime, thecol our i
    ngoft hecl otheswasnot
    per manent .Wheny ouwoul dwashy ourcl othesf requent ly, i
    twoul df adeawayunt i
    l i
    twasgone.
    Thi siswhatwi l
    lhappent oI slam –i twillslowl yfadeunt ilpeopl ewi l
    l notknowaboutsawm,
    salahandi baadah.Rasul Allahsal lall
    ahu‘ alay hiwasal l
    amssai d,“AndAl l
    ahwi ll
    takeal lofthe
    Qur ’aanf rom t heear thandt herewi llnotbeonev er selef t.Andt her ewi l
    lbepeopl elef t–old
    menandwomen-whowi llsay , ‘
    Weusedt ohearourf oref atherssayLai l
    aahai l
    lallahandwe’ re
    say i
    ngi tnow. ’”Thati salltheywoul dr ememberofI slam.Theywoul dn’tknowany thingofsal ah,
    etc.Si l
    ahwasat abi’
    ee[ast udentoft heSahabah] , study ingunderHudhay fah.Whenhehear d
    thishadi th, hesai d,“Whatwi lll
    ai l
    aahadof ort hem whent heydon’ tknowany thingabout
    pray ing, fast ing, hajjorchar i
    ty?”Hudhay faht urnedawayf rom him.Heaskedt hequest ionagai n.
    Hudhay faht ur nedawayf rom hi m agai n.Whenheaskedhi mt het hir
    dt ime, Hudhay f
    ahsai d,“O
    Silah!Lai laahai llal
    lahwillsav ehi mf rom Hel lfi
    re!Lai l
    aahai l
    l
    allahwi l
    lsavehi mf rom Hel lfi
    re!
    Lai laahai ll
    al lahwi l
    lsavehi mf rom Hel l
    fire!”Thosepeopl e,Allahwi llexcuset hem becauseof
    theiri gnor anceandwi llacceptf r
    om t hem l ai l
    aahai ll
    allah, event houghi t
    ’sjustawor dthatthey
    say .Ift heknowl edgewast her e,thent heyhav etopr ay,makehaj j,givesadaqah, etc.
    Thingswi l
    lgetevenwor sethant his.AnassaidthatRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasallam said,
    “Theywi l
    lcomeat imewhent henameofAl l
    ahwillnotbement i
    onedont heear th.
    ”[Musl im]I
    bn
    Katheersaysthattherear etwoi nterpret
    ati
    onsofthishadit
    h.Onei nter
    pretati
    oni sthatt herewil
    l
    notbeanypr eventionofev i
    l,becausewheny oupreventpeoplefrom evi
    l,your emindt hem of
    All
    ah.Theot heri
    nterpretati
    ont akest hemeaningofthehadithli
    terall
    y:youwill notheart he
    nameofAl l
    ahont heearth.Thi sistowardstheabsoluteendoftime, andt hedayofj udgement
    willoccuronthesepeopl e.

    I
    nahadi thnarratedbyAhmad: Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said,“Thedayof
    j
    udgementwi l
    lnotoccurunti
    lAllahwi ll
    takeallofther i
    ghteouspeopleawayf rom thefaceof
    theeart
    h.Allahwi l
    ltaket
    hei
    rsoul sandt hepeopl ethatremainwi l
    lnotpreventevilandwil
    lnot
    dogood.”IbnMas’ oodsaid,“
    Inthist ime,all
    oftheQur ’aanwill
    bet akenawayf rom theeart
    h;it
    wil
    lnotbei nthehear t
    sofpeople.”IbnTay miyyahsay s,“Al
    lahwil
    ltakeitawayt otheextentthat
    notoneay ahwi l
    lremaini
    nthehear tsofpeopl eandnotonel ett
    erwillr
    emai ni
    nt hemushaf ,
    becausepeopl earesobadandev il
    t hattheydonotdeser v
    eit.
    ”

    13:
    TheI
    ncr
    easeofSecur
    it
    yFor
    ces

    Inahadi thbyAt Tabar


    ani:RasulAllahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam said,“
    Therewillbeatime
    whent herewi l
    lbesecurit
    yf orces,theyleaveinthemor ni
    ngwi t
    ht hewrathofAl l
    ahonthem,at
    nighttheycomehomewi ththewr at hofAll
    ahont hem.Becar eful
    , don’
    tbeoneoft hei
    r
    associates.”Thishadi
    thistalkingaboutt hesecurit
    yforcest hatarespy i
    ngont hepeople,
    preventi
    ngt hem from worshippingAl l
    ah,spyingonthem iftheyar egoingtothemasaj i
    dand
    makingda’ wah.Thi si
    stalki
    ngaboutt heonest hatareoppressingt hepeople.RasulAl
    l
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alay
    hi wasall
    am issay i
    ngt onotev enhelpthem.

    Thishashappeneddur i
    ngt hetimeofsomeoft hekhulafaa`.It
    ’soppressionofthepeopl
    eand
    i
    t’satestoftheUmmah.Ev eryoneoft hefourI
    mams[ Ahmad, Maali
    k,AbuHaneef ahand
    Shafi'
    ee]hasbeenthroughat ri
    al.I
    maam Maal i
    k’sshoulderwasdi slocated.I
    mam Ahmadwas
    tort
    ured.Imam Shafi
    ’
    eewasaboutt obet hrowninjai
    l.I
    bnTay miyyahwast hrownint
    ojai
    land
    hediedt her
    e.Manyoft hecurrentscholar
    salsoundergot ri
    als.

    14:
    ZinaPr
    evai
    l
    s

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    Zinawi
    l
    lpr
    evai
    l
    .”[
    Bukhar
    i]

    Inanotherhadit
    h,whichisascient i
    ficmi r
    acle,RasulAl
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ay hiwasal l
    am said,“I
    f
    zinawil
    lprevai
    lunti
    lpeoplewilladv erti
    seforitinpubli
    c,thenAllahwi l
    linfl
    ictonthem diseases
    whichdidnotexistbefore.
    ”Notj ustcommi tt
    ingzina–butzi nainpubl i
    candadv ert
    ised.AIDS
    wasadi seasethatdi
    dnotexi stbef ore.Al
    lahsenti tonthepeopl ebecausezi nai
    spublicandi t
    i
    sadv ert
    isedforinmov i
    es,onbillboards,etc.Evenadv er
    tisementofci garettesorcars,ther
    eis
    nudit
    y-thi
    sisalsoadvert
    isementofz i
    na.Peopl
    eshouldnotthinkthatift
    heyfi
    ndt hecur
    efor
    AIDS,it
    ’l
    lbeok,becauseAllahwil
    lsendanotherdi
    seasethatdidn’
    texistbef
    ore.Thisi
    soneof
    thesignsthatwil
    lhappenparti
    all
    y,andintheendi
    twillpr
    evail
    .

    RasulAllahsall
    allahu‘al
    ay hiwasall
    am sai dinahadi t
    hnar r
    atedbyMusl im,atthetimeof‘ Eesa
    i
    bnMar yam, Al
    lahwi l
    l t
    akeawayt hesoul soft hebeli
    evers,andthenintheend, t
    heev ilpeople
    wouldr emain.Theywoul dhavesexual relat
    ionsjustli
    kedonkey s–ev eryt
    hingisl
    egal .
    Promiscui t
    ywillbejustlikedonkeys–ev erythi
    ngwi l
    lbeinpubl i
    c.“
    ThisUmmahwi l
    lnotend
    unti
    lat imewi l
    lcomewhenamanwi l
    lappr oachawomanandwi l
    lsl
    eepwi thheri
    nt hemi ddle
    ofther oad(infrontofev ery
    one).Thebestamongstt hem atthatti
    me, t
    hemostr ighteous,wil
    l
    gotot hem andsay ,
    ‘I
    fy oucouldpleasegobehi ndthatwall.
    ’”Thismanisnotpr eventingthem,
    orshout ingatthem.He’ sjustaski
    ngt hem t ogobehindawal l-andthi
    sisthebestamongst
    them.

    Zinaiswi despreadnow, evenamongstMusl i


    ms.Weneedt owakeupt ot hefactthatt heculture
    ofHollywoodi sawor ld-
    wideculture.Peopleint
    hemosthol yplacesaredoi ngtheset hings.The
    satel
    li
    tedi shisnowov erhutsandhousesi nsomepartsofthewor l
    dst hataresosecl udedt hat
    da’wahhasnotr eachedthem indecades.Youwi l
    lfi
    ndt hatmoviesandnudi tyhasreached
    them.Oneoft hereasonsisthatwear epromoti
    ngthat.Wehav emadehal aaldi
    ffi
    cult,and
    haraam easy .Lookathowdi ff
    icultmarri
    ageis.Musli
    mshav emademar r
    iagesodi ff
    icult–t he
    responsibili
    tyonthemanandwomanbef oremarri
    ageissodi f
    ficul
    t:t
    hemanhast obeadoct or
    ,
    etc.Ther equir
    ement saresospeci f
    ic.

    RasulAl l
    ahsallallahu‘ al
    ay hiwasal lam said,“Ifamancomest oy ouandwant st omar ryyour
    daught er,andy ouar epleasedwi thhisreli
    gionandhi schar acter,andy ourefuset omar ryhi
    m,
    thent herewillbef i
    tnaandcor ruptionont heear t
    h.”Thisist al
    kingaboutsoci al corr
    uption.We
    areall r
    aisingourdaught ersint hesameenv ironment.Ifwedon’ trecti
    fythesituati
    on, t
    henwe
    aregoi ngt ohav et opayf ori t
    .Thet erm RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasallam usedi sthedeen
    andt hechar acter .Charact erisv er
    yi mportantaswel l.Therecanbear el
    igi
    ousper sonwi thbad
    charact erandv icev ersa.Thet wot hingshav etobet ogether.

    Oneofthescholar
    swassay i
    ngt hattheri
    chpeopl ewoul ddoagr eatsadaqahi ft
    heywouldhelp
    poorcoupl
    esgetmarriedbysponsor i
    ngmar r
    iage,ratherthangiv
    ingmoneyt ot hebeggarsat
    thedoorsofthemasj
    id.Youfi
    ndal otofpeopl egivi
    ngt hem money .Alotofthesepeopleare
    busi
    nesspeople.Weneedtore-evaluatehowwegi vesadaqah.Ther earealotofpeoplewho
    arei
    nrealneedofsadaqahandt heydon’tgetit.Forexampl e,
    ayoungcoupl ethatneedsmoney
    togetmarri
    ed.

    Al-
    Qurtubisai
    dthatthisi
    sasignthatRasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay hi
    wasal l
    am talkaboutthati
    s
    happeningespecial
    l
    yduringourti
    mes(thehadithaboutzinainpubl i
    c).Al-
    Qurtubiwas
    descri
    bingthesit
    uati
    oninhiserainAl
    Andalus.Whatcausedt heMuslimsi nSpaintolosethi
    s
    str
    onghol dofI
    slam, t
    hatwasatonepointakhilaf
    aai nit
    self
    ?TheMusl i
    ms, f
    oral ongti
    me,
    di
    dn’tagreewiththeconceptofmorethanonekhilafaa.Event houghtheMusl i
    mswer e
    i
    ndependentofKhilafaaAbbasi y
    y a,t
    heydidn’tcallthemsel
    vesakhi l
    afaa.Theybecamesor ich,
    confi
    dentandstrongt hattheybegant osayt hattheyformedakhi lafaa.Thisisthef
    irstt
    ime
    thatt
    hereweretwokhi l
    afaas–akhi laafai
    nQur tubaandakhi l
    afaainBaghdad.Spai nwasso
    wealt
    hyandrich.Ther ewassoci alcorrupt
    ion.Therewasapr osti
    tutethatwr oteonherforehead
    oneli
    neofapoem, invit
    ingothers.Qurtubiwasdescr ibi
    ngthattheset hings(openzi
    na)
    happenedduri
    nghi stime.

    14:
    TheSpr
    eadofRi
    ba

    Wecantransl
    atei
    tasint
    erest,f
    inanci
    ng,mort
    gage–buti
    tist
    hesamet
    hing.Usur
    ywast
    he
    t
    ransl
    ati
    onoftheworl
    d,butthatwordisn’
    tusedany
    more.

    Ribaisoneofthemaj orsins.I
    tisoneoft wosinswher eAll
    ahhasannouncedt hatHewi llwage
    waragainstthepersonwhodoest hatsi
    n;oneisr i
    ba,andtheot heristhepersonwhot akes
    All
    ah’sawli
    ya(fri
    ends)asenemi es.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalasay sintheQur’aan:“All
    ahwi l
    l
    wagewaragai nstyou.
    ”IbnAbbaasr adiyal
    lahu‘anhasays,inthetafsiroft
    hisay ahthatont he
    dayofjudgement,theonewhodeal swithri
    bawi l
    lberesurrectedasifthedev i
    lisobsessingthe
    person,andhewillbegivenweapons.Andhewi l
    lbet
    old,“Prepareforwar.”Theywi l
    ltellhimto
    fi
    ghtAll
    ahsubhaanawat a’aal
    a.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,
    “Approachi
    ngt
    hedayofj
    udgement
    ,appr
    oachi
    ng
    thehour
    ,ri
    bawouldbewidespr
    ead.
    ”[AtTabarani
    ]

    Att het i
    meofRasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam, t
    herewer et wot y
    pesofr i
    ba.Onewasr iba
    nasi ya–r i
    babasedont ime.Thent hereisri
    baalfadl,whichiswheny out r
    adegol dforgold,
    silverforsil
    ver
    ,buty ouaddanamount .Thesecondt ypestil
    lexists.Thebr anchesofr i
    ba( today)
    aremost l
    yunder neathri
    banasi y
    a.Inthet i
    meofRasul Al
    lahsall
    al l
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am, t
    he
    traditi
    onalform wasbyt ime( r
    ibanasiya).It
    ’sbasical
    lyverysimilar,orthesame, asacr editcard:
    Ifyoupaydur i
    ngacer tainti
    me, i
    t’
    sok; otherwi
    sey ouincurcharges.Nowaday s,i
    tcomesi n
    manyf orms.Youcanr arel
    yfi
    ndanycompanyt hatdoesn’thaveal oan.EveryoneinAmer icai s
    l
    iv i
    ngi nsomeki ndofdebtt hatisincurri
    ngsomef orm ofri
    ba.

    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhi wasallam real
    lyexemplifi
    esthecurrenttimeswhenhesay s, “
    A
    ti
    mewi l
    lcomewhenev er
    y onewi lldealwit
    hinter
    est.Andwhoev erisnotdealingwi thriba,the
    dustofr i
    bawoul dbef allhim. ”Ribaissowi despr
    eadt hatal
    mostev eryonedeali
    ngwi t
    hi t.Ev en
    theexceptions,whoar enot ,thedustofr i
    bawi l
    lbefallt
    hem.Thishadi t
    hwoul dmeant hatt he
    transacti
    onsar ebasedonr i
    ba, andifyoutrytogetawayf rom i
    t–Al hamdulil
    lahy ou’l
    lgetaway
    from it
    ,butyou’llbeaf fect edbyi tbecauseit’
    sawor ldwideeconomy .Somechecki ngaccount s
    don’tpayy ouinterest, buty ouar estil
    laff
    ectedbythedustofr i
    babecausey ou’releavingy our
    moneywi t
    hani nstitutiont hatisbased100%onr i
    ba.(The“dust”isfigur
    ati
    ve).Tryt obecl ean
    asmuchasy oucan, butt hedustwi l
    lcomeov eryou–j ustli
    keaper sondri
    vingonadust yr oad.

    All
    ahwil
    ldest
    royri
    ba,
    theref
    orethereisnoblessi
    nginri
    ba.Weareal
    lharmedbyi
    t,ev
    enifwe’
    re
    notusi
    ngit
    .It
    ’sal
    mosteverywhere.SubhanAl
    lah,
    it’
    sasift
    hewholeworl
    disi
    mmersedinri
    ba.
    Sothesear
    eevi
    lti
    mes,i
    nthi
    ssense.I
    slam i
    sacomprehensi
    vesystem –i
    tev
    ent el
    l
    showto
    dealwit
    hmoney
    .Ifwesepar
    atemoney,soci
    all
    i
    fe,
    etcfrom I
    slam,
    thenwhatwil
    lwehavel
    eft
    ?

    RasulAl
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam says,“
    At i
    mewi llcomewhenpeopl ewil
    lnotcarewher e
    theygettheirmoneyfrom.( I
    fit
    ’shalaalorharaam) .
    ”Peopl e’
    sobject
    ivewil
    lbejusttogetmoney .
    Theywon’ tcar
    ewher etheygetitfrom.They ’
    l
    l t
    rytoabi debythelegalsyst
    emsoft hei
    rcountry,
    butwheni tcomest othelawsofAl lah,
    theywon’ tcare.Buttheywill
    beaskedont hedayof
    j
    udgement .Thisisoneoft hefourquestionsthatyouwi llbeasked:“Howdidyoumakey our
    moneyandhowwi l
    lyouspendi t?
    ”

    16:
    TheDecor
    ati
    onofAl
    Masaaj
    i
    d

    Thi
    sisasi
    gnt
    hathasoccur
    ed.I
    nahadi
    thbyIbnMaaj
    ah:
    RasulAl
    l
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasall
    am
    sai
    d,“
    Ati
    mewil
    lcomewhenpeoplewi
    ll
    beproudof–orwil
    lcompet
    e–inbui
    ldingmasaaj
    id.

    Thisisnar rat
    edbyBukhaar i
    ,butit’snotahadi t
    h,i
    t’
    sanor derof‘Umari bnAl Khat taab.Abu
    Sa’eedalKhudr isay sthatt her oofofthemasj idofRasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhi wasal l
    am in
    Madi nahwasf rom thel eavesofpal mt r
    ees.Theywoul dpackt heleavesoneov eranot her,
    and
    thatwoul dbet her oof.Thepoi ntoftheirleaveswasjustforshade–i twasn’ twat erpr
    oof.So
    wheni trained,thewhol emasj i
    dwoul dbesoaked.Thatwast hesi t
    uationoft hemasaaj i
    dinthe
    ti
    meofRasul Al l
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am andinthetimeofAbuBakr .Thatmasj i
    dwas
    wher eda’wahcameoutof ;sot hecrit
    eri
    af ormasaaji
    di sneverhowbeaut if
    ul i
    tis.Themasj idof
    RasulAll
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am wast hemostbl essedinthewor l
    d,andi tdidn’teven
    haveawat erproofr oof.

    Inthetimeof‘Umari
    bnAl Khat
    taab,heboughtabui l
    deri
    nandt oldhi
    m, “Buil
    daroofthatwoul d
    bewat erpr
    oof
    .Andbewar e–donotuser edory el
    low,becausethenyouwoul ddi
    stractpoeple.”
    [SubhanAll
    ah,
    lookatwhatwehav ecometo!‘Umarradiyall
    ahu‘
    anhuwassay i
    ngnottouser ed
    andy el
    lowcol
    ors-becausetheywer ebr
    ight!We'r
    efarfr
    om beingcautionedagai
    nstredand
    yell
    ow.Ifyoutol
    dsomeonebui l
    dingamasj i
    dthattoday,theywouldt
    hinky ouwerecrazy!
    ]

    Anasi bnMaal i
    ksai d,“At i
    mewi l
    lcomewhenpeopl ewi l
    l beproudoft het hemasaaj i
    d,but
    peoplewi llnotrev i
    vethem. ”Sotheywoul dbepr oudoft hemasj id,butt hemasj idwoul dbe
    dead.IbnAbbaassai d,“At imewi l
    lcomewheny ouwi lldecoratet hemasaaj idli
    ket heJewsand
    theChr i
    stiansdi d.”Andnowwear ewaybey ondtheissueofusi ngr edandy ell
    ow.Nowi t
    ’sgold
    andcr yst
    al chandel i
    ers,ev eryki
    ndofcal l
    igraphy.When‘ Umarsai dt onotuser edory el
    low, i
    t
    wasn’tpar ti
    cularlybecauseoft hecolours;itwasf orthei ssueofdi straction.Hesai d:“Soy ou
    donotdi stractthepeopl e.
    ”Thesewer ethet wocol oursthatexist ed,All
    ahu‘ Alam, atthattime,
    thattheyusedf orpainting.Now, t
    here’
    sacompanyi nTur keyt
    hati nvent edasuj aajahthathas
    l
    ightsbor dering,abui l
    tinal armthatbeepswheny ouf orgetarak’ ah,etc.TheShuy ookhsai d
    thati
    ti stoodi stracti
    ngf ory ouduringsalah.

    AbuDardaa`says(
    acompanion)
    ,”
    Ifyoudecorat
    eyourmushaf(Qur
    ’aan)andyourmasaaj
    id,
    thendest
    ruct
    ionwi
    llbef
    all
    you.
    ”Thatisasignofdest
    ruct
    ion.Andt
    hatisexact
    lywhatyousee
    today.Themushafar ev er
    yexpensi v
    e-decor atedwithgoldandspeci al
    ,vel
    vetcloth.The
    masaajidarebuilt
    ,usinghugeamount sofmoney ,bypeopl ewhodon’ tevenpray(kingsand
    presi
    dents).You’
    llf
    indal lofthepeopl earei
    nt hemar ket
    ,rightnexttothemasjid,butnooneis
    goingtopraythereatt hepr ayerti
    me.Somet imesy ou’l
    lfi
    ndt hemasjidissobeaut i
    fult
    hati
    t’
    s
    usedasamuseum, butatt het i
    meofsal ah,noonepr ays.Itisj
    ustthereforpeopletobe
    i
    mpr essedbyt hearchitecture.SubhanAll
    ahLookatt hewi sdom ofAbuDar daa`-thisisasi
    gn
    thatpeoplearegoingf orthesy mbolism andnotlookingatt hesubstance.

    17:
    Const
    ruct
    ionofTal
    lBui
    l
    dings

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said,“Youwi l
    lfi
    ndthebarefoot
    ,naked,poorshepardsof
    goatsandsheepcompet i
    nginbui
    ldi
    ngt al
    lbuil
    dings.
    ”[Muslim]Nakeddoesnotmeant hatthey
    don’
    thav eanycl
    othes.Itmeansthattheyaresopoort hattheycouldbar
    elycoverthei
    rprivate
    part
    s.

    All
    ahu‘Alam, t
    hishaditharedescri
    bingtheMusl im Ummahandnott hedisbeli
    ev er
    s.Inmanyof
    thesignsofthedayofj udgement ,Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am wast alki
    ngabout
    thi
    ngst hatwouldhappent ohisUmmah.Ther ear esomesigns,obv
    iousl
    y,t
    alkingaboutt he
    worldingeneralorapar t
    icul
    arpeople.Inthesituati
    onswherethehadit
    hdoesnoti ndicatea
    part
    icularpeopl
    e,itisabouttheMusl i
    ms.Thi shadithi
    stal
    kingaboutpeopl
    et hatwer er
    eall
    y
    poorandsuddenl ybecomer ich.Theyarenotbui l
    dingfort
    heneedofbuildi
    ng, butthey’
    re
    buil
    dingincompet it
    ion.

    You’l
    l f
    indthisi
    nt heGul
    f–becauseoft heoil
    boom.Peoplesuddenl yhavemoney .Befor
    e,t
    hey
    couldn’taff
    ordahouse, andnowt here’
    scompet i
    ti
    oni
    nbuildi
    ngtallbuil
    dings.Theset al
    l
    bui
    ldingsar ebui
    ltinar
    east hatcoul
    deasilyaf
    fordhor
    izont
    alexpansion.It’
    snotli
    kei t
    sNY,
    wher eyouhav etomaket al
    l bui
    ldi
    ngs.Theseareasar
    edesert.Youcangoashor izontalasyou
    want–al l
    you’l
    lhiti
    sasanddune.

    SubhanAll
    ah,t
    hiswasoneoftheat
    tri
    but
    esofthepeopl
    eof‘Aad.I
    ntheQur
    ’aan,Al
    laht
    ell
    sus
    thatt
    hei
    rNabiy,Hud,
    tol
    dthem i
    ntheQur’
    aan,
    ‘You’
    rebui
    ldi
    ngmonumentsont opofmountai
    ns
    fornouse.’
    ”

    18:
    TheSl
    aveWomangi
    vesbi
    rt
    htoherOwner

    Thisisthefamoushadit
    hofJibreel
    ,i
    nBukhar
    iandMuslim.Ji
    breelaskedRasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasall
    am aboutthesi
    gnsofthedayofjudgment
    .Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am
    saidthatoneofthesi
    gnsisthatthewomanwoul dgi
    vebi
    rt
    htohermast er,ort
    hatthesl
    ave
    wouldgivebir
    thtohermaster.

    Thescholarsgiveaf ewinterpr
    etati
    onsf ort
    his.Oneoft heinter
    pret
    ati
    onsisthatthechil
    dren
    wouldbecomesor ude,disobedientandaggr essiveintheirdeal
    ingswit
    htheirmot her
    s,t
    ot he
    ext
    entthatitbecomesl i
    keasl aveandmast errelati
    onship.Thechil
    disli
    keamast erandthe
    motherisli
    keasl ave.Thisistheopinionadapt edbyI bnHajar.Hesays,“
    Thisisthemost
    prefer
    ableopini
    on,becausei tisthemostgener al
    .”It hi
    nkwear eseeingt hi
    s.Before,i
    nMusl im
    andnonMusl i
    m cult
    ures,therewasal otofrespectf orparent s.Thi swasev eninAmer ica
    (whichisonly200-3ooy earsold).Justafewgener ationsago, t
    herewasal otmor erespectfor
    parents.Now,you’
    llfi
    ndt hatattheageof18, orev enear l
    ier,childrenwoul dbreakofffrom the
    family
    ; t
    heywouldn’tseet hattheyhaveanyobl igationtowar dst hepar ents.Thisi
    sbyl aw.Ifthe
    sonordaught eri
    s18y earsold,theparentscannotgetany t
    hingf rom them.Thepr acticeand
    acti
    onsoft hepeoplear eevenwor se.Youhearhor rif
    icstori
    esofhowt hechil
    drentreatthei
    r
    parents.

    Thi
    sisat eachingofIsl
    am -andcommonsense-t hatthepar
    ent
    shavedonesomuchf ort
    he
    chi
    ld,
    andt herefor
    e,t
    heycomesecondaf t
    erAllahsubhaanawat
    a’aal
    aint
    ermsofobli
    gati
    ons.
    All
    ahhasdonet hemostforus–weoweHi m ever
    ythi
    ngandHeowesusnothi
    ng.That’
    swhy
    ourgrat
    it
    udeshoul dbetoAllah.Secondaretheparents.

    Al
    l
    ahsaysintheQur
    ’aan,
    “Al
    lahhasdecreed/or
    dered/
    prescri
    bedthaty
    ouwor
    shi
    pnobodybut
    Al
    l
    ahandthatyoubeduti
    ful
    towardstheparents.
    ”Theparentsar
    esecond–i
    mmediat
    elyaf
    ter
    Al
    l
    ahmentionedHi
    mself,
    Hement i
    oneddut i
    ful
    nessparent
    s.

    Thesufferi
    ngthatt
    hepar ent
    s–mot herandfather–got hr
    oughforthechil
    d.Thechil
    dwas
    helpl
    ess,wit
    hnoonet ohelpthem butt
    heparents.Theonlywaythechil
    dcouldsurvi
    vewas
    from t
    hehelpoftheparents,
    from t
    heabili
    tyt
    hatAllahgavethem.SubhanAll
    ah,att
    heageof15,
    thechil
    ddoesnotpayany thi
    ngback.Thisist
    heulti
    mat edegreeofungr
    ateful
    ness.
    TheHer
    eaf
    terser
    ies-CD6

    19:
    BloodshedSpr
    eads

    RasulAll
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am says,“
    Atimewillcomewhenhar
    ajwillbewidespr
    ead.
    ”
    TheSahabahasked,“
    Whati shar
    aj?”Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    lam said,
    “Iti
    san
    Abyssini
    anword(f
    rom habasha)
    .Itmeanskil
    li
    ng.
    ”[Bukhari
    ]

    I
    nanot
    herhadi
    th,

    SometimesRasulAl l
    ahsall
    allahu‘ al
    ayhi wasal l
    am woul dusewor dsthatwer enotAr abic.
    Kharaji
    sanAby ssinianword, notAr abi
    c.Al so,somet i
    mesRasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘ al
    ayhi wa
    sal
    lam woulduseot heraccent s–t hatis, notaQur ayshiaccent.AbuMusaAl Ash’ar
    i’
    st ribe,
    for
    example,hadaYemeni accent .Theywoul dr eplace“al”(whichmeans“ t
    he”)wi th“am” .They
    askedRasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alay hiwasal lam once, “I
    st her
    eanyr ewardwhilef asti
    ng?”[ The
    speakernarr
    ateditinArabic,todemonst rat ehowRasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasallam
    sometimesusedot heraccent s.]RasulAllahsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am responded, inthesame
    accent,
    bysay i
    ng,“Thereisnor ewardforf asti
    ngwhi letravell
    i
    ng.”Meani ng,thereisar ukhsah.

    Her
    e,Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal
    l
    am isusi
    ngthewor
    dharaj.Thishadi
    thdoesn’
    tmean
    t
    hatMusli
    mswouldbefight
    ingnonMusl
    ims.Thati
    sthei
    mpressi
    ont heSahabahgot.

    Inanotherhadi th,narr
    atedbyAhmad, sameast heoneabov e,t
    heSahabahaskedRasul Al
    lah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘ alayhiwasallam, “Therewil
    l bemor eki
    ll
    ingt hant hekil
    li
    ngt hatexistsnow? ”
    RasulAll
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal l
    am said,“
    Itwil
    lnotbey oukill
    ingt hedisbeli
    evers.Itwil
    l be
    youkill
    i
    ngeachot her(i
    .e.Musl i
    mski l
    l
    ingMusl ims).”TheSahabahasked, “Will
    wehav eour
    mindst hen?( Wher ewil
    l ourbrainsbe? )
    ”SubhanAllah,l
    ookathowt heSahabaht hi
    nk.
    RasulAll
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal l
    am said,“
    Themi ndofthepeopl ei nthattimewi llbetaken
    away.Andt heywi l
    lbelowl ypeopleandt heywillt
    hinkthatt heyaref oll
    owingsomet hing(t
    he
    rel
    igi
    on) ,
    butt heywi l
    lbef ol
    lowingnothing.”

    InahadithbyMusl i
    m, RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam sai d,
    “Atimewi l
    lcomewhent he
    kil
    l
    erwi l
    lnotknowwhyhei ski
    ll
    ingandthekil
    ledwi l
    lnotknowwhyhewaski l
    led.
    ”RasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am wasasked,“Howcant hathappen? ”RasulAl
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hi wa
    sall
    am said,“Thatwill
    bet heti
    meofhar aj(
    widespreadkill
    ing).Thenhesai d,“
    Theonewhowas
    kil
    l
    edandt hekil
    lerwil
    lbothbei nhel
    lfi
    re.
    ”Why ?Becauseev eryoneisgoingoutforthesame
    thi
    ng–t oki l
    leachother.Thekill
    edhadalsointendedonki ll
    ing.Thisisat i
    meoff i
    tna.Thi
    ngs
    wil
    lbeuncl earandthingtakethesoulli
    ghtl
    y.Event hough,thatinitsel
    fisagreatsin,weneedt o
    keepinmi ndt heconversati
    onbetween‘AbiBurdaaandoneoft heAnsaar :

    AbuBur
    daa`say
    s,“
    Iwasi
    nthemar
    ketpl
    acei
    nthet
    imeofzi
    yaad,
    andIcl
    appedmyhands
    together(i
    namazement ).Oneoft heAnsaar ,whosef at
    herwasaSahabi ,aski
    nghi m, “
    Whyar e
    yousoamazed? ”AbiBur daa`said,“Iam amazedbecauset hesear epeoplewhohav ethesame
    rel
    igi
    on, t
    hesamepr ophet ,t
    hesameda’ wah,thesamehaj j,
    …, andtheyareki
    lli
    ngeachot her.
    Howcoul dthathappen? ”ThisAnsaar isaid,“Don’tbeastonished.Iheardmyf athersayt hathe
    heardRasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam saythatAll
    ahhasmer cyont hi
    sUmmah; they
    wouldnotbepuni shedi naskhirah,buttheirpunishmentisint hisl
    if
    e.Thatwillbethroughki l
    li
    ng
    andtrial
    sandtribul
    ationsandzal aaz i
    l(eart
    hquakes).”Thismeanst hattheUmmah’ ssinsar e
    beingwashedawaybyt hethingsthatbef al
    lthem inthi
    swor l
    d.

    20:
    TheShr
    inki
    ngofTi
    me

    I
    nahadi
    thbyBukhar
    i,AbuHurayr
    ahsaidthatRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am sai
    d,
    “
    Appr
    oachi
    ngthedayofjudgement,
    timewill
    shri
    nk.
    ”

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasall
    am sai
    d,“
    TheDayoft
    hejudgementwil
    lnotoccurunti
    lti
    me
    shr
    inks.Theyearwil
    lbeli
    keamonth,andamonthwil
    lbeli
    keaweek,andaweekwi llbel
    ikea
    day,andadaywi l
    lbeli
    keanhourandanhourwoul
    dbeli
    keburningal
    eaf.
    ”

    Whatdoesi
    tmeanf
    ort
    imet
    oshr
    ink?Ther
    ear
    eaf
    ewi
    nter
    pret
    ati
    ons:

    1.Al ackofBar akaint i


    me.Ti mewi llbemi ssi ngblessing.Wecanseet hatnow: y ear sand
    day swillpassby ,
    butwedon’ taccompl ishany thing.Ourday sare24hour s–l i
    keAbuBakr ’
    s,
    ‘
    Umar ’
    sandt hescholar s’,
    butwedon’ taccompl ishasmuchast heydo.Forexampl e, Ibn
    AlJowzee( agr eatscholarofI slam)hadbl essingi nhisti
    me.Whenhedi ed, t
    heycount edallof
    thebookshewr ot
    eandsai dhemusthav ewr i
    tten11pagesaday ,onav erage.[Transcr i
    bers
    note:Remembert hatint hoseday swr it
    ingwasmuchhar derandt heydi dnothav ethel uxuryof
    comput er sorev enat ypewr iter!]IbnTay mi yyahwr ot
    eabookonet i
    me–ATr eat i
    sei n
    Aqueedah( AlAqueedahwaasi tiyya)–bet weendhuhrand‘ Asr .Thisbooki snowst udi edin
    universi
    t i
    esov erasemest erorev enay ear ,andst i
    llt
    hest udentscompl ai
    nt hatitist oomuch!
    Ourl i
    festylealsomakest i
    mef eelasiftimei stooshor t
    .Int heUS, thereistoomuchf reetime.
    Everythingisr ushed.Inr uralareas, l
    if
    eisatamuchsl owerpace.SubhanAl l
    ah,timei san
    amazi ngt hing.Onehouri sthesameamountoft i
    me, butint wodifferentareast herei sa
    dif
    ferenceofhowmuchcanbedonei nt hattimeandhowl ongi tf
    eels.

    2.Someschol ar
    ssaythatt
    hiswi
    l
    lbeduri
    ngthet
    imeofMahdi
    .Thel
    uxur
    iousl
    i
    fest
    ylewi
    l
    l
    makeitseem l
    i
    ket i
    meispassi
    ngbyver
    yfast
    .

    3.Theshr
    inkingofti
    meduet onewformsofcommuni cat
    ionandt r
    anspor
    tat
    ion.Intermsof
    tr
    ansport
    ati
    on,itissoeasytogofr
    om onesideoftheglobet otheother
    .Now,ally
    ouhav eto
    doisspendaf ewhoursinaplaneandyou’
    rether
    e.Intheoldenday s,i
    twouldt
    akey earsto
    makesuchat rip.I
    nter
    msofcommuni cati
    on–wehav esuchf astcommunicat
    ionstoday,such
    asthetel
    ephoneandemai l.Sot
    hesenewformsoft r
    ansportati
    onandcommuni cati
    onhav e
    “
    shr
    unkt
    ime.
    ”

    4.Thelit
    eral
    shri
    nkingoftime.Theeart
    hwi l
    lstartt
    or ot
    atefast
    er,etc.Therei
    sastrong
    theoryamongstscient
    ist
    soft hebi
    gbang.Somesayt hattheuniver
    sest ar
    tedasabigbangand
    willendasabigcrunch.All
    ahsaysintheQur’aanthatthemoonandt heearthwil
    lcome
    together
    .Wecannotuset hi
    saspr oof
    ,butthesearetheay aatofAll
    aht al
    ki
    ngabouttheDayof
    Judgment .

    21:
    ThePr
    oxi
    mit
    yofMar
    ket
    s

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    l
    am said,“
    Oneofthesi
    gnsoftheDayofJudgmenti
    sthat
    market
    swil
    lbecl
    osetoeachot
    her
    .”SubhanAll
    ah,
    thi
    shasal
    readyhappened.

    I
    ntheolddays,t
    heywouldhav eonemarketforever
    ytownandsmal lgr
    oceryst or
    esforevery
    nei
    ghbour
    hood.Lookathowi tist
    oday–ev erynei
    ghbourhoodhasamall.InYemen, ther
    eused
    tobea“marketofThur
    sday”anda“ marketofFri
    day”
    ,etc.Townswouldhav eamar ketoncea
    week.Nowadays,t
    heyareopenallthet
    ime.Thereishugeconstr
    uct
    ionev er
    y where.

    I
    nther
    ecentpast–j
    ustdecadesback–mar
    ket
    swer
    ever
    yrar
    e.Now,
    theyar
    eev
    ery
    wher
    e.

    23:
    Spr
    eadofTr
    ade

    (
    Ment
    ionedbef
    ore22becausei
    trel
    atest
    o21)

    Rasul
    All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam said,“
    Businessandt r
    adewillbesowi despread.
    ”People
    aremovingoutofdi ffer
    entjobsint
    obusi ness.Thecomput erageisbri
    ngingwi t
    hitnew
    oppor
    tunit
    ies.Differentfor
    msofbusi nesshav ebeeninvented.Thi
    siscausingabi gbusiness
    boom.Howev er,thiscausesabi gstr
    ain.Before,t
    hemanusedt ogoandwor kont hefar
    m and
    thewomanusedt ost ayathomeandt akecar eofthehouse.Now, becausebusi nessisso
    demanding,bothpar entsworkinthestoreandt hekidsareinthedaycare.

    Rasul
    Allahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am said,“
    Busi
    nesseswi
    llbesowi
    despread,
    tothepoi
    nt
    wherethewomanwi l
    lbehel
    pingherhusbandwit
    hthebusi
    ness.
    ”Ist
    hatokornot?wAll
    ahu
    ‘
    Alam.

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal lam says,i
    nahadi
    thnar
    ratedbyBukhar i,“
    Inthenameof
    All
    ah,I’
    m notworri
    edaboutpov er
    tyf ormyUmmah.Myconcer nisthattheywoul dbecome
    wealt
    hyandy ouwoul dcompet eint hisworl
    dli
    ket
    hepeopl
    ebef oreyoucompet ed,anditwoul
    d
    destr
    oyy ouli
    keitdestroy
    edt hem.”Compet i
    ngint
    hisworl
    dleadst odestruct
    ion.Unfair
    di
    stri
    butionofwealthisaproblem, butthi
    sUmmahhasmanyr esourcesandweal t
    h.

    22:
    Appear
    anceofShi
    rk

    Rasul
    Allahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal l
    am sai
    d,“Oneofthesi
    gnsofthedayofjudgementi
    sthat
    somet r
    ibeswouldfol
    lowdisbel
    i
    ev er
    sandsomewoul dwor
    shipi
    dols(paganworshi
    p).
    ”For
    ms
    ofthi
    shav eal
    readyoccur
    red,Al
    lahu‘Al
    am ifther
    eisanyl
    eft
    .Theidolworshi
    ppi
    ngcanbeseen
    t
    odayi
    nthewor
    shi
    ppi
    ngofgr
    aves(
    ofr
    ight
    eouspeopl
    e).

    24:
    Zal
    zaal
    (Ear
    thquakes)

    Li
    ngui
    sti
    cal
    l
    y,zal
    zal
    canmeanear
    thquakesandgr
    eatt
    ri
    alsandt
    ri
    bul
    ati
    ons.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am sai
    dinahadi
    th,
    “Ear
    thquakeswi
    l
    lbef
    requent
    .”

    Inanotherhadit
    hbyAhmad, RasulAl
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said,“OsonofHawaal a(a
    compani on)
    ,ify
    ouseekhi l
    afaaappr aoachtheholyl and(Palest
    ine)
    ,thenthetimef or
    earthquakesanddisaster
    sandgr eatissuesisappr oaching.AndtheHour ,atthatt
    ime, wil
    lbe
    closertothepeoplethanmyhandt oy ourhead.”Whati smeantbyt hekhilaaf
    abeingcloset o
    theholyland?All
    ahu‘Alam t
    hatisstilltocome.Thati swher eMehdi and‘EesaibnMar yam wil
    l
    come.Thosewi llbetimesofpeaceandsecur it
    y,butaf t
    erthatwil
    lbet heworsedisastersand
    theendoft i
    me.

    25:
    Sinki
    ng,
    Stoni
    ngandTur
    ningi
    ntoAni
    mal
    s

    Inahadi thbyAt-Tir
    mi dhi,Rasul
    Allahsall
    allahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said,
    “Int
    heendoft hisUmmah,
    therewillbesinki
    ng, stoningandtur ni
    ngintoanimal s.”Thesi
    nki
    ngr ef
    erstotheearthbei
    ng
    swallowed.‘Aa`i
    shaaskedRasul Allahsal
    lallahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam,“Wil
    lwebedest royedeven
    thought herewil
    lber ighteousonesamongstus? ”RasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said,
    “Yes,ifevil
    prevail
    s.”Soev eni
    ftherearerighteouspeopl eint
    heUmmah, theywi
    llbedest r
    oy ed.

    Mostschol
    arssaythatMaskh,t
    ransformati
    onint
    oani
    mal s,i
    sli
    ter
    alt
    ransfor
    mati
    on.Some
    schol
    ars(
    ami nor
    it
    yopini
    on)saythatthismeansthet
    ransfor
    mat i
    onofthehear
    t.

    26:
    Riseoft
    heLow

    InahadithbyIbnMaaj ah,AbuHur ay
    rahsai
    dthatRasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am said,
    “Therewillbetr
    icky(wicked)years,wheret
    heliarwil
    lbebeli
    evedandthetruthf
    ulwillnotbe
    beli
    eved.Theunt rust
    wor t
    hywillbetrust
    edandt het
    rust
    wor t
    hywill
    notbet r
    usted.TheAr -
    Ruway badahwillspeak.”TheSahabahasked, “
    Whoar etheAr-Ruwaybadah?”RasulAl
    lah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasal l
    am sai
    d,“Thelowperson.”

    Allofthesethi
    ngsarehappeningtoday
    .Thewor seisthatt
    hel owpersonwillspeak.Thisdoes
    notmeanl ow,asinthesenseofacastesy st
    em.Thisisreferr
    ingtothepeoplewhoar elowin
    rel
    i
    gionandwhohav enomor alsandethi
    cs.Thisper
    sonshoul dnotbeli
    stenedtot ostartwi
    th,
    buttheywill
    bet heonesteachi
    ngandleadingtheaff
    airsofthepeople.

    Inahadit
    hbyAhmad, Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“Ati
    mewi l
    lcomewhent hi
    s
    worl
    dwi l
    lbel
    ongtothewi ckedsonofthewi cked.
    ”AlManaawi,i
    nhisexplanati
    onofthi
    shadith,
    sai
    d,“Thewealt
    hwil
    l belongtothewicked.Theposit
    ion(ofpower)wil
    lbelongtothewicked.
    Andthehonourwil
    lbel ongtothewi
    cked.”Andi fy
    ouwantt oseewhot heyare–lookattherich
    andfamous.
    You’l
    lfi
    ndveryyoungpeopl esingersandfamous.Ifyouaskpeopl ewhattheythi
    nkaboutt hi
    s
    si
    ngeroractor,theywill
    sayt hatt
    hey ’
    re“
    cool”
    .Thisi
    st heexactdescri
    pti
    onthatRasulAll
    ah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am gav eofthesepeopl
    e.Hesai d,
    “Atimewi l
    lcomewheni twill
    besaid
    aboutaman, ‘
    Howi nt
    ell
    igentishe?”Peoplewil
    lsay,
    ‘Lookathowcool hei
    s.’
    Andt her
    eisnota
    si
    nglegrai
    nofi maani ntheirhear
    ts.
    ”

    [SubhanAl l
    ah, It
    hinkthisi
    sabigpr obl
    em wit
    houryout ht
    oday.Theywantt odr
    essandactl ike
    alloft hesefamouspeopl e.I
    t'
    ssoni cetoseewheny oungpeoplegetexci
    tedaboutl
    isteningto
    certainshaykhspeaki ng,et
    c.SoIdot hi
    nkthingsar
    echanging,butIthi
    nkweneedt otellour
    chil
    dr enmor eaboutt heSahabah.Iwanttohearthedaythatchil
    drensay,
    "Iwannabel i
    keAbu
    Bakr !Iwantt obelike‘UmaribnAlKhatt
    aab!"
    ]

    27:
    Youwi
    l
    lgi
    veSal
    aam onl
    ytot
    hosey
    ouknow

    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam sai
    d,“Oneofthesignsoft hedayofjudgementi sthat
    youwi l
    lgivesalaam onl
    ytot hosey ouknow.”Befor
    e,Musl i
    mswoul dgiv
    esal aam t
    owhi chev
    er
    Musli
    mt heypassed–i nthemar ketpl
    ace,i
    nthemasaajid,etc.Now, y
    ouseepeopl egiving
    sal
    aam onl ytothosethattheyknow.I fyougivesal
    aam tosomeoney oudon’ tknow,theymight
    fr
    ownaty ou.[Myownper sonal experi
    ence-I'
    vesaidsal
    aam t opeopleandt heykindoflookat
    youfunny ,l
    ike,
    ‘DoIknowy ou? '
    ButAl hamdulil
    l
    ah,t
    herearest i
    llpeopl
    ethatwi l
    lbursti
    ntoa
    hugesmi leandr et
    urnyoursmi l
    e.]

    28:
    Womenwhoar
    edr
    essed,
    butnaked

    I
    nahadi thbyMusl im, RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am sai d,“
    Oneoft hesignsoft heday
    ofjudgementisthatt herewi l
    lbewomenwhoar edr essed, butnaked.Thei rheadsar eli
    ket he
    humpsofcamel s[ referri
    ngt othehairst
    y l
    e].Theywi ll
    notent erj
    annahorev ensmel li
    t,enough
    thoughthesmell ofjannahcanbesmel ledf r
    om al ongdi stance( i
    nanotherhadi th:
    adi stanceof
    70y ear
    s).
    ”Thesewomenwi llbeMusl i
    ms, becausei tsay sint hehadiththat“theywillnotenter
    Jannah.”Wealreadyknowt hatdisbel
    ieverswi l
    lnotent erjannah, sothesear esinni
    ngbel ievi
    ng
    women.RasulAllahsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam descr i
    bedt hem asdr essedbutnaked.Thi s
    meanst hatt
    heyar ewear i
    ngcl othes,
    butit’
    sasi fitisnot hing.

    [DoIhav
    et oexpl
    aint
    hispoi
    nt?Weal
    readyseei
    nthewor
    ldt
    odaywhatki
    ndofcl
    otheswomen
    arewear
    ing..
    ..
    ]

    Thewomennowaday swearseethroughcl
    othesandt
    ightcl
    othes.Theyarecov
    eri
    ngt heski
    n,
    butyouseeever
    ythi
    ngel
    se.Youjustdon’
    tseethecol
    ouroftheskin[someti
    mesthattoo!
    ]
    Thesefashi
    onscomeoutofthewesternworl
    dandsomeoft heMusl i
    msfoll
    owthetrend.

    29:
    Car
    s

    Thi
    shadit
    hcanbeinterpr
    etedast hetr
    ansportati
    onofcar s.I
    nahadithbyAhmad,Rasul
    Allah
    sal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,“
    Inthefutur
    e,therewillbemenofmyUmmahsi tt
    ingover
    sur
    ooj[
    saddle]ont
    hingsthataresimil
    artocamel s,butnotexact
    lycamel
    s.Andtheydescend
    fr
    om thesevehicl
    esatmasaaj idbutthei
    rwivesar edressed,butnaked.Cur sethem,f
    ortheyar
    e
    cursed.
    ”Inanotherhadit
    h,theProphetsall
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam describedthevehi
    clesas
    having“wi
    deseat s.
    ”RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay hi
    wasallam wasdescr i
    bingcars,butt
    herewere
    notcarsatthatti
    me, sohegav ethi
    sdescription.

    IntheQur
    ’aan,All
    ahsubhaanawata’
    aal
    arefer
    stothem bysay
    ing,“camels,
    donkey
    sandthings
    youdonotknow. ”wAl
    lahu‘Al
    am,t
    herewil
    lbemoreformsoftransport
    ati
    onthatwedon’
    tknow
    about,
    int
    hef utur
    e.

    30:
    TrueDr
    eamsoft
    heBel
    i
    ever
    s

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasall
    am sai
    dinahadi
    thnar
    rat
    edbyAt
    -Ti
    rmi
    dhi
    ,“Towar
    dst
    heend
    ofti
    me,thedr
    eam ofthebel
    i
    everal
    mostneverl
    i
    es.”

    Oner easonthatt
    heschol
    arsgiv
    ef ort
    hisi
    sthatthi
    sUmmahwi l
    lhav
    enomor eambi
    ya
    (prophetsandmessenger
    s).Andtheambiyarecei
    vethewahi
    .Al
    lahwil
    lsupportt
    hebel
    i
    ever
    sby
    dreams.

    Becar eful
    ,though.Dreamscannev erbeaform ofshar i
    ’ah.Shari
    ’ahwasr eveal
    edt oRasul
    Allah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam.Theyar ej
    ustgl
    adt i
    dings.Anexampl eofdr eamsbei nggladti
    dings
    i
    swhenI maam Bukhar irahimahull
    ahsawadr eam ofRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am
    approvinghiswor k.Also, when‘Uthmaanwasgoi ngtobemar t
    yred,hesawadr eam inwhich
    theProphetsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam wastell
    inghimt obreakhi sf
    astwi t
    hhim.I nanot
    her
    case,Imaam Suy utisawt hatRasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am wasr evi
    ewinghiswork.
    Thisisjustthegladt i
    ding.

    ‘
    Uthmaani
    bn‘Af
    faanwasfasti
    ngandhewasgoi
    ngtobemart
    yredt
    hatsameday.RasulAl
    lah
    sal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sai
    dtohi
    m,inadr
    eam,t
    hatyou[
    ‘
    Uthmaan]wil
    lbr
    eakyourfastwit
    h
    us.

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am sai
    dt hattheoneswhoseet r
    uedr eamsar ethet r
    uesti
    n
    thei
    rwor ds.Truedreamscomet oat r
    uthfulheart
    .Themor etruthfulyouar e,themor etr
    uthf
    ul
    youwi l
    lbe.RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am says,“
    Andt hedr eam oft hebelieveris1/46
    partofprophethood.”Beforereceiv
    ingrevel
    ationfrom Ji
    breel
    , RasulAl
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alay
    hiwa
    sall
    am woul dseeadr eam atnightandthenhewoul dseeithappent henextday .Thishappened
    tohimf or6mont hs.ThenRasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam receivedrevelati
    onf or23
    years.6mont hs/23years=1/ 46.

    Dreamsar
    etheonlypar
    tofprophet
    hoodthatisl
    eft
    .Therear
    enomorehumanbei
    ngswhoare
    recei
    vi
    ngr
    evel
    ati
    on.Ji
    breel
    will
    neverdescendonanyoneaft
    erMuhammadsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wa
    sall
    am.

    31:
    Spr
    eadofQal
    am ‫ﻗ‬
    ‫ﻠ‬‫ﻡ‬

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    Appr
    oachi
    ngt
    hedayofj
    udgement
    ,thepenwi
    l
    l
    pr
    evai
    l
    .”Any
    thi
    ngwr
    it
    teni
    scal
    l
    edqal
    am,
    notj
    ustt
    hepen.Thi
    ssi
    gnhasal
    readyoccur
    red.

    Peopledidnothav ewr it
    tenmat eri
    als,l
    ibrari
    es,booksandmagazinesi nthei
    rhomesaswedo
    today.Therewer esoci eti
    est hathadonl yspokenlanguage–therewasn’ tevenawr it
    tenform.
    Until
    today,therear elanguagest hathav enowr it
    tenfor
    m.DuringthePr ophet’s(sal
    l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am)t ime, youcoul dcountt heoneswhocoul dwrit
    e.AfterIsl
    am, Muslimswer e
    theeducatedsoci ety.Butev ent hen, i
    twasn’tverycommonf oreveryhouset ohav eamus’ haf
    .
    MajorMusl i
    mt ownshadl i
    braries( Damascus, Qurtuba,
    Basra,
    etc).Theschol arsandstudents
    ofknowledgewer etheonewi t
    hbooks.

    Itwasn’
    tevenunti
    lthe15thcentury
    ,whenGut enberginvent
    edthepr i
    nti
    ngmedia,t
    hatthese
    thi
    ngsbegantobeav ail
    abl
    etopeopl e.Theacti
    vemov ementofpr i
    nthappenedinthe15th
    centur
    y.Now,every
    onehasal i
    brary.Inthemostruralar
    easy ouwillf
    indsbooksandschools.
    Withthecomputernow,inf
    ormationisav ai
    l
    abl
    et oevery
    one.Wi t
    hthef l
    ickoft
    hecomputer,you
    haveaccesstomill
    ionsofbooks.

    Thi
    sdoesnotmeant hatknowledgeisprev
    ail
    ing.Mostpeoplerel
    yonjunkmedia.Justli
    kether
    e
    i
    sjunkfood,t
    her ei
    sjunkmedia.Trueknowledgecanbegai nedthr
    oughvali
    dbooks;itcannot
    begai
    nedt hr
    oughTV.Unf ort
    unatel
    y,themassesgetthei
    rinfor
    mat i
    onthr
    oughTV; i
    tdoesn’t
    gi
    veyouknowl edge.

    32:
    Expansi
    onoft
    heCr
    escent(
    Hil
    aal
    )

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am said,“
    Oneofthesi
    gnsoft hedayofj udgementi st
    hatthe
    cr
    escentwi l
    lbebloated.”Thisdoesnotnecessari
    lymeant hatt
    hecr escentwill
    li
    teral
    lygr
    ow;it
    wil
    ljustappearthatway .Thecr escentwil
    ll
    ookbi
    ggerthanbefore.RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hi
    wasal l
    am sai
    d,“Totheext entthatitwil
    lbeoneni
    ghtold,butpeoplewi l
    lsayitl
    ookst wodays
    ol
    d.”

    All
    ahu‘Alam [All
    ahknowsbest ]whythi
    shappens, buti
    fyoulookatthemoonwheni t’
    scl oseto
    thehori
    zon,itlookslargerthanwheni t
    ’supinthesky.Ify
    oulookatthemooninSanDi ego,it
    l
    ooksal mostasbi gast hesun.Wheni t’
    sinthecentreofthesky,
    itl
    ookssmall
    er.Thisisn’t
    becausethemooni sget t
    ingfart
    heraway .Whenthemooni sdowninthehori
    zon,there’smore
    nit
    rogen,morecar bondioxide–mor epolluti
    on.Theatmosphereoftheear
    thmakesi tlook
    l
    argerthanitis.May be,All
    ahu‘Alam,i
    twilll
    ooklargeri
    nthefutur
    e.

    33:
    LiesandFabr
    icat
    ioni
    nRel
    i
    gion

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am said,“
    Approachi
    ngtheendofti
    me, therewi l
    lbedajjal
    oon
    (peoplewhopretendtobesomethi
    ngthey’r
    enot–i mpost
    ers)
    .Theypresenty ouwithtalkthat
    youdidnothearandy ourfat
    her
    sneverheardbef
    ore.Bewareoft
    hem.Don’ tletthem mislead
    youandmi sgui
    dey ou.”

    Thesear
    epeopl
    ewhomi ghtcomeinthecl
    oakofr el
    igi
    onandtheyatt
    ribut
    ethingstoIsl
    am t
    hat
    don’
    tbel
    ongtoi
    t.Theymaketheset
    hingsup.Thatiswhytheyarecal
    leddajj
    aloon;
    theyli
    e.
    Theli
    nguist
    icmeaningofdaj
    jaal
    isext
    remeli
    e.Itisi
    mport
    antt
    overi
    fyt
    hingsi
    nrel
    i
    gion.Don’
    t
    beablindfol
    lower
    .Nomat t
    erhowknowledgeableorgr
    eatt
    heshay
    khis,i
    nfor
    mati
    onofthe
    rel
    i
    gionmustbev er
    ifi
    ed.

    I
    maam Maal
    i
    ksai
    d,“
    Ever
    yone,
    yout
    akeandl
    eav
    efr
    om t
    hei
    rwor
    ds,
    exceptRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am.
    ”

    Ver
    ifi
    cati
    onofthereli
    gionisver
    yimpor
    tant,
    especial
    l
    ywhenther
    eisf
    abri
    cat
    ionofhadi
    th.The
    Qur’
    aanisnotf
    abricated.Hadi
    thar
    efabri
    cated.Ev
    enthehadi
    thar
    eprot
    ect
    ed,i
    fyouputthe
    ef
    forti
    ntoveri
    fythem.

    I
    nanarrat
    ionbyMusli
    m, IbnMas’
    oodsaid,
    “Shaytaanwouldpr
    esenthi
    mselfi
    nthefor
    m ofa
    man;
    hewoul dspeakt
    ot hepeopl
    eandtheyleaveandtheywouldconv
    ey.
    ”Soitisv
    ery
    i
    mport
    anttoveri
    fywherewegetourinf
    ormationfrom.

    Ri
    dicul
    oust
    hingsar
    eci
    rcul
    ati
    ngi
    ntheMusl
    i
    m Ummaht
    hathasnobasi
    sint
    her
    eli
    gion.

    34:
    Shay
    ateenComi
    ng?
    ??(
    Didn’
    theart
    het
    it
    le)

    InahadithbyMusl i
    m,‘Abdull
    ahibn‘AmribnAl ‘
    Aassaid,“Therearesomedev i
    l
    simprisonedi n
    theocean.Theywer eimpri
    sonedbySul ay
    maan‘ al
    ayhi
    ssal aam.At i
    mewi l
    lcomewhent heywi ll
    comeoutandt heywil
    lreci
    tetopeopleQur’
    aan[andhereRasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasal lam
    usedtheword" Qur'
    aan"butitmeans"reci
    tat
    ion"here-thatisi
    t'sl
    ingui
    sti
    cmeaning]andt hey
    aregoingtoclaimthatiti
    sQur’aanandSacredBooks.”

    All
    ahsays,
    “Wearegoingtoreveal
    Qur’
    aanandwear
    egoi
    ngt
    opr
    otect
    .”Thi
    sisaguar
    ant
    ee
    fr
    om All
    ah(i
    ntheQur
    ’aan)thatHewil
    lprot
    ecti
    t.

    35:
    Fal
    seWi
    tnessi
    ng

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam say
    s,inahadi
    thnarrat
    edbyImam Ahmad,
    “Appr
    oachi
    ng
    thedayofj
    udgementwi
    llbefal
    sewit
    nessingandconceal
    i
    ngt het
    ruewi
    tness.
    ”

    Peopl
    ewi l
    lgothecourtandli
    e,makefalsewit
    ness.Peoplewhoknowthetrut
    hwillconceali
    t.
    Whenthishappens,i
    tisthedest
    ruct
    ionofthesociet
    y.Justi
    cei
    sthefabr
    icofthesociet
    y.The
    l
    essjust
    icether
    eisinli
    fe,t
    heworselif
    ei s–evenifyouhavemoney!

    BecauseIsl
    am val
    uesjusticesomuch,falsewi tnessi
    ngisoneofthesevenmaj orsins.When
    RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal
    lam wast alkingaboutthesevenmajorsins,hewasl eani
    ng,
    andthenhesatupstraightandsai
    d,“Falsewi tness,f
    alsewit
    ness.
    ”Hekeptr epeati
    ngitunti
    lthe
    sahabahsaidt
    hattheywi shedhewouldst op.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ay hiwasallam putso
    muchemphasisoni t
    .

    Wheny
    ouknowt
    het
    rut
    handconceal
    it,
    youar
    eal
    sosi
    nni
    ng.

    36:
    TheWomant
    oManRat
    iowi
    l
    lIncr
    ease
    InahadithbyBukhar i,RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said,“Oneofthesignsoftheday
    ofjudgementi sthatthethenumberofwomenwoul dincr
    easeandt henumberofmenwoul d
    decreasesot herewoul dbe50womenf or1man. ”Intheexplanati
    onfort
    hehadi t
    hbyAn-
    Nawawi ,hesay sthatthereasonwill
    beduringthet i
    meoft r
    ialsandtri
    bul
    ati
    ons,themenwi l
    lbe
    kil
    l
    edi nbatt
    les.Therefore,t
    henumberofmenwi l
    lgodownandt herat
    iowil
    lincr
    ease.

    37:
    SuddenDeat
    h

    I
    nahadi thbyAt-Tabarani
    ,Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am said,
    “Oneoft
    hesi
    gnsofthe
    dayofjudgementisthatsuddendeat hwouldoccurf requentl
    y.”Suddendeat
    hmeanstheyare
    notaccident
    s.Thereissomei nt
    ernalreasonforthesedeat hs.

    Nowaday s,somanypeopl edi efr


    om hear tat
    t acksandstrokes.Theset hingsmayhav e
    happenedi nt hepast ,
    butr arel
    y.Thesearedi seasesofmoder nsoci ety;i
    tisanepi demicnow.
    Ourl if
    estyl
    enowi sverybad–wear eav erylazypeople.Wewer einof ficesandhav eav ery
    stationar
    ylifestyl
    e.Before,thepeoplewer ev eryacti
    ve.Theygotthei rexercisedonedur i
    ngthei
    r
    dailywork.Nowwehav etoincorporat
    eexer ciseinourli
    vesbyr ecreation,tomakeupf orour
    l
    ackofact i
    vity.Oneoft hebiggestbusinessesi ntheUSi sthefit
    nessbusi ness,becauseofthe
    l
    ifestyleofthepeopl e.Inthepast ,
    peoplewer enat ur
    all
    ystrong.Theydi dn’thavecar sand
    ai
    r pl
    anes.

    38:
    Host
    il
    it
    ybet
    weent
    hePeopl
    e

    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am wasaskedaboutt heHour.RasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ay hi
    wasal l
    am said,“OnlyAll
    ahknow, butIwilltellyousomeoft hesigns.Therewil
    lbefit
    naand
    haraj.
    ”TheSahabahasked, “Whatisharaj?”Rasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,“I
    t
    means, inthelanguageofAby ssi
    nia,Kil
    l
    ing.”Thenhesai d,“Peoplewouldnotknoweachot her.
    ”
    Duringthattime,itwil
    lbethelawoft hejungl e.Peoplewouldknoweachot her[
    inthetechnical
    sense],buttheywoul dactl
    iketheydon’tint heirtr
    eatmentofoneanot her
    .Ther
    ewoul dbe
    hostil
    i
    tybet weenpeople.Peoplewoul dtr
    eatot her
    sasiftheyarenothing.

    TheSahabahknewaboutt his,andtheywoul dadviseeachot her .Inanar r


    ati
    onbyAt -
    Tabarani ,
    Mu’aadhibnJabal andAbu‘ Ubay dahadv ised‘Umari bnAl Khattab[ whenhewaskhal if
    a]ina
    l
    etterandtheygavehi m advice.Amongstt headv i
    cet heygav ehi m,theysaid:“Weweretalking
    amongstour sel
    vesaboutt heendoft imef orthi
    sUmmahandt hepeopl ewill
    belikebrot
    her sin
    publi
    c,butbeenemi esi npri
    v at
    e.”‘
    Umarr espondedt ot hem andsai d,“Yousentmeal ett
    er ,
    warningmeofat i
    mewhent hepeoplewi llactli
    kebrot hersinpubl i
    c,butbeenemi esinpri
    v ate,
    butIam tel
    li
    ngy out hatthi
    sisnott al
    kingabouty ouort hisageandt i
    me.Thesepeopl ewoul d
    haveinter
    estsandf ear.Theyhav einterestsamongt hemsel vesonl yforbenefi
    tintheworld.
    Nothingwil
    lbefort hesakeofAl l
    ah.”

    Wef
    indt
    hisal
    otnow–i
    tisr
    aret
    ofi
    ndpeopl
    ewhoknoweachot
    herandl
    oveeachot
    herf
    ort
    he
    sakeofAl
    l
    ahal
    one.

    Whateverisbasedont heint
    erestofthi
    sworldwil
    lnotcont
    inue.Andwhateverisbasedonthe
    akhi
    rahwi l
    lcont
    inue.Theonlyunif
    ieddir
    ect
    ionisthedi
    rect
    iontowardst
    heher eaf
    ter.I
    ndunya,
    people’
    sinter
    est
    swi l
    lalsoconfl
    ict
    ,inonepl
    aceoranother;
    theycannotagreeonev ery
    thi
    ng.
    TheHer
    eaf
    terCD7Lastmi
    norsi
    gnoft
    heDayofJudgment

    39:
    TheAr
    abi
    anPeni
    nsul
    abecomesGr
    eenwi
    thRi
    ver
    sAgai
    n

    Agai
    nist
    hekey
    wor
    d.

    I
    mam Musli
    m narr
    atesthatt
    heProphetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    TheDayofj
    udgement
    wi
    ll
    notoccurunt
    ilt
    helandoftheArabsbecomesgardensandr
    iver
    sagai
    n.”

    Adaywillcomewhent heArabianPeni
    nsulawil
    lbecomegr een,wit
    hriver
    sf l
    owing.Theseareas
    i
    ncludethelandsof‘Aadandot herpar
    tsofArabia.ThePr ophetsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    d
    thati
    twill
    retur
    nt ot
    hatstat
    e.Thisisascient
    ifi
    cmi racl
    e.Attheendoft heIceAge, t
    henorth
    andsouthwer ecappedwithice.Now,sci
    enti
    stsaref i
    ndingoutthatinsomear eas–suchas
    theeast
    ernpar t
    sofYemen–t herewerebasi
    nsandr i
    vers.

    Howcant hi
    shappen–thatt
    heArabi
    anPeninsul
    awil
    lonceagai
    nbecomegr
    een?WAl
    l
    ahu
    ‘
    Alam i
    fit
    ’st
    hroughcl
    i
    matechangeornot
    .Ithasnothappenedy
    et.

    Somepeopl
    esaythatithashappenedbecauseofthedevelopmentgoi
    ngonincert
    ainAr
    ab
    ci
    ti
    es,
    suchasDubai.Theysaythatbecauseoftheagr
    icul
    tural
    devel
    opment
    ,thesel
    andsare
    goi
    ngbackt
    obeinggreen.WAllahu‘Al
    am, i
    thasnothappenedyet.

    40:
    Lot
    sofRai
    n,butNot
    hingGr
    ows

    ThePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasall
    am sai
    d,“Thedayofj
    udgementwi
    l
    lnotoccurunt
    ila
    widespreadrainwillf
    allovert
    hepeopl
    e,butnothi
    ngwil
    lgr
    ow.”

    I
    tisnotalackofrai
    n,butal
    ackofpl
    ant
    s.Whywoul
    dthi
    sbe?Maybebecausethepeopl
    ewi
    l
    l
    havecor
    ruptedt
    heearthsomuchandther
    eisnobl
    essi
    ngi
    nthel
    and.WAllahu‘
    Alam.

    41:
    Euphr
    atesUncov
    ersaMount
    ainofGol
    d

    [
    Iuset
    heMSAdat
    abaseofUSCt
    osear
    chf
    orahaadi
    th.
    ]

    TheProphetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    Soontheri
    verEuphr
    ateswi
    l
    ldi
    scl
    osethe
    tr
    easure(
    themount ain)ofgold,
    sowhoeverwi
    llbepr
    esentatt
    hatti
    meshoul
    dnott
    akeany
    thi
    ng
    ofit
    .”[
    Bukhaari
    ,V.
    9/ B.88/#235]
    .

    AbuHur ayrahnarr
    atedt
    hattheProphetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“TheLastHourwould
    notcomebef oretheEuphr
    atesuncoversamountainofgol
    d,f
    orwhichpeoplewouldfi
    ght.
    Ninety-
    nineoutofeachonehundredwoulddiebutever
    ymanamongstt hem wouldsaythat
    perhapshewoul dbetheonewhowoul dbesaved(andthuspossessthi
    sgold.
    )”[Musl
    im
    B.41/#6918]
    42:
    Ani
    mal
    sandObj
    ect
    sSpeaki
    ng

    [
    Isear
    chedf
    ort
    hehadi
    thonl
    i
    ne,
    butt
    hiswast
    hecl
    osestIf
    ound.
    ]

    Therewasashepher dwithhi ssheep.Awol fattackedandt ookoneoft hesheep.Theshepher d


    fol
    loweditandt ookhissheepback.Thewol fsatback, withhislegsint heair–l ikeaper son–
    andsaid,“I
    ti
    qil
    lah( f
    earAllah).Youar et
    akingawayf oodf rom met hatwassentt omebyAl l
    ah.
    ”
    Theshepher dsaid,“Whatanamazi ngthing!Awol fsitti
    ngl i
    keamanandspeaki ngt ome! ”The
    wolfsaid,“
    Iwillt
    ellyousomet hingmoreamazi ng.ThePr ophetsallal
    l
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam isin
    Yathri
    b[whatMadi nahwascal ledatthetime],andhei st eachingthepeopl eaboutt henat ions
    before.
    ”Theshepher d,whowasnotMusl im atthetime, wentt oMadi nahandwentt o
    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi wasal l
    am andtoldhi m whathappened.Rasul Allahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am gatheredalloftheSahabahandt oldt heshepher d,“Tel
    lthem whaty ouhear d.”The
    shepherdtoldthem andt hent heProphetsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am sai d,
    “Thedayof
    j
    udgementwi l
    lnotoccurunt ilthebeastswill
    speakt oy ou…. .
    andyourl egswoul dspeakt oy ou.
    ”

    All
    ahuAl
    am, weusual
    l
    yt aket
    heli
    ter
    almeaningunl
    esst
    her
    eisev
    idenceot
    her
    wise.Fort
    he
    ani
    malsspeaki
    ng,wetakethel
    it
    eral
    meaning.

    43:
    Desi
    reofDy
    ing

    [
    Inahadit
    hnarrat
    edbyBukhaari,t
    hatIfoundher
    e,t
    hePr
    ophetsal
    l
    allahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am said
    t
    hatt
    heHourwi llnotbeest
    abl
    ished“t
    il
    lamanwhenpassingbyagraveofsomeonewi
    llsay
    ,
    ‘
    WouldthatIwereinhispl
    ace.
    ’
    ”]

    ThesaidPr
    ophetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am,“
    TheHourwil
    lnotbeestabl
    ishedti
    llaman
    passesbyagr
    aveofsomebodyandsays,‘
    Woul
    dthatIwer
    einhispl
    ace.’
    ”[Bukhaari
    ,9/
    88/
    231]

    I
    nahadi t
    hnarratedbyMusl i
    m, theProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“Ati
    mewi l
    lcome
    whenamanwi llpassnexttoagr av
    eandputhi sfaceinitandsay,‘
    Iwi
    shIwer einhi
    splace.”
    TheProphetsall
    allahu‘
    alay
    hi wasall
    am saidthatthi
    sisnotbecauseofdebt.Peopl
    ewantt okil
    l
    themsel
    vesiftheyar ei
    nseriousdebt.

    I
    bnMas’
    udsai
    d,“
    Ati
    mewi
    l
    lcome,
    wheni
    fdeat
    hwer
    esol
    d,peopl
    ewoul
    dbuyi
    t.
    ”

    Al-Haafi
    dhal-I
    raaqi hasaninterest
    ingcommentaryonthis.Hesaysthatitisnotunusualtofi
    nd
    peopledesiri
    ngdeat hinanytime, butwhenpeopleseedeath,andcemet er
    iesandagr ave,t
    hey
    don’tfeell
    i
    kedy i
    ngany mor
    e.Wheny ouseedeathinyourface,wenaturall
    yhatedeath.Al-
    Ir
    aaqi
    say st
    hatiftheyseedeat hi
    nf rontofthei
    reyesandstil
    ldesi
    redeath.Thatreal
    lytel
    l
    sy outhat
    theyaregoingt hroughmiserabletime.WeaskAllahforsecuri
    tyf
    rom thi
    s.

    Theset
    ri
    alsandt
    ri
    bul
    ati
    onsar
    eei
    therat
    estorapuni
    shmentf
    ort
    hepeopl
    e.

    44:
    Popul
    ati
    onoft
    heRomansI
    ncr
    eases
    I
    nahadithnarr
    atedbyMusli
    m,theProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am said,
    “Thedayof
    j
    udgementwill
    occurandt
    heRomansar et
    helargestnat
    ion,
    int
    ermsofnumber .
    ”Whoarethe
    Romans?TheyaretheEur
    opeans,whichext
    endst oLati
    nAmeri
    ca,Canada,t
    heUS,etc–the
    Caucasi
    ans.

    Whatdoest
    hishadi
    thmean?I
    sitanegat
    iveoraposi
    ti
    vesi
    gn?Al
    l
    ahu‘
    Alam.Ar
    etheyMusl
    i
    m or
    nonMusl
    im?All
    ahu‘
    Alam.

    Nowwef i
    ndthatther
    eisagreatdecl
    inei
    nthepopul
    ati
    onofEur
    ope.Thegr
    owt
    hinsome
    count
    ri
    esofEuropethati
    snegati
    ve.

    SubhanAl
    l
    ah,
    thi
    sisachanget
    hathasnothappenedy
    et.

    Ar
    -Room doesnotmeant
    hatt
    heyar
    enon-
    Musl
    i
    m.Al
    l
    ahu‘
    Alam,
    theycanbeMusl
    i
    ms.

    46:
    Openi
    ngoft
    heConst
    ant
    inopl
    e

    AbuHur air
    ar eportedAllah’
    sApost l
    e(maypeaceheuponhi m)say ing,“
    Youhav ehear dabouta
    cityt heonesi deofwhi chisint hel andandt heotherisint hesea( Const anti
    nople).
    ”Theysai d:
    “Allah’ sMessenger ,
    yes.”Ther euponhesai d:“
    TheLastHourwoul dnotcomeunl esssev enty
    thousandper sonsf r
    om Bani lsra`eel [
    descendantsofI shaaq]woul dat t
    acki t.Whent heywoul d
    l
    andt here,
    theywi l
    lneit
    herfightwi t
    hweaponsnorwoul dshowerar rowsbutwoul donl ysay :
    “Ther ei snogodbutAl l
    ahandAl lahistheGr eatest
    ,”(Lailaahai l
    lal
    lahwal l
    aahuAkbar )thatone
    sideofi twoul dfall
    .Thaur(oneoft henarrator
    s)said:Ithinkt hathesaid: “Thepartbyt hesi de
    oft heocean. ”Thent heywoul dsayf orthesecondt i
    me: “
    Ther eisnogodbutAl l
    ahandAl l
    ahi s
    theGr eatest”thatthesecondsi dewoul dalsofall
    .Andt heywoul dsay:“Ther ei
    snogodbut
    AllahandAl lahi stheGr eat
    est”t hent hegateswoul dbeopenedf orthem andt heywoul dent er
    ther einand, t
    heywoul dbecol lectingspoil
    sofwaranddi stri
    butingthem amongstt hemsel v
    es
    thatanoi sewoul dbehear dandI twouldbesai d:“Veril
    y,Dajjalhascome. ”Andthust heywoul d
    l
    eav eev eryt
    hingt hereandwoul dt urntohim.[Musl i
    m, B.41,#6979]

    Whoar et hese70,000descendantsofIshaaq?TheJewsar edescendant sofI shaaq.The


    scholarsofhadith,l
    ikeIbnKatheerandNawawi andother
    s,sayt hatthisistalkingabout
    Romanst hatareMuslims.Theear l
    yMuslim hist
    ori
    anssayt hattheRomansar et he
    descendant sofAl ‘
    EesibnIshaaq.TheycouldbeRomanspar tofthegeneral Musl i
    m ar
    my .
    Theycoul dalsobeJewswhobecameMusl i
    m.Theyar egoingt oopenConst ant i
    noplewit
    h
    dhikr,
    sot heyareMusl i
    m.Theycoul dal
    sobeMusl i
    mswhoar eli
    vi
    ngint hatar ea.Aswesai d,
    thelandofTur key(AsiaMinor)usedtobepar toftheByzantineEmpi re;may bet heywil
    lopen
    Ist
    anbul again.Wall
    ahu‘Alam.

    Whenwear etal
    kingaboutsi
    gnsoftheDOJ,wearetal
    ki
    ngaboutghayb–t heunknown.The
    schol
    ars’
    int
    erpr
    etati
    oncouldber
    ightorwr
    ong.Thepurposeoft
    heseahaaditharenott
    odrawa
    mapandshowexact lywhat’
    sgoi
    ngtohappen.Thepur
    poseoftheseahaadit
    his:
    1.Toshowt
    hemi
    racl
    eofI
    slam;
    themi
    racl
    eoft
    hehadeet
    hoft
    hePr
    ophetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wa
    sal
    l
    am.

    2.Theyserveasbishaaraatforthebel
    ievers.Theyaregoodnewsf orus.Theygiv
    eus
    confi
    denceandstrengt
    h.Thi ngswil
    lgettoughanddi ff
    icul
    t;theref
    oret
    heseahaadithwill
    ser
    ve
    asguidanceforusduri
    ngt hatti
    me.Wecannev erknowexact l
    ywhattheymeanunt i
    lthey
    happen–f orexample,
    thef i
    rethatwouldcomeoutofMadi nah.Wedi dn’tknowwhatitmeant,
    butwhenithappened,wef oundoutforsuret hatitwastal
    kingaboutav olcano.

    47:
    Rei
    gnofQaht
    aan

    AbuHur ay r
    ahr eportedthatthePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“TheHourwillnotbe
    establ
    ishedunt ilamanf r
    om Qaht aanappears,driv
    ingt hepeopl
    ewithhissti
    ck.
    ”[BukhaariV.
    9,
    B.88,#233]Thehadi thmaysoundasi fthemani sevil
    becauseheisdescr i
    bedas“dri
    vingthe
    peoplewithhi sstick”,butanotherhadithexplai
    nsthathei sri
    ght
    eousandoneoft hekhulafaa`
    .
    Sohei srighteous, butstri
    ctandtough.I bnAbbaascomment edandsaid,“….
    all
    ofthem are
    ri
    ghteous.”

    Qahtaanistheancest
    oroftheAr
    absofYemen.Hewi l
    lbeakhaal
    ifa.Hei
    sveryri
    ghteous,but
    he’
    sstrictandt
    ough.Thatmeanshewil
    lbeverysever
    einhi
    spunishmentasevi
    l.Thatiswhyhe
    i
    sdescr i
    bedas“pushi
    ngthepeopl
    ewit
    hastick.”Al
    l
    ahu‘Al
    am,thi
    scouldbebeforeMehdi,but
    mostlikelyi
    twi
    llbeaf
    ter.

    49:
    Madi
    nahExpel
    l
    ingt
    heEv
    il

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘ alayhiwasal lam said,inahadi t
    hbyBukhaar i
    ,thatat imewoul dcome
    whenamanwoul dcal lhiscousinandhi sr elati
    ve,tell
    inghim, “Comet ot heluxuriouslif
    e.Come
    totheluxuri
    ouslife.”Thi sistalki
    ngaboutpeopl ef rom Madi nah,whowoul dgot oot herlands
    wherelif
    eismor el uxuriousandt heywoul dcal ltheirrel
    ativestoleaveMadi nahandcomeand
    enj
    oyl i
    fewheret herei sa‘ bett
    erstandar d.’Prophetsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am said,“Madinah
    i
    sbet t
    erforthem, iftheyknow. ”Thent hePr ophetsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal lam said,“I
    nthename
    oftheOnei nWhoseHandi smysoul All
    ah],any onewhol eavesMadi nahandgi vesitup, Al
    lah
    subhaanawat a’alawi llreplaceinMadi nahsomeonebet terthanhim. ”Thent hePr ophet
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi wasal lam said,“Al Madinahi slikeaf ur
    nacet hatsepar atestheimpur it
    iesand
    Madinahwi l
    lexpel alloft heimpur i
    tiesout.”

    Imagi
    nei tl
    ikethepeoplewhocomef r
    om othercountri
    esi
    nt hewor l
    dandcomet oAmerica.
    Thentheycallthei
    rfamilybecauseoft hebett
    erstandardofli
    ving.Si
    milar
    ly,
    thesepeoplewill
    l
    eaveMadi nahandcal lt
    heirr
    elati
    vestoamor el
    uxuriousl
    if
    e.ThePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwa
    sal
    lam saidthatMadinahisbetterforthem.

    [
    Also,
    ify
    ouwoul
    dli
    ke,
    seeBukhar
    i,chapt
    er30:
    Vir
    tuesofMadi
    nah]

    I
    sthi
    shadi
    tht
    alki
    ngaboutal
    lti
    mesoraspeci
    fi
    cti
    me?Ther
    ear
    etwoopi
    nions,
    andeachof
    t
    hem hast
    hei
    revi
    dence:
    1. AlQaadi
    Iyaadsay
    sthatt
    hishadi
    thi
    sspeci
    fi
    ctot
    het
    imeoft
    hePr
    ophetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am.

    2. Al
    Imaam AnNawawi
    say
    sthatt
    hishadi
    thi
    sspeci
    fi
    cfort
    het
    imeofad-
    Daj
    j
    aal
    .

    AlQaadi’sevidencei st
    hishadit
    hinBukhar i[3/30/107]
    : Jaabi
    ribn‘Abdill
    ahnar r
    atesthata
    bedouincamet ot heProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am andgav eapl edgeofal l
    egiancefor
    embr acingIslam.Thenextdayhecamewi t
    hf everandsaid(tothePr ophet),“
    Pleasecancel my
    pledge( ofembr acingI
    slam andofimmi grati
    ngt oMedi na).
    ”ThePr ophetrefused(thatrequest
    )
    threetimesandsai d,“
    Medinaisli
    keaf urnace, i
    texpelsouttheimpur i
    ties(badpersons)and
    selectsthegoodonesandmakest hem per fect.
    ”

    Madi nahhasar oughenv i


    ronment ,ev enwiththest andar doft hear ea.It
    ’sver
    yhotanddr y
    .
    Whent heSahabahwentf rom Makkaht oMadi nah, theycoul dn’ thandlei
    t.Themuhaj ireen[ t
    he
    oneswhomi grated]hadal otoff ev eranddifferentt y pesofdi seases.TheAnsaarhandl edi t;
    theywer eusedt oi t.Thenewsgotbackt otheQur ay sht hattheMusl imshadl osttheirheal t
    h
    andbecomeweak.ThePr ophetsal lall
    ahu‘alayhi wasal lam want edthesahabaht oshowt he
    Qur aysht hattheywer estrongandt hatthefev erdidn’ thar mt hem, sohet ol
    dthem t orunt he
    fi
    rst3t i
    meswhent heymadeUmr ahanddi dt het awaaf .That’swhyi tissunnaht odot hef ir
    st
    threer oundsoft awaafr unni ng.ThePr ophetsallall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam madedu’ aa`topush
    thef everoutofMadi nah.Sot hefev erwaspushedoutofMadi nahbyt hebarakah/blessingof
    thedu’ aa`ofRasul All
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am.

    Whatistheev i
    denceofAnNawawi ?Hi
    sev i
    dencei sthehadithinBukhaar i
    [3/30/ 105]
    :nar r
    ated
    byAnasibnMaal ikthattheProphetsallall
    ahu‘alayhi wasall
    am said:“Therewi l
    lbenot own
    whichAd-Dajj
    alwillnotenterexceptMeccaandMedi na,andtherewillbenoent rance(road)(of
    bothMeccaandMedi na)butt heangelswi l
    lbest andinginrowsguar dingitagainsthim, and
    thenMedinawi l
    lshakewi t
    hi t
    sinhabit
    ant sthr
    ice( i
    .e.thr
    eeear t
    h-quakeswi l
    ltakeplace)and
    All
    ahwil
    l expelal
    lthenonbel i
    eversandt hehypocr i
    tesf r
    om it
    .”

    3. I bnHajaral
    -Askal
    aani
    saysthatthi
    shadi
    thi
    stal
    ki
    ngaboutt
    het
    imeofRasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    aam andAd-Dajj
    aal
    both.

    4. Someoft hescholarsofhadit
    hsayt hatitisgeneral
    andappl iestoallt
    imes.Butt
    henone
    wouldaskt hequesti
    on:Whydi dmanyoft hegr eatSahabahl eav
    eMadi nah?Weknowmany
    greatSahabahleftMadinah,suchasMu’ aadhibnJabl,Abu‘ UbaydahibnAlJarr
    ahand‘Ali
    ibn
    AbiTaali
    bl ef
    tMadinah.‘Al
    imadehi scapital
    out si
    deofMadi nah,inIr
    aaq.Ifi
    tappli
    estoal
    lti
    me,
    howdi dthesegreatSahabahleaveMadinaht ogoot herplaces?

    Dur
    ingtheset imes,t
    heev i
    lpeoplewoul dleaveMadinah,buttherewouldcomeat i
    mewhen
    Madinahwillbedeser t
    ed.Thisistowardst heendoftime–af terMehdi,aft
    ertheblessedt i
    me
    of‘
    Isa[Jesus].RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sai
    d, i
    nahadi thbyBukhaari[
    3/ 30/98]:
    nar
    ratedbyAbuHur ayrah:
    IheardAllah’sApostlesayi
    ng,“Thepeoplewilll
    eaveMedi nainspite
    oft
    hebestst ateitwill
    have,andnoneexceptt hewi l
    dbir
    dsandt hebeastsofpreywilll
    iv
    ei nit
    ,
    andthel
    astpersonswhowilldi
    ewil
    l betwoshepherdsfr
    om thet
    ri
    beofMuzaina,
    whowil
    lbe
    dri
    vi
    ngthei
    rsheeptowardsMedina,butwil
    lfi
    ndnobodyinit
    ,andwhentheyr
    eachthev
    all
    eyof
    Thani
    yat
    -al
    -Wadaa`,t
    heywil
    lfal
    ldownont hei
    rfacesdead.
    ”

    Yahyar el
    atedtomef r
    om Mal i
    kfrom IbnHi masf r
    om hispat er
    nalunclefr
    om AbuHur ayrathat
    theMessengerofAl l
    ah,mayAl l
    ahblesshi m andgr anthim peace,
    said,“Madi
    nawi l
    lbeleftin
    thebestwayt hati
    tisunti
    ladogorwol fentersitandurinatesononeoft hepil
    l
    arsoft he
    mosqueoront hemimbar .
    ”Theyasked, “MessengerofAl lah!Whowi l
    lhavethefrui
    tatthat
    ti
    me? ”Her epl
    i
    ed,“Ani
    malsseekingf ood,birdsandwi l
    dbeast s.
    ”[Mali
    k’sMuwatta,Book45,
    #45.2.8]“
    Whowi ll
    harvestthecrop?”Madi nahwasknownf orit
    sdatesandfrui
    ts.Thi
    sshows
    thatMadinahisdesert
    ed.

    I
    bnKat heersaysthatAlMadinahwouldber evi
    vedandali
    veandst
    rongdur
    ingtheti
    meofAd-
    Dajj
    aalandinthetimeof‘Isa,unt
    il‘
    Isadies.Hewil
    ldi
    eandbeburi
    edinMadinah.Af
    tert
    hat
    ,
    Madinahwi l
    lbedesertedanddestroyed.Butthi
    sisatt
    heendofti
    me,whentherearenomore
    ri
    ghteouspeopleanymor e.

    Howlongwi l
    lMadinahbedesert
    ed?For40year
    s.Ther
    easonitwil
    lbeempt yi
    sbecausether
    e
    wil
    lbeno‘ibaadahdur
    ingt
    hatti
    me.Whati smaki
    ngMadinahali
    vetoday?I
    tisnotcommerceor
    busi
    ness–i ti
    stheworshi
    pofAllahandtheUmmahestabli
    shi
    ngtherit
    ual
    sofIsl
    am int
    hese
    twoplaces[MakkahandMadinah].

    50:
    ABl
    essedWi
    ndTaki
    ngt
    heSoul
    soft
    heBel
    i
    ever
    s

    I
    tisnarr
    atedontheauthori
    tyofAbuHurai
    rat
    hatRasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasallam sai
    d:
    “Veri
    l
    yAll
    ahwouldmakeawi ndtobl
    owf r
    om t
    hesideoft
    heYemenmoredeli
    catethansil
    kand
    wouldsparenonebutcausehimtodiewhohasfai
    thequalt
    othewei
    ghtofagrai
    n.[Musli
    m,
    1/212]

    Aft
    erthat,
    theonl
    ypeopl
    elef
    twil
    lbethosewhohav
    enoimaan.Sot
    hehol
    ypl
    aceswi
    l
    lbe
    deser
    ted.Thatwi
    l
    lleadt
    othedest
    ructi
    onoft
    heKa’
    bah.

    51:
    Dest
    ruct
    ionoft
    heKa’
    bah

    RasulAllahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,“Theoneswhowi lltransgressagainstthesanctit
    y
    ofAl-Ka’bahwi ll
    beitspeople(meaningtheUmmah) .”Noenemycandest roytheKa’ bah.The
    onlytransgressionagainsti
    twill
    bewhent hi
    sUmmaht ransgressesi t
    .Rasul
    Allahsallal
    lahu
    ‘
    alayhi wasallam says,“Whenthathappens,don’taskaboutt heper ishi
    ngoftheAr abs.”Then
    RasulAllahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am says,“Abyssiniawouldcomeandt heywoul ddest r
    oyal-
    Ka’bahandt heywoul dtakeoutthetreasuresoftheKa’ bah.”

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am tol
    dusexactlywhowoul ddestroyt
    heKa’bahinahadi
    th
    i
    nBukhaar i
    .AbuHur ayr
    ahnarrat
    edthatRasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,
    “DhusSuwaiqat
    ain(t
    het hi
    nleggedman)from Et
    hiopiawilldemol
    ishtheKa’
    bah.”[
    2/26/
    666]
    I
    bnAbbaasnarr
    atedtheProphetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am sai
    d,“
    AsifIwerelookingathi
    m,a
    bl
    ackpersonwi
    ththi
    nlegsplucki
    ngthest
    onesoftheKa’
    baoneaft
    eranother
    .”[Bukhaar
    i,
    2/
    26/665]

    52:
    AlMehdi

    Mehdi
    comesbefor
    ethedest
    ruct
    ionoft
    heKa’
    bah,
    butwe’r
    elist
    inghim af
    terbecauseher
    elat
    es
    t
    hemajorsi
    gnsoft
    hedayofJudgement
    ,li
    ke‘
    I
    saandAd-Daj
    jaal
    , et
    c.

    Theahadi t
    hl eavenodoubtaboutt hetruthoft hecomi ngofAlMehdi.We, astheUmmahof
    Muhammad, bel
    ievethatt
    hereissomeonewhoi scal
    ledAlMehdi,whowi l
    l comeattheendof
    ti
    meandr ulethi
    sUmmahwi t
    hjustice,
    af t
    eri twasrul
    edwi t
    hoppression.Andhei sfrom AhlAl
    -
    Bay t
    ,thehouseofRasul All
    ahsall
    allahu‘alayhiwasall
    am.Hi snamewi llbeMuhammadi bn
    ‘
    Abdi l
    lah,
    orAhmadi bn‘Abdil
    l
    ah.Hewi llbeadescendantofHasani bnAbi Taal
    ibandFaatimah
    az-Zahra,t
    hedaught erofRasulAl
    lahsallallahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam.Hewi l
    lruleoverthi
    sUmmah
    for7or8y ears.

    Somehadi
    thaboutAl
    Mehdi
    :

    [
    Muslim]Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    lam sai
    d,“
    Ther
    ewi
    l
    lbeagr
    oupoft
    hisUmmah,
    f
    ight
    ingontrut
    h,pr
    evai
    l
    ingunt
    ilt
    hedayofj
    udgement.
    ”

    ThisUmmahwi ll
    alwayshav eagr oupthati
    sfighti
    ngfortr
    uth.Ev enduri
    ngthel owesttimes,
    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasallam sai
    dthattherewil
    lbepeopl efi
    ghti
    ngfort r
    uth,f
    orthe
    sakeoft hisrel
    igi
    on.Therefore,t
    herewi l
    lal
    way sbegoodinhisUmmah.Whathappenedt o
    othernationsbeforewillnothappent othi
    sUmmah.Whathappenedt otheot hernati
    onsisthat
    theyreceivedthemessagef r
    om themessenger sandstayedoni tforawhil
    e,andt hentheykept
    decli
    ninganddecl ini
    ngunt i
    ltheywereabsolutel
    ygoneandast r
    ayf rom t
    hereligi
    on.Thereisno
    goodi nthem any more,
    andt hatiswhyAl l
    ahsentanotherProphet.ButwiththisUmmah, t
    here
    i
    sn’tanyot herProphetafterRasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam.

    Therefor
    e,t
    heoneswhowill
    revi
    vethi
    sUmmahar emembersofthi
    sUmmah.Theywillsur
    viv
    e
    unti
    ltheendoft
    imebecauseoftheQur’
    aant
    hatAll
    ahhaspr
    otect
    edandbecauseoft
    hegoodi n
    thi
    sUmmah.

    Rasul Allahsallall
    ahu‘alay hiwasallam says,MyUmmahi slikerain,youdon’tknowwheret he
    benef i
    ti s.Whent herai
    nf al
    lsdown, youhav esuddenburstsofrainwher ealotofwaterf
    all
    s.(I
    n
    areaswher ealotofwat erfal
    ls,youdon’thavethesameamountal loftheti
    me.Youhav e
    diff
    erentbur st
    sofamount .
    )Therefore,y
    oudon’ tknowiftheblessingisgoingtobeinthe
    beginningort heend.Rasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am saidthatmyUmmahi sli
    kethi
    s–
    yout hinkt heUmmahi sgoi ngdown, andt henyouseeabi gwav eofr ight
    eousnessthatshows
    upagai n.Yout hinkthatt heUmmahi sdeadandcannotbear r
    ived,butAllahsubhaanawa
    ta’
    aalar evi
    vesi tagai
    n.

    Anot
    herhadi
    th:
    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am say
    sthatt
    her
    ewi
    l
    lbeoneofy
    our
    khulaf
    aa`thatwil
    lgiv
    eoutmoneywit
    houtcount
    ing.Andthi
    skhal
    if
    awil
    lbeAl
    Mehdi.He’
    snot
    goingtocountmoneyandgiveyouaspeci
    fi
    camount .Ther
    ewil
    lbesomuchblessi
    ngdur
    inghi
    s
    ti
    met hathewill
    justhandi
    tout
    .

    Thenexthadi t
    hisinMusl im andI mam Ahmad.AbuSa’ eedAl Khudr ir
    eportedt hatthePr ophet
    sallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam sai d,“Iam givi
    ngy out hegoodnewsofAl Mehdi ,whowi l
    lbesentt o
    Ummahdur i
    ngt i
    mesofdi sputes.Andt herewi l
    lbeal otofear t
    hpr obl
    ems( t
    heycoul dbe
    earthquakesorot hercat ast r
    ophes) .Hewi ll
    replacetheoppr essionandi nj
    usticeoft hewor l
    d
    wi t
    hj ustice.
    ”RasulAllahsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal lam issayingt hatthewor ldwill befil
    l
    edwi th
    oppr essionandi njusti
    ce, andhewi llcomeandf ill
    thewor l
    dwi thjusti
    ce.“Thedwel l
    ersoft his
    earthwi l
    lbepleasedwi thhi m andthedwel l
    ersoft heheavenwi llbepleasedwi thhi
    m. ”Sonot
    onlywi llthehumansbepl easedwi thhim, buttheangel swillbepl easedwi thhim aswel l.“He
    wi l
    ldividemoneysi haahan. ”Oneoft hecompani onsasked, “Whatdoessi haahanmean? ”
    Rasul Allahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ay hi wasal l
    am said, “
    Hewi l
    lgiveoutmoneyequal l
    yt ot hepeopl e.”One
    oft hebi ggestinj
    usticest hatexisttodayi ntheMusl i
    m wor l
    di sthewaymoneyi shandl ed–i f
    youhav et heri
    ghtconnect ions,yougetwhaty ouwant .Ify
    ouar esomeonewhoi sr
    ighteous,
    trustwor thyandhonest ,y ougett hrownasi de.Andwef i
    ndt hatt hewealthoft heUmmahi s
    plunder edandabusedandusedf orr easonsagai nstwhatAl lahsubhaanawat a’aal
    ahaswi l
    led
    fort heweal thtobespent .

    Oneofthemostimpor t
    antrol
    esofagov er
    nmentist
    ohandov ermoneyi ntherightway.When
    we’r
    etalki
    ngabouti
    njusti
    ceinmoney,i
    t’
    snotasimplet
    hing.Whenpeopl ei
    nhi ghpositi
    onstake
    themoneyanduseitast heywantandwish,t
    hati
    soneofthegreatestabusesofpowerand
    oneofthegreat
    esti
    njusti
    ces.Thi
    sisnotsomethi
    ngwecanov erl
    ook;iti
    sagr eatsin.

    [Acont inuationoft hehadi th?]“ Andhewi l


    lfil
    lthehear tsoft heUmmahofMuhmmadsal lal
    lahu
    ‘
    al ayhi wasal lam wi thsatisfactionandcont ent.”Itisnotonl yt hebodiespleased.SubhanAl l
    ah,
    youwi l
    lfi
    ndpeopl ewhoar e‘ boughtof f’wit
    hmoney ,butt heirheartsandmi ndsar enothappy .
    “Andhi sjust i
    cewi llencompassal lofthem.Andhewi l
    lannouncet ot hepubli
    c, ‘
    Whoneeds
    money ?’andnoonewoul dr espond, exceptonemanwoul dstandupandsay ,‘I
    .’AlMehdiwilltel
    l
    him, ‘
    Got ot het r
    easur erandt el
    l hi
    mt hatAlMehdi i
    st el
    linghimt ogiv
    ey oumoney .(Theorderof
    AlMehdi wast ot hrowmoneyonhi m andnotcount .
    )Themangoesandconv ey sthattothe
    treasur er,sohef il
    l
    sal lofhiscl otheswi thmoney .Whent hatmanseesal lofthatmoneyand
    l
    eav es,her egr et
    si t
    .Hesay s, ‘
    Iwast hemostgr eedyoft heUmmahofMuhammad.Whywasn’ tI
    cont entast heywer e?’Sohewoul dgobackandt rytor eturnthemoney .Thetreasurerwould
    say ,‘Ther earenor eturns.
    ’”SubhaanAl l
    ah, y
    oubegt het reasurertotaket hemoneybackandhe
    tellsy out hattherei snor eturnpol i
    cy!“Itwill
    bel i
    ket hatf orsev enoreightorniney earsand
    thent herewi llbenogoodi nlivi
    ngaf terthat.
    ”

    Inanotherhadi
    thbyAhmad,‘Ali
    ibnAbiTaali
    bsai
    dthatRasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam
    sai
    d,“AlMehdibel
    ongstous,thehousehol
    dofRasul
    Al l
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am, andAllah
    wouldguidehiminonenight.
    ”Whensomet hingi
    sbrokenandyoufi
    xit
    ,it
    ’scall
    edisl
    aah.When
    somethingisboughtt
    oitsbestcondi
    ti
    on,i
    t’
    scall
    edisl
    aah.Whensomethingisimproved,
    it’
    s
    cal
    ledisl
    aah.Whatismeansby[ Arabi
    cofhadit
    h:usl
    ihawal
    l
    ahufil
    ayl
    a]Allahu‘
    Alam.Itcould
    meant hatAl
    lahwouldgivehi
    mt hestrengt
    handthepoweri
    nonenight
    .Itcouldmeant hatAll
    ah
    wouldguidehim andgiv
    ehim underst
    andingofr
    eli
    gioni
    noneni
    ght.Whateverthecase,i
    t
    happensinonenight.

    I
    nt henexthadithbyAbuDawood, Rasul
    All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said,“
    Ifther
    ewasonly
    onedaylefti
    nt heworld,
    Allahwoul
    dmakei tlongerunti
    lhesendsamanf r
    om myhousehol d,
    hisnameislikemynameandt henameofhi sfatherisl
    i
    ket henameofmyf ather.Hewouldfi
    ll
    theworldwit
    hj ust
    icel
    ikeitwasfi
    ll
    edwithi
    njusti
    ceandoppr ession.
    ”Therefore,t
    henameof
    AlMehdiwouldbeei t
    herMuhammadorAhmadandhi sfat
    her’snamewoul dbe‘ Abdull
    ah.

    Thesear
    ethedescr
    ipt
    ionsofAl
    Mehdi
    ,andnowwear
    edonewi
    tht
    hemi
    norsi
    gnsoft
    hedayof
    j
    udgement.
    TheHer
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD8

    TheMaj
    orSi
    gnsoft
    heDayofJudgment

    Ther
    earetenmajorsi
    gnsoftheDayofJudgment.Themi
    norsi
    gnsoccurov
    eraper
    iodof
    cent
    uri
    es;
    thefi
    rstoft
    hem wasthecomingofRasulAl
    l
    ah.

    Themajorsi
    gnsar
    ever
    yclosetotheDayofJudgmenti
    tsel
    f.Whenev
    eroneoft
    hem happens,
    ther
    estaregoi
    ngt
    ofol
    lowverysoon.

    Themi
    norsi
    gnscanbedecadesapar
    t.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam say
    s, “
    Themajorsi
    gnsar
    edeedsinastri
    ng.Whenthe
    st
    ringiscut,
    allofthem woul
    dfal
    ldown.”[Ahmad]I
    fyouhavebeadsonastr
    ingandyoucutthe
    st
    ring,al
    lofthebeadswouldfal
    l.

    Whatar
    ethet
    ensi
    gns?Thi
    shadi
    thi
    sinMusl
    i
    m.Thesesi
    gnsar
    enoti
    nchr
    onol
    ogi
    cal
    order
    .

    HudhaifaibnUsai dGhi f
    arir
    epor t
    ed:All
    ah’sMessenger( maypeacebeuponhi m)camet ousall
    ofasuddenaswewer e(busyi nadiscussion).Hesai d:
    “Whatdoy oudi
    scussabout ?
    ”They(the
    Compani ons)said,“Wear ediscussingaboutt heLastHour .”Thereuponhesai d:“
    Itwil
    lnot
    comeunt i
    lyouseet ensignsbef oreand(int hi
    sconnect i
    on)hemadeament i
    onoft hesmoke,
    Dajjal
    ,thebeast,therisi
    ngoft hesunf r
    om t hewest ,t
    hedescentofJesussonofMar y(All
    ahbe
    pleasedwi t
    hhim) ,theGogandMagog, andl and-
    sli
    dings[earthquakesorearthsli
    dings]i
    nthree
    places,oneintheeast ,oneinthewestandonei nArabiaatt heendofwhi chfi
    r ewouldburn
    fort
    hf r
    om Yemen, andwoulddr ivepeopletot heplaceofthei rassembly[
    thelandofmahshar ].
    ”
    [Muslim 41,6931]

    There’sahadi t
    hthatsaysthatthef i
    rstsi
    gnistheriseoft
    hesunf rom thewest.Thescholars
    sti
    ll
    sayt hatad-Daj
    jaali
    sthef i
    rst
    .Howcant heysaythisi
    fther
    eisahadi t
    h?Theysaythatthere
    aresignsoftheDayofJudgmentt hatrel
    atetochangesintheuniverse,andt
    hef i
    rstf
    rom these
    si
    gnsi stheriseofthesunf r
    om thewest .Therisi
    ngofthesunfrom t hewesti
    sacosmol ogical
    change.Theot hersigns–ad-Dajjaal,t
    hesmoke, t
    hebeast–ar ethingshappeningontheear t
    h.

    Ad-
    Daj
    j
    aal

    Li
    ngui
    sti
    cMeani
    ng

    We’l
    lj
    ustt
    alkaboutthemeani
    ngofad-
    Daj
    jaal
    fir
    st.Hi
    snamei
    sal
    -Maseehad-
    Daj
    j
    aal
    .Iti
    sa
    namemadeoutoft wowords:
    Al-
    MaseehandAd-Dajj
    aal
    .

    Oneoft
    heschol
    ars[
    didn'
    tcat
    cht
    hename]say
    sthewor
    dal
    -Maseehcanhav
    e50meani
    ngs.I
    t
    i
    sawordri
    chinmeaning.
    · Someoft hemeani
    ngsofal
    -Maseeharesomethi
    ngthati
    swipedout
    .Ad-
    Daj
    j
    aal
    iscal
    l
    ed
    al
    -Maseehbecauseoneofhi
    seyesi
    swi pedout–t
    here’
    snoeye.

    · Maseehcouldmeansomeonewhotr
    avelsall
    ov ert
    heeart
    h.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am saysthatad-
    Daj
    j
    aalwoul
    dtr
    avel
    allovertheworldi
    n40day s.

    · Interesti
    nglyenough, thewor ldAl -Maseehcoul dhav etwoopposi temeani ngs:as-Siddeeq
    (thetruthful)andAl -Khadhaab( t
    hel i
    ar).TheArabi clanguagei slikethat–itcanhav eonewor d
    thatcanhav et woopposi temeani ngs.Thewor dAdam hast womeani ngsaswel l–oneoft hem
    i
    st heor i
    ginal andt heothercamel ater.Theor i
    ginal meani ngi sdar kandtheot hermeani ngi s
    somet hingt hatisfair.Adam canbeusedt odescr i
    besomeonewhoi sdark-skinned,andi tcan
    beusedt odescr i
    besomeonewhoi sf air
    -ski
    nned.Wheni ti susedt odescri
    beAdam ‘ alayhis
    salaam, itisbeingusedt odescribeadar k-ski
    nnedper son.Wheni tusedtodescr ibe‘Eesa,it
    meansf air-
    skinned.SoAl -Maseehmeanst rut
    hful andl i
    ar.Allahsubhaanawat a’aal
    ahas
    createdt woMaseehs–onei sAl-MaseehAd- Dajjaalandt heot herisAl-
    Maseeh‘ Eesaibn
    Mar yam.‘ Eesai bnMar yam i
    st het ruthfulmessiahandt head- dajjaal
    istheliarmessiah.

    · Al
    -Maseehmeansanoi
    nted(
    andt
    hiswoul
    dappl
    yto‘
    Eesai
    bnMar
    yam ‘
    al
    ayhi
    ssal
    aam)
    .

    Nowwear
    egoi
    ngt
    otakeal
    ookatt
    hewor
    dAd-
    daj
    j
    aal
    .

    · Therearesomewor dsinArabict
    hatdescri
    bedsomet hingphy si
    cal,andthentheyst art
    ed
    picki
    ngupot herconnot at
    ionsandmeanings.Daj
    alalBaleegh[ Idi
    dn’thearthewor dpr operl
    y]
    meanspai nti
    ngthecol ourofthecamelwit
    hqataraan.Qat araanisady e;blackpaint.Forsome
    reason,someoft heAr absusedtodiethecamelwitht hatcolor.Al
    lahu‘Alam why–t oheal i
    tor
    somet hi
    ng.Thecamel wouldbecomecoloured;t
    hereforeitisconcealingsomet hi
    ng–t he
    colourofit
    .Andt hatmeani ngappl
    iest
    oad-dajj
    aalbecausehei snottell
    ingthetruth.Hei s
    coveri
    ngupsomet hing.

    · Wheny ouuset hewordasdaj j


    alalhadeet,forexampl e,i
    tmeanscoat i
    ngsomet hi
    ngwi t
    h
    gold.Wheny oucoatsomet hi
    ngwi thgold, i
    t’
    scalleddajj
    al.Thosewat chesthatareelectroplated,
    forexample.Ifsomet hi
    ngischeapandt heny oucoati twithgold,t
    hatiscall
    eddaj j
    al.Soi tl
    ooks
    l
    ikegold–beaut ifulf
    rom t
    heoutside–buti nsi
    dei t
    ’snothing.Thati
    sad- daj
    jaal
    .He’sshowi ng
    onet hi
    ng,butinreali
    tyhe’
    sevil
    .He’sclaimingt hathe’
    sGod.Hei sclaimingthatheisbringing
    peacet ot
    hewor ld,buthe’
    sevil
    .Hei sadi sbeli
    ever.

    · I
    tal
    someansdecept
    ion,
    lyi
    ng,
    impost
    er,
    etc.Al
    loft
    hesemeani
    ngsappl
    ytoad-
    daj
    j
    aal
    .

    Phy
    sical
    Descr
    ipt
    ion

    Narr atedibn‘Umarradiy
    all
    ahu‘anhu: OnceAll
    ah’
    sApost lest
    oodamongstt hepeople,glori
    fi
    ed
    andpr ai
    sedAl l
    ahasHedeser v
    edandt henmentionedtheDajjalsaying,“
    lwarny ouagainsthim
    (i
    .e.t heDajj
    al)andt
    herewasnopr ophetbutwarnedhi snati
    onagai nsthi
    m.Nodoubt ,
    Noah
    war nedhisnat i
    onagainsthi
    m butItellyouabouthim somethingofwhi chnopr ophettoldhis
    nationbef oreme.Youshouldknowt hatheisone-eyed,andAllahisnotone-eyed.”[
    Bukhari,
    4/
    55/
    553]

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    l
    allahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am say
    sthatther
    eisnofit
    na,f
    rom thecr
    eati
    onofAdam
    unti
    lthedayofjudgementt
    hati
    sgreat
    ert
    hanthetri
    alandt
    hetri
    bulat
    ionofad-
    dajj
    aal
    .

    Narr
    ated‘UbadahibnAs-Samit:TheProphetsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said:“
    Ihav
    et ol
    dyouso
    muchaboutt heDajj
    al(Ant
    ichr
    ist)t
    hatIam afraidy oumaynotunderstand.TheAnt
    ichri
    sti
    s
    shor
    t,hen-t
    oed,wooll
    y-hai
    red,
    one-eyed,aneye-sightl
    ess,andneit
    herprot
    rudi
    ngnordeep-
    seat
    ed.Ifyouareconfusedabouthim, knowthaty ourLor
    di snotone-
    eyed.”[
    AbuDawood,B.37,
    #4306]

    WhydidRasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am saythatAl
    lahisnotone-ey
    ed?Because,
    event
    ual
    lyad-daj
    jaal
    will
    clai
    m heisgod.RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am i
    ssayi
    ngthat
    heisnotyourGod.Thisi
    sav eryi
    mportantdescr
    ipti
    onofad-dajj
    aal–heisone-
    eyed.

    I
    nahadithbyBukhaari
    ,Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am saysthatever
    yprophethas
    warnedhi
    speoplefr
    om theone-
    eyedl
    iar
    .Hei
    sone-ey
    edandyourLordisnotone-
    eyed.And
    bet
    weenhiseyesiswri
    tten‘
    kaafi
    r.
    ’

    I
    nanot herhadithinMuslim,RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sayst hat‘kaafi
    r’i
    swri
    tten
    betweenhisey esanditcanber eadbyt hel
    iterat
    eandthei
    ll
    it
    erate.Therefore,i
    tcrossesthe
    boundariesoflanguageandlit
    eracy.Ifapersonisamu’min(beli
    ever)
    ,theywi llbeablet
    o
    recogni
    zet hesign,t
    hatthismanisadi sbel
    iever.

    Nowwear egoi ngt ot


    alkaboutahadit
    hinMuslim.Thesear enotthewordsofRasulAll
    ah
    sal
    l
    allahu‘
    al
    ay hi wasall
    am,butheapprovedofthem.[ Ithi
    nkIsuccessful
    l
    ylocatedthehadit
    h
    her
    e.]Tamim ad- Daar
    i,aSahaabahofRasul
    All
    ahsallallahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am, sawad-Daj
    jaal
    .He
    sai
    dthatwenev ersawamant hatwasbi
    gger/
    largerthanhim.Ad- daj
    j
    aalisveryhuge.

    Keepinmi ndthatintheot herhadit


    hbyAbuDawood, itsaidthatad-Daj
    jaalwasshort
    .Thiscan
    beproblemati
    catt i
    mewhenwer eadabouthi
    sdescri
    ption;i
    tgetsveryconfusi
    ng.Thehadithof
    Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am aresuf
    fi
    cientf
    orusf orwhenhedoesappear .Wemi ght
    notbeabletohav eanexactper ceptionofwhatheisnow, butwhenhedoescomeout ,we’l
    l
    underst
    and.Lookingatt heseahaadith,t
    heymayseem cont radi
    ctor
    y,buttheyar
    enot;theyare
    descr
    ibi
    ngdi f
    ferentt
    hingsaboutad- dajj
    aal
    .

    AbuSa’ eedreported:IaccompaniedI bnSayyadtoMeccaandhesai dtome: “


    WhatIhav e
    gatheredfrom peopleisthattheythinkthatIam Dajj
    al.Havey ounothear dAll
    ah’sMessenger
    (maypeaceuponhi m)assay i
    ng:‘
    Hewi ll
    havenochildren?’
    ”Isaid:
    “Yes, ofcourse.
    ”Thereupon
    hesai d:“
    ButIhav echil
    dren.Havey ounotheardAllah’sMessenger( maypeacebeuponhi m)as
    saying:‘
    Hewoul dnotent erMeccaandMedi na?’
    ”Isaid: “
    Yes,ofcourse.”Thereuponhesaid,“I
    havebeenoncei nMedi naandnowIi nt
    endt ogotoMecca. ”Andhesai dtomeatt heendofhis
    tal
    k: “
    ByAl l
    ah:Iknowhi splaceofbirthhisabodewher eheisjustnow. ”He( AbuSa’eed)sai
    d:
    “Thiscausedconf usi
    oni nmymi nd( i
    nr egar
    dtohisidentit
    y).
    ”[Musli
    m, B.41,#6994]Thisis
    anot
    herdescr
    ipt
    ionofad-
    daj
    j
    aal
    –hewi
    l
    lhav
    enochi
    l
    dren.

    Ad-
    Daj
    j
    aal
    :Al
    i
    ve?

    Let’
    saskaquesti
    on:I
    sad-Daj
    jaalal
    i
    venow?Washeali
    veatt
    heti
    meofRasul
    Allahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhi
    wasall
    am; i
    sheali
    venow?Theansweri
    syes.Heisal
    i
    ve.Wher
    eisheexactl
    y?Thi
    sis
    whatwearegoingtot
    alkaboutnext.

    TherestofCD8–t hemajori
    tyofit–tal
    ksaboutamancal
    ledIbnSay
    yaadandwhetherornot
    hewasact ual
    l
    yad-Daj
    j
    aal.Somecompani onsswor
    ebyAll
    ahthathewas.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu
    ‘
    alay
    hiwasal l
    am hi
    mselfneversaidcl
    ear
    lywhet
    herI
    bnSayyaadwasad-Daj
    jaal
    ornot
    .

    [Ifel
    tthatthi
    sfoll
    owinghadi
    thwasv eryr
    elev
    anttotalki
    ngaboutad-Dajj
    aal
    ,soIhav
    ei ncluded
    i
    t .
    ]Thishadit
    hislong.Fat
    imabintQaissays,
    [..
    ..
    ]Iheardthev
    oiceofanannouncermaki ngan
    announcementt hatthepr
    ayerwouldbeobservedinthemosque( where)congr
    egat
    ional pr
    ayer
    (isobserved)
    .

    SoIsetouttowar
    dsthatmosqueandobservedprayeralongwithAll
    ah’sMessenger(may
    peacebeuponhim)andIwasintherowofthewomenwhi chwasneart herowofmen.When
    All
    ah’
    sMessenger(maypeacebeuponhim)hadf i
    nishedhi spr
    ayer,hesatonthepulpi
    tsmi
    l
    ing
    andsai
    d:“Ever
    yworshi
    ppershoul
    dkeepsit
    tingathi
    spl ace.”Hethensaid:“
    Doy ouknowwhyI
    hadaskedyoutoassemble?
    ”Theysaid:
    “Al
    lahandHi sMessengerknowbest .
    ”

    Hesai d: “ByAllah.Ihav enotmadey ouassembl ef orexhor tat i


    onorf orawar ning, butIhav e
    detainedy ouher e,forTami m Dar i
    ,aChr istian, whocameandaccept edI sl am, toldme
    somet hing, whichagr eeswi thwhatIwas- tell
    ing,y ouaboutt heDaj jal.Henar rat edt omet hathe
    hadsai ledi nashi pal ongwi tht hi
    rtymenofBani Lakhm andBani Judham andhadbeent ossed
    bywav esi ntheoceanf oramont h.Thent hese( wav es)tookt hem ( near )t hel andwi thinthe
    ocean( island)att het imeofsunset .Theysati nasmal lsi
    de- boatandent eredt hatI sland.Ther e
    wasabeastwi t
    hl ongt hickhai r(andbecauseoft his)theycoul dnotdi stingui shhi sf acef rom
    hisback.Theysai d:Woet oy ou, whocany oube?Ther euponi tsai d:Iam al -
    Jassasa.Theysai d:
    Whati sal -Jassasa?Andi tsaid: Opeopl e!Got ot hisper soni nt hemonast er yashei sv erymuch
    eagert oknowabouty ou.He( thenar r
    ator)sai d:Wheni tnamedaper sonf oruswewer eaf rai
    d
    ofitlesti tshouldbeaDev i
    l.Thenwehur ri
    edl ywentont il
    lwecamet ot hatmonast er yand
    foundawel l
    -buil
    tper sont herewi thhi shandst i
    edt ohi sneckandhav i
    ngi ronshackl esbet ween
    histwol egsupt ot heankl es.Wesai d:Woebeupont hee,whoar ey ou?Andhesai d: Youwoul d
    sooncomet oknowaboutme.Butt ellmewhoar ey ou.Wesai d: Wear epeopl ef rom Ar abiaand
    weembar keduponaboatbutt hesea- waveshadbeendr i
    vingusf oronemont handt hey
    broughtasneart hisisl and.Wegoti ntot hesi de-boat sandent er edt hisi slandandher eabeast
    metuswi thprofusel yt hi
    ckhai randbecauseoft het hicknessofhi shai rhi sf acecoul dnotbe
    disti
    ngui shedf r
    om hi sback.Wesai d:Woebet othee, whoar ey ou?I tsai d: Iam al -Jassasa.We
    said:Whati sal-Jassasa?Andi tsaid: Yougot ot hi sv eryper soni nthemonast er yforhei s
    eager
    lywait
    ingf
    oryout
    oknowabouty
    ou.Sowecamet
    oyoui
    nhothast
    efear
    ingt
    hatt
    hat
    mightbetheDevi
    l.

    He( thatchai nedper son)sai d: Tel lmeaboutt hedat e-palmt reesofBai san.Wesai d: About
    whataspectoft hei rsdoy ouseeki nformat i
    on?Hesai d:Iasky ouwhet hert heset reesbearf r
    uit
    ornot .Wesai d: YesTher euponhesai d:Ithi
    nkt hesewoul dnotbearf r
    uits.Hesai d: I
    nform me
    aboutt hel akeofTabar iyya[al akei nPal esti
    ne]wesai d:Whi chaspectofi tdoy ouwantt oknow?
    Hesai d: Isther ewat eri ni t?Theysai d:Therei sabundanceofwat eri nit.Ther euponhesai d:I
    thi
    nki twoul dsoonbecomedr y.Heagai nsai d: Infor m meaboutt hespr i
    ngofZughar .Theysai d:
    Whi chaspectofi tdoy ouwantt oknow?He( thechai nedper son)sai d:Ist herewat erinitand
    doesi tirri
    gat e( thel and) ?Wesai dt ohim: Yes, ther ei sabundanceofwat eri nitandt he
    i
    nhabi tants( ofMedi na)i rrigate( l
    and)wi ththehel pofi t
    ,Hesai d: I
    nf orm meaboutt he
    unletteredPr ophet ;whathashedone?Wesai d: Hehascomeoutf rom Meccaandhasset tl
    ed
    InYat hrib(Medi na) .Hesai d:Dot heAr absf i
    ghtagai nsthim?Wesai d:Yes.Hesai d: Howdi dhe
    deal withhi m?Wei nf ormedhi mt hathehadov er comet hosei nhisnei ghbour hoodandt heyhad
    submi ttedt hemsel v esbef orehi m.Ther euponhesai dt ous: Hadi tact uallyhappened?Wesai d:
    Yes.Ther euponhesai d:Ifitissot hati sbetterf ort hem t hattheyshoul dshowobedi encet ohi m.
    Iam goi ngt ot ell youaboutmy sel fandIam Daj jal andwoul dbesoonper mi t
    tedt ogetoutand
    soIshal lgetoutandt ravel i
    nt hel and, andwi l
    l notspar eanyt ownwher eIwoul dnotst ayfor
    fort
    yni ght sexceptMeccaandMedi naast heset wo( places)ar epr ohibited( areas)f ormeandI
    woul dnotmakeanat temptt oent eranyoneoft heset wo.Anangel withaswor dinhi shand
    woul dconf rontmeandwoul dbarmywayandt her ewoul dbeangel stoguar dev erypassage
    l
    eadi ngt oit;”thenAl l
    ah’ sMessenger( maypeacebeuponhi m)st rikingt hepul pitwi ththehelp
    oftheendofhi sst af fsai d: “
    Thi simpl i
    esTai bameani ngMedi na.Hav eInot ,tol
    dy ouanaccount
    (oftheDaj j
    al)l iket hi s? ”Thepeopl esai d:“Yes, andt hi
    saccountnar ratedbyTami m Dar iwas
    l
    ikedbymef ori tcor robor atest heaccountwhi chIgav et oyoui nr egar dt ohim( Dajjal)at
    Medi naandMecca.Behol dhe( Daj j
    al)isintheSy riansea( Medi terranian)ort heYemensea
    (RedSeaor Ar abi ansea) .Nay , ont hecont rary, hei si nt heeast ,hei sint heeast ,hei sinthe
    east,”andhepoi ntedwi t
    hhi shandt owar dst heeast .I(Fatimabi ntQai s)sai d:Ipreser vedItIn
    mymi nd( thisnar rationf rom Al l
    ah’ sMessenger( maypeacebeuponhi m) .[Musl im, B.41,#7028]
    Wher eexact lyi seastofMadi nah?Onl yAllahknows.

    Welear
    nfrom thi
    sthatad-
    daj
    jaal
    isal
    i
    ve.Heisgoi
    ngtotr
    avelal
    lovert
    heworl
    din40days.He
    i
    sgoingtoconquerall
    oftheworl
    dwit
    htheexcept
    ionofMakkah,
    MadinahandJer
    usal
    em.
    TheHer
    eaf
    terser
    iesCD9AdDaj
    j
    aal
    andComi
    ngof'
    EesaAS

    Wher
    edoesAd-
    Daj
    j
    aal
    AppearFr
    om?

    There’
    sahadt hinAt-Ti
    rmidhiandAhmadthatt
    hescholar
    shaveauthenti
    cated.Rasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    dthatt
    heDajj
    aalwi
    llcomeoutofalandintheeastcalled
    Khurasaan.Khurasaan,Al
    lahu‘Al
    am,i
    saplaceinI
    ranorCent
    ralAsia.Ther
    e’scurrent
    lyast
    ate
    i
    nIrancalledKhurasaan.

    Wher
    ewi
    l
    lheReach?

    Al
    lov
    ert
    hewor
    ldexceptMakkahandMadi
    nah.

    Hi
    sFi
    tna

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam saidt hatnothingfrom t
    hetimeAdam wascr eat
    eduntil
    akhi
    rahisagreaterf i
    tnathanad-dajj
    aal.Hudhai f
    aandI bnMas’udmett ogether.Hudhaifasai
    d:I
    knowmor et
    hany ouast owhatt herewoul dbeal ongwi ththeDaj
    jal.Therewoul dbealongwith
    himtwocanals(onef lowingwithwat er)andt heotherone( havi
    ng)f i
    re(wit
    hinit),
    andwhaty ou
    wouldseeasfir
    ewoul dbewat erandwhaty ouwoul dseeaswat erwoul dbef i
    re.Sohewho
    amongstyouisabl etoseet hatandi sdesirousofwat ershoul
    ddrinkoutoft hatwhichhesees
    asfi
    re.[
    Musli
    m, B. 41,#7013]

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    allahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    dtheywouldbetwori
    ver
    s.Hesayst
    hatoneofthe
    ri
    ver
    shaswhit
    ewat erf l
    owingandtheotherhasfi
    re.I
    fyouev
    erli
    vetohi
    sti
    me,cl
    oseyoureyes
    andthr
    owyourselfi
    nt heriv
    eroffi
    re,
    foriti
    sreal
    l
    ycoldwater
    .

    Oneday,RasulAl
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam t
    alkedaboutthead-
    dajj
    aal
    somuch, wethought
    thathewasjustoutsideofMadinah.Whenwewentt ogomeetRasul Al
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hi wa
    sall
    am,heknewt hat.Hefeltt
    hatwewereworri
    ed.RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam said,
    “What ’
    swrongwithyou?”Theysaid,“
    Youhav et al
    kedabouthim somuch–upanddown-t hat
    het houghtt
    hathe’snextt
    ot hepal
    mt reesofMadi nah.”Rasul
    All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam
    said,“I
    fhecomesoutandIam wi t
    hyou, t
    henI ’
    l
    l t
    akecareofhimf oryou.IfhecomesoutandI
    am notwi t
    hyou,thenevery
    bodyisresponsibleforhimself
    .AndIaskAl lahtoprot
    ectev
    ery
    Musl i
    m.He’sayoungmanandoneofhi seyesisbulgingout.I
    fy oueverli
    vetohisti
    meandsee
    him, r
    eadonhimt hefi
    rstayahofsurahal-Kahf.
    ”Thatistheprotecti
    on.

    AbuDarda’repor
    tedAll
    ah’
    sApostl
    e(maypeacebeuponhim)assayi
    ng:“
    Ifany
    onelear
    nsby
    hear
    tthefi
    rsttenver
    sesoftheSur
    ahal-
    Kahf,
    hewil
    lbeprotect
    edf
    rom t
    heDajj
    al.
    ”[Musl
    im,
    B.4,
    #1766]

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saidt
    hathewi l
    l comeoutbet weenash-
    Shaam andI
    raq,
    andhewill
    cor
    ruptt
    hewhol eworl
    d,ri
    ghtandlef
    t.ThenRasul Al
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am
    sai
    d,hewil
    lst
    ayonearthfor40days.Onedayislikeay ear;onedayi
    slikeamonth;
    onedayis
    l
    ikeaweekandthentherestofhi
    sdaysareli
    key ourregulardays.

    RasulAl l
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhi wasallam sai
    d….“ Hewoul dappearont hewaybet weenSy r
    iaand
    I
    raqandwoul dspr eadmi schiefri
    ghtandl ef
    t.Oser v
    antofAl l
    ah!Adher e(tot hepathofTr uth).”
    Wesai d:“All
    ah’ sMessenger ,howlongwoul dhest ayont heearth?”Hesai d,“Forfortydays, one
    daylikeay earandonedayl ikeamont handonedayl i
    keaweekandt herestoft heday swoul d
    belikey ourday s.
    ”[ SubhanAl l
    ah.Lookatwhatt heSahabahasknext–Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhi wasal lam ist alkingaboutad- dajj
    aal;l
    ookatt heirconcernforSal ah!]Wesai d:“All
    ah’s
    Messenger ,woul doneday ’sprayersuffi
    cefort heprayersofdayequal t
    ooney ear?”Thereupon
    hesai d:“No, buty oumustmakeanest imateoft i
    me( andt henobser vepr ayer)
    .”Wesai d:
    “Al
    lah’sMessenger ,howqui ckl
    ywoul dhewal kupont heear th?”Thereuponhesai d:“Li
    kecl oud
    dri
    venbyt hewi nd.[Thi sisanexpr essionthatmeanshewoul dt r
    avelv er
    yf ast.
    ]

    “Hewoul dcomet othepeopl eandi nv


    itethem (t
    oawr ongr eligi
    on)andt heywoul daffi
    rmtheir
    faithinhim andr espondt ohim.Hewoul dthengi vecommandt ot heskyandt herewouldbe
    rainfallupontheear t
    handi twouldgr owcr ops.Theni ntheev ening,theirpost ur
    inganimals
    woul dcomet othem wi t
    ht heirhumpsv eryhighandt heirudder sf ullofmi lkandt hei
    rfl
    anks
    stretched.Hewoul dthencomet oanotherpeopl eandi nvi
    tet hem.[ Ad- dajjaal
    woul dhave
    cont rolovert
    hesewor l
    dlythings, andpeopl elov
    et hewor l
    d, sot hatist hegat ethroughwhi chad
    -dajj
    aal wil
    lcomet hrough; thatishowhewi l
    ldeceivepeople.]Butt heywoul drej
    ecthim andhe
    woul dgoawayf rom them andt herewouldbedr oughtforthem andnot hingwoul dbeleftwit
    h
    them i ntheform ofweal t
    h.
    “Hewoul dthenwalkt hr
    oughthewast e,l
    andandsayt oit
    : Bri
    ngforthyourt r
    easures,andt he
    treasureswoul dcomeoutandcol l
    ect(t
    hemselv es)beforehimliketheswar m ofbees.He
    woul dthencal lapersonbri
    mmi ngwithyouthandst ri
    kehi m wit
    ht heswor dandcuthi minto
    twopi ecesand( maket hesepiecesli
    eatadi st
    ancewhi chi sgeneral
    lybetweent hear cherand
    histarget).Hewoul dthencall(t
    hatyoungman)andhewi llcomef or
    war dlaughi
    ngwi thhisface
    gleami ng(withhappiness)[
    Thisisthefit
    naofdaj j
    aal–hehassuper naturalpower s]…..[Not
    e:
    thereismor et othi
    shadith,i
    fyouwantt olookituponl i
    ne][Muslim,B.41,#7015]

    Ifel
    tt hatt hi
    scomment aryreall
    yhi thome; majorey eopener:Weshoul dnev erunder est
    imate
    thef i
    tnaofad- dajj
    aal.Theonl ywaywewoul dbeabl et orecogni
    zeitisifwet hinkaboutitinour
    terms.Thi nkaboutsal atul -j
    ama’ ah( pr
    ayerincongr egati
    on).Wemi ssal otofthem.I magineif
    yougot$50f orev erysal ahy oucamet o.Woul dthe$50at t
    ractyoutothemasj i
    dornot ?Here,
    we’ret alkingaboutonl y$50; ad-dajjaalwil
    lhavet hegoldandsi l
    verofthewor ld.Ifyoufoll
    ow
    him, he’llgiv
    eev erythingy ouwant .Ifyoudon’t,he’l
    ltakeitfr
    om you.Whati skeepi ngusf r
    om
    j
    ama’ ah?I ti
    stheduny a.Al l
    ahu‘ Alam, i
    tmaybemi nimum wage, oreven10or20.I fthatsmall
    amounti ssuf f
    icienttot akeusawayf r
    om ibaadah, t
    hinkaboutthetimeofad- dajjaal.Ad-
    dajj
    aal
    willattractallofthei gnor antandt heoneswi t
    hweakf ait
    h.

    All
    ah’sApost l
    et ol
    dusal ongnarrat
    iveaboutAd-Dajj
    al,andamongt hemanyt hingshe
    ment i
    oned,washi ssaying,“
    Ad-Dajj
    alwil
    lcomeandi twi l
    l bef or
    biddenforhi mt opasst hr
    ough
    theentrancesofMedi na.Hewi l
    ll
    andi nsomeoft hesaltybar renareasout si
    deMedi na;onthat
    daythebestmanoroneoft hebestmenwi l
    lcomeupt ohi m andsay ,‘
    Itesti
    fyt haty ouarethe
    sameDaj jalwhosedescr i
    pti
    onwasgi ventousbyAl l
    ah’sApost l
    e.’Ad-Dajj
    al willsayt othe
    people,‘
    IfIki
    llthismanandbr i
    nghim backt oli
    feagain,wi l
    lyoudoubtmycl ai m? ’Theywillsay,
    ‘
    No. ’
    ThenAd- Daj j
    alwillki
    llt
    hatmanandbr inghim backt olife.Thatmanwi llsay ,
    ‘NowIknow
    yourreali
    tybetterthanbef or
    e.’[
    Thishasonlymadememor eassur edthaty ouar ead- dajj
    aal.
    ]
    Ad-Dajj
    alwillsay,‘Iwanttokill
    him butIcannot.
    ’”[
    Ad-dajjaalwi l
    ltr
    yt oki
    llhim butwi l
    lnotbe
    ableto.
    ][Bukhaar i3/30/106]

    Thishadi t
    hisinIbnMaj ah.Ad- dajj
    aal wi
    llbri
    ngasi mpleBedouin,
    andhewi l
    ltel
    lhi
    m,“I
    fI
    resurrectyourf
    atherandmot her
    , wil
    lyoubel i
    eveinme? ”TheBedoui
    nwillsay,“
    Yes.
    ”Twodevi
    l
    s
    willassumet hepersonali
    t yandf orm ofhisfatherandmot her
    .Theywil
    lsaytohim,“Omyson,
    foll
    owhi m.Hei syourLor d!”Lookatt hisfit
    na.Whatappear st
    obehisfatherandmotherar
    e
    goingt ocomeandt el
    ltheirsont his!Thisisagreatfi
    tna.
    Howt
    oPr
    otectYour
    sel
    ffr
    om Ad-
    daj
    j
    aal

    1. I maan–don’twaitunti
    lad-daj
    jaalcomestobui
    ldyourimaan.Becauseyouwil
    lnotbe
    ableto.Onehadi
    ththatwhent hr
    eet hi
    ngsappearandapersondoesn’thavei
    maan,thenno
    i
    maanwoul ddot hem anygoodaf t
    erthat.Oneoft
    hosethi
    ngsisad-dajj
    aal
    .Imaanneedstobe
    preparedpr
    iort
    oad-dajj
    aal.

    2. Al I
    sti
    ’
    aadah–SeekrefugeinAll
    ahfr
    om hi
    m.Oneoft hedu’
    aathatRasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am woul
    dsayafterSal
    ahver
    yfr
    equent
    ly,
    thatsomescholar
    sev ensayi
    tiswaaj
    ib:

    ‘
    OAl l
    aah,It
    aker ef
    ugeinYoufr
    om thepuni
    shmentofthegrav
    e,from t
    hetor
    mentoftheFir
    e,
    fr
    om thetri
    alsandtri
    bul
    ati
    onsofl
    i
    feanddeathandfrom t
    heev i
    laff
    li
    cti
    onoftheAl
    -MaseehAd-
    Dajj
    aal.
    ’

    Du'
    aa`atendofTashahud

    3. Readt heopeni ngofSur ahal -Kahfort helastpar tofSur ahal-Kahf.Thehadi thhasbeen


    ment i
    onedbef ore.Whydoy outhinkt heopeni ngofal -Kahf?Al l
    ahu‘Alam, oneoft her easons
    thespeakert hi
    nksi sbecausei ttalksaboutt hestor yoft hepeopl eoft hecav e.Theyl eftthe
    fi
    tna,theydi dn’tconfronti
    t.AsMusl i
    ms, weareor der edt oconf r
    ontev i
    l.Thepeopl eoft hecav e
    l
    efttheirsoci et
    ybecauset hef i
    tna/ev ilwastoohuge.I ftheev i
    listoogr eat,youhav et oprotect
    yourselffi
    rst.Theki ngandev eryonewer enonbel iev ersandwer en’tacceptingda’wah.Lookat
    thesimi l
    ari
    ties.Rasul Al
    lahsallall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam say sthatifeveranyofy ouli
    v esdur i
    ng
    thetimeofad- dajjal
    ,nevergot omeethi m.Because, y ougoi ngandmeet inghim, t
    hinkingy ou
    areabel i
    ev er,mayl eavethemeet inganonbel i
    ever, becauseoft hedoubt sthatheput siny our
    hearts.Thepeopl earegoingt or unf rom himf rom thet opsofmount ains.Thewhol ewor ldwill
    bewi thad-daj j
    aal.Youmaysay ,whataboutt hey oungmanwhowi llconfronthim?Thati san
    exalt
    edexampl e.Notev er
    y onehast histypeofi maan.Rasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am
    saidthathei sTHEBESTofhi st i
    me.I fyoufearfory oursaf ety,
    leave.Inanot herhadith,the
    ayahsoft heendofal -
    kahfar ement i
    oned.

    4. Av oi
    dinghim.RasulAl
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sai
    d:“Lethi
    m whohearsoft
    heDajjal
    (Anti
    chri
    st)gof
    arfrom hi
    mf orIswearbyAl l
    ahthatamanwi l
    lcomet ohi
    mt hi
    nki
    ngheisa
    beli
    everandfol
    lowhim becauseofconf usedideasrousedi
    nhim byhim.[AbuDawoodB.37,
    #4305]
    Deat
    hofad-
    Daj
    j
    aal

    Event houghad- dajj


    aalhasal l
    ofthi
    sfitna,nomat t
    erhowl ongali
    econt i
    nues, i
    tcannotlast
    forever.Ad-dajj
    aalisallaboutlyi
    nganddecept ionandhisdecepti
    onwi l
    lcarryhim,butonlyso
    far,thenhewi ll
    collapse.Intheend,hewi l
    lcol
    lapse,andthatwil
    lbetheendofhi m.Hewi llnot
    collapseunt i
    lhehascauseddamageal lovertheworld,somuchsot hatalmostt heentir
    ewor l
    d
    willbef oll
    owinghim.Hewi l
    lbeunstoppable.Noonewi l
    lbeabl
    etof i
    ghthim.Al Mehdi wil
    lhave
    nowayofcompet ingwi thhi
    m.Hewi l
    lbewi t
    ht hebeli
    eversi
    nJerusalem,hidingwiththem in
    theirforts.

    Therewillbenowayf ort hem toconfrontad-daj


    jaal,
    unti
    l‘EesaibnMar yam (Jesus,sonof
    Mary),descends.Then‘ Eesai
    bnMar yam,justli
    keAllahhasgivenad-dajjaal
    thesesupernatural
    abi
    li
    ti
    es, Al
    lahwillgi
    ve‘Eesaami r
    acleandt hatis:
    hewi l
    lhavethepowerofki l
    li
    ngad-daj
    jaalby
    hi
    sv i
    sion.Inonehadith, hi
    svi
    sion,andinanot her,hi
    sbreath.Thev i
    sionandbr eat
    hof‘Eesawi l
    l
    beenought omakead- dajj
    aalmeltli
    keapi eceoficemel t
    s.Andt hatisami r
    aclethatAll
    ah
    subhaanawat a’aalawillgi
    ve‘Eesa.

    InahadithbyMuslim:TheDajjal
    wouldappearinmyUmmahandhewoul dst ay(i
    nthewor l
    d)
    forfor
    ty-
    Icannotsaywhetherhemeantfortydays,f
    ortymonthsorfort
    yyears.AndAllahwould
    thensendJesussonofMar ywhowoul dresemble‘UrwahibnMas’ud.He(JesusChrist)would
    chasehim andkil
    lhi
    m.[partofhadi
    thMuslim,B.41,#7023]

    I
    nahadithnar
    rat
    edbyAhmad,
    ‘Eesai
    bnMar
    yam wi
    l
    lki
    l
    lad-
    daj
    j
    aal
    atBaab-
    lud–andt
    hisi
    sin
    Pal
    est
    ine.

    2:
    TheDescendi
    ngof‘
    Eesa‘
    al
    ayhi
    ssal
    aam

    Locat
    ion

    Thesecondsign,
    inter
    msoforder,
    isthedescendingof‘
    Eesa‘
    alay
    hissal
    aam.Thelocat
    ionof
    thedescendi
    ngwil
    lbeDamascus.Rasul
    All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am pi
    npoi
    ntedDamascus
    andsaid,nexttotheeast ernwhiteminaret.Attheti
    me,whenRasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwa
    sal
    lam saidthi
    s,therewasn’ tanymasji
    di nDamascus; i
    twaspartoft
    heRomanEmpi re;i
    twas
    Chri
    sti
    an.Nev er
    theless,RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sai
    dhe[‘
    Eesa]wil
    ldescendnext
    tot
    heeast ernwhitemi naretinDamascus.

    AlMasj i
    dAl Amawi isthebi ggestoft hemasaaj idofDamascus.I twasav er yimportantmasj id
    i
    nt hehistoryoft heMusl i
    m wor ld,
    becauset hecapi taloft hekhil
    aaf amov edt oDamascusf or
    quiteawhi l
    e–about100y ears.Thegr andmasj i
    dwaswhatwenowcal ltheAmawi masj i
    d.The
    colouroft hemasj idwasn’ twhite.IbnKat heersayst hataf ewcenturieslater ,
    themi naretsof
    themasj idwer erebuiltandt hemoneyt hatwasusedi nrebuildi
    ngt hem wasChr ist
    ianmoney .
    All
    ahuAl am, IbnKat heerdidn’tsaywhy ,buthesay st hatitwast heChr ist
    ianswhopai dforthe
    renovati
    onoft hemi narets.Andi nthisrenov at
    ion,thecol ourwasmadewhi t
    e.Themi nareti
    s
    sti
    llwhit
    e.[ Thespeakeraskedaper sonf r
    om Dimi shqi ntheaudi enceifitwasst i
    ll
    whi t
    e.]When
    i
    twasf i
    rstbuilt,i
    twasn’ twhite,butitiswhi t
    enow–i tiswhi temar bl
    e.SubhanAl l
    ahI bnKat heer
    saysitisami racl
    et hatChr i
    sti
    ansar etheoneswhof i
    nancedandpai dfort herenovationoft he
    masj i
    dwher e‘Eesa[Jesus]wi lldescend.

    Byt heway ,there’


    sanotheramazi ngexampl ehereofcol our
    s.MasjidAnNabawi wasf i
    rstbuilt
    from mud/ clay,soitwasbeigeorbr own.Itremai nedt hatwayunti
    litwasr enovateddur i
    ngt he
    ti
    meof‘ Uthmaan, andthenthroughoutMusl im hi
    st oryitwasrenovated.Itnev ercarr
    iedt he
    colourwhi teuntil
    thelatestr
    enov at
    ionthathappenedundert heSaudi r
    egime.Theymadet he
    mi naret
    swhi temar bl
    e.It’
    sdif
    ferentcolours,butitlooksquitewhit
    ei nMadi nah.Idon’tthink
    thatthishadithwaskepti nmi ndwhent her enovationwasdone–engi neersdi dit–andt he
    i
    nt enti
    onwast omakei tlookgood.Butt hereisahadi thofRasulAl
    lahsal lall
    ahu‘alayhiwa
    sallam thatad-Dajj
    aalwouldst andoverthemount ainofUhudandhewi l
    l t
    ellhisarmy ,“
    Doy ou
    seet hatwhi t
    epalace?Thatist hepalaceofMuhammad. ”Andhewi llpointtowar dsMasj id
    AnNabawi .

    Ashor
    tlessoni
    nthest
    rengt
    hofhadi
    th

    Mowdoo’
    -Fabr
    icat
    ed

    Da’
    eef-Weaknar
    rat
    ion
    Hasan-Agr
    eeabl
    e

    Sahi
    h-Aut
    hent
    ic

    Mut
    awaat
    ir-St
    rongestt
    ypeofsahi
    h;nor
    oom f
    ordoubt

    AnAr
    ti
    cleofFai
    th

    Theev i
    denceofthedescendi ngof‘Eesai smut awaatir
    .Mut awaati
    rmeansf r equentl
    ynar r
    ated
    andleav esnodoubti nmi nd.Mowdoo’ i
    sfabricatedandda’eefisweaknar ration.Thehigher
    degreei sHasan( agreeable).Thehigherdegreei sSahih(whi chi
    sauthentic.)Andt hestrongest
    typeofSahi hismut awaatir.Mutawaat iri
    ssomet hi
    ngthatcamef rom somanydi r
    ecti
    onst hati
    t
    i
    si mpossibleforittohav eanydoubt .Thedescendi ngof‘Eesa–Jesus, sonofMar y–i scertai
    n
    knowl edgeforMusl i
    ms.Meani ng,wedon’ tsay ,“
    There’
    sa60or70per centchance. ”Itisan
    arti
    cleoffait
    hf orust obelievethat‘Eesawilldescend.Ther eisnotadif
    ferenceofopi ni
    on.Itis
    CERTAI NKNOWLEDGEaccor di
    ngt osomeay aatofQur ’
    aanandanabundanceofHadi th.

    Theay
    aatdonotexpl
    i
    cit
    lyment
    ionhi
    sname,
    butt
    hemeani
    ngoft
    heay
    ahi
    stal
    ki
    ngabout‘
    Eesa.
    Oneexampl
    e:

    “
    He[
    ‘
    Eesa]i
    stheknowl
    edgeoft
    heHour
    …”(
    43:
    61)

    I
    nanot
    herQi
    ra’
    aa`(
    var
    iantr
    eadi
    ngofQur
    ’aan)
    :

    “
    Andhe[‘
    Eesa(Jesus)
    ,sonofMaryam (
    Mary)]shal
    lbeaknownsi
    gnfor(
    thecomi
    ngof
    )the
    Hour(
    DayofResurr
    ecti
    on)[
    i.
    e.'
    I
    esa's(
    Jesus)descentont
    heeart
    h]…”
    Soi
    nanot
    herv
    ari
    antr
    eadi
    ng,
    ‘Eesa’
    sdescendi
    ngonear
    thi
    sasi
    gnoft
    hedayofj
    udgment
    .

    I
    nanauthent
    icnarr
    ati
    oninMusnadImam Ahmad,I
    bnAbbaassay
    sinthet
    afsi
    roft
    hisayah:
    “
    Thisay
    ahistal
    kingaboutt
    hedescendi
    ngof‘
    Eesa,sonofMar
    y(Mar
    yam)befor
    ethedayof
    j
    udgment.
    ”

    Ther
    e’sanot
    heray
    ahi
    ntheQur
    ’aan:

    Andt hereisnoneoft hepeopl


    eoftheScripture(JewsandChri
    stians)
    ,butmustbel
    ieveinhim
    [
    ‘Eesa( Jesus),sonofMaryam (
    Mary),asonlyaMessengerofAllahandahumanbei ng]
    ,befor
    e
    his[‘
    Eesa( Jesus)oraJew’soraChristi
    an’s]death(att
    heti
    meoft heappear
    anceoft heangel
    ofdeath).Andont heDayofResur
    recti
    on,he[ ‘
    Eesa(Jesus)
    ]wi
    llbeawi t
    nessovert
    hem (4:159)

    I
    bnJar i
    rAtTabarihasachainofnarr
    ati
    onthatgoesallthewaytoIbnAbbaas.I
    bnAbbaassay s,
    i
    nt hetaf
    sirofthi
    sayah,t
    hatthepeopleofthebookwi l
    lbel
    iev
    ebeforehi
    sdeath,befor
    ethe
    deathof‘Eesa‘al
    ayhi
    ssalaam.AlHasanAlBasri
    says,thi
    sisbefor
    ethedeathof‘
    Eesa.Inthe
    nameofAl lah,
    heisnowal i
    veandthenhewi l
    ldescend.Whenhedescends,al
    lofthem wil
    l
    bel
    ieveinthem.

    ThenRasul
    All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saysthatmoneywillbewidespread.Peopl
    ewi l
    l
    passnextt
    oitandnottakeanythi
    ng.Peopl
    ewillbever
    ycontent.Al
    so,iti
    ssocl osetotheDay
    ofJudgmentthatt
    hismoneydoesn’thol
    dthevaluetothem.Thatiswhy ,
    “onesajdahtothem
    wil
    lbemorev al
    uabl
    ethantheworldandevery
    thi
    ngi ni
    t.
    ”(Thespeakeraddst hi
    spartattheend
    ofthehadi
    th)
    .

    WhenHeDescends

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam saysinanotherhadit
    h,mutafakh‘alay,“Whatwi
    llyour
    sit
    uationbewhent hesonofMarywi l
    ldescendamongsty ouandy ourImam i sfr
    om wi
    thin
    yourselv
    es?”Becausewhen‘Eesaarri
    ves,hewill
    walkinandt heMuslimsar eabouttopray–
    the‘i
    qaamahwasmadei nthemasjid.WhenAl Mehdisees‘Eesa,
    hewi l
    l r
    etreatandhewillask
    him( ‘
    Eesa)t oleadtheprayer.But‘Eesa‘alay
    hissalaam wil
    ltellAl
    Mehdithatthe‘
    i
    qaamahwas
    madef oryou,theref
    oreyoul eadthesalah.Thisisagreathonorf ort
    hisUmmah–t hat‘Eesa
    willpraybehindoneoft hef oll
    owersofMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am.Obv i
    ously,af
    ter
    that‘Eesawi l
    lresumet heresponsibi
    li
    ty,butatthatti
    meAl Mehdi wil
    ll
    edbecausethe‘iqaamah
    wasmadef orhim.IbnKatheersay sthatthesehadithar
    emut awaati
    r.

    Thi
    shadi
    thisi
    nAtTirmi
    dhi
    .Rasul
    Allahsal
    lall
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal l
    am say
    s‘Eesai
    bnMaryam
    woul
    ddescendnexttot
    heeaster
    nwhi t
    emi naretofthemasjid.Hehastwoyel
    l
    owgarments,
    andhewi
    llbepl
    acinghi
    stwohandsont hewi ngsofangels.Thati
    showhewi l
    lcomedown–
    pl
    aci
    nghi
    shandsont hewi
    ngsoft woangels.

    Whi
    chLawWoul
    dHeAppl
    y?

    When‘ Eesa‘alayhissal
    aam assumest heleader
    shipamongstMusl i
    ms, whatl awwoul dhe
    apply?Becausewhen‘ Eesawassentt oBaniIsr
    ael,hefoll
    owedt heLawofMoses( Musa)–t he
    Torah.‘Eesawoul dapplythelawofMuhammadsal lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam.Al lofiti
    sIslaam –
    themessageofMusa, ‘EesaandMuhammad.Ther ewer edif
    ferencesinpar t
    iculardetai
    l
    soft he
    l
    aw, appropri
    atef ort
    heirpeople.When‘Eesadescends,hewi l
    lfoll
    owt helawofMuhammad
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am.Thi si
    salsoanhonorforRasul Al
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ay hiwasallam t
    hat
    ‘
    Eesawoul dfoll
    owhi slaw.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal
    l
    am saidinanot
    herhadi
    tht
    o‘Umari
    bnAl
    Khat
    taabt
    hati
    f
    Musawasaliv
    etoday
    , hewoul
    dhavet
    of oll
    owme.

    Howwoul
    dthathappen?AlQurt
    ubisayst
    hatAl
    lahwi
    l
    lteach‘
    Eesa,
    int
    heheav
    ens,
    thel
    awof
    Muhammadsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am,t
    helawofQur’
    aan.

    Youmi ghtsayt hatpartofthelawifji


    zya,whywon’ theacceptt
    hatanymore?Theanswerto
    thatisthatRasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam saidt
    hatji
    zyawouldconti
    nueunti
    ltheti
    meof
    ‘
    Eesa; after‘Eesatherewillbenomor ejizy
    a.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasallam st
    atedthat
    thelawofj izyaonlyappliestil
    ltheti
    meof‘ Eesa.

    When‘
    Eesadescendsonear
    th,
    hewil
    lperf
    orm Haj
    jwi
    ththeMusl
    i
    ms.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am saidi
    nahadit
    hnar
    ratedbyMusli
    m:“ByHimi
    nWhoseHandismylif
    e.Ibn
    Mary
    am (JesusChr
    ist
    )wouldcert
    ainl
    ypronounceTalbi
    yaforHaj
    jorforUmr
    aorf
    orbot
    h
    (
    simult
    aneousl
    yasaQiran)i
    nthevall
    eyofRauha.”[
    Muslim,B.
    7,#2877]

    TheEnd

    Whatwi llbetheconditi
    onoft hewor l
    ddur inghist i
    me?Ther ei sahadi thinMusl im whi chsay s
    thatafterYa` j
    ujandMa` juj
    : [
    ..
    .]ThenAl l
    ahwoul dsendr ainwhi chnohouseofcl ayor( thet entof)
    camel s’hairswouldkeepoutandi twoul dwashawayt heear thunt i
    litcouldappeart obea
    mirror.[Thespeakersay s: All
    ahuAl am thiscouldmeant hattherewoul dbesomuchwat erthat
    i
    tlooksl ikeami rr
    orortheear thwoul dbecomesocl eanandast r
    anspar entasami r r
    or.]Then
    [All
    ahwoul dgiveorderto]theear thwoul dbet oldtobr ingforthitsfruitandrest oreitsbl essing
    [Thebl essingsareonear th,butwear ether easont heydon’ tappear .Al l
    ahsay st hatcor rupti
    on
    appear edonear th–why ?Becauseofwhatt hehandsofpeopl ehaver eaped.]and, asar esult
    thereof,therewouldgrowsuchabi gpomegr anatet hatagr oupofper sonswoul dbeabl et oeat
    that,andseekshel terunderi tsskinandacowwoul dgi vesomuchmi l
    kthatawhol epar ty
    woul dbeabl etodrinkit.Andt hecamel woul dgivesuchal argequant i
    tyofmi l
    kt hatt hewhol e
    tri
    bewoul dbeablet odrinkoutoft hatandt hesheepwoul dgi vesomuchmi lkthatt hewhol e
    familywoul dbeabl etodr i
    nkoutoft hatandatt hatt i
    meAl l
    ahwoul dsendapl easantwi nd
    whichwoul dsoothepeopl eev enundert heirarmpi ts, andwoul dtaket heli
    feofev er
    yMusl i
    m
    andonl yt hewickedwoul dsur vivewhowoul dcommi tadul t
    eryl i
    keassesandt heLastHour
    woul dcomet othem.[Musl i
    m B.41,#7015]

    Inanot herhadithbyI mam Ahmad, “ThePr ophetsar ehalfbr others.Thei rr eli


    gi onisone,but
    theirmot hersar ediff
    erent .”Inotherwor ds,allofthepr ophet sar ebr ot hers, ev enthoughthei r
    l
    awi sdi ffer
    ent.Ther eligioni sthesameandt heyar ebrother s.“And‘ Eesai st heclosestonet o
    mebecauset her ei
    snopr ophetbet weenmeandhi m.Andhewoul ddescend.Whenhecomes
    down, knowhi m.Hei sav eragehei ghtandhehasf airski
    nandhewi l
    l bewr appedi ntwo
    garment swhi chhav eay ellowishcol our.Hishairlooksasi fi tiswetanddr i
    ppi ngwi t
    hdropl ets
    ofwat er,event houghi t’
    sdr y
    .”Somet i
    mespeopl ehav esuchbeaut if
    ul hai r–i tmi ghtbesodar k
    andbl ack–t hati tl
    ookswet .Inthet i
    meofI slam, alloftherel i
    gionswi ll
    di sappearexceptI slam.
    Thiswi llonl
    yhappendur ingt hetimeofI slam.Anot herhonort o‘Eesa‘ al
    ay hissal aam isthat
    duringhi st i
    me, ad-dajjaal willbeeliminated,andpeacewoul ddescendonear th.Peaceisn’t
    hangi ngupt here–i twi ll
    bewi ththepeopl e.RasulAllahsallallahu‘ alay hiwasal l
    am said,l
    ions
    woul daccompanycamel sandt igerswoul daccompanycowsandwol veswoul daccompany
    goat sandchi l
    dr enwoul dpl aywi thsnakes.Ther ewoul dbesomuchpeaceonear t
    h;noone
    want st ohar m any one.Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasallam say s, hewoul dst ayfor40y ear s
    andt henhewoul ddieandt heMusl i
    mswoul dprayonhi m.Hehast ocomedownt oeart
    h,
    becauseAl l
    ahcr eatedusf rom thisear t
    h.Wewoul dl iv
    eont hi sear thanddi eont hiseart
    h.‘ Eesa
    [Jesus]di dnotdi eyet.Allahwoul dbr i
    nghim downt oachiev et hef inal victor yofIslam.
    SubhanAl
    l
    ah,
    thi
    sisabl
    essedUmmah–i
    tbegi
    nswi
    thapr
    ophetandendswi
    thapr
    ophet
    .

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am say si
    nthehadiththathewoul
    dstayf or40years,buti
    n
    anotherhadi
    thitsaysthathewouldstayfor7years.Bothhadit
    hareaut
    henticandinMusl im.
    Thescholarsfoundawayt oexplai
    nthis.40yearsi
    shistotalti
    meonearth.Healreadyli
    ved33
    year
    sonear thandhehas7y ear
    slefti
    nhi sl
    i
    fe,andhewi l
    lspendt
    he7y earswiththi
    sUmmah.

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am says,duri
    ngt hose7y ear
    s,therewil
    lbe7y ear
    swhenno
    twopeoplewi l
    lhav eanyanimosit
    ybet weeneachot her.Therewill
    besomuchpeacedur i
    ngthat
    ti
    me.Andt hen,[RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am says]awindwoul dblowfrom Ash-
    Shaam anditwoul dtakethesoul ofeverybeli
    ever.Eventheoneswi thasinglegr
    ainofimaanin
    hishear
    twilldi
    e.Thati stheendoft hestoryofthi
    swor l
    d.I
    tstart
    edwi thAdam andendswi t
    h
    I
    slam.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam say
    s,“
    Therewil
    lbesomuchbl
    essi
    ngt
    hati
    fyout
    hrowa
    seedandthr
    owt hem onasoli
    drock,i
    twil
    lgr
    ow.”Andthent
    hat
    ’st
    heend.

    Thesoul softhebeliever
    swill
    betakenaway .Fol
    l
    owingthat,
    themunaf iqeenandt heworstof
    peopl
    ewi l
    lremain.RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saystheywoul dbecor r
    uptandwould
    haveintercourseamongsteachotherli
    kedonkeys–l i
    keanimals.RasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasallam say s,t
    hesearetheoneswhom theHourwoul doccuron.AllahuAlam, t
    hatwould
    conti
    nuef or40y ear
    s.Therewouldbeperversi
    onandcorrupt
    ionandal ltypesofevil.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD10,
    Ya'
    j
    ooj
    andMa'
    j
    ooj

    3.Ya’
    j
    ooj
    andMa’
    j
    ooj

    Ya’
    joojandMa’jooj
    [GogandMagog]ar
    etwotri
    bes.Ar
    etheyhumanbei ngs,
    orar
    etheya
    di
    ffer
    entcreat
    ion?Aret
    heysonsofAdam?Theyaredefi
    nit
    elysonsofAdam.Theevi
    dencei
    sin
    Bukhaari
    :

    ThePr ophetsaid,“Ont hedayofResur recti


    onAl l
    ahwi l
    lsay,‘OAdam! ’Adam wi llr
    eply ,
    ‘Labbaik
    ourLor d,andSa’daik.’Thent herewi llbeal oudcal l(saying),All
    ahor dersy out ot akef r
    om
    amongy ouroffspr
    ingami ssi onf orthe( Hel l
    )Fire.’Adam wi llsay,‘OLor d!Whoar et hemi ssion
    forthe( Hell
    )Fir
    e?’Allahwi ll say,‘Outofeacht housand, takeout999. ’Atthatt imeev ery
    pregnantf emaleshal ldropherl oad( hav eami scar r
    iage)andachi ldwillhav egr eyhai r
    .Andy ou
    shallseemanki ndasi nadr unkenst ate,yetnotdr unk,butsev erewi l
    lbet het ormentofAl lah.”
    (22.2)(Whent heProphetment i
    onedt his),thepeopl ewer esodi stressed( andaf raid)thatt hei
    r
    facesgotchanged( incol our )wher eupont hePr ophetsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam sai d,“Fr
    om
    GogandMagogni ne- hundr edni nety-ninewi l
    lbet akenoutandonef r
    om y ou.YouMusl i
    ms
    (compar edtothelar genumberofot herpeopl e)wi llbelikeabl ackhai ront hesi deofawhi teox,
    orawhi t
    ehaironthesi deofabl ackox, andIhopet hatyouwi l
    lbeone- f
    our thoft hepeopl eof
    Paradise.”Onthat,wesai d, “All
    ahu- Akbar !
    ”Thenhesai d, “
    Ihopet haty ouwi llbe)one- t
    hirdof
    thepeopl eofParadise. ”Weagai nsai d,“All
    ahu- Akbar !
    ”Thenhesai d, “
    (Ihopet haty ouwi llbe)
    one-halfofthepeopl eofPar adi
    se. ”Sowesai d,“AllahuAkbar .”[Bukhaar i
    ,6/ 60/ 265]

    Ya’
    j
    uj andMa’j
    uj mult
    ipl
    ysomucht hatther
    eisanar r
    ati
    onthatwhenoneoft
    hem di
    es,t
    hey
    l
    eavebehind1,000descendents.Thisisanarrati
    onanditcoul
    dbeweak.Anyways,
    they
    mult
    iplysomuch.Al l
    ahhasment i
    onedi ntheQur’an:
    “Andwheny a’
    j
    ujandma’
    juj
    comeout,t
    hey
    woul
    dpourf r
    om ev er
    ydirect
    ion.
    ”Theirnumber sarehuge.

    Someot
    herhadi
    tht
    hatt
    alkabouty
    a’j
    ujandma’
    j
    uj:

    [.
    ..
    ]He[ '
    Eesa]wouldthensear chforhim( Dajjal
    )unt i
    lhewoul dcatchhol dofhim atthegateof
    Luddandwoul dkillhi
    m.Thenapeopl ewhom Al lahhadpr otect
    edwoul dcomet oJesus, sonof
    Mary,andhewoul dwi petheirfacesandwoul dinformthem oft heirranksinParadiseandi t
    wouldbeundersuchcondi t
    ionst hatAll
    ahwoul dr evealt
    oJesust hesewor ds:“
    Ihav ebrought
    fort
    hfrom amongstMyser vantssuchpeopl eagai nstwhom nonewoul dbeabletof i
    ght;you
    takethesepeoplesafelytoTur ”
    ,andt henAllahwoul dsendGogandMagogandt heywoul d
    swarm downf rom everysl
    ope.Thef i
    rstofthem woul dpasst helakeofTi beri
    nganddr i
    nkout
    ofit
    .Andwhent helastofthem woul dpass, hewoul dsay:“Therewasoncewat erther
    e.”Jesus
    andhiscompani onswoul dthenbebesi egedhere( atTur
    ,andt heywoul dbesomuchhar d
    pressed)thattheheadoft heoxwoul dbedear ertothem thanonehundreddi nirsandAl l
    ah’
    s
    Apost l
    e,Jesus,andhiscompanionswoul dsuppli
    cateAllah,Whowouldsendt othem i nsects
    (whichwoul dattackthei
    rnecks)andint hemor ni
    ngt heywouldperi
    shli
    keonesi ngleper son.
    All
    ah’sApost l
    e,Jesus,andhiscompani onswoul dthencomedownt otheear t
    handt heywoul d
    notfindintheear t
    hasmuchspaceasasi ngl
    espanwhi chisnotfi
    ll
    edwi t
    ht heirputrefacti
    on
    andst ench.All
    ah’sApostl
    e,Jesus,andhi scompanionswoul dthenagainbeseechAl lah,Who
    wouldsendbi rdswhoseneckswoul dbel i
    kethoseofbact ri
    ncamelsandt heywoul dcar r
    ythem
    andt hrowthem whereGodwoul dwill
    .

    [Thespeakersai dthatAll
    ahsubhaanawat a'
    aalawouldsendwor msupony a'
    jujandma'j
    ujand
    i
    twoul dentertheirnecksandki l
    lthem.Itwouldbeanepi demic.Thesetwot r
    ibeswouldbe
    exterminat
    ed.Thi sdoesnotsol v
    et heprobl
    em, however.'
    Eesaandhi sfol
    l
    ower swouldcome
    outfrom Jerusalem,butthereisn'
    taspotont heearththatisn'
    tcoveredwiththedecomposed
    bodiesofya'jujandma'juj
    .'Eesaandt heMusli
    mswoul dmakedu' aa`toAl
    lahagain.]

    ThenAll
    ahwoul
    dsendrai
    nwhichnohouseofcl
    ayor(t
    het
    entof
    )camel
    s’hai
    rswoul
    dkeepout
    anditwoul
    dwashawaytheear
    thunt
    ili
    tcoul
    dappeart
    obeamir
    ror
    .…[Musli
    m B.
    41,
    #7015]

    Qur’
    ant el
    l
    sust hestoryofdhul
    -Qarnayn.Hewasaki ngwhol ivedthousandsofyearsago.Heis
    noteveninthebooksofhi st
    ory.Theseareveryearl
    ytimes.Dhul Qarnayni
    sakingwhor uled
    theinhabi
    tedpartoftheworldatthatti
    me;thati
    showhehast hatname.DhulQarnaynmeans
    “twohorns”andsomemuf assi
    reensaythatmeansher ulest
    heeastandt hewest.All
    ahtell
    sus
    thestoryi
    ntheQur ’
    aanofwhenhev i
    sit
    edthreeplaces:theeast,t
    hewest ,
    andanar eabetween
    twomount ai
    ns.

    Unt i
    l
    ,whenher eachedbet weent womount ai
    ns, hefound, before(near )them ( thoset wo
    mount ains) ,apeoplewhoscar celyunder st
    oodawor d.Theysai d:“ODhul -
    Qar nai
    n!Verily!Ya’ j
    uj
    andMa’ juj (GogandMagog)ar edoi nggreatmi schi efintheland.Shal lwet henpayy ouat ribute
    i
    nor dert haty oumi ghterectabar ri
    erbetweenusandt hem? ”Hesai d:“That( wealth,author i
    ty
    andpower )inwhichmyLor dhadest abl
    ishedmei sbet ter(thanyourt r
    ibut e).Sohel pmewi th
    str
    engt h( ofmen) ,Iwill
    erectbet weeny ouandt hem abar r
    ier.Givemepi eces( bl
    ocks)ofi ron,”
    Then, whenhehadf i
    l
    ledupt hegapbet weent het womount ain-cl
    iff
    s,hesai d:“ Bl
    ow,”ti
    llwhen
    hehadmadei t(r
    edas)f ire,hesaid:“Bri
    ngmemol tencoppert opourov erit .
    ”Sot hey[Ya' j
    uj and
    Ma'juj(GogandMagog) ]wer emadepower lesst oscal eitordigthroughi t
    .Dhul -
    Qarnain)sai d:
    “Thi
    si samer cyfr
    om myLor d,butwhent hePr omi seofmyLor dcomes, Heshal llev
    elitdown
    tothegr ound.Andt hePr omi seofmyLor disev ertrue.”Andont hatDay[ i
    .e.theDayYa' jujand
    Ma'juj(GogandMagog)wi l
    lcomeout ]
    ,Weshal ll
    eav ethem t osurgel i
    kewav esononeanot her,
    andt heTr umpetwi l
    lbebl own, andWeshal lcoll
    ectt hem alltogether.[
    18: 93-99]

    Someoft hespeaker’
    scommentaryonthi
    sayah:(
    Aboutt hemat
    eri
    alpouredontopoft he
    damn/ bar
    rier
    ).Hepouredoni
    tQit
    ra.Nowqit
    raisexplai
    nedasei
    therleadorcopper.I
    fyoumix
    steelwit
    hleadorcopper,y
    ougeteit
    herbr
    assorbronzeandbothofthem arebett
    erthanifhe
    l
    ef ti
    tassteelal
    one.
    All
    ahsay st hathedidn’
    tonlybuildthesadd( damn) ,buthebuildradam –somet hi
    ngthatseal
    s
    offcompl etely
    .Asaddi sahorizontalbarri
    er,sotheycouldclimbov er.ThepeopleaskedDhul
    Qarnaynt obui l
    dasadd.Dhul Qarnay nwentf ur
    ther–hedi dihsaan( per
    fect
    ion)
    .Hebui l
    ta
    radam thatseal edt
    hem offcompl etely
    .Therefore,wecannotr eal
    lyseethem now.Theyare
    sealedoffsomewher eunderground.Theyar esomewher ei
    nt heeastbecauseRasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal
    lam tol
    dus.Dhul Qarnayndidsuchagoodj ob.

    DhulQar
    nay
    nsay
    sthatev
    ent
    houghi
    twast
    hebesthecoul
    ddo,
    onedayt
    heywoul
    dbet
    orn
    down.

    We’l
    lcontinuewiththehadi t
    h:RasulAll
    ahsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam saysthateverydayy a’j
    uj
    andma’ j
    ujarepierci
    ngt hr
    ought hi
    sbar r
    ier.Oneni ght,whent heyhavejustalit
    tlebitlef
    t,t
    heir
    l
    eaderwoul dsay,“Let’
    scomebackandf inishittomor row.”Theywillcomebackt of i
    ndoutt hat
    i
    thasbeenseal edagai n.Sotheywi l
    lcomebackanddi gitallt
    hewayunt i
    lthey’r
    eal mostthere.
    Theyleave.Thecomet henextdayandt hey ’
    l
    l f
    inditsealedasi fi
    t’
    snew.Rasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu
    ‘
    alay
    hi wasallam says,until
    whent hei
    rter mi sappointed.Theywoul ddigthroughitandt heir
    l
    eaderwoul dsay,“Tomor rowwe’ r
    egoingt ocomebackandi nshaAl
    lahwe’regoingt ocompl ete
    di
    ggingit.
    ”Sot heywillsayinshaAll
    ahandt heywi l
    lopenupt hesealthenextdayandcomeout .

    Duri
    ngt heti
    meofRasulAll
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am, asmallopeningoccuredinthatseal
    .
    BecauseRasul Al
    l
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am wassmi l
    i
    ngandsuddenl yhisfacechanged.He
    sai
    d,“Todayanopeningwasmadei ntheseal ofya’
    jujandma’juj
    .”Therefor
    e,t
    here’
    salreadya
    smallopening.Oneday
    ,theywill
    openi tcompletely
    .[Youcansear chitontheMSAsi t
    eand
    you'
    llf
    indloadsofhadi
    thtalki
    ngaboutt hesmallopening.Justsearch"gogandmagog" .]

    RasulAl
    lahsallall
    ahu‘ alayhi wasall
    am say s,
    theywi l
    lcomeoutanddr i
    nkt hewateroft heeart
    h.
    Peoplewillr
    unawayf rom t hen.Then,wheny a’
    jujandma’ j
    ujthi
    nkt hattheyhav ekil
    ledev er
    yone,
    theywouldpoi nttheirweaponst owar dstheskyandt heywoul dshoot .Theirarr
    owswoul d
    comebackwi thbloodont hem andt heywouldsay ,“
    Wehav ekill
    edev eryoneonear thandnow
    wehav ekil
    ledev eryonei nt heheavens.”Lookattheirarrogance!ThenAl l
    ahsubhaanawa
    ta’
    aalawouldsendont hem wor msthatwoul dkil
    lthem all
    .RasulAl l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwa
    sall
    am says,theani mal soft heearthwoul deatsomuchf rom theirbodiesthattheywoul dbe
    fatandgratef
    ul .

    Int
    ermsofya’
    j
    ujandma’
    juj
    ’
    slocat
    ion–wedon’
    tknowwher
    etheyar
    e.Theyarenotany
    popul
    ati
    ononear
    thandt
    heyarepeopl
    ewedonotknowof
    .Peopl
    eli
    ketolabel
    cert
    ainpeopl
    es
    asya’
    juj
    andma’j
    uj.

    Ya’
    juj
    andma’juj
    arealsoknownamongstt
    hepeopleofthebook–t
    heyar
    ecall
    edgogand
    magog.Ther
    ehav ebeennonMusl
    imswhoalsolabel
    ledMusli
    msasgogandmagogandvi
    ce
    ver
    sa.Thi
    sisnotcorr
    ect.
    4.Si
    nki
    ngoft
    heEar
    th

    Thesinkingoftheearthcouldbeanear thquakethati
    ssoviol
    entt
    hatpartoft
    heeart
    his
    swall
    owed.InthishadithinMuslim,whichment i
    onsthetensi
    gnsoftheDayofJudgment,
    Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am say s,
    “Thr
    eesinki
    ngsoftheeart
    h.Oneint
    heeast,
    onei
    n
    thewestandonei ntheAr abianPeni
    nsula.”

    Thesearemajorearthquakes.I
    tcoul dtakeenti
    repart
    softheworl
    dof fofthefaceoftheear t
    h.
    Forexample,t
    hecont i
    nentaldi
    videisav erydanger
    ous/unst
    abl
    eplace.Theseev entsdon’
    tjust
    happenli
    kethat,l
    ikemostpeopl ethink.Theyarepr
    edesti
    nedbyAll
    ah.Allahistesti
    ngthe
    peopl
    e;i
    tispunishmentf ort
    heirsins.

    Oncet her
    ewasanear t
    hquakeinMadi nah.Thent herewasasecondandt hird.Theywer
    every
    smal learthquakes.’UmaribnAlKhattabstoodont hemi mbarandsai dtothepeopl eofMadi
    nah,
    “Eitheryoust opsinningorIwil
    lleaveMadi nah.
    ”‘Umarunder stoodthatthi
    swasbecauseoft he
    sinsoft hepeopl e.I
    fithappenednow, peoplewoul dsayt hatthesecondandt hi
    rdwere
    aftershocks.‘Umarwassay i
    ngitwasbecauseoft hei
    rsins.Oncet hemount ainofUhudshook,
    Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal l
    am said,“Don’
    tmov ebecauseont opofy ouisanabi
    y,a
    siddiqandt woshuhadaa` .”

    5.TheSmoke

    Therei
    sanenti
    resurahint
    heQur’
    an–Surahad-Dukhaan.Al
    lahsays:“Wai
    tunt
    ilsmokecomes
    downfrom t
    heheavens.
    ”Thi
    ssmokeispuni
    shmentforthenonbeliev
    ers.Wedon’tknowmore
    aboutt
    hesmoke.Itwil
    lcomedownontheeart
    hasapuni shmentforthenonbel
    iever
    s.

    6.Ri
    seoft
    heSunf
    rom t
    heWest

    All
    ahsays,“Whensomeoft hesi
    gnsofAll
    ahapproach,t
    henasoul
    thatdi
    dnotbel
    ieve,t
    hei
    r
    bel
    iefwi
    l
    l notdothem anygood.
    ”Thetaf
    siroft
    hisayahist
    heri
    seofthesunf
    rom thewest
    .

    Dotheythenwai
    tforanythingotherthanthattheangelsshoul
    dcomet ot hem, ort
    hatyour
    Lordshouldcome,ort
    hatsomeoft heSignsofy ourLordshoul
    dcome( i
    .e.portentsoftheHour
    e.
    g.,ar
    isi
    ngofthesunfrom thewest )
    !Thedayt hatsomeoft heSignsofy ourLorddocome, no
    goodwi l
    li
    tdotoapersontobel i
    evethen,ifhebeli
    evednotbefore,norearnedgood( by
    perf
    ormingdeedsofri
    ghteousness)throughhisFaith.Say:
    “Waityou!We( too)arewai t
    ing.
    ”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasallam say
    s,theDayofJudgmentwil
    lnotoccurunt
    ilt
    hesun
    ri
    sesupfrom t
    hewest .Whenthathappens,ever
    yonewouldbel
    i
    eve.Thati
    swhenbel i
    efwoul
    d
    notgi
    vethem anygood.[Bukhaari
    ]

    IfsomeonebecomesaMusli
    minthatmoment,
    thei
    rimaanwi
    llnotdoanygood.Thatmeans,if
    someonewhocl ai
    mstobeabel
    i
    everbutwasnotdoi
    nggood,
    theirgoodwi
    llnotdothem any
    goodaftert
    hesunrisesfrom t
    hewest .Ther
    efore,
    aft
    erthesunrisesfr
    om t
    hewest,y
    ourrecor
    d
    ofdeedswill
    remainthesame.Ify ouweredoingri
    ghteousdeeds,ther
    ewar
    dofthosedeeds
    wouldconti
    nueevenifthesunrisesfr
    om thewest.

    AlQurt
    ubiexplainsthi
    s.Hesay sthatwhent hesunri
    sesfr
    om thewest,peoplewouldknowitis
    theend.Therefore,i
    tisjustli
    kedeath.Whenpeoplearedyi
    ngandtheyseet heangelofdeath-
    cantheymaket awbah( r
    epentence)
    ?I ti
    stoolat
    e,t
    hesamet hi
    nghere.Whent hesunrisesf
    rom
    thewest,peoplewillknowi ti
    stheendoft heworl
    d.Thedooroftawbahisclosed.Nomor e
    tawbahwillbeaccept ed.

    7.TheBeast

    All
    ahsay s:
    “Andwhent hedecreeofAllah(ortheWordofAll
    ah)bef
    all
    sthem,wewoul dsend
    outtothem abeastfrom t
    heearth.Itwoul
    dt al
    ktothem.Thepeopl
    edonotbeliev
    einOur
    si
    gns.”Tukall
    imuhum canbeexplainedastalktothem ormar
    kthem.IbnAbbaassaysthatbot
    h
    meaningsarecorrect
    .Thisbeastwouldcomeoutandt al
    ktopeopl
    e:“
    Youareabel i
    ever
    ”“You
    areanonbeliever
    ”anditwouldstampt hem.

    Whatdoesi tmean‘t
    hewor dofAll
    ahwouldbefal
    lthem’?AlQurtubisay
    s,“ThewordofAl
    lah
    befall
    asthem meansiti
    stimeforthepuni
    shmentofAllah.Becauseoftheirext
    remi
    sm i
    n
    corrupt
    ionandevi
    landarrogance,
    andbecausetheyignoredtheSignsofAllahanddi
    dnot
    contemplatei
    nthem.”

    IbnMas’
    oodsay
    s,“
    ThewordofAll
    ahcomesont
    hem i
    swhent
    heschol
    arsdi
    eandt
    he
    knowl
    edgedi
    esandtheQur
    ’ani
    sli
    ft
    ed.
    ”

    AbuHur ay
    rahsaysthatRasulAllahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasall
    am says,
    “Threethi
    ngs,
    whent hey
    occur,
    nosoul wouldbenefi
    tfrom imaanaft
    erthat.1)Riseofthesunfrom t
    hewest.2)ad-
    dajj
    aal
    .3)Thebeast .
    ”Duri
    ngthet imeofad-
    dajjaal,
    becausetherewi
    llbesomuchf i
    tna.I
    nthe
    ti
    meoft hebeast,
    youwi l
    lbest ampedasabel i
    everoranonbel i
    ever
    .

    Therearemor edetai
    lsinthefoll
    owinghadit
    h,whichcanbef oundinAhmadandAt Tir
    midhi,
    RasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hi
    wasal l
    am said,
    “Thebeastwoul dcomeoutcar ry
    ingthesealof
    Sulay
    man[ Solomon]andt hesti
    ckofMusa[ Moses] .I
    twouldmarkthef aceofthebeli
    everwit
    h
    Musaandwoul dstampt hefaceofthenonbeli
    everwiththesealofSulayman.Peoplewouldbe
    eati
    ngtogetherandtheywoul dsay,‘Gi
    vemet hi
    s,beli
    ever’
    or‘Handmet hi
    snon-bel
    iev
    er.’
    ”
    Every
    bodyhasi twrit
    tenont hei
    rface.Peopl
    ewoul dcall
    eachother,“
    yakaaf i
    r”or“y
    amu’ min.
    ”

    ShaykhAhmadShaakirsay st
    hatthehadit
    hisauthenti
    c.Shay
    khAlbaanisay
    sthatthehadi
    thi
    s
    da’
    eefbecauseAl
    baani consi
    der
    soneoft henarr
    atorsofthehadi
    thtobeweak,butShaaki
    r
    consider
    shimtobestrongandhesay sthatAt
    TirmidhiandAhmadhav enar
    rat
    edfrom thi
    sman.
    Wallahu‘Al
    am.

    8.TheFi
    re
    Thef i
    nal si
    gnoftheDayofJudgmenti sthef i
    re.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am says,
    “Andi ntheend,af i
    rewoul dcomeoutf r
    om Yemen, sendi
    ngthepeopl et
    owardsalmahshar.
    ”
    Thisisaf ir
    ethatwillpushallofthepeoplet
    owar dst heholyl
    and.Thisfi
    rewill
    conti
    nuousl
    y
    fol
    lowt hem unti
    ltheygot oalmahshar.Peoplewillberunningfrom i
    t.Whoeverisl
    eftbehi
    nd,i
    t
    wil
    l burnthem.Itfol
    lowst hem dayandnight.I
    twi l
    lcomeoutf rom Yemen.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am pi
    npointedtheareaandsai
    ditwil
    lcomefrom t
    hebasin
    of‘
    Adan.‘Adanislay
    ingi
    nacraterofavolcano.Therearemanycrat
    ersofvol
    canoesi
    n‘Adan.
    ‘
    Adanisaci t
    yofYemenont hesea.Ther
    ear ealotofcrater
    sini
    t.

    AlMahsharisinshaam.Rasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal l
    am pointedtowardsashShaam and
    said,“
    Thisiswher ey
    ouwoul dbeassembl ed.”InanotherhadithinAbuDawood, RasulAl
    l
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am said,“
    Ther ewillbehij
    raafterhijr
    a.Thebestofpeopleoft hewor l
    d
    willbei
    nt heplaceofthehij
    raofIbraheem. ”Whereist hat?Jerusalem,theholyl
    and.Whati sthe
    fi
    rsthij
    ra?From Makkaht oMadinah.Ther ewi l
    lbeanot herhij
    ra,whichi
    softhebestpeopl eof
    thewor l
    d,toJerusal
    em.Theot herpeopl ewhol i
    veduringt hatti
    mewi ll
    bethewor seofthe
    people,andthatiswhenthefirewillgatherthem i
    nAshShaam.

    AshShaam i
    sthear
    eaofJer
    usalem,Sy
    ria,
    Pal
    esti
    ne,Jor
    danandLebanon.Themostholyofi
    tis
    Jer
    usalem.Ther
    earemanyahaadi
    thwhereRasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am pr
    aisedt
    hat
    pl
    ace.

    Inonehadit
    hinMusnadI mam Ahmad,AbuDar daa`report
    sthatRasulAl
    lahsal
    lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwa
    sal
    lam say
    s,“Iwassl
    eepingandIsawadr eam wheret hepil
    l
    aroftheBook[Qur’an]wastaken
    awayfrom me.Andithoughti
    twouldbetakenawayf r
    om me.SoIf ol
    loweditandsawi tpl
    aced
    i
    nAshShaam.I nthet
    imeoft r
    ial
    sandtr
    ibulat
    ions(fi
    tan),t
    hatiswhereImaanwillbe.
    ”

    Inanot
    herhadithinTabarani,
    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam says,“
    WhenIwasi nthe
    tri
    pofalI
    sraa`,
    Isawawhi tepil
    l
    arli
    keabannerofwartakenawayfrom meandIaskedt he
    angel
    s,‘
    Wher eareyoutakingit?
    ’Theysaid,
    ‘Wearegoi
    ngt ot
    akeitandplacei
    tinAshShaam.’
    ”

    IsthisassemblyofpeopleinAshShaam t heassembl yofthedayofj udgmentori si tadif


    ferent
    assembl y?Someofthescholar s,l
    ikeAlGhazaali,saythatthisistheassembl eoft heDayof
    Judgment .Mostofthescholars,howev er,saythattherearet woassembl i
    es:onet hatwil
    lbei n
    thi
    sduny aandthentheassembl yinakhirah.Theysayt hatthisassembl yisinduny a.The
    peoplewillbeassembledinashShaam, thenthatwi l
    lbetheendoft hewor ld.Thent hepeopl e
    wil
    l beassembledintheakhirah.Theyuset heayahaspr oof: “
    Whent heearthwill
    ber epl
    aced.”
    Ont heDayofJudgment ,theear t
    handsunandev eryt
    hingwi llbereplaced.

    Thi
    sist
    heendoft
    hesi
    gnsoft
    heDayofJudgment
    .
    TheHer
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD11-TheComi
    ngoft
    heHour

    TheComi
    ngoft
    heHourI
    sSudden

    Amomentwi l
    lcomewhenever
    yliv
    ingthi
    ngwil
    lceasetoexi
    st.Al
    lfor
    msofli
    fewi
    llend.Al
    lah
    subhaanawata’
    aal
    asay
    s,“
    every
    thingonitwi
    l
    lperi
    sh.”Ev
    ery
    thingonthef
    aceoft
    heear t
    hwill
    die.

    AndAll
    ahsays:
    “Theyawai
    tonlybutasingleshoutwhichwil
    lseizethem whil
    etheyare
    di
    sputi
    ng.
    ”Itwi
    llcomesosuddenl
    ythatwhilepeoplearedi
    scussinganddisputi
    ng,ever
    ythi
    ng
    wil
    lst
    op.Nowthere’
    snoti
    met oadvi
    sey ourfamil
    yortakecareofunfini
    shedbusiness.

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    s,“
    Thent
    heywi
    l
    lnotbeabl
    etomakebequest
    ,norwi
    l
    ltheyr
    etur
    ntot
    hei
    rfami
    l
    y.”

    Itcomessosuddenl ythatRasul
    All
    ahsal
    lall
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasall
    am saysinthehadith,“
    TheHour
    willarr
    ivewhent womenar edi
    scussi
    ngadeal .Onemanwi l
    lbesel
    li
    ngapi eceofclothtothe
    other,buttheHourwill
    arri
    veandtheywil
    lnotev enhavet
    imetowrapupt hatpieceofclot
    hor
    sellit
    .TheHourwi l
    lcomewhenamani sgoingbackhomewi thfr
    eshmi l
    kf r
    om hiscamel,but
    hewi llnotbeablet
    otasteit
    .AndtheHourwi l
    larri
    vewhenonewillr
    aiset
    hef oodt ohi
    smout h,
    buthewi l
    lnotbeabl
    etoputitinhi
    smout h.
    ”

    AsSoor

    Howwi
    ll
    ithappen?Itwil
    lbebl
    ownwit
    has-soor
    .Whati
    sas-soor
    ?Iti
    sment
    ionedi
    ntheQur
    ’aan
    i
    nmanyplaces.I
    tisatr
    umpetorahor
    n.TheAngel
    Isr
    afeel
    ishol
    dingi
    t.

    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sawIsraf
    eel
    .Andt hi
    siswhatRasul All
    ahsal l
    allahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasallam hadt osay ,“
    Theeyesoftheangelar
    efixedont het hroneofAl l
    ah,becausehe
    i
    saf rai
    dthecommandwi l
    lcomeandhewi ll
    nothaveti
    met oturnhissi ght
    .Sohehasf i
    xedhis
    eyesont hearsh,wai t
    ingforthecommandt ocome.Hisey esareliket wobr i
    ghtstars.”When
    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sawthiswit
    hhisowney es,helostanyappet itef ort
    his
    world.Sohesai d,“HowcanIenj oymy sel
    f?HowcanIhav eanyent ertainmentinthiswor l
    d
    whent heangel hasputt hehorninhismouthandhehasl eanedhisheadf orwards,andhehas
    openeduphi sear s,waiti
    ngforthemomentwhent hecommandwi ll
    come, sohewi l
    l blowinthe
    horn?”

    Whenwi
    l
    ltheHor
    nbeBl
    own?

    Onwhatdaywi l
    lt hehornbeblown?OnAl -Jum’ah.RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am says,
    “Thegreat
    estandt hebestdaythesunhasr i
    senoveristhedayofjum’ ah(Fri
    day).I
    nthatday
    ,
    Adam wascreated.Inthatday,heenter
    edi ntoJannah.Andinthatday, hewasdr i
    venoutof
    Jannah.Andont hatdaytheHourwi l
    loccur.”TheHouristhedayofj udgement .
    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal l
    am saysi
    nanotherhadi
    th,
    “All
    ofthedayswerepr
    esent
    edto
    me.SoIsawthedayofFri
    day,i
    tlookedli
    keawhit
    emi r
    ror–verybri
    ghtandcl
    ean–butinthe
    middl
    ether
    ewasadarkspot.SoIaskedwhatthedarkspotwasandIwast ol
    dthati
    twasthe
    Hour.
    ”

    Rasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasallam saysi nanotherhadith,“Thebestdaythesunhasr i
    sen
    overi sFri
    day.Onthatday ,Adam wascr eated.Ont hatday ,hecamedownt oearth.Onthatday,
    Allahacceptedhisrepentance.Ont hatday ,hedied.Ont hatdayt heHourwilloccur.
    ”What’s
    newi nthi
    shadit
    h?Ther estoft hehadithtel
    lst heresponseoft heanimals.RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alay hiwasall
    am says,“Ev er
    yanimal i
    swor riedont hedayofj um’ah–f r
    om thet i
    meoff aj
    r
    becauset heyknowt hatiswhent heHourwi lloccur,exceptJinnandhumans. ”Wear etheonly
    creationthati
    sasleepandunawar e.Wear eheedl essandcont i
    nuetodoev eryt
    hingonJum’ ah
    asi fthi
    sHourissomet hingt hatwi
    llneveroccur .

    TheExcept
    ions

    All
    ahsays,“Andthet rumpetwil
    lbeblown,andallwhoar eont heeart
    hwi l
    lswoonaway ,except
    hi
    m whom Al lahwil
    ls.Thenitwil
    lbeblownasecondt imeandbehol d,theywil
    lbestanding,
    l
    ookingon.”Theay ahgivesanexcepti
    on–ev eryonewoul ddie–sowhoar etheexcepti
    ons?
    Someschol arssayhooral-ayn;
    somesayt heservantsinjannah;somesayj i
    bra’
    eel
    ,mika’eel
    andisr
    afeel;somesayt heangelswhoar ecar
    ryi
    ngt hethr
    one; somesayt heshuhadaa`;
    andon
    andon.

    AlQurt
    ubisays,
    “Theri
    ghtopi
    nionist
    hattherei
    snoevi
    dencetosupportanyofthi
    s.Alloft
    hem
    arepossi
    ble.
    ”Wedon’tneedtodwellt
    oomuchont hi
    s.Whatweneedt oknow,weal r
    eadyknow
    –wear enotoneofthosewhoar eex
    cluded.Wedon’
    tneedtotheor
    izeandhypothesi
    ze,
    becausewedon’tneedtoknow.

    Thisi
    sav er
    y,ver
    yimpor t
    antpr i
    nci
    pleinIslam –weshoul dalway sbepr acti
    calandknowt he
    i
    nformationthatwil
    lhel
    pus.WhenaBedoui ncamei ntothemasj i
    dandaskedt hePr ophet
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam, “Wheni stheHour?”Hecamei nandi nterr
    uptedthePr ophet
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam whenhewasgi vi
    ngaspeech.Rasul Allahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ay hi wa
    sal
    lam keptongoinganddi dn’tgiv
    ehi m anyattenti
    on.Themani nsist
    edandaskedasecond
    andat hi
    rdtime.Bynow, thesahabahar eupsetandwanthi mt ocalm down.Theyt houghtt hat
    Rasul
    Al l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam isnotrespondingbecausehedoesn’ tli
    kethequest i
    on.
    WhenRasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am wasdonewi thhisspeech, hesaid,“Wher ei
    st he
    onewhowasaski ngaboutt heHour ?”Hethenaskedt heBedoui n,“Whathav eyoupr eparedfor
    i
    t?”Whydoy ouwanttoknow?Youshoul dknowt hei
    nformati
    ont hatwi l
    lhel
    py ou.Al otoftimes,
    wewast eourtimesonissuest hatwi l
    lnotbenef i
    tusoraddt oourgooddeeds.Thati s
    knowledgethatdoesnotbenef it
    .

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“OAll
    ah,
    wewantfrom Youknowl
    edgethatwi
    l
    l
    benef
    itusandweseekref
    ugeinYoufrom theknowl
    edget
    hatdoesnotbenef
    itus.
    ”
    Themanthensai
    d,“Idi
    dnotpr
    eparef
    oritalotoff
    ast
    ingandprayer
    ,butIhav
    eprepar
    edf
    orit
    wit
    hlovef
    orAl
    lahandHisMessenger
    .”Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“
    Youwi
    ll
    be
    wit
    htheonest
    hatyoulove.
    ”

    HowmanyTi
    meswi
    l
    ltheHor
    nbebl
    own?

    Somescholar
    s,suchasIbnHajarandQurt
    ubi
    ,sayt
    hatt
    herewillbetwoshout
    s.Oneshoutthat
    wil
    ldest
    royever
    ythi
    ngthati
    sli
    ving(assa’
    aq)
    ,andt
    henanothershoutt
    hatwil
    lrev
    iveev
    eryt
    hing
    agai
    n(alba’
    ath)
    .

    Somescholarssayt
    hatther
    earethreeblowi
    ngs.Oneisalfaza–itwil
    lst
    ri
    kefearinal
    lofthe
    hear
    ts.Thesecondi
    ssa’aqandthethir
    disalba’
    ath.Thi
    sistheopini
    onofIbnKatheer
    ,Ibn
    Taymiyyahandsomeotherschol
    ars.

    Al
    Ba’
    athwaAn-
    Nushur(
    Resur
    rect
    ion)

    All
    ahdescri
    beditandsaid,“Andthetrumpetwi l
    lbeblownandbehold,fr
    om thegrav
    estheywill
    comeoutquickl
    yt othei
    rLord.Theywi l
    lsay,
    ‘Woet ous!Whohasr ai
    sedusupf r
    om ourplaceof
    sl
    eep?ThisiswhattheMostGr acioushaspr omisedusandt heMessenger
    sspoket het
    ruth.
    ’I
    t
    wil
    lbebutasingleshout,andbehold,theywil
    lal
    l beboughtbefor
    eus.”

    Noti
    cehere–theysaid,“Whohaswokeusupf rom oursl
    eep?”Wheny ouaresl
    eeping,t
    he
    worstt
    hingt
    hatcanhappeni sthatyouwakeupi nastateofsurpr
    ise.Wheny ou’r
    esleeping,y
    ou
    wanttowakeupslowlyandcalml y
    .You’
    ll
    findthatwheny ousuddenlywakesomeoneup, t
    hat
    per
    sonwakesupdi sori
    ented.I
    maginewakingupf r
    om thegravesafteralongstateofsleep…

    Theywi
    llcomeoutfrom thegraves.Whatwillt
    heysee?Mount ainsexploding;theoceansi
    n
    fl
    ames;
    theplanetsknockedoutoft hei
    ror
    bits;t
    hesunwi l
    lbejustabovet heirheads;t
    hepeople
    wil
    lber
    unningaroundthem asiftheyaredrunk.Theyarenotdrunk,butthepuni shmentofAl
    lah
    i
    ssever
    e.Thatiswhyt heywil
    lsay,“Woebet ous!”Al
    lahistel
    l
    ingust heirresponse.

    First
    ,imagi
    nethatachil
    discomingoutofthegr
    ave.Thi
    schil
    ddiedwhenhewasoney earol
    d.
    Ont hedayofresur
    rect
    ion,hecomesoutandseesthenat
    ionsoftheworl
    dsonthei
    rknees;
    somecov eredupinsweat.Heseesever
    ythi
    ngelsementi
    onedabove.Whatdoy
    out hi
    nkthe
    responseofthi
    schil
    dwi l
    lbe?

    Al
    l
    ahsaysi
    ntheQur’
    an,“Howwi
    l
    lyousav
    eyour
    sel
    vesf
    rom aday[
    ify
    oudi
    sbel
    i
    eve]t
    hatwi
    l
    l
    makeachi
    l
    dgray
    -headed?”

    Thehorr
    orsoft
    hatdaywil
    ltur
    nthatchi
    l
    d’sheadgray.Thatchi
    l
    dhasn’
    tev
    ensi
    nned!Whatwi
    l
    l
    happent
    ous–whoar einsi
    sti
    ngonsinsandnotrepenti
    ng?

    Thati
    stheday–y
    awm al
    adheem.

    Howwi
    l
    ltheResur
    rect
    ionOccur
    ?
    All
    ahwill
    senddownar ainafterev ery
    thingisdest r
    oyedanddead.Wewi l
    lgrowfrom ourseeds.
    Whatareourseeds?RasulAll
    ahsal lal
    lahu‘al
    ay hiwasall
    am t
    oldusinahadiththatever
    ypar tof
    ourbodywil
    ldecomposeexceptf orasmal lpartofourbody–att hebott
    om ofourspines.That
    smallpar
    twil
    lremai
    nintactandt hatwi llbetheseedwear egoingtogrowfrom.All
    ahwi l
    lsend
    downal i
    qui
    dfrom t
    hesky( di
    fferentfrom wat er)andwewill
    growupf rom t
    hatsmallseed.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am say sinahadi t
    hi nBukhaari,
    “Betweenthetwoshoutsi
    s
    fort
    y.”Rasul
    Allahwasasked, “For
    tydays?”Hedi dnotr espond.“Fort
    ymont hs?
    ”Hedidnot
    respond.Hewasasked, “For
    tyyears?
    ”St i
    l
    l,RasulAl
    lahdi dnotrespond.Sowedonotknow.
    RasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saidt hataflui
    dwi ll
    fal
    lfrom theskyandthenwewould
    growupl i
    keplant swouldgrow.Everyt
    hingint hehumanbei ngwi l
    ldecomposeexceptforaj
    ab
    udh-dhanab,andt hati
    swhatt hehumanbodywoul dgr owoutofi t.

    Thati
    swhyy ouwi l
    lfi
    ndwhenAl
    l
    aht
    alksaboutt
    heResur
    rect
    ion,
    Het
    iesi
    tupwi
    tht
    hegr
    owi
    ng
    ofpl
    ants.SubhaanAll
    ah!

    Allahsay
    s, “
    Anditi
    sAll
    ahwhosendst hewindssothattheyr ai
    seupt hecloudsandwedr iv
    e
    them toadeadlandandrevivet
    heear
    ththerewi
    thaft
    eritsdeat h.Assuchwi l
    lbethe
    resurr
    ect
    ion.”Al
    l
    ahistell
    i
    ngustolookatthedeadearth,andhowHer ev
    ivesthepl
    ants.Thisi
    s
    theexactthi
    ngthatwi
    llhappenwit
    husont hedayofresurrecti
    on.

    Whoi
    sthef
    ir
    stonewhosegr
    avewi
    l
    lopen?

    Muhammadsal
    lall
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    l
    am,
    whosegr
    avei
    sinAl
    Madi
    nah,
    wil
    lbet
    hef
    ir
    stone
    whosegr
    avewi
    l
    l openup.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am say
    s,“Iam thel
    eaderofmanki
    ndonthedayof
    j
    udgementandIam t
    hefirstonewhosegrav
    ewillopenonthedayofj
    udgement.
    ”

    Inanotherauthenti
    chadi th, aMusli
    m hadadi sputewithaJew.TheJewsai d,“
    Inthenameof
    theOnewhor evealedthet awr ahonMusa”sot hisMuslim hithi
    m andst art
    edpr ai
    sing
    Muhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay hiwasallam.Sot heJewcameandcompl ainedtoRasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam.Rasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am said,“Donotprefermeov er
    Musa, becauseIwi l
    lbet hef ir
    stonet ocomeoutofhi sgrave,butIwil
    l f
    indthatMusai salr
    eady
    holdi
    ngont othethroneofAl lahsubhaanawat a’
    aala.SoIdonotknowwhet herhewasi ncl
    uded
    i
    nt heoneswhower edeadi nt hefi
    rstblowornot .
    ”

    Whatdoest hishadithmean–‘ donotsaythatIam bett


    erthanMusa’ ?Obviousl
    y,RasulAl
    lah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘alay
    hi wasallam didsayi nmanyahaadit
    ht hatheisthel eaderofmanki nd.We
    bel
    ievethatRasul Al
    lahsall
    allahu‘al
    ay hi
    wasall
    am isthegreatestofal l
    oftheambi y
    a,but
    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am doesnotwantust osayt hatwhenwear eina
    conversati
    onwi t
    hanonbel i
    ev erbecausewear ej
    ustputti
    ngdownt heambiyajusttomaket he
    nonbel i
    everupset.Theambi y aofAllahbel
    ongtothisUmmah, nottoany bodyelse.Musa
    bel
    ongst otheUmmahofI slam.That ’swhywhenRasulAll
    ahsal lal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am went
    toMadinahandsawtheJewsfast
    ing,
    heaskedwhytheywerefast
    ing, andtheysaid,
    “Thi
    sis
    thedayinwhi
    chAll
    ahhassavedMusaf r
    om Fi
    r’
    awn.
    ”Rasul
    All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am
    said,
    “Musabel
    ongstousmorethanhedoestothem,soweshouldf astthi
    sday .
    ”

    Weshoul dnotgot ot
    heJewandsay ,“
    Muhammadi sbetterthanyourProphet!
    ”Weshouldnot
    gotheChr i
    sti
    anandsay,“
    Muhammadi sbet
    terthanyourPr ophet!
    ”Wear eputt
    ingt
    he
    Messenger sofAl
    lahdown;weneedtoshowt herespectwehav eforal
    lMessenger
    s,even
    thoughwebel i
    eveMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam istheoneAllahchoseoutofal
    lof
    hiscreat
    ion.

    Al
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lAssembl
    eAl
    l

    All
    ahwillassembl eevery
    one, whetherthi
    shumanwasl osti nt
    hedepthsoftheoceanort his
    humanbei ngwasi nthedungeonsoft heearth.All
    ahwillbri
    ngthem al
    ltogether
    .Allahsays:“[
    ..
    .]
    Wheresoev eryoumaybe, Allahwillbri
    ngyout ogether(
    ont heDayofResurrecti
    on).Trul
    y,Al
    lah
    i
    sAbl etodoal lt
    hings.”(
    2:148)Wher everyoumaybe–ev eninout
    erspace–Al l
    ahwi l
    lbri
    ng
    youtogether,becauseallofthisuniver
    sebelongst oAll
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aala.

    Al
    lahsays,“
    Weboughtthem t
    ogether
    ,wedidnotl
    eav
    eanyoneofthem.”Event
    heani
    mal
    swi
    l
    l
    beincl
    uded.Al
    l
    ahsays,
    “Whent hewil
    dbeastsar
    eher
    dedt
    ogether
    .”(81:
    5)

    AbuHur ayr
    ahradi yall
    ahu‘anhusay s,“Ont heDayofJudgment ,Allahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawi l
    l
    assembl eallofthecr eati
    on:thebeast s, t
    hebi r
    ds, event heinsects;ever
    ything.AndAllah
    subhaanawat a’aalawi l
    lbeJustont hatday, becauseHi sNamei stheJust( al‘
    Adl)
    .Andoft he
    j
    usticeofAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’aala,Allahwilltakerevengef orthegoatthatdidnothav ehorns
    from thegoatthatdi dhav ehorns.”Int heduny a,itcould’vebeent hatthegoatwi thhornst ook
    advant ageofthegoatwi t
    houthor nsandhur tit.AbuHur ayr
    ahsai dthatAllahwillt
    aker evenge
    forthatgoatwi thouthorns.Afterev erydisputei ssettl
    ed, t
    henAl lahwill
    tellthebeastsand
    animalst obetur aab–di rt
    ;andt heywoul dtur nintodirt.Andt hatiswhent henonbel i
    ev er
    wouldsay ,“Iwisht hatIwasdi r
    t.”

    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalasaysi
    ntheQur’
    an,“Andthenonbeli
    everwil
    lsay,‘
    Iwi
    shthatIam
    dir
    t.’
    ”Thenonbeliev
    erwi l
    lwisht
    heyneverl
    iv
    edorexisted.Thi
    snonbeliev
    erwhowassocar ef
    ul
    tosavemoneyandl iveinthi
    smoneyandenjoyhimself
    ; hewil
    lwi
    shhewer edir
    t.[
    Justa
    personalnot
    e..
    ..
    weasMusl i
    mscaretoomuchf ort
    heduny aaswell
    .
    ]

    Whati
    stheCondi
    ti
    ont
    hePeopl
    ewi
    l
    lbeResur
    rect
    edi
    n?

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam say
    s,“ Youwil
    lber esur
    rect
    edbaref
    oot,nakedand
    unci
    rcumcised.”ThenRasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam r
    ecit
    edtheayah,whereAll
    ahsays,
    “[
    ..
    .]
    asWebegant hefir
    stcr
    eati
    on,
    Weshal lrepeatit
    ,(i
    tis)apromisebi
    ndinguponUs.Trul
    y,We
    shal
    ldoit.
    ”(21:104)

    SoAllahi
    sgoi ngt
    or et
    urnyoui
    ntheexactf
    orm whenyouwerebor
    n–naked,
    bar
    efootand
    unci
    rcumcised.Al
    lahwill
    bri
    ngyouonceagai
    ninyournat
    ural
    stat
    e.
    When‘Aa`
    ishahear
    dthis,
    shewasconcernedthatmenandwomenar egoingt
    obei nthesame
    pl
    ace,
    naked.[Her
    eisthehadi
    thf
    rom Bukhaar
    i ofherconv
    ersat
    ionwi
    tht
    heProphetsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am:]

    All
    ah’
    sApost
    lesaid,
    “Thepeoplewil
    lbegatheredbaref
    oot
    ed,naked,andunci
    rcumci
    sed.”Isai
    d,
    “OAll
    ah’
    sApostl
    e!Will
    themenandt hewomenl ookateachother?
    ”Hesaid,“Thesi
    tuat
    ionwil
    l
    betoohar
    dforthem t
    opayattent
    iontothat.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i8/
    76/534]

    WhoWi
    l
    lbeDr
    essedFi
    rst
    ?

    Weknowthatpeoplearegoingtost
    artoutnaked,butthenAll
    ahsubhaanawat a’aal
    awil
    ldr
    ess
    t
    hem.Rasul
    All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasallam say
    st hatthef
    ir
    stonetobedr essedonthedayof
    j
    udgementi
    sIbraheem [
    Abraham],t
    hefri
    endofAllahsubhaanawat a’
    aala.

    [
    Youcanr
    efert
    othehadi
    thofMusl
    i
    m her
    e.]

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    allahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    dthathewi l
    lbedressedinadressfr
    om Jannah.Then
    RasulAl
    lahsall
    allahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam say
    s,“AndthenIwillbedressednextwi
    thadressfrom
    Jannahthatnoonewoul dhavesimil
    arto.
    ”RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am wil
    lbegiven
    thebestdress,butthefir
    sttobedressedwil
    lbeIbraheem ‘
    alayhi
    ssalaam.Andthi
    sisa
    blessi
    nganduni quenessthatAl
    lahhasgiventoIbr
    aheem.

    ‘
    Ardal
    -Mahshar
    ,theLandofAssembl
    y

    “
    Ont heDaywhent heear
    thwil
    lbechangedt
    oanothereart
    handsowi l
    lbet
    heheav
    ensandt
    hey
    (
    all
    cr eat
    ures)wi
    l
    lappearbef
    oreAl
    lah,t
    heOne,
    theIrr
    esist
    ibl
    e.”(
    14:
    48)

    Theeart
    hwil
    lchange.I
    twi
    l
    lnotbei
    nthesamest
    ate.Someoft
    hechangest
    hatwi
    l
    lhappent
    o
    theear
    th:

    1.It’
    sgoingtobespread.Itwon’ tbeaspher eanymor e.Muddatmeanst hatiti
    sflattenedand
    thenspr ead.Onasidetr
    ack–whati sgravit
    y?Gravi
    tyi
    st heattachmentofobject
    stot hecentre
    ofmass.Wheny ouhaveaspher e,itattr
    actsthi
    ngstoitduet oitsmass.Gravi
    tyhasaposi ti
    ve
    relati
    onshiptomass.Wheny ouflattenthissphere–thi
    sear th–wi l
    li
    tsti
    ll
    hav ei
    tsgrav i
    tat
    ional
    force?No; itwil
    ll
    oseit
    .SoAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    asay s:“Andwhent heearthi
    sstretched
    forth,Andhascastoutallthatwasi ni tandbecameempt y
    .”(84:3-
    4)Whent heeart
    hisspr ead,
    ever y
    thingwill
    berel
    easedoni t;
    itdoesn’ thaveit
    smassanymor e.

    2.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam says,
    “Thepeoplewil
    lbeassembledonthedayof
    j
    udgmentonawi delandthati
    safraa`
    .”Afraa`meansitispal
    e;i
    t’
    snotbri
    ghtwhit
    e,butpal
    e
    whit
    e.Naqi’[awordthatRasul
    All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am usedt
    odescr i
    bet
    helandinthe
    hadi
    th]i
    sv er
    yfine,
    puresand.Thesoilont heeart
    hwillbever
    ypureandfi
    ne.

    3.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am say
    sinanot
    herhadit
    hthatt
    heeart
    hwill
    bepressed
    andfl
    att
    enedout(
    imagi
    nehowhugeitwil
    lbe)
    ,nev
    ert
    heless,
    thesonofAdam wi
    l
    lnothavea
    positi
    onexceptthespotheisstandingon.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawil
    lassembletheenti
    re
    creati
    on–t hehumans, t
    heji
    nns,theanimalsandinsects–itwi
    llbesocrowdedthatyouwill
    onlyhavethespottostandwhichi scover
    edbyy ourfeet
    .Peopl
    ewi l
    lbecrowdedandpressi
    ng
    againsteachotheronthatdi
    ff
    icul
    tday .

    Descr
    ipt
    ionsoft
    heDayofJudgment

    TheDayofJudgmenti
    sv er
    yter
    ri
    fyi
    ngandf i
    l
    ledwit
    hterr
    or.We’l
    lmenti
    onsomesi
    gnsoft
    he
    ter
    roroft
    hatday
    ;si
    gnsforustocomprehendthedi
    ffi
    cul
    tyofthatday
    .

    1:
    ADay‘
    Adheem,
    Thaqeel
    wa‘
    Aseer
    a

    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalahasdescr i
    bedthedayofjudgmentasagr eatdayandaheavyday
    andadiffi
    cultday.Thesear edescr
    ipti
    onsthatAll
    ahhasgiventotheDayofJudgment.Al
    lah
    says:
    “Thinktheynotthatt heywil
    lberesurr
    ected(f
    orreckoni
    ng),OnaGreatDay(l
    iyowmin
    ‘
    adheem), TheDaywhen( all
    )mankindwill
    standbefor
    et heLordofthe‘
    Alamin(manki
    nd,j
    inns
    andallt
    hatexists)?
    ”(83:
    4- 6)Iti
    sagreatday.

    Al
    lahhasdescr
    ibedi
    tasthaqeel–heavy
    .All
    ahsays,“
    Ver
    il
    y!These(di
    sbel
    iev
    ers)l
    ovethe
    pr
    esentl
    if
    eofthisworl
    d,andputbehi
    ndthem aheav
    yDay(thaqeel
    a)(
    thatwil
    lbehar
    d).”(
    76:
    27)

    Al
    l
    ahdescr
    ibeditasdif
    fi
    cult–‘
    aseera.Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    Trul
    y,t
    hatDaywi
    l
    lbeaHar
    dDay
    .”(
    74:
    9)I
    t
    wi
    llbef
    arf
    rom easyforthedi
    sbel
    iev
    ers.

    2:
    TheFeart
    hatDay

    Allahsay s:“
    Omanki nd!FearyourLordandbedut i
    fultoHim!Veri
    ly,
    theearthquakeoftheHour
    (ofJudgement )isaterri
    blething.TheDayyoushallseeit
    ,ever
    ynursingmot herwil
    lfor
    gether
    nur sli
    ng,andeverypregnantonewi l
    ldropherl
    oad,andyoushallseemanki ndasinadrunken
    stat e,y
    ettheywil
    lnotbedr unken,butsever
    ewill
    bet heTormentofAllah.
    ”(22:1-
    2)

    I
    magineamot herbr
    east
    feedi
    ngherchil
    d–shewoul
    dthrowhi m.[
    SubhaanAll
    ah,
    younever
    r
    eal
    lyappr
    eciatewhatst
    ateofmindshewoul
    dbeinunlessyouareamot her
    .Amotherdoesn’
    t
    wor
    ryorst
    ressorobsessaboutanyt
    hingmor
    ethanherchil
    d.]

    There’
    ssomuchf earont heDayofJudgmentthattheoppressorswoul dbest ar
    ingup,not
    mov i
    ngt heireyesdown, andnotevenbli
    nki
    ng.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalasay s:“
    Considernot
    thatAll
    ahi sunawar eoft hatwhichtheZal
    imun(polyt
    heist
    s,wrong-doers,etc.
    )do,butHegives
    them respiteupt oaDaywhent heey eswi
    llst
    arei
    nhor r
    or.(Theywillbe)hasteni
    ngforwardwith
    necksout stret
    ched, t
    heirheadsr ai
    sedup(t
    owardsthesky),thei
    rgazer eturni
    ngnottowards
    them andt heirheartsempt y(f
    rom thi
    nki
    ngbecauseofextremef ear)
    .”(14:42-
    43)

    WeaskAl
    l
    aht
    ogi
    veuspeaceandsecur
    it
    yont
    hatday
    .Ameen.

    3:
    Ever
    yManf
    orHi
    msel
    f
    Allt
    hestr
    ongbondst hatwehavewi thourfamil
    yandf r
    iendswil
    ldisappearontheDayof
    Judgmentbecauseofthesituat
    ion.All
    ahsays:“Then,
    whent heTrumpetisblown,t
    herewil
    lbe
    nokinshi
    pamongt hem thatDay,norwil
    ltheyaskofoneanother.
    ”(23:101)

    All
    ahsays:“
    Then,whentherecomesAs-Saakhah(theDayofResurr
    ecti
    on’ssecondblowingof
    Trumpet)
    ,ThatDayshal
    lamanf leef
    rom hi
    sbrother,Andf
    rom hi
    smot herandhisfather,
    And
    fr
    om hiswif
    eandhischi
    ldren.Ev
    eryman,thatDay,will
    hav
    eenought omakehi m car
    elessof
    other
    s.”(
    80:
    33-37)

    4:
    TheWi
    l
    li
    ngnesst
    oSacr
    if
    iceAny
    thi
    ng

    Akaafirwillsacr
    if
    iceanythingfort hesakeoffreeinghimself.Thatkaafirwhowasn’ twill
    ingto
    gi
    v eAll
    ahint hi
    swor l
    dwi l
    lbewi lli
    ngtogivethewor l
    dandev eryt
    hinginit.Al
    lahsays: “
    Andi f
    everypersonwhohadwr onged( bydisbel
    ievi
    nginAllahandbywor shippingothersbesides
    All
    ah),possessedallthatisonear th,andsoughttor ansom himselftherewit
    h( i
    twil
    l notbe
    accepted),andtheywouldf eelintheirheart
    sregretwhent heyseet hetorment ,
    andt heywillbe
    j
    udgedwi thjusti
    ce,andnowr ongwi llbedoneuntot hem.”(10:54)

    Notonlyaretheywil
    li
    ngtogivet
    heenti
    reeart
    h,buttheywil
    lbewi l
    l
    ingtogiv
    etwicethatmuch.
    All
    ahsay s:
    “[.
    ..
    ]Butt
    hosewhoanswerednotHisCall(di
    sbel
    ievedintheOnenessofAllahand
    fol
    lowednotHi sMessengerMuhammadSAW) ,ift
    heyhadall t
    hatisi
    ntheearthtoget
    herwit
    h
    i
    tslike,
    theywouldoff
    eriti
    nordert
    osavethemselves(fr
    om thetorment,
    itwil
    lbeinvain)
    …”
    (13:18)

    “Veri
    l
    y,t
    hosewhodi sbel
    ieved,anddiedwhi l
    etheywer edisbel
    iever
    s,the(whole)ear
    thful
    lof
    goldwil
    lnotbeacceptedf r
    om anyoneoft hem eveniftheyoff
    ereditasar ansom….”(3:
    91)I
    f
    youhadthatmuchgol d,
    y oucouldbewi l
    l
    ingt ogivei
    tforransom.Imagi nethatwehadthat
    muchgoldinthi
    swor ld–woul dwegi veitforsadaqa?

    Whatwillhappenwhenweseet hereal
    it
    yontheDayofJudgment?Thatisthepr
    oblem:wedo
    notseethereali
    ty.Weareli
    vinginadream.Asoneofthesal
    afsaid,
    “Peopl
    earesleepi
    ng,
    and
    theywakeupwhent heydi
    e.”Weareinastateofsl
    eep,ev
    enthoughoureyesarewideawake,
    becausewear eunaware.

    All
    ahisnotaskingusf oralloft
    hegoldinthewor l
    d.Rasul
    Allahsallal
    lahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am says,
    “Adisbel
    ieverwi
    llbebroughtont heDayofResur r
    ecti
    onandwi l
    lbeasked,‘
    Supposeyouhadas
    muchgol dastofil
    ltheearth,wouldyouofferi
    ttoransom yourself
    ? ’
    Hewillr
    epl
    y,‘
    Yes.’
    Thenit
    wil
    lbesaidt ohi
    m, ‘
    Youwer easkedforsomet hi
    ngeasierthanthat( t
    ojoi
    nnoneinworshipwit
    h
    All
    ah(i.
    e.toacceptIsl
    am, butyourefused)
    .’
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,8/
    76/ 546]

    Thati
    stheproblem –weprocr
    ast
    inat
    e.I
    fyoureadt
    heQur’
    an,y
    ouwi l
    lseet
    hatmostoft
    he
    cr
    yingandscreamingoft
    hepeopl
    eofhell
    fi
    rei
    sduetopr
    ocrast
    inat
    ion.

    Thenonbel
    iev
    erwillnotonl
    ybewi l
    l
    ingtosacri
    fi
    cemat er
    ial
    thi
    ngs.All
    ahsays,“
    [.
    ..
    ]theMuj
    rim,
    (cr
    imi
    nal
    ,si
    nner,
    disbeli
    ever
    ,et
    c.)woulddesi
    retoransom hi
    mselffr
    om thepuni
    shmentofthat
    Daybyhi schildren.Andhi swi f
    eandhi sbrother,Andhi ski
    ndredwhoshel teredhim,Andallthat
    arei ntheear t
    h,sot hatitmightsav ehi m.”(70:11-14)Wer eadtheseay aatandarenotaf f
    ected
    byt hem.I maginey ourchildren.Imagi nethereisabur ningbuil
    dingwi t
    hblazingfl
    ames,andy ou
    throwy ourchil
    drenandwat cht hem bur ninfrontofy oureyes.Idon’tt
    hinkanyonecanev en
    i
    magi nedoingt hat,nevermindany t
    hingelse.Thehor r
    oroftheDayofJudgmentwi l
    lbesuch
    thatwewi llbewi l
    li
    ngtodoev ent hat–andmor e.Wewoul dbewi l
    l
    ingtogiveupourpar ents
    andev eryt
    hingthatwehav e.Byj ustseeinghel l
    fir
    ef oronemoment–i twillchangeourstateof
    mind.

    Thati
    swhyt
    heProphetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am said,
    “Ofoll
    owersofMuhammad!ByAl
    l
    ah,
    i
    fyouknewwhatIknow,y
    ouwouldweepmuchandlaughli
    tt
    le.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,8/
    78/
    627]

    AlHasanAlBasrioncepassedbyamanwhowasopeni nghi
    smout handl aughi
    ng;enj
    oying
    himself
    .AlHasanAlBasrisai
    d,“Omybr other/nephew[t
    hemanwasy oungerthanhim],
    Di dAl
    lah
    subhaanawat a’
    aalapromiseyouthatHewi l
    lfreeyouf
    rom Hel
    l
    fire?”Hesai d,“
    No.”AlHasan
    said,
    “DidAll
    ahpr omiseyouthatHewillgiveyouJannah?”Hesaid,“No.”ThenAl Hasansaid,
    “Thenwhyar eyoulaughi
    ngandenjoyingy ourself
    ?”

    Weneedt otaket hi
    sissueser i
    ously.I
    fwewi l
    lbewil
    li
    ngt osacrifi
    ceourf ami l
    iest
    hatday ,
    we
    needtogiv ethatdaysomeef fortwhil
    ewear einthi
    sduny a.Nomat terwhatwegi ve,i
    twon’ tbe
    alot.I
    t’
    sgoi ngtobeal it
    tle.That’swhyRasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam saysinan
    authent
    ichadi t
    h,“Ifoneofy ouisbeingdraggedonhisf acef rom thedayt hatheisbor nuntilt
    he
    daythathedi es,andhei sdoingt hatfort
    hesakeofAllah, hewoul dviewt hatasinsigni
    fi
    cant
    andnothingont hedayofj udgment .
    ”Notjustsuj
    oodordhi kr–butbei ngdr aggedony ourface.

    Thewor
    ldal
    -haqq–whatwasitusedwit
    h?Deat
    hist
    rue;
    hel
    l
    fir
    eist
    rue;
    par
    adi
    sei
    str
    ue;
    Muhammadsallal
    l
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am i
    str
    ue.

    5:
    TheLengt
    hoft
    hatDay

    All
    ahsay s,
    “…aDaythemeasur ewhereofi
    sfi
    ft
    ythousandyears.
    ”(70:
    4)I
    tisasingl
    eday,buti
    ts
    equiv
    alentis50,
    000years.That
    ’swhyweaskAllahi
    nt hedu’
    aa`:“
    Makethebestdayofourdays,
    thedaythatwemeety ou.”

    Thatdayi
    sthemostimport
    antofal
    ldays.Al
    l
    ahsay
    s,“
    Whent
    heyseei
    t.
    ”Wedon’
    tseei
    tnow,
    soweunderest
    imat
    eitanddon’
    tappreci
    atei
    t.

    All
    ahtel
    l
    susint heQur’
    anofwhathappenedi
    nthepast
    ,andHealsotel
    lsusofthi
    ngsthatar
    e
    seti
    nthefut
    ure.Whenweseet heDayofJudgment
    ,whatwil
    lhappen?All
    ahconveyst
    ous
    someoftheconv er
    sat
    ioni
    njannahandinhel
    l.

    All
    ahsay s,
    “TheDaytheyseei t,
    (itwi
    l
    lbe)asift
    heyhadnott arr
    ied(inthi
    swor l
    d)exceptan
    aft
    ernoonoramor ni
    ng.”(79:46)Whenweseet hedayofjudgment ,wewi l
    lreal
    i
    zehowshor tt
    he
    dunyais.Justthemorni
    ngt hatdaywil
    lbeli
    keamillenni
    um.Wear etal
    kingabout50,000y ear
    s
    –50mi ll
    ennia!Whenweseet heDayofJudgment,wewi l
    lthi
    nkoft hi
    sduny aasanaf t
    ernoonor
    acoffeebr eak.Wearegiv
    ingthi
    sdunyamor et
    hanitdeserv
    es.Whet herwelikei
    tornot–t
    hat
    ’s
    thereali
    ty.Wecl ai
    mthatwearegivi
    ngakhir
    ahwhatitdeservesandgivingdunyawhati
    t
    deserves.Itistr
    uethatweaskAll
    ahtogiveusgoodinthisl
    ifeandinthehereaft
    er,
    butmakea
    rat
    ioandgi veeachwhatitdeser
    ves!

    LookattheadvicethatLuqmanal
    -Hakim gi
    veshisson:“
    Ser
    v etheworl
    daccordi
    ngtothet
    ime
    youaregoingtospendinitandworkforakhi
    rahaccordi
    ngtothetimeyou’
    regoi
    ngtospendin
    i
    t.”Wearenotsay i
    ngnottoworki
    nt hi
    swor l
    d,j
    ustgiv
    eitwhatitdeser
    vesandgiv
    etheakhi
    rah
    whati
    tdeserves.

    “AndontheDayt hattheHourwi
    llbeestabli
    shed,t
    heMujr
    imun(cr
    iminals,
    disbel
    i
    ever
    s,
    poly
    thei
    sts,
    sinners,
    etc.)wi
    l
    lswearthattheystay
    ednotbutanhour
    …”( 30:
    55)

    Ev
    ent
    soft
    hatDay

    TheWr
    appi
    ngoft
    heHeav
    ens

    Allahsubhaanawat a’aalawi l
    lgr
    abt heearthwit
    hHi sHandandt henHewi llwrapt heskyl ikea
    scr oll–t hati
    showeasyi twil
    lbeforAll
    aht osweepupt hisearth.Remembert hatwear enot
    talkingaboutt heat mospher earoundtheear t
    h–wear et alki
    ngaboutsomet hi
    nggr eaterthan
    that .Weknowt herear esev enheavensandwel iveont hel owestone.Theschol arsandpeopl e
    ofast r
    onomyt ellust hatthestarsarebil
    li
    onsoflightyear saway–t heyarealli
    nt hel owest
    heav en.Remembert hatthemeasur ementi sbythespeedofl i
    ght.Imaginethatther ear estars
    l
    ighty earsaway–soi maginehowf artheyarebecauset hel i
    ghtt akesyearstotrav eltous.The
    closestst art
    ous( afterthesun,ofcourse)is4¼l ightyear saway .Thatist
    hecl osest .Thereare
    somet hatarethousandsandbi l
    li
    onsofy earsaway .

    Al
    lahsay s,
    “Veri
    ly!Wehaveadornedthenearheavenwit
    hthest
    ars(forbeauty).
    ”(37:
    6)ToAll
    ah,
    i
    tisjustzeena.Thisv
    astcreat
    ion,t
    hatwearestruggl
    i
    ngtounder
    stand,isjustadornmentt
    o
    Al
    lah,andont hatDay,i
    twi
    llbewrappedinHisHand.

    Theschol
    arssaythatthelowestheaven,i
    ncompari
    sontot
    hesizeoft
    heheav
    enaboveit
    ,isl
    i
    ke
    ari
    nginadesert
    .Allahisgoingtowrapitall
    inHi
    sHand.Wearenotabl
    etogi
    ver
    ightest
    imate
    toAl
    lah.

    All
    ahsays,“Theymadenotaj ustest
    imateofAl
    lahsuchasi
    sduetoHim.AndontheDayof
    Resur
    recti
    ont hewhol
    eoftheear t
    hwill
    begraspedbyHisHandandt
    heheavenswil
    lber
    oll
    ed
    upinHisRightHand….”(
    39:67)

    Whatwi
    l
    lhappent
    otheear
    th?Aswesai
    d,i
    twi
    l
    lbespr
    ead–muddatal
    -ar
    dh.

    Whatwi
    l
    lhappent
    othemount
    ains?

    All
    ahsubhaanawata’
    aalaal
    sosays,
    “Andtheear
    thandthemountainsshal
    lberemov
    edfrom
    thei
    rpl
    aces,andcr
    ushedwit
    hasingl
    ecrushi
    ng.
    ”(69:
    14)Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    aal
    sosays,
    “Andthemountai
    nswi
    l
    lbel
    i
    kecar
    dedwool
    ,
    ”(101:
    5)and“
    Andwhent
    hemount
    ainsar
    ebl
    own
    away”(77:
    10)

    Whatwi
    l
    lhappent
    otheoceans?

    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aal
    asay st wot hi
    ngs: wai dhalbihaarufujj
    irat(82:3)andidhal bihaaru
    sujj
    irat(81:6)
    .Thefirstonemeansex pl
    odi ngandbur sti
    ng.Sujji
    ratmeansbur ning.Sot he
    oceansoft heeart
    har eexplodingandal sobur ning.Howcant hathappent owat er?Nowwe
    haveal itt
    lebitofunderstandingoft hat.Allknowl edgebelongst oAl l
    ah.Theat oms, l
    ike
    hydrogenorhel ium oruranium, canbebr okenupandspl it
    ,andt heresul twouldbeanucl ear
    reactionthatwouldcauseexpl odingandf i
    re.It
    ’sv er
    ypower f
    ul –i tmakesapower fulbomb.
    Imagi nethishappeningtoev erysingleat om intheoceansandt hesea.[ Man,that ’
    sreall
    ycrazy
    !]
    Ont heDayofJudgment ,everythi
    ngwi l
    l bebl owingupandcat chingf i
    rearoundy ou.

    Whatwi
    l
    lhappent
    oas-
    samaa`–t
    heheav
    ens?

    Thefirstthingthatwillhappenist hati
    twil
    lstar
    tmov i
    ngandshaki ng.Inanearthquake,whena
    buil
    dingst art
    sshaking, t
    hebuildingwill
    begintocrackandform holes.Al
    lahsubhaanawa
    ta’
    aalasay s–i t
    haassamaa` unf atar
    at–“Whent heheaveniscleftasunder.
    ”(82:1)and“When
    theheav enissplitasunder”(84:1).

    Theheavenswoul dbemov i
    ngaboveyourhead, andyouwoul dseei
    tcr acki
    ngher
    eandt here.
    Holeswillbepoppi
    ngouti nthesky;i
    twil
    l cr
    ack.Eventuall
    y,whatwi
    l
    l happenis“
    Andt heheaven
    wil
    lspli
    tasunder,f
    orthatDayit(t
    heheav enwill
    bef r
    ail(weak),
    andtornup”(69:
    16).I
    twill
    keep
    oncrackingandfall
    ingapartunt
    ili
    tisfr
    ailandweak.Waahi yameansf rai
    landweak.Anditwil
    l
    st
    artfal
    li
    ngapart.

    Whatwi
    l
    lhappent
    othesun,
    themoonandt
    hest
    ars?

    Thesunwillkuwir
    at(
    81:
    1)–itwil
    lbewrappedt
    oget
    her;i
    twil
    ll
    oseit
    sl i
    ght.Themoonwil
    l
    ecli
    pseandfall
    outofi
    tsor
    bit
    .Thestar
    swouldbeknockedoutoft
    heirorbit
    sandfal
    l
    ingdown
    aroundus.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD12Gr
    oup1ofpeopl
    ethatday

    I
    mpor
    tanceoft
    hatDay&Out
    li
    ne

    Ifyouwantt
    oknowt heimpor t
    anceofakhi r
    ahcompar edt oduny
    a,useasimpl emat hematical
    equati
    on.We’r
    egoingt oli
    veinduny afor60,70,100y ears?Theakhi
    rahisinfi
    nit
    y.Ifyoudividea
    hundredbyi
    nfini
    ty,
    whatdoy ouget?0.Soi tis0impor t
    ancetoakhir
    ah.Thesahabahknewt hi
    s
    wit
    houthavi
    ngt odoanyequat ions.Thei
    rkhut ub(l
    essons)wereaboutakhirah;t
    heirreminders
    wereaboutakhir
    ah.RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ay hiwasall
    am wouldgivethem speechesabout
    akhir
    ah.Qur
    ’aanment i
    onsakhi r
    ahwi t
    helaboratedetail
    s.

    Wetal
    kedaboutdeat
    h,l
    i
    feofalbar
    zakh(thegrave),
    andnowwear etal
    ki
    ngaboutqi
    yamah.I
    t
    wi
    l
    ltakeaveryl
    ongti
    met ot
    alkaboutbecauseitisaver
    yimpor
    tantdayandaveryl
    ongday.

    TherewasaBedoui n,A’
    araabi
    ,whomadeadu’ aa`i nfrontofRasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwa
    sall
    am.Andhesal lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am wasv eryimpr essedwi t
    ht hisdu’
    aa`;heli
    keditalot.
    Thedu’ aa`islong,butwewi l
    lmenti
    onthelastpartofi t
    , “
    ….Iaskyout omaket hebestofmy
    deedst helastonesandt hebestofmyl i
    fe,t
    heendofi t.OhAl l
    ah,maket hebestofmyday s,t
    he
    dayImeety ou.”Whatdaydi dhechoosetobehi sbest ?Thedayofhi sgraduati
    onorhi s
    mar r
    iagecer emony ?No!Thedaythathemeet sAllahsubhaanawat a’aal
    a;t
    hedayofj udgment .
    There’salotofwi sdom inthi
    s;i
    fthatdaygoesfine, t
    heny ou’r
    ef i
    ne.Ifthi
    ngsgowel lforyou
    thatday ,
    you’regood.Ifthi
    ngsgowr ongthatday,theni twon’tmatterhowpl easantorhappy
    yourlif
    eint heduny awas,thenyouhavelosteverythi
    ng.

    Theout l
    ineoftheselectures,andt heorderthatwear egoi ngthrough–t heblueprintfori
    tis–
    i
    sadopt edf r
    om anexcellentseriesofbooksby‘ Umaral Ashqarin‘aqeedah.I
    t’sdividedinto
    dif
    ferentsecti
    ons,andhegav eawhol esect
    iontoal akhir
    ah.Itisdivi
    dedintoAlQiyaamahas-
    sughrah,alQiy
    aamahal Qubr a,al
    -jannahwaan- naar.Andshay kh‘ UmaralAshqarhasdugi nto
    themot hersofbooks( t
    het radit
    ionaloldbookswecanbuyf rom scholarsonIslam) .Hebought
    forusthet r
    easuresfrom thosebooks.Thi sbooki sunf ort
    unatelynotinEngli
    sh, butwewi llbe
    usinghisformatasanout l
    ine.

    Hedi
    vi
    desthesi
    tuat
    ionofpeopl
    eint
    othr
    ee:
    thedi
    sbel
    i
    ever
    s,t
    heMusl
    i
    mswhoar
    esi
    nner
    sand
    t
    hemutt
    aqeen.

    TheDi
    sbel
    i
    ever
    sthatDay

    1.Adh-
    dhul
    wahawaan:
    Disgr
    ace&Degr
    adat
    ion

    Adh-dhulwahawaaanmeansthedi
    sgr
    aceandt
    hedegr
    adat
    iont
    hatt
    heoneswhor
    eject
    edt
    rut
    h
    gothroughonthedayofj
    udgment.
    All
    ahsay sintheQur’
    an:“TheDaywhentheywillcomeoutoft hegrav
    esqui
    cklyasracingt
    oa
    goal.
    ”(70:43)Inr
    eali
    ty,
    theyarenotr
    unningtoapar t
    icul
    arpl
    ace.Theyar
    erunningbecauseof
    theeventshappeningonthatdayandthefeari
    nt heheart
    .

    Al
    lahdescri
    besi
    tinanot
    herayahaswamaahum bisukaarah–theyar
    erunningaroundasif
    dr
    unk.“Youshal
    lseemankindasi
    nadrunkenst
    ate,
    yettheywi
    ll
    notbedrunken,butsever
    ewill
    betheTormentofAl
    lah.
    ”(22:
    2)

    Allahsays, “Considernott hatAll


    ahisunawar eofthatwhi chthedhal imun( polytheist
    s, wrong-
    doers,etc.)do…”( 14:42).Manyofus, whenweseeoppr essionanddhul m, wewonder ,“How
    couldthishappenandhowcoul dAl l
    ahal l
    owi ttohappen? ”Allahcont i
    nues: “butHegi v
    est hem
    respit
    eupt oaDaywhent heey eswi l
    lstareinhorror.(
    Theywi l
    lbe)hast eningf orwardwi th
    necksout st r
    etched,theirheadsraisedup( towardsthesky )
    ,theirgazer eturni
    ngnott owar ds
    them andt hei
    rhear t
    sempt y(f
    rom thinki
    ngbecauseofext r
    emef ear)
    .”(14:42-43)I magi nethe
    scene–t hepeopl ear estari
    ngandt heireyescannotbl i
    nkbecausey oucannotaf fordamoment
    ofunawar enessthatday .Intheduny a,all
    ofi t
    slif
    e,theey ewasasl eep.Thati sthedaywhen
    everyt
    hingwi l
    lber eveal
    ed.Al l
    ahalsosay sthatthehear tswillbel i
    keairthatday–any thingthat
    happenst hatdaywi l
    l t
    hrowaf earshocki nt hei
    rbodies.

    I
    nanotherayah,Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’
    aaladescr
    ibest
    heirhear
    tsaskadhimeen.“
    Warnt
    hem (
    O
    Muhammad)oft heDayoft heappr
    oaching(doom),whentheheart
    swill
    bechokingt
    he
    t
    hroat
    s….”(40:
    18)

    Whenwet alkabouttheDayofJudgment ,wetal


    kaboutitasifi
    t’si
    nt hefutur e–somet hi
    ng
    unatt
    ainable.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    atal
    ksaboutitandcal
    lsital
    -azif
    a[ see40: 18]
    .Al-
    Azif
    ais
    somethingt hati
    srighthere.TheDayofJudgmentisverycl
    ose.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    asays,
    “TheCommandofAl lahhascomeup; sodonotseektohastenit…”(16:1)Pr ett
    ysoon,we’re
    goingtobet here.All
    ofthisstuf
    fwearedescri
    bingonpapers,we’r
    egoi ngt oseewi t
    hourown
    eyes.

    Lookbackatyourl
    if
    e–all
    yourmemor
    ies.Ify
    oucombinethem andnar
    ratet
    hem,i
    twi
    l
    ltake
    hal
    fanhour,anhour
    .Pr
    ett
    ysoon,
    wewillbely
    ingonourbeds,
    readytopassaway
    .

    Yawm al
    Qiy
    aamahisoneofthenamesoft
    hedayofj
    udgment
    .Qi
    yaamahmeansst
    andi
    ng.
    Peopl
    ewil
    lbest
    andi
    ngthatday.

    Miqdadb.Aswadr epor ted:IheardAllah’


    sMessenger( maypeaceheuponhi m)assay i
    ng: “
    On
    theDayofResur r
    ect i
    on,thesunwoul ddr awsocl osetothepeopl ethatt
    herewoul dbeleftonly
    adistanceofonemi l
    e.”Sulaim b.Amirsaid:
    ByAl lah,
    Idonotknowwhet herhemeantby“ mile”
    themi l
    eofthe(mat eri
    al)ear t
    horaninstrumentusedf orapplyi
    ngcol l
    yri
    um [al
    kohl]t
    otheey e.
    (TheProphetis,
    howev er,r
    epor t
    edtohav esaid)
    :“Thepeopl ewouldbesubmer gedin
    perspir
    ati
    on[sweat]accor dingtothei
    rdeeds,someupt otheirknees;someupt othewaistand
    somewoul dhavet hebr i
    dleofper spi
    rati
    on”And,whi l
    esayingthis,All
    ah’
    sApost l
    e(maypeace
    beuponhi m)pointedhi shandt owardshismout h.[Musli
    m, 40/6852]Ther i
    ghteousoneswi l
    lbe
    undert
    heshadeoft
    he‘
    arshofAl
    l
    ah.Accor
    dingt
    othedeedsofpeopl
    e,t
    heywi
    l
    lsweatont
    hat
    day.

    Alotofay aati
    nt heQur ’andemandi magi nati
    oni ntheQur ’an.Allahgivesimagesi ntheQur ’
    an.
    Especial
    lywithalakhirah,Allahusesi magest oconv eythei nformati
    on.Allahsay s,
    “Andt heDay
    thewrongdoerwi llbiteonhi shands[ inregret]hewi llsay,
    ‘Oh, IwishIhadt akenwi t
    hthe
    Messengeraway !’
    ”( 25:27)Inast ateofext r
    emer egret,y
    oucoul dbit
    eony ourfi
    nger.All
    ahdid
    notsaytheyar ebiti
    ngont heirfi
    nger sorhands.Al lahsay st heywill
    bitetheirhands;i
    magi ne
    them bit
    ingandcr ushingt heirbones, butnotfeeli
    ngt hatpai nbecauset hepai nofregretis
    more.Ev enthoughr egretispsy chologicalpain,t
    hephy si
    cal painofbiti
    ngt hehandswoul dbe
    l
    ess..
    .andwhyt her egret?“Iwisht hatIhadf oll
    owedt heMessenger .
    ”

    All
    ahsays,
    “Andont heDaywhent heHourwil
    lbeestabl
    ished,t
    heMujr
    imun(di
    sbel
    ievers,
    si
    nners,
    cri
    minals,pol
    ythei
    sts,et
    c.)wi
    ll
    beplungedintodestr
    ucti
    onwit
    hdeepregr
    ets,sorr
    ows,
    anddespai
    r.
    ”(30:12)Yubli
    smeanst ogiveup.Whowi l
    lyouarguewi
    thandwhatwil
    l y
    ouar gue
    about
    ?Theyjustgiveupandl osehope.

    All
    ahsay s,
    “Upont hatDay,(
    theones)whohav edisbel
    i
    ev edanddisobeyedtheMessengerdo
    l
    ikethattheearthwerelevel
    ledwiththem….”(
    4:42)Thisisapersonwhowasat tachedtodunya.
    Theylovedandv aluedli
    fesomuch.Ont heDayofJudgment ,
    theywill
    askAl l
    ahtolevelt
    hem
    withtheearth.Al
    lahsaysinanotherayah,
    “Whent hedisbel
    iev
    erwouldsay ,
    ‘IwishthatIwere
    dir
    t!’
    ”

    2.I
    hbaatul
    -A’
    maal
    :Voi
    dingt
    heDeeds

    Ihbaatul-a’
    maalmeansv oi
    dingthedeeds.“Asf orthosewhodi sbel
    ieve,t
    heirdeedsarelikea
    mi r
    ageinadeser t
    …”(24:
    39)Mi r
    agesar eanopt i
    cal i
    l
    lusi
    onbecauseoft hefumes, theairand
    thehumi dit
    y.Youkeepgoingtowar dsit
    ,anditgoesf urt
    heraway.Allahusesthisasan
    i
    llust
    rati
    onf ort
    hedeedsofthedi sbeli
    ever
    ;theyarelikeamirageinadeser t
    .Thecont i
    nuation
    oftheay ahis:“
    …Thethir
    styonet hi
    nksittobewat er,unti
    lhecomesupt oit
    ,hefindsittobe
    nothing,
    buthef i
    ndsAll
    ahwi thhim, Whowillpayhim hisdue(Hell)
    .AndAl l
    ahisSwi f
    tintaking
    account.”(24:
    39)

    All
    ahalsosay s,“Or[thest ateofadi sbeli
    ever]isl ikethedar knessinav astdeepsea,
    overwhel
    medwi thagr eatwav etoppedbyagr eatwav e,toppedbydar kclouds,darkness,one
    aboveanother,ifamanst retchesouthishand, hecanhar dlyseeit!Andhef orwhom Al l
    ahhas
    notappointedlight,forhimt her eisnoli
    ght.”(24: 40)Thedeedsar elikedar knesses; t
    hemor e
    theydothem, themor edar knessaccumul atest ot heextentt hatoneoft hem extendst hei
    r
    handsinfrontoft hem andt heycan’tseeit.Thi swi l
    ll
    it
    erallyhappent ot hem ontheDayof
    Judgment ;
    theywi l
    ll
    oset helightonthesiraat.Weknowt hatt hesiraati sverydark.The
    beli
    ever
    swi ll
    begi v
    enl ight.Theoneswhor eject edf ait
    hinAl l
    ah,i
    twoul dbepi t
    chbl ackdark
    andtheycouldn’ tseethei rownhandsi nfr
    ontoft hem.

    Al
    l
    ahgi
    vesanot
    heranal
    ogy
    ,inwhi
    chHet
    alksaboutt
    hemoneyt
    hatt
    heyspend.Al
    l
    ahsay
    s,“
    The
    l
    ikenessofwhatt heyspendinthiswor ldi stheli
    kenessofawi ndwhichisextremelycol d;it
    str
    uckt hehar v
    estofapeoplewhodi dwr ongagai nstthemsel vesanddestroyedi t
    ,(i.
    e.thegood
    deedofaper sonisonl
    yacceptedifhei samonot heistandbel ievesi
    nall
    thePr ophetsofAl lah,
    i
    ncludingChr i
    standMuhammadSAW) .Al l
    ahwr ongedt hem not ,
    butt
    heywr ongedt hemsel ves.
    ”
    (3:
    117)I notherwords,
    it’
    sli
    kefrostbit
    et hatdest r
    oy sthepl ant.Theynour
    ishedt hi
    spl ant,
    and
    whent hetimehascomet oharvestthef ruitandtheyar eingr eatneedofit,
    theyf i
    ndnot hing.
    Thismoneyi sspentnowi nthesakeoft heirobjecti
    ves, butont heDayofJudgment ,itwil
    lallbe
    waste.

    Whenwet alkaboutt
    heay aatthattal
    ksaboutthei
    rdeedsbeinguseless,wemi ghtwonder,“
    Isn’
    t
    All
    ahJust?Won’tHerewar dthepeopleaccordi
    ngtothei
    rdeeds?”Tocl ar
    ifyt
    hat,Al
    lahsays,
    “…I
    twasnotAl l
    ahWhowr ongedt hem, butt
    heywrongedthemselves.”(
    29:40)All
    ahwillhol
    dy ou
    account
    abletoyourdeeds.

    At hirdanal
    ogygi vent otheirdeeds: “Thepar ableofthosewhodi sbelieveint heirLordisthat
    theirworksareasashes, onwhi chthewi ndblowsf uri
    ouslyonast ormyday ,theyshallnotbe
    ablet ogetaughtofwhatt heyhav eear ned.Thati st
    hest r
    aying,faraway( from t heRightPath).”
    (14:18)Imagineamount ainofashesi sy ourdeeds.Itappearst obehuge; youhav edoneal ot
    ofdeeds.Yougot heretocol lectyourrewar d,butast or
    m comesandbl owsi tal laway.You’re
    try
    ingt oholdit–butwhatcany ouhol d?Theyar eashes.Therei snosubst ancet oanydeeds
    thatar enotdonef orthesakeofAl l
    ah.Lookatt heeloquenceoft hei l
    lustr
    ationoft heQur ’
    an.
    Theashesar eal ot,butarenot hingbecauseofoneoft wor easons: 1)thesedeedsar emi ssing
    i
    khl aas(si
    ncer i
    ty)or2)they ’r
    emi ssingt hequalityof‘i
    tt
    ibaa`(foll
    owingRasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alay hiwasallam) .

    Foranydeedt
    obeaccept
    abl
    e,i
    tmustf
    ulf
    il
    ltwor
    equi
    rement
    s:

    1) I khlaas:sinceri
    tyofdoi
    ngitf orAllahalone.Just i
    cesaysthatyoushouldn’ texpectAl l
    ahto
    rewardy ouforit.I
    fyoudidn’
    tdoi tforAl l
    ah,thenhowcany ouexpectAl l
    ahtor ewar dyouf orit
    ?
    Thatisexactlywhatwi l
    lhappenont heDayofJudgment .Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’aalawi l
    ltel
    lthe
    people,whoev erusedtowor shi
    pt heidols,got heidolsandletthem r
    ewar dyou!Whoev erused
    towor shiphumanbei ngs,gothehumanbei ngsandl etthem r
    ewardy ou.Whoev erusedt o
    worshipt heangels,goangelsandl etthem rewar dyou.Whoev erusedtoworshi pMe, Ishall
    rewardy ou.

    2) Al -
    ‘I
    tt
    ibaa`:t
    heacthastobedonetheri
    ghtway.Youcannoti
    nventt
    hewayyouwantto
    worshi
    pAllahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    a.Youhav
    etodoitthewaythatpl
    easesAl
    lah,
    becauseAl
    l
    ah
    knowsbetterthanyou.Ther
    efor
    e,l
    eavei
    tuptoAll
    ah.

    All
    ahgiv esanotheranalogy.Hesays,“
    AndWeshallturntowhat ev
    erdeedst hey(di
    sbel
    ievers,
    polyt
    heists,si
    nners,et
    c.)di
    d, andWeshall
    makesuchdeedsasscat ter
    edf l
    oati
    ngparti
    clesof
    dust.
    ”(25:23)AllahsaysthatHewi l
    lmakethei
    ract
    shabaa` .Whatishabaa`?‘Ali
    ibnAbi Taali
    b
    descri
    best oushabaa` .I
    fyouar ei
    nadarkorasemi darkroom andthereissomel i
    ghtcomi ng
    i
    nt hr
    oughawi ndow, y
    oucanseesmal lpart
    icl
    esi
    nthelight.Habaa`arethosesmallparti
    cles.
    Theyexi
    sti
    ntheai
    r,buty
    oucanespeci
    all
    yseei
    tify
    ou’
    rei
    nadar
    kroom andt
    her
    e’ssomel
    i
    ght
    comingi
    n.

    I
    slam hasaconceptf orhappiness,loss,etc.Weshoul dalignourconceptsandunder standings
    totheIslamicdefi
    nition,becausesomet i
    meswet hinkthathappinessissomet hingdiff
    erent.
    Forexampl e,i
    fyout hinkofloss,youmayt hinkofbusiness,butthati
    sn’ttheI slamicdef i
    nit
    ion
    ofloss.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalasay s,“
    Say :Shal
    lWei nformy ouwhowi llbet hegreatest
    l
    osersbyt heirworks?Thosewhoseef fortgoastrayinthel i
    feoftheworld, andy ettheyreckon
    thattheydogoodwor k.Thosearetheywhodi sbeli
    eveinther evel
    ati
    onsoft heirLordandi nthe
    meet i
    ngwi t
    hHi m.Ther eforet
    heirwor ksarev ai
    n,andont heDayofResur rectionWeassi gnno
    weightt ot
    hem.Thati sthei
    rreward:hell,becausetheydisbeliev
    ed,andmadeaj estofOur
    revel
    ationsandOurmessenger s.
    ”(18:103-106)

    3.At
    -t
    akhaasa:
    Argument
    s&Di
    sput
    es

    Theaut
    horhasdi
    vi
    dedt
    hem i
    ntof
    our
    :

    1.Wor
    shi
    ppedandt
    heWor
    shi
    pper
    s

    Wecoul
    dtalkaboutargumentst
    hathappenbetweenthewor
    shipper
    sofi
    dolsandthei
    dols;
    the
    wor
    shi
    ppersofangelsandtheangel
    s;andtheworshi
    pper
    sof‘Eesaand‘
    Eesa‘
    alay
    hissal
    aam.

    Allahsubhaanawat a’aalasay sinreferencet ot hewor shi


    ppi ngofidols:“Andt heDaywher eon
    Weshal lgatherthem al l
    t ogether,
    thenWeshal lsayt ot hosewhodi dsetpar t
    nersinwor shi p
    withUs: ‘
    Stopaty ourplace!Youandy ourpar tner s(whom y ouhadwor shippedi nthewor l
    dl y
    l
    ife).
    ’ ThenWeshal lsepar atethem, andt heir(
    Al lah’sso-called)partnersshal lsay:‘
    Itwasnotus
    thaty ouusedt owor ship.’”(10:28)Therear etwoi nterpretationstothe“ partners”ortheones
    thatwer ewor shi
    ppedi nthisay ah.Onesay sthatt hesear et heidols;t
    heot herinter
    pretat
    ioni s
    thatt hesearetheshay ateen.Theywi l
    lstrai
    ghtoutdenyi t.Theay ahcont i
    nues: “
    Sosuf fi
    cientis
    Allahf orawi t
    nessbet weenusandy ou,thatWei ndeedknewnot hingofy ourwor shipofus. ”
    (10:29)Thesear epi ecesofr ock;t
    heydi dn’tknowwhatwasgoi ngon.Thi si ssomet hingthat
    willreall
    yupsetsomeonewhospentt hei
    rwhol el i
    fewor shippingthesei dols.

    Someoft hecr eationsofAl l


    ahwer ewor shippedandt heydidn’tevenwanti t.Forexampl e,t
    he
    angelsnev erwant edt obewor shipped.Someoft hemushr ikeenofAr abiausedt owor ship
    them andi not herplacesaswel l
    .“And( r
    emember )theDaywhenHewi ll
    gat herthem all
    together
    , andt henwi ll
    sayt otheangel s:‘
    Wasi tyout hatthesepeopl eusedt owor ship?’”(
    34:40)
    Allahwil
    l bri
    ngt heangel sandHewi l
    laskt heangel s,Isityout hesepeopleusedt owor shi
    p?
    DoesAl l
    ahknowt heanswer ?Yes.Whati st hepur poseofaski ng?All
    ahisaski ngtheangel sin
    frontofthepeopl ewhousedt owor shiptheangel ssot hatthepeopl ewillheartheanswerf r
    om
    themout hsoft heangel s;
    itisshahaada–wi tness.They( angel s)wil
    lsay:‘Glor
    if
    iedbeYou!You
    areourWal i
    ( Lord)insteadofthem.Nay ,butt heyusedt owor shiptheji
    nns; mostoft hem were
    believ
    ersi nthem. ’Theangel swillsaysubhaanak–whi chmeanst anzialhaqq.Thewor d
    subhaanmeansy ouar enegatinganydef iciencyorbadat tr
    ibut esf
    rom Allahandy ouare
    af
    fi
    rmingeverycomplet
    eatt
    ri
    butetoAll
    ah.Alotoft
    hestori
    eswherepeopl
    eclai
    mt ohav
    eseen
    anangelorspoketooneorseenoneinadream –theyareal
    li
    nter
    acti
    onswit
    hjinn.

    Therearemanyhumanbei ngswhoar ewor shi


    ppedbesi desAl l
    ah,butt hehumanbei ngthatwas
    worshi
    ppedmostwas‘ Eesa.‘ Eesa‘al
    ayhissalaam [ Jesus,peacebeuponhi m]wasusedf orone
    ofthebiggestformsofshi rkthateverexistedonear t
    h.Ther efore,All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aala
    si
    ngledoutt hewor shippingof‘ Eesaint heseay ah.Ev enthoughmanyot herswerewor shipped,
    All
    ahdidnotspeci fythei rnames, butAllahspeci fi
    call
    yment i
    oned‘ EesaibnMar yum [Jesus,son
    ofMary].Alotofassoci ati
    ngot hergodsi sdonei nthenameof‘ Eesa, eventhough‘Eesahas
    nothi
    ngt odowi t
    hi t.All
    ahsay s,“And(remember )whenAl l
    ahwi llsay(ont heDayof
    Resurr
    ection):‘
    O‘Iesa( Jesus) ,sonofMar yam (Mary )
    !Didy ousayunt omen: ‘
    Wor shi
    pmeand
    mymot herast wogodsbesi desAll
    ah? ’
    Hewi l
    lsay :
    ‘Glorybet oYou!I twasnotf ormet osay
    whatIhadnor i
    ght( tosay ).HadIsai dsuchat hing,Youwoul dsurelyhav eknowni t
    .Youknow
    whatisinmyi nnersel fthoughIdonotknowwhati si nYours, tr
    uly,You,onlyYou,aretheAl l
    ­Knowerofal lt
    hati shi ddenandunseen. ’
    ”(5:116)

    All
    ahisspeaki ngt owhenMuhammadandev eryonewhor eadsQur ’
    anwhenHesay s,‘
    And
    remember .
    ’HowcanAl lahsayt orememberwhenAl lahwi l
    lask‘Eesaont heDayofJudgment ?
    Oneoft hemuf assi r
    eensay sthataccordingt othehumanbei ng, t
    imei sdivi
    dedi ntot hree:past,
    presentandf ut ure.Ashumanbei ngs,wehav enocont rolwhat soev erofthef uture.Ther efore,
    wedon’ tknowt hef utur e.Ifyoumaket heintentiont ost andupandwal koutoft her oom, you
    don’thav econt roloft heout come.Wecanpl anf orit,butwedon’ tcontrolit
    .ForAl lah,thepast ,
    thepresentandt hefut ureist hesame.Heknowsev erything;Hecr eatedusandouract ions.The
    futur
    ei sknownt oAllahandHecant al
    kabouti tasi fitispast .SinceAllahdecr eedi t,Hecan
    affi
    rmi tasifithasal readyhappened.Mar yam isal soment ionedher e,event houghshewasnot
    dir
    ectlywor shipped.Howev er,shewascal led“themot herofgod” ,
    andt hatisadi v
    ineat tr
    ibute
    thatwasgi vent oher .Al lahsay sasi ft
    heywer ewor shi ppingher .Whatar ethef irstwor dst hat
    ‘
    Eesasay swhenAl l
    ahaskshi mi fheaskedpeopl et owor shiphi m?Gl orybet oYou….
    Subhaanaka!Agai n,whyi sAllahasking‘Eesai fAllahal readyknowst heanswer ?He’ sasking
    ‘
    Eesasot hathecansayi ti
    nf rontofeveryone.

    “NeverdidIsayt othem aughtexceptwhatYou( Allah)didcommandmet osay: ‘


    Wor shipAll
    ah,
    myLor dandy ourLor d.
    ’AndIwasawi tnessov ert hem whi l
    eIdweltamongstthem, butwhen
    Youtookmeup, Youwer etheWat cherov ert
    hem, andYouar eaWi t
    nesstoallthi
    ngs.I fYou
    puni
    sht hem, theyar eYoursl aves,andi fYouf or givethem, veri
    l
    yYou, onl
    yYouar etheAl l
    ­Mi ghty,t
    heAl l­Wi se.”(5:
    117- 118)‘Eesai sannounci ngthisinfr
    ontofevery
    one.Andhei s
    sayi
    ngt hatthej udgmentt hisdaybel ongst oAllah; i
    tdoesnotbel ongtome.“Allahwi llsay:‘
    Thi
    s
    i
    saDayonwhi chthet r
    uthful wi
    llprofitfrom theirtruth:thei
    rsareGardensunderwhi chr iv
    ers
    fl
    ow( i
    nPar adise)–t heyshal labidet hereinforev er.All
    ahispleasedwi t
    hthem andt hem wi t
    h
    Him.Thati sthegr eatsuccess( Par adise).’”(
    5:119)

    2.Fol
    l
    ower
    sandt
    heFol
    l
    owed
    Allahsay s:“Andt heyallshal l
    appearbef oreAllah( ont heDayofResur recti
    on)t hent heweak
    wi l
    lsaytot hosewhower ear rogant(chiefs):‘
    Ver i
    ly,wewer ef ol
    lowingy ou;cany ouav ai
    lus
    any thi
    ngf rom Al lah’
    sTor ment ?’Theywi llsay:‘HadAl lahguidedus, wewoul dhav egui dedy ou.
    Itmakesnodi fferencetous( now)whet herwer age, orbear( thesetorment s)wi t
    hpat ience,
    thereisnopl aceofr efugef orus. ’
    ”(14:21)Af amousschol arhassomei nsight fulwor dsont his
    ay ah;t
    hesear et afsi
    rthathehasgi vent heseay aat.Hesay sthattheweakpeopl earet heones
    whogav euponeoft heuni quechar acterist
    icsoft hehumanbei ng,andt hati st heper sonal
    freedom oft houghtandbel ief.Whatist heuni quequal it
    yoft hehumanbei ng/ insaan?Al l
    ahhas
    givent hehumanbei ngthequal it
    ytochoose.Ev erythingintheuni verseiswor shippingAl lahina
    form oft asleem –submi ssion.Everythingissubdued–t hemov ement soft hesun, stars,
    planets,moon, thet r
    ees–al larewor shippingAl l
    ahandt heirmov ement sar ewor ship.

    Thehumanbei ngi
    st heonlycr
    eati
    on,andal
    sojinn,
    whohav ether
    ightt
    ochoosewhethert
    hey
    wanttobel
    ieveornot.Theonlykaafi
    raret
    heji
    nnsorhumans.Oneoft hemostuni
    quequali
    ti
    es
    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aal
    ahasgivenusist
    hefreedom oft
    hinki
    ng.

    Theschol arissayingthatthosepeopl
    ehav ebecomeweakbecausetheyar
    egivi
    ngupthe
    freedom ofchoice, whi
    chAl l
    ahhasgiventhem.He[t
    heschol
    ar]say
    s:thi
    sweaknessisnotan
    excusefort hem;itisacrime,becauseAll
    ahdoesnotwantanyonetobeweak.Theycannotuse
    theirweaknessasanexcusebef oreAll
    ah.

    Al
    l
    ahhasequi
    ppeduswi
    tht
    het
    ool
    swhi
    chwi
    l
    lgui
    deust
    othet
    rut
    h,i
    fweuset
    hem.

    All
    ahsay sint heayah:“AndAl lahhasbr oughty ououtf r
    om t hewombsofy ourmot herswhile
    youknownot hing…”(16:78)Youknewnot hing!Andhowdi dy ougett ot hest atethaty ouarein
    now?[ Theay ahcont i
    nues:]“AndHegav ey ouhear ing, si
    ght, andhear tst haty oumi ghtgive
    thanks(toAllah).”Ourey esandear sgathert hei nformat i
    on, andt hemi ndpr ocessesit.Howdo
    youlearn?Byhear i
    ng,readingandseei ng–t hatishowachi l
    dl ear ns.Wel earnthroughot her
    sensesaswel l,
    butstudiesshow( andit’
    scommonsense)t hatmostoft heknowl edget hatwe
    gainisthrought heeyesandt heears.Thent hemi ndpr ocessest hatinfor mat i
    on.ThenAl l
    ah
    tel
    lsuswhyHegav eust hoset hings–sot hatwemaybegr at eful.Allahgi vesust hetoolsof
    knowledget obegr atefultoHi m andtowor shiphi m.Unf ort
    unat ely,manki ndusest hesetools
    foreverythi
    ngr el
    atedtoduny aandlearnnot hingr elatedt oakhi rah.Compar ehumani t
    ytodayt o
    100or1, 000y earsago.Technol ogyhasadv ancedsomuch; thehumanmi ndachiev esendlessl
    y.
    Wheni tcomest oakhirah,howev er,wehav edi sabledt hismi nd.

    Thisweaknessisnotanexcuseont heDayofJudgment–i tisacr i


    me!He[ t
    heschol ar ]says:
    “Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’
    aaladoesnotwantany onet ogiv
    eupt hei
    rfreedom andmat er
    ial f
    orce
    andpower ,
    howeverstrongi tis,cannotenslaveapersonwhowant sf r
    eedom.Themostt hi
    s
    worldl
    ypowercandoi st oinfli
    ctpainont hebody,byhurti
    ngthebodyori mprisoningt hebody ,
    ortormenti
    ngorpunishingt hatbody .Butthesoulisfr
    ee.Themi ndisf r
    ee,andnobodycan
    enslavei
    t.
    ”Theworldar oundy oucani mpri
    sonyouandt ort
    ureyou, butifyouhav eaf reemi nd,
    nobodycanmaket hatmi ndi nasl aveform –unlessyoumakei tasl aveyourself
    .“Whocan
    maket hoseweakpeopl efoll
    owt hest r
    ong, thear r
    ogant,i
    nbeli
    efandi nbehav iourwhenAl lahi
    s
    theOnewhocr eatedt hem andAl lahist heOnewhoi ssustaini
    ngt hem andpr ovidingthem.No
    onecandot hat;onlytheirweakspi ri
    ts.”Noonecanmakeaper sonaf oll
    oweroff alsehood,
    exceptifyouhav eaweakspi r
    it
    .Thenhesay s:“Theyarenotweakbecauset heyhav eless
    powert hanthest r
    ong; theyareweakbecauset heywantedtobeweak.Theyar eweakbecause
    theweaknessi sint heirheartsandint heirspirit
    s.Howmanyar etheweak?Many !Andhow
    manyar ethet y
    rants?Af ew!Whogav et hosef ewt yr
    antsoverauthori
    tyov erthemanymasses?
    Thetyrantscannotmaket hemassessl aves, exceptforwhenthemassesaccepti t
    .Iti
    sthe
    weakwi llt
    hatismi ssingf r
    om theseher ds[Thespeakeradds: becauset heyar eli
    kesheep] .
    ”

    “Andthosewhodi sbeli
    ev esaytothosewhobel i
    eve:‘Foll
    owourwayandwewi l
    lver
    il
    ybeary our
    sins,
    ’neverwi l
    ltheybearany t
    hingofthei
    rsins.Surel
    y,theyareliars.”(
    29:12)Thedisbel
    ievers
    wouldsayt histot hefollowersofMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am.Thesamet hing
    happenst oday–t heleaderswi l
    lsay,‘
    Fol
    lowus; we’l
    ltakecareofy ou.
    ’Therearemanyr eli
    gious
    andpol i
    ti
    calleader swhoar ealway spromisi
    ngtruthandsal vati
    on.Whatwi llhappenont heDay
    ofJudgment ?Theywi llnotbearany one’
    ssins.All
    ahsay s:“Andv eri
    ly,
    theyshallbeart
    heirown
    l
    oads, andotherl oadsbesi destheirown,andveri
    ly,t
    heyshal lbequest i
    onedont heDayof
    Resurrecti
    onaboutt hatwhi chtheyusedtofabri
    cate.”(29:
    13)

    InahadithinBukhaar i
    ,thePr ophetsallall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am says,
    whoev ercal l
    speopl etoa
    ri
    ghteousactwoul dber ewardedt hesamer ewar dasany onewhoadopt sthatactunt i
    ltheday
    ofjudgment.Andwhoev ercal l
    speopl etof al
    sehoodwoul dcarr
    ythesinsoft hatfalsehoodand
    thesinsofanyonewhocommi tsthatfalsehoodunt ilt
    heDayofJudgment .I fyougui deone
    persontothetruth,youwi l
    lreceivether ewar df oreveryt
    hingthatper
    sondoes, withoutr educing
    therewardoftheper son.Andi fthatper sonconv eysthet r
    uthtoanotherfivepeopl e, t
    heny ou
    wouldreceiveall
    oft herewar dsoft hosepeopl e,andsoon.Youar ereceiv
    ingal loft heprofit
    s,
    withoutr
    educingt hei
    rprofi
    tsandt hatist hegener osit
    yofAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’aala.Al so,
    on
    theothersi
    de,ifyoucall t
    hef alsehood, youwoul dcarrythepunishmentoft hatev il actand
    anyonewhof oll
    owsi tuntilt
    heDayofJudgment .

    All
    ahsay s:“[.
    ..]butifyoucoul dseewhent heZalimun( polyt
    heistsandwr ongdoer s, etc.)willbe
    madet ost andbef oret hei
    rLor d, howt heywi l
    lcastthe( bl
    ami ng)wordonet oanot her !Those
    whower edeemedweakwi llsayt othosewhower ear r
    ogant :‘
    Hadi tnotbeenf oryou, weshoul d
    certainl
    yhav ebeenbel i
    evers!’”(34:31)Al lahwillbri
    ngt hefoll
    ower sandt hefoll
    owedont heDay
    ofJudgment ,andt hisistheirconv er
    sat i
    on.Whoar ethel eaders?Theycoul dber eligious
    l
    eader s,ort hemedi a,orwhoev er.Theay ahcont i
    nues: “Andthosewhower earrogantwi llsayto
    thosewhower edeemedweak: ‘Didwekeepy oubackf rom guidanceafterithadcomet oy ou?
    Nay ,buty ouwer eMuj ri
    mun( polytheists,sinners,cr
    iminals,disobedienttoAllah,etc. )
    .’
    ”( 34:32)
    Manyt i
    mes, t
    heoneswhodogoandat temptt ov er
    ifythet r
    uth,theywill
    comet ot het ruth.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD13-Themosl
    i
    mst
    hatday

    TheMusl
    i
    m Si
    nner
    s

    All
    ahsubhaanawata’
    aal
    amentionsint
    heQur’anthataf
    ewsinshavespeci
    fi
    cpuni
    shment
    son
    thedayofj
    udgment.We’
    renott
    alki
    ngaboutj
    annahandnaaryet.Wearetal
    ki
    ngaboutt
    he
    sit
    uati
    onofpeopl
    eontheDayofJudgmentit
    self
    .Wehav eni
    nepoint
    s.

    1.ThosewhodonotpayZakah

    Thei rpunishmentv ar i
    es.Inonehadi th,RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am says,“Whoev eris
    madeweal thybyAl l
    ahanddoesnotpayt heZakatofhi sweal t
    h, t
    henont heDayofResur rection
    hisweal thwi l
    lbemadel ikeabal d-headedpoi sonousmal esnakewi tht woblackspot sovert he
    ey es.Thesnakewi llencircl
    ehisneckandbi tehi scheeksandsay ,‘
    Iam y ourwealth,Iam y our
    treasure.’
    ”Thent hePr ophetr ecit
    edt heholyv erses: “
    Andl etnott hosewhocov et
    ousl ywithhold
    oft hatwhi chAll
    ahhasbest owedont hem ofHisBount y(Weal th)t hinkthatiti
    sgoodf orthem
    (andsot heydonotpayt heobligatoryZakat).Nay ,itwil
    lbewor sefort hem;thethingswhi ch
    theycov etouslywi t
    hheldshal lbetiedt othei
    rnecksl i
    keacol l
    aront heDayofResur recti
    on.And
    toAl lahbelongst heher i
    tageoft heheav ensandt heear t
    h; andAl lahi sWell­ Acquai nt
    edwi t
    h
    all t
    hatyoudo. ”(3:180)[Bukhaar i
    ,2/24/ 486]Thisi sonef orm ofpuni shment .

    Andt hen, Rasul All


    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alay hiwasal lam ment ionsi nanot herhadi th,“I
    fanyownerof
    goldorsi lverdoesnotpaywhati sdueonhi m, whent heDayofResur r
    ect i
    onwoul dcome,
    platesoff irewoul dbebeat enoutf orhim; thesewoul dt henbeheat edi nthef i
    reofHel l andhis
    sides,hisf oreheadandhi sbackwoul dbecaut erizedwi tht hem.Whenev erthesecool down,
    (theprocessi s)repeat eddur ingadayt heext entofwhi chwoul dbef i
    ftythousandy ears, unt
    il
    j
    udgmenti spr onouncedamongser vants,andheseeswhet herhispat hi st otakehimt o
    Paradiseort oHel l
    .”Itwassai d: “MessengerofAl lah, whataboutt hecamel ?”He(thePr ophet)
    said:“Ifanyowneroft hecamel doesnotpaywhati sdueonhi m,andofhi sdueint hat( camel)
    i
    s( also)tomi lkitont hedaywheni tcomesdownt owat er .Whent heDayofResur rection
    comesasof tsandypl ainwoul dbesetf orhim, asext ensi v easpossi ble,(hewi l
    lfi
    nd)t hatnota
    singley oungonei smi ssi
    ng, andt heywi llt
    rampl ehi m wi t
    ht heirhoof sandbi tehim witht heir
    mout hs.Asof tenast hef i
    rstoft hem passeshi m, thel astoft hem woul dbemadet oret urn
    duringadayt heext entofwhi chwoul dbef i
    ftythousandy ears,unt i
    ljudgmenti spronounced
    amongser vantsandheseeswhet herhi spat histot akehi mt oPar adiseort oHell
    .”Itwas
    (again)sai d:“MessengerofAl l
    ah, whataboutcows( cat tl
    e)andsheep? ”Hesai d:“
    Ifanyowner
    ofthecat t
    leandsheepdoesnotpaywhati sdueont hem, whent heDayofResur rectioncomes
    asof tsandypl ainwoul dbespr eadf orthem, hewi llf
    indnoneoft hem mi ssing,withtwi sted
    horns, withouthor nsorwi thabr okenhor n,andt heywi llgor ehim wi tht heirhornsandt rample
    him witht heirhoof s.Asof t
    enast hef i
    rstoft hem passeshi m, t
    hel astoft hem woul dbemade
    tor
    eturnt
    ohim duringadaytheextentofwhichwouldbefif
    tythousandyears,
    unti
    lj
    udgment
    woul
    dbepr onouncedamongt heservant
    s.Andhewouldbeshownhi spath-
    pathl
    eadi
    nghimto
    Par
    adiseortoHell
    .”[.
    ..
    ][Andt
    hehadithismuchlongerthanthi
    s.][
    Musli
    m, B.
    5,#2161]

    Tobemi serl
    yov erasmal lamountofmoneyandt hensufferfor50,000y earsisnotwort
    hitat
    all
    .Youwon’ thav ebarakah[blessing]inthatmoneyinthef i
    rstpl
    ace, andt henontopofthat
    ,
    youpayt hepr i
    cef ori
    tinakhirah.Themoneyt hatwaswithheldinduny aandspentov erashort
    periodoftime,youwi l
    l payforitsomuchl ongeri
    ntheakhirah–becausey ouwon’tl
    ive50,
    000
    years.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawi l
    lgive.Youweren’
    tcreatedwi thany t
    hing,andAll
    ahprovi
    ded
    youwi thwhaty ouhav etoday.Hegav eitandHecant akeitaway .Soy ouhav eyourr
    izq
    [sustenance]al
    readywr i
    tt
    enfory ou.

    2.Ar
    rogance

    Thissini
    sv er
    ydanger
    ousanditist
    hecauseofAl
    l
    ah’sWrat
    honHi sworsecr
    eat
    ion–iblees.
    Thissini
    swhatcausedibl
    eestogofrom t
    hehi
    ghlev
    elandrankt
    obeingthel
    owest.I
    bleeshad
    the“Iam bett
    ert
    hanhim”att
    it
    ude.

    Thissinissodanger
    ousthatRasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hi wasallam says“whoev erhast he
    equiv
    alentofevenasmallgrainofarr
    ogancei nhi
    sheartwil
    l notevensmel lparadi
    se.”Ifeven
    theamountofadharra(anat om)ofarrogancecouldgetintheheart,thatpersonwillnoteven
    smellparadi
    se.Hewon’
    tev engetclose,nevermindgetin.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lallahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am saidthatonthedayofjudgment ,thearrogantwillbe
    assembl
    edont hedayofj udgmentintheformsofmen, buti
    nt hesizesofant s;humili
    ati
    onwill
    cometothem from ev
    er ydir
    ect
    ion.Dharraretheant
    sthatar
    ev er
    ysmal l.Theywillbestepped
    onbyevery
    one.Peoplewi ll
    berunningont heDayofJudgmentandst eppingoni t
    .

    Whoeverhasar
    roganceisactuall
    ylyi
    ng.Why ?Becauseasacr eat
    ion,wearehumbl e.Al
    lahis
    theOnewhogivesusvalue.Otherwi
    se,wewoul dbewor t
    hless.Al
    lahsays:“
    Hast herenotbeen
    overmanaperi
    odoft i
    me, whenhewasnot hi
    ngtobement ioned?
    ”(76:1)Whenev erweare
    arr
    ogant,
    weareclai
    mingsomet hingthatdoesn’
    tbelongtous.Thatiswhyit’
    salie.Thisli
    ewill
    beexposedontheDayofJudgment ,andAllahwil
    lbringt
    hem intheformthattheydeserve.

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am saidthatt
    hemostbeli
    ttl
    edandhumi l
    i
    atednameont he
    dayofjudgmenti sthenameofaman, whocall
    edhimsel
    final-
    dunya,“t
    heki
    ngofki ngs.”Al
    lahu
    ‘
    Alam whot hisrefer
    st o,butther
    ewasat i
    mei nPer
    siawhenthekingwouldcallhi
    msel fShan
    an-Shah,whichmeanst hekingofkings.OntheDayofJudgment ,
    thiski
    ngwill
    comei ntheform
    ofanant .

    3.ThoseAl
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lNotLookat

    Therearesomesi
    ns,
    ifcommi
    tt
    ed,
    wil
    lresul
    tinAl
    l
    ahnotl
    ooki
    ngaty
    ouont
    hedayof
    resur
    rect
    ion.
    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalasays:“
    Ver i
    ly
    ,thosewhoconcealwhatAl l
    ahhassentdownoft he
    Book,andpur chaseasmal l
    gaintherewith(ofwor
    ldl
    ythi
    ngs),
    theyeatintotheirbelli
    esnothi
    ng
    butfi
    re.Allahwi ll
    notspeakt othem ont heDayofResurr
    ecti
    on,norpurif
    ythem, andt hei
    rswil
    l
    beapai nfultorment .Thosearetheywhohav epur
    chasederr
    oratt hepr
    iceofGui dance,and
    tor
    mentatt hepr i
    ceofFor gi
    veness.Sohowbol dt
    heyare(f
    orevildeedswhichwi llpushthem)
    totheFire.”(2:174-175)Thosearet heoneswhohadt heknowledgeandt hetruth,but
    concealedi t
    .

    Inanotherhadi t
    h, RasulAll
    ahsall
    allahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am saysthattheonewhoi sgiven
    knowledgeandt henconceal sit
    ,Allahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawillconcealtheirmout hswithfir
    eon
    thedayofj udgment .Knowledgehasbeenr evealedbyAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalaforthe
    purposeofconv eyingit.Sowhatusei st heknowl edgeifoneconceal sitanddoesn’ tconveyit?
    Thereisapr inci
    plei nfi
    qhwhi chsay s:“
    Itisnotal lowedt odelayconv eyi
    ngt hemessagepasti t
    s
    ti
    me.”Forexampl e, i
    fyouseeapar ti
    cul
    arsi ninf rontofyourey es,youneedt obr i
    ngawar eness
    tothepeopl ethatt hisi
    sami stake.Ifyoudonot ,thenyoumusthav ejusti
    fi
    cat i
    onofdel ayi
    ngit
    .
    Anaccept ableexcusewoul dbet hatyouar eaf raidifyoutel
    lthem thet r
    uth,theirr
    ev ol
    tagainst
    i
    twi l
    lcauseagr eatermunkar–ev il
    .Other wise,thegeneralruleisthatyoucannotdel aythe
    messagepasti t
    st ime.

    There’sanot heray ah: “


    Ver ily,
    thosewhopur chaseasmal l gainatt hecostofAl lah’sCov enant
    andt heiroat hs, theyshal lhav enopor ti
    oni nt heHer eaf t
    er( Paradi se) .Neitherwi l
    lAll
    ahspeakt o
    them, norl ookatt hem ont heDayofResur r
    ect ion,norwi llHepur i
    fyt hem, andt heyshal l havea
    painfultorment .
    ”( 3:77)Thi sist het alkingaboutt hosewhosel ltheirr el
    igionf orawor ldly
    benef i
    t,return.Thati s, theycompr omi set heirreligiont ogetsomet hingi nr eturn.Anexampl eof
    thi
    swoul dbet heschol arsoft hesul tan( aki ngorpr esident ).Thesewoul dbeschol arswho
    wouldgi veaf at wat opl easet heki ngorpr esi dent.Theyar eusi ngt hei rr
    eligiont ojustifyt he
    fal
    sehoodandev i
    l
    .Thepuni shmentf ort hisi sthatAl l
    ahwi llnotl ookatt hem ont heDayof
    JudgmentandHewi llnotpur ifyt hem.Al soi ncl udedi nt hisar et hosewhomakeanoat hi nthe
    nameofAl lahandt heyl ie.Forexampl e, “Int henameofAl lah,Idi dsuchandsuch”andi ti sali
    e.
    Therear emanyhadi tht hatIbnKat hirment i
    onsi nthet afsiroft hisay ah.Inahadi threcor dedby
    Musl i
    m, AbuDhar rsaidt hathehear dthePr ophetsal lall
    ahu‘ alay hiwasal lam say ,“Ther ear e
    threeper sonswhom Al lahwi l
    l notspeakt o,lookatont heDayofResur rectionorpur ify, and
    theyshal ltast eapai nful torment .
    ”Isai d, “OMessengerofAl lah!Whoar et hey,mayt heygai n
    fai
    lureandl oss. ”Hesai d,repeat i
    ngt hisst atementt hrice,“TheMusbi l(manwhosecl othes
    reachbel owt heankl es) ,hewhoswear swhi lelyingsoast osel lhismer chandi zeandt heone
    whogi v eschar ityandr emi ndspeopl eofi t).
    ”Ther ei sanot herhadi thwhi chspeci fi
    est hatt he
    punishmenti sf orthosewhodr agt heircl othesf orpr i
    deandar rogance.Thesecondper soni s
    theonewhol iest osel l
    , forexampl e, hesay s, “wAl l
    ahi [
    ByAl l
    ah], thiscostme$10! ”wheni t
    actuallycosty ou$5.Al lahwi l
    l notspeakt ot hisper son.Thet hirdper soni sal -mannaanwho
    alway sremi ndspeopl eofhi sf avour s.Forexampl e, “Remember ,ay earagoIdi dsuchandsuch
    foryou. ”Thi sshowst hatt hisper soni snotdoi ngi tforAl lah; r
    at hert heyar edoi ngi tforar et
    urn.

    [
    Inpar
    tofahadi
    thnar
    rat
    edbyBukhaar
    iandMusl
    i
    m]:
    [..
    .]Upont
    hist
    heMessengerofAl
    l
    ah
    sal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam r
    emarked:
    “Hewhoperjur
    edforappropri
    ati
    ngtheweal
    thofa
    Musli
    m,wher easheisali
    ar,woul
    dmeetAll
    ahwhil
    eHewoul dbeangr ywit
    hhim.
    ”Thisverse
    wasthenrevealed:
    ‘Ver
    il
    ythosewhobart
    erAll
    ah’
    scovenantandthei
    roathsatasmallpr
    ice…’
    [Musl
    im,B.1,#254]

    I
    nanot herhadithnarratedbyAhmad, AbuDawudandat -
    Tirmi
    dhi:
    AbuHur ayrahsaysthat
    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am says,“Therearethreewhom All
    ahwi l
    lnotspeaktoon
    thedayofj udgment ,andwillnotl
    ookat,andwi l
    lnotpurif
    yandwillpuni
    shthem: amanwho
    prevent
    st hetravel
    lerf r
    om surpl
    uswaterthattheyhave;someonewhomakesanoat honthei
    r
    merchandi seaft
    er‘asr ;
    someonewhogi vesbay ’
    ahtot heimam [
    khali
    fa/
    leader][
    anddoesnot
    ful
    fi
    lli
    t]
    .”

    Asf ort
    heper sonwhopr eventsthetravell
    erfr
    om surpluswatert
    hathehas,Rasul
    All
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am say sinanotherhadiththatonthedayofjudgment
    ,All
    ahwillt
    ell
    that
    person,Howcomey oupr event
    edsomet hingthatdi
    dnotbelongtoyou?Waterissomethi
    ng
    thatbelongstoev er
    yone.I fyouhavesur pluswaterwithyouandsomeoneelseisinneedofit,
    thenthatsurpluswat erdoesnotbel ongt oyou.

    Whatdoesi tmeant omakeanoat hony ourmer chandi


    seafter‘asr
    ?Usuall
    y,thebusinessday
    usedtobeunt il‘
    asr.Ify
    oudidn’
    tsel
    lby‘asr,t
    henmostl i
    kelyitmeantyouwoul dtakethose
    thi
    ngswi t
    hy oubackhome.Att heendoft heday,youarejusttryi
    ngtogetridofwhaty ouhav
    e.
    Thispersonistryi
    ngt ogetri
    doftheaddit
    ionalmerchandi
    set heyhave,sotheymakeoat hsonit
    unti
    ltheygetitsold,andtheyar
    elyi
    ngintheiroaths.

    Onasidenote,int
    heoldday s,
    theyusedt oworkal
    lday.Now,ourdaysareshort
    er,yetwesti
    ll
    useworkasanexcusef ornotful
    fi
    ll
    ingourIsl
    amicduti
    es.Peoplebef
    oredidnothaveshort
    er
    off
    icehour
    s–t heyusedtowor kfr
    om fajrunt
    ilmaghr
    ib.Nevert
    hel
    ess,t
    heydidallofthei
    badaat.
    All
    ahputbarakahi
    ntheirti
    mebecauset heyhadtaqwaofAllah.

    Asf ort
    hepersonwhogivesbay ’
    ah–itist
    alki
    ngabouttheonewhogi veshisal
    l
    egi
    anceaslong
    astheimam paysthem andtakescareofthem,buti
    fhedoesnotpayandt akecar
    eofthem,
    theygiv
    eupt hei
    ral
    legi
    ance.Thatist
    hecaseofsomeofal ‘araab,
    whobecameMusl i
    m.They
    woul dj
    ustgotowhoeverpaidthem more;
    theychangeall
    egianceaccor
    dingtowhopaysmore.

    If
    oundasi
    mil
    arhadi
    thi
    nBukhaar
    i:

    Nar r
    atedAbuHur air
    a:Al
    lah’sApostlesaid,“Therear ethreeper sonswhom Al l
    ahwi l
    lnotlookat
    ont heDayofResur r
    ecti
    on,norwi l
    lhepur i
    fythem andt hei
    rsshal lbeasev er
    epuni shment .They
    are:Amanpossessedsuper f
    luouswater ,
    onawayandhewi thhelditfrom travelers;Aman
    whogav eapl edgeofall
    egiancetoar ul
    erandhegav eitonlyf orwor l
    dlybenef i
    ts.Iftheruler
    giveshim somethinghegetssat i
    sfi
    ed,andi ftherulerwi t
    hholdssomet hingfrom hi m,heget s
    dissati
    sfi
    ed;Andmandi splayedhisgoodsf orsaleaftertheaAsrpr ay
    erandhesai d,‘
    ByAl l
    ah,
    exceptWhom Nonehast her i
    ghttobewor shipped,Ihav ebeengi vensomuchf ormygoods, ’
    andsomebodybel i
    eveshim( andbuy sthem) .
    ”ThePr ophetthenr ecit
    ed: “Veri
    ly
    !Thosewho
    pur
    chaseal
    i
    ttl
    egai
    natt
    hecostofAl
    l
    ah’
    sCov
    enantandt
    hei
    roat
    hs.
    ”(3:
    77)[
    Bukhaar
    i3/
    40/
    547]

    Iti
    snar r
    atedont heauthori
    tyofAbuHur ay
    rahthattheMessengerofAl l
    ah( maypeacebeupon
    him)obser v
    ed:“Three(aretheper sons)wit
    hwhom Al lahwoul dnei therspeak, norwouldHe
    absolvethem ont heDayofResur recti
    on.[
    AbuMu’ awi yaadded: Hewoul dnotl ookatthem and
    thereisgri
    evoust or
    mentf orthem] :t
    heagedadulterer,t
    hel i
    arki ngandt hepr ouddest i
    tut
    e.”
    [Musli
    m, B.1,#195]Whati sthecommont hingamongt heset hreepeopl e?Ther eisnoneedf or
    them tocommi tthesesins.Theol dmanhaspastt heageofst rongur ges,nonet hel
    esshei s
    commi tt
    ingzina.Iti
    snotamat terofshahwa–desi r
    e,butit’
    samat terofi
    nsistingondoi ngthe
    fal
    sehood.Aki nghasthepower ,sohedoesnotneedt olie.Thel i
    arusuall
    yl i
    esbecausehei na
    positi
    onofweaknessandwant stogetoutofit.Andt heot herper sonment ionedi sthepoor
    personwhoi sarrogant.Allofthesepeopleshowtheyhav ev erylitt
    lewaraa`–r i
    ghteousness.

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am saysthatthethreeAl l
    ahwi l
    lnotlookatonthedayof
    j
    udgmentar e:
    oneswhoar ecruelanddisobedientt
    ot heirparent
    s,themasculinewomanand
    ad-
    day ooth.Addayoothi
    sanymanwhohasnoj eal
    ousy .Forexampl e,i
    famanhasamot heror
    asister,
    etcwhoi scommitti
    ngindecenciesandhedoesn’ tmind,hewoul dbecall
    edad-
    dayyooth.

    4.TheRi
    chandt
    heExt
    rav
    agant

    Inahadithbyat -
    Tir
    midhiandIbnMajahandAl-Haakim,ther
    ewasamansi tti
    ngwit
    hRasul
    All
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hi
    wasallam.Thismanwasbur ping,bur
    ping,
    burpi
    ng.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasallam sai
    d,“
    Keepy ourbur
    pingawayf r
    om us!Theoneswhof i
    ll
    thei
    rst
    omachsmost
    i
    nduny awi l
    lsuff
    erhungerthemostont hedayofjudgment.”

    Inanotherhadit
    hnarratedbyBukhaari
    andMuslim:[.
    ..
    ]He( AbuDhar r)sai
    d:SoIwal kedalong
    wit
    hhi m[RasulAll
    ah]forsometimeandhesall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am sai
    d:“Theweal t
    hy
    personswouldhav eli
    ttl
    e(rewar
    d)ontheDayofResurrecti
    on, exceptuponwhom Al l
    ah
    conferr
    edgoodness( wealth)
    .He[t
    heonewiththewealth]dispensedittohisri
    ght,l
    eft,i
    nfront
    ofhim andathisback( j
    ustasthewinddi
    ff
    usesfragr
    ance)anddi dgoodwi t
    hit(r
    iches).
    ”
    [Musli
    m B.5,#2175]

    Anotherhadi
    th,whichcomplimentst hi
    sone,“Theoneswiththemostar et
    heoneswhoar ethe
    l
    owestont hedayofj udgment,excepttheoneswhospendi thereandther
    eandtheyreceiv
    eit
    byhalaalmeans.”Sot hewaythesepeople[theexcept
    ions]ear
    nt hemoneyishal
    l
    al,
    andt he
    waytheyspenditisinr i
    ght
    eousness.

    Moneyinitsel
    fdoesnotcarryatagt hatsaysi
    tisev
    il.I
    nfact,
    Al l
    ahsubhaanawata’aal
    acall
    ed
    moneyinQur ’
    ankhayra/
    khayr,
    whi chmeansgood.Al l
    ahactuall
    ygaveitgoodti
    tl
    es–khay rand
    zeena(t
    heador nmentofthi
    sli
    fe).Itonl
    ybecomesbadwheni tisusedinawrongway .I
    tisa
    toolt
    hatcanbeusedf orgoodorev il
    ,j
    ustli
    keanyotherri
    zqAllahgivesyou(
    forexample,
    knowledgeandhealt
    h).Weneedt
    okeepi
    tmi
    ndt
    hatmoneycont
    inuousl
    yneedst
    obepur
    if
    ied,
    andthatisbyspendi
    ngit.

    Weknowt hatmanyoft heprominentsahabahwer everywealthy.‘


    Uthmaanibn‘Af
    faanwasone
    ofthewealthiestoft
    heMusl i
    ms.‘AbdurRahmani bn‘Awfmi ghthavebeenthewealthi
    estofthe
    Musli
    ms; hewasoneoft hetengiventhegladtidingsofjannahwhi l
    estil
    li
    nthi
    sduny a.‘
    Umar
    andAbuBakrwer ealsoprett
    ywelloff
    .Allofthem knewhowt ousethatmoney.Al
    so, amongst
    theprophets,Dawud[ Dav
    id]andSulaymaan[Sol omon]wer everywealthy.

    5.Al
    -Ghaadi
    r–t
    heOnewhoBet
    ray
    s

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am says,“
    Foreverybet
    rayer(
    perf
    idi
    ousper
    son),af
    lagwil
    l
    beraisedont heDayofResur r
    ect
    ion,anditwil
    lbeannounced(publ
    i
    cly)‘
    Thi
    sisthebet
    rayal
    (per
    fi
    dy )ofso-and-so,t
    hesonofso-and-so.
    ’
    ”[Bukhaari
    ,8/
    73/196]

    I
    nanotherhadi
    th,
    itsaysthatt
    hisf
    lagwil
    lbecomi
    ngoutofthebackoft
    hisper
    sonandt
    hat
    per
    sonwillbegoi
    ngaroundwithit
    .Thesi
    zeandhei
    ghtoft
    hebannerdependsonhowbadt
    he
    bet
    ray
    alwas.

    Iti
    snarr
    at edontheaut hori
    tyofAbuSa’ i
    dt hatt
    heMessengerofAl lah(maypeacebeuponhi m)
    sai
    d:“Ont heDayofJudgmentt her
    ewi l
    l beaf l
    agforeverypersonguil
    tyoft
    hebreachoffai
    th.I
    t
    wil
    lberaisedinproportiontotheextentofhisguilt
    ;andthereisnoguil
    toftr
    eacherymore
    seri
    ousthantheonecommi tt
    edbyther ulerofmen.”[Musli
    m B19,#4310]Thisbet
    rayal
    is
    worsebecausethel eaderofthemassesi sbetray
    ingofeveryone.

    6.Al
    -Ghal
    ool

    Thedirectmeani ngofal-
    ghalool i
    sany t
    hingst ol
    enf rom theboot i
    esofwar .Ageneral
    meani ng
    ofthewor dwoul dal
    soincludeany thi
    ngt akenwi thoutright.Thepunishmentforthi
    s,All
    ahsays
    i
    nt heQur’an:“
    ItisnotforanyPr ophettot akeill
    egall
    yapar tofbooty(Ghulul
    ),andwhosoever
    deceiv
    eshi scompanionsasr egar dstheboot y,heshal lbri
    ngf or
    thont heDayofResurrect
    ion
    thatwhichhet ook(i
    ll
    egall
    y).Thenev eryper sonshall bepaidinfullwhathehasearned–and
    theyshallnotbedealtwithunjustly.
    ”(3:
    161)

    RasulAllahsal l
    allahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am say sthatify
    ouhav estolenacamel , y
    ouwi l
    lbecar ry
    ing
    thatcamel ony ourshoul dersont hedayofj udgment–t hesamegoesf orsteali
    ngacowora
    goat.Ithasbeennar rat
    edont heaut hor i
    tyofAbuHumai das-Sa’
    idiwhosai d:TheMessengerof
    All
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am appoi ntedamanf rom theAsadt r
    ibewhowascal l
    edIbn
    Lutbiyyainchar geofSadaqa( i.e.aut hor i
    sedhimt oreceiveSadaqafrom thepeopl eonbehal f
    oftheSt ate.)Whenher etur
    ned( wit
    ht hecol l
    ect
    ions),hesaid:“
    Thisisforyouand( t
    hisismi ne
    as)itwaspr esent edtomeasagi ft
    .”Thenar rat
    orsaid:TheMessengerofAl lahsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am st oodont hepul pitandpr ai
    sedGodandext ol
    ledHim.Thenhesai d:“What
    aboutaSt ateoff i
    cialwhom Igi veanassi gnmentandwho( comesand)say s:‘Thi
    sisfory ou
    andt hi
    shasbeenpr esentedtomeasagi f
    t’
    ?Whydi dn’theremaininthehouseofhi sfatheror
    thehouseofhi smot hersothathecoul dobser vewhethergiftswer epresentedtohi m ornot ?
    BytheBei nginWhoseHandi st heli
    feofMuhammad, anyoneofy ouwi l
    lnottakeany thingf r
    om
    i
    tbutwi llbri
    ngitont heDayofJudgment ,carryi
    ngonhi sneckacamel thatwil
    l begrowl ing,ora
    cowt hatwillbebel l
    owingoranewet hatwi l
    lbebleati
    ng.”Thenher ai
    sedhi shandssot hatwe
    couldseet hewhi tenessofhisar mpits.Thenhesai dtwice:“OGod, Ihaveconv ey ed(Your
    Commandment s).”[Musli
    m, B.20,#4509]Whywoul dpeopl egiv
    ehi m gift
    s?Sot hathewoul dbe
    l
    enientandov erl
    ook.Thiswasgi v
    enast hetitl
    eofagi ft
    ,butinrealit
    yitisabr i
    be.Iwantt o
    clar
    if
    yt hatifyouar einaposi t
    ionofleader ship,i
    tdoesnotmeany oucannotacceptgi f
    tsper iod.
    Youcanacceptgi fts,whoevery ouare,what everpositi
    ony ouarein.Youcannotacceptgi fts
    wheni tisgivenwi ththeint
    entionofget ti
    ngf avorthatdoesn’tbelongtot heperson.

    7.TheOnewhoTakest
    heLandI
    ll
    egal
    l
    y

    ThePr
    ophetsal
    lall
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    Whoevert
    akesapieceofthelandofother
    s
    unj
    ust
    ly,
    hewil
    lsinkdownthesev
    enear
    thsontheDayofResur
    rect
    ion.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,3/
    43/634]

    8.Dhul
    -waj
    hay
    n/Doubl
    eFai
    th

    Doublef
    ait
    hmeansyouar
    ewi t
    htwofaces.Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    lam say
    s,“You
    wil
    lfi
    ndthatt
    hewor
    sepeopl
    eont heDayofJudgmentarethepeoplewhohav
    edoubleface.
    Theymeetpeopl
    ewit
    honefaceandother
    swi t
    hadiffer
    entface.

    I
    nanotherhadit
    h,theProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alayhi
    wasal l
    am said,
    “Whoev erusedtohav etwo
    facesi
    ndunyawi l
    lhaveatongueoff i
    reonthedayofj udgment.
    ”Becauset hetwofacesare
    real
    lyt
    hetongue–i ti
    sthetonguethatchanges.ThereasonisbecauseI sl
    am isdescent.I
    slam
    doesnotli
    kecrookedness.I
    slaam l
    i
    kesbeingdirectandhonest,butal
    soatt hesamet i
    me, not
    toberude.

    9.ALeaderwhoHi
    desf
    rom t
    hePeopl
    e

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasall
    am says,
    “Whoev erassumesaleadershippositi
    onamongst
    theMuslimsandt henhidesawayfr
    om theneedyandpoor ,All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalawil
    lvei
    l
    Himselffrom t
    hatpersonandtheneedsofthatpersonont hedayofjudgement.”I
    fy ouassume
    apositi
    onofleadershipandthenr
    efusetomeettheneedsoft hepeoplethatyouar e
    responsi
    ble,t
    henont heDayofJudgment,wheny ouneedAl l
    ah,Al
    lahwillt
    akerevengefor
    thosepeopleandnothel pyou.

    Withthekhul afaa`
    ,thei
    rdoorswereopenf oreveryneed.Amancamef rom Egyptt ocomplai
    n
    aboutthesonoft hegovernorofEgypt–t hegovernorwas‘ AmribnAl‘
    Aas[afamous
    compani on].Andthemancamei ntoMadi nahandwal kedrighti
    ntospeakwith‘ Umaribn
    AlKhattaab.‘Umarwasnotl iv
    inginapalaceoracast l
    e; hewaslivi
    ngi
    nav erymodesthouse.
    Amazingl yenough,thathousedidnotevenhav eadoor–t herewasonlyacurtainatthe
    entr
    ance.Al lyouhadt odowasuncov erthecurtai
    n.Youj ustcal
    lfr
    om out
    sidef or‘
    Umar ,
    andif
    hecallsy ouin,youwalkinandspeakwi t
    hhi m.
    Oneoft hekingsofPersiacamet oMadinahtoconv eyamessagetot hekhali
    fa.Heasked,
    “Whereisthekhali
    fa?”Theysaidyoumi ghtfi
    ndhi mi nt
    hehouseort hemasj i
    d.TheKi ngwent
    bothplacesanddidn’
    tfindhim.Hecamet othepeopl eandaskedagai n.Oneoft hemen
    poi
    ntedandsai d,“
    Youseet hatmansleepingunderandt r
    ee?That’
    sthekhal i
    fa.”ThisPersian
    l
    eaderwentandst oodov er‘
    Umar ,whowassl eepingunderthetr
    eeint hedeser t
    ,amazed, and
    sai
    d,“Your ul
    edwithj
    ustice,soyouwerepeacef ulandy ouwereabl
    et osleep!”Hei scompar i
    ng
    thi
    ssituati
    ontoPersi
    a–wher eit
    ’simpossibl
    ef orthekingtosl
    eepli
    ket hiswithoutroyal
    guar ds
    surr
    oundinghim!

    Hidingfrom theneedsoft hepeoplei


    sacr i
    me.Weneedt oredef
    ineleadershi
    p.Whenev
    ert he
    l
    eader shi
    pdoessomet hi
    nggoodi noursociet
    y,weprai
    sealotwhateverwasdone.Wef orget
    thatit
    ’stheirobl
    i
    gation.Theyaren’
    tdoinganyoneafavour
    .That’
    swhatt heywereappoi
    ntedto
    do!Whent heydosomet hi
    ngwr ong,wearequiet
    ,asift
    heyhavear i
    ghttoabusethenati
    ons.

    I
    nIsl
    am,theposi
    ti
    onofl
    eader
    shi
    pisar
    esponsi
    bil
    i
    ty,
    andy
    ouwi
    l
    lbequest
    ionedabouty
    our
    r
    esponsi
    bil
    i
    ty.

    Wel ostthisconcept,
    butt hesahabahwer everyawar eofitandi twasal i
    veint heirhearts.One
    day,‘Umari bnAlKhat
    taabst oodont hemi mbaronedayt ogi veakhut bah.Hesai d, “
    List
    enand
    obey!”Sal maanal-
    Farsistoodupandsai d,“
    We’ renotgoi ngt oli
    stenandwe’ r
    enotgoi ngto
    obey!”Sal maanal-
    Farsiwasamongstt herighteouscompani ons.‘
    Umarsai d,“Why ?”Salmaan
    said,“Becauseyouhav egiveneveryoneofusonet hawb( cloth)andy ouhav etakent wof or
    yourself.
    ”Thisiswealththatcamet oMadi nah, piecesofcl oth,and‘Umardi str
    ibut edthem to
    everyone.Hegav eever y
    oneonepi ece.Salmaannot icedthatwhen‘ Umarst oodupt ogivethe
    khutbah, hehadtwopi eces.‘Umardidn’tspeak,sohet oldhisson, “Tellt
    hem, ‘
    Abdul l
    ah.
    ”So
    ‘
    Abdul lahstoodupandsai d,“Myfatheristall
    ,wi deandwel l-
    buil
    t.Onepi eceofcl othisnot
    enoughf orhim,soIgav ehim mine.That ’
    swhyhehast wopi eces.”

    10.Beggar
    s

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am saidinahadit
    hnar
    rat
    edbyAbuDawudandAn-Nasaa`
    i,
    “Whoeverbegsandhasenough,
    thatbeggingwi
    llcomeasscar
    sonthei
    rfacesont
    hedayof
    j
    udgment .
    ”

    BecauseIslam want
    speopletohavedigni
    ty,
    Isl
    am all
    owspeopl
    ewhohav egonethrough
    cat
    astrophesandareingreatneedtoaskforhel
    p.Isl
    am gi
    vest
    hem t
    herightt
    oask, andgi
    ves
    ustheobligat
    iontohel
    p.Butifyoual
    readyhaveenoughandyouask,
    thatisj
    ustgreed.

    11.TheOnewhoLi
    esAboutt
    hei
    rDr
    eam

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ay hiwasallam says,
    “Whoevercl
    aimstohaveseenadream whichhe
    didnotsee,wi
    llbeorderedt omakeaknotbet weent
    wobar l
    eygr
    ainswhichhewil
    lnotbeabl e
    todo.Andifsomebodyl istenstothetalkofsomepeoplewhodonotlikehim(t
    oli
    sten)orthey
    runawayf r
    om him,thenmol tenleadwillbepouredi
    ntohi
    searsontheDayofResurrecti
    on;and
    whoev
    ermakesapi ct
    ure,wi
    ll
    bepuni
    shedontheDayofResur
    rect
    ionandwil
    lbeor
    der
    edt
    oput
    asouli
    nthatpi
    ctur
    e,whichhewi
    ll
    notbeabl
    etodo.”[
    Bukhaar
    i,9/
    87/165]

    Sometimespeoplear
    ever
    yaffect
    edbydr eams, soy oucancausepeopleagonybyl yi
    ngabouta
    dream.Al
    so,peoplemayl
    ieaboutseei
    ngt heProphetsallall
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasallam becausethey
    maywanttoclaim ahi
    ghposi
    ti
    onofwi l
    aya.Peoplemayt rytoj
    ust
    if
    ytheirposit
    ionorcauseby
    makingupadream.Peopl
    ehav ealotoftrusti
    ndr eams.

    12.Eav
    esdr
    oppi
    ngandSpy
    ing

    Ify oulistentospyonpeopl eoreav esdroponthem whent heydon’twanty out ol


    i
    sten,t
    hen
    mol t
    enmet alorcopperwill
    bepour edintheearofaper sonwhodoesso.Al l
    ahwill
    pourhot
    fluidint heearsofaper sonwhodoest hatbecauseyouar etr
    ansgressingont heri
    ghtsof
    ot hers.Peoplehav earighttopri
    vacy.ThisisoneoftheI sl
    amicrights.Wear enotall
    owedto
    spyonot herpeopleorbackbit
    eont hem orinvolv
    eintheirpersonalaffai
    rs,eveni
    fwhattheyar
    e
    doi ngisasi n.

    I
    fpeopl ear
    edrinkingal
    coholintheirhouse,
    wedonothavear i
    ghttospyonthem.Ift
    heyare
    doingitint
    heprivacyofthei
    rhouse, t
    hisisasi
    nthati
    sbetweenthem andAll
    ah.Al
    l
    ahwi l
    l
    handleitontheDayofJudgment .I
    fsomebodytakesoutt
    heircanofbeeri
    nthestr
    eet,t
    hen
    punishmentisdoneont hatpersonbecausethi
    sisexposi
    ngthesin.

    Therewer epeopleduringthetimeof‘Umarand‘Uthmaan–andmay beev enAbuBakr–who


    usedt ocommi tthesesinsinthei
    rhousesandtheywer eneverpuni
    shedf oritbecausethey
    didn’tdoiti
    npubl i
    c.Therewerepeoplewhower eMuslim bynameandcommi tt
    ingthesesi
    nsin
    thepr i
    vacyoftheirownhomes, andtheywerelef
    talone.I
    slam doesnotwantt hem tobe
    exposed.May beAl l
    ahwillgui
    dethem tot
    awbah( r
    epentance).Andiftheydon’t,t
    henmay be
    Allahwillf
    orgi
    vet hem.All
    ahforgi
    veswhomev erHewant sandpunisheswhomev erHewants.

    TheMut
    taqeen–t
    her
    ight
    eous–t
    hatDay

    Whoar
    etheoneswhoar
    esaf
    eont
    heDayofJudgment
    ?We’
    l
    lst
    artwi
    tht
    heonesment
    ionedi
    n
    t
    heQur
    ’an.

    “I
    ndeed,t
    hoseforwhom thebest[r
    ewar d]haspr ecededfrom Us–theyarefr
    om itf arremoved.
    Theywil
    lnotheari
    tssound,whil
    etheyar e,inthatwhichthei
    rsoul
    sdesire,
    abidinget er
    nall
    y.
    Theywil
    lnotbegri
    evedbythegreatestterror,
    andt heangelswil
    lmeetthem,[saying],‘
    Thisi
    s
    yourDaywhichyouhavebeenpromi sed.’
    ”[21:101-103]

    Whatisthereasonfort
    hem feel
    ingsosecureontheDayofJudgmentwhenev eryoneel
    seis
    bei
    ngt er
    ror
    izedandafr
    aid?Wehav et
    heanswerforthati
    nQur’
    aanandSunnah.These
    ri
    ghteousmenandwomenusedt osaythiswhentheywerei
    ndunya:“Veri
    l
    y,Wef earfr
    om our
    LordaDay ,
    hardanddist
    ressful
    ,thatwil
    lmakethefacesl
    ookhorr
    ibl
    e( f
    rom ext
    reme
    disl
    i
    kenesstoit)
    .”(
    76:10)I
    bnAbbaassay sthatqantar
    eer
    ameansalongdayandQat adahsays
    i
    tmeansadayofhar dshi
    p.Youwouldseet hesorr
    owanddespai
    ronthefacesofpeople.These
    ri
    ghteouspeopleusedtosaythatt
    heyfearedthatdayint
    heduny
    a,t
    heref
    oreAll
    ahwillmake
    them saf
    eont heDayofJudgment.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saysinHadithQudsi
    :All
    ahsaid:“I
    nMyName, Iwillnot
    combineforMyservantt
    womoment sofpeaceortwomoment soffear
    .Ifmyserv
    antdoesnot
    feart
    heDayofJudgmenti ndunya,
    thentheywil
    lfeari
    tontheDayofJudgment .I
    ftheyfearthe
    DayofJudgmentindunya,thenIwil
    lgi
    vethem peaceandtranqui
    ll
    it
    yont heDayofJudgment .
    ”

    It
    ’smuchbett
    ertobeafrai
    doftheDayofJudgmenti nthedunya,
    becauseweknowthatthe
    earl
    i
    erthehar
    dship,
    theeasieri
    tbecomesintheend.Ifyoucommitasin,
    iti
    smucheasiert
    o
    washawaythatsi
    nwhi l
    einthedunyathani
    tislat
    er.

    Howar
    ethesi
    nspur
    if
    ied?

    Ø Ther
    ear
    emor
    ethan11way
    s,butbr
    ief
    ly:

    I
    fyouhav
    ecommi tt
    edsi
    ns,Al
    lahwill
    forgi
    veandcompensatef
    ort
    hem byt
    hehar
    dshi
    psi
    n
    duny
    a(di
    sease,
    probl
    ems,di
    saster
    s,fi
    nanci
    aldi
    ff
    icul
    ty,
    etc)
    .

    ØIfthati
    snotenough,theninthemomentsofdeat
    h,t
    hepai
    nthaty
    ouwi
    l
    lfeel
    whent
    hesoul
    comesout,t
    hatwil
    ltakecareofthesi
    ns.

    ØIfthati
    snotenough,
    ther
    ewil
    lbepuni
    shmenti
    nthegr
    ave.I
    fthati
    snotenough,
    thent
    he
    hor
    roroft
    heDayofJudgment.

    ØIfthati
    snotenough,
    thent
    heper
    sonwi
    l
    lspendsomet
    imei
    nthehel
    l
    fir
    e.Becauset
    hesi
    ns
    hav
    et obecl
    ear
    ed.

    All
    ahwi l
    lnotadmi tanyoneintoJannah,
    excepti
    ftheyare100%pure.Ther
    eisnoti
    mpurit
    y
    all
    owedi nJannah.Youmustpayf orwhatyouhavedoneinthi
    sprocess.I
    ndunyai
    tiseasyto
    puri
    fythesesins–al ly
    ouhav et
    odoi smaketawbah.Thepaini
    nthedunyaismucheasierthan
    thepainofAkhirah.All
    ahsay s,“
    Theywil
    lnothavepati
    enceinHel
    lf
    ire.
    ”Noonecanhandlethe
    painandsufferi
    ngofHel l.I
    tiseasi
    ertogetoutofthesi
    nstheear
    li
    eryoutry.

    Wehav ealackofawarenessofakhi rah.Weareunaware.SubhaanAll


    ah,
    theissueofakhi
    rah
    doesnothave1%oft heaffectithadont hesahabah.WheneverRasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wa
    sal
    lam woul
    dtalkaboutakhirah,theywouldcryandweep.Theyalwayshadthemeet i
    ngwith
    All
    ahontheirminds.
    Iti
    smentionedthat‘ Umari bn‘Abdul
    Azi
    zhadal lofwhatdunyacouldofferunderhishands.He
    couldownwhat everhewant s.Hewasr ul
    i
    ngt hegreat
    estsuperpoweroft hetime–t heIsl
    amic
    khi
    laaf
    a.Itwast hebi ggestsuperpowerofit
    st i
    me.‘Umaroncewentt obed, hiswif
    e,Faati
    mah
    i
    bn‘AbdulMaali
    k, said,“Myhusbandwentt osleepandsuddenlyhewasshaki ng.Hewascr y
    ing
    unti
    lmorningbecausehewoul dn’
    tsl
    eep.Iaskedhim why,andhesaid,‘Ir
    emembert heday
    whenIwillbetoldtoei thergotoJannahorHel l
    fi
    re.Onthatday,
    thefinaldecisi
    onwillbemade.’
    Whenher emember edt hatday,hewascryi
    ngallnight
    .”

    Thefeart
    hatt
    hesahabah,
    thesal
    if
    eenandtheright
    eoushadini
    tselfi
    safor
    m of‘
    ibaadah.
    Havi
    nghopeofAl
    lahandfear
    ingAll
    ah’
    spunishmentisafor
    m of‘
    ibaadahi
    nit
    sel
    f.

    IbnAlQay yi
    m say swehav etohavetwowi ngs:awingofr aj
    aa`[hope]andawi ngofkhowf[ fear
    ].
    Wehav eonewi ngtohav egoodexpectationsofAll
    ah, t
    hatHewi l
    lbemer ci
    ful,
    andt hatwi ngwill
    bebalancedbyt hefearoftheseverepunishmentofAl l
    ah.I
    foneout weighstheot her,
    thebird
    cannotf l
    y.I
    fy ouonl yhav egoodexpectati
    ons,t
    hatwi l
    lmakey oulazyandprocr asti
    nate.You
    wil
    lhav ea“ All
    ahwi llfor
    givemysins”atti
    tude.I
    fyouhav etoomuchf ear,youwi ll
    giveupand
    thi
    nky oucannotmakei ttoJannah.Donotgot oeitherextr
    eme, buthaveabal ance.Alway s
    remindy ourselfofakhi r
    ahandthatwilldevel
    opthef earofAll
    ahintheheart.

    TheOneswhom Al
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lpr
    ovi
    dewi
    thShade

    Therei
    snoshadeont heDayofJudgment–t herearenomountainsorbuildingsortr
    ees;t
    he
    l
    andwi l
    lbefl
    at.Ther
    ewillbenoshade,exceptunderthethr
    oneofAllah.Thisisanexclusi
    ve
    groupofpeopl
    e,notever
    yonecanjoin.Al
    lahwill
    admi tt
    hosepeopleaccordingtothei
    rquali
    ti
    es.

    Whatar
    ethei
    rqual
    i
    ties?

    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am: “Sevenar e(thepersons)whom Al lahwouldgiv
    e
    protecti
    onwi t
    hHi sShadeont heDaywhent herewoul dbenoshadebutt hatofHim(i.
    e.ont he
    DayofJudgment ,andt heyare):ajustruler
    ,ay outhwhogr ewupwi ththewor shi
    pofAllah;a
    personwhosehear tisattachedt othemosques; t
    woper sonswhol oveandmeeteachot her
    anddepar tfr
    om eachot herforthesakeofAl lah;amanwhom abeaut i
    ful womanofhighr ank
    seduces( f
    orill
    ici
    trelati
    on),buthe( rej
    ectsthisof ferbysaying)
    :‘If
    earAllah’;apersonwho
    givescharit
    yandconceal sit(tosuchanext ent )thattheri
    ghthanddoesnotknowwhatt helef
    t
    hasgi v
    en;andaper sonwhor emember edAl lahinpr iv
    acyandhi seyesshedt ears.
    ”[Muslim,
    5/2248]

    1.An- Nawawi sai


    dt hatt
    hefirsttobement i
    onedi sthejustrulerbecausehisbenefitwould
    hel
    pev er y
    one.Everyonewouldenj oyt hejusti
    ceoft her ul
    er.Thet hi
    ngthatwouldprov i
    depeople
    wit
    hpeacei nal
    -dunyai sj
    ust
    ice.Itwoul dmaket hem peacef ulandsecure.Weunder esti
    mate
    j
    ustice.IbnTaymiyyahsay st
    hatt heheav ensandt heear t
    har eestabli
    shedwithjust
    ice.With
    j
    ustice,thepeoplewillbewel
    l off,healthy
    , peacefulandsaf e.Whent herul
    erisjust,
    thisjust
    ice
    permeat esthr
    ought hewholesoci ety.Becauset hatrulermadepeopl e’
    sli
    vessafeandpeacef ul
    ,
    All
    ahwi llmakehisli
    fepeaceful i
    nt hehereaf t
    er.
    2.Whenpeopl eareint heiryouthy ears,
    somet imest heyarenotseri
    ousaboutt herel
    i
    gi onof
    Allah,butt heyaremor ewi ll
    i
    ngt oinvolveint herel
    igionwhentheyareol der.Youusuall
    yf ind
    thatthey oungert hepersoni s,thelessserioustheyar eabouttherel
    igion.Thisisnottruef or
    everyone, ofcourse.Ther earemanyy out
    ht hatareseriousaboutthereligi
    on,andthereligionis
    builtont heshouldersoft hey outh,butthey outharemor eplayf
    ul.I
    fay out hgrowsup
    wor shippingAllahandnev ergoesint oaphaseofgr owingastr
    ay,All
    ahwi l
    lrewardthi
    sy outh
    withshade.Thaty outhkepti sti
    qaama( st
    ay i
    ngont hepathofAll
    ahcont inuously
    )andthaty out
    h
    hasnev erbeenmani pulatedbyev i
    l.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD14-TheRi
    ght
    eousMusl
    i
    msont
    heDayofJudgment

    TheOneswhom Al
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lpr
    ovi
    dewi
    thShade

    Therei
    snoshadeont heDayofJudgment–t herearenomountainsorbuildingsortr
    ees;t
    he
    l
    andwi l
    lbefl
    at.Therewillbenoshade,exceptunderthethr
    oneofAllah.Thisisanexclusi
    ve
    groupofpeopl
    e,notev er
    yonecanjoin.Al
    lahwill
    admi tt
    hosepeopleaccordingtothei
    rquali
    ti
    es.
    Whatarethei
    rqualit
    ies?

    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am: “Sevenar e(thepersons)whom Al lahwouldgive
    protecti
    onwi t
    hHi sShadeont heDaywhent herewoul dbenoshadebutt hatofHim(i.e.ont he
    DayofJudgment ,andt heyare):ajustruler
    ,ay outhwhogr ewupwi ththewor shi
    pofAl l
    ah;a
    personwhosehear tisattachedt othemosques; t
    woper sonswhol oveandmeeteachot her
    anddepar tfr
    om eachot herforthesakeofAl lah;amanwhom abeaut i
    ful womanofhi ghrank
    seduces( f
    orill
    ici
    trelati
    on),buthe( rej
    ectsthisof ferbysaying)
    :‘If
    earAllah’;apersonwho
    givescharit
    yandconceal sit(tosuchanext ent )thattheri
    ghthanddoesnotknowwhatt heleft
    hasgi v
    en;andaper sonwhor emember edAl lahinpr iv
    acyandhi seyesshedt ears.
    ”[Muslim,
    5/2248]

    1.An- Nawawi sai


    dt hatt
    hefirsttobement i
    onedi sthejustrulerbecausehisbenefitwould
    hel
    pev er y
    one.Everyonewouldenj oyt hejusti
    ceoft her ul
    er.Thet hi
    ngthatwouldprov i
    depeople
    wit
    hpeacei nal
    -dunyai sj
    ust
    ice.Itwoul dmaket hem peacef ulandsecure.Weunder esti
    mate
    j
    ustice.IbnTaymiyyahsay st
    hatt heheav ensandt heear t
    har eestabli
    shedwithjust
    ice.With
    j
    ustice,thepeoplewillbewel
    l off,healthy
    , peacefulandsaf e.Whent herul
    erisjust,
    thisjust
    ice
    permeat esthr
    ought hewholesoci ety.Becauset hatrulermadepeopl e’
    sli
    vessafeandpeacef ul
    ,
    All
    ahwi llmakehisli
    fepeaceful i
    nt hehereaf t
    er.

    2.Whenpeopl eareint heiryouthy ears,


    somet imest heyarenotseri
    ousaboutt herel
    i
    gi onof
    Allah,butt heyaremor ewi ll
    i
    ngt oinvolveint herel
    igionwhentheyareol der.Youusuall
    yf ind
    thatthey oungert hepersoni s,thelessserioustheyar eabouttherel
    igion.Thisisnottruef or
    everyone, ofcourse.Ther earemanyy out
    ht hatareseriousaboutthereligi
    on,andthereligionis
    builtont heshouldersoft hey outh,butthey outharemor eplayf
    ul.I
    fay out hgrowsup
    wor shippingAllahandnev ergoesint oaphaseofgr owingastr
    ay,All
    ahwi l
    lrewardthi
    sy outh
    withshade.Thaty outhkepti sti
    qaama( st
    ay i
    ngont hepathofAll
    ahcont inuously
    )andthaty out
    h
    hasnev erbeenmani pulatedbyev i
    l.

    3.Amanwhosehear tisat
    tachedtothemasjid.Wherevert
    hatmanwoul dgo,youwoul
    dfi
    nd
    hi
    m aski
    ngwherethemasaajidare.Whentheyaretravel
    l
    ing,
    theywanttoknowwher et
    he
    near
    estmasaaj
    idare;whentheyareatthei
    rhomes, t
    heywanttogotot hemasji
    dwhenpray
    er
    ti
    mecomes;theyl
    ov ethemasji
    d.Theydon’tf
    eelthatsomeoneisfor
    cingthem t
    ogoorthat
    theyhavetogeti
    tof
    foftheirshoulders.AnNawawisaysthemeani ngoft
    hisisthattheyloveto
    prayjama’
    ahinthemasj
    id,notthattheywantt ost
    ayinthemasjid.Weshouldnotmi sint
    erpret
    i
    tassomebodyshouldjustgot othemasj i
    danddonot hi
    ngthere.‘
    UmaribnAlKhattaabcame
    i
    ntot hemasj
    idoneti
    meandsawsomepeopl eint
    hemasjid.Heaskedthem, “
    Whatar ey ou
    doing?”

    Itwast hetimef orwor k.Theysaid, “


    Wear et heoneswhohav etawakkul .
    ”‘UmaribnAl Khat
    taab
    tookhisst i
    ckandhi tt hem.Hesai d,“Youknowt hattheskydoesnotr aingol dandsilver
    !”I
    fyou
    stayinthemasj id,don’ texpectgoldandsi l
    vertof al
    lfr
    om theskyont oy ourheads;youhaveto
    goear ny ourliv
    ing.Once, RasulAl
    lahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am camei ntothemasj i
    dandsaw
    oneoft hesahabaht her e,soheasked, “
    Whatar ey oudoinginthemasj id?”Ifitwasokf ora
    persont ost ayinthemasj idconti
    nuously ,
    RasulAl l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasal l
    am wouldnothav e
    askedhi m, butheaskedhi m becauseitwasnott hetimeforsalah.Themansai d,“Ihavealotof
    dist
    ress.”SoRasul Allahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasallam taughthimthedu’aa` :

    RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam t
    oldusahadi t
    haboutthemunafiqeen[hypocri
    tes]–
    i
    foneoft hem i
    st ol
    dthataharvestofdateswillbehandedoutinthemasji
    df orfr
    ee,theywould
    havecame.Thi nkabouti
    tyourself–ifyoufi
    ndal ackofmot i
    vat
    iontogotothemasj id–ask
    yourself
    ,“WouldIgot othemasj i
    diftheyoff
    ered$20f orev
    erysalah?
    ”Imaginethat!The
    masaaj i
    dwoul dbepacked!Al l
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    aisoffer
    ingyoumore.Hei spromisingthat
    Hewi ll
    givey oushadeonadayt hati
    s50,000y ear
    slong.

    “
    OAll
    aah,It
    akeref
    ugei
    nYoufrom anxi
    etyandsorr
    ow,weaknessandl
    azi
    ness,
    miser
    li
    ness
    andcowar
    dice,
    thebur
    denofdebt
    sandf r
    om beingov
    erpoweredbymen.”

    Somepeoplecometothemasjidasifther
    eisabur denontheirshoulders.Thereareother
    peoplewholov
    ecomingtothemasj i
    d.Despit
    eli
    vi
    ngf araway,t
    heywoul dt r
    av el
    longdist
    ances
    tocomeprayinjama’
    ah.Thenther
    ear esomewhol i
    vei nt
    hev i
    cini
    tyofthemasj id,butt
    hey
    nevercome.Why?Becausether
    eisalackofloveofthemasjid.

    4.Twomenwhol oveeachot herforthesakeofAl l


    ahwillal
    sobei nthatshade.Theydonot
    l
    ov eeachot herforwor l
    dlybenefi
    ts.Theyloveeachotherforthei
    rri
    ghteousnessandgood
    akhlaaq.Theycamet ogetherandpar t
    edf orAl
    lah’
    scause.Theydidn’tcomet otal
    korconspir
    e,
    etc.Theycamet oget
    herf orAll
    ah.Thisisliket
    hebrother
    hoodofMusaandHar un.Musa
    ‘
    alayhissalaam said:
    “ Thatwemaygl ori
    fyYoumuch, AndrememberYoumuch. ”(
    20:33-
    34)
    That’swhyMusaaskedf orhisbrothertobewithhim.AnotherexampleisSalmaanal Far
    siand
    AbuDar daa`or‘AbdullahibnMas’ ood,whenhesai dtooneoft hesahabah:“Let
    ’scome
    togethertohavei maanf oramoment .”

    5.Thenextper
    sont
    obei
    ntheshadei
    samanwhowasseducedbyabeaut
    if
    ulwomanand
    whoal sohadaposi tionofaut horit
    ybecausehef earedAl lah.ThebestexampleofthisisYusuf
    ‘
    alayhi
    ssal aam.Hewascal l
    edbyav erybeautif
    ulwomanwhowast hewifeoftheownerof
    Yusuf.Shehadt heulti
    mat eauthorit
    yov erhim.Nev ert
    hel ess,hesaidno,andhesufferedalot
    becauseoft hi
    s.Whyi sthepersongr ant
    edshadef or50, 000y earsforsayi
    ngno?Becauseitisa
    verydiff
    icultthi
    ngtodo.I ti
    snotj ustawor dofsay ing,“
    If earAllah.
    ”Iti
    sextremel
    ydiffi
    cul
    t.
    All
    ahwi l
    l r
    ewar dyouaccor di
    ngt othehar dshipandmor e.Appl ythi
    srulet
    oanysituati
    on–t he
    mor ediffi
    cultsomethingisfory ou,themor etherewar dwi llbe.

    6.Thenextper soni ssomeonewhohasgi vensadaqah[ char it


    y ]andhasmadei tsecr etsothat
    evenhi sl efthanddoesnotknowwhatt her ighthandi sgi ven.Thi sistalkingaboutsecr et
    char it
    y.Ther ear etwot ypesofsadaqah: t
    hepubl i
    cchar it
    yandt hepr i
    vate/ secr etchar i
    ty.There
    arer ewar dsf orbot h.AnNawawi saysthat ,asf orzakat ,iti
    sbet tert omakei tpublic.Ther eis
    mor erewar di ngivingzakahi npubl i
    cbecausezakahi sapi l
    larofI slam andpeopl eneedt obe
    remi ndedofi t.Wi t
    ht hev oluntarysadaqah, hesay si ti
    sbet tert ogi veitinsecr et.Thi sisnot
    gener al,howev er.I
    fgi vingsadaqahi npubl icwi llencour ageot hers, t
    heni tisbet t
    ert ogivei ti
    n
    publ i
    c.Thati swhyt herewer esomeoccasi onswher eRasul Al l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ay hiwasal l
    am
    askedpeopl et ogivei tinpubl i
    c.Jar i
    rb.Abdul lahr epor tedt hatsomedeser tArabscl adin
    wool lencl othescamet oAl lah’
    sMessengersal lallahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am.Hesawt hem i nsad
    plightast heyhadbeenhar dpr essedbyneed.He( thePr ophet )exhor tedpeopl etogi vechar i
    ty,
    butt heyshowedsomer eluctanceunt il(si
    gns)ofangercoul dbeseenonhi sface.Thena
    per sonfrom t heAnsaarcamewi thapur secont aini ngsi l
    ver.Thencameanot herper sonand
    thenot herper sonsf ollowedt hem i nsuccessi onunt i
    lsignsofhappi nesscoul dbeseenonhi s
    face.Ther euponAl l
    ah’ sMessengersal l
    all
    ahu‘ alay hiwasal l
    am sai d:“Hewhoi ntroducedsome
    goodpr act i
    cei nIslam whi chwasf oll
    owedaf terhi m( bypeopl e)hewoul dbeassur edofr eward
    l
    ikeonewhof oll
    owedi t,withoutt hei
    rrewar dsbei ngdi minishedi nanyr espect .Andhewho
    i
    nt roducedsomeev i
    lpr acti
    ceinI slam whi chhadbeenf oll
    owedsubsequent l
    y( byot hers),he
    woul dber equi r
    edt obeart hebur denl i
    ket hatofonewhof ollowedt his(ev i
    l practi
    ce)wi t
    hout
    theirsbei ngdi minishedi nanyr espect .
    ”[Musl im, 34/ 6466]

    Dur
    ingtheghazwaoft abook,RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am stoodont hemi mbar
    andsaid,“
    Whowi l
    l gi
    ve?Whowi l
    l gi
    ve?”Everyti
    me, ‘
    UthmaanibnAffaanwoul dcomeandgi v
    e,
    unti
    levent
    uall
    yRasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,
    “ What
    ever‘Ut
    hmaanwi lldoaft
    er
    todaywil
    lnotharm hi
    m.”Hegav esomucht hatAll
    ahhasgr ant
    edhimf or
    givenessatthat
    momentf oranyt
    hinghedoesaf t
    er .

    Whent her
    eisnoneedf orencouragement
    ,youshouldgiv
    esadaqahi nsecret.Thelef
    thand
    notknowingwhattherighthandisdoi ngi
    sanArabi
    cexpressi
    onwhichmeanst hatiti
    sdoneso
    pri
    vatel
    ythatnooneknowsabouti t.Anexampleofthatwouldbethatscholarswouldleave
    foodatthedoorsoftheneedy,andt heywoul
    donlyknowwhent hescholardied!

    7.Fi
    nal
    ly
    ,amanwhoi sinseclusionandremember sAll
    ahandhiseyesarefi
    ll
    edwithtearswi
    ll
    al
    sobeintheshadethatday.Thisisdoneinast at
    eofikhl
    aas[si
    ncer
    ity
    ]becausethatpersoni
    s
    al
    oneandtheyarenotshowingof ftoanyone.Becauseofthei
    rsi
    ncer
    it
    y,Al
    lahsubhaanawa
    t
    a’aal
    awi
    l
    lhav
    ethatper
    soni
    nHi
    sshade.

    Thesear
    enottheonl
    yoneswhowill
    haveshadeontheDayofJudgment.Ther
    eweresome
    morementi
    onedbyRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam andwewil
    ldi
    scussthem.

    Inahadi
    th,Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam saidifamanwhoi sinfinancialdiffi
    cult
    y
    owesyoumoneyandy ougi
    vet hatmanmor etimeorf orgivet
    hedebt,All
    ahwi l
    lpr ovideyouwith
    shadeonthedayofjudgment.Financialdi
    ff
    icult
    iesarev erystr
    essful
    forpeople, especial
    lyfor
    thosewhohavefamili
    esandther ef
    oremor eresponsibil
    iti
    es.Noti
    cethatthepeopl ear einthe
    shadeei
    therwentthr
    oughdiff
    icultyi
    nt hi
    swor l
    dort heymadesomebodyel se’
    sdi ff
    icult
    yeasy.

    TheonewhoAssi
    stsot
    her
    sandFul
    fi
    ll
    sThei
    rNeeds

    RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal l
    am say si nahadi t
    hinMusl i
    m,“Whoev ereasesthedi
    str
    ess
    ofabel ieveri
    nthisworld,Al
    lahwilleasethei rdi
    stressont hedayofjudgment.”Thi
    sis
    somet hingelsethatwehav eunderestimat ed.Somet i
    meswehav etheunderstandi
    ngthat
    rel
    igi
    oni saf ewrak’ahanddowhat ev eryouwantwi thothers–abuseandcheatt hem –and
    thi
    nky ouar eaper f
    ectMuslim.Treatmentofot hershasamaj oraffectonyourdeeds.Peopl
    e
    enterjannahexclusivel
    ybecauseoft heir[good]treatmentofothers.Therearemanyahaadith
    thattalkaboutthis.

    Conceal
    i
    ngt
    heSi
    nsofYourBr
    other

    Rasul Allahsal lall


    ahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am al sosay s,“Whoev erconceal sthepr i
    vaci
    esofaMusl im,
    Allahwi ll conceal theirprivaciesont hedayofj udgment .
    ”Awr ahi ssomet hingthatyoudonot
    wantot her stosee.Thati swhyt hepr i
    vat epartsar ealsocal l
    edawr ah.Awr ahalsoincludes
    whaty oudon’ twantot her stosee, forexampl e,yoursins.Someonemaycommi tasi naway
    from peopl ebecauset heydon’ twantot herstoknowabouti t
    .Forexampl e,ther
    ear esome
    peopl ewhopr ay ,butsuf ferfrom anal cohol addiction.Nev ertheless,thispersonstil
    lhasal otof
    l
    ov ef orAl l
    ah,andt heyknowt heirweakness, andt heyaskAl lahf orforgiv
    eness.Theydon’ t
    wantany onet oknow.Somehow, youcomet oknow.I fy ouconceal thatanddon’ tl
    etany one
    know, t
    henAl lahwi llconceal foryouoneofy ourpr i
    vaciesont heDayofJudgment .Ev er
    yoneof
    ushassomepr iv
    aciest hatwedon’ twantot herst oknow.Youmi ghtwonder–howcany oudo
    thisifdr inkingi sill
    egal i
    nI slam?Thi sisamaj orsinandt hereisapuni shmentforit.Thei ntent
    oft hehudood( cri
    minal laws)i nIslam ist okeept hesoci etycl eanfrom anysi nthatwoul d
    becomepubl i
    candaf fectt hepeopl e.Thedangeri swhent hesi nbecomespubl ic.Whena
    per sondoesasi nprivately, i
    tdoesn’ taffectthesoci et
    y .Itbecomesahar m wheni tispubl i
    c,
    becausei tatt
    ract sother st othatsin.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am says,“
    Whenpeoplemakefahi
    shah(adul
    teryand
    for
    nicati
    on)publi
    c,t
    henAllahwi
    llaff
    li
    ctthem wi
    thdi
    seasest
    hatdidnotexi
    sti
    nt hei
    r
    for
    efathers.
    ”
    All
    ahsay s,
    “Indeed,thosewholi
    kethatimmor ali
    tyshouldbespread[orpublici
    zed]among
    thosewhohav ebel
    ievedwil
    lhaveapainfulpunishmentinthi
    swor ldandtheHer eaf t
    er.And
    All
    ahknowsandy oudonotknow. ”(24:
    19)Someoft hescholar
    ssayt hatthi
    sappl i
    est othe
    oneswhogoandspyaboutot hersandexposet heevilt
    oothersinthesociety.Thisnewst hat
    wouldgoar oundwoul dcorr
    uptthepeople.Tal
    kingaboutev i
    lofotherscausescor rupti
    oninthe
    societ
    y–especi al
    lywhenitcomest othi
    ngsl i
    kezina,et
    c.Wheni tisnotinthemi ndsofpeopl e,
    don’tbr
    ingitup.

    Thegeneralrulei
    st hatever
    yonewi l
    lbecall
    edbef oreAl l
    ahandallofthecr
    eation(humanit
    yand
    j
    inn)aresurr
    oundingandwi tnessingwhatishappeni ng.Theyheartheconversati
    onbetween
    thepersonandAl l
    ah.Allahwouldaskt hem abouttheirsins–“di
    dy oudothissin?”All
    ahsays,
    “ThatDay,y
    ouwi llbeexhibi
    ted[forj
    udgement ]
    ;nothi ddenamongy ouisanythingconceal
    ed.”
    (69:
    18)Everythi
    ngwi l
    lbemadepubl i
    cthatday.

    Therearesomebel iev
    erswhoAl lahwillcall
    andRasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam say
    s
    thatAl
    lahwi l
    lcal
    lthem andcomedown, unt
    ilheisrightovertheshoul deroft hepersonand
    thenAll
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalawi l
    lspeakwi t
    ht hatpersonaboutt hesi nsthatpersonhasdone
    i
    npr i
    vate.AndAll
    ahwi ll
    notl etanyoneknowabouti t.ThenAl l
    ahwi llt
    ellthatbeli
    ever,“
    Ihave
    concealedthesesinsforyoui nduny a,andIwi l
    lconcealthem fory outoday .
    ”

    Oneoft heway stobegr ant


    edwi ththi
    sblessi
    ngi stoconceal thepr i
    vaci
    esofothers.Al
    l
    ah
    subhaanawat a’aalatoldusnottospyonot hers.Ever
    yoneofushasenought obeconcerned
    wit
    hour sel
    v es.Wheny ouseesomet hingi
    npubl i
    c,i
    tisy ourdut ytoenfor
    ceenjoini
    nggoodand
    for
    biddingev i
    l.Thisistheadv i
    ceoftheearlyMuslims–i tispartoftheperf
    ecti
    onofone’sfai
    th
    toleavewhati snoty ourbusiness.ThenRasulAll
    ahsallallahu‘alay
    hiwasallam sai
    dintheend
    ofthehadith,“Allahisinyourassist
    ance,aslongasy ouar eassist
    ingyourbrot
    her.
    ”

    DoJust
    ice

    Thereisanothersahi hhadith,
    inwhi chRasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am says,“Ifyougive
    vi
    ctorytoyourbr ot herinhisabsence,Allahwil
    lgiveyouv i
    ctoryont hedayofj udgment .”What
    doesthismean?Youar einameet ing,andav eryri
    ghteousbr otherofyoursisabsent .People
    star
    tsayingbadt hi ngsabouthi mthatar enottrue,
    andy oust andupf orhim,Allahwi l
    lgiveyou
    vi
    ctoryonthedayofj udgment ,
    wheny ouareinneed.Weshoul dn’tal
    lowourbr others,orthe
    ri
    ghteousscholar s, t
    obebackbi tt
    enwhenwear earound.Weshoul ddefendthem.Thi sshould
    notbeinter
    pretedast a’
    assad(?)–def endingsomeonej ustfort hesakeofdef endingt hem.
    Peoplemakemi st akes.Forexampl e,approvi
    ngordef endingsomeonej ustbecausehei spar
    t
    ofyourparty
    ,etc.

    Thejahi
    li
    yyahAr
    abshadt
    hiswr
    ongr
    uleof“
    Iwi
    l
    lassi
    stmyt
    ri
    bal
    brot
    her
    sev
    eni
    fIknowhei
    s
    wrong.”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    lam sai
    d,“Helpyourbrot
    her
    ,whetherhei
    sanoppressororhe
    i
    sanoppr essedone.”Peopl
    e[t
    hesahabah]asked,
    “OAl l
    ah’
    sApostl
    e!Iti
    sal
    lri
    ghtt
    ohelphimi f
    heisoppressed,
    buthowshoul
    dwehel
    phimifheisanoppressor
    ?”ThePr
    ophetsai
    d,“
    By
    pr
    eventi
    nghi mfr
    om oppr
    essi
    ngot
    her
    s.”[
    Bukhaar
    i,3/
    43/
    624]

    Just
    iceisav i
    rtuethatshouldbepracti
    cedbyev er
    yone.Al
    lofushav eresponsi
    bil
    i
    ty,andaslong
    asyouhav eresponsibi
    li
    ty,
    thenyouhav etobejust.Wementionedthatjusti
    cei
    sthel awoft
    he
    uni
    verse.All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalahasestabl
    i
    shedt heheavensandear t
    honjusti
    ce.Wherever
    j
    usti
    ceismi ssi
    ng,everythi
    ngwill
    gowr ong.

    RasulAl
    lahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam saysi
    nahadithinMuslim,“Al
    Muqsiteen(t
    hejust
    )are
    sit
    ti
    ngorstandi ngonpul pit
    sofli
    ghtontheRightHandofAllahsubhaanawat a’
    aala,
    andboth
    HandsofAl l
    ahar er i
    ght.Theyarej
    ustinthei
    rjudgmentandamongt hei
    rfamili
    esandamong
    thei
    rresponsibil
    it
    ies.
    ”Anexampl eofthesecouldbe:ajudgeoranarbit
    rat
    or,theoneswhoare
    j
    ustamongt heirfamil
    ies.

    Anar eawher ether


    eisal otofinjusticeisinthef ami l
    y–wi thchi l
    dren,withwives, wi
    thyounger
    si
    bli
    ngs, etc.Weneedt or eal
    izethathav i
    ngjusticebr i
    ngsal otofr eward, andbeingunjust
    bri
    ngswi thitalotofpunishment .Weknowt hatoneoft hemostsev erepunishment sisagainst
    oppression–dhul m.Allahsubhaanawat a’
    aalasay sthatnothingisbet weenhim andt he
    supplicat
    ionoftheoppr essed,eveni fthepersoni sanonbel i
    ev er
    .Rasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasal lam speci
    fi
    call
    yment i
    onsint hehadiththatt hepr ay
    ersandsuppl i
    cat i
    onoft heoppressed
    wil
    lreachAl lahi
    mmedi ately,eveniftheyarecomi ngf r
    om adi sbeli
    ev er
    .

    I
    fyouhav epower,i
    tisverytempt ingtoabusei t,
    especi all
    ywhent her
    eisnoopposi t
    ion.
    Chil
    drenandt heweakar epr onetooppr essi
    onf rom t hest r
    onger.Thi
    swi l
    lnotgounnot i
    ced,
    howev er,
    andAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawill
    maket heoppr essorpaythepriceonthedayof
    j
    udgment .All
    ahwi l
    lnotletany t
    hinggo, ot
    herwise, thatisinjust
    ice.OneofAl l
    ah’
    snamesi sThe
    Just.All
    ahwi l
    lmakeev eryonepayf ortheiri
    njustices, eventotheextentthattheani
    mal swill
    havetosor tt
    hingsout.Wement ionedthehadi t
    hear l
    ieraboutt hehornedgoatthathurtthe
    goatwi t
    houthornsandhowAl l
    ahwi l
    lgetrevengef ort hehor nl
    essgoats.

    ThoseWhoSuppr
    esst
    hei
    rAnger

    Angerisaverystronginy ourheartthatcancausesomuchpai nify


    oudon’ tr
    eleaseit
    .Your
    physiol
    ogi
    calandpsy chologicalst
    atechanges.Itcausesyoutodoir
    rat
    ionalt
    hingsoreven
    becomev i
    olent
    .Ifyouar eabletosuppr essi
    t–ev enthoughit
    ’st
    here–RasulAllahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasall
    am sayst hatthereisav erybi
    grewardforit
    .

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ alayhiwasall
    am says,
    “Ifanyonesuppressesangerwhenhei sina
    posit
    iontogiv
    ev enttoit,All
    ah,t
    heExalt
    ed,will
    callhi
    m ontheDayofResur rect
    ionoverthe
    headsofallcr
    eatures,andaskhi mtochooseanyoft hebri
    ghtandl argeey
    edmai denshe
    wishes.
    ”[AbuDawood, 41/4759]Al
    so,i
    nthehadi t
    h,not
    icei
    tsay sthatyouholdtheangerback
    wheny oucanactuall
    yr el
    easeitoractuponit
    .Insomesi t
    uations,
    y oucan’
    tdoany t
    hing.

    Al
    l
    ahment
    ionsi
    ntheQur
    ’ant
    hemut
    aqeen(
    theGod-
    consci
    ous)
    :“Whospend[
    int
    hecauseof
    All
    ah]dur
    ingeaseandhar dshipandwhor estr
    ainangerandwhopar dont hepeople–andAl l
    ah
    l
    ovesthedoersofgood.”(3:133)Thesahabah, wit
    hthetrai
    ningofRasulAll
    ah,r
    eachedt othe
    l
    evelwheretheyf
    orgave.Theywoul dstandupf orthetr
    uth,butwhentheyhadt heabil
    i
    tytotake
    rev
    enge,t
    heywouldforgive;thi
    sisav eryvirt
    uoust hi
    ng.InI
    slam,youhavet heri
    ghttotakewhat
    bel
    ongstoy ou–aneyef oraney e.Forgiv
    ingisabov ethatandyoureceiveaspecialr
    ewardf or
    doingso.

    ThosewhoCal
    ltheAdhaan

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam say
    st hatt
    hemu` adhi
    nswillhav
    ethelongestneckson
    thedayofr esurr
    ecti
    on.[seeMusli
    m,4/750]Thatissothattheycanbeseen.Adhaanisthecal
    l
    toprayer,andthatiswhyitcar
    ri
    essuchabi grewardtoit.

    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am saidtoaBedoui n,bythenameofAbdur Rahmaani bn
    Sa’Sa’,“
    Iseet haty oulovesheepandgoat sandt heBedouinlife.”Thi
    smanwasn’ tveryattached
    tocityli
    fe;hewant edtoliveasaBedouinwi thhi
    ssheepandgoat sinthedesert.RasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am conti
    nued,“I
    fyouar eint
    hewi ldernessandi ti
    stimef orsalah,then
    rai
    sey ourv oiceinadhaanbecausewhat everhearsyou–whet herji
    nnsorhumansorany thing
    –wi l
    l wit
    nessf ory ouont hedayofjudgment .
    ”Themount ains, r
    ocks,animal
    s, humanbei ngs
    andjinnswi llwitnessforyouont heDayofJudgment .Youarei nharmonywi thcreati
    on;
    everythi
    ngi sMusl im exceptfort
    hecorruptji
    nnandt hecor r
    uptMusl im.

    TheOneswhogr
    owWhi
    teHai
    rinI
    slam

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“
    Whoevergr
    owswhi t
    ehairi
    nIsl
    am,itwi
    llbel
    i
    ght
    forthem onthedayofresurr
    ect
    ion.
    ”Thishadi
    thwasnarr
    atedbyat-
    Tir
    midhi
    .Someti
    meswe
    don’tli
    kewhitehai
    rbecauseiti
    sasignofoldage,
    butRasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am i
    s
    tel
    li
    ngusi twil
    lbenoorforusontheDayofJudgment.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasall
    am saysinahadit
    hbyIbnHabbaan,“Don’
    tpull
    outyourgr
    ay
    hai
    r,i
    twil
    lbeli
    ghtforyouont hedayofjudgment,andAl
    lahwil
    lgiveyouarewardforev
    ery
    whit
    ehairandAll
    ahwi l
    lraiseyouonel
    ev elf
    oreverywhi
    tehai
    rthatyouhave.
    ”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“Gr
    ayhai
    risli
    ghti
    nyourf
    ace,
    sopul
    li
    touti
    fyou
    wantto.
    ”Whowouldwantt
    opulloutl
    i
    ghtfrom t
    hei
    rface?

    TheOneswhomakeWudhoo`

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“MyUmmahwi l
    lcomeont hedayofjudgment ,
    ghur
    andmuhajj
    il
    een.”Thesear etwomarksthatcomeonhorses–ghuri sthebri
    ghtspotont he
    for
    eheadofthehorse,andmuhajji
    l
    eeni sabri
    ghtspotonthefeetofthehor
    se.TheAr absused
    toconsi
    dert
    hem tobesi gnsofbeauty
    .Itcarr
    iesameaningofbeauty.Whatcausedthesesigns
    ofbeaut
    y?Thewudhoo` .

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am say
    s,“
    Andont
    hedayofj
    udgment
    ,youwi
    l
    lhav
    ejewel
    l
    ery
    accor
    dingt
    owher
    ethewat
    erusedt
    oreach.
    ”

    Ther e’
    sanot herhadi thinMusl i
    m,inwhicht heProphetsal l
    allahu‘alayhi wasal lam wentt ot he
    cemet eryandsai d,“Peacebeupony ou,thedwel lingsoft hebel ievers.That ’swher ethere
    dwel li
    ngisnow. ”Thenhesai d,“I
    nshaAllahwear esoongoi ngt ofoll
    owy ou.Iwi shthatwecan
    seeourbr others.”Thesahabahwer eamazedbyt hi s,andt heysaid, “
    Ar en’twey ourbrothers?”
    Rasul All
    ahsal l
    allahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sai d,“Youar emycompani ons.Mybr othersaret heone
    whodi dnotcomey et.
    ”Ther estoftheUmmahofMuhammadsal lal
    lahu‘ alayhiwasal lam ar e
    thebr othersofMuhammad–wear ehisbr othersi nshaAllah.Then, Rasul Al
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay hi
    wasal l
    am wasaskedbyt hesahabah,“Howwi ll
    y ouknowy ourbr otherswheny ounev ersaw
    them? ”Rasul All
    ahsal lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam said, “I
    ftherei samanwhohashor seswi ththe
    mar ksoft ahjeel,wouldn’tyourecognizehi m amongot herhor ses?”Thesahabahsai d,“Yes.”
    Rasul All
    ahsal l
    allahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sai d,“MyUmmahwi llcomewi tht hesesi gnsandIwi ll
    recognizet hem outofal loft
    hepeopl e[
    from t hesi gnsofwudhu` ]
    .Iwi l
    l bewai tingformy
    brothersont hepool (howD) .
    ”

    WeaskAl
    l
    aht
    ocombi
    neuswi
    thRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am ont
    hedayofj
    udgment
    .

    Ash-
    Shaf
    a’aa(
    Int
    ercessi
    on)ont
    heDOJ

    Thereismajorshif
    a’aaandminorshafa’
    aa.Themajorshi
    fa’
    aaisgiventonobodybutRasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am wi
    llhave.Thenther
    earemanymi norshafa’
    aathatRasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am wi
    llhave.Ther
    ewi l
    lal
    sobeotherminorshafa’
    aathatri
    ght
    eous
    peoplewil
    lhave,suchasthei
    ntercessi
    onoftheshaheed.

    We’l
    l t
    alki ndetailabouttheshaf a’aainthefuture,butfornowwewi l
    ll
    imititt
    ot hemaj or
    shafa’
    aa–whi chi stheintercessionofRasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam forthe
    account abil
    i
    tytost ar
    t.Ont heDayofJudgment ,thedayt hatis50,000yearslongandt hesun
    wil
    lbej ustabov ethepeopl e,thepeopl ewil
    lbeexhaust edf r
    om st andi
    ng.Theywi l
    l askthe
    ambiyaofAl l
    aht oappeal t
    oAl lahandaskf orAl l
    aht ostarttheaccountabil
    ity
    .Ther earemany
    narr
    ationsoft hishadithofintercession,butherei stheonewewi llmenti
    on:

    Some( cooked)meatwasbr oughttoAl l


    ah’
    sApost l
    eandt hemeatofaf orearm waspr esented
    tohim asheusedt olikeit
    .Heat eamor selofitandsaid,“Iwil
    lbet hechiefofallt
    hepeopl e[of
    theear l
    iergener
    ationsandt helastgenerat
    ions]ontheDayofResur rect
    ion.Doy ouknowt he
    reasonf orit
    ?Allahwillgat
    herall t
    hehumanbei ngofear l
    ygener at
    ionsaswel laslate
    gener ati
    onononepl ainsot hattheannouncerwi l
    lbeabletomaket hem allhearhi
    sv oiceand
    thewat cherwill
    beabl etoseeal lofthem.Thesunwi llcomesocl oset othepeoplethatt hey
    willsuffersuchdistr
    essandt roubleastheywillnotbeabletobearorst and.Thent hepeopl e
    willsay,‘Don’
    tyouseet owhatst ateyouhav ereached?Won’ tyoulookforsomeonewhocan
    i
    nter cedeforyouwi t
    hy ourLord?’

    Somepeoplewi
    ll
    saytosomeot
    hers,‘
    GotoAdam.
    ’Sot
    heywi
    l
    lgotoAdam andsaytohim.‘
    You
    aret
    hefat
    herofmanki
    nd;Al
    l
    ahcr
    eatedyouwit
    hHi
    sOwnHand,andbr
    eat
    hedint
    oy ouofHis
    Spir
    it(meaningthespiri
    twhichhecreatedforyou);andorder
    edtheangelstoprost
    ratebefore
    you;so( pl
    ease)i
    nter
    cedeforuswi t
    hy ourLord.Don’tyouseeinwhatstat
    ewear e?Don’tyou
    seewhatcondi ti
    onwehav ereached?’Adam will
    say ,‘
    TodaymyLordhasbecomeangr yasHe
    hasnev erbecomebef or
    e,norwil
    leverbecomet hereafter
    .Hefor
    bademe( toeatofthefrui
    tof)
    thetree,butIdi
    sobeyedHim.My self
    !My sel
    f!Myself!(
    Hasmor eneedfori
    nter
    cession)
    .Got o
    someoneel se;gotoNoah.’

    Sotheywi l
    lgot oNoahandsay( tohim),‘
    ONoah!Youar ethefir
    st(ofAl l
    ah’sMessenger s)t
    o
    thepeopleoftheearth,andAll
    ahhasnamedy ouat hankfulsl
    ave;pleaseinter
    cedef oruswith
    yourLord.Don’tyouseei nwhatstat
    ewear e?’Hewi llsay,‘
    TodaymyLor dhasbecomeangr yas
    Hehasnev erbecomenorwi l
    leverbecomet hereaft
    er.Ihad( i
    nthewor ld)therighttomakeone
    defi
    nit
    elyacceptedinvocati
    on,andImadei tagainstmynat ion.Myself!My sel
    f!My sel
    f!Goto
    someoneel se;gotoAbr aham.
    ’

    [I
    mam'scomment
    ary:Lookathowthepeopl
    ewill
    gototheambiy
    aont hedayofr
    esur
    rect
    ion;
    event
    houghi
    twasthepresi
    dentsandki
    ngstheymadesuj
    oodforint
    hisli
    fe.
    ]

    Theywi l
    lgotoAbraham andsay,‘
    OAbr aham!Youar eAl
    lah’sApostleandHi sKhali
    l f
    rom
    amongt hepeopleoftheeart
    h;sopleaseinter
    cedeforuswithy ourLord.Don’tyouseeinwhat
    stat
    ewear e?’Hewillsayt
    othem, ‘
    MyLor dhastodaybecomeangr yasHehasnev erbecome
    befor
    e,norwillev
    erbecomet her
    eaft
    er.Ihadtoldt
    hreeli
    es[1](AbuHaiy an(thesub-narr
    ator
    )
    mentionedthem i
    ntheHadith)Myself
    !My self
    !Myself
    !Gotosomeoneel se;
    gotoMoses. ’

    Thepeopl ewillt
    hengot oMosesandsay,‘OMoses!Youar tAll
    ah’sApostl
    eandAl lahgaveyou
    superi
    or i
    tyabovetheotherswi
    tht
    hismessageandwi thHisdi r
    ectTalktoyou;(pl
    ease)
    i
    ntercedef oruswithyourLor
    dDon’tyouseeinwhatstat
    ewear e?’Moseswillsay,‘
    MyLordhas
    todaybecomeangr yasHehasneverbecomebefore,norwillbecomet her
    eaft
    er,Ikil
    l
    eda
    person[2]whom Ihadnotbeenorderedtokil
    l
    .Myself
    !My self
    !My sel
    f!Gotosomeoneel se;go
    toJesus.’

    Sot heywi l
    lgot oJesusandsay ,‘OJesus!YouareAllah’sApostl
    eandHi sWordwhi chHesent
    toMar y,andasuper iorsoulcreatedbyHim,andy outalkedtothepeoplewhil
    estil
    lyounginthe
    cradle.Pleaseinter
    cedef oruswithyourLord.Don’ty
    ouseei nwhatstatewear e?’Jesuswil
    l
    say.‘MyLor dhast odaybecomeangr yasHehasnev erbecomebef orenorwillev
    erbecome
    thereaft
    er.’Jesuswillnotment i
    onanysin,butwil
    lsay,‘
    My sel
    f!Myself
    !My sel
    f!
    ’Got osomeone
    else;gotoMuhammad. ’

    Sotheywil
    lcometomeandsay,‘OMuhammad!Youar eAll
    ah’sApostl
    eandthelastofthe
    pr
    ophets,
    andAll
    ahforgavey
    ourear
    lyandl
    atesi
    ns.(
    Please)int
    ercedeforuswi
    thy ourLor
    d.
    Don’
    tyouseeinwhatstat
    eweare?’

    [
    Thespeakeraddedt
    hatt
    hePr
    ophetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am i
    stheonl
    yonewhowi
    l
    lsay
    ,
    “
    MyUmmah!MyUmmah! ”]
    TheProphetadded,“
    ThenIwi
    l
    lgobeneathAll
    ah’
    sThroneandfal
    li
    nprost
    rat
    ionbef
    oremyLord.
    AndthenAll
    ahwi l
    lgui
    demetosuchpr
    aisesandglor
    if
    icat
    iont
    oHim asHehasnevergui
    ded
    anybodyel
    sebeforeme.

    “Thenitwil
    lbesaid,‘OMuhammadRai seyourhead.Ask,anditwil
    lbegrant
    ed.Inter
    cede;It
    (youri
    nter
    cession)will
    beaccepted.
    ’SoIwil
    lrai
    semyheadandSay ,‘
    Myf ol
    l
    ower s,OmyLor d!
    Myf ol
    lowers,OmyLor d.’I
    twil
    lbesai
    d,‘OMuhammad!Lett hoseofyourfol
    lowerswhohav eno
    accounts,
    enterthroughsuchagateofthegatesofParadiseasli
    esontheright
    ;andt heywil
    l
    sharetheothergateswiththepeopl
    e.’

    ThePr ophetf
    urt
    hersai
    d,“
    ByHiminWhoseHandmysoul i
    s,t
    hedi
    stancebet
    weenev er
    ytwo
    gate-
    postsofParadi
    seisl
    iket
    hedi
    stancebet
    weenMeccaandBusr
    a( i
    nSham).
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,
    6/60/236]

    ThePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hi wasal
    lam saidthatever
    yambi yawasgiv
    enoneda’
    wahthatwas
    guaranteedtobeaccepted,andever
    ynabi exhaustedthei
    rda’wah,
    exceptf
    ort
    heProphet
    sal
    lall
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasall
    am, whoreserveditforthedayofjudgment.

    Yahyarel
    atedt
    omef rom Mali
    kfrom Abu’
    z-
    Zinadf r
    om al
    -Araj
    from AbuHurayr
    athatthe
    MessengerofAll
    ah,
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am, sai
    d,“
    Everypropheti
    sgiv
    enasuppl i
    cat
    ion
    (du’
    aa`
    ),andIwisht
    opreserv
    emydu’ aa`asint
    ercessi
    onformycommuni tyinthenextwor
    ld.
    ”
    [
    Malik’
    sMuwat t
    a,B.
    15,No.15.8.
    26]

    Thismajorshafa’
    aaisonlythatRasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am wi
    ll
    beabl
    etodo–the
    i
    ntercessi
    onforallofmanki
    nd.Thatiswhenthebookswill
    begivendownandev
    ery
    bodywil
    lbe
    hel
    daccountableforthei
    racti
    ons.

    [1]Thesewerenotreal
    lyl
    ies.Wewillmentionthem inourProphetser
    ies.Becauseofthe
    sensit
    ivi
    tyoftheambiy
    a,theyhavedoubtsintheiracti
    ons.Theyareal
    way saskingAll
    ahto
    forgi
    vethem andassumingtheworse.Evenifyout hi
    nkyouhav edonethebestprayer–
    assumet heworseandmakei st
    ighf
    aarafterthesalah.

    [
    2]Heki
    l
    ledhi
    m byacci
    dent
    .
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD15-Rul
    esoft
    heDayofJudgment

    Namesoft
    heDayofJudgment

    TheDayofJudgmentwasgi venmanynamesbecausei ti
    simportant.IntheArabiclanguage,
    eveninot herlanguages,somethingisgi
    venmanynamesi fi
    tisi
    mpor t
    ant.Forexampl e,i
    nt he
    Arabiclanguage, t
    herearemanynamesgi vent
    ot hehorse–byspeci es,colour
    sandev enjust
    horse.Similar
    ly,i
    nEnglishtherearesomanydifferentnamesforalcohol.Why ?Becausei t
    ’s
    i
    mpor tanttothem.I nPre-I
    slamicArabi
    c,khamr(alcohol
    )had80names; itwasimpor t
    antto
    them aswel l.

    Becauset
    heDayofJudgmentissoimport
    antt
    ousasMusl i
    ms,i
    thasmanynames.These
    namesaredescr
    ipt
    ionsofwhatwi
    l
    lhappenontheDayofJudgment
    .We’
    llgoov
    ersomeoft he
    namesoftheDayofJudgment.

    1.Al
    -Qi
    yaamah

    Thi
    sisthemostcommonname.I tcomesfr
    om qi
    yaam.Qi
    yaam meansst andi
    ngup.SotheDay
    ofJudgmenti
    sthestandi
    ngday.“
    TheDaywhenmankindwil
    lstandbeforetheLordoft
    he
    worl
    ds.”(
    83:
    6)You’
    renotsit
    ti
    nguporlyi
    ngdown;
    you’r
    est
    andingfor50,000years.

    All
    ahalsosays:“Al
    lah–ther
    eisnodeit
    yexceptHim.Hewillsurel
    yassembl
    eyoufor[
    account
    on]theDayofResur r
    ect
    ion[
    Yawm al
    -Qi
    yaamah],aboutwhi
    cht her
    eisnodoubt
    .Andwhois
    moretrut
    hful
    t hanAll
    ahinst
    atement
    .”(
    4:87)

    2.Al
    -Aakhi
    rah

    Thi
    sisthesecondmostcommonlyusedname.Al
    -y
    awm al
    -aakhi
    rmeanst
    hel
    astday
    .Ther
    eis
    nodayaft
    erthat;
    itwoul
    dbet
    helastdayi
    nthi
    sworld.

    All
    ahsay s:“
    Righteousnessisnotthaty
    out
    urny
    ourfacest
    owardtheeastort
    hewest ,
    but[t
    rue]
    ri
    ghteousnessis[in]onewhobel i
    evesi
    nAl
    l
    ah,t
    heLastDay[al
    -y
    awm al-
    aakhi
    r]
    ,theangel
    s,t
    he
    Book,andthepr ophets[.
    ..
    ]”(
    2:177)

    3.As-
    Saa’
    a

    As-
    saa’
    ameans“
    themoment
    .”I
    tisTHEmoment
    ;themosti
    mpor
    tantmoment
    .

    AlQurt
    ubisays,“
    InArabi
    c,ifas-
    saa’aisunquali
    fi
    ed,meansanunspeci f
    iedamountoftime.It
    coul
    dspecifi
    cal
    lymeanthehour ,onepartofthetwent yfourpart
    softheday.”Soitcoul
    dalso
    betr
    anslat
    edas“ t
    hehour.”AlQurtubi
    thensays,“As-saa’awithal
    ifandlaam (
    ‘al
    ’
    )wouldmean
    ‘
    thi
    smoment .’
    ”Sohe’ssayingthattheHourwasgi vent hi
    snamebecausei tissoclosethati
    tis
    al
    mostthismoment .
    Thesecondi
    nter
    pret
    ati
    onisthatiti
    scall
    edt
    hemomentbecausei
    tist
    hemosti
    mpor
    tant
    moment,whenthemostimportantevent
    swoul
    doccur
    .

    Or
    ,itcoul
    dbecal
    l
    ed“
    themoment
    ”becausei
    tsuddenl
    ycomesi
    namoment
    .

    Thesear
    ethet
    hreei
    nter
    pret
    ati
    onsgi
    venbyAl
    Qur
    tubi
    .

    All
    ahsays:“Omankind,
    feary
    ourLor
    d.I
    ndeed,
    theconv
    ulsi
    onoft
    he[
    fi
    nal
    ]Hour[
    as-
    saa’
    a]i
    sa
    ter
    ri
    blet
    hing.”(
    22:
    1)

    4.Yawm Al
    -Ba’
    ath

    Yawm al
    -ba’
    athmeansthedayofr
    esur
    rect
    ion.I
    tisgi
    venthatnamebecausethati
    swhenwe
    wil
    lbegi
    venanewl i
    fe,
    andourbodi
    esaregoingtobecreat
    edagai
    n.I
    tisgoingtobeasecond
    cr
    eati
    on.

    All
    ahsay s:“
    OPeopl
    e,ify
    oushoul
    dbei ndoubtaboutt
    heResur
    rect
    ion[
    al-
    ba’
    ath]
    ,then[
    consi
    der
    that
    ]indeed,Wecr
    eatedyouf
    rom dust[
    ..
    .]
    ”(22:
    5)

    5.Yawm Al
    -Khur
    ooj

    Al
    -khur
    oojmeansemergence.I
    tiscal
    l
    edt
    hedayofemer
    gence,
    becauset
    hati
    swhenwewi
    l
    l
    emergefr
    om ourgr
    aves.

    Al
    lahsays:
    “TheDayt heywil
    lheart
    hebl ast[
    oft
    heHor
    n]i
    ntr
    uth.Thati
    stheDayofEmer
    gence
    [
    fr
    om thegraves][
    yawm al-
    khurooj
    ].
    ”(50:42)

    6.Al
    -Qaar
    i’
    ah

    Thi
    scanbet
    ransl
    atedas“
    thecal
    ami
    ty.
    ”Iti
    ssomet
    hingt
    hathi
    tst
    hehear
    ts.

    Al
    l
    ahsays:
    “TheSt
    ri
    ki
    ngCal
    amity[al
    -qaari
    ’
    ah]-WhatistheSt
    ri
    ki
    ngCal
    ami
    ty?Andwhatcan
    makey
    ouknowwhatist
    heStr
    iki
    ngCal amit
    y?”(101:
    1-3)

    7.Yawm al
    -Fasl

    Yawm al
    -f
    asl
    meanstheDayofJudgment
    .Al
    -Fasli
    swhenalldi
    sputeswill
    besol
    ved.Thati
    s
    whenAll
    ahwil
    lj
    udgebet
    weenhumanit
    y–inevery
    thingt
    heydidorsaid.

    All
    ahsays:
    “Thi
    sist
    heDayofJudgement
    ;Wewi
    l
    lhav
    eassembl
    edy
    ouandt
    hef
    ormerpeopl
    es.
    ”
    (77:
    38)

    8.Yawm al
    -Hasr
    a

    Yawm al-
    hasr
    ameanst hedayofregr
    et.Therei
    salotofregrett
    hathappensontheDayof
    Judgment.Al
    -kuf
    faarr
    egrett
    hatt
    heywer enotMusl
    im andtheMuslimsregrett
    hatt
    heydi
    dn’
    t
    dobett
    er.
    All
    ahsays:“
    Andt heDaythewr ongdoerwil
    lbi
    teonhi
    shands[inr
    egr
    et]hewil
    lsay
    ,‘Oh,
    IwishI
    hadtakenwit
    ht heMessengeraway .’
    ”(25:
    27)Ther
    egretoft
    henonbeli
    ever
    sandhowt heywi
    l
    l
    bi
    te–nottheirnail
    s–buttheirhandsthatday.

    All
    ahalsosays:“
    Andwar nthem,[
    OMuhammad],oftheDayofRegret[y
    awm al-
    hasrat
    i]
    ,when
    thematterwi
    llbeconcl
    uded;and[
    yet
    ],t
    heyar
    ein[astat
    eof]heedl
    essnessandtheydonot
    beli
    eve.
    ”(19:
    39)

    9.Yawm al
    -Hi
    saab

    Yawm al
    -hi
    saabmeanst
    hedayofaccount
    .

    Al
    lahsays:“
    ButMosessaid,
    ‘I
    ndeed,Ihavesoughtref
    ugeinmyLordandy ourLordfrom every
    ar
    rogantonewhodoesnotbeli
    eveintheDayofAccount[ y
    awm al
    -hisaab]
    ’
    .”(40:
    27)Ever
    y t
    hing
    wi
    llbeboughtf
    ort
    hthatday–ev enasingl
    egrain.Nothi
    ngwil
    lbehiddenthatday.

    10.Al
    -Waaqi
    yah

    Al
    -waaqi
    yahmeanst
    heev
    ent
    ,ort
    heoccur
    rence.I
    tist
    hemosti
    mpor
    tantev
    ent
    .

    11.Al
    -Haaqqah

    Al
    -haaqqahmeanst
    hei
    nev
    itabl
    etr
    uthorr
    eal
    i
    ty.I
    fyout
    hinkt
    hatt
    hisi
    sreal
    ,i
    tisal
    -haaqqah.

    All
    ahsays:“
    TheInev
    itabl
    eReal
    i
    ty–Whati
    stheReal
    i
    ty?Andwhatwi
    l
    lmakey
    ouknowwhatt
    he
    Reali
    tyi
    s?”(
    69:
    1-3)

    12.Yawm al
    -Tal
    aaq

    Yawm al
    -t
    alaaqmeanst
    hedayofmeet
    ingort
    heMeet
    ingDay
    .

    Al
    lahsays:“
    [Hei
    s]theExal
    tedabov
    e[al
    l
    ]degr
    ees,OwneroftheThrone;
    Heplacest
    he
    i
    nspir
    ati
    onofHiscommanduponwhom Hewi l
    lsofHi
    sservantst
    owar noft
    heDayofMeet
    ing
    [
    yawm al-
    tal
    aaq]
    .”(
    40:15)

    I
    bnKathi
    rsay
    s:I
    bn‘Abbaassaiditiscal
    l
    edthedayofmeeti
    ngbecauset
    hatisthedaywhen
    Adam wi
    l
    lmeetwit
    hhislastchi
    ld.All
    ofthechi
    l
    drenofAdam wi
    l
    lmeetthatday
    .

    AlQataadahandas-
    Suddi
    say:t
    hati
    swhenthecreat
    ionoftheear
    thwi
    l
    lmeetwi
    tht
    hecr
    eat
    ion
    oftheheavensandtheCr
    eat
    orwil
    lmeetwi
    ththecreat
    ion.

    AndMay
    mooni
    bnMahr
    aansay
    s:t
    hati
    swhent
    heoppr
    essorwi
    l
    lmeetwi
    tht
    heoppr
    essed.

    13.Yawm al
    -t
    anaad

    Yawm al
    -t
    anaadmeansthedayofcall
    ing.All
    ahsays:“
    AndOmypeopl e,i
    ndeedIfearfory
    ou
    theDayofCall
    i
    ng[
    yawm al-
    tanaad]
    .”(
    40:32)It
    ’sgi
    venthatnamebecausetherei
    ssomuch
    call
    i
    nggoingon–f
    irstofal
    l
    ,everyoneofyouwi l
    lbecall
    edfor
    th;
    theoppressedwil
    lbecall
    i
    ng
    t
    heoppr
    essor
    sandt
    hewor
    shi
    pper
    swi
    l
    lbecal
    l
    ingt
    heonest
    heywor
    shi
    pped.

    Oneofthemosti mportantthingst hathappensont hedayofj udgmenti st hehi


    saab.Thereare
    stagesonthatday.Inthebegi nning,t
    hereisthechangingoftheuni verse.Thenthereisthe
    assembly–hashr.Andt heny ouhav etheshaf aa’
    a–intercession.Afterthatisal
    -hi
    saab,which
    i
    st hemostimportantandpr omi nentpartoftheDayofJudgment .Thatiswhatt heDayof
    Judgmentisfor;t
    oexami net heaccount sofpeopleandtosendt hem toj annahornaar.

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    Andt
    heywi
    l
    lbepr
    esent
    edbef
    orey
    ourLor
    dinr
    ows[
    ..
    .]
    ”(18:
    48)

    Rul
    esoft
    heDayofJudgment

    1.Al
    ‘Adl
    –Just
    ice

    TheDayofJudgmenti
    sthedayofj
    ust
    ice.AndoneofthenamesofAl
    l
    ahi
    sal
    ‘Adl
    .Al
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lnot
    wrongany
    one;Hewil
    lgi
    veever
    yonewhattheydeser
    ve.

    All
    ahsays:
    “AndfearaDaywheny ouwi
    llber
    etur
    nedtoAll
    ah.Theneverysoulwi
    l
    lbe
    compensat
    edforwhatitear
    ned,
    andtheywil
    lnotbet
    reat
    edunjust
    ly.
    ”(2:281)

    Thisscaleofjust
    iceisverydel
    icate.All
    ahwil
    lgi
    veyouwhatbelongstoyou,
    evenifiti
    sone
    grain.Al
    lahsays:“I
    ndeed,Al
    lahdoesnotdoi nj
    usti
    ce,
    [ev
    en]asmuchasanat om’sweight;
    whi
    l
    e
    i
    ft herei
    sagooddeed, Hemultipl
    i
    esi tandgi
    vesfr
    om Himsel
    fagr eatr
    ewar
    d.”(
    4:40)

    Luqmaan‘al
    ayhi
    ssal
    aam said,
    whenadvisi
    nghi
    sson:“[
    AndLuqmansaid]
    ,‘
    Omyson, indeedif
    wrongshoul
    dbetheweightofamustar
    dseedandshouldbewit
    hinarockor[
    anywhere]inthe
    heavensori
    ntheear
    th,
    Allahwil
    lbr
    ingi
    tfort
    h.I
    ndeed,
    All
    ahi
    sSubtleandAcquai
    nted.
    ”(31:16)

    All
    ahsays:“Sowhosoev erdoesgoodequal totheweightofanatom (orasmal lant)
    ,shallseeit.
    Andwhosoev erdoesev i
    lequaltothewei ghtofanatom (orasmallant)
    ,shallseeit.
    ”(99:7-8)
    Thefir
    stadvicethatLuqmaangav ehissonwasl atushri
    kbil
    lah(
    don’tassociateanyonewi th
    All
    ah),t
    henthesecondadv i
    cewast hekindnesstowardstheparent
    s.Immedi atelybeforethat,
    evenbefor
    esal ah,Luqmaan‘alayhissalaam saidwhatwej ustmenti
    oned.Hewant edt o
    devel
    opinhissont hemur aaqabahofAl lahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    a–thef actthatAllahisover
    watchi
    ngyou.

    It
    ’sveryimportantt
    hatwei nsti
    lthisconceptinourheartsandintheheartsofourchildr
    en–
    thatAll
    ahiswat chi
    ngy ou.Asparents,wetrytowat chourparentsandseewher ethey’r
    egoi ng
    andwhatt hey’
    redoing,etc.Nomat terhowhar dyoutry,t
    herearesomet hi
    ngsy ouwon’ tknow;
    wear eli
    mited.Thestrongestprotecti
    onforthem isthattheyhavefearofAl
    lah.Ift
    heyhav et hat
    quali
    tyinthem, t
    heyaregoi ngt
    of earAll
    ahev eni
    fy ouarenotaround.[Myhusbandt ell
    smet his
    allt
    hetime!]

    Tr
    yingt
    oprotectourchi
    l
    drenbyhavi
    ngthem f
    earusisnott
    heway–becausewhenwear enot
    ar
    ound,whywouldtheyfearus?I
    fwecanhavethem f
    earAl
    lah,
    thati
    smor
    epowerful
    .Theywil
    l
    knowAl
    l
    ahi
    swat
    chi
    ngt
    hem wher
    evert
    heyar
    e.

    ItwasnarratedasasayingofLuqmaanalHakeem,thatLuqmaan‘alay
    hissalaam hadtoldhis
    son,“Omyson, i
    fyouwanttosi
    n,goaheadanddoi t,
    butdoitwhereAllahcannotseey ou.
    ”
    Theref
    ore,todevelopt
    heawarenessthatAl
    lahiswatchi
    ngevery
    thingthatwedo, i
    tisav er
    y
    powerfult
    ool .

    I
    hsaani
    sthaty
    ouwor
    shi
    pAl
    l
    ahasi
    fyouseeHi
    m.I
    fyoudon’
    tseeHi
    m,Al
    l
    ahseesy
    ou.

    2.I
    ndi
    vi
    dual
    Account
    abi
    l
    ity

    Youareresponsi
    bleforwhatyoudi
    d.Youar
    enotr
    esponsi
    blef
    orwhatsomebodyel
    sedi
    d.You
    wil
    lonl
    ybequestionedforwhatyoudi
    d.Youar
    enotl
    iabl
    eforwhatsomebodyel
    sedi
    d.

    I
    nChr isti
    ani
    ty,thereisanor i
    ginalsi
    nwhichwascommi ttedbysomebodyel se;theyat t
    ri
    but ei
    t
    toAdam.Accor dingtoChristi
    anit
    y ,
    weareheldresponsibleforwhatAdam didt ensof
    thousandsofy ear sago.Thesi nwasnotcommi tt
    edforus, butbyAdam, andChr i
    stianit
    ysay s
    thatwear eresponsibleforit
    .Whopai dthepri
    ceforit?Notus[ accordi
    ngtoChr isti
    ani t
    y],but
    Jesus[ ‘
    Eesa].Thisiscontr
    aryt osimpl
    e,commonsense.Whyshoul dtheinnocent( Jesus)hav e
    topayf orwhathumanbei ngshav edone?ThatiscontrarytoJusti
    ce.

    All
    ahwil
    lholdusaccount abl
    eforouract
    ions.Al
    lahsay s:“Whoev eri
    sguidedisonlyguidedf or
    [
    thebenefi
    tof]hissoul.Andwhoev ererr
    sonlyerrsagainstit.Andnobear erofburdenswi l
    lbear
    thebur
    denofanot her.Andnev erwouldWepunishunt i
    l Wesentamessenger .
    ”(17:15)Youar e
    notdoi
    ngany oneaf avourbybeingMuslim;whoev eri
    sgui dedisguidedforhisowngood.When
    yougoprayinthemasj id,youarenotdoinganyoneaf avour.Youdon’ tdoafavourt oAll
    ah
    whenyouobeyhi m; i
    t’
    sf oryourowngood.Atthesamet ime, i
    fyougoast r
    ay,i
    tisy ourownloss.

    Themessageofaccount abi
    li
    tyofone’ sselfi
    snotsomet hingnewt hatMuhammadsal lal
    lahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am bought;i
    twast hemessageofev eryprophetbefore,i
    ncl
    udi
    ngJesus( ‘
    Eesa)
    andAbr aham, NuhandAdam.Al l
    ahsay s:“Orhashenotbeeni nformedofwhatwasi nthe
    scri
    pturesofMoses.And[ of]Abraham, whof ul
    fi
    ll
    ed[hisobli
    gations]–Thatnobearerof
    burdenswi l
    lbeartheburdenofanot her.Andthattherei
    snotf ormanexceptthat[
    good]f or
    whichhest ri
    ves.Andthathisefforti
    sgoi ngtobeseen–Thenhewi ll
    berecompensedf orit
    withthefull
    estrecompense.”(53:36-41)

    Cont
    radi
    cti
    on?

    Wheny our eadsomeay aatinQur ’


    aan,youmi ghtfeelasenseofcont r
    adict i
    on.Forexampl e,
    All
    ahsay s:“Buttheywill surelycar
    rytheir[own]burdensand[ other]burdensal ongwiththeir
    burdens[..
    .]
    ”Thisay ahsoundscont radictoryt
    owhatwewer esay i
    ngabouteachper sonbei ng
    accountableonlyf ort
    hemsel ves.Wegett heanswert othisconfusionint hesameay ah:“[.
    ..
    ]
    andtheywi llsur
    elybequest ionedontheDayofResur recti
    onaboutwhatt heyusedtoi nvent.
    ”
    (29:
    13)Theymadeupf alsehoodsandot herpeoplefol
    lowedt hosef al
    sehoods.Ther efore,they
    wouldcar r
    yt hesinsofev er
    y onewhof oll
    owedt hei
    rwor ds.I
    t’
    st ruethatyoucar r
    yyourownsi ns,
    butyouareal
    sor esponsi
    bleforthesi
    nsyouhavecaused.Thatdoesn’
    tmeanthatt
    hosepeopl
    e
    arefr
    eeofburden;theycarr
    ytheirsi
    nsaswell
    .Ify
    oucausef i
    vesins,t
    hepeopl
    ewil
    lbehel
    d
    account
    ablef
    orthosef i
    vesins,andsowil
    lyou.

    Asment ionedbef ore,


    RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasal l
    am saidthattheonewhost artsa
    goodt r
    aditi
    on( sunnah)wil
    l gettherewardforev er
    yonewhof oll
    owsi tunti
    lthedayofj udgment
    ,
    andwhoev erstar t
    sabadt raditi
    onwi l
    lgetthesinforitforev
    er yonewhof oll
    owsi tunti
    l t
    heday
    ofjudgment .Therefor
    e,theschol ar
    shav esai
    dt hatiti
    smuchf oraper sontocommi tasinin
    publi
    c,sothatt hepeoplemayf oll
    owit,asopposedt odoingitinprivate.Wedi scussedthis
    earl
    ier
    .

    RasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am sai
    d:“Nohumanbeingiskil
    ledunjust
    ly,butapartof
    responsi
    bil
    i
    tyforthecrimei slai
    donthefi
    rstsonofAdam whoinventedthetradit
    ionofki
    ll
    i
    ng
    (murderi
    ng)ontheear t
    h.(Itissai
    dthathewasQabil
    ).
    ”(Bukhaar
    i,9/83/6)[
    AlsoseeBukhaari,
    9/92/423andMusl i
    m, 16,4156]

    3.Pr
    esent
    ati
    onofDeeds

    Ont heDayofJudgment,yourdeedswi
    ll
    bepresent
    edtoyouinent
    ir
    ety.Youwil
    lseeever
    ything
    youdid.Al
    lahsays:
    “[.
    ..
    ]Theretur
    nofyoual
    li
    st oAl
    lah,
    thenHewil
    linf
    ormy ouabout(
    all
    )that
    whichyouusedtodo.”(5:
    105)

    I
    twi l
    lbepresentedintheform ofabook.All
    ahsay s:
    “[..
    .]OntheDayofJudgmentWeshal l
    bri
    ngoutf orhi
    m ascr ol
    l,
    whichhewi ll
    seespreadopen. ”(17:
    13)Ev
    erysi
    ngledet
    ailwi
    ll
    bet her
    e;
    nothi
    ngwi l
    lbeleftout.Maybethat’
    swhyoneoft hereasonst heDayofJudgmentissolong–
    youwillbequestionedforever
    ysingledet
    ailofyourl
    ife.

    All
    ahsay s:“
    Andt herecord[ofdeeds]wi l
    lbeplaced[open],
    andy ouwill
    seet hecr
    iminalsfearf
    ul
    ofthatwithi
    nit,andtheywi l
    lsay,‘Oh,woetous!Whati sthi
    sbookt hatl
    eav esnot
    hingsmal lor
    greatexceptthatithasenumer atedit?
    ’Andtheywi l
    lfi
    ndwhatt heydidpresent[
    beforethem].
    Andy ourLorddoesi njust
    icetonoone. ”(
    18:49)Peoplewhocommi tt
    edal otofsi
    nswi l
    lbeina
    verydesperat
    esi t
    uationtoseet hishugebookpackedwi thsin.

    All
    ah,
    toshowusHi sMer cyandFor gi
    veness,wil
    lnotmul ti
    plyevildeeds.Thegooddeeds,Al
    lah
    wil
    lmult
    ipl
    y–oneequal sten.All
    ahsay s:
    “Whoev ercomes[ ontheDayofJudgement ]wi
    tha
    gooddeedwill
    havetentimest heli
    kethereof[
    tohiscr edit
    ],andwhoev ercomeswithanevil
    deedwil
    lnotberecompensedexceptt heliket
    hereof;andt heywillnotbewronged.
    ”(6:
    160)The
    ayahmenti
    onsthatthedeedsar emulti
    pli
    edbyt en;t
    hati sthemi ni
    mum.SubhaanAllah.

    Deedst
    hatar
    eMul
    ti
    pli
    edby10

    Therear esomeactsthataremulti
    pli
    edevenmore.Forexample,forever
    ylett
    erofQur’
    anthat
    wer ead,weget10rewards.Thereisahadit
    h(i
    nAt -
    Tirmidhi
    )whichisnarr
    atedbyIbnMas’ood
    i
    nwhi chRasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saysthatAli
    fLaam Meem isnotalett
    er;Al
    ifi
    sa
    l
    etter,Laam i
    salet
    terandMeem i salet
    ter
    .
    Thereisanotherhadithi nat-Ti
    rmi dhiandAn- Nasaa` i,‘
    Abdullahi bn‘Amri bnAl ‘
    Aassay sthat
    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam say s,“Twohabi ts,i
    fy ouper si
    sti nthem, y
    ouwi llbe
    rewardedwi t
    hJannah.Theyar eeasy ,butt heoneswhodot hem ar eaf ew.Yousayaf terev er
    y
    salahSubhaanAl l
    ahtent imes,Alhamdul i
    l
    laht ent i
    mesandAl l
    ahuAkbart ent imes[ therei s
    anotherhadit
    ht hatsayst hi
    rtythree].
    ”‘ Abdullahsai d,“IsawRasul All
    ahsal lal
    lahu‘ al
    ayhi wa
    sall
    am countthem wi thhisownhands.Thatcomest o150ont het ongue. ”Howdi d‘Abdul l
    ah
    getthe150?30f oreachpr ayer.Then‘ Abdul lahsai d,“
    Butont hescal eont heDayofJudgment ,
    thatwil
    lcountas1, 500.”Thati s,
    tenr ewar dsforeachone.Thesecondt hingi s:“Wheny ougot o
    bed,youmaket asbeeh, t
    ahmeedandt akbeeronehundr edtimes. ”Soy ousaysubhaanAl l
    ah33
    ti
    mes, Alhamdulil
    lah33t imesandAl lahuAkbar34t i
    mes, forat otalof100.Thesecountas
    1,000ont hescale.ThenRasul Allahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am sai d,“Whoofy ouwi llcommi t
    2,500sinsperday ?”RasulAllahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alay hiwasal l
    am issay i
    ngt hatthisisanadv antage
    forusbecausewear er eceiv
    ingsomanyr ewar dsandwepr obabl ywon’ tcommi tthatmanysi ns.
    TheSahabaht hensai d,“Howcomewewoul dnotdot hem?[ Itseemst obev er yeasy .
    ]”
    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam sai d,“Shay taanwi l
    lcomet oy ouiny oursal ahandmake
    youremembersomet hingsot hatasy oumakey oursalah,youwi l
    ll
    eav eandnotmaket hatdhikr.
    Andshay taanwi l
    lcomet oy ouwheny ougot obedandmakey ougot osleepbef oreyou
    remembert osayt hatdhikr.”

    Weseet hishappeninthemasaajid.Ther
    eareveryf
    ewwhosi taf
    terthei
    mam fi
    nishesand
    reci
    teadhkaar.Ther
    earealsootheradhkaaraf
    terpr
    ayer
    ,suchas:ayatal
    kur
    si,
    thequls,some
    adkhaarforcert
    ainpray
    ers,et
    c.

    Thedhikraft
    erpray
    erisver
    ysimple,
    andwetendtonegl
    ectthi
    ngsthataresi
    mplebecauset
    hey
    seem i
    nsigni
    fi
    canttous.I
    tisnoti
    nsi
    gni
    fi
    cant
    .Justt
    hesesimpleadhkaarcancountas2,
    500
    rewar
    ds!

    [
    Forsomesupplicati
    onsordu’
    aa`toreadaf
    terpray
    er,
    youcanpri
    ntt
    hem onli
    nefr
    om:
    makedua.
    com.Al so,
    fort
    hedu’aa`ofthemorni
    ngsandeveni
    ngs,
    Fort
    ressoftheMusl
    i
    m hasa
    l
    otofthem l
    i
    stedmashaAllah.
    ]

    Thent her
    eisanotherexampl
    emul t
    ipl
    i
    cat
    ionofdeeds:Salah.Ori
    ginal
    ly,
    50salawaatwere
    prescri
    bedonus.Musawast el
    l
    ingMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal l
    am toreducei
    t;soi
    t
    wasr educedt
    of i
    ve.All
    ahtol
    dMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam t
    hatwewoul dhave5
    prayerstodo,
    butt heywoul
    dcountas50.Thi
    shadithisinBukhaari.

    Deedst
    hatar
    eMul
    ti
    pli
    edMor
    e

    Gi
    vi
    ngf
    ort
    heSakeofAl
    l
    ah

    Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’aal
    asays:“Theli
    kenessofthosewhospendt hei
    rwealthintheWayof
    Al
    lah,i
    sast helikenessofagrain(ofcorn)
    ;itgr
    owssev enears,
    andeachearhasahundr ed
    gr
    ains.All
    ahgivesmani f
    oldi
    ncreasetowhom Hepl eases.AndAll
    ahisAll
    -Suff
    ici
    entforHis
    cr
    eatures’needs,All
    -Knower.
    ”(2:261)Thetotal
    rewardforoneissevenhundred.All
    ahsay st
    hat
    Hegi
    vesmani
    fol
    dincr
    easet
    owhoHewi
    l
    ls–sot
    her
    eisev
    enmor
    erewar
    d!

    Ibn‘Abbaassayst hatonedirham (onedol l


    ar)inhajjorji
    hadwillbemulti
    pli
    ed700ti
    mes.Thati
    s
    about70,000%incr easeony ourwealth.Whati nvest
    menti ntheworldwil
    lgiveyout
    hatr
    etur
    n?
    None.Andt hisrewar di
    snotabi di
    ngbyt hest ockmar ket
    ;itwon’tgoupordown.Iti
    s
    guaranteed.Whatev eryouspendi ndepressionoraneconomi cboom,itdoesn’
    tmakea
    dif
    ference;i
    tisguar ant
    eedforAl l
    ah.

    I
    nHajj,
    sayyouspend$3,000.Mul
    ti
    plyt
    hatby700,andy
    ouhav
    e2,
    100,
    000.Thati
    sther
    etur
    n!
    Over2mil
    li
    ondoll
    ars!Thati
    sthegener
    osi
    tyofAl
    lah.

    Sabr(
    Pat
    ience)andSi
    yaam (
    Fast
    ing)

    All
    ahsays:“
    [.
    ..
    ]thosewhopati
    entl
    yper
    sev
    erewi
    l
    ltr
    ulyr
    ecei
    vear
    ewar
    dwi
    thoutmeasur
    e!”
    (39:
    10)Therewardherei
    sli
    mitl
    ess.

    Thisisalsot her ewardforpatience.AbuHur ai


    ra(All
    ahbepl easedwithhim)repor tedAll
    ah’s
    Messengersal l
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am assay i
    ng:“Every(good)deedoft hesonofAdam woul d
    bemul ti
    plied,agooddeedr eceivi
    ngat enfol
    dtosev enhundr edf
    oldreward.Allah,theExal
    ted
    andMaj est i
    c,hassai d:Wit
    ht heexcepti
    onoff asti
    ng,fori
    tisdonef orMeandIwi llgiv
    ea
    rewardfori t
    ,foroneabandonshi spassionandf oodf orMysake.Ther earetwooccasi onsof
    j
    oyf oronewhof asts,j
    oywhenhebr eaksit,
    andjoywhenhemeet shisLord,andt hebreath(of
    anobser veroff ast)issweetertoAllahthanthefragranceofmusk. ”[Musli
    m, 6/2567]

    Thishadit
    htr ul
    yshowst heGener osit
    yofAl l
    ah:ThePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am,
    narrat
    ingabouthisLor d,said,“
    Al l
    ahor der
    ed(theappoi nt
    edangel sov ery ou)thatt hegoodand
    thebaddeedsbewr i
    tt
    en, andHet henshowed( theway )how( t
    owr i
    te).Ifsomebodyi ntendsto
    doagooddeedandhedoesnotdoi t
    ,thenAll
    ahwi ll
    wr i
    teforhim af ullgooddeed( i
    nhis
    accountwithHi m);andifhei ntendstodoagooddeedandact uall
    ydi di t
    ,thenAl lahwillwri
    te
    forhim(inhisaccount )withHim( itsrewardequal)from tentosev enhundr edt i
    mest omany
    mor eti
    mes: andifsomebodyi ntendedt odoabaddeedandhedoesnotdoi t,thenAllahwil
    l
    writ
    eaf ul
    lgooddeed( inhisaccount )withHim,andi fheintendedt odoi t(abaddeed)and
    actual
    lydidi
    t ,t
    henAl l
    ahwi llwri
    teonebaddeed( i
    nhisaccount )
    .”[Bukhaar i,8/76/498]

    Repent
    ance

    Anotherex ampl eofthegener osit


    yandmer cyofAl lahiswhatAl l
    ahwi l
    lgi
    vetot heoneswho
    repent.“Andt hosewhoi nv okenotanyot heril
    ah(god)al ongwi thAll
    ah,norkil
    lsuchlifeasAl lah
    hasfor bi
    dden, exceptf orjustcause, norcommi ti
    llegalsexualinter
    courseandwhoev erdoes
    thi
    sshal lr
    ecei vethepuni shment .Thet or
    mentwi llbedoubl edtohim ontheDayofResur rection,
    andhewi l
    labidet hereinindi sgrace.”(25:68-
    69)Al l
    aht al
    ksaboutt hreemajorsinsher eand
    saystheywi llbepuni shedsev erelyinthehellfi
    re,excepttheoneswhor epent.“Exceptthose
    whor epentandbel i
    ev e(inIslami cMonot heism),anddor i
    ghteousdeeds, f
    orthose,Allahwill
    changet heirsinsintogooddeeds, andAllahisOft-Forgiv
    ing,MostMer cif
    ul.
    ”(25:70)Ifaper son
    whohasalongr
    ecordofsi
    ns,butherepent
    s,notonl
    ywi
    l
    lAl
    l
    aher
    aset
    hosesi
    ns,
    butAl
    l
    ahwi
    l
    l
    t
    ransf
    ert
    hosesi
    nsintor
    ewards.SubhaanAl
    lah.

    AbuDhar rrepor t
    edt hatAll
    ah’
    sMessengersal l
    allahu‘al
    ay hiwasal l
    am said:“Iknowt helastof
    theinhabit
    ant sofPar adi
    setoenteritandt helastoft heinhabitant sofHel l
    tocomeoutofi t.He
    i
    samanwhowoul dbebr oughtontheDayofResur rect
    ionandi twi l
    lbesaid:‘Presenthisminor
    sinstohim, andwi thholdfr
    om him hisseriousSins.’Thent hemi norsinswoul dbepl aced
    beforehim, anditwoul dbesaid:‘
    Onsuchandsuchadayy oudi dsoandsoandonsuchand
    suchadayy oudi dsoandso. ’Hewoul dsay:‘
    Yes. ’I
    twillnotbepossi bleforhimt odeny ,
    while
    hewoul dbeaf r
    aidlestseri
    oussinsshoul dbepr esentedbef orehi m.I twouldbesai dtohim: ‘
    I
    n
    placeofever yevildeedy ouwil
    lhavegooddeed. ’Hewi llsay:‘
    MyLor d!Ihavedonet hingsIdo
    notseeher e.’Ii
    ndeedsawt heMessengerofAl l
    ahl aught i
    llhi
    sf rontt eet
    hwer eexposed.
    [Musli
    m, 1/365]Rasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alay
    hiwasal lam wasl aughi ngbecauset hemanwas
    ment i
    oninghisbaddeedsbecausehesawt hegener osit
    yofAl lah.

    4.Pr
    esent
    ingt
    heWi
    tnesses

    Al
    l
    ahwi l
    lassemblewi t
    nessesonnati
    onsandonindi
    vidual
    s.Allahwil
    lmaket
    hisummah
    wi
    tnessonothers.Weal r
    eadytal
    kedi
    nthepastabouthowAllahwi l
    lsendwi
    tnessesagai
    nstus
    –ourhands,feet
    ,tonguewill
    speakaboutt
    hesinswecommi tted.

    Nuhwi llbet hewi t


    nessagai nsthisnation.Hewi l
    lsaythathepr esentedt het r
    uthtothem, but
    theyr ejectedit.AbuSa’ eednarratedthatAllah’
    sApost l
    esai d,“
    Noahandhi snat i
    onwil
    lcome
    (ont heDayofResur r
    ecti
    onandAl lahwi l
    lask(Noah) ,
    ‘Di
    dy ouconv ey( theMessage) ?’Hewi ll
    reply,‘Yes, OmyLor d!’ThenAllahwi l
    laskNoah’snat i
    on,‘DidNoahconv eyMyMessaget oy ou?’
    Theywi llreply
    ,‘No, noprophetcamet ous.’ThenAllahwillaskNoah, ‘
    Whowi llst
    andawi tness
    fory ou? ’Hewi l
    l r
    eply,‘
    Muhammadandhi sfoll
    owers(willstandwi t
    nessf orme) .
    ’So,
    Iandmy
    foll
    ower swi l
    lstandaswi t
    nessesf orhim( t
    hatheconv eyedAl l
    ah’sMessage) .”Thati
    s,(t
    he
    i
    nter pretation)oftheSt atementofAl l
    ah: ‘
    Thuswehav emadey ouaj ustandt hebestnationt hat
    youmi ghtbewi tnessesOv ermanki nd…’ (
    2:143).
    ”[Bukhaari,4/55/555]Thespeakersay sthat
    thepeopl eofNuhwi l
    lsaytotheMusl i
    ms, “
    Howdoy ouknow?Youwer en’ tthere.
    ”TheMusl ims
    willsay ,“Wer eceiveditinthebookofAl l
    ah( t
    heQur ’
    an).
    ”

    Then,
    Allahwi
    l
    lmakeMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am awit
    nessagai
    nstus.“
    Andt
    hus
    wehavemadey ouajustcommuni
    tyt
    hatyouwillbewi
    tnessesov
    erthepeopl
    eandthe
    Messengerwi
    llbeawitnessov
    ery
    ou.[
    ..
    .]
    ”(2:
    143)

    As-
    Su`
    aal
    –TheQuest
    ioni
    ng

    Peoplearegoi ngtobequest i
    oningontheDayofJudgment–somepeopl ewill
    bequesti
    onedin
    detail
    ,andsomepeopl ewill
    notbequest i
    onedatall
    .Theoneswhowi llnotbequesti
    onedatal
    l
    wil
    l betheoneswhor eachedthepinnacl
    esinfai
    th.Theywil
    lenteri
    ntoParadisewit
    houtgoi
    ng
    i
    ntoquest i
    oning.Allt
    hatwi l
    lhappentothem i
    sthattheywil
    lbepresentedwiththei
    rbookof
    deeds,buttheywillnotbeinterr
    ogated.Thesear
    esev ent
    ythousandfrom thi
    summahwhowi l
    l
    ent
    erj
    annahwi
    thoutquest
    ioni
    ng.

    Afterthat
    , themor eapersonisquesti
    oned, themor ediff
    icul
    tanddangerousiti
    s.Rasul
    Allah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“Whoev erwi l
    lbeint
    errogatedwil
    lbepunished.
    ”Ifyou’
    rebeing
    i
    nterrogated, t
    hatmeanst her
    eissomet hingwr ong.Thequest i
    onsthatwi
    llbeaskedare
    everythi
    ng, butther
    earesomet hatspecifythequest i
    oning.

    Themosti mport
    antquest
    ioningisaboutkufr
    .All
    ahsay s:
    “Anditwil
    lbesai
    dt othem, ‘
    Where
    arethoseyouusedtoworshipotherthanAll
    ah?Cant heyhel
    pyouorhelpthemsel v
    es?’Sothey
    will
    beov er
    tur
    nedint
    oHellfi
    re,t
    heyandt hedevi
    ator
    sandt hesoldi
    ersofI
    blees,
    alltogether
    .”
    (26:
    92-95)

    TheFourQuest
    ions

    Ther
    ear
    efourquest
    ionst
    hatev
    ery
    onewi
    l
    lbeaskedabout
    .

    I
    nahadi thnarr
    atedbyat-
    Tir
    midhi
    ,Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal l
    am said,Yourf
    eetwil
    lnot
    mov efr
    om thei
    rspotonthedayofjudgmentunt
    ilyouareaskedf ourquest
    ions.Thefi
    rst
    questi
    onis:Yourli
    fe,
    howdidyouspendit
    ?Thisisthevalueoftime–y ouwi l
    lbeaskedhow
    youspentyourtime.Timei
    sevenmor ewort
    hythanmoney ;
    witheverysecondthatpassesby,i
    t
    i
    stakingsomeofy ou.

    Thesecondquest i
    on:Howdi dyouusey ourknowl edge?Di dyoupracti
    ceit
    ,ordidyoulearnfor
    thesakeoflear
    ningandshowi ngoff
    ?Knowl edgei sanev idenceagainstusifwedon’tuseit
    .It
    i
    sagr eatsi
    nnott opract
    icetheknowledgeyoudon’ tknow.Allahsays:“Oyouwhohav e
    beli
    eved,whydoy ousaywhaty oudonotdo?Gr eatishatredinthesightofAll
    ahthatyousay
    whaty oudonotdo.”(61:
    2-3)Sowehav etopr acti
    cewhatwesay .

    Thet hi
    rdquestionwi llbeabouty ourmoney .Youwillbeaskedtwoquestionsaboutyourmoney :
    howdi dyougai nitandhowdi dy ouspendit?Youwi l
    l bequesti
    onedabouteverydoll
    arthatyou
    spentandev erydollarthaty ouearned.Therefor
    e,suffer
    ingpovert
    yyourwholeli
    feisbettert
    han
    sufferi
    ngforonedol laront heDayofJudgment .Tobequest i
    onedmeansy ouwi l
    lbepunished.
    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘ alay
    hi wasallam sai
    d,“Anybodywhoseaccount(record)i
    squestionedwil
    l
    surelybepunished.”[Bukhaar i
    ,8/76/543]

    Thisisalsooneoft hereasonswhyt hepoorenterint oJannahbef oretherich.Ev enthough


    ther
    ecoul dbear i
    chmanwhocoul dbebetteri
    nlev elandr ankthanapoorper son; weare
    tal
    kingaboutthet i
    mingofenteringint
    oJannah.Rasul All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am sai
    d,the
    poorofthemuhaj ir
    eenwi l
    lent
    eri nt
    ojannah500y ear sbeforetherich.Thehadi thment i
    onsthat
    theywillgothegatesofjannahandt heangelswil
    l ask, Howdi dyougether e?Wer en’
    tyouheld
    accountable?Thesefuqaraa`(poormen)wi l
    lsay,
    Whatwi l
    l webehel daccount ablefor
    ?We
    don’thaveanymoneyandwewer ecarr
    yingourswor dsi nthesakeofAl l
    ah.Att hesamet i
    me,
    ther
    ecoul dbemanyr ichpeoplewhocoul dhaveahi gherrankthanmanyoft hepoor–f or
    example, ‘
    AbdurRahmaani bn‘
    Auf .
    Moneyi
    sav er
    ydanger oustool
    .Itcanbeusedtoopenthedoorsofj
    annahforyou,
    anditcango
    t
    otheext
    remeot heropposit
    e,andthatisint
    helowerr
    anksofhel
    lfi
    re.Wehavetogiv
    emoney
    t
    heatt
    enti
    onitdeserves:howweear nitandhowwespendit.

    Fi
    nall
    y,t
    helastquestionwi l
    lbe:
    Howdi dyouusey ourbody
    ?All
    ahgav
    ey outhest
    rengt
    h.You
    arenott
    heinventorofy ourpower;Al
    l
    ahgav eyouyourbodyasatr
    ust
    .Didyouputyourst
    rong
    bodytouseordidy ouconsumet hatbodyinthesakeofAll
    ahandopt
    imizei
    ttotheext
    reme?
    Thisi
    sani’
    mah, blessing,f
    rom All
    ah,andwewi l
    lbeaskedofhowweusedit
    .

    TheLuxur
    yoft
    hisLi
    fe

    All
    ahsay s:“Thenyouwi l
    lsurelybeaskedt hatDayaboutpl easure.
    ”(102:8)Ther earemany
    i
    nterpretati
    onsforthi
    say ah.Muj aahidsay s,youwillbequesti
    onedaboutev er
    ypl easureyou
    hadint hisworl
    d.Ibn‘Abbaassay sthatpar tofthepleasur
    eoft hi
    swor l
    disy ourheal t
    handbody .
    Weal soknowt hatinthehadi t
    h,Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal l
    am say s,“
    Ther earetwo
    bl
    essingswhi chmanypeopl elose:(Theyar e)Healthandf r
    eetimefordoi nggood. ”[Bukhaar
    i,
    8/76/421]Weneedt ouset heset wobl essingsforthesakeofAl l
    ahortheywi llbeusedagai nst
    us.

    Pr
    omi
    sesandCov
    enant
    s

    Themosti mportantcovenantisthecovenantofImaan–t hecov enantbetweenusandAl l


    ah
    subhaanawat a’
    aala.Ifyoudidn’
    treali
    zeyousignedacov enantwithAll
    ah:youdid.Whenyou
    saythatyouareaMusl i
    m,youaresi gni
    ngacontractbet
    weeny ouandAllah.Wheny oucl
    aim
    thatyouareaMusl i
    m oramu` mi
    n, t
    hatmeansy ouareconsentingtoabidebyacer tai
    nsetof
    rul
    esandl aws.Wear egoingtobequest i
    onedaboutthat.All
    ahsay s:“
    Andf ul
    fi
    ll
    (every
    )
    covenant
    .Veril
    y!Thecov enantwill
    bequestionedabout.
    ”(17:34)

    Si
    ght
    ,Hear
    ingandMi
    nd

    Thesethreeareveryimpor
    tant–sight,hear
    ingandmind.Thesightandheari
    ngiswherewe
    i
    nputallofthedataint
    oourmi nd.I
    fyouimagineyourmindasthecentralpr
    ocessi
    ngoftheuni
    t
    ofthebody ,
    wheredoesitgetitsi
    nfor
    mat i
    on?Bythesightandheari
    ng.ThatiswhyAl
    lahwil
    l
    speci
    fi
    callyquest
    ionusaboutthese.

    Didyouusey oureyest or eadQur’


    an,oruseittoseewhatisforbidden?Didyouusey ourearsto
    l
    istentothedhikrofAllahordidy ouuseoritforwhati
    sforbidden?Howdi dy ouusey ourmind?
    Didyouinvestitf
    orAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aala,ordi
    dyouusei tforthesakeofservi
    ngy oursel
    f
    i
    nt hedunyaandnegl ectingakhir
    ah?Themi ndiswhatcontrolsus.Thewayweuseourmi ndsis
    howourbodywi l
    lfunctionandwhatwewi l
    lbeheldaccountablefor.Weshoulduseall t
    hreeof
    theseforshukrofAllah.

    Al
    lahsays:“
    [.
    ..]andHemadefory
    ouhear
    ingandvisi
    onandint
    ell
    ectt
    hatper
    hapsy
    ouwoul
    dbe
    gr
    atef
    ul.
    ”(16:78)WeaskAll
    ahtomakeusoftheshaki
    reen.
    All
    ahsays:“
    [.
    ..
    ]Indeed,
    thehear
    ing,
    thesi
    ghtandt
    hehear
    t–aboutal
    lthose[
    one]wi
    l
    lbe
    quest
    ioned.
    ”(17:36)

    Sal
    ah

    Finally,f
    orthebel i
    everwhobel iev
    edi nAllahsubhaanawat a’
    aala,willbeaboutSal ah.
    Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al ayhiwasallam saidi nahadi t
    hnar ratedbyAn- Nasaa`i,
    Thef ir
    stthing
    youwi l
    lbequest i
    onedaboutont hedayofj udgmenti sy ourSalah.Ifitwascompl ete,i
    twi l
    lbe
    wr i
    ttendownascompl ete.Ift
    hereisdeficiencyinyoursal ah, t
    henAl lahwi l
    ltel
    ltheangel sto
    l
    ooki nyourbookofr ecor dstolookifyouhav eanyv oluntarypr ayer
    st ocompl etethedef i
    ciency
    .
    Thisi swhatt henawaaf ildo;t
    hisistheroleofSunnahandnaf il
    .Thef ivemandat oryprayer s
    havet obecompl eted.Ofcour sewewi l
    lhav edefi
    cienciesher eandt here.Howwi l
    l t
    hose
    deficienciesbecompl eted?Byt hesunnahandnawaaf i
    l.ThenRasul Al l
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwa
    sall
    am sai dthatthesamewi l
    lbedonewi tht herestoft hedeeds; Al
    lahwi l
    lsaytol ookatt he
    obligatoryfasts.I
    fthef ardhar enotcompl eted,t
    hent hev oluntarywillbelookedat .
    Her
    eaf
    terser
    iesCD16Ev
    ent
    soft
    heDayofJudgment

    Al
    -Hi
    saab

    Ri
    yaa`

    Riy
    aa`isshowingoff;
    doingdeedstoimpresssomeoneandnotf ort
    hesakeofAll
    ah.I
    tisan
    extr
    emelydangerousdeed.RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am hascal
    ledi
    tminorshi
    rk.
    Whatisshir
    k?Iti
    sassociati
    ngotherswit
    hAllah.Ri
    y aa`i
    sdoingsomethi
    ngwhichshoul
    dbef or
    All
    ah,buti
    t’
    sforsomebodyel se,
    soiti
    salsoaf or
    m ofshirk.

    Anexampleofthiswoul
    dbet hatthemunafiqeenpray,
    buttheyar enotsincer
    ei nthei
    rprayer.
    All
    ahsays:“
    Veril
    y,t
    hehypocri
    tesseektodeceiveAll
    ah,butiti
    sHeWhodecei v esthem.And
    whentheystandupforAs-Sal
    at(t
    heprayer)
    , t
    heystandwithlazinessandtobeseenofmen,
    andtheydonotrememberAl l
    ahbutli
    tt
    le.
    ”(4:142)They’
    reprayinginthemasjid,butthehearti
    s
    somewhereelse.

    Riyaa`woul dbeaschol art


    oshowof f,
    someonewhomemor i
    zesQur’
    antoshowt hatheisa
    qari,etc.All
    ahisGhaniy;Heisf
    reefrom al
    lneed.Hedoesnotwantsomet hingfr
    om youthati
    s
    notpur elyforHim.ThatiswhyAll
    ahdoesnotaccepthavinganyoneworshippedbesidesHim–
    thatisshi r
    k.Simil
    arl
    y,wit
    hthedeeds,All
    ahdoesnotwanty outodosomet hingt
    hatisnotsol
    ely
    forHi m.Ther ei
    sahadi t
    hinMusli
    m, whichmanyofushav eheard:

    Peopl
    edisper
    sedfrom aroundAbuHurair
    a.AndNat i
    l
    ,whowasf r
    om t heSyri
    ans,sai
    dtohim,
    “O
    Shai
    kh,r
    elat
    e(tous)atradit
    ionyouhaveheardfr
    om theMessengerofAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am.”Hesaid:Yes.IheardtheMessengerofAll
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am say:

    “Thef i
    rstofmen( whosecase)wi llbedeci dedont heDayofJudgmentwillbeamanwhodi ed
    asamar tyr.Heshallbebr ought(beforetheJudgmentSeat )
    .All
    ahwil
    lmakehi mr ecountHis
    blessings(i.e.t
    hebl essingswhichHehadbest oweduponhi m)andhewillrecountthem (
    and
    admi thavingenjoy
    edt hem inhisli
    fe).(Then)wi l
    lAll
    ahsay:‘
    Whatdidyoudo( torequit
    ethese
    blessings)
    ? ’Hewil
    l say:‘Ifoughtf
    orYouunt i
    lIdi
    edasamar t
    yr.
    ’Al
    l
    ahwillsay:‘Youhavetolda
    l
    ie.Youf oughtthaty oumi ghtbecal l
    edabr avewarri
    or.Andyouwerecal
    ledso. ’(
    Then)orders
    willbepassedagai nsthi m andhewi llbedr aggedwithhisf
    acedownwardandcasti nt
    oHell.

    Thenwi l
    lbebroughtfor
    war damanwhoacqui redknowl edgeandimpartedit(toothers)and
    reci
    tedtheQur’an.HewillbebroughtandAl l
    ahwi llmakehi mrecountHisblessingsandhewi l
    l
    recountthem (
    andadmi thavingenjoyedthem inhisl i
    fet
    ime).Thenwil
    lAll
    ahask: ‘
    Whatdi dyou
    do( t
    orequit
    etheseblessings)?
    ’Hewi llsay:
    ‘Iacquiredknowledgeanddissemi nateditand
    reci
    tedtheQur’anseeki
    ngYourpl easure.’Al
    lahwi l
    lsay:‘
    Youhav etol
    dal i
    e.Youacqui red
    knowledgesot hatyoumightbecal l
    edaschol ar,andy oureci
    tedtheQur’
    ansot hatitmightbe
    sai
    d:HeisaQari
    ,andsuchhasbeensai
    d.’
    Thenor
    der
    swillbepassedagai
    nsthi
    m andheshal
    l
    bedraggedwi
    thhi
    sfacedownwardandcasti
    ntot
    heFi
    re.

    Thenwi llbebroughtamanwhom Al lahhadmadeabundant l


    yrichandhadgr antedev eryki
    ndof
    wealth.Hewi llbebr oughtandAllahwillmakehimr ecountHisblessingsandhewi l
    lrecount
    them and( admi thav i
    ngenjoyedthem inhisli
    fet
    ime).All
    ahwill(
    then)ask:‘Whathavey oudone
    (torequit
    et hesebl essi
    ngs)?’
    Hewi ll
    say :‘
    Ispentmoneyi never
    ycausei nwhichYouwi shed
    thatitshouldbespent .
    ’All
    ahwi l
    lsay:‘
    Youar ely
    ing.Youdid(so)thatitmightbesaidabout
    (You):Hei sagener ousfel
    l
    ow, andsoi twassaid.’
    Thenwi l
    lAll
    ahpassor dersandhewi l
    lbe
    draggedwi thhisf acedownwar dandt hrownintoHell.
    ”[Musl
    im, 20/4688]

    There’
    sanotherbigproblem wi t
    hriyaa`:i
    tishi
    dden.Itcanbeverydiff
    icul
    ttodetect.Unlessy ou
    arealwaystesti
    ngyourselfandt hi
    nkingabouty ouri
    ntent
    ions,
    iti
    sveryeasyt ogoal ongt he
    pathofriy
    aa`.Askyourself:Whyam Idoi ngthis?Wheny ouexaminey ouri
    ntent
    ions, shaytaan
    comesandt ri
    est omisl
    eady ou.Shaytaancomest othem andtel
    lsthem, “
    You’r
    edoi ngt hisfor
    ri
    yaa`,sodon’tdoit
    .”Andt hushepr eventspeoplefr
    om doinggooddeeds!

    AbuHur ayrahwasonceaskedasimilarquesti
    on.Amancamet oAbuHur ay
    rahandsaidthathe
    didnotwantt omemorizeQur’
    anbecausetherei sahadit
    hthatsay
    si fyoumemor i
    zeQur’anand
    forgetit
    , y
    oucomewi thyourfacemutil
    atedont hedayofjudgment.AbuHur ay
    rahsai
    d:thati
    s
    thebeginningoflosi
    ngQur’an.Bymakingthisintent
    ionofnotmemor izi
    ng,y
    ouareinawor se
    sit
    uation.

    Simil
    arl
    y,t
    heschol
    arssayifshay
    taani
    smaki
    ngy
    out
    hinky
    ouri
    ntent
    ionsar
    eforr
    iyaa`
    ,dot
    hat
    actandtrytomakethei
    ntenti
    onforAl
    l
    ah.

    Forexample,i
    fther
    ei sapubl
    icfundrai
    sing,shayt
    aanmaytell
    younotgiveapublicdonat
    ion,
    gi
    veitpri
    vatel
    y.Then,asyouareleavi
    ng, shayt
    aanmaymakey ouforget
    ,andi
    nt hatway,
    y ou
    di
    dnotdonat eatall
    .Sothescholar
    ssayt odotheactandt
    rytocorr
    ectyouri
    ntenti
    on.

    TheLor
    dPr
    esent
    ingt
    heSi
    nst
    oHi
    sSer
    vant

    NarratedSaf wani bnMuhr iz:Whi l


    eIbnUmarwasper formi ngt heTawaf( aroundt heKa’ bah),a
    mancameupt ohi m andsai d, “OAbuaAbdur Rahman! ”orsai d, “
    OI bnUmar !Didy ouhear
    anythingfrom thePr ophetaboutAn- Najwa? ”Ibn‘Umarsai d,“Ihear dthePr ophetsay ing,‘The
    Beli
    ev erwillbebroughtnearhi sLord.”(Hisham, asub- narratorsai d,reportingt hePr ophet’s
    words) ,“
    Thebel i
    ev erwi l
    lcomenear( hi
    sLor d)ti
    ll
    hisLor dcov ershim wi thHi sscr eenand
    makeshi m confesshi ssins.( All
    ahwi ll
    askhi m),‘
    Doy ouknow( t
    haty oudi d)‘such- and-such
    sin?’Hewi l
    l saytwice, ‘
    Yes, Ido.’[t
    hespeakeradded: Allahwi l
    l keepaski nghi m unt ilhethinks
    thathei sruined.
    ]ThenAl lahwi llsay,‘
    Iconceal editinthewor ldandIf orgivei tfory out oday.’
    Thent herecor dofhi sgooddeedswi llbef oldedup.Asf ortheot hers,orthedi sbel i
    ev er
    s,itwil
    l
    beannouncedpubl iclybeforet hewitnesses: ‘
    Thesear eoneswhol i
    edagai nstt heirLor d[Behol
    d,
    thecur seofAl l
    ahi supont hewr ongdoer s]
    .’”[Bukhaari
    , 6/60/207]
    Al
    l
    ah’
    sRepr
    imandofHi
    sSer
    vant
    sShor
    tcomi
    ngs

    AbuHur air
    ar eport
    edAllah’
    sMessengersal lal
    l
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasallam assayi
    ng:“Veri
    ly,Al
    lah,the
    Exalt
    edandGl ori
    ous,wouldsayont heDayofResurrecti
    on:‘OsonofAdam, Iwassi ckbuty ou
    didnotvisi
    tMe. ’Hewoul dsay:‘
    OmyLor d;howcoul
    dIv isi
    tTheewher easThouarttheLor dof
    theworlds?’ThereuponHewoul dsay:‘
    Didn’ty
    ouknowt hatsuchandsuchser vantofMinewas
    sickbutyoudi dnotvisi
    thim andwer eyounotawareoft hi
    sthatify
    ouhadv isi
    tedhim, y
    ou
    wouldhav efoundMebyhi m? ’

    ‘
    OsonofAdam, Iaskedfoodfr
    om youbuty oudidnotfeedMe.
    ’Hewouldsay:‘
    MyLord,how
    coul
    dIf eedTheewher easThouarttheLordoftheworlds?’
    Hesai
    d:‘
    Didn’
    tyouknowthatsuch
    andsuchser v
    antofMi neaskedfoodfrom youbutyoudidnotf
    eedhim,andwereyounot
    awarethatifyouhadf edhimyouwouldhav efoundhim byMysi
    de?’

    (TheLordwouldagai
    nsay):‘
    OsonofAdam,Iaskeddri
    nkfrom y
    oubuty oudidnotpr
    ov i
    deMe.
    ’
    Hewoul dsay
    :‘MyLord,
    howcouldIprov
    ideTheewhereasThouarttheLordoftheworl
    ds?’
    ThereuponHewouldsay:‘
    Suchandsuchofserv
    antofMineaskedyouforadr i
    nkbutyoudi
    d
    notprovi
    dehim,andhadyouprovi
    dedhi
    m dri
    nkyouwouldhavefoundhim nearMe.’
    ”[Musl
    i
    m,
    32/6232]

    Di
    str
    ibut
    ionoft
    heBookofDeeds

    Thebooksofdeedswill
    bethrowni ntheairf
    rom ahighelevati
    on,andmani sbel
    ow.The
    momentwhent hebooksar
    et hr ownisoneofthemoment swher eRasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am say
    st hatt
    hehai
    rtur nsgray–becausey oudon’tknowwhichhandy ouwillgett
    he
    booki
    n.Ift
    hebookcomesiny ourri
    ghthand,you’
    refi
    ne.Ifthebooklandsinthel
    eft,t
    heny ou’
    re
    doomed.

    Allahsays:“
    Thenasf orhim whowi l
    lbegivenhisRecordinhisr i
    ghthandwi llsay:
    ‘Take,r
    ead
    myRecor d!Surel
    y,Idi
    dbelievethatIshallmeetmyAccount!’Soheshal lbeinalif
    e,well-
    pleasi
    ng.Inaloft
    yPar adi
    se,thefr
    uitsinbuncheswhereofwillbelowandnearathand.Eatand
    drinkateaseforthatwhichyouhav esentonbeforeyouinday spast !
    ”(69:19-
    24)Not i
    cehere
    thatAll
    ahistalki
    ngaboutfruitst
    hatar el
    owandt henHesay s,‘eatanddrink.’
    Thisisav ery
    appropri
    ateplacetosaysobecauset hati
    sthedaywhenhungerandt hi
    rstwillbeatthei
    rli
    mit
    s.

    Whataboutt heonewhor ecei


    v esthebooki nhislefthand?“Butasf orhim whowi llbegivenhis
    Recor di nhislefthand,willsay: ‘
    IwishthatIhadnotbeengi venmyRecor d!AndthatIhadnev er
    knownhowmyAccounti s.Iwi sh,wouldthatithadbeenmyend( death)!Myweal thhasnot
    avai
    ledme, Mypowerandar gument s( t
    odef endmy self
    )havegonef r
    om me! ’
    ”(69:25-29)The
    twothi ngst hatwest rugglefori nthi
    slif
    e–powerandweal th–wi l
    ldonot hi
    ngforust hatday.
    What ev eryouwanti nduny a,youcanbuyi twi thmoney ;i
    tful
    fil
    sy ourdesir
    es.Ont heDayof
    Judgment ,moneyi swor thless.Whatwasweal thonedayi snownot hing.Powerist hesame
    way–i tgivesy oudomi nanceandopensf ory oudoorsofoppor tunit
    y.Ont heDayofJudgment ,
    youwi llbesopower lesst hatyouwi ll
    notev enhav epowerov eryourownl imbs;yourlimbswi l
    l
    testi
    fyagai
    nstyou.Therefore,powerandweal
    thareofnoval
    ueontheDayofJudgment
    .Ifwe
    stri
    veforei
    therofthosethings,itshoul
    dbef
    orthesakeofAl
    lah.

    Qi
    saas–Set
    tl
    ementofAccount
    sbet
    weenCr
    eat
    ion

    OntheDayofJudgment ,ther
    ewi l
    lbemanyaccountsthatwil
    lbeopened.Peopl
    ealwaysask–
    “Whyistheresomuchdisease,famineandinj
    ust
    iceintheworld?WhereisGod?”Whatthey
    don’
    treal
    izeisthatev
    ery
    thingwill
    besettl
    edontheDayofJudgment .Thi
    ssettl
    ementis
    comprehensive,ev
    enamongt heanimal
    s.All
    ahwill
    notletanyt
    hinggounnoti
    ced.

    AbuHurai
    rareport
    edAll
    ah’
    sMessengersal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am assayi
    ng:“
    Theclai
    mant
    s
    woul
    dgettheircl
    aimsontheDayofResur
    rect
    ionsomuchsot hatt
    hehornl
    esssheepwoul
    dget
    i
    tscl
    aimfrom thehor
    nedsheep.
    ”[Musl
    im,32/6252]

    Oppr
    essi
    on

    Howar etheaccount sset


    tl
    edbetweent wohumans?Al l
    ah’sApostl
    esaid,“Whoeverhas
    oppressedanot herpersonconcer
    ninghisreputat
    ionoranythi
    ngelse,heshouldbeghimt o
    forgi
    vehim beforet heDayofResurrect
    ionwhentherewill
    benomoney( tocompensatefor
    wrongdeeds) ,butifhehasgooddeeds, thosegooddeedswi l
    lbetakenfrom hi
    m accordi
    ngto
    hisoppressionwhi chhehasdone,andi fhehasnogooddeeds, thesinsoftheoppressed
    personwillbeloadedonhi m.”[
    Bukhaari,3/43/
    629]

    OntheDayofJudgment
    ,theonl
    ycurr
    encythati
    saccept
    edishasanaat
    .Ont
    hatday
    ,youwi
    l
    lbe
    wi
    ll
    i
    ngtogivethewor
    ldandever
    ythi
    nginitf
    oronehasanah.

    Whywoul dyoubackbiteagainstsomeoneordosomet hi
    ngelseagainstthem?Becauseyou
    hatethem;theyareyourenemy .I
    fyouthinkaboutit–thelastt
    hingyouwantt odoforyour
    enemyi sgi
    vethem yourgooddeeds.Soi fyoudon’tl
    ikesomeone: f
    ir
    staskAllaht
    otaket hat
    hatr
    edf r
    om yourheartandthendon’tputyoursel
    finapositi
    onthatwill
    endupharmingy ou
    more.It’
    scommonsense!

    ItwaseitherShafi
    ’
    eeorHasanal -
    Basr
    i,butsomeonecamet othem andsai
    d,“Soandsoi s
    speakingagainstyou.”TheImaam boughtsomef rui
    tsandwenttothedoorofthatper
    sonand
    said,
    “Iheardthatyouhav egivenmesomeofy ourgooddeedsandIhavenowayofpay ingyou
    backbutgi v
    ingyout hi
    sgift
    .”

    TheProphetsai
    d,“
    Oppr
    essi
    onwi
    l
    lbeadar
    knessont
    heDayofResur
    rect
    ion.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,
    3/43/
    627]

    Mur
    der

    Av er
    yimportantthi
    ngt
    obeset t
    ledi
    sbl
    ood–wheny ouharm orki
    ll
    someone.Thatisoneof
    thefi
    rstt
    hingstobesettl
    edontheDayofJudgment.Inahadi
    thinAt-Ti
    rmidhi
    ,Rasul
    All
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,ont
    hedayofjudgment,t
    hemur der
    edwi l
    lbeholdi
    ngthehead
    ofthemurderer
    ,andbloodwi
    llbeflowi
    ngf
    rom hi
    m.All
    ahwil
    lbr
    ingthatper
    soninf
    rontofHim
    andthatper
    sonwi l
    lsay,‘
    OAl
    l
    ah, askhi
    m,whydidheki
    llme?
    ’Anditwil
    lbeset
    tl
    edont heDayof
    Judgment.

    AndRasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal
    l
    am says,“
    Thefi
    rstcasest
    obedeci
    dedamongt
    he
    peopl
    eonthedayofresur
    rect
    ionwi
    l
    lbethoseofbl
    oodshed.
    ”

    AbuMusl im AlKhursaani wast heonewhom t heAbbaseenusedt oest abl


    isht hekhilaaf afor
    themselv es,andi nthepr ocessheki l
    ledt housands.Al l
    ahu‘ Alam howt hest oryis,buthewas
    hear dstandingont hemount ainofAr afahsay ing,“OAllah,Iasky out oforgi
    v emef or
    somet hingt hatIthinky ouwi l
    l notfor
    gi veforme. ”Amansai dt ohi
    m, “Whatar eyout alking
    about ?Allahfor gi
    vesev erything.”AbuMusl im said,“
    Doy ouseeal lofthesepeopl ei n‘araf ah?
    (ItwasthedayofHaj j
    .)Everyoneoft hesewant ssomet hingf rom me–I ’
    vekilledoneoft heir
    fami l
    ymember s.Howdoy out hinkAllahcanf orgivemei ft
    hesepeopl ewillal
    l comet oAl lahon
    thedayofr esurrection,askingf orrevenge? ”Sot heoppr essorsofal l
    time, t
    hroughouthi stor y
    ,
    hav eav eryheft ypri
    cet opayont heDayofJudgment .

    AbuHur air
    ar eport
    edAl l
    ah’sMessengersal l
    allahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am assay i
    ng:‘Doyouknow
    whoi spoor[bankrupt ]?
    ’They( t
    heCompani onsoft hePr ophet)said:‘
    Apoormanamongstusi s
    onewhohasnei t
    herdi r
    ham wi t
    hhim norweal th.’ He( thePr ophet)said:‘
    Thepoorofmy
    Ummahwoul dbehewhowoul dcomeont heDayofResur r
    ectionwithpray ersandfastsand
    Zakatbuthewoul dfindhi mselfbankruptont hatdayashewoul dhaveexhaust edhisfundsof
    vir
    tuessincehehur ledabusesuponot hers,broughtcal umnyagai nstother sandunlawf ull
    y
    consumedt heweal thofot hersandshedt hebl oodofot hersandbeatot her s,
    andhisv irt
    ues
    wouldbecr editedtot heaccountofone( whosuf feredathi shand) .Andi fhisgooddeedsf all
    shorttocleartheaccount ,thenhissinswoul dbeent eredi n(hi
    saccount )andhewoul dbe
    thrownintheHel l-
    Fire.’[
    Muslim,32/6251]I neconomi cal si
    tuat
    ions,abankr uptpersoni s
    someonewhohadmoney ,
    butthenlosti t
    .Ther e’
    sadi fferencebet weenabankr uptper
    sonand
    apoorper son–t hepoorwaspoorf oral ongt i
    me.SubhaanAl l
    ah,theanal ogyissoappr opriat
    e.
    Thispersonlostsomuch–andmayev engai nsi ns–becauseoft hei
    rtreatmentofot hers.

    Therecouldbeacor ruptMuslim( whodri


    nks,etc)andthenanotherMusli
    m whof ast
    sandprays.
    Theprayingandfasti
    ngMusl i
    m mayabuset heMusl i
    m whowascor rupt
    ,butontheDayof
    Judgment ,
    thefasti
    ngMusl im wouldhavetocarrythesinsoft
    hecorruptpersonbecauseoft
    he
    abusehedi dt
    ohi m.Nev erunderest
    imatethegoodt r
    eatmentofothersanddeali
    ngswith
    other
    s;youcouldloseev ery
    thingbecauseofthat.

    Ther el
    igi
    onofI slam needstobet akencomprehensively–y ouhavetobalance‘i
    baadahAND
    deali
    ngwi thothers.Aswesai d,everyt
    hingwil
    lbesettled,evenbetweenanimals.I
    nahadithby
    At-Tabari
    ,All
    ahwi l
    lsett
    lethecl
    aimsamongstt heanimal s.Aft
    erallofthei
    rcl
    aimsaresettl
    ed,
    All
    ahwi ll
    tell
    theani malstoturnintodir
    t;t
    heywill
    ceaset oexist.Thefateofal
    lanimalsi
    sthat
    theyareturnedt odirt.“
    [.
    ..
    ]Thedisbeli
    everwi
    llsay:‘
    Woet ome!Woul dthatIweredust
    !’(
    78:40)

    AbuDhar
    rsai
    dthathewaswi
    thRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am andt
    her
    ewer
    etwo
    sheepwhi chwereknocki ngeachot heront hehead.RasulAllahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam sai
    d
    toAbuDhar r,
    Doy ouseet hosetwosheep?Doy ouknowwhyt heyar efighti
    ngeachot her ?Abu
    Dharrsaidno.Rasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am sai
    dt hatAllahknowsandHewi l
    ljudge
    betweenthem ont heDayofJudgment .Also,somethi
    ngtonot i
    ceher eisthatt wosheep
    fi
    ghti
    ngwoul dseem l ikesomet hingsot r
    ivial
    tous.RasulAllahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam
    wouldconv er
    tanyi nfor mati
    onintoacer tainwayandv i
    ewi tf r
    om acer tai
    nper cept
    ion.Ev en
    somethingsot r
    ivi
    al remi ndedRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam ofakhi rah.Ev
    erything
    aroundusshouldr emi ndusofakhi rah.

    Al
    -Mi
    zaan–t
    heScal
    e

    Al-Qurt
    ubi says,af
    terthereckoning,t
    hedeedswi l
    lbewei ghedbecausewei ghingofdeedsi sfor
    reward,soi tneedstobeaf terr
    eckoning.Reckoningistocal culat
    et hedeeds.Togivean
    i
    llustr
    ati
    on–sayy ouhav eabi gsackf i
    ll
    edwithal otofthings.Al-
    hisaabsortsoutthosethings.
    Allahwil
    l questi
    ony ourdeedssot hatthegoodwi llbesepar atedfr
    om thebad; t
    heacceptedwi l
    l
    besepar atedfrom whatisnotaccept ed.Thehisaab( r
    eckoni ng)i
    st oseparat
    ewhaty ouwil
    lbe
    rewardedf orandwhaty ouwi ll
    bepuni shedfor.Theref
    ore, al-
    mizaancomesaf terhisaab.

    Al
    lahsays:
    “AndWeshall
    setupbal ancesofjust
    iceontheDayofResur
    rect
    ion,
    thennonewil
    l
    bedeal
    twithunj
    ust
    lyi
    nanyt
    hing.Andi ft
    herebet hewei
    ghtofamustar
    dseed,Wewi l
    lbr
    ingi
    t.
    AndSuff
    ici
    entar
    eWeasReckoner s.”(
    21:47)

    There’sadif
    ferenceofopi ni
    onofthescholarsonwhatwil
    lactual
    lybeweighed.I
    tisourbel
    ief
    thatthedeedswi l
    l comeinaphy si
    calf
    orm andbeweighed,butarethedeedsgoingtobe
    weighedoristhei ndivi
    dualgoi
    ngtobewei ghed?Somescholarssayboth.Somesayitisj
    ust
    thedeeds.Thisisadi ff
    erenceofopini
    onthatisi
    nshaAl
    lahtr
    ivi
    al.

    Inahadi t
    hnar r
    atedbyAhmad, AbuDar daa`saysthattheProphetsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasal l
    am
    said,“
    Thereisnot hingheavi
    erthangoodcharacterputint
    hescaleofabeli
    everontheDayof
    Resurrecti
    on.”[
    If ounditi
    nAbuDawood, 41/4781]Neverunderesti
    mategoodbehaviour
    !Iti
    s
    trut
    h,kindness,fulf
    il
    li
    ngtheri
    ghtsofothers.

    ThePr ophetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“
    (Therear
    e)twowordswhi char
    edeart othe
    Beneficent(
    All
    ah)andv eryl
    ight(
    easy)f
    orthetongue(t
    osay)
    ,butveryheavyinweighti
    nthe
    balance.Theyare:SubhanAllahwa-
    bihamdihiandSubhanAl
    lahAl-
    ‘Adheem.”[Bukhaar
    i,
    9/93/652]

    Inahadit
    hinBukhaar i,t
    hePr ophetsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam said,“[
    ..
    .]Asf ortheonef or
    whom it[
    ahor se]isasour ceofreward, heistheonewhokeepshi shor sefort hesakeofJihad
    i
    nAl l
    ah’
    sCause; het i
    esitwithalongr opeonapast ureorinagar den.Sowhat everit
    srope
    all
    owsittoeat,willberegardedasgoodr ewar
    dabledeeds( forit
    sowner )
    .Andi fitbr
    eaksoffi
    ts
    ropeandjumpsov eroneort wohil
    locks, evenit
    sdungwi llbeconsi deredamongsthi sgood
    deeds.Andifi
    tpassesbyar i
    veranddr inkswaterfrom it
    ,thatwillbeconsi deredasgooddeeds
    forhi
    sbenefit
    )ev enifhehashadnoi nt enti
    onofwat er
    ingit[..
    .]
    ”[Bukhaar i
    ,4/56/ 839]
    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    allahu‘alayhiwasal lam said,inahadi t
    hbyAt -
    Tir
    midhi,thatont hedayof
    j
    udgmentAl l
    ahwi l
    lbringamani nf rontofallofcr eation.All
    ahwi l
    lpresentt ohim 99scr oll
    s.
    Everyscrolli
    sasf arasy oucansee, fil
    l
    edwi thbaddeeds.ThenAl lahwi l
    ltellhim,“Ar eyou
    denyingany t
    hingi nthesescr ol l
    s?”Themanwi l
    lsay ,“No.”All
    ahwi l
    lsay ,“
    Didt heangel s
    recordi
    ngy ourdeedsmakeanymi stakesoroppr essy ou?”Hewi llsay,“No.”ThenAl lah
    subhaanawat a’aalawi ll
    say, “Doy ouhav eanyexcuse?( Forallofthesesi nsy ouhav edone) ?”
    Themanwi llsay, “
    No. ”ThenAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalawi l
    lsay,“
    Yes, youdohav esomet hi
    ng
    thatcouldbecr editedt oyou.Youhav eahasanahwi t
    husandt herewillbenooppr essionon
    youtoday .
    ”Thenacar dwi l
    lbepr esent edt ohimt hatsay sAshhaduAl lahilaahaill
    allah,waash
    haduMuhammadar -
    Rasool Allah.AndAl l
    ahwi llt
    el lhi
    m, “Goandwi t
    nesst hewei ghingofy our
    deeds.”The99scr ollswi l
    lbepl acedononesi deandt hecar dwil
    lplacedont heother .Whent he
    cardwillbeplaced, the99scr oll
    swi l
    lgoflyingupi nt heair,becausenot hi
    ngi sheav ierthanthe
    nameofAl l
    ah.Thi sist hevalueoft hekalima.

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    lam saidt
    hatwhoev
    ersaysthekal
    i
    mawi thsincer
    it
    y,Al
    l
    ah
    wil
    lrewardt
    hem wit
    hJannah.WeaskAllaht
    omakeusoft hosewholi
    veaccordingt
    olail
    aaha
    i
    lAll
    ah.

    Al
    -Howd:
    ThePool

    All
    ahhasgivenRasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am al-
    howd–thepool.Thi
    showdwil
    lbet
    he
    onl
    ysourceofwater/dr
    inkontheDayofJudgment.Thewat
    erofal
    -howdiscomi
    ngfr
    om
    Jannah,
    from t
    heriv
    erofal-kawthar
    .

    RasulAl
    lahsallal
    lahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    lam says,Mypoolisthewalki
    ngdist
    anceofamonth.Iti
    s
    wateriswhiterthanmil
    k,i
    tssmell
    isbettert
    hanmi l
    k,andthecupsar
    emor ethant
    hestarsfr
    om
    thesky.Whoev erdri
    nksfr
    om i
    twil
    lneverfeelt
    hir
    staftert
    hat.WeaskAll
    ahtomakeust hose
    whodr i
    nkfrom thepool.

    I
    nahadithnarrat
    edbyMusl im,Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasall
    am saidthathewil
    lbe
    pushi
    ngawaypeopl ewithasti
    ckont heDayofJudgmentsothatt
    hepeopleofYemencoul d
    dri
    nkfr
    om Al-
    Hawd.Thi sshowshislovefort
    hepeopleofYemen.Hewasasked, “Whatisthe
    widt
    hofit?
    ”Hesai d,I
    tisfr
    om heretoOman.Hewasaskedabouti tst
    aste,i
    tiswhit
    erthanmilk.
    ThenRasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    dther
    earetwocanalsthatcomedowncome
    downintoi
    t–onei sgoldandonei ssil
    ver–andthewaterfr
    om i
    tisfr
    om theriv
    erofal
    -kawthar.

    Ev
    eryNat
    ionwoul
    dFol
    l
    owt
    hei
    rgod

    Somepeopl esaid,
    “OAllah’
    sApost l
    e!ShallweseeourLor dont heDayofResurrect i
    on?”He
    sai
    d,“Doyoucrowdandsqueezeeachot heronlookingatt hesunwheni tisnothiddenby
    cl
    ouds?”Theyrepli
    ed,“No,Al
    lah’sApostl
    e.”Hesai d,“Doy oucrowdandsqueezeeachot heron
    l
    ookingatthemoonwheni ti
    sf ul
    landnothi ddenbycl ouds?”Theyrepl
    ied,“No,OAl l
    ah’s
    Apostl
    e!”Hesaid,“
    Soy ouwillseeHim( y
    ourLor d)ont heDayofResur r
    ect i
    onsimilarl
    yAllahwil
    l
    gat
    herallthepeopleandsay,‘
    Whoev erusedt owor shipanythi
    ngshouldf ol
    lowthatt hi
    ng.’So,
    hewhousedt oworshi
    pt hesunwi l
    lfol
    lowi t
    , andhewhousedt owor shi
    pthemoonwi l
    l f
    oll
    owit,
    andhewhousedt owor shi
    pf al
    sedeiti
    eswi l
    l fol
    l
    owt hem; andt
    henonl ythi
    snati
    on(i.
    e.,
    Muslims)willr
    emain,i
    ncludingthei
    rhypocr i
    tes.All
    ahwi l
    lcomet othem inashapeotherthan
    theyknowandwi l
    lsay,‘
    Iam y ourLord.
    ’ Theywi l
    lsay,‘
    Weseekr efugewithAll
    ahfrom you.Thi
    s
    i
    sourpl ace;(
    wewillnotfol
    lowy ou)ti
    llourLor dcomest ous,andwhenourLor dcomest ous,
    wewi l
    lrecogni
    zeHim.’

    “ThenAll
    ahwi l
    lcometotheninashapetheyknowandwillsay,‘
    Iam y
    ourLor d.’
    Theywi l
    lsay
    ,
    ‘
    (Nodoubt )YouareourLord,
    ’andtheywi
    l
    lfoll
    owHim.Thenabr i
    dgewillbelaidoverthe(Hel
    l)
    Fir
    e.”Al
    l
    ah’ sApostl
    eadded,“
    Iwil
    lbethef
    irstt
    ocrossi
    t.[
    ..
    .]
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,9/93/532][
    Alsosee
    Bukhaar
    i,6/60/105]

    Thishadit
    hi snott heonequot ed, becausehecont inues: Themunaf i
    qeenar estillmixingwi th
    theMuslim,tryingtosneaki ntojannah.Theywi l
    lnotbeabl eto,becauseAl l
    ahwi llgi
    vet his
    Ummahl i
    ght.Thesi r
    aatist
    hinnert hanahai r
    ,sharpert hanabl ade.Itcrossesov erhellf
    ire,and
    i
    tistheonlywayt ogett oJannah.As- sir
    aatisv er
    ydar k.Al l
    ahwi l
    lgivethebel i
    ev ersli
    ghtand
    wouldgivethem speedaccor dingt othei
    rdeeds.Whent heycomeonas- siraat,someoft he
    peoplewil
    lbel ikelightni
    ng,somewoul dtakeonest ep,somewoul dbel ikeaf asthor se,some
    ofthem arewal king,somer unning,somet akingast epf orwardandt henback.Somewoul dbe
    fal
    li
    ngintohel l
    .Whent hemunaf iqeenwoul dtrytocr oss,theywoul dloset heirlight.Theywoul d
    tel
    lthebeli
    ev er
    s“ Giveussomeofy ourli
    ght!”ThenAl l
    ahsay sthatabar rierwoul dbeer ected
    betweenthebel ieversandthemunaf iqeen.From thesi deoft hebelievers,itisbl essi
    ngand
    rahma,forthemunaf iqeen,
    itisapuni shment .

    All
    ahsay s:Ont heDayy oushal lseet hebel i
    evingmenandt hebel i
    ev i
    ngwoment heirli
    ght
    runningf orwar dbef oret hem andbyt heirr i
    ghthands.Gl adt i
    di ngsf ory outhisDay !Gardens
    underwhi chr i
    versf l
    ow( Par adise),todwel lthereinforev er!Tr uly,thisisthegr eatsuccess!On
    theDaywhent hehy pocr it
    es, menandwomen, wi l
    lsayt ot hebel ievers:“Waitforus!Letusget
    somet hingf rom y ourlight!”Itwi l
    l besai d:“Gobackt oy ourr ear !Thenseekal i
    ght !
    ”Soawal lwill
    beputupbet weent hem, withagat ether ein.Insideitwi llbemer cy,andout sidei twil
    lbe
    torment .(Thehy pocrites)wi llcallthebel i
    ev ers:“Wer ewenotwi t
    hy ou?”Thebel ieverswi l
    lreply
    :
    “Yes!Buty ouledy ourselvesi ntot empt ations, youlookedf or war df orourdest ructi
    on; you
    doubt ed( i
    nFai th);andy ouwer edecei vedbyf alsedesi res, t
    illtheCommandofAl l
    ahcamet o
    pass.Andt hechi efdecei ver(Sat an)decei v edy ouinr espectofAl l
    ah.Sot hisDaynor ansom
    shallbet akenf rom y ou( hy pocr i
    tes),noroft hosewhodi sbel i
    ev ed, (i
    nt heOnenessofAl l
    ah
    Isl
    ami cMonot hei sm).Yourabodei stheFi r
    e, t
    hati sthepr operpl acef oryou,andwor stindeed
    i
    st hatdest ination.”(57:12- 15)
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD17Par
    adi
    seandHel
    l

    Par
    adi
    seandHel
    l

    Rememberwhat‘ Aa` i
    shasaid:“Ifthefi
    rstthingr evealedinQur ’
    anwas‘ donotdr ink’,t
    hepeopl e
    wouldhav esaid‘wear enevergoi ngtostopdr inking.’Andi fthef ir
    stthingt hatwasr ev ealedin
    theQur’anwast el
    lingthepeopl etonotcommi tf ornicati
    onandadul t
    er ythepeopl ewoul dhave
    said‘we’r
    enev ergoi ngtostopcommi tti
    ngf orni cationandadul tery!
    ’Thef irstthi
    ngst hatwer e
    reveal
    edi ntheQur ’anweretheSur ahAl-Mufassal [1]thattalkedaboutandment i
    onedhel lfi
    re
    andpar adise.Untiltheheart
    swer eatt
    achedt oAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’aala,THENt heor dersfor
    hall
    alandhar aam camedown. ”‘Aa`i
    shasai dt hati fyouf i
    rsttellpeoplet hisisharaam, that’
    s
    haraam, theywon’ tli
    stentoyou.Thef ir
    stt hi
    ngst hatwer erev ealedwer eaboutpar adiseand
    hell
    .Whent hehear tswereattachedt oAllaht hedosanddon’ tswer er evealed.

    Wecant el
    lfr
    om ‘Aa`i
    sharadiy
    all
    ahuanhat hatthewayt oattachtheheart
    stoAllahistoremind
    oursel
    vesaboutparadi
    seandhel l
    .Wear eimmer sedi
    nt hiswor l
    dtoomuchanddet achedfrom
    real
    it
    y.Wearenotget t
    ingenoughdoseofakhi r
    ah.Unlesswer emindour
    selv
    esofitconstantl
    y,
    i
    t’snotgoi
    ngtobeonourmi nd.Wear everyatt
    achedtot heoneswel oveinthi
    sduny a,
    the
    thi
    ngsthatwehav eandthepleasuresthi
    slif
    ecanof f
    er.

    Askoursel
    ves,i
    fwewer ef
    acedwit
    htheangel
    ofdeat
    hint
    hismoment–ev ent
    houghhe
    doesn’
    thavetoseekpermi
    ssionf
    rom usaswi
    tht
    heambiy
    a–“ Ar
    eyoureadytoleav
    eri
    ght
    now?”wouldweber eadyt
    ogo?

    Idon’
    tthi
    nkanyofuswoul
    dber
    eadyt
    ogo.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am wouldt alkabouthellf
    ir
    eandjannahsomuch.Hewoul d
    especial
    lyt
    alkabouthell
    alot.Infact,
    oneoft hesahaabiyy
    ahsaidthatshememor izedSur ah
    Qaaffrom themouthofRasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal
    lam onthemi mbarofj
    um’ ah,
    becauseheusedt oment i
    onitsomuch.Sur ahQaafi stal
    kingaboutParadi
    seandHel l,andalso
    death.ThereasonwhyRasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasall
    am tal
    kedaboutitsomuchwast hat
    aft
    erAl l
    ah,
    noonehadasmuchMer cyonthi sUmmahasRasul All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasal l
    am.
    Hecar edsomuchaboutt hisUmmah, hedidn’twantt hi
    sUmmaht obeharmed.

    Once,RasulAl
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasall
    am stoodont hemi mbar ,prai
    sedAl l
    ah, makingSalah
    onthemessengerofAl lah,hesai d,“
    I’
    m warni
    ngy ou,Hellfir
    e.”Hewasr epeatingitagainand
    againandhisv oicewasget tinglouderandlouder.Oneoft hesahabahsai dthatifsomeone
    wereinthemar ketplace,theywoul dhaveheardhi m.That’sallt
    hathewassay ing.Thenarrator
    ofthehadithsaidthaty oucoul dheartheweepingoft hesahabahi nt hemasj i
    d.Thatist he
    sensit
    ivi
    tyoftheirhearts.SubhaanAl l
    ah,wehav esuchr i
    gidhearts.Irememberoncet hatwe
    wereinacemet ery,
    bury i
    ngasi ster,
    andonebr otherstar
    tedtot el
    ljokes–r ightthereinthe
    cemet
    ery
    .

    ‘
    Ut hmaan,whenheusedtoatt
    endtheburi
    al,hewouldsitnexttothegraveandcry,unabl
    eto
    standup.Thesahabahwouldcomeandtellhim,“
    Whati swrongwi t
    hy ou?”Hesaid,“
    Thegrav
    e
    i
    st hefi
    rstst
    epofakhir
    ah.I
    fyoumakeitthroughi
    t,whatevercomesaf terwi
    llbeeasi
    er.Andi
    f
    youdonotmakei tthr
    oughthegrav
    e,whateverwi
    llhappenafteri
    tis.AndthatiswhyIcry
    wheneverIrememberthegrave.
    ”

    Thereisnoot herr
    eli
    gionthathasgi
    v ensomuchdescr ipt
    iontotheafter-
    li
    fe,l
    ikeIslam.It
    ’sv
    ery
    rar
    etogot hr
    oughapageoft heQur
    ’anwi thoutf
    indi
    ngareminderaboutal-akhirah.Whywould
    All
    ahr epeatt
    ousconst antl
    yabouti
    t?I tshowsthatiti
    sverynecessar
    yf orust oknow.[In
    general,t
    hemor eoft
    ensomet hi
    ngi
    sr epeated,t
    hemor ei
    mpor t
    antiti
    s.]Ourhear tschangevey
    easi
    ly.

    Qalbcomesf
    rom t
    hewordtaqal
    lab,
    whi
    chi
    swaterboi
    li
    nginapot.Ourheart
    schangever
    y
    easi
    ly
    .Ify
    ouwantanexampleofthi
    s–l
    ookatani
    nfant
    .Theycanbecryingoneminut
    eand
    l
    aughingt
    henext
    .

    ThePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am usedtomaket hedu’
    aa`:“
    TheOneWhoOv ert
    urns
    hearts,weaskYout omakeourheart
    ssteadfastonIsl
    am.”Yamuqall
    ibul
    qul
    oobt habbit
    qulooboona‘ al
    adeen.I
    twassaidt
    hatRasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am usedtorepeatt
    his
    du’
    aa`f requent
    ly.Weshoul
    dalsor
    epeatitf
    requent
    ly.

    RasulAllahsallall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam sayst hattheanal ogyofhi m andusi slikeaman
    standingnextt oaf i
    reint hedeser tatnightt i
    me.Whenev eryouhav esomel ightinthedeser t
    ,it
    willattr
    actinsectst oit.Sot hesemot hsandi nsect swillgatheraroundt hefi
    re.Similar
    ly,t
    his
    happensar oundal ightatni ght.RasulAllahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay hiwasallam saidthatheislikethat
    man, tryi
    ngt okeept heinsects[ us]awayf rom t hefir
    e.Rasul Al
    lahsall
    allahu‘alayhi
    wasal lam
    say sthatwear ej umpi ngt owardst hefir
    eandhei sdraggi ngusawayf rom it,never
    theless,
    someofusi nsistonj umpi ngintoit.RasulAllahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am isaguar df r
    om it,
    tr
    y i
    ngt oguar dusf rom t hehellfir
    e.Nev ertheless,somepeopl einsi
    stont hrowi ngt
    hemsel ves
    i
    nt othef i
    re,event hought her eminderist here.

    Jibreelcoul
    dn’tunderstandhowt herecoul
    dbesomepeoplewhowoul
    dgiveupPar
    adi
    seand
    optf orHell
    Fire.Ji
    breelsays,“Iam amazed.Howcouldt
    her
    ebesomeonewhocoul
    dsleep
    safelywhent heyknowhel lfi
    reiswaiti
    ngforthem?Howcoul
    dther
    ebesomeonewhocoul
    d
    sl
    eepwhenheknowst hereisParadisewait
    ingforhi
    m?”

    Oursoul
    swerecreat
    edforet
    erni
    ty.Ther
    ewill
    notbeamomentwhenyoursoulwil
    lceaset
    o
    exi
    st.Wewi
    ll
    liv
    ef or
    ever
    .Thi
    sisthetest
    ingground,
    andt
    heni
    twi
    llbeei
    therheav
    enorhell
    .

    All
    ahsays:
    “Forthi
    s,theoneswhowantt
    ocompeteshoul
    dcompet
    e.”Thi
    siswhatweshoul
    d
    competeon–t heakhir
    ah,notont
    hewor
    ldl
    ythi
    ngs.

    Al
    l
    ahandRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am gav
    eusel
    abor
    atedescr
    ipt
    ionsofheav
    enand
    hel
    l.Ashumanbeings,t
    hestr
    ongestmotiv
    ati
    onforusi
    sthemot
    ivat
    ionofr
    ewardor
    punishment
    .All
    ahsubhaanawata’
    aalahaspl
    acedusonthi
    sear
    thforanopenbookt
    est–we
    havetheQur’
    anandSunnahtohelpus.

    Nomat t
    erhowmuchwei magi neheav
    enorhell,
    wecannotreal
    l
    yimaginethem.Itisj
    ustto
    drawthei nf
    ormati
    onclosetous.Ifthi
    swor l
    dwasgoodenoughasar eward,All
    ahwouldhave
    givenitasarewardtothebeliever
    .Andifitwasbadenoughasapunishment,All
    ahwouldhave
    givenitasapunishmentforthedisbel
    iev
    er.Ther
    efor
    e,wearenother
    ef orpuni
    shmentor
    reward.

    Wehav etohavehopeforAl
    lah’
    sMer cyandf earofhi
    spuni
    shment .Rememberthebi
    rdwi t
    h
    thesetwowings.Wehavetobeactiv
    ei npursuingJannahwithboth.Li
    veabal
    ancedl
    ife.The
    OldTestamentport
    ray
    sGodasangr yandsomeonet obefearedtoomuch.TheNewTest ament
    portr
    aysHim asaGodofMer cyandLov e.Bothlackt
    hebalance.

    Al
    l
    ahsay sHeist
    heForgiv
    ingandMerci
    ful
    ,butatt
    hesamet
    ime,Hi
    sPunishmenti
    ssev
    ere.
    Al
    l
    ahsay sHi
    spunishmentissev
    ere,
    butOneofHisNamesi
    stheFor
    giv
    ingandoneist
    he
    Merci
    ful
    .

    TheDescr
    ipt
    ionofHel
    l

    TheSi
    zeofHel
    l

    Al
    l
    ahcreat
    edhel
    lasapuni
    shmentfort
    hedisbel
    iev
    er,hypocri
    teandbeli
    everswhoaccumul
    ated
    al
    otofsi
    n.Wedon’
    tknowexact
    lyt
    hesizeofit
    ,butther
    ear ei
    ndicat
    ionsthati
    tishuge.

    Oneindi
    cationisthathellfi
    rewil
    lal
    waysaskformorepeopl
    e.Hellwoul
    dcont i
    nuetosay:I
    s
    t
    hereanythi
    ngmor e,unti
    lAll
    ah,t
    heExalt
    edandHigh,woul
    dplaceHisfootther
    einandthat
    woul
    dsay :Enough, enough,byYourHonour
    ,andsomepartsofitwoul
    ddr awclosetot
    heother
    .
    [
    Muslim,40/ 6823][
    AlsoseeBukhaari,
    ChapterBook6]

    Anot herindi
    cationi sthedept hofhellfi
    re.Thishadi thisami r
    acle.Wecannotexpl ai
    ni tina
    scientif
    icfashion; i
    tisami racle.AbuHur ai
    rareported: Wewer einthecompanyofAl lah’s
    Messengersal l
    allahu‘alayhi wasal l
    am t henwehear dat erri
    blesound.Ther euponAl l
    ah’s
    Apost l
    esal l
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am said: “Doyouknowwhat( sound)ist hi
    s? ”Wesai d:“All
    ah
    andHi sMessengerknowbest .”Thereuponhesai d: “Thatisast onewhi chwast hrownsev ent
    y
    yearsbef oreinHel landi thasbeenconst antl
    ysli
    ppi ngdownandnowi thasr eacheditsbase.
    ”
    [Musl i
    m, 40/6813]Howt hisexact l
    yhappened–whoal lhear
    di t,howdidt heyheari t,etc–we
    donotknow.Thi sisami racle.Butthef actthatthisr ocktook70y earstof alltothebot t
    om of
    hellshowst hathel lisverydeep.

    Thethi
    rdindi
    cati
    onisthenumberofangel
    si nvol
    vedinpul
    li
    ngit.AbuHurair
    ar epor
    tedAll
    ah’s
    Messengersal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am assay i
    ng:“Hel
    lwouldhebroughtont hatday(t
    heDayof
    j
    udgment)withsevent
    ybridl
    esandever
    ybr i
    dlewouldbecontrol
    ledbyseventyangels.
    ”[Musli
    m,
    40/
    6180][Imam commented]:t
    hetr
    anslat
    ionofthehadit
    hisincorr
    ecthere;i
    tshouldbe70,000
    br
    idl
    esand70,
    000angel
    swi
    l
    lbepul
    l
    ingt
    hem.

    Thefourthi ndicati
    onist hatt
    hesunandt hemoonwi l
    lbethr
    owni nt
    ohellf
    ir
    e.Obvi
    ously,
    thi
    sis
    theclearestindicati
    ont ousbecauseweknowt hesizeofthesunandmoon.Rasul Al
    l
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am saysthatont heDayofJudgment ,boththesunandthemoonwi l
    l
    bethrowni ntothehellfi
    re.Youmi ghtwonderwhyspeci fi
    cal
    lythesunandthemoonar ethr
    own
    i
    nhel l–ist hatapuni shment?Thehadi thisinBukhaariandMuslim –anygodthatwas
    worshippedot hert
    hanAl l
    ahwil
    lbet hr
    owni ntohel
    l.

    [
    SomeProphet
    s,suchasJesus/
    EesaandEzr
    awer
    ewor
    shi
    pped,
    butofcour
    set
    heywi
    l
    lnotbe
    i
    nhel
    l
    .]

    Lev
    elsofHel
    l

    Thelev
    elsofJannah(par
    adise)getbet
    terasyougoup.Wi t
    hhel
    l,t
    heloweryougotheworse.
    All
    ahsays:“
    Veri
    ly,
    thehypocri
    teswil
    lbeinthelowestdept
    hs(gr
    ade)oftheFi
    re[
    ..
    .]
    ”(4:
    145)

    Therearelevelsabovethat–f orexampl e,thel


    eveli
    nwhichRasulAll
    ah’s(sal
    lal
    lahu‘alayhiwa
    sal
    lam)uncl ewillbei
    n.Sa’
    eedal -
    Khudr ireport
    ed:Amentionwasmadeofhi suncleAbuTal i
    b
    befor
    etheMessengerofAl lahsall
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am.Hesai d:
    “Myi nter
    cessionmay
    benefi
    thim ont heDayofResur r
    ectionandhemaybepl acedintheshallowpartoft heFire
    whichwoul dreachhisanklesandhi sbrainwouldbeboili
    ng.”[
    Musli
    m, 1/411]Andt hisisthe
    l
    eastpunishmenti nhell
    –y oucani magi nehowbadt heworsewouldbe.

    Gat
    esofHel
    l

    Hel
    lhassev
    engat
    es;
    Par
    adi
    sehasei
    ghtgat
    es.

    Allahsays: “Andt hosewhodi sbeli


    evedwil
    lbedriv
    ent oHelli
    ngroups,t
    il
    l,
    whentheyr
    eachi
    t,
    thegatest her eofwi l
    lbeopened.Anditskeeperswil
    lsay,‘
    DidnottheMessenger
    scometoyou
    from yourselv es,reci
    ti
    ngt oyoutheVersesofyourLord,
    andwar ni
    ngyouoftheMeeti
    ngoft
    his
    Dayofy our s?’ Theywi l
    lsay:
    ‘Yes,butt
    heWor doftor
    menthasbeenj usti
    fi
    edagai
    nstt
    he
    disbel
    ievers!’”(39:71)

    Fuel
    ofHel
    l

    Thefuelofhel
    list
    hepeopleofhell
    andst ones.“
    [.
    ..
    ]feart
    heFi
    re(
    Hel
    l
    )whosef
    uel
    ismenand
    st
    ones,prepar
    edfort
    hedisbel
    iever
    s.”(
    2:24)

    HeatofHel
    l

    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aal
    asays:
    “Andthoseont
    heLeftHandWhowi l
    lbethoseontheLeftHand?
    I
    nf i
    ercehotwindandboi
    li
    ngwater
    ,Andshadowofblacksmoke,
    (Thatshadow)neit
    hercool
    ,
    nor(even)good.
    ”(56:
    41-
    44)Water
    ,br
    eezeandshadearethr
    eewaystocooloursel
    vesfr
    om
    heat.Thepeopl eofhel lhav
    et heset hr
    eeoptions.Hameem i sai
    rt hati
    sv erydryandscorching
    hot;thati
    sthebr eezet heywillget.I
    nsteadofacoolingwi nd,i
    t’
    sabur ningwind.Riyaahas-
    samoom i sawi ndt hatcomesi nAr abi
    af r
    om thenorth,anditcrossesthedeser tandlosesall
    ofthehumi dit
    y.Allahsay sthepeopl eofhell
    wi l
    lhavethesameki ndofwi nd–dr y,
    scorchi
    ng
    wind.Hameem i sboi li
    ngwat er.Shadewi l
    lbeindarkcloudsofbl acksmoke; itwil
    lchokethem
    fr
    om t hedrynessandt hesmel l.

    All
    ahsays:“
    Andwhatwi
    llmakeyouknowexactl
    ywhatHell
    -f
    ir
    eis?Itspar
    esnot(
    anysi
    nner
    ),
    nordoesitl
    eav
    e(any
    thi
    ngunbur
    nt)!Bur
    ningt
    heski
    ns!
    ”(74:
    27-29)

    AbuHur air
    ar eport
    edAll
    ah’
    sApost l
    esallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam assayi
    ng: “
    Thef i
    rewhichsons
    ofAdam bur nisonlyone-
    sevent
    iethpartoftheFi
    reofHell.
    ”HisCompani onssaid:“ByAll
    ah,
    evenordinaryfir
    ewouldhavebeenenough( t
    oburnpeople)
    .”Thereuponhesaid:“Iti
    ssixty
    -nine
    part
    sinexcessof( t
    heheatof)f
    ireint
    hiswor l
    deachofthem beingequiv
    alenttotheirheat.
    ”
    [Musli
    m, 40/6811]

    Thewor stnewsthatthepeopleofhel l
    fir
    ewi l
    lheari smentionedintheQur ’
    an.All
    ahsays:“So
    tast
    eyou( ther
    esultsofyourevilact
    ions);noincreaseshallWegi vey ou,exceptintor
    ment .
    ”
    (78:
    30)Thepeopleofhel lwi
    llcomplainaboutt heirpuni
    shmentandt heanswerwi l
    lbethat
    ever
    ydayt hepunishmentwillbecomemor esev ere.Sotheyarenotget tingaccustomedt oit
    ;
    thei
    rsi
    tuationi
    snoti mprovi
    ng.Imaginethishappeni ngforeterni
    ty.Ithinkthatthi
    sayahis
    suff
    ici
    entforustofeartheriskoftheconsequencesofhel l
    .

    Weknowt
    hatHel
    lFi
    reSees,
    Hear
    sandBr
    eat
    hes

    Al
    lahsays:
    “ Whenit(Hel
    l)seesthem fr
    om af
    arpl
    ace,
    theywi
    l
    lheari
    tsr
    agi
    ngandi
    tsr
    oar
    ing[
    in
    ot
    hertr
    anslati
    ons:
    r agi
    ngsigh]
    .”(25:
    12)

    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sayst
    hatontheDayofJudgmentacol umnoffir
    ewi l
    l
    comeoutf rom hell.I
    thastwoey esthatsee,
    twoearsthathearandatonguethatcanspeak.
    Anditwillsay,“Iam her
    etocaptureany onewhoisastubborntyr
    ant
    ,andtheoneswho
    associat
    eot hergodswithAllahandtheoneswhomakest at
    uestobewor shi
    pped.”

    I
    tisEt
    ernal

    Hel
    liset
    ernal
    .Itwi
    llexi
    stf
    orever
    .At
    -Tahaawisay
    s,inhi
    sbookofaqeedah,t
    hathell
    fir
    eand
    j
    annahwil
    lexi
    stforeter
    nit
    y.I
    bnHazm saysthatt
    hisist
    heconsensusoft
    hescholar
    softhi
    s
    ummah.

    Si
    zeoft
    hePeopl
    e

    Thesizesoft hepeoplewill
    belargerinparadiseandhel
    l.Theywillbegr eatl
    yexagger
    ated.Ina
    hadit
    hinat-Tirmidhi
    ,AbuHur ay
    rahnarrat
    est hatRasul
    All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasall
    am says
    thatt
    hethicknessoft heski
    noft hepeopleofhellfi
    rei
    s42di r
    aa’(whi chisalmostonemet er–
    aboutthr
    eef eet.Thi
    si sanesti
    mate).That’
    sabout126f eet
    !Youmi ghtwonderwhyspeci f
    ical
    l
    y
    theskinismenti
    oned.Theskinisthecent
    reofthenervesandthat’swherethepainisf
    elt
    .Then
    RasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hiwasallam sai
    dthatonetoothwil
    lbelikethemount ai
    nofUhud–
    whichishuge.Theareaoccupiedbythem whentheysi
    tdowni sthedistancebetweenMakkah
    andMadi nah.

    Whyisthesizeexpanded?Sot
    herewouldbemor
    esurf
    acef
    orpuni
    shment
    .Thepeopl
    eof
    Jannahwil
    lnotbethesamesize,
    buttheywi
    ll
    bel
    arger
    .

    FoodandDr
    inkofHel
    l

    All
    ahsays:“Nofoodwil
    lther
    ebef
    orthem butabi
    tt
    erDhar
    i’
    .Whichwil
    lneit
    hernour
    ishnor
    sati
    sfyhunger
    .”(
    88:6-
    7)Wedonotknowwhatexactl
    ydhar
    i’i
    s,buti
    tdoesn’
    tgiv
    enourishment
    orsati
    sfyhunger
    .

    Themaindishforthepeopl
    eofhell
    arethefr
    uit
    sofatr
    eeinhel
    l.Al
    l
    ahsays:“Lo!thetr
    eeof
    Zaqqum wi
    llbethefoodofthesi
    nners,
    Likemolt
    enbr
    ass;
    itwil
    lboi
    lint
    hei
    rinsides.Li
    ket
    he
    boi
    li
    ngofscaldi
    ngwat er
    .”(
    44:
    43-
    46)

    All
    ahsays:“I
    sthat( Paradise)betterent er
    tainmentort hetreeofZaqqum ( ahorri
    bletr
    eei nHell
    )?
    Trul
    yWehav emadei t(as)at rai
    lfort heZalimun( polyt
    heists,di
    sbeli
    ever
    s,wrong-doers,etc.
    ).
    Veri
    ly,
    iti
    sat r
    eet hatspringsoutoft hebot tom ofHell-
    fi
    re,theshootsofitsfr
    uit-
    stal
    ksar eli
    ke
    theheadsofShay ati
    n( devil
    s).Truly,theywi l
    leatthereofandf i
    llt
    heirbel
    l
    iestherewit
    h.Thenon
    thetopofthattheywi l
    lbegi venboi l
    i
    ngwat ertodrinksot hatitbecomesami xture(ofboili
    ng
    waterandZaqqum i ntheirbelli
    es).”(37:62-67)

    Thetr
    eecomesoutfrom t
    hebot t
    om ofhell–itget
    si t
    snouri
    shmentf
    rom t
    heworstpartofhel
    l
    .
    Themorethatt
    heyeatfr
    om thesef r
    uit
    s,t
    hehungri
    ert heywi
    l
    lfeel
    andthet
    hir
    sti
    ertheywil
    l
    become.Theywi
    ll
    got odri
    nkandt heywil
    ldr
    inkboil
    ingwater
    .

    All
    ahsay s: “
    Thenwi l
    l y
    out rul
    y–Oy outhatgowr ong, andtr
    eat(Truth)asFalsehood!–Youwi ll
    surelytasteoftheTr eeofZaqqum.Thenwi l
    lyefil
    lyourinsi
    destherewi t
    h.Anddr i
    nkBoil
    ing
    Wat eront opofit:
    Indeedy eshalldr
    inkl
    ikediseasedcamel sragi
    ngwi ththir
    st!
    ”(56:51-
    55)
    Somet i
    mescamel sar einfl
    ict
    edwithadiseasethatcausest hem t
    odr inkanddrinkunti
    ltheykil
    l
    themsel ves.Theyfeelthir
    st,butt
    heyneverquencht heirt
    hir
    steventhought heykeepdrinking.

    All
    ahsays: “
    Her eisaboili
    ngandani ce-colddraught,soletthem tast
    eit,Andother( t
    orment )of
    theki
    ndi npairs(t
    het woext remes)!”(38:
    57-58)Thisay ahtalksabouthameem waghassaaq.
    Hameem i sboili
    ngwat er
    .Ghassaaqhasbeent r
    anslatedhereasi ce-
    col
    dwat er,butAlQurtubi
    saysthatghassaaqandghi sleen(anotherwor dusedi ntheQur ’
    an)bothmeant hej ui
    cesoft he
    fl
    eshofthepeopl eofhellfi
    r e.[SeeMuhsi nKhan’stranslati
    onoftheseay aat
    .]Fi
    rebur nstheir
    fl
    esh.Thegr easeandt hesweatwi l
    lcomeoutoft hebodi esandthiswil
    lbedr i
    nkf orthepeople
    ofhell
    .Whenev ery oucookmeatont opoff i
    re,y
    ou’l
    l noti
    cethatthegreasefall
    sout .Thatis
    ghassaaqandghi sleen.

    Al
    l
    ahal
    sosay
    s:“
    [.
    ..
    ]Andi
    ftheyaskf
    orhel
    p(r
    eli
    ef,
    wat
    er,
    etc.
    )theywi
    l
    lbegr
    ant
    edwat
    erl
    i
    ke
    boi
    li
    ngoil
    ,thatwil
    lscal
    dthei
    rfaces.Ter
    ri
    blet
    hedr
    ink,
    andanev
    ilMur
    taf
    aqa(
    dwel
    l
    ing,
    rest
    ing
    pl
    ace,et
    c.)
    !”(18:
    29)

    Thefi
    rstt
    wodr i
    nksofhel
    lthatwementi
    onedwerehameem andghassaaqorghi
    sleen.The
    thi
    rdi
    sas-sadeed,
    whichi
    st hepusst
    hatcomesoutfr
    om i
    njur
    ies.

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam says,“Everyi
    ntoxi
    cantisforbi
    dden.Veril
    yAll
    ahthe
    Exalt
    edandMaj esti
    c,madeacov enanttot hosewhodr ankintoxi
    cantstomaket hei
    rdri
    nkTinat
    al-
    Khabal.
    ”Theysaid:“All
    ah’
    sMessenger ,whati sTi
    natal-
    Khabal?”Hesaid:“Iti
    sthesweatof
    thedeni
    zensofHel lorthedi
    schargeoft hedenizensofHell.
    ”[Muslim,23/4962]

    Al-Muhli
    sboili
    ngoil
    .RasulAl
    lahsal
    lall
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam say
    st heywouldbringthi
    sdrink
    fort
    h,andassoonasi tcomesclosetot hei
    rfaces,thefl
    eshoft heirf
    aceswouldmel tandf al
    l
    down.Nev er
    thel
    ess,t
    heywoul ddri
    nkit.Thattell
    syouhowmuchpai nandsufferi
    ngofthi
    r st
    theyarefeel
    i
    ng.Theywoul dbri
    ngthisboili
    ngoilthatcausesthefleshofthei
    rfacestomel t.
    Thishadi
    thisinat-
    Tir
    mi dhi
    .

    Cl
    othesoft
    hePeopl
    eofHel
    l

    All
    ahsays:“Theset
    woopponents(beli
    eversanddisbel
    i
    ever
    s)di
    sput
    ewitheachot
    herabout
    thei
    rLor
    d;thenasforthosewhodisbel
    ieve,gar
    mentsoffi
    rewi
    ll
    becutoutfort
    hem,boi
    li
    ng
    waterwi
    llbepoureddownov ert
    hei
    rheads.”(22:
    19)

    All
    ahalsosay
    s:“
    Andyouwil
    lseethecri
    minal
    sthatDayboundtoget
    heri
    nshackl
    es,
    thei
    r
    garmentsofl
    i
    qui
    dpit
    chandthei
    rfacescover
    edbytheFir
    e.”(
    14:49-
    50)

    Puni
    shmentofHel
    l

    All
    ahwillaskthepersonwi ththeleastpuni
    shmentofhel l,
    supposey ouhadasmuchasgol dt o
    fi
    ll
    theearth.Wouldyouof ferittoransom yourself
    ?Hewi l
    lsay,yes.Al
    lahwill
    tel
    lhim,Iasked
    youforsomet hi
    nglessthant hat.Youwereaskedf orl
    essthanthat–t ojoi
    nnoneinwor shi
    p
    wit
    hAl l
    ah,butyourefused.Manypeopl ei
    nt hewor l
    darewill
    ingtogiveuptheirr
    eli
    gionforafew
    doll
    ars,
    nev ermindawhol eear t
    hf ul
    lofgol
    d!Thi shadi
    thisinBukhaari.

    Nu’mannarrat
    ed:IheardthePr
    ophetsayi
    ng,“
    Thepersonwhowillhav
    et heleastpuni
    shment
    fr
    om amongsttheHellFir
    epeopleontheDayofResurr
    ect
    ion,wi
    l
    lbeamanunderwhosear ch
    ofthefeetasmol
    der i
    ngemberwillbepl
    acedsothathi
    sbrai
    nwil
    lboilbecauseofit.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,
    8/76/566]

    Also,asweprevi
    ousl
    ymentioned,therei
    sthepunishmentofAbuTaal
    ib,
    inwhicht
    heProphet
    sall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasall
    am saidthatthefi
    rewouldreachAbuTaal
    ib’
    sankles,
    buti
    twoul
    dcause
    hisbrai
    nstoboil
    .

    Themostpuni
    shmentofhell
    willbef
    orthehy
    pocrit
    es.“
    Veri
    l
    y,t
    hehypocri
    teswi
    l
    lbei
    nthe
    l
    owestdept
    hs(gr
    ade)oftheFir
    e;nohel
    perwil
    lyoufi
    ndfort
    hem.”(
    4:145)
    Roast
    ingoft
    heSki
    ns

    Anotherpuni shmenti st heroastingoftheski ns.“Surel


    y !Thosewhodi sbeli
    evedi nOurAy at
    (pr
    oof s,evi
    dences, verses, l
    essons,signs,rev el
    ati
    ons,et c.)Weshal lbur nthem inFir
    e.Asof ten
    astheirskinsar eroastedt hrough,Weshal lchangethem f orotherskinst hattheymayt astethe
    punishment .Truly,
    Allahi sEv erMostPower ful,
    All­ Wise. ”(4:56)Ther eisascienti
    ficmiraclei
    n
    thi
    say ah.Weknowt hatt heconcent r
    ationsofner vesthatf eelthepainofheatar eint heskin.
    Themuscl eandf attissuehav el
    essner ves.Thati swhyy ouf eelaneedl egoingthroughy our
    ski
    n, butitgoingthrought hemuscl edoesn’tcauseasmuchpai n.Therefore,assoonast he
    ski
    ni sroasted,thenAl lahwi l
    l gi
    vethem newski n.Wet alkedabouthowt hi
    ckthisskinis.

    TheMel
    ti
    ng

    Ther ei
    sanot herpunishment ,
    whichiscal
    ledTheMel ti
    ng.All
    ahsay s:“Thesetwoopponents
    (beli
    eversanddi sbeli
    evers)disputewit
    heachot herabouttheirLord;t
    henasf orthosewho
    disbeli
    eve,garment soffir
    ewi l
    lbecutoutfort
    hem, boi
    li
    ngwat erwil
    lbepoureddownov ert
    hei
    r
    heads.Wi t
    hitwi l
    lmel torv ani
    shawaywhati swithi
    ntheirbell
    ies,aswellas(their
    )ski
    ns.
    ”
    (22:19-
    20)Theboi l
    i
    ngwat erwillwashoutthegutsandev ery
    thingwillcomeout si
    de.Weseek
    refugefrom Allahfrom thi
    s.

    Thereisthepuni
    shmentoft heface.Thef aceisthemosthonouredpart
    .Thati
    swhyRasul Allah
    saidnottohi
    ttheface.Iti
    salsosensiti
    ve.Allahsays:“TheFi
    rewil
    lbur
    nthei
    rfaces,
    andt herein
    theywil
    lgri
    n,wit
    hdisplacedli
    ps(disf
    igured).
    ”(23:104)Thefi
    reofhel
    lwil
    ldi
    sfi
    gurethei
    rfaces.

    Dr
    aggi
    ngandDar
    keni
    ngoft
    heFaces

    Thereisalsothesahr–t hedraggi
    ng.Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    TheDaytheywil
    lbedraggedi
    ntheFir
    eon
    thei
    rfaces(itwi
    llbesaidtothem):‘
    Tast
    eyout
    hetouchofHel
    l
    !’
    ”(54:
    48)Sotheywi
    llbedragged
    bytheirf
    eetont hei
    rfaces.

    Thenthereisthepunishmentoft hedarkeningoft hef aces.Thisi


    sahumi li
    ati
    onf orthem.All
    ah
    says:“
    Andt hosewhohav eear nedev i
    ldeeds, therecompenseofanev ildeedisthel i
    kether
    eof,
    andhumi l
    i
    atingdi
    sgracewi l
    lcov erthem (theirfaces).Nodef enderwi
    ll
    theyhav ef r
    om All
    ah.
    Theirf
    aceswi l
    lbecov ered,asi twere,withpiecesf rom thedarknessofnight.Theyar edwel
    lers
    oftheFir
    e,theywil
    labi dethereinf or
    ever.
    ”( 10:27)Lookatt hejusti
    ceofAllah–t hosewhohav e
    ear
    nedev i
    ldeeds–Heonl yhol dsaccount ablefortheact i
    ons.

    Sur
    roundedbyFi
    re

    Thepunishmenti
    sf oreterni
    tyanditissurr
    oundingt hem from ever
    yside.All
    ahsay s:“
    …And
    ver
    il
    y!Hell
    ,ofasurety,
    wi l
    lencompasst hedisbeli
    evers”(29:54)Whyar et
    heysur r
    oundedbyfir
    e
    fr
    om everysi
    de(andnotj ustoneplace)?Al
    lahsay s:“Yes!Whosoev erear
    nsev i
    landhissinhas
    surr
    oundedhim,theyaredwel l
    ersoftheFir
    e( i
    .e.Hell)
    ;theywi l
    ldwellt
    herei
    nforever.
    ”(2:
    81)
    Becausetheysur
    roundedthemselveswi
    thsi
    n,t
    heyar
    esurroundedbyt
    hefi
    re.[SubhaanAll
    ah,
    youwi l
    lal
    waysnoti
    cethisi
    nthejusti
    ceofAl
    l
    ah–therecompensefort
    heevili
    ssimilarandin
    accordancewi
    ththatdeed.
    ]

    Thefir
    ewoul dgetintothei
    rhear
    ts.All
    ahu‘
    Alam i
    fthisispsychol
    ogical
    painorphysical
    .Al
    l
    ah
    says:“
    Bynomeans!Hewi l
    lbesuretobethr
    ownintoThatwhi chBreakstoPieces,
    Andwhat
    wil
    lexplai
    ntot heeThatwhichBreakstoPi
    eces?(I
    tis)theFireof(
    theWr at
    hof)All
    ahkindl
    ed
    (t
    oabl aze)
    ,thatwhichdothmount( Ri
    ght
    )totheHear t
    s.”(
    104:4-
    7)

    Dr
    aggi
    ngoft
    heI
    ntest
    ines

    Thent hereisthedraggi
    ngoft heintesti
    nes,whichisf ortheoneswhousedt oenjoingoodand
    forbidevi
    l,butnotfol
    lowi tt
    hemsel ves.ThePr ophetsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam said,“Aman
    wi l
    lbebroughtandputi nHell (Fi
    re)andhewi l
    lcir
    cumambul at
    e(goaroundandr ound)i nHel
    l
    (Fir
    e)li
    keadonkeyofa( flour)gri
    ndingmi l
    l
    ,andal lt
    hepeopl eofHell(
    Fire)wil
    lgatheraround
    him andwi l
    lsaytohim, ‘
    Oso- and-so!Didn’tyouuset oor derot
    hersforgoodandf orbi
    dthem
    from evil
    ?’Thatmanwi l
    l say,‘
    Iusedt oorderotherstodogoodbutImy selfneverusedt odoit,
    andIusedt ofor
    bidothersfrom ev i
    l whil
    eImy selfusedt odoev i
    l
    .’
    ”[Bukhaari
    ,9/88/218]

    Thesepeoplewil
    lalsobechai
    ned( t
    heoneswhohaddoubl
    estandards).Al
    lahsays:
    “Whenir
    on
    col
    lar
    swillberoundedovert
    heirnecks,
    andt
    hechai
    ns,t
    heyshallbedraggedalong.
    ”(40:
    71)

    Regr
    et

    Thepeopleofhellwi
    llt
    rytoescape, andtherewil
    lbeangelswithir
    onhammer stochainand
    pul
    lthem down.“Andforthem arehookedr odsofiron(
    topunishthem).Ever
    ytimetheyseekt
    o
    getawaytherefr
    om, f
    rom anguish,theywil
    lbedrivenbacktherei
    n,and(i
    twil
    lbe)sai
    dtothem:
    ‘
    Tastethetor
    mentofbur ning!
    ’
    ”(22:21-22)

    Thiswil
    l resultinthepainandr egretofthepeopleofHell.All
    ahsay s:“
    [.
    ..]theywoul dfeel i
    n
    thei
    rhear tsregretwhent heyseet hetorment,andtheywillbejudgedwi thjustice,andnowr ong
    will
    bedoneunt othem.”(10:54)Theywoul dsuppresstheirregretthatdaybecausewhocan
    theycompl aint o?Nobodywi llhel
    pt hem.Theyneglectedthecal lofthepr ophet sofAllah,sothe
    prophet
    sofAl lahwill
    negl ectt
    hem ont heDayofJudgment .Theyi gnoredAl lah’scommandsi n
    thi
    swor ld,soAl lahwil
    lignorethem.Al l
    ahsays:“Anditwillbesaid: ‘
    ThisDayWewi l
    lforgetyou
    asy ouforgott heMeetingoft hisDayofy our
    s.Andy ourabodei st heFire,andt hereisnonet o
    helpyou.’”(45:34)

    All
    ahsay s:“
    Andwhent heyarecast,boundtogetheri
    ntoaconst
    ri
    ctedpl
    acet her
    ein,t
    heywil
    l
    pl
    eadf ordestr
    uctiont
    her eandthen!Thisdaypleadnotforasi
    ngledest
    ruct
    ion:pleadfor
    destr
    uctionoft
    -repeat
    ed!”(25:
    13-14)

    All
    ahsay s:“
    Therei
    nwi l
    ltheycryal
    oud(forassistance):‘
    OurLord!Bri
    ngusout:weshall
    work
    ri
    ghteousness,
    nott he(deeds)weusedtodo!’-‘DidWenotgi vey oul
    ongenoughli
    fesothathe
    thatwouldshouldrecei
    v eadmonit
    ion?And(mor eov er
    )theWar nercametoyou.Sotast
    eyou
    (
    thef
    rui
    tsofy
    ourdeeds)
    :fort
    hewr
    ong-
    doer
    sther
    eisnohel
    per
    .’
    ”(35:
    37)

    All
    ahsay s:“
    Theywillsay
    :‘OurLord!Ourmisf
    ort
    uneoverwhel
    medus, andwebecameapeople
    astr
    ay!OurLord!bri
    ngusoutoft his:i
    fev
    erweretur
    n(toEvil
    ),t
    henshall
    webewr ong-
    doer
    s
    i
    ndeed!’”(23:
    106-107)Andtherearemanysimil
    arayaat
    .

    Fol
    l
    owy
    ourI
    dol
    s!

    Whatwi l
    lhappent ot heirgodsthattheyassoci at
    edbesidesAll
    ah?Al l
    ahsay s:“Cer
    tainl
    y!You
    (di
    sbelievers)andt hatwhi chyouarewor shippi ngnowbesidesAllah,are(but)fuelforHel
    l!
    (Sur
    ely),youwi ll
    ent erit
    .Hadt hese(idol
    s, etc.)beenali
    ha(gods),theywouldnothav eent
    ered
    ther
    e( Hell)
    , andallofthem wi l
    labi
    det herein.”(21:98-
    99)Youdidn’tworshipAllah,sodon’t
    expectanyr ewardfrom Al l
    ah.Expectther ewar dfrom t
    hoseidol
    sy ouwor shipped.Theidolswil
    l
    bethrowni nt ohell
    ,sot hepeoplewillfol
    lowt heidolsi
    ntohel
    l.

    Whatabout‘
    Eesa?‘Eesa(Jesus)waswor
    shi
    pped.Hedi
    dnotaskt
    obewor
    shi
    pped.Hewi
    l
    lbe
    i
    noneofthehighestranksofheaven.

    Shi
    rk(
    associ
    ati
    ngot
    her
    swi
    thOneGod)i
    stheonl
    ysi
    nthati
    snotf
    orgi
    ven.

    [1]Ir
    eadinTafsi
    ribnKat
    hir
    ,Volume9,pg.215,
    Tafsi
    rofSurahQaaf
    ,thatmuf
    assal
    ref
    erst
    othe
    shortsur
    ahs.wAll
    ahu‘Al
    am i
    fthat’
    swhatthi
    sisref
    err
    ingt
    o.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD18-Dwel
    l
    ersofHel
    l
    ,Par
    adi
    seandi
    tspeopl
    e

    TheAct
    sthatCauseaPer
    sont
    obei
    nHel
    l

    Thebestwayt olear
    nsomet hingi st
    ot eachittotheothers.Oneoft heschol
    arsthatbecamea
    verywellknownspeakeri nArabiccount ri
    es,sai
    dt hathewouldr eadIsl
    amicbookswhenhe
    wasr eal
    lyyoungandt hengot ot hegrocerystoreanddel i
    verwhateverhereadtot hegr
    ocery
    storeownerandwhoev erel
    sewassi t
    tingthere.Thatishowhel earnedthematerialandthati
    s
    alsohowhel earnedtospeak.Ev entuall
    y,hebecamev erywellknown.Hisnamei sAhmadAl -
    Khattaan,ifanyofyouhav eev erheardofhim.

    Theref
    ore,
    itwoul
    dbehel
    pfult
    odeli
    vert
    hist
    oot
    her
    s–ourf
    ami
    l
    iesandf
    ri
    ends.Thi
    sisour
    fut
    ureandweneedtoknowthis.

    TheOnesWhoWi
    l
    lRecei
    veEt
    ernal
    Tor
    ment

    Theyar
    ethedi
    sbel
    i
    ever
    sandt
    hehy
    pocr
    it
    es.

    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalasay s:
    “Butthosewhodi sbel i
    ev eandbeli
    eouray aat,sucharethe
    dwell
    ersofthefi
    re, t
    heyshal labidethereinforever.”(2:39)Athoughtusedt ocomeupi nmy
    mind:Howcomet hesepeopl earepunishedf oreter ni
    tywhent heyonlysinnedf or60or70
    year
    s?Whynotj ustpuni shthem f or60or70y earsandt hat’
    sit
    ?Deathcamet ot hem
    unannounced–buti ft heyli
    vedunt i
    l65, 100,forever,theywouldhavest i
    l
    l r
    ejectedthetrut
    h.
    Becausetheyhadt hei ntent
    ionofsinningf or
    ev er,
    theyar epunishedforever.Thatiswhy
    i
    ntenti
    onissoimpor tant.

    Theonest hatr eceivethewor sepuni shmenti nhellar ethehy pocrit


    es.Al l
    ahsay s:“The
    hypocriteswi llbeinthel owestdept hsoft hef i
    re[.
    ..
    ]”( 4:
    145)Thesi tuationoft hehy pocri
    tesis
    wor sethant hedi sbeli
    ev ersbecauset hereisdecept ion,lyingandot herbadqual i
    ti
    esasidef rom
    disbeli
    ef .Theyar eclosert othetrut h–t heyknowi t
    , theyar ear oundit,buttheyar epretending
    theyaref oll
    owi ngt hetruth,andst i
    lltheyr ej
    ectit.Also, t
    hehar m ofthehy pocritesiswor sefor
    thebeliev erst hanthehar m ofthedi sbelieversbecauseoft heirunderground, decept i
    ve
    conspiraci esagai nsttheUmmah.I fwel ookedatt heear lydi sputesoft heMusl i
    msandbi ggest
    fi
    tan[ t
    rials],theywer ecausedbyt hehy pocr i
    tes.Lookatt het i
    meofRasul Al
    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi
    wasal lam –t hegr eatesthar mt ohi m wascausedbyhy pocr it
    eswhower eli
    v i
    ngwi thhimi n
    Madi nah.

    TheOnesWhowi
    l
    lRecei
    veTempor
    aryTor
    ment

    Thesear
    ethebel
    i
    ever
    s;t
    hosewhobel
    i
    evei
    nAl
    l
    ahandt
    heMessenger
    s,buthav
    eaccumul
    ated
    toomanysins.Thesuff
    eri
    nginthisworl
    d,thegr
    ave,andtheaff
    lict
    ionsoft
    heDayofJudgment
    werenotenoughtowashawayt hosesins,
    sotheysti
    llhavet
    ospendsomet i
    meinhell
    .There
    aremanysinsthatcoul
    dcausethisfat
    e,wewill
    justmenti
    onaf ew.Asment i
    onedbef
    ore,t
    hese
    examplesarefr
    om ‘Umaral
    -Ashqar’
    sbook.

    1.TheDev
    iantSect
    s

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hi
    wasal l
    am saysthattheJewshav edivi
    dedint
    o71sect s;t
    he
    Christ
    ianshavedivi
    dedinto72sectsandt hisUmmah( t
    heMusl i
    ms)wi l
    ldi
    vi
    dei nto73sect
    s.
    Everyoneofthem wi l
    lbeinhellf
    ir
    eexceptone.Av eryimportantthi
    ngtoment i
    onwhenwet al
    k
    aboutthis–thisi
    snott al
    kingaboutdiff
    erentschoolsofthought.Thi
    sisnottal
    kingabout
    di
    fferentI
    slamicgroupsthatservethesamepur pose.

    Thisistal
    kingaboutsect sthatseparat
    edonf ixedpr
    inci
    plesofshar
    i’
    ah.Theyhavemadeupf or
    themselvesf oundati
    onsthatarediff
    erentthanthefi
    xedfoundati
    onsofIsl
    am; f
    orexample,
    a
    sectthatbelievesinanewpr ophet.Thisi
    sani ssueofaqi
    dah–I sl
    am saysthatRasul
    All
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam isthesealoftheprophet
    s.

    Anotherclar
    if
    icati
    on–i tdoesnotmeant hatthemajor
    ityofthem areinhellfi
    re.Mostofthe
    l
    ay men(commonper son)oft heUmmahdonotpar ti
    cipat
    einsects.Theyj ustbel
    ieveinAll
    ah
    andtheMessengerandgoandpr ay.Theycannotbecount edaspar tofthesesect s,
    even
    thoughtheycarrythelabel.Theypr
    ay,fast,payzakah,
    etc,andbelieveintheseprinci
    plesof
    Isl
    am.Theydonotgeti ntothedevi
    anceoft hecreed.

    Thi
    shadit
    hdoesnotsayt
    hatt
    hese72sect
    sar
    einhel
    lfor
    ever
    .Someoft
    hem coul
    dbei
    nhel
    l
    for
    ever
    ,somecoul
    dnot.

    2.TheUnj
    ustJudge

    Thereisahadi t
    hi nAt-Tir
    mi dhithatRasulAllahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sayst
    hatthereare
    threetypesofj udges,twooft hem areinhel lf
    ir
    e,andonei si
    nJannah.Thet wothatareinhell
    fi
    reincludeaj udgethatr ules,knowst hathei swrong,buthesti
    lldoesitforaworldl
    yreason.
    Theot herjudgei nhellistheonet hatrules,hasnoknowl edgeandcauseshar mt oother
    s
    becauseofhi si gnorance.Rasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam saysthatthi
    soneisinhellf
    ire
    aswel l
    .RasulAl l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam saysthatthethi
    rdjudgethatknowsandappl i
    es
    hisknowl edgeinar ighteousf ashionisinjannah.

    3.Fabr
    icat
    ionofHadi
    th

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal l
    am say s,
    inahadi
    thinBukhaar
    iandMuslim,whoeverl
    i
    esor
    fabr
    icat
    esal i
    eaboutmewillbeguaranteedaseati
    nhellf
    ir
    e.Evenift
    hathadi
    ththati
    s
    fabr
    icat
    edhasagoodmeani ngwillhaveaseatinhel
    lfi
    re.

    I
    tisal
    soasin,butnott
    othesamedegree,
    tonar
    rat
    eaf
    abr
    icat
    edhadi
    th.Ther
    efor
    e,weshoul
    d
    becar
    eful
    inthehadit
    hthatwenar
    rat
    ed.
    4.Ar
    rogance

    Thisisav erydanger oussin.RasulAl


    lahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am say s,i
    nahadithinMusl i
    m,
    theonewhohasasi nglegrai
    nofar r
    ogance/ pri
    deinthei
    rhear t
    swillnotenterparadise.Weare
    nottalki
    ngaboutahear tfi
    l
    ledwitharrogance–butj ustasi ngl
    egrai
    n.WhenRasul Allah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal l
    am sai
    dt hi
    s,thesahabi sai
    d,“Weliketohaveourcl othescleanandour
    shoescl ean.”Het houghtmay bethatisaf orm ofpri
    de.RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am
    said,All
    ahi sbeaut i
    fulandHel ov
    esbeaut y.Thatisnotarrogance;al
    -ki
    bri str
    ansgressing
    againstother sandr ej
    ecti
    ngthetruth–r ej
    ectingthetrut
    hbecauseofpr ide.

    5.Mur
    der

    Kil
    li
    ngpeoplei
    nnocentl
    ywithoutareasonisamajorsi
    n.Al
    lahsubhaanawat a’
    aalasay
    s:“
    And
    whoeverki
    ll
    sabeliev
    erint
    entional
    ly
    ,hisr
    ecompenseisHellt
    oabidetherei
    n,andtheWrat
    hand
    theCurseofAl
    lahareuponhim, andagreatpuni
    shmenti
    spreparedforhim.”(
    4:93)

    Al
    lthet
    hreat
    sar
    ether
    e–hel
    l
    ,thecur
    seofAl
    l
    ahandagr
    eatpuni
    shment
    .

    Whataboutanonbeli
    ever
    ?Ifther
    eisacontractofpeacebet
    weenaMusl
    im andanonMusl
    i
    m,
    thenRasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam says,i
    fyoukil
    laper
    sonwhom y
    ouhavegiv
    en
    peace,t
    henyouwil
    lnotsmel
    lthesmell
    ofpar adi
    se.

    6.Ri
    ba–I
    nter
    est

    Al
    lahsubhaanawata’aal
    asayst
    hatt
    heoneswhoi
    nsi
    stondeal
    i
    ngwi
    thi
    nter
    est
    ,fort
    hem t
    her
    e
    i
    sthepunishmentofhell
    fir
    e.

    Al
    so,
    RasulAl
    lahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam say
    stobewar
    eoft
    hesev
    engr
    eat
    estsi
    ns,
    andhe
    ment
    ionedri
    baasoneofthem.Neverunder
    esti
    materi
    ba.

    All
    ahsay s:“Oy ouwhobelieve!Beaf r
    aidofAllahandgi veupwhatr emains(duet oyou)f
    r om
    Riba( usury)(fr
    om nowonwar d)
    ,ifyouare(reall
    y)beli
    ev er
    s.Andifyoudonotdoi t,
    thentakea
    noticeofwarf r
    om Al l
    ahandHi sMessengerbuti fyour epent,y
    oushallhavey ourcapi
    talsums.
    Deal notunjustly(byaski
    ngmor ethanyourcapitalsums) ,andyoushal
    l notbedealtwith
    unjustly(byrecei v
    ingl
    essthany ourcapit
    alsums) .
    ”(2:278-279)All
    ahsay sthatwhoeverdeals
    withinterest,AllahandHisMessengerwi llwageawaragai nstyou.

    Ibn‘Abbaasgivesat af
    sirofthi
    say ah.Hesay sthatontheDayofJudgment ,apersonwho
    dealswithri
    bawi l
    lcomeoutofhi sgrave,l
    iketheonewhoi sobsessedwiththedevil,
    jumping
    andshakingv i
    olent
    ly.Thentheangel swill
    comet ohi
    m andgivehim weaponsandt el
    lhimt o
    prepareforwar,youaregoingtof ightagai
    nstAllahandHisMessenger.Iti
    sav erydangerous
    sin.I
    thasbecomev erywidespread.Thewhol ewor l
    disimmersedinawor l
    dofr i
    ba.

    7.Eat
    ingOt
    herPeopl
    e’
    sPr
    oper
    ty

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    Oyewhobel
    i
    eve!Eatnotupy
    ourpr
    oper
    tyamongy
    our
    sel
    vesi
    nvani
    ti
    es:
    Butl
    et
    t
    herebeamongstyouTraff
    icandt
    radebymut ualgood-wil
    l:
    Norki l
    l(ordestr
    oy)your
    sel
    ves:f
    or
    ver
    il
    yAl
    lahhathbeentoyouMostMerci
    ful
    !Ifanydot hatinrancourandinjust
    ice–soonshall
    Wecastthem i
    ntotheFi
    re:
    Andeasyiti
    sforAllah.
    ”(4:29-
    30)

    8.I
    ncl
    i
    ningTowar
    dst
    heOppr
    essor
    s

    Ifther
    eisaki
    ng, pr
    esi
    dentorleaderwhoi satyr
    antoroppressor
    ,andyouhaveloveandr
    espect
    forsuchaperson,t
    henyou’r
    er i
    ski
    ngbei ngwit
    hthatpersononthedayofjudgment.Weshoul
    d
    stayawayfr
    om thetyr
    antsandoppr essorsanddisappr
    oveofthei
    ract
    ions.

    Allahsays:“
    Andincli
    nenott
    owardt hosewhodowr ong,l
    estt
    heFir
    eshoul
    dtouchyou…”
    (11:113)Theayahtal
    ksaboutdhaali
    meen–t hetr
    ansgressor
    sandoppr
    essors–butitwould
    alway sappl
    ytosomeonewhoi sinsist
    ingonsi
    n.Weshouldstayawayf
    rom t
    hatasaf or
    m of
    disapprovi
    ngthewrong.

    I
    t’sacommonmi sunderstandingt
    hataslongasy ouarenotdoi
    ngthewr
    ongit
    ’sok.Thati
    snot
    thecase.Ev
    enify ou’
    renotdoingityour
    self,butyouar ewit
    hpeopl
    ewhodothosesins,
    andyou
    getal
    ongwi t
    hthem fine,etc,t
    henthati
    nitselfconsti
    tutesasi
    n.

    Onceapoli
    ceof fi
    cerundertheAbbasidkhal
    i
    facametoI
    mam Ahmad–andt herewasgood
    andbadinthekhilafaathen–andaskedImam Ahmad,“
    Am Iconsi
    deredtobeoneoft hose
    whoareassist
    ingt heoppressor
    s?”I
    mam AhmadibnHambalsaid,
    “No,you’
    renot.Youarean
    oppr
    essoryoursel
    f .
    ”

    9.Dr
    essedbutNakedWomenandMenwi
    thWhi
    ps

    Thisisalsoasignoft heDayofJudgment .ThePr ophetsal


    lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am sai
    dt hat
    therearetwogr oupsofpeopl ewhoar egoi ngt obeinthehellfi
    reandhedi dn’tseethem y et
    .
    Oneoft hem iswomenwhoar edressed, butnaked.Theyhav eclotheson, butt hecl
    othesar eas
    i
    ft heyarenotthere–t i
    ght,orasifstri
    ngs, etc.Thesecondgroupar emenwhohav ewhi psin
    theirhands.Thi
    si smentioningwhatwesai dbef or
    e–t hesecurit
    yf orces.Thishashappened
    before,becausetherewer esecur
    ityforcest hatwouldgoaroundwi thbatonsandwhi ps.The
    Prophetsaidthattheyarei nhel
    lbecauset heyar ekeepingoppressioni nplace.

    10.Cr
    uel
    tyt
    owar
    dsAni
    mal
    s

    Thi
    shadithisi
    nBukhaar i
    .TheProphetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    dthatawomanent ered
    hel
    lbecauseof[herabuseof]acat.Wealsoknowt hatawomanent er
    edparadisebecauseof
    [
    herkindtr
    eatmenttowards]adog.Thisshowsust hatweshouldn’
    ttr
    eatanyt
    hingas
    i
    nsi
    gnifi
    cantbecausewenev erknowwhatwi l
    lbethecauseofforgi
    veness.

    Rasul
    Allahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am sai
    dthatthi
    swomanhel
    dthi
    scatcapt
    ive;
    shedi
    dn’
    tfeed
    i
    t;nei
    therdi
    dsheleti
    tgooutunt
    ilt
    ofeedit
    self
    ,unti
    li
    tdi
    ed.
    Theot
    herwomangav
    ethedogandsav
    edi
    tsl
    i
    fe,
    andshewentt
    oJannah.

    11.Seeki
    ngRel
    i
    giousKnowl
    edgef
    orWor
    ldl
    yReasons

    Therecouldbesomeonel earni
    ngQur ’
    an, f
    iqhorshar i’
    ah,butthatwouldtaket hem tohell
    .
    RasulAl
    lahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam sayst hatwhoev erfol
    lowsthepathofknowl edgeforthe
    sakeofAllahwi l
    lendupi nparadise.Nev ertheless,
    therearepeoplewhowi l
    ldot hesethi
    ngs–
    seekknowl edgeofQur ’
    aanandI slam –butt heywillendupinhel l
    becauset heydi dnotdoitfor
    All
    ah,buttheydidi tf
    orworldl
    yreasons: becomi ngfamous, l
    eadingthepeopl e,etc.

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am say
    s, i
    nahadi
    thi
    nIbnMajah,I
    fyoulear
    nknowledgethat
    i
    susedf orthesakeofAl
    lah,
    butyouaredoingitt
    ogai
    nworl
    dlybenef
    it
    s,youwil
    lnotsmell
    paradi
    se.

    12.Cut
    ti
    ngdownAs-
    Sidr

    As-
    Sidrisatree.It
    hinki
    ttransl
    atest
    othelot
    etr
    eei
    nEngli
    sh.I
    tisf
    oundinArabi
    a.Rasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am sayswhoevercut
    sdownthet
    reeofas-
    sidr
    ,Al
    lahwil
    lthr
    owhim
    downonhi sfaceinhell
    fir
    e.

    Thereasonisment ionedinthehadithbyAbuDawood: RasulAll


    ahsal lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam
    sai
    dthatwhoev ercutsdownt hetreeofas- si
    dr,All
    ahwi l
    lthrowhi m downonhi sfaceinhell
    fir
    e.
    TheyaskedAbuDawood, whatdoest hi
    smean?I fyoucutdownat ree,you’
    ll
    got ohell
    ?Abu
    Dawoodsaidt hatthismeanswhoev ercutsdownt hetreeofas- sidrfornoreason, whi
    chisused
    asshadebyt hetravell
    ersandisusedbyani malsforfood,thent hatpersonwi l
    lbethrowninthe
    hel
    lfi
    re.Thi
    si smuchst ri
    ctert
    hant hefinesintheUSf orcut t
    ingdownt r
    ees.

    Thisdoesnotmeanthatingeneralyouwill
    got ohel
    lforcutt
    ingdowntr
    ees.Ift
    herei
    sagood
    reasonforcut
    ti
    ngdowntrees,theniti
    sok.Forexample,forburni
    ngwood,const
    ruct
    ion,
    etc.
    Thisist
    alki
    ngaboutcut
    ti
    ngt hetreefornoreason.

    Especiall
    y,i
    nArabi
    athereisascarci
    tyoftr
    ees.Ani
    mal swoul
    dhav etotrav
    elfardistancesto
    j
    ustfindsomethingtoeat.Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam alsosaysthatthisiscutt
    ing
    downt reesint
    hewilder
    ness.It
    ’sdi
    ffer
    enti
    fit’
    sinthecit
    y.

    13.Sui
    cide

    Thereisahadi thi
    nBukhaari
    , RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam saidwhoev erthr
    ows
    himselff
    r om amountai
    ntoki llhi
    mself,heinhell
    fir
    e, t
    hrowinghimselffrom amount aininhell
    fi
    reforever.Andwhoeverdri
    nkspoi sont oki
    llhi
    mselfwi l
    lbedrinki
    ngt hatpoisoninhellfi
    re
    forev
    er.Andwhoev erhi
    tshimsel fi
    nhi sstomachtoki l
    lhimselfwil
    lbei nhellfi
    re,
    stabbing
    himselfi
    nt hestomachforever.Youmi ghtsay:whydoesi tsay[inthehadith]‘f
    orever
    ’andwe
    areputti
    ngt hesepeopl
    einthet empor ar
    ycategory?Thehadi t
    hmeansf oreverasinalongt i
    me,
    noteter
    nit
    y.Thewordi
    susedtoshowthati
    t’
    ssuchalongti
    methatitcancar
    ryt
    helabel
    ‘
    forev
    er’
    ,eventhought
    heycanev
    entual
    l
    ygotojannahevent
    ual
    l
    y,i
    ftheysaidl
    ail
    aahail
    lal
    l
    ah.

    TheDescr
    ipt
    ionofJannahandI
    tsPeopl
    e

    Wepref
    ertousethewordParadiseinst
    eadofHeav enbecauseHeav encanbeconfusedwith
    samawaat
    .Sometimesthepersonmayber ef
    erri
    ngtotheskies,butsomeoneelseunder
    stands
    i
    ttomeanparadi
    se.Thi
    sisoneoft heli
    mitati
    onsofthelanguage.ThatiswhyIpref
    ertosay
    par
    adi
    se.I
    tisbet
    tertouset
    heaut henti
    cterminol
    ogyofJannah.

    TheFi
    rstt
    oEnt
    erJannah

    Muhammadsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am

    InsahihMuslim, AnasibnMaal i
    knar
    ratesthatt
    heProphetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,“
    I
    will
    hav ethegreatest
    /l
    argestfoll
    owi
    ngont hedayofjudgmentamongtheambiyaofAllah.And
    Iwillbethefi
    rstpersontoknockont hegatesofPar
    adise.
    ”Hewi l
    lgett
    herewhi
    lethe
    proceedingsofthedayofj udgmentaresti
    l
    l goi
    ngonandpeoplearesti
    l
    lgoingt
    hroughhisaab.

    AnasibnMal ikr
    epor ted:TheMessengerofAl l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said:“
    Iwill
    come
    tothegateofPar adiseont heDayofResur recti
    onandwouldseeki t
    sopening.Andthekeeper
    wouldsay:‘Whoar ey ou?’Iwouldsay :
    ‘Muhammad. ’Hewoul dthensay :‘
    I
    tisforyouthatIhav
    e
    beenordered,andnott oopeni tforanyonebef or
    e.’
    ”[Musl
    im, 1/384]Thegatekeeperhasbeen
    atthi
    spostf oryearsandy earswithinstr
    uctionsnottoopent hegateforanyonebut
    Muhammadsal lal
    lahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam andhewi l
    lbethefirstt
    oent er
    .

    ThePr
    ophet
    s,andt
    henAbuBakr

    FollowingthePr ophetsallall
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasallam, theambiyaofAl lahwi l
    lenter–124,000.
    Afteralloftheambi yahav egonei n,whowill
    bet hef ir
    stt
    oent erthegat esofJannah?Letus
    l
    ookatt hi
    shadi t
    hfrom SunanAbuDawood.Rasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alay
    hi wasallam sai
    dthat
    Jibreelhel
    dmyhandandhet ookmet oparadise,andhepoi ntedtomet hegat ethr
    oughwhich
    myummahwoul dent erthroughandhet ol
    dme, “Thisist
    hegat ethroughwhi chy ourUmmah
    willenterfrom.”AbuBakrsai d,“
    ORasulAll
    ah,Iwi shIwerewi thyout oseet hat.
    ”RasulAl
    lah
    sall
    allahu‘alayhiwasallam said,“OAbuBakr,y ouar egoi
    ngt obet hefir
    stamongmyUmmaht o
    enterintopar adi
    se.”

    RasulAl
    lahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasallam sai
    dt hathewil
    lbethefir
    stfr
    om thi
    sUmmah, t
    henhow
    doweknowt hathewi l
    lbethefi
    rstfr
    om alloftheUmam?I tisbecauseRasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasallam hasment i
    onedinanotherhadit
    hthatthebestamongsthumanity
    ,af
    terthe
    ambiyaofAllah,isAbuBakras-Si
    ddeeq.

    70,
    000oft
    hisUmmah

    Fol
    l
    owi
    ngAbuBakras-
    Siddeeqwi
    l
    lbet
    hef
    ir
    stbat
    chofMusl
    i
    ms.I
    ntheMusnadofAhmad,
    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam say
    s,Allahhasgi venme70, 000ofmyummahwhowi l
    l
    enterint
    opar adisewithoutgoingt hroughtheReckoni ng.Sot hesear eahand- pickedf
    ew,
    70,000throughoutt hehistor
    yoft heUmmah, thatwillchosenbyAl laht oby passtheReckoni
    ng.
    Whi l
    eeveryoneel seisgoingthroughReckoni ng,these70, 000wi l
    lgot hrought hebackdoorand
    enterJannah.[SeeBukhaar i
    ,8/76/549]Whatar etheirchar act
    eri
    stics?Theyt rustinAl
    lahwit
    h
    everyt
    hing.

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal lam wasv eryhappywi t
    ht hat,butRasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi
    wasal l
    am alwayswantst hebestf orUmmah, soheaskedf ormor e.Al soinMusnadofAhmad,
    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal lam sai
    dhewasgi ven70, 000t oent eri
    ntoJannahwi t
    hout
    reckoni
    ng, soheaskedformor e.Allahgavehim witheveryone, 70,000.Soi fyoumulti
    plythem,
    youget4mi l
    li
    onand900,000.ThenAl l
    ahhasgi venhim mor e.All
    ahsai d,
    Iwillgi
    veyouthree
    handfulsthatwil
    lent
    erwi ththem.Rasul All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal lam toldthesahabahtodo
    thebestsot hatt
    heywil
    l beamongstt he70,
    000.

    ThePoorI
    mmi
    grant
    s(Muhaj
    i
    reen)

    Thenextgr oupt hatwi l


    lenter,weknowt hroughahadi thinMusl i
    m.Abu‘ Abdul-
    Rahman
    repor
    tedt hatthreeper sonscamet o‘Abdul lahibn‘Amri bnAl ‘
    Aaswhi leIwassi t
    tingwithhi m
    andtheysai d:“ByAllah,wehav enothingwi t husei t
    herintheform ofpr ovi
    sion,r
    idingani
    mal s
    orwealth.”Thereuponhesai dt othem: “Iam pr eparedtodowhat everyoul i
    ke.I
    fy oucomet ous,
    wewoul dgi veyouwhatAl lahwoul dmakeav ai
    labl
    eforyou.Andi fyoulikeIwoul dmakea
    mentionofy ourcaset otheruler,andify oul ikeyoucanshowpat iencealso.ForIhav ehear d
    All
    ah’
    sMessengersal lal
    lahu‘alay
    hi wasal lam assay i
    ng:“Thedest i
    tut
    eamongstt heemigr ants
    [muhaji
    reen]woul dpr ecedether i
    chemi grant sbyfortyyearsingettingintoParadiseontheDay
    ofResurrection.”Thereupont heysaid: “
    Wet hen,showpat i
    enceanddonotaskf oranything.”
    [Musl
    im, 42/7102]

    Howcomet hepooramongal -
    muhaj ir
    eenwer ef
    ortyyearsaheadoft herich?Ther e’
    sahadi th
    narrat
    edbyAl -Haakim.Hesay st hatthepoormuhaj ir
    eenwi ll
    comet ot hegat esofparadise.The
    gatekeeperswi llnothavebeenexpect i
    ngt hem t
    hatearly
    , sotheywil
    l ask,“Didyoualreadygo
    thr
    ought her eckoning?”Thepoormuhaj ireenwill
    say,“Reckoningforwhat ?Wedi dn’
    thave
    anythi
    ngt ober eckonedfor.Wewer ecarryingourswordsonourshoul dersandwedi edinthe
    sakeofAl l
    ah. ”Themeani ngoft hishadithisthatoneofthet hingst
    hatwi lldelaypeopleont he
    dayofr esur
    rect ionisthequesti
    oni ngregardingwealt
    h.

    Weknowfrom anot
    herhadi
    ththatRasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    lam say
    sthatyourf
    eetwil
    l
    notmoveunt
    ilyouar
    easkedforquesti
    ons–andtwoofthem ar
    ehowyougainedyourweal
    th
    andhowyouspentit
    .

    Thisal
    lhast
    odowi ththeti
    mingofenter
    ingJannah,notther
    ank.Someonewhocomeslater
    canbeinahigherr
    ankinJannah.Thewealthywil
    lbeheldupontheDayofJudgmentbecause
    theyhavemorewealt
    ht obeaskedabout
    .
    AbuHur air
    ar epor
    tedAl l
    ah’sMessengersall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal lam assay i
    ng:“Wearethelast
    (but)wewoul dbet hefir
    stontheDayofResur rect
    ion,andwewoul dbet hefir
    sttoenter
    Paradise[.
    ..
    ]”[Musli
    m, 4/1860]Al
    lahhassav edthebestforlast.Inf
    act,someoft heambi y
    a
    (prophets/
    messenger s)usedtowi shthatt
    heywoul dbeaf oll
    owerofMuhammadsal lal
    l
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am.Thisi sthehonorthatAll
    ahhasgi venus,whichwear et aki
    ngforgrant
    ed.

    TheGat
    esofJannah

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    Gar
    densofEt
    erni
    ty,
    whosedoor
    swi
    l
    l(ev
    er)beopent
    othem.
    ”(38:
    50)

    All
    ahsays:“Andthosewhof ear edthei
    rLordwillbel edtotheGardenincrowds:untilbehold,
    theyarr
    ivether
    e;i
    tsgat eswill
    beopened; andit
    skeeper swil
    lsay:‘
    Peacebeupony ou!Wel l
    haveyoudone!Entery ouhere, todwellther
    ein.
    ’
    ”( 39:73)Compar ethi
    stotherepri
    mandt hatthe
    dwell
    ersofhellwi
    llreceivewhent heyr
    eachitsgat es.ThepeopleofJannahwi l
    lbegi venthis
    beauti
    fulgr
    eeti
    ngbyt heangel s.Imaginetheexcitement ,r
    ushingtowardsthegatesofJannah
    andhearingthewelcomi ngoft heangels.

    ThereareeightgatesofJannah.TheProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,“Paradi
    sehas
    ei
    ghtgates,andoneoft hem i
    scalledAr
    -Rayyaanthroughwhichnonewil
    lenterbutthosewho
    observ
    ef asti
    ng.
    ”[Bukhaari
    ,4/54/
    479]

    TheSahabahknewt hev alueoffasti


    ng.Oneofthesahabahsaid,Ihavenodesi
    reinl
    ivi
    ngint
    his
    worl
    dexceptforafewt hings:t
    of astthel
    ongdaysofsummer ,topraythel
    ongnight
    sofwint
    er
    andtositwit
    hbrother
    swhochooset hebestwords,l
    i
    keyouwoul dchooseoutofabasketof
    fr
    uit
    s.Therewouldbenoobsceni t
    y,cursi
    ngori
    dletal
    kinthei
    rwor ds.

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ay hi wasallam saidthatthosewhoengagei nprayerwillbeinvi
    tedto
    enterbythegat eofpray er;thosewhot akepar tinji
    hadwi l
    lbeinvit
    edtoent erbythegateof
    j
    ihad;thosewhogi vechar i
    tywillbeinvi
    tedtoent erbythegat eofchari
    ty;andthosewho
    observefastswillbeinvitedt oenterthroughthegat eofar-rayy
    aan.AbuBakraskedRasul All
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam, “MessengerofAl l
    ah, i
    sitnecessarythatapersonbei nvit
    edthrough
    oneoft hesegates,will
    any onebei nvi
    tedtoent erbyallofthosegates?”RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am said,“Yes, andIhopey ouwillbeoneoft hem.”

    Soimaginethis–AbuBakri swal
    kingtoJannah,andtheangelsfr
    om everygatewill
    beasking
    himtocomei nthroughtheirgat
    e.Youknowwheny ougot obazaars,
    andtherearealotof
    goodsandev ery
    onei si
    nvit
    ingyoutothei
    rshop?Wel l,
    theangelsofJannahwillbeaski
    ngAbu
    Bakrtocomei nt
    oJannaht hroughthei
    rgates,
    becauset heyal
    lwantthathonor.Theangel
    sare
    cal
    ledpurebyAllah,andtheywill
    askAbuBakrt ojustpassbythem.

    Thehumanbei nghasthepotenti
    alofbei
    ngtheworseofcreati
    on–wor set hanani
    mals.And
    theyhav
    et hepotent
    ialofbei
    ngthebest–bett
    erthanangels.Al
    lahsays,t
    heyareli
    kecattl
    e;nay
    ,
    evenworse.Someoft hem wil
    lbehonour
    edtoalevelt
    hattheyarehigherthantheangel
    s.

    ToEnt
    ert
    hroughal
    lEi
    ghtGat
    es
    I
    fyouwantt
    obei
    nvi
    tedt
    hroughal
    loft
    hegat
    es,
    her
    etwomet
    hods:

    1.

    Thishadi t
    hisment i
    onedinBukhaari.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasallam saysthatwhoev er
    testi
    fiesthatnonehastherighttobewor shippedbutAll
    ahalone,Whohasnopar t
    ners,andthat
    Muhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasal
    lam isHisslaveandHisApost l
    e,andthatJesusi sAllah’
    s
    slaveandHi sApostleandHi sWordwhi chHebest oweduponMar ytheVi r
    gin,andaspi ri
    t
    createdbyHi m,andthatParadiseandHel laretr
    ue,Al
    lahwil
    linvi
    tehimtoent erthroughallof
    thegat es.Thi
    sistal
    kingaboutdeep, f
    ir
    mI maan.

    2.

    Thishadit
    hisment i
    onedi nMusli
    m.Ifanyofy ouper
    formswudhu`/ablut
    ion,andthen
    completeswudhu`well,andthensays“Itesti
    fyt
    hatther
    eisnoGodbutAl l
    ahandt hat
    Muhammadsal lal
    lahu‘alayhi
    wasallam i
    st heser
    vantofAll
    ahandHi smessenger ,
    ”thenthe
    ei
    ghtgatesofparadisewi l
    lbeopenedforhim andhemayent ert
    hroughwhi chev
    eroft hem he
    wishes.

    TheDu'
    aa`af
    terCompl
    eti
    ngWudhu`

    Youwil
    lnot
    icei
    nbot
    hhadit
    hthatthereistheshahaada–sot
    hekal
    i
    mahast
    hisv
    alue,
    butt
    he
    per
    sonhast
    ohaveafi
    rm,cert
    ainf
    aithinthem.

    Howlargearethegates?Rasul Al
    l
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am mentionsinahadit
    hinMusl
    im,
    thedi
    stancebetweenthet woleavesofthedoorf r
    om thesuppor t
    ingframes–sowe’ r
    enot
    tal
    ki
    ngaboutthewhol edistanceofthedoor–i sli
    kethedistancebetweenMakkahandHajr.
    Thati
    sav eryl
    ongdistance, l
    i
    ke1,000mi l
    esplus.All
    ahu‘Alam,thisi
    sjustanesti
    mate.

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am say
    sinMusnadofAhmad, Thewhol edi
    stancebetween
    thetwosidesofthegateis40yearswalki
    ngdist
    ance.Thatishowwi dethegateis.Then
    RasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am say
    s,adaywillcomewheni twil
    lbecrowded.Therewil
    l
    besomanypeopl eenteri
    ngontheDayofJudgmentt hatitwil
    lbecrowded,eventhoughitt
    akes
    40yearswalki
    ngt ocoverthedi
    stanceoft
    hisgat
    e.

    Al
    readyi
    nJannah

    Whoar
    etheonest
    hatwi
    l
    lent
    erJannahbef
    oret
    heDayofJudgment
    ,ort
    heyhav
    eal
    readybeen
    t
    her
    e?

    1. Ash-
    shuhadaa`

    2. Chi
    l
    drenwhodi
    eatay
    oungage
    3. Whowast heonewhol ivedinJannah?Adam andHawwa`.Al
    lahsay s:“
    AndWesai d:
    ‘O
    Adam!Dwelly ouandyourwifeintheParadi
    seandeatbothofy
    ouf reelywit
    hpleasur
    eand
    deli
    ghtoft
    hingstherei
    naswher everyouwil
    l,
    butcomenotnearthi
    st reeoryoubothwil
    lbeof
    theZali
    mun( wrong-
    doers)
    .’
    ”(2:35)
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD19-Howmanyoft
    hisUmmahwi
    l
    lbei
    nPar
    adi
    se,
    andaTourofJannah

    HowManyoft
    hisUmmahwi
    l
    lEnt
    erJannah?

    Fi
    l
    li
    ngt
    heHor
    izons

    TheProphetsai
    d,“Thepeopl eweredispl
    ayedinfrontofmeandIsawonepr ophetpassi
    ngby
    wit
    halargegroupofhisf ol
    lower
    s, andanotherprophetpassingbywithonlyasmallgroupof
    peopl
    e,andanotherprophetpassingbywi t
    honlyt en(per
    sons),andanotherpr
    ophetpassingby
    wit
    honlyfi
    ve(persons),andanotherprophetpassedbyal one.

    I
    mam' scommentary
    :Imaginethat–apr ophetwi
    thnofoll
    owers.Someonewhokeptgi vi
    ng
    da’
    wahandwor ki
    ngforAll
    ahandnobodyanswer edthei
    rcall
    .ImagineNuh–hegav eda’wahfor
    950yearsandnooneresponded!Thati swhatkeepsusgoing–seei ngthefrui
    tsofoureffor
    t.
    I
    maginehowmuchdi sci
    pli
    nethatt akes,wit
    hpeoplerej
    ect
    ingyouandi nsul
    ti
    ngy ou,
    etc.The
    dri
    vethatt
    heambiyahaveisami racleinit
    self
    .

    “Andt henIl ookedandsawal argemul ti


    tudeofpeopl e,soIaskedGabr iel,
    ‘Aret hesepeoplemy
    foll
    ower s?’Hesai d,
    ‘No, butlookt owar dsthehor i
    zon.’Ilookedandsawav erylargemulti
    tude
    ofpeopl e.Gabr i
    elsai
    d.‘Thosear ey ourfollower s,andthosear eseventythousand( per
    sons)i
    n
    frontoft hem whowi llneitherhaveanyr eckoni ngoft hei
    raccount snorwi l
    lreceiveany
    punishment .
    ’Iasked,‘
    Why ?’Hesai d,‘Fortheyusednott ot r
    eatthemsel
    v eswi t
    hbr andi
    ng
    (cauteri
    zat i
    on)norwi t
    hRuqy a(getonesel ftreatedbyt her ecit
    ati
    onofsomeVer sesofthe
    Qur ’
    an)andnott oseeev i
    lomeni nt hings, andt heyusedt oputt hei
    rtr
    ust(onl y
    )i nthei
    rLord.
    ”

    Onhear ingthat,‘UkashabinMihsangotupandsai
    d(totheProphet
    ),“
    InvokeAll
    ahtomakeme
    oneoft hem.”ThePr ophetsai
    d,“OAll
    ah,makehi
    m oneofthem.”Thenanothermangotupand
    said(tothePr ophet),“
    InvokeAl
    lahtomakemeoneoft hem.”TheProphetsai
    d,“‘
    Ukashahas
    precededy ou.”[Bukhaari
    ,8/76/
    549]

    Thishadi thisalsoi nBukhaar i


    : RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sai
    d, Iwaswi ththeangel
    andhet oldmet olookatt hehor i
    zon.SoIl ookedatthehor i
    zonandsawIsawt hehorizon
    blockedwi tht hefacesofmen.Theyt oldmetolookatt heotherside,
    soIlookedatt heot her
    si
    deandsawt hehor i
    zonbl ockedwi tht hef
    acesofmen.Al l
    ahsubhaanawat a’aalaaskedme, O
    Muhammad, areyoupl eased?Rasul Allahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ay hi
    wasal l
    am sai
    d,OAl l
    ah, Iam pleased,
    Iam pl eased.ThenAl lahsai d,Iwill
    giv eyouinaddit
    iontothem 70,000whowi llenterwithout
    anyr eckoning.

    I
    nanotherhadit
    h,RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,
    IhaveseenmyUmmah, soIwas
    ver
    yimpressedwiththeirnumbersandt
    heirl
    ooks.Theyf
    il
    ledthepl
    ainsandt
    hemountains.
    Wherev
    erIwouldlook,IwouldseemyUmmah.Youcani maginehowhappyRasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am wi
    l
    lbeont
    hedayofj
    udgmentwhenheseeshi
    sUmmah.

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    l
    al l
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    lam sai
    d,Getmarr
    iedandhav
    ealotchil
    drenbecauseIwant
    tobeproudofy ouonthedayofj
    udgment.Heisaski
    ngustohavealotofchil
    drensothatwe
    wil
    lincr
    easehisummah.

    Theambi y ahav eacompet i


    tioningoodamongsteachot her.WhenMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal lam passedbyMusa, hewascr yi
    ng.Whywashecr yi
    ng?Becausehesai dthata
    manaf terhim wi l
    l hav ealargerfoll
    owingt hanhim.Unt ilthatt
    ime,Musahadt helar
    gest
    foll
    owing.Thel argestUmmahaf tertheUmmahofMuhammadsal lal
    l
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam is
    thatofBani Israel.Allahsays: “
    OChi ldrenofIsrael!RememberMyFav ourwhi chIbestowed
    upony ouandt hatIpr efer
    redy out othe‘ Al
    amin( mankindandj i
    nns)(ofy ourtimeper i
    od,inthe
    past).
    ”(2:47)Thi swast al
    kingaboutwhenBani Israelweret hechosen–t heywer et
    hecar ri
    ers
    ofthefoll
    ower soft ruthandt heywer et hefi
    rsttofightj
    ihad.Noot herprophethasf oughtjihad
    i
    nt hepast .WithMusa( Moses) ,
    Al l
    ahrev eal
    edjihad.

    Hal
    fthePeopl
    eofPar
    adi
    se

    ThePr ophetsaid, “
    All
    ahwi llsay(ont heDayofResur rect
    ion),‘
    OAdam. ’
    Adam wi llrepl
    y,
    ‘
    Labbai kwaSa’ daik(andal l
    thegoodi si
    nYourHand) .
    ’All
    ahwi l
    l say:‘Br
    ingoutt hepeopleofthe
    fi
    re.Adam wi l
    lsay :‘
    OAl lah!Howmanyar et hepeopl eoftheFire? ’All
    ahwi l
    lreply:‘Fr
    om ever
    y
    onet housand, takeoutni ne-hundred-andninety-ni
    ne.’Atthatti
    mechi ldrenwillbecomehoar y
    headed[ gr
    ay-haired],
    ev erypr egnantfemalewi llhaveami scarri
    age, andonewi llseemankind
    asdr unken, y
    ett heywi l
    l notbedr unken,butdr eadfulwill
    bet heWr athofAllah.
    ”The
    compani onsoft hePr ophetasked, “OAll
    ah’sApost le!Whoi sthat( excepted)one? ”Hesaid,
    “Rejoicewi t
    hgladt idi
    ngs; oneper sonwill
    bef rom y ouandone- thousandwi l
    lbef rom Gogand
    Magog. ”

    Prophetfur
    thersaid, “
    ByHiminWhoseHandsmyl i
    feis,hopethaty ouwi l
    lbeone-fourt
    hofthe
    peopleofParadise.”Weshouted,
    ‘All
    ahuAkbar!
    ”Headded, “
    Ihopet hatyouwillbeone-thi
    rdof
    thepeopleofPar adise.
    ”Weshouted,“
    All
    ahuAkbar
    !”Hesaid,“Ihopet hatyouwillbehalfoft
    he
    peopleofParadise.”Weshouted,
    “All
    ahuAkbar!
    ”Hefurt
    hersaid, “
    You( Musli
    ms)( compared
    withnonMusl i
    ms)ar eli
    keabl
    ackhairi
    ntheski
    nofawhi teoxorl i
    keawhi tehairintheski
    nof
    ablackox(i.
    e.yournumberi sver
    ysmal l
    ascomparedwiththeirs)
    .”[Bukhaari
    ,4/55/567]

    80Rows

    Inahadit
    hinat-
    Tirmi
    dhi,
    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    lam says,
    Thepeopl
    eofJannahar
    e
    div
    idi
    nginto120rows.80rowswil
    lbef
    rom t
    hisUmmahand40f r
    om all
    oft
    heotherUmam
    combined.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    l
    am saysinahadit
    hinMusli
    m,Iwouldbethefir
    st
    i
    ntercessori
    ntheparadise,
    andnoapostl
    eamongsttheapost
    leshasbeentest
    if
    iedbysucha
    l
    argenumberofpeopl easIhavebeentest
    if
    ied.(
    Ihavet
    helar
    gestUmmah).Andv eri
    l
    y,t
    her
    e
    woul
    dbeanapost
    lef
    rom amongstt
    heapost
    lest
    hatwoul
    dbet
    est
    if
    iedbyonl
    yonemanf
    rom
    hi
    speopl
    e.

    I
    nBukhaar i
    ,RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am said,“
    Ev er
    yPr ophetwasgivenmi racles
    becauseofwhichpeoplebelieved,butwhatIhav ebeengiven,isDivi
    neInspir
    ati
    onwhi chAll
    ah
    hasreveal
    edtome.SoIhopet hatmyf oll
    owerswi l
    loutnumbert hefoll
    owersoft heother
    ProphetsontheDayofResur recti
    on.”[Bukhaari
    , 6/
    61/504]Why ?Becauset hemi racl
    eof
    Muhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam isdi
    fferent–itistheQur ’
    an.Themi r
    aclesoft heother
    prophet
    swer eli
    mi t
    edtotheirera.

    ATourofJannah

    Imaginethatyouaret aki
    ngatourofJannah–t het
    ruewonder
    land.Nomatterhowgreaty
    ou
    i
    magi nej
    annah, t
    hatwon’ tbeafract
    ionofther
    ealt
    hing.I
    magi
    ney our
    sel
    fintheposi
    ti
    onof
    experi
    encingeveryt
    hingwewi l
    ltalkabout
    .Themorey ouar
    eat
    tachedtoparadi
    se,t
    hemoreyou
    fearhel
    l,
    andt hecloseryouwill
    bet oAll
    ah.

    Al
    lahtal
    ksabouttherighteousintheQur
    ’anandsays:
    “…theycal
    lonthei
    rLord,
    inFearand
    Hope…”(32:
    16)TheyfearthepunishmentofAll
    ah,
    andtheyareal
    soexpecti
    ngtheajrofAl
    lah.
    Al
    waysrememberI bnAl Qayyi
    m’stwowingsofhope/l
    oveandfear.

    ABr
    idgeofPur
    if
    icat
    ion

    OntheDayofJudgment ,thi
    sper sonwi l
    lbetoabr i
    dget hatleadstoJannah–t heonlyr oadthat
    goesthere.Hewi ll
    best opped.Al lofthebeliever
    sthatheusedt oknowi ndunyaandheowes
    them something–whet heri ti
    sf inancialorwhetherhe’shur t
    ,abusedorspokenillaboutanyof
    them –theywi l
    lbeboughtt oget heront hisbri
    dge.Everythingthathappenedbetweent hem will
    beevenedout .Theywi l
    lgot hroughapr ocessofpurif
    icationont hi
    sbridge.I
    fyouslapped
    someonei nduny a,you’
    l
    l getthatback.I fyouspokeillaboutsomeone, youwil
    lhavetobepai d
    backforont hatbri
    dge.

    All
    ahispureandHeaccept snothi
    ngthatisnotpure.BecauseJannahispure,noonecanenter
    unti
    ltheyare100%pure.Thepurif
    icat
    ionprocessthatapersongoesthroughbegi
    nsindunya.
    Anypainorsuffer
    ingy
    ougot hroughinthi
    swor l
    disapuri
    fi
    cati
    on,andthepainofdeat
    h,the
    pai
    nint hegrav
    eandthewai t
    ingofthedayofj udgment–allarepuri
    fi
    cati
    on.

    Inahadi t
    hinBukhaari,
    RasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam says,“Whent hebel iev er
    spass
    safel
    yov er(t
    hebr i
    dgeacross)Hell
    , t
    heywi ll
    best oppedatabr i
    dgeinbet weenHel l and
    Paradisewheretheywillr
    etali
    ateuponeachot herfortheinjusti
    cesdoneamongt hem i nthe
    world,andwhent heygetpurif
    iedofalltheirsins,theywillbeadmi t
    tedintoPar adise.ByHi min
    WhoseHandst helif
    eofMuhammadi sev erybodywi llr
    ecogni zehisdwel l
    i
    ngi nPar adisebett
    er
    thanher ecogni
    zeshisdwel l
    i
    ngi nthi
    swor ld.”[Bukhaari,3/43/620]Inst
    inctively,
    youwi l
    lknow
    wherey oubelong.Youwillknowwher ey ourhousei sbetterthany ouknewy ourhousei ndunya.
    Thisisbecausey ouareasonofAdam andAdam’ s(‘al
    ayhissalaam)or igi
    nal housewasJannah.
    Hedidnotbel
    ongtocertai
    ncount
    ryi
    nthi
    sworl
    d;hedi
    dnothaveanat
    ional
    i
    ty.Hedi
    dn’
    thav
    ea
    pri
    deofbel
    ongingt
    oacount r
    y;hi
    shomel
    andwasJannah.Andhi
    schi
    l
    drenwhoareri
    ght
    eous
    thei
    rhomel
    andisJannah.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am say
    s,bei
    nthi
    swor
    ldasaway
    far
    er–at
    rav
    ell
    er.

    YourFi
    rstMeal

    You’v
    espental otofti
    mewaiti
    ngont heDayofJudgment ,st
    andi
    ngintheheat ,wit
    hnof oodor
    water.You’r
    ehungr yandt
    hir
    sty.Assoonasy ougettothegatesofJannah,youwi l
    l betreat
    ed.
    Sowhatwi l
    lbethefir
    stmealofJannahandwhatwi l
    lyoudr i
    nk?Thi
    smeal willstar
    twithan
    appetizer
    ,mov eontoamaindishandt henfol
    lowi
    ngthat,youwil
    lhavesomet hi
    ngt odrink.
    Remembert hatyou’
    rever
    yhungryandt hi
    rst
    y,sot
    hiswill
    beoneoft hetast
    iestfoodsy ouhav e
    everhad.

    Theappeti
    zerwil
    lbefishliv
    er.Idon’
    tknowi fthati
    sy ourfavouri
    tei
    nli
    ver–orifanyofyoulove
    tohav
    efishinthefi
    rstplace–butkeepi nmi ndthatanythingyougeti
    nJannahwi l
    lbegood.
    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am call
    edi tf
    ishli
    ver,buttr
    ustme,i
    t’
    sgoingtobegood: )
    [
    seeBukhaari
    ,6/60/
    7]

    Themai ncour seisgoi


    ngt obeagoodst eak.Thehadi thdoesn’tsayst eak, buti
    tsay sinthe
    hadit
    ht hatitisanox–ast eer.Thi
    ssteerisali
    verightnow–i nJannah.I ti
    seatinginJannah.
    Asitisthet radit
    ionoftheambi ya,
    ift
    heyev erhadanani mal t
    osl aught er, t
    heywoul ddot hatas
    anhonor i
    ngf orthei
    rguest(l
    ikeiti
    smentionedaboutI braheem ‘alayhissal aam intheQur ’aan,
    i
    nwhi chhesl aughter
    edthecalfforhi
    sguest s)
    .Sincey ouareent eringi ntoJannah, andy ouare
    anewguesti npar adi
    se,theangelsar
    egoi ngtopreparet hi
    sspeci al t
    reatf oryou.Sot his
    ox/st
    eert hathasbeenf eedinginJannahf oraverylongt i
    me,itwi ll
    besl aughtered,andy ouwill
    haveitsmeati nJannah.[seeBukhaari
    ,8/76/527andMusl i
    m, 39/ 6710]

    Whatwi l
    lyoudr i
    nk?Thedrinkthatwillbealongwi ththisfoodisfr
    om aspr ingcal
    ledsalsabi
    l.
    Wehav enoi deawhatsalsabil
    is.I
    tsoundsv erygoodandwi l
    ltast
    ev erygood.Thauban,the
    fr
    eedsl aveoft heMessengerofAl l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am,said: Whi
    leIwasstanding
    besidet heMessengerofAl l
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am, oneofther abbi
    softheJewscame
    andsai d:“Peacebeupony ou,OMuhammad. ”Ipushedhim backwi t
    hapusht hathewasgoi ng
    tofall
    .Upont hi
    shesaid:“Whydoy oupushme? ”Isaid:“Whydon’tyousay :‘OMessengerof
    All
    ah?’”TheJewsai d:“Wecallhi
    m byt henamebywhi chhewasnamedbyhi sfamily
    .”The
    MessengerofAl lah(maypeacebeuponhi m)sai d[outofkindness]:
    “ [
    Yes]Mynamei s
    Muhammadwi thwhichIwasnamedbymyf amily.
    ”

    TheJewsaid:“
    Ihavecomet oasky ou(somethi
    ng).
    ”TheMessengerofAl l
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am sai
    d:“Shoul
    dthatthi
    ngbeofanybenef i
    ttoyou,i
    fItel
    lyouthat?”He(
    theJew)said:
    “Iwi
    l
    llendmyearstoit.[
    Icannotguarant
    eethatIwil
    lbenef
    it
    ,butIwil
    llendmyearstoi
    t].
    ”The
    MessengerofAll
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    l
    am drewal
    i
    newi
    tht
    hehel
    poft
    hest
    ickt
    hathehad
    wi
    thhim andthensai
    d:“Ask(what
    every
    ouli
    ke)
    .”

    ThereupontheJewsaid:“
    Wherewouldthehumanbei ngsbeontheDaywhent heearthwould
    changeintoanot
    hereart
    handtheheavenstoo(wouldchangei
    ntootherheavens)
    ?[refer
    ri
    ngto
    thedayofjudgment]
    .TheMessengerofAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam sai
    d:“Theywouldbe
    i
    ndar knessbesi
    detheBri
    dge.
    ”

    He(theJew)agai
    nsaid:“
    Whoamongstpeoplewoul
    dbethefi
    rstt
    ocross(thi
    sbr
    idge)
    ?”He
    sal
    l
    allahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d:“
    Theywoul
    dbethepooramongstther
    efugees[
    muhaji
    reen]
    .”

    TheJewsai d:“Whatwoul dconst i


    tutetheirbreakfast[
    iti
    str anslatedasbr eakfasthere,but
    tuhf ai
    sanappet izerortreat]whentheywoul denterParadise?”He( t
    heHol yPr ophet)repli
    ed:
    “Acaul oft
    hefish-l
    iver.
    ”He( theJew)sai d.“Whatwoul dbet heirfoodaf terthi
    s? ”He( t
    he
    Pr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am)sai d: “
    Abullockwhichwasf edinthedi ff
    erentquar t
    ersof
    Par adi
    sewoul dbesl aughteredforthem. ”He( t
    heJew)sai d: “Whatwoul dbet heirdri
    nk?”He
    (thePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am)sai d:Theywoul dbegi v endrinkfrom thef ountai
    n
    whi chisnamedSal sabi
    l.
    ”[seeMusl im,3/ 614fortherestoft hehadi t
    h]

    Di
    ff
    erenceofLev
    elsofJannah

    Sonowy ouhavehady ourmeal


    andnowy ouar
    eheadi
    ngstrai
    ghtforyourpr
    opertyi
    nJannah.
    Youaretr av
    ell
    i
    ngt hr
    oughyouri
    nst
    inct
    sandyouar
    eseeingall
    ofthiswonderaroundyou–
    breat
    htakingscenes.

    Weknowt hatJannahisdi vi
    dedintodi ff
    erentlevels.All
    ahsay s:“SeehowWehav ebest owed
    moreonsomet hanonot hers;
    butver i
    lytheHer eaf teri
    smor einrankandgr adationandmor ei
    n
    excell
    ence.”(17:
    21)Allahissayingthatpeopl eint hisworldhavedi f
    fer
    encesi nweal thand
    healt
    h;peoplehav edif
    ferentprovi
    sions.Si mil
    arl
    y, thepeopleinJannahwi llhavegr eaterand
    l
    argerdiff
    erences.InJannah, t
    hedifferenceswi l
    l behuge.Rasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwa
    sall
    am saysthatpeoplewhoar einal owerl ev
    elwi llseepeopleinthelevelabovet hem asy ou
    seestars–t hatisthetremendousdi fferencebetweent hem.Remembert hatJannahi shuge.

    All
    ahsays:“
    Bequicki
    ntheraceforfor
    giv
    enessfr
    om yourLor
    d,andf
    oraGar denwhosewi dt
    his
    that(
    ofthewhol
    e)oftheheavensandoftheear
    th,pr
    eparedf
    orther
    ight
    eous.”(
    3:133)Thati
    s
    thewidt
    hofParadi
    se,
    notthelengt
    h.

    Therearesev enheav ens.Wear eli


    vingint helowestheav en,andt hisheaven,compar edt othe
    oneabov eit,i
    slikear i
    nginadeser t.Howl argeist heheav enwear ein?Ev er
    ystarthatwesee
    andev er
    ygal axythatisdiscoveredar eallwithinthel owestheav en.All
    ahsays:“Veril
    y!Wehav e
    adornedthenearheav enwi t
    ht hestars(forbeauty ).”(37:
    6)Wear etal
    kingaboutlighty earsof
    di
    stance–t hesunisabout8mi nutesinlightyears.Andt hecl oseststari
    s4.25lighty ears.And
    weknowt hespeedofl i
    ght.I
    magi nehowf arandv asttheuniverseis,subhanAll
    ah!Andeach
    heavenislikear i
    nginadeser tcompar edt otheoneabov ei t
    .Andt heseventhheav en,
    compar
    edtotheal
    -Kur
    siofAl
    l
    ahi
    sli
    kear
    ingi
    nadeser
    t,andt
    heKur
    sicompar
    edt
    otheThr
    one
    i
    sli
    kearingi
    nadesert
    .

    Al
    lofhumani
    tyi
    sfi
    ght
    ingov
    ert
    hisear
    thandi
    tisnotl
    i
    keaspeckcompar
    edt
    oJannah.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    Astr
    ongbel
    iev
    erisbet
    terandi
    smorelov
    ablet
    o
    All
    ahthanaweakbel
    i
    ev er
    ,andt
    herei
    sgoodinev
    ery
    one…”[seeMusl
    im,33/
    6441f
    orrestof
    hadi
    th]

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,“
    TheinmatesofParadisewouldseethei
    nmatesof
    theapartmentoverthem j
    ustasyouseet heshi
    ningpl
    anetswhichr emaini
    ntheeast
    ernandthe
    westernhori
    zonbecauseoft hesuperi
    ori
    tysomehaveov erot
    hers.
    ”[ seeMusli
    m,40/
    6790for
    completehadit
    h]Sosmal ldeedsi
    nt hi
    sworldwil
    lhaveabiglever
    agei nakhi
    rah.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    lam sai
    dt hatthosewhor eci
    teQur’
    anwil
    lbetol
    dtoreci
    te
    whentheyent
    erJannah.Andwi
    thever
    yay aht hattheyr
    ecit
    e,theyar
    egoingtogouponelevel
    .
    Verysmall
    deedsindunyamakeabigdiff
    erencei nakhi
    rah.

    All
    ahtal
    ksabouttwogr oupsofpeoplei
    nsurahAr-
    Rahman.Allahsays:“
    Butf orsuchasfearthe
    ti
    mewhent heywill
    standbefore(t
    heJudgmentSeatof)thei
    rLord,t
    herewillbetwoGardens.”
    (55:
    46)Al
    lahthensays:“Andbelowthem bot
    h[i
    nexcel
    lence]aretwo[other
    ]gardens.
    ”(55:62)
    Soyouhaveahi ghstat
    usandal owerst
    atusbeneat
    hthem.

    TheLowerandHi
    gherSt
    atuses

    I
    bnMas’
    udr
    epor
    ted:
    Ver
    il
    ytheMessengerofAl
    l
    ahsai
    d:

    “Thel asttoenterParadi
    sewouldbeamanwhowoul dwalkonceandst umbleonceandbe
    burntbyt heFireonce.Thenwhenheget sbeyondit,hewil
    ltur
    nt oi
    tandsay :
    ‘Blessedi sHe
    Whohassav edmef rom t
    hee.All
    ahhasgivenmesomet hi
    ngHehasnotgi ventoanyoneof
    thosei nearl
    ierorlat
    erti
    mes.’Thenatreewouldber ai
    sedupforhim andhewi l
    l say:‘
    OmyLor d
    Ibringmeneart hi
    streesothatImaytakeshelteri
    nitsshadeanddrinkofi
    tswat er
    .’All
    ah,the
    ExaltedandGr eat,wouldsay:
    ‘OsonofAdam, i
    fIgrantyouthi
    s,youwil
    laskMef orsomet hi
    ng
    else.’Hewoul dsay:‘
    No.myLor d.’
    Andhewoul dpromiseHimt hathewouldnotaskf or
    any t
    hingelse.HisLordwouldexcusehim becauseHeseeswhathecannothel pdesiring;soHe
    woul dbringhim nearit
    ,andhewoul dt
    akeshelteri
    nitsshadeanddrinkofi
    tswat er
    .

    “Aft
    erwardsat r
    eemor ebeautifulthanthef i
    rstwouldberai
    sedupbeforehi
    m andhewoul dsay:
    ‘
    OmyLor d!Br
    ingmeneart hi
    st reeinorderthatImaydr i
    nkofit
    swaterandtakeshel
    teri
    nits
    shadeandIshal lnotaskTheef oranythingelse.’He(Al
    l
    ah)wouldsay:‘
    OsonofAdam, i
    fIbr
    ing
    younearityoumayaskmef orsomet hingelse.’HewouldpromiseHi
    mt hathewouldnotask
    foranythi
    ngelse.HisLordwillexcusehi m becauseHewouldseesomet hi
    nghecannothelp
    desir
    ing.SoHewoul dbringhim nearitandhewoul denjoyi
    tsshadeanddri
    nkitswater
    .

    “
    Thenat
    reewoul
    dber
    aisedupf
    orhi
    m att
    hegat
    eoft
    hePar
    adi
    se,
    mor
    ebeaut
    if
    ult
    hant
    hef
    ir
    st
    two.Hewoul dsay :
    ‘OmyLor d!Br
    ingmeneart hi
    s(tree)sothatImayenjoyit
    sshadeanddrink
    from itswat
    er.IshallnotaskTheeforanythi
    ngelse.’He(Allah)woul
    dsay:‘
    OsonofAdam!Di d
    younotpr omiseMet hatyouwoul dnotaskMeany thingelse?’Hewouldsay:‘
    Yes,
    myLor d,
    butI
    shallnotaskTheef oranythi
    ngelse.
    ’HisLordwouldexcusehi mforHeseessomethi
    ngthe
    tempt ati
    onofwhichhecoul dnotresi
    st.

    “He(All
    ah)woul dbr
    inghim neartoit
    , andwhenHewoul dbri
    nghi
    m nearithewoul dheart
    he
    voi
    cesoft heinhabi
    tant
    soft heParadise.Hewouldsay:‘
    OmyLor d!Admi
    tmet oit
    .’
    ***He(All
    ah)
    wouldsay: ‘
    OsonofAdam, whatwi llbri
    nganendt oyourr
    equest
    st oMe?Wi l
    li
    tpleaseyouifI
    giv
    ey outhewhol eworl
    dandal ikeoneal ongwit
    hit?
    ’Hewill
    say:OmyLor d!ArtThoumocking
    atme, t
    houghThouar ttheLordofthewor l
    ds?
    ’”

    IbnMas’udlaughedandasked( thehearers):“
    Whydon’tyouaskmewhatIam l aughi
    ngat .
    ”
    They(then)sai
    d: “
    Whydoy oulaugh?”Hesai d:“I
    tisi
    nthi
    swayt hattheMessengerofAl lah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam laughed.”They( t
    hecompanionsofthePr ophet
    )asked:“Whydoy ou
    l
    augh, MessengerofAllah?
    ”Hesai d:“Onaccountofthel
    aughoft heLordoftheuniverse,when
    Hewoul dsay:“Iam notmocki ngaty ou,butIhavepowertodowhat everIwil
    l
    .”[Musli
    m, 1/361]

    ***TheI
    mam nar rati
    onoft hehadi t
    hisdi f
    ferentfrom thi
    splace.Hesay s:All
    ahwi l
    ltel
    l hi
    m, “Son
    ofAdam, whatwi l
    lpleasey ou?IfIgiveyout heequiv al
    entoftheearthandev eryt
    hinginitinside
    Jannah,willt
    hatsati
    sf yyou?”Themanwi l
    lsay,“Yes.”All
    ahwi l
    lsay,“
    Iwi l
    lgi
    vey outhatand
    si
    mi l
    art
    oi tandsimilartoitandsi mil
    artoit….”SoAl lahwil
    l mult
    ipl
    yit5t i
    mes.Sot hemanwi l
    l
    stopAll
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalaandsay ,
    “That’senough, Al
    lah!Iam pleased!Iam pleased!”
    All
    ahwillsay,Iwil
    lgivey ouallofthatti
    mes10, andIwi l
    lgiveyouallthatwil
    lpleasey oureyes
    andsati
    sfyy ourheart(inaddit
    iont othat.
    )Thisthel owestlevelofJannah!Thisisther ewardf or
    amanbur nedinhellforyearsandt helastpersont oenterJannah–subhanAl l
    ah!

    Whataboutthehi
    ghestl
    evel
    ofJannah?I
    tisli
    keapyramid–thepeopl
    einlowerl
    evel
    sar
    e
    moreandtherear
    elessandlessont
    op.Atthever
    ytopisonl
    yoneperson.

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam says,“
    Whoev eraft
    erli
    steningtotheAdhansays,‘OAll
    ah!
    Lordofthisperf
    ectcall
    (ofnotascribingpar
    tnerstoYou)andoft heregularpr
    ayerwhi
    chi s
    goingtobeestabli
    shed!Kindl
    ygiveMuhammadt heri
    ghtofinter
    cessionandsuperi
    ori
    tyand
    sendhim( ontheDayofJudgment )t othebestandthehighestplaceinParadi
    sewhichYou
    promisedhim)’,
    thenint
    ercessi
    onformewi l
    lbepermittedforhim ontheDayofResurrecti
    on.
    ”
    [Bukhaari
    ,1/
    11/588]

    All
    ahr
    eser
    vedt
    hisplacef
    orMuhammadsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasall
    am.Hisplacei
    sri
    ghtbeneath
    t
    heThr
    oneofAl
    lah.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasall
    am i
    sri
    ghtnextt
    otheCreat
    or–Allah.

    Ther
    ear
    eot
    herpeopl
    ewhoar
    ehi
    gh–t
    hemessenger
    s.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasallam wasaskedwhoaret
    hebestofshuhadaa`
    .RasulAl
    l
    ah
    sal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam sai
    dthatwhentheydie,
    All
    ahwi
    llsmi
    leatt
    hem.Andi fAl
    lahsmil
    es
    atanyone,
    theywi
    l
    lnotgot
    hroughr
    eckoni
    ng.Theyar
    egoi
    ngt
    obei
    nthehi
    ghestmansi
    onsof
    paradi
    se.

    Rasul
    Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasal
    lam al
    sosays,Theonewholooksaf
    tertheor
    phan,whet
    her
    heisarelat
    iveornot,
    Iandhewil
    lbetogetheri
    nJannahli
    ket
    his.[
    Twofinger
    snextt
    oeach
    other
    ].

    Also,peoplewillreal
    i
    zethattheyar egett
    ingtoanelevat
    edstatusinJannah.Theywill
    askwhy
    theyarebei ngelevat
    edinstatus,andtheywi l
    lbet
    old:Becauseyourchi
    ldrenusedtomake
    i
    stighfaarforyou.Ifyouwantt obedutif
    ul t
    owardsyourparent
    s,makedu’aa`forthem.And
    teachy ourchil
    drentomakedu’ aa`foryouaswel l
    .
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD20-ATourofJannah

    Wal
    ki
    ngt
    oYourPal
    acei
    nJannah

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasall
    am saysi
    nthehadi
    ththatwetal
    kedaboutearl
    iert
    hatyou
    wil
    lknowyourplacei
    nJannahmorethanyouknewyourhouseindunya.I
    nst
    inct
    ivel
    y,youwi
    ll
    knowwhereyourresi
    denceisi
    nJannah.

    Soyougettothishugemansiont hatisyours.Onebri
    ckisgoldandonebrickissi
    l
    ver
    ;
    wonderf
    ulcol
    ours.Archi
    tect
    ureissomet hingthatwedon’tknowofinthi
    swor l
    d.I
    nJannah,
    ther
    eisnoli
    mitati
    onofgravi
    ty,t
    hemat er
    ialofJannahi
    snotr est
    ri
    ctedasiti
    sinduny
    a;ther
    e’s
    noconcret
    eortil
    einJannah.Thepal acesareofgoldandsilver
    .

    You’r
    egetti
    ngcloserandcl
    osert
    oyourpalace,
    andyouseesomethi
    ngthatmakesyoufreezein
    yourtr
    acks.Youbecomeimmobileandyoucannotmoveanyfur
    ther
    ,becauseoft
    hestunning
    beautyofwhatyousee–y ourwi
    feinJannah.

    Beforewet al
    kaboutthat,l
    et’stal
    kabouty ourpal acei nJannah.All
    ahsaysint heQur ’an:“But
    thosewhof earAl
    lahandkeept hei
    rdutytot heirLord( Al
    lah)
    ,forthem ar
    ebuiltloftyrooms; one
    aboveanot herunderwhichr i
    v er
    sflow(i.
    e.Par adise).(Thisi
    s)thePromiseofAl lah:andAl lah
    doesnotf aili
    n(His)Promise.”(39:20)There’sal otofemphasi sinJannahoft hingsabov eeach
    other.Thingsareinalldi
    recti
    ons; i
    tisnotli
    ket hesur faceofthiseart
    h.OnlyAllahknowsi f
    Jannahi sli
    mi t
    edtothethreedi mensions.Thisi sjustspeculat
    ion,butJannahi sdiff
    er ent
    .The
    ri
    versaref l
    owingbeneatht hem.

    Ev erythingthatwehav ei ndunya,t
    hereissomethi
    ngthatresemblesitinakhir
    ah.Butthatisthe
    onl ythingthatist hesame–t hename.ThereisFi
    reindunyaandFi r
    einakhirah.Butthefir
    ein
    akhi r
    ahi sdifferent.RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saysthathellf
    irewasbur nedfor
    1,000y earsuntilittur
    nedr ed.Thenitwasburnedfor1,
    000y ear
    smor euntili
    tturnedwhite.And
    theni twasbur nedf or1,000yearsmor eunti
    li
    ttur
    neddark.Imagineblackfir
    e.Thereisfi
    rein
    duny ai nfir
    eandakhi rah,buttheyaredif
    fer
    ent.

    Simil
    arl
    y,ther
    eiswat er,
    milkandwineinJannah.Theonl ythi
    ngthattheyhaveincommonwi th
    thethi
    ngsi nt
    hisduny ai
    sthename.Thequal i
    tyandquanti
    tyiscompletel
    ydif
    ferent.Justas
    ther
    earet ent
    sinthi
    sduny a,t
    herearetentsinJannah.All
    ahsays:“Companionsr estr
    ained(
    as
    tothei
    rglances)
    ,in(goodly
    )pavil
    ions.
    ”(55:72)Youhavethesehugepav il
    i
    ons.

    TheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasallam saidt
    hatGabrielsaid,“
    HereisKhadij
    acomingtoyou
    wit
    hadishoff oodorat umblercontai
    ningsomethingt
    odr ink.Conveytoheragreet
    ingfr
    om
    herLor
    d(Allah)andgiv
    ehert hegladti
    dingsthatshewill
    hav eapalaceinParadi
    sebuil
    tof
    Qasabwhereintherewil
    l beneit
    heranynoisenoranyfati
    gue( tr
    oubl
    e).”[
    Bukhaar
    i,9/
    93/588]
    Thei
    mam sai
    dofKhadi
    j
    a’spal
    ace:
    “Onepear
    lthati
    shol
    l
    owedf
    rom t
    hei
    nsi
    de.
    ”

    I
    nanot herhadit
    hi nat -
    TirmidhiRasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ alay
    hi wasall
    am saidthattherearer ooms
    i
    nJannahwher ey oucanseet heoutsi
    defrom thei nsideandf rom t
    heinsi
    dey oucanseet he
    outsi
    de.Howcant hatbepossi bl
    e?Wedon’ tknow.OneBedoui naskedRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasallam whot heseroomswoul dbelongt o.Rasul All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam sai
    d
    thattheyareforthosewhospeakgoodwor ds,feedthepoor ,
    theyfastandtheypr ayatnight
    whenpeopl earesl eep.

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am said:
    “Atent(
    inParadi
    se)isli
    keahol
    l
    owpear
    lwhichis
    thi
    rt
    ymi l
    esi
    nheightandonev er
    ycor nerofthet
    entthebeli
    everwil
    lhav
    eafami
    l
    ythatcannot
    beseenbytheothers.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,4/54/466]

    Howcanwei
    ncr
    easeourpr
    oper
    tyi
    nJannah?

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am said,“Whoev
    erbui
    l
    tamosque,
    (Bukhar
    ithoughtt
    hat
    ‘
    Asim, anothersubnarrator,
    added,“I
    ntendingAll
    ah’
    sPl
    easur
    e”)
    ,Al
    l
    ahwouldbuil
    dforhima
    si
    milarplaceinPar adi
    se.”[Bukhaar
    i,1/8/
    441]

    RasulAll
    ahsallall
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam sai
    d,I
    fyoupr ay12rak’
    ahofsunnahonadai l
    ybasis,
    All
    ahwi l
    lgi
    v ey ouapal aceinParadise.Whatarethesunnahpr ayer
    s?Twobef orefajr
    ;four
    beforedhuhr&t woafterdhuhr;t
    woaf t
    ermaghribandt woaft
    erisha.Everyday ,
    y oucouldbe
    buil
    dingyourselfanewhousei nJannah.Whi l
    eitcouldtakeyouy ear
    st obuil
    dahousef or
    yoursel
    finthisduny a,butinakhi
    rahy oucangetitfortheseprayerseveryday.Letust ake
    advantageoft hisreward.

    YourSpouses

    Soy ouarewal ki
    ngtowardsyourpal acei nParadi
    seandy ouseey ourwife.Whetheritisyour
    wi fefr
    om duny aoryourwifefrom Jannah–buty ouwi l
    lseeherfaceandj ustbefrozeni nhis
    tracksbecauseofherbeaut y.[Justaqui ckcommentont heImam say i
    ng‘ y
    ourwifefr om dunya
    orf rom Jannah’–ofcourse,thatisbecauseabel iev
    er’sspousecanendupi nhellalthoughthey
    mayendupi nJannah.wAllahu‘Alam] .Allahsaysaboutthem, “Companionsofequal age”
    (78:33)andHesay s,“
    Wehav ecr eated( t
    heirCompani ons)ofspecialcr
    eat i
    on,
    Andmadet hem
    virgin–pur e(andundefi
    l
    ed) ,Bel
    ov ed( bynature)
    ,equalinage.”(56:35-
    37)

    Oneoft hescholar
    ssaidt hatt
    hismanwi l
    lj
    uststandthereandstar
    eatherfor40years.These
    womenar enotbeauti
    ful becausetheywer evotedinbyapanel ofmenatabeautycontest:)
    All
    ahsaidthattheyar
    ebeaut i
    ful
    ,anditisenoughforust hatAl
    l
    ahsaidtheyar
    ebeautiful
    .All
    ah
    says,
    “Inthem will
    befaircompani ons,goodandbeaut i
    ful.
    ”

    AnasibnMaaliknarr
    atedthatRasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal l
    am says,
    inahadit
    hi n
    Bukhaari
    ,“I
    foneofthewomenofJannahwoul djustappeartothepeopleoft
    hisworl
    d, t
    he
    di
    stanceoftheheavensandt heearthwouldbefill
    edwithli
    ghtandherscentwill
    coverthe
    wholedist
    ance,andthescarfthatshehasonherheadi sbetterthantheworl
    dandev eryt
    hingi
    n
    i
    t.”Thissunofoursthatlightsupt hi
    seart
    hisver
    yclosetous.Ifwegof urt
    herawayinthesol
    ar
    system,thesunl
    ightbarelypenetratesot
    herpar
    tsoftheuni
    verse.Andwehav eawomanof
    Jannah,atamuchf artherdistance,andherl
    i
    ghtwil
    lfi
    ll
    theheav ensandtheeart
    h.RasulAl
    l
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am saidt hatapi
    eceofcl
    othonherhead( herscarf
    )isbet
    tert
    hanthe
    earthandeveryt
    hinginit.

    Once, Rasul
    All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am recei
    v edapieceofclot
    hasagiftandthesahabah
    wer equit
    eimpressedwi thit–theywerepassi ngitaroundandtouchi
    ngit
    .RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alay hiwasal
    lam smiledandhesai d,
    “Itseemst hatyouar eimpr
    essedbythequali
    tyofthi
    s
    cloth.Thehandkerchief
    sofMu’ aadhibnJabl i
    nPar adisearebet
    tert
    hanthi
    s.”Sothequali
    tyof
    thingsinJannahisbet t
    erthananythi
    ngint hi
    swor ld.

    All
    ahsay s,aboutt heHural ‘
    ayn,
    t hattheyhaveaspeci
    alcreati
    on.Thesamegoesf ormen-t hey
    wil
    lhavet hehei ghtofAdam ‘al
    ayhissalaam,whichisabout90y ards;t
    hebeautyofYusuf
    ‘
    alayhi
    ssal aam [whowast hemostbeaut if
    ulman];t
    heageof‘ Eesa[Jesus]‘
    al
    ayhissalaam -
    whichwas30y ears.Meninduny awi l
    lbeimpotentcomparedtot hemenofakhirah.The
    sahabahwer equiteshockedbyt hisdescri
    pti
    on.Rasul
    All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    d,in
    ahadithinat -
    Tirmidhi,t
    hatamani nJannahwi l
    lhavet
    hestrengthof100meni nt hi
    swor l
    d.
    Everyt
    hingisbet terinJannah.

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    soft
    hewomenofJannah:
    “(I
    nbeaut
    y)t
    heyar
    eli
    ker
    ubi
    esandcor
    al.
    ”(55:
    58)

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasall
    am say
    sinanotherhadi
    ththatthewomenofJannahwi l
    lbe
    sobeaut
    iful
    thatyouwi l
    lbeabletoseethemarrowinthebonef r
    om behindthecl
    othes.Ikeep
    thi
    nki
    ng–Howcoul dt hisbeasignofbeauty?KeepinmindthatRasulAll
    ahhasseenthisand
    heist
    ryi
    ngtoconv eyitt ous.Ourmindsareunabl
    etograspthisdiff
    erentdi
    mensi
    oni nJannah
    andwecannotunder standit.

    Ent
    eri
    ngYourPal
    ace

    Nowy ou’vespental
    lofthesey earsstar
    ingatyourwife–t henyouwillenterint
    oy ourmansi
    on.
    Ever
    y t
    hingisnewtoy ou.Every
    thingisanexperience.Youlookatthefurni
    t ur
    einy ourmansi
    on
    –thequal i
    ty,
    thearr
    angement ,etc.Yougofrom room toroom,sayingalhamdul i
    ll
    ah.Thi
    sisan
    i
    nsulttocalli
    tfur
    nit
    ure,becauset her
    eisnocompar ison.

    All
    ahsay s:“Ther
    einwil
    l beThr ones(ofdi
    gnity
    ),raisedonhi gh.Goblet
    splaced(ready),and
    cushionssetinrows.”(88:13-15)Theyarenotjustbeaut if
    ul,butthewaythefurnitur
    eis
    arr
    angedi sspecial
    .Imaginet hatanangelthatisaspeci al
    istandspeciall
    ypreparesthisforyou.
    Soy ouandy ourwifewillgoar oundandbeamazedbyt het asteandartoftheangels,and
    compar i
    ngittoyourhousei nduny aandthedi f
    ference.Soy ou’
    ll
    goandhav easeatandt ouch
    thefabri
    c,impressedwithev erythi
    ng.

    Al
    lahsays:“
    Theywi
    l
    lr ecl
    i
    ne(wi
    thease)onThr
    ones(ofdi
    gnity
    )arrangedinranks;andWeshal
    l
    j
    ointhem t
    oCompanions,wi
    thbeaut
    if
    ulbi
    gandlust
    rouseyes.
    ”(52:20)Soyou’l
    lspendafew
    mont hs, enjoyi
    ngthepleasureofthesecushionsandthisbeauti
    fulpal
    ace.Don’tt
    hinkthatt
    his
    i
    sanexagger ati
    on–i nJannahy oudon’thavetogoany wher
    eordoany thi
    ng;youhav e
    unli
    mi tedt i
    me.Youcoul dleaveyourpalaceandseear oseandsitther
    ewat chi
    ngt hi
    srosefora
    year.Ther eisnothingrushi
    ngy ou;youdon’thavework.Youcandowhat everyouwant .
    Everythingcanwai t.Youcant al
    ktoy ourwifeforal
    ongt i
    me,tal
    kingaboutthetoughmoment s
    ofthegr av e,t
    heDayofJudgment ,etc.

    Thenyourwif
    ewi l
    ltel
    lyout ol
    ookattherestofyourpr
    oper
    ty.Youwil
    lsay,no,Ienj
    oyithere,
    thi
    scouchisni
    ce.Shewi llsay
    ,li
    sten,
    youkeptmeathomei ndunya.Let’
    sgooutandt akea
    l
    ookatwhatAllahhasgiv enus.I
    nduny ayouworkedandhadmeathome, andnowi nJannah
    youwanttokeepmeher e?Thenthetwoofy ouwil
    lgooutandlookatyourpropert
    y.

    InthelowestJannah,youwil
    lhave10t
    imesoft
    hisduny
    aandevery
    thi
    ngi
    nit
    .Thelev
    elsi
    n
    akhir
    ahinhuge–soi maginehowmuchmor eapersoni
    nahigherr
    ankwi
    l
    lhave!Sot
    hisi
    s
    humongousr ealest
    ateinJannah.

    Beforeyoulookatyourpropert
    ywithyourwife,youwil
    lhavesomet hingtoeatanddri
    nk.You
    wil
    lhavey out
    hrunningaroundyourpal
    ace,dressedinwonderfulcolours,
    they’
    real
    lsmil
    ingand
    ser
    v i
    ngyouallofthesethingsyouhaveneverseenbefore.Justseeinghowwel comi
    ngand
    bri
    ghttheseyouthareisanenjoymentinit
    self.

    IbnKathi
    rsays,
    thepeopleofJannahwil
    lbeservedbyyout
    hthatl
    iveforet
    erni
    ty.Theynever
    changeorgrowinage.Ifyouseehowmanyt heyareandhowwill
    i
    ngtheyaretoser v
    ey ouand
    howbrightandbeaut
    ifult
    heirf
    acesar
    e,smil
    i
    ngal lt
    heti
    me,andyoulookatthecoloursofthei
    r
    clot
    hesandthejewel
    lerytheyar
    eweari
    ng,t
    heyappeartobescatt
    eredpearl
    s.

    All
    ahsay s,“Androundaboutthem wil
    l (
    serv
    e)y outhsofperpet
    ual (
    freshness):I
    fthouseest
    them, t
    houwoul dstthi
    nkthem scat
    teredPearls.
    ”(76:19)Yourwif
    edoesn’ thav
    etodoany thi
    ng;
    i
    tispur eenjoymentforbothofyou.Soy ou’
    resitt
    ingthereandbeingser vedbythesewonderful
    servants.You’
    llhavesomethi
    ngt oeatanddrinkandt henyou’l
    ll
    eave.

    YourRi
    ver
    sofJannah–FOUR

    Youwi l
    lhaveaguideforyousincetheproper
    tyi
    ssobig.Assoonasy ouleav
    ey ourmansion,
    you’
    llsmell
    thiswonderfulsmell
    .You’
    ll
    lookfort
    hesourceanddiscoverthati
    tisthesoilof
    Jannah.You’l
    lpi
    ckitupandseet hati
    tismusk.You’
    l
    lgoandf i
    ndt hatthi
    ssoil–white,
    pure
    musk–i sthesoilofJannah,ever
    ywhere.

    Theny ouwi l
    lheart hesoundofwat er.You’l
    laskyourguide, whatisthis?Hewi l
    ltel
    lyouthatit
    i
    sar iver
    ,locatedrightbeneathy ourpalace.You’llwonder,Ihavear i
    verunderneathmypal ace?!
    Andt henhewi llt
    ell youthi
    sriv
    erbel ongstoy ou–i t
    ’sal
    lyour s.You’
    llgotov i
    siti
    t.You’l
    laskthe
    guide,whatist hi
    s?Thegui dewi l
    ltellyou,i
    t’
    sar iv
    erofwat er.You’l
    ltakeacupandkeep
    dri
    nking–i ti
    snot hingl i
    kethewat erofthisworld.Now, i
    fy ou’
    reJannah, you’
    renotdrinki
    ng
    becausey ouar ethirsty
    .IfyouareinJannah, youal r
    eadyhadadr i
    nkofal -
    kawthar,andthatwill
    sat
    isf
    yyouf
    oret
    erni
    ty.

    OntheDayofJudgment ,anextensionofal -kawt harwil


    lcomet owheretheDayofJudgmenti s
    bei
    ngheld.Rasul
    Allahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ay hiwasal l
    am will
    best andi
    ngnexttothi
    spool/l
    ake,andhe
    wil
    lbepouringwaterforhisfoll
    ower s.Hewi ll doitwit
    hhisownhands.I fyouar
    eoneoft he
    Musli
    msandhei smaki ngshafa’
    aa`f oryou, hewi ll
    invi
    teyouandpr ov
    ideyouwaterandf eedi
    t
    toyou.Thatcupofwat erthatyouwi lldr
    inkf rom theProphet’shandswil
    lbesuff
    ici
    entforyou.
    SothepeopleofJannahdr i
    nkforpur epleasur e.

    You’
    llkeepdr inkingfr
    om thiswater–i tj
    ustdeci
    pit
    ates.Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am
    sai
    dt hatitwillcomeoutasabur ping–butitist
    hesmel l
    ofmusk.Yourguidewi l
    lsay,whatar
    e
    youdoing?You’ l
    lsaythatthi
    swat ertast
    eswonderful
    ;Ijustwantt
    okeepdr i
    nkingfrom it
    .He
    wil
    lsay,that’supt oyou,I’
    my ourguide,I
    ’l
    ldowhateveryouwant.Butt
    ellyouwhat–y ouhave
    anotherri
    v erthatisbett
    erthanthis.

    Soyou’l
    lsay,l
    et’sgov isitt
    hisotherri
    ver.You,y ourwi f
    eandy ourgui
    dewill
    travelabout1,
    000
    mil
    estoy ourotherriv
    er .Ofcoursethereareot herf ormsoft r
    anspor
    tat
    ioni
    nJannahandy ou
    cangoasf astorslowasy ouwant .Yourguidewi ll
    tellyouthi
    sismil
    k;i
    twill
    nott ast
    e,l
    ookor
    smelll
    i
    ket hemi l
    koft hiswor l
    d.Youandy ourwi fewillt
    akecupsandkeepdr i
    nkinghereaswell
    .
    Yourguidewil
    ltellyout hatther
    eisat hi
    rdrivert hatisbettert
    hanthi
    s.

    Youwi l
    ltr
    aveltothi
    sthi
    rdri
    ver.You’l
    lask,whatisthi
    s?Hewill
    tell
    you,thi
    sist
    heri
    verofhoney
    .
    You’l
    lhavesomet odri
    nk.Yourguidewi l
    ltakeyoutoyourl
    astri
    ver,t
    hen.Andt
    hati
    stheriv
    erof
    wine.You’
    llspendsometimedr i
    nkingfrom thewinefr
    om t
    hatri
    ver.

    Theny ou’
    l
    lhaveatourofthesprings.Al
    lahsays,“(
    Hereis)aPar abl
    eoftheGardenwhichthe
    ri
    ghteousarepromised:
    initar
    er i
    versofwaterincorr
    uptibl
    e;ri
    versofmi
    lkofwhichthetast
    e
    neverchanges;
    riv
    ersofwine,ajoytothosewhodr i
    nk;andriv
    ersofhoneypureandclear…”
    (47:
    15)

    Yourguidewi l
    laskyou,doy ouwantust ov i
    sityourspr i
    ngs?Youwi llsay,
    y es.Theguidewil
    l say
    ,
    butIhavesomet hingbett
    erf oryou–howaboutwegoandv i
    sitt
    herivert
    hatbel ongsto
    Rasul
    Allah?Thatistheriverofal-kawthar.Youwi l
    lask,isi
    tokf ormet ovisiti
    t?Theguidewi l
    l
    sayyes.AlloftheUmmahofMuhammadsal lall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasallam haveper missiont
    odrink
    fr
    om it
    .Itisthebestriv
    erinPar adise,
    andi tor i
    ginatesfrom undertheThroneofAl lah.I
    tgoes
    al
    lthewaydown, penetr
    atingthroughPar adise.

    Theny ouwi l
    lgotoal -
    kawt
    har.TheProphetsai
    d:“Whi
    leIwaswalkinginParadise(
    onthenight
    ofMi’raj
    ),Isawar iv
    er,ont
    het wobanksofwhichther
    eweretentsmadeofhol lowpearl
    s.I
    asked, ‘
    Whatisthis,OGabri
    el?’Hesai
    d,‘
    ThatistheKaut
    harwhichYourLor dhasgiv
    entoyou.’
    Behold!Itsscentoritsmudwasshar psmell
    ingmusk!”[
    Bukhaari
    ,8/76/583]

    Youmaybewonderi
    ng,wi
    l
    lIr
    eall
    yhaveaguide?WhenRasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am
    wentt
    oJannah,
    Jibr
    eel
    (Gabr
    iel
    )washisgui
    de.Soi
    t’
    sperfectl
    yfinet
    hatwhenyougot
    oJannah,
    y
    ouwil
    lhav
    eanangel
    asyourgui
    de,showi
    ngy
    ouaround.Rememberthatev
    eryoneinJannahi
    s
    t
    her
    etoser
    vey
    ou.Soyourgui
    dewil
    ltakey
    out
    oal
    -kawtharandgi
    veyouadr i
    nkfrom t
    here.

    Thistourwasn’tforsummer,nordiditcostanythi
    ng.Itt
    ooky oualongtime.Nowy ougoto
    yourspri
    ngs.Allahsays:
    “AstotheRighteous,theyshall
    drinkofaCup( ofWine)mi xedwit
    h
    Kafur
    , AFountainwheretheDevoteesofAllahdodr i
    nk,makingitfl
    owinunstintedabundance.
    ”
    (76:
    5-6)Soy ou’
    llgoandjoi
    notherbeliev
    ersthereanddrinkwiththem.Theny ou’l
    lhaveachat
    withthem anddr i
    nkandthenmov eont oother
    s.

    Allahsay s:“Trul
    ytheRighteouswi l
    l beinBliss:OnThr ones( ofDigni
    ty)wil
    ltheycommanda
    sight( ofallt
    hings)
    :Thouwi l
    trecogni zeintheirfacest hebeamingbr i
    ghtnessofBliss.Their
    thirstwillbeslakedwithPureWi neseal ed:Theseal ther eofwi
    llbeMusk: Andf ort
    hisletthose
    aspi r
    e, whohav easpir
    ati
    ons:Withi twillbe(given)ami xtur
    eofTasnim.Aspr ing,f
    rom (the
    wat ers)wher eofdri
    nkthoseNear estt oAll
    ah.”(83:22-28)

    AndAll
    ahalsosay
    s:“Andtheywil
    lbegiventodr
    inkther
    eacup(
    ofwi
    ne)mi
    xedwi
    thZanj
    abi
    l
    (gi
    nger
    ,et
    c.)Aspr
    ingther
    ecall
    edsalsabil
    .
    ”(76:
    17-
    18)

    DayandNi
    ght
    ?

    Allofthesetoursaret aki
    ngyouy ear
    stocomplet
    e.Youstar
    tnoti
    cingsomet hi
    ng–t her
    ei sno
    sunormoon.Ther eisnodar kness;t
    here’
    snoshadow;nowint
    er,
    fallorspri
    ng.Youstart
    wonder i
    nghowl ongt hedayis-istheredayandni
    ght?Youfi
    ndoutt hati
    tisconst
    antday l
    ight
    .
    Theonl ywayy ourecognizeifit
    sdayornighti
    sbyabeam comingf r
    om theThroneofAllah.
    Otherwise,i
    tisall
    lightinJannah.

    AlQurt
    ubisay
    s,“Ther
    eisnonightordayinParadi
    se,buti
    tisconti
    nuousl
    ight.”I
    bnTaymiy
    yah
    says,“
    Therei
    snosun, moon,ni
    ghtorday,butyouknowthemor ni
    ngfrom t
    heaf ter
    noonf
    rom
    nightf
    rom abeam ofl
    ightt
    hati
    scomi ngfr
    om underneat
    htheThroneofAllah.”

    Al
    l
    ahsay
    s:“
    Andt
    heywi
    l
    lhav
    ether
    eint
    hei
    rsust
    enance,
    mor
    ningandev
    eni
    ng.
    ”(19:
    62)

    Tr
    eesi
    nJannah

    Soy ou’resti
    llf
    oll
    owi ngyourguide.Youseeahuget r
    ee; y
    ouasky ourguidewhatiti
    s.Het ell
    s
    yout hatthi
    streewasdescr ibedbyt heProphetsallal
    lahu‘alay
    hi wasallam (i
    nBukhaari),“
    Ther e
    i
    sat r eeinParadise(whichissobigandhuget hat)ar i
    dercouldtr av
    elinit
    sshadef orahundr ed
    years.Andi fyouwi sh,y
    oucanr ecit
    e:‘I
    nshadel ongext ended’(56:30)andaplaceinPar adi
    se
    equal toanarrowbowofoneofy ou, i
    sbett
    erthan( thewhol eearth)onwhi chthesunrisesand
    sets.”[Bukhaari
    ,4/54/475]

    Thenyougotoot herpl
    acesandseeothertr
    ees.Thetr
    eeslookverydif
    fer
    ent.Therear
    etr
    ees
    wit
    hallsi
    lv
    erbranches,al
    lgol
    dbranches,
    somet hatpr
    oducefrui
    t,somethatproduce
    cl
    othes…et
    cetc…
    Yourgui
    dewillal
    soshowy ouSi dr
    atul
    -Muntaha.TheProphetsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam saw
    thi
    str
    eewhenhewentt oJannah.I nahadith,[
    seeMuslim,1/309] ,
    thePr ophetsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasall
    am said:“
    ThenIwast akentoSidrat
    -ul
    -Muntahawhosel eaveswer elikeelephantears
    andit
    sfrui
    tli
    kebigear
    thenwar evessel
    s.Andwheni twascov eredbyt heCommandofAl lah,i
    t
    under
    wentsuchachanget hatnoneamongstt hecreati
    onhast hepowert opraiseit
    sbeaut y.
    ”

    Once,RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam wasspeakingaboutJannah.Amanasked
    RasulAl
    lah,“
    OMessengerofAl l
    ah,aretheclothesofJannahcreat
    edorar etheywoven?”The
    Sahabahlaughed;t
    heyt houghtitwasast upidquesti
    on.TheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwa
    sall
    am asked,Whyarey oulaughing?Arey oulaughi
    ngbecauseheisignorantandheisasking
    somebodywhoknows?I notherwords,RasulAll
    ahwassay i
    ngthatther
    eisnoquest i
    onthatis
    stupi
    d.RasulAll
    ahtol
    dtheman, TheclothesofJannahcomeoutf rom thetreesofJannah.

    Nowy ouar
    ewear i
    ngthesecl
    othesofJannahandy ougotot hesetr
    ees.Youj
    ustpointtowar
    ds
    afruitfr
    om t
    hetreeandgetanewpai rofclothes.Yougetafewnewpai rsofcl
    othes.Ofcourse,
    yourwi f
    ewil
    lgetmore,obvi
    ouslyshe’
    llt
    akeal otofcl
    othes.Youmov eonandobv i
    ouslyyou
    don’thavet
    ocarrythem –oneoft heservant
    swi l
    lhaveashoppi ngcar
    tandwil
    lcarrythem.

    You’l
    lgotoanot hert
    reeandi twil
    lhavesomeor anges.Theserv
    antwillask,doyouwantsome
    oranges?You’l
    lsay,no,Ijusthadorangesaf ewdaysago.Theservantwillsay
    ,I’
    l
    lgiveyou
    somemor ebecauset heseor angesarediff
    erent
    .Soy ougr
    aboneoft hesehugeor angesand
    tast
    eit–ittastesdif
    ferent!Andeveryorangethatyouhavetast
    esbetterthantheonebefore.

    All
    ahsays:“
    Everytimet heyarefedwit
    hfrui
    tstheref
    rom,theysay :
    ‘Why,
    thi
    siswhatwewer e
    fedwit
    hbefore,
    ’fortheyaregiventhi
    ngsi
    nsi mil
    it
    ude.
    ”(2:25)Youcanseehowpi ckythepeople
    ofJannahbecome; theydon’twanttohav
    et hesamef oodagain.Theywi
    llr
    eal
    izethatitonl
    y
    getsbet
    ter
    .

    RasulAll
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am say
    sinahadi
    thi
    nat
    -Ti
    rmi
    dhi
    ,thet
    reesofpar
    adi
    se,
    the
    branchesandthet
    runkofit
    ,ar
    emadeofgold.

    Howcany
    oui
    ncr
    easey
    ourshar
    eint
    het
    reesofJannah?

    RasulAl l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am metwi thIbraheem ‘al
    ayhi
    ssalaam i nIsraa`wami raaj.
    Ibraheem ist hefatheroft hi
    sUmmah; hewant st hebestforthi
    sUmmah.Ev ent houghhedi ed
    thousandsofy earsbef oreMuhammad, andi ssodet achedfrom t
    hisUmmah( i
    nt er
    msoft ime
    span), hewasst il
    lsoeagert ohelpus.Het riedt ohelpMuhammadsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam
    andsohesai dtohi m: “
    OMuhammad, givey ourUmmahmysal aam, andt ellt
    hem t hatPardai
    se
    i
    sbeaut i
    ful–i t
    ’swat erispure,andit
    ’ssoi l
    iscl ean,andtellt
    hem i
    tisv ast,hugepi ecesofland.
    Thet reesofJannahar esubhaanAll
    ah, walhamdul i
    ll
    ah,walaail
    aahailall
    ah, wAllahuAkbar.”It
    ’s
    thateasy–j ustsay i
    ngt hatmakesat reegr owi nJannahf oryou.Usey ourt i
    mei ndunyato
    growacr esoftheset rees.Youdon’twantt of indempt ylandwheny ougot here.

    I
    fyouwantt
    ohav
    esomet
    reasur
    esi
    nPar
    adi
    se:
    lahawl
    awal
    aquwat
    tai
    l
    all
    ahbi
    l
    lah.Thati
    sof
    t
    het
    reasur
    eoft
    het
    reasur
    esofPar
    adi
    se.

    Whataboutt heani malsandt hebi r


    dsofJannah?Rasul Al
    lahsallall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam was
    askedaboutt her i
    versofal-kawthar.Sohesaid,itisar i
    verthatAllahhasgi vent ome.I tis
    whitert
    hanmi l
    kandsweet erthanhoney.Therear esomebi rdst hatdr i
    nkfrom it,andtheir
    necksarelikethenecksofcamel s;t
    hesebir
    dsar esohugeandwel lfedfrom dri
    nkingf rom al
    -
    kawthar.Theyar eorganic,howev er,
    becausesomet i
    mesweassoci atesizewi t
    hgr owth
    hormones.‘Umari bnAl Khattaabwasi ntheaudienceandhesai d,subhaanAl lah,theymustbe
    havi
    ngal otoff un!RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal lam saidthatt heoneswhowi l
    leatthem
    wil
    lhavemor ef un[thepeopl eofJannah].

    All
    ahsubhaanawat a’aal
    asays:“Andthefleshofbi
    rds,
    anythatt
    heymaydesire.
    ”(56:
    21)Say
    youseeabirdthatreall
    yopensupy ourappeti
    te–youjustmakearequestandpointt
    owardsi
    t;
    i
    twill
    bethereforyoui mmediat
    elyforyoutoeat.

    You’r
    ewi thy ourwi fe,goi
    ngf r
    om onerestauranttoanother
    ,spendingdaysonendoutofyour
    mansi on.[Forpar entsthi
    sistrulybl
    i
    ss..
    .becausewi t
    hkidsthewor kj
    ustseemsendl
    essandas
    i
    fy ounev erhav eaf ewhour stospendwi t
    hy ourspouseasy oudidwheny ouwer
    enewl y
    weds...
    ]
    Your eali
    zet hatthisisendless.Youwillgobackhomeandr esttoconti
    nueyourj
    ourneyl
    ateron.
    I
    magi ne–i fthelowestJannahi s10t i
    mest hiseart
    h,howmucht i
    mewi l
    li
    ttaket
    olookatyour
    property?!

    TheWi
    neofJannah

    You’
    ll
    gobackhomeandhav eacupofwi nefr
    om Jannah.‘Roundwill
    bepassedt othem acup
    fr
    om aclear,f
    lowi
    ngfountai
    n,baydaa`oo-cr
    ystalwhit
    e,ofatastedel
    ici
    oustothosewhodr i
    nk
    i
    t.Nei
    thertheywil
    lhaveGhoul(anykindofhurt
    ,abdominalpain,
    headache,asi
    n,etc.)f
    rom t
    hat,
    norwil
    ltheysuff
    erint
    oxi
    cati
    ont her
    efrom.”(
    37:45-46)

    I
    bnKat hirsay s,itwil
    lnotcauset hem headache, norwill
    itmaket hem l osethei rminds.I
    bn
    ‘
    Abbaassay st hattherearef ournegati
    veaspect sofalcohol:drunkenness, headaches,
    i
    ncr easedur inationandnauseaandv omi t
    ing.Thesear ef ournegativ
    esi deef fectsofdrinking.
    I
    bn‘ Abbaassay sthatAl l
    ahhaspur if
    iedthewi neofJannahf r
    om allfouroft heset hi
    ngs.The
    peopl eofJannahwi l
    ldr i
    nkal otofwine,butitwi l
    lnotmaket hem drunk, i
    twi l
    ljustgivethem
    pleasure.Ev ery t
    hinginduny aisami xtureofpl easureandpai n–t herei snothingcompl etely
    goodorcompl etel
    ybad.Thi swor l
    disnotgoodenought obeJannahorbadenought obeHel l.
    Alcohol comeswi thal
    l ofthesesideeffects,thatiswhyi tismadehar aam inQur ’
    an.All
    ahsay s
    thatther earesomegoodaspect sfrom it,
    butt hesincomi ngfrom i
    tisgr eater.InJannah, allof
    thesesi deef fectswillbegoneandi twil
    lbepur epleasure.

    WHYdot
    hepeopl
    eofJannaheat
    ?

    AlQur
    tubi
    says,Thepeopl
    eofJannahdonoteatt
    oreli
    evethemsel
    vesofpai
    nofhunger
    ;theydo
    notdr
    inktoquenchthemsel
    vesoft
    hir
    st;
    theydonotputonperf
    umetoeli
    minat
    ebadsmel l
    .The
    reasonthatt heydot hesethingsi sbecausetheywantt ohaveconti
    nuouspl easur
    es.Andhe
    sayst olookatt het wov erseswher eAll
    ahtel
    lsAdam inJannah:“Thereistherei
    n(enough
    provisi
    on)fort heenott ogohungr ynortogonaked.”(20:
    118)Sowe’ renotputti
    ngclothesonin
    Jannaht ocov erournakedness; we’renoteati
    ngtorel
    ieveoursel
    vesfrom hunger;norarewe
    sufferi
    ngf r
    om t hir
    st.Soev erythinginJannahisforthepurposeofpleasureandpl easureal
    one.
    Thenhe[ Al
    Qur tubi]says,Everythingthatpeopleusedtoli
    keinthi
    swor l
    d,si
    mi l
    arwil
    lbegivento
    them inJannah, butthenAl l
    ahi shidingfrom t
    hem thi
    ngswedon’ tevenknowabout .

    Whi
    chHusbandwi
    l
    laWomanBeWi
    th?

    Ther ewasaquest ionaboutawomanwhoi sdivorcedorwidowed–whowi llshebewi t


    hin
    Jannah?Fi rstofall,i
    famani smarri
    edt oawomanandt heyarebot hgoi ngtoJannah, t
    heywi l
    l
    bothbei nJannah, eveniftheyar
    edifferenti
    nJannah.Howwi llthataf fecttheirstatuses?
    All
    ahu‘ Alam, butthelowerl ev
    elwil
    lj
    umpupt othehigherl
    evel,becauseAl lah,outofHi sMer cy,
    wil
    l notlowerany onei nJannah.All
    ahsay s,“Gardensofperpetual bli
    ss.Theyshal lenterther
    e,
    aswel lasther ighteousamongt hei
    rfatherst hei
    rspouses,andt heiroffspring:andangel sshall
    enterunt othem from everygate.
    ”(13:23)AndAl lahsays,“
    Theyandt heirwives,inpleasant
    shade, onthronesr ecli
    ning.”(
    36:
    56)

    Al
    l
    ahsay s:
    “Entery
    et heGarden,
    yeandy
    ourwi
    ves,
    in(
    beaut
    yand)r
    ejoi
    cing.
    ”(43:
    70)Sot
    hey
    wi
    llal
    lbegreet
    edintoJannah.

    Now, whathappensint hesi


    t uat i
    onwher eamanpassesawayandhi swi f
    emar r
    iesafterhim?
    Fort heotherscenari
    o,wheret hewi fepassesawayandthemanr emar r
    ies,hewill
    bewi thhis
    fi
    rstwi f
    eandhi ssecondwi fe.I nthiscase,wheret
    hewomanr emarr
    ies,whowillshebewi thin
    Jannah?Ther eisanar rat
    iont hatMu’ awiyawantedtomarrythewifeofAbuDar daa`andshe
    refused.Umm Dar daa`saidthatshehear dAbuDardaa`saythatRasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwa
    sallam sai
    dAwomanwi l
    lmar ryherl asthusbandi
    ndunya.Thishadit
    hisda’eef[weak],butiti
    s
    str
    engt henedbytwoot hernar rations.

    Asmaa`bi ntAbi Bakrwasmar ri


    edtoAzZubay ribnAl -Awwaam –oneoft het enpr omised
    Jannah.Shewentt oherfather(AbuBakr )andcompl ainedt ohim aboutherhusbandbei ngtoo
    str
    ictwit
    hher .AzZubay ri
    bnAl Awwaam wasav erystr
    ongman–akni ght.Hewasamongstt he
    str
    ongesti ntheSahabah.Theot herMuslim soldiersoncet oldhi mthathehadsuchapower ful
    sword;AzZubay rgotmadandsai dnottogivecr edittotheswor d,i
    twashi sarm.Ther eare
    numerousst ori
    est el
    li
    ngaboutAzZubay r
    ’scour ageandhi sstrength;i
    twasl egendaryev en
    amongstt hesahabah.AzZubay rwasv er
    yst ri
    cti nhisdealingwi thhi
    swi f
    e, Asmaa`aswel l
    .Abu
    Bakrdidn’thav eapr oblem withhercompl ai
    n;itwasv al
    id.AzZubay rhadherdol abori
    ouswor k
    andwasst ri
    ctwi thher.AbuBakrsai dtoher, “
    Omydaught erpleasebepat i
    ent,becausea
    woman, ifshehasar i
    ghteoushusbandandt henhedi es,andshedoesnotmar r
    yaf t
    erhim,
    All
    ahwi l
    lbringt hem togetherinJannah.”AbuBakrknewshewasgoi ngthrought ought i
    mes,
    buthewant edhert obepat ientbecauseAbuBakrknewt hatAzZubay rwoul dhav eoneoft he
    hi
    ghestst atusesi nParadise,sohewant edforhert hattobei nt hesamehi ghstatusas
    AzZubay
    rinJannah.I
    tisnotal
    laboutt
    hisl
    i
    fe.

    Thi
    sisal
    soanadvicet
    othebrot
    hersandsister
    s–i fyoudon’
    tli
    kesomet
    hingi
    nyourspouse,
    butt
    heyar
    eri
    ghteous,
    bepati
    ent.I
    tisnotaboutdunya.

    Awomancamet o‘UmaribnAlKhat t
    abandsaid,“O‘Umar ,Idonotlovemyhusband. ”‘Umar
    l
    ookedatherandsai d,“Marri
    agesarenotallbasedonl ove.”Iti
    sacooperati
    oninal -
    dunya,and
    thenwear egoingtopassaway .It
    ’snotal
    lromanticlove;i
    t’saboutahousethattheyar e
    establ
    ishi
    ng,rai
    singaMuslimf amil
    yandbr i
    ngingupchi l
    dreninagoodhousehol d.Thereneeds
    tobesomecompassi on.RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal lam sai
    d,Don’
    tbehar shwithyour
    spouses,becauseifyoudon’tl
    ikesomethinginthem, t
    hent hereissomethi
    ngelsegoodi nthem
    thatyouloveinthem,anditshouldcompensate.

    Wearenotgoi
    ngt
    ogetourpl
    easur
    eandr
    ewar
    dinduny
    a;wear
    egoi
    ngt
    ogeti
    tint
    heakhi
    rah
    i
    nshaAl
    l
    ah.

    Theothernarr
    ati
    oni
    sfrom whenHudhayfahwasdy i
    ng.Hesaidtohi
    swi f
    e,“Omybel ovedwi
    fe,
    i
    fyouwantt obemywifeinakhi
    rah,
    inJannah,t
    hendonotmar ryanyoneafterme,becauseI
    hear
    dRasulAll
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saythatyouwil
    lbewithyourlasthusband.
    ”

    Won’
    tIbeJeal
    ousoft
    heHoorAl
    ‘Ay
    n?

    Dearsist
    er,l
    et’
    sgeti
    tstr
    aightf
    ir
    stofal
    lthatnobodywi
    l
    lhav
    eanybadf
    eel
    i
    ngs–nopai
    n,
    j
    ealousy,et
    cinJannah.

    Al
    l
    ahknowsHi
    scr
    eat
    ionbet
    tert
    hanany
    oneandHeknowswhatwi
    l
    lmaket
    hem happy
    .

    IbnAlQayy
    im sai
    dthatMuslim schol
    arsareneededinbothdunyaandi
    nakhi
    rah.Theyare
    neededindunyatoguidepeopletothestrai
    ghtpat
    h.Inakhi
    rah,
    theyar
    eneededtoknowwhat
    toaskAll
    ahforinJannah.Wedon’ tevenknowwhat’sgoodforus!Wemayevenhav et
    oaskt
    he
    schol
    arswhattoaskAl l
    ahfor.
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD21-Soci
    ali
    zat
    ioni
    nPar
    adi
    se

    OfGol
    dandSi
    l
    ver

    Sofar,we’vev i
    sitedquit
    eaf ewareasinJannah.Al loftheseplacesy ou’veseensofarareall
    yourproperty–y ou’veseenthepalaces,
    riv
    ersandspr i
    ngs.Nowy ounot icethefi
    nedetai
    ls.I
    n
    thebeginning,youwer enotnoti
    cingthefi
    nedet ail
    s.Nowy ouareev enpay ingatt
    ent
    iontothe
    fur
    nit
    ure,theut ensil
    s,t
    heleavesofthetr
    ees,etc.Ev er
    ythingisnewf ory ou, j
    ustl
    i
    kewhena
    babyisbor n–t heyjustkeepstar
    ingateveryt
    hingbecauseev eryt
    hingisanewexper i
    ence.
    Simil
    arl
    y,ev er
    ythinginJannahisapleasurefory ouandanexper i
    encef oryou.

    You’r
    esit t
    ingwit
    hy ourwifeonthesecushionsandy ou’
    represent
    edwithdr
    inks.Youseet hat
    yourplatesandutensilsaremadeofpur egold.I
    tisgoldthatismadeofnothi
    nglikewhi chwas
    i
    nduny a.Itisapleasurejustt
    olookatthem.Thenextday ,
    youareserv
    edwi t
    hdifferentutensi
    l
    s.
    Youexpect edthesame, butnowy ouareservedincupsofsi l
    ver
    .Thi
    sisspecial
    silverbecause
    i
    tistransparentsil
    ver.Howdoest hi
    shappen?Al l
    ahu‘Alam.

    All
    ahsays: “
    Andamongstt hem willbepassedr oundvesselsofsi
    lverandcupsofcr yst
    al,
    Cryst
    al-
    clear,madeofsilver.Theywi l
    ldet
    erminet hemeasur et
    hereofaccordi
    ngtot hei
    r
    wishes.
    ”(76:15)I
    tistransparent,butnotglass,it
    ’ssi
    lv
    er.Youdiscussthiswit
    hy ourwife;
    look
    athowamazi ngitis.Oneofy ourser v
    antswillsay,l
    etmet akeyouandshowy ousomet hi
    ng
    thati
    smor eimpressive.

    Theywi l
    ltakeyoutotwospeci algar
    denst
    hatbelongtoyou.Inonegarden,ever
    ythi
    ngi
    smade
    ofgold.I
    nt heother
    ,everyt
    hingismadeofsilver
    .Soyougot othi
    sgardenofsilv
    erandyousee
    thatt
    het r
    ees,thepalaces,
    thecups, t
    hepl
    ates,t
    hetabl
    es,thefl
    oor,
    thetil
    ing,
    ALLaremadeof
    puresil
    ver.

    Thenyoumov eontot
    henextgar
    denandev er
    ythingisgold.May beyourwi
    fewoul
    dtell
    you,I’
    ll
    taket
    hisgarden(thegol
    done)becausegol
    dishar aam ony ou.Theguidewi
    ll
    say,
    it’
    shalaal
    for
    bothofyou.Ifyouwantmetogiveyouevenmor e,you’
    llgetit
    .

    Ever
    ythi
    ngisacombi
    nat
    ionofphy
    sical
    andpsy
    chol
    ogi
    cal
    happi
    ness.Youwi
    l
    lgetev
    ery
    thi
    ng
    youwant.

    RasulAll
    ahsal
    lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam says,“
    Therewoul dbetwogardens(
    inParadise)t
    he
    vesselsandcontentsofwhichwoul dbeofsil
    ver,andtwogardenswhosevessel
    sandcont ents
    wouldbeofgol d.Theonlythi
    nginterveni
    ngtohinderthepeoplef
    rom l
    ooki
    ngattheirLordwil
    l
    bethemant l
    eofGr andeuroverHisfaceintheGar denofEden.
    ”[Musli
    m,1/
    346]TheI mam
    tr
    anslatest
    helastpartas:“fr
    om seeingthei
    rLor
    d, exceptt
    heCurtai
    nofMajest
    yov erHisFace.
    ”
    Soci
    ali
    zat
    ion

    Meetwi
    thWhomev
    erYouPl
    ease–Ev
    enPr
    ophet
    s!

    PartofthepleasureofJannahisthesocialaspect
    .It
    ’snotlikeyouarealonewithyourwif
    eand
    youtwoev entual
    lygetsi
    ckofeachot her.Therei
    sav eryl
    ivelysoci
    all
    if
    ei nJannah.Thepeopl
    e
    ofJannahmeett ogetherandspendal otoftimetogether
    .Ifyouwant,youcanmaket hef
    ir
    st
    obj
    ectiv
    ewheny ougettoJannaht ogettoknowev eryoneinJannah.

    Therearenolimit
    s–y oucanev engoRasulAl
    lahsallallahu‘alayhiwasallam.Youcanspenda
    yearwithhi
    m!Wow! !
    !Youcangot oMuhammadsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam andyoucanask
    him aboutacert
    ainthingthatyoureadinseerahandwhi chst orywasaut henti
    c,et
    c.Simi
    lar
    ly,
    youcangochatwi thMusaandspendt imewithhi mf ory ears–orAdam ‘ al
    ayhi
    ssalaam.You
    canaskAdam howhemadei tbyhimsel
    finduny a,
    wi thnoonet owelcomehi mther
    e.Howdi d
    hedoi tal
    one?Wer etheredinosaurs?I
    ntheUS, Igetaskedal otaboutdi
    nosaurs.

    Becausether
    eisnoti
    mel i
    mitonany
    thing,
    youcanmeetwit
    hwhoev
    eryouwantandspendas
    mucht i
    mewiththem asyouwant
    .All
    ahsubhaanawata’
    aal
    atel
    l
    susofmanyofthese
    conver
    sati
    onsintheQur’
    an.

    Fir
    st,i
    tisi
    mpor tanttorememberthatAll
    ahsays:“AndWeshal l
    remov efrom thei
    rheart
    sany
    l
    urkingsenseofi nj
    ury:(
    theywi
    llbe)br
    others(
    joyf
    ully
    )faci
    ngeachot heronthrones(ofdigni
    ty)
    .”
    (15:
    47)Ther easonwhyt herei
    ssomuchpl easur
    ei nmeeti
    ngpeopl eisbecausetherei
    sno
    senseofil
    lfeeli
    ngbet weenanytwopeople.Ever
    yoneloveseveryoneelseinJannah.

    RasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am sayst hattheirhear
    tswill
    bel i
    ketheheartofoneman.So
    j
    ustmeet i
    ngeachot herisajoyinitsel
    f–ev enbef oretheconversati
    onstar
    ts.Youwill
    be
    rel
    easedfrom al
    lofthesebui l
    t-
    innegati
    vefeelings(jeal
    ousy,hat
    r ed,
    etc)
    .Theyarenegati
    ve,but
    i
    tishumannat ur
    et ohav ethesefeeli
    ngs.AsaMusl im,youhavet ofi
    ghtaji
    hadwi t
    hinyour
    self
    togetri
    dofthesef eel
    ings.InJannah,al
    lofthesei ll
    feeli
    ngswillbegone.

    WhenRasul All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘ alayhi
    wasallam wasachi l
    d,Gibr
    eelandanotherangelcamedown
    andopeneduphi sheartandt ookoutaclot
    hofbl ood, sayi
    ng“Thisi
    sashar eofshaytaan.
    ”Any
    i
    nfluenceofshayt
    aanov erhisheartwastakenout .Everyoneofushasaqar een–ashay t
    aan
    thatiswit
    hy ouwher
    every ougo, t
    ryi
    ngtomisleady ou.RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    alhu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am
    said,Wit
    hme, myqareenbecameaMusl im.

    I
    nJannah,wedonothavetosuff
    erfrom al
    loft
    his.Somet
    imes,i
    ndunyay
    ouwil
    lhavesomeill
    f
    eel
    ingtowar
    dsyourbr
    other,
    eventhoughyouknowy oushoul
    dlovehi
    m.I
    nJannah,
    alloft
    his
    wi
    ll
    begone.

    Conv
    ersat
    ionswi
    tht
    hePeopl
    eofHel
    l

    Al
    lahsays:
    “Thent
    heywil
    ltur
    ntooneanot
    her
    ,mutual
    lyquest
    ioning.Aspeakeroft
    hem wil
    lsay
    :
    ‘
    Veri
    ly
    ,Ihadacompani
    on(inthewor
    ld)
    ,Whousedtosay:“
    Arey ouamongt hosewhobeli
    eve(i
    n
    r
    esurrect
    ionaft
    erdeath)
    .(That
    )whenwedieandbecomedustandbones, shall
    weindeed(be
    r
    aisedup)torecei
    verewardorpuni
    shment(
    accordi
    ngtoourdeeds)?”
    ’(Theman)said:‘
    Wil
    lyou
    l
    ookdown? ’Sohelookeddownandsawhimi nt
    hemi dstoft
    heFir
    e.”(37:
    50-55)

    Bytheway–t hepeopleofJannahwi llhav


    eaccesstothepeopleofthefir
    e.Theywillbeabl
    eto
    seethepeopleofthefire.Thiswil
    laddt ot
    heirpl
    easur
    ebecausetheycanappr eci
    atewhatAll
    ah
    savedthem fr
    om.Sot hismanwi l
    lspeaktothismaninhel
    l
    .Hewi ll
    say:“ByAll
    ah!Youhav e
    nearl
    yruinedme.Hadi tnotbeenf ortheGraceofmyLord,Iwouldcert
    ainl
    yhav ebeenamong
    thosebroughtfor
    th(toHell).
    ”(37:
    56-57)

    ThepeopleofJannahwi l
    ll
    aughatt hepeopleofHell,justasthepeopleofHel l
    usedt olaughat
    thepeopleofJannahinthi
    sworld.TheCompani onsoft heGardenwil
    lcallouttothe
    Companionsoft heFi
    re:“
    Wehav eindeedf oundthepromi sesofourLordtoust r
    ue:Havey ou
    alsof
    oundYourLor d’
    spromisestrue?”Theyshallsay, “
    Yes”;butacr
    iershallproclai
    m between
    them:“ThecurseofAll
    ahisonthewr ong-doers.
    ”(7:44)

    Thethir
    dconv er
    sation:“Veril
    y!(
    Duringt hewor l
    dlyli
    fe)thosewhocommi t
    tedcr imesusedt o
    l
    aughatt hosewhobel ieved.Andwhenev ertheypassedbyt hem, usedtowi nkonet oanot her
    (i
    nmocker y);
    Andwhent heyr et
    urnedt otheirownpeopl e,theywoul dreturnj esti
    ng;Andwhen
    theysawt hem,theysaid: ‘
    Veri
    ly
    !Thesehav eindeedgoneast r
    ay!’Butthey( disbeli
    evers,sinners)
    hadnotbeensentaswat chersoverthem (thebelievers)
    .Butt hi
    sDay( theDayofResur recti
    on)
    thosewhobel i
    evewi l
    ll
    aughatt hedi sbeli
    evers.Onhi ghthrones,l
    ookingatal lthi
    ngs.”(83:29-36)

    NoWor
    shi
    pExceptTasbi
    h

    I
    nJannah, ther
    eisnoworshippi
    ngofAl l
    ah.Youarenotcommandedt opray,
    fastorgi
    vezakah
    (chari
    ty).Theperiodofwor
    shippingofAll
    ahisov
    erwi t
    h.Theonl
    yform ofworshi
    pinJannah
    willbetasbih.RasulAl
    l
    ahsal
    lall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam saysi
    nAl-
    Bukhaari
    ,Theywouldprai
    se
    All
    ahi nthemor ningandi
    ntheev eni
    ng.

    Thescholarssay:thi
    sisnotsomethingt hattheyarerequestedfrom them.Itissomet hi
    ngt hat
    theydonaturall
    y.I
    tisaform ofent
    ertainmentandj oyforthem todo.Theywi l
    lbegiventasbih
    l
    iketheyusedt obreat
    heinthisworl
    d.So, glori
    fyi
    ngAllahwillbetheirbreat
    hing;i
    tissomet hing
    thati
    seffor
    tless.Sotheyar
    enotbreat hingair;t
    heyarebreathingtasbih

    Any
    thi
    ngYouWant

    Thepeopl eofJannahcanaskf orwhat evertheywant.Therear enor estr


    icti
    ons.RasulAllah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasall
    am ment i
    onst ousanexampl eofthis,
    andi tisinBukhaari.Oncet he
    Prophetwasnar r
    ati
    ng(astory)
    ,whil
    eaBedoui nwassi t
    ti
    ngwi thhim.“ Oneoftheinhabitant sof
    Paradisewi llaskAllaht
    oallowhimt oculti
    vatetheland.All
    ahwi l
    laskhi m, ‘
    Areyounotl ivi
    ngin
    thepleasur esy ouli
    ke?’
    Hewi l
    lsay,‘
    Yes,butIl i
    ketoculti
    vatetheland.’Whent heman( willbe
    permittedhe)wi l
    lsowtheseedsandt heplantswillgrowupandgetr i
    pe,readyforreapingand
    soont ill
    itwi l
    lbeashugeasmount ainswithinawink.Allahwillt
    hensayt ohim,‘OsonofAdam!
    Takehereyouare,gather(t
    hey i
    eld);not
    hingsati
    sfi
    esyou.’
    ”Onthat,t
    heBedouinsai
    d,“Theman
    mustbeeitherfr
    om Qur ai
    sh(i
    .e.anemi grant
    )oranAnsari,f
    ortheyarefar
    mers,wher
    easweare
    notfar
    mers.”TheProphetsmiled( atthi
    s).[
    Bukhaari
    ,3/
    39/538]That’
    sfunnyWhattheBedoui
    n
    sai
    d;hewassur pri
    sedthatanyonewoul dwantt ofar
    mi nJannah.

    I
    nanotherhadi
    th,i
    nat-
    Tirmidhi
    ,Rasul
    All
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am says,
    Ifsomeonei
    n
    Jannahwantstohavechi
    ldr
    en,thepregnancyandthebir
    thandthegrowthofthechi
    ldwi
    l
    lbe
    i
    mmedi at
    e,ashewants.Thereisadif
    ferenceofopi
    niononwhatthi
    shadithmeans.

    Therearesomeschol arsthatsayt hatobv i


    ouslyinJannah, thespouseswi l
    lenjoyeachot her,
    buttherewillnotbeanychi l
    dreni nvol
    ved.Theysayt hatthemeani ngofthishadi t
    hsay st hatI
    F
    thepersonwant st hi
    stohappen, itwill
    ,buttheper sonwi l
    lnotwantit.Thiseli
    mi natesal otof
    theconfusionwi t
    hquest i
    onssuchas–“ Ifyoucanask, cany ouasktobeel evated?Andhowf ar
    cany ouelevated?”Sothishadi t
    hissay i
    ngI Fyouwer eto,t
    houghy ouwi l
    lnot.Youwi llnotask
    tobeelevatedt othehighestranki nJannah, becausey ouknowy oudonotdeser veit
    ;someone
    elsedoes.Infact,ifyouwerer equestedtogot oal owerlevel,y
    ouwoul ddoso, becausey ouwi l
    l
    behav i
    ngsomuchf un.

    Inthehadi
    thofthelastmantoenterJannah,t
    hereisanarrat
    ionthatsays,whenAllahgiv
    eshim
    10t i
    mestheworldandevery
    thingi
    nit,hi
    stwowi vesofhooral‘
    aynwi l
    lcomet ohim andsay,
    “Pr
    aisebetoAll
    ah,Whohasboughty outous,finall
    y.
    ”Whenhehear sthat,hewil
    lsay,“Al
    lah
    subhaanawata’aal
    ahasblessedmeandgi venmewhatHehasnotgi venanyoneelse!
    ”Hei sso
    happywithwhatAll
    ahhasgivenhim.

    TheMar
    ket
    place

    Rasul
    Allahsall
    alall
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am saysthatther
    eisasooqi nJannah–amar ketpl
    ace.
    Keepinmi ndthatal otofthedescri
    pti
    onsofJannahwer egiv
    enf orthefi
    rstgenerat
    ionsof
    Musli
    mst ounder stand.Somanyoft hedescri
    ptionswereassoci at
    edwi t
    hwhatt heyknow.For
    example,foramanwhogav eacamelforthesakeofAllah,RasulAll
    ahtol
    dhi m hewouldbe
    giv
    en700camel sinJannah.Camel swereusedasanexampl eforthem,butsayaper songave
    cows–woul dhebegi vencamel s?Now,hewoul dbegivencows.

    Themar ketpl
    acewasal soacul t
    uralcentrefortheAr abs.Thepoet r
    y ,
    t hecompet iti
    onsin
    l
    anguageandi nspeeches, etcwast hemar ketpl
    aceaswel l
    .Theyusedt ogot heref ort
    radeand
    busi
    ness;thepoetswoul dgivepublicspeechest here.Iti
    sment ionedi nt hehadi t
    ht hat
    RasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasallam wouldgi veda’wahint hemar ket place.Thepeopl eof
    Jannahwi l
    lhavesimil
    arplacesinJannah.Thei ntentisnotforbusiness, butitisforpeoplet
    o
    meet.Si
    mi l
    arly
    ,ther
    ear eplacesindownt own, etcthatarebusinessdi st r
    icts,butpeoplego
    ther
    eatnighttohav efun,meet,got orestaurants,et
    c.

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasal
    lam saysinahadithinMusl i
    m,“I
    nPar adi
    sethereisast r
    eet
    towhichtheywouldcomeev er
    yFr
    iday.Thenort
    hwi ndwi l
    lblowandwoul dscatt
    erfragranceon
    thei
    rfacesandontheircl
    othesandwoul daddtotheirbeautyandlovel
    i
    ness,andt henthey
    woul dgobackt otheirf
    amilyaft
    erhavinganaddedlust
    retotheirbeaut
    yandlovel
    iness,and
    theirfamil
    ywouldsayt othem:ByAllah,youhavebeenincr
    easedinbeautyandlovel
    inessaft
    er
    l
    eav ingus,andtheywouldsay :
    ByAllah,youhaveal
    soincreasedinbeautyandlov
    eli
    nessafter
    us.”[Musli
    m, 40/6792]Jannahonlygetsbett
    erandbett
    erbyt hepassageofti
    me.

    Youwi llbewi thyourf amil


    yi nt hepr i
    v acyofy ourfami l
    y,enjoy i
    ngt hef ruit
    sandf oodofJannah
    withthem.Theny ouwi l
    lhearanannouncementi nv i
    tingy out ot hisci tycent re,downt own, the
    sooq, orwhat everyouwantt ocall i
    t.Youwi l
    lrusht herewi thy ourf amilyandf i
    ndt hatal lofthe
    peopleofJannahar egather edi nonepl ace.Notonl ywi llyoubegat heredi nJannah, buty ouwi l
    l
    seeall ofthepeopl eofhell gat heredi nonepl ace.Int hear easepar ati
    ngJannahandnaar , t
    he
    angelswi l
    l bri
    ngwi t
    ht hem deat hint hef orm ofar am.Youwi llseedeat hinaphy sical f
    orm.
    Everyonewi l
    lextendtheirnecksup–av eryexcit
    ingmoment .Ev ery onei spay i
    ngat tention.
    Thent heangel swi l
    ltakeakni feandsl aughterdeat h.Deat hwi llceaset oexist.Thent heywi l
    l
    makeanannouncementandsay ,
    “Opeopl eofPar adi se,youwi l
    llivef oret ernit
    y, andt her eisno
    death.”And“ OpeopleofHel l f
    ire,et
    er nityanddeat h.”Rasul Allahsai dt hatifther ewasev era
    momentwher eaper sonwoul ddiebecauseofhowhappyt heyar e, itwoul dbet hismomentf or
    thepeopl eofPar adise.Andi ftherewasamomenti nwhi chaper sonwoul ddief rom sor row
    anddespai r ,
    itwouldbet hismomentf orthepeopl eofHel l
    .Thi swoul dbet hebestmomentf or
    thepeopl eofJannahandt hewor sef ort hepeopleofHel l.[seeBukhaar i6/60/254andMusl im
    40/6827]

    All
    ahsay
    s:“
    Norwil
    ltheyt
    heret
    asteDeat
    h,exceptthefi
    rstdeat
    h;andHewil
    lpreservet
    hem
    fr
    om t
    hePenal
    tyoft
    heBlazi
    ngFir
    e.”(
    44:
    56)and“ Theywil
    lleav
    etheref
    oret
    ernit
    y.”

    Af
    tert
    hepeopl
    egett
    oget
    hert
    owi
    tnesst
    hedeat
    hofdeat
    h,t
    heywi
    l
    lmakeaf
    inal
    du’
    aa`
    .

    Upunti
    lthi
    smomentyouwereexcit
    edandvi
    sit
    ingandl
    ooki
    ng.Nowy ouaref
    inal
    l
    yset
    tl
    edand
    thi
    sisy
    ourfinal
    home.You’
    vet
    ouredal
    lofJannahandt
    hefearofdeathi
    sgone.

    All
    ahsays:“(
    Thiswillbe)theircr
    yther
    ein:‘
    Glor
    ytoThee,OAl
    lah!
    ’And‘Peace’
    wil
    lbetheir
    greeti
    ngther
    ein!Andthecl oseofthei
    rcrywil
    lbe:
    ‘Pr
    aisebet
    oAllah,t
    heCheri
    sherand
    Sustai
    neroftheworlds!’
    ”(10:10)Thefi
    nalworl
    dthatt
    heywil
    lsayisal
    hamduli
    ll
    ah–pr ai
    sebet
    o
    All
    ah.

    Imaginethaty
    ouar
    ether
    eandnowy
    ouar
    esay
    ingal
    hamdul
    i
    ll
    ah,
    thi
    siswher
    eIwi
    l
    lbef
    or
    eter
    nity
    .

    Somet
    hingEv
    enBet
    ter
    !

    Theyt hi
    nkthattheyhavei
    tall
    ,thebestofJannah,butt
    heydon’
    treal
    i
    zet
    hatt
    her
    eisasur pri
    se
    thatiswait
    ingforthem.Theydon’tthi
    nkthatt
    hereisnothi
    ngt
    hatcanmaket
    hem happi
    er,but
    thereissomethingevenbett
    erforthem…

    TheProphetsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    dt hatAl
    lahwoul
    dsaytot hei
    nmatesofParadi
    se:“
    O,
    Dwel
    lersofParadi
    se,
    ”andtheywoul
    dsayinresponse:“
    Atyourser
    viceandpl
    easur
    e,ourLord,
    thegoodisinYourHand.”He( theLord)woul dsay:“
    Areyouwellpleasednow? ”Theywouldsay:
    “Whyshouldwenotbepl eased, OLord,whenYouhav egi
    venuswhatYouhav enotgiventoany
    ofYourcreat
    ures?
    ”Hewoul d,
    howev er,say:“MayInotgiveyou(something)ev enmor e
    excel
    lentt
    hanthat?
    ”Andt heywoul dsay :“OLord,
    whatthingcanbemor eexcel lentt
    hanthis?”
    AndHewoul dsay:“Ishal
    lcauseMypl easuretoal
    ightuponyouandIshal lneverbeaf t
    erwards
    annoyedwithyou.
    ”[Muslim,40/6787]Thi swil
    lbeamomenti nwhichthepsy chologi
    cal
    happi
    nessofthepeopl eofJannahcannotbedescr i
    bed.Whatisabetterthingf ort
    hem?

    Ify
    oulovesomeonei ndunya–suchasahusbandandwi f
    elovingeachother–y oucarealot
    aboutwhattheothert
    hinksaboutyou.Andy oualwayswantthem tobehappybecauset heyar
    e
    deartoyou.Yourl
    oveofAllahi
    nJannahwi llbesohugeandgr eatt
    hatwhenAl l
    ahsayst hatHe
    i
    shappywi thyou,y
    ouwi l
    lbeatalevelofhappinessy
    ouhav eneverexper
    iencedinJannah.

    Nowy ouwillt
    hinkthatther
    eisnot hingbet t
    er,buttherei
    sSTI LLsomet hingbetterthanthat!
    Jannahonlygetsbetter
    .RasulAll
    ahsal l
    allahu‘al
    ayhi wasallam saysinahadi t
    hi nMusl i
    m,
    Whent hosedeservi
    ngthePar adi
    sewoul denterintoParadise,theBlessedandExal tedAllah
    wouldsay,‘
    Doy ouwishmet ogivey ouany thi
    ngmor e?’Theywi ll
    say,‘OAllah,Youhav e
    bri
    ghtenedourfaces;Youhav emadeusent erParadiseandsav edusf rom HellFir
    e;thereis
    nothi
    ngelsethatwewant .’
    Allahwoul dli
    fttheVei lfr
    om HisFace.Andoft hethingsgivent o
    them,nothi
    ngwoul dbedearertothem t hanAl l
    ah,theMi ghtyandt heGlori
    ous.Thebi ggest
    depri
    vati
    onofthepeopleofHel li
    st hattheywoul dnotseeAl l
    ah.

    SeeingAllahissomet hingnotpossibl
    eint hi
    sduny a.MusahadaskedAl lahtoseeHi m.All
    ah
    toldMusat hathecoul dnotseeHi m,butHet oldMusat olookatthemount ain;i
    fthemountain
    stoodinitsplace,All
    ahwoul drevealHimselftoMusa.Al l
    ahrevealedHimselftothemountain,
    andt hemount aintur
    nedt odust.Musa,justseeingthemount ai
    n,fel
    lunconscious–what
    woul dhappent ohimifhesawAl l
    ah?Ourbodi esaretoofragi
    letosustainthebeautyandthe
    gloryofseeingtheLightofAllah.InJannah,Allahsaysthatourcreati
    onwillbediff
    erent
    .Our
    bodieswillbestrongerandmor eabletoenj oythepleasureofJannah.

    Thepeopl eofthel
    owerlevelsofJannahwi l
    lgett
    oseeAl lahonceaweek–ev er
    yJum’ ah,andit
    wouldcoincidewit
    hthetimeofJum’ ah.Jum’ahisthemostspecialday;
    All
    ahhasr eserv edi
    tfor
    theUmmahofMuhammadsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam.Andwespokeaboutt hespecialnessof
    Fri
    dayalready.Youcannotjustwalkintothismeetingplace–theangel
    swi l
    lescortyoui nand
    seatyou.Theseatsarereserved.Youwi ll
    hav et
    hismeet i
    ngwithAl
    lahsubhaanawat a’aala.

    Thecl
    osery
    ouwer
    etot
    hei
    mam i
    nduny
    a,t
    hecl
    osery
    ouwi
    l
    lbet
    oAl
    l
    ahsubhaanawat
    a’aal
    a.

    Youwil
    lmeetwi
    thAll
    ah.I
    ntheendoft
    hemeeti
    ng,
    All
    ahwill
    askyouwhatyouwant;Hewil
    ltel
    l
    you–ever
    yonei
    nthere–tomakeawish.Ev
    ery
    onewil
    laskAll
    ahwhatt
    heywant,
    thentheywil
    l
    gohome.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am say
    sthati
    nthehi
    gherl
    evel
    s,t
    hepeopl
    ewi
    l
    lmeetAl
    l
    ah
    twi
    ceaday!
    Lat
    eComer
    stoJannah

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am say sinBukhaar i
    ,“Somepeoplewil
    l comeoutoft heFir
    e
    aft
    ertheyhavereceivedat ouchoft heFire,changingtheircol
    or,
    andtheywi ll
    enterParadi
    se,
    andthepeopleofPar adisewill
    namet hem Al-Jahannami yint
    hepeopleofHellFir
    e.”[
    Bukhaari
    ,
    8/76/564]Onebrother,Iremember ,heaskedmeaboutt hisandthesti
    gmat hepeopleofhell
    wil
    lhave.Thisi
    snotdi scrimi
    nation,becauset hereisnodi scr
    imi
    nati
    oninJannah.Therear eno
    secondclasscit
    izensinJannah.Theywi l
    l notbest r
    ippedofanyoftheirr
    ightsinJannah.They
    wil
    lhavewhatev eryoneelseishav i
    ngi nJannah.

    Wenowt hinkt hattheythinkitisaninsulttocall


    them Al -
    Jahnnami yi
    n.Thatisbecausewear e
    unforgi
    vi
    ng.I fsomebodymakesami st ake10yearsago, evenaftertawbah,wewi llsay,
    “You
    madeami stake. ”Webr i
    ngupt hepastashumans, butAllahi
    sfor gi
    vingandmer ciful
    .All
    ah
    punishedthesepeopl ei
    nhel l,butnowt hepastisov erwit
    handAl l
    ahlovesthem; Hewi l
    lbe
    pl
    easedwi tht hem andt heirpastisclosed.All
    ahwi l
    l al
    somakey ou[ peopl
    e]li
    ket hatinJannah
    –youwi llbef orgiv
    ing.Youwi llknowt hatifi
    tweren’tforthefor
    givenessofAllah,youwoul dnot
    havemadei ther e.

    Wheny ouarecall
    ingthem t
    hepeopleofhell
    fir
    e,t
    hatisjustawayofknowi
    ngt hem.I
    tisnota
    degr
    adingterminanyway .Ever
    yoneinJannahisinthesameboat;t
    heyareallhumanbeings
    andtheyal
    l si
    nned.Therewasjustadif
    fer
    entvari
    ati
    onofhowmucht heysinned.

    RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi wasal lam says,“The( permanent )inhabitant
    soft heFirearethose
    whoar edoomedt oi t
    ,andv eri
    lytheywoul dnei t
    herdienorl iveini t
    .Butthepeopl ewhom the
    Fir
    ewoul daffli
    ct(temporar ily
    )onaccountoft heirsi
    ns, Hewoul dcauset hem t odieti
    ll
    they
    wouldbet urnedintochar coal .Then, t
    heywoul dbegr antedintercessionandwoul dbebr ought
    i
    ngr oupsandwoul dbespr eadont heriversofPar adiseandt heni twouldbesai d:‘
    Oinhabitants
    ofParadise,pourwat erov erthem. ’Thent heywoul dspr outforthl i
    kethespr out
    ingofseedin
    thesil
    tcarri
    edbyf lood.Amanamongt hepeopl esaid:(Itappear s)asiftheMessengerofAl lah
    l
    ivedinthest eppe.[Theot hernar ratorsays:Themansai dthatbecauset herewasnov egetation
    i
    nMakkah.Rasul Allahdidhav ethatexper t
    isebecausehewasashepher d.]”[Musli
    m,1/357]

    I
    nanot herhadith,RasulAl
    lahsallall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam says,“WhenAl l
    ahhasf ini
    shedHis
    Judgment samongt hepeople,Hewi llt
    akewhomev erHewi l
    loutofHel lt
    hroughHi sMercy.He
    wi l
    lthenordertheangel stotakeoutoft heFireall t
    hosewhousedt owor shi
    pnonebutAl l
    ah
    from amongt hosewhom Al lahwant edtobemer ci f
    ul toandthosewhot esti
    fi
    ed( i
    ntheworld)
    thatnonehast her i
    ghttobewor shippedbutAl l
    ah.Theangel swil
    lrecognizethem intheFir
    eby
    themar ksofprostrati
    on(ont heirforeheads) ,f
    ort heFi r
    ewi l
    leatupallthehumanbodyex cept
    themar kcausedbypr ostrat
    ionasAl lahhasf orbiddent heFiretoeatthemar kofprostr
    ati
    on.
    Theywi l
    lcomeoutoft he(Hell)Fire,compl etel
    ybur ntandt henthewat eroflif
    ewi l
    lbepoured
    ov erthem andt heywillgr
    owunderi tasdoesaseedt hatcomesint hemudoft hetorr
    ent.
    ”[Par
    t
    oft hehadithBukhaar i
    ,9/93/532]
    Theoneswhobel
    i
    evei
    nlai
    l
    aahai
    l
    lal
    l
    ahwi
    l
    lev
    ent
    ual
    l
    ybeboughtoutofHel
    l
    .

    Thereisani
    nterest
    inghinti
    nthi
    shadit
    h–i fsomebodydoesn’tpr
    ay,howwi l
    ltheangelsfi
    nd
    them i
    nHellFi
    re?SoSalahisaveryser
    iousmatter
    .Eventhoughthepersonwillcomeoutofthe
    Fir
    ebecauseofsayinglail
    aahai
    ll
    all
    ah,t
    heangelswil
    lrecogni
    zethem becauseoftheirsal
    ah.

    Jannahi
    sSur
    roundedbyObst
    acl
    es

    WeaskAl l
    aht omakeusoft hosewhodonothav etosuff
    erintheFire.Howcanweendur et he
    Fir
    eofHel lifwecannotholdourfingeri
    nthi
    swor ldl
    yfi
    re?ThepeopleofHel l
    Firewil
    lsay,“
    Ifwe
    hadanyi ntell
    i
    gence,wewouldnotbeher e.
    ”All
    ahhasshownust hetruth.Wit
    hMuslims,the
    si
    tuati
    oni sthatweknowt hetrut
    h.Ifwechoosenott ofol
    lowit,t
    hent hat
    ’sev
    enmor e
    dangerous.Becauset hati
    swhatiswhyt hehypocrit
    esareinthelowestofhell–becausethey
    knewthet ruthandreject
    edit
    .

    Gett
    ingtoJannahi snoteasy.Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam saidthatwehavetogo
    thr
    oughobstaclestoJannah.AbuHur ayr
    ahnarratedt
    hatRasulAl
    lahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am
    sai
    d,“The(Hel
    l)Fir
    eissurroundedbyallki
    ndsofdesiresandpassions,whileParadi
    seis
    surr
    oundedbyal l
    kindsofdisli
    kedundesi
    rabl
    ethings.
    ”[Bukhaar
    i,8/76/494]

    Thest or
    yoft hi
    shadi thisthatwhenAl l
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aal acreatedJannahandNaar,He
    tol
    dJi br
    eel t
    ovisitthem.Hepai davisi
    ttoboth,andhecamebackt oAl
    lahandsai
    d,“Idon’
    t
    thi
    nkany onewoul dhearaboutJannahandnotent erit.Idon’tthinkanyonewouldhearabout
    Hellandav oidi
    t.”SoJi breelwassayingthatt
    hisissost r
    aightforwardandtakescommon
    sense–al lhumanswi llendupgoi ngtoJannah.Jibreel‘al
    ay hissalaam wastol
    dtogov i
    sit
    them again.Thi
    st ime,Al l
    ahwr appeduphelli
    nshahawaat( t
    hedesi rabl
    ethi
    ngstous;our
    passions)–t hi
    si swhatat tr
    actsustosin.

    Imagi
    nehellasamagnet,
    pulli
    ngustowardsus.Remembert
    heanalogythatRasul
    All
    ah
    sal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasal
    lam gaveofhi
    m beingt
    hemaninthedeser
    t,tr
    yingtosavei
    nsect
    sfr
    om
    goi
    ngint
    ot hefi
    re.

    Jibr
    eel sawhel
    laft
    eritwaswr appedinthesedesir
    esandpassions.ThenhesawJannahand
    sawt hatyouhavetogothroughalloftheseobstacl
    esanddisl
    i
    kedt hi
    ngstogett
    oJannah.
    Jibr
    eel camebacktoAll
    ahandsai d,“
    Now, Idon’
    tthinkany
    onewi l
    lmakeitt
    oJannah.It
    hinkal
    l
    ofthem will
    gotohell
    .”

    An- Nawawi (
    whohast hebestcomment ar
    yonSahi hMusli
    m)comment sonthishadit
    handsay s,
    “Hellfi
    reandPar adisear ecover
    edwi t
    hav ei
    l,andyoucannotgettot
    hev eil
    edunlessyoucross
    thev ei
    l.Andcrossingt heveil
    togettoJannahi sbygoingthr
    oughthedisl
    ikedanddiffi
    cult
    things.Forexample, beingveryacti
    vein‘i
    baadah;havi
    ngcommi t
    mentt o‘
    ibaadah;bei
    ngpat i
    ent;
    notget ti
    ngangry;beingf or
    givi
    ng;havi
    ngcompassi on;
    givi
    ngsadaqa;andstayi
    ngawayf rom the
    sins.”

    ThePeopl
    eofJannahwi
    l
    lInher
    itf
    rom t
    hePeopl
    eofHel
    l
    Wet al
    kedear l
    ieraboutt hef actt
    hatthepeopleofJannahwi l
    li
    nheri
    tthepropert
    iesofthe
    peopleofHel lf
    ire.Ev er
    yl i
    vi
    ngbeingont hefaceofear t
    hhaspr oper
    tyinJannah.Thisis
    becauseourhomel andi sJannah; t
    hatiswher ewear eal lf
    rom.Weki ndofadoptedother
    homesl ateron, butwewer eallf
    rom Jannah.Wear edescendantsofJannahbecauset hatis
    whereAdam ‘ alayhissalaam andHawwaa`wer eborn.Ev er
    yonehasapl aceinJannah.Ift
    hey
    chooset ocommi tsins,thenthei
    rpropertywil
    l betakenbyt hefewsonsofAdam t hatwillent
    er
    Jannah.Therefor e,youmi ghtendupi nheri
    ti
    ngt hepropertyofalotofpeople.Thati
    sbecause
    weknowt hatthepopul ationofJannahcompar edtot hepopulati
    onofHel l
    isveryminuscule.

    Al
    lahsays:“
    Thisi
    stheParadi
    sewhi
    chyouhavebeenmadet
    oinher
    itbecauseofy
    ourdeeds
    whichyouusedtodo(i
    ntheli
    feoft
    heworl
    d.”(
    43:
    72)

    TheMaj
    ori
    tyi
    nPar
    adi
    sear
    etheWeak

    I
    nBukhaar i
    ,RasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘alayhi
    wasal l
    am sayst hatthemaj or
    ityoft hepopulati
    onof
    Jannahwi llbefrom du’aafaa`–theweak.Hesay s,“
    Shall It
    ellyouoft hepeopl eofParadise?
    Theyshal lcompr i
    seofev erypoor,humbleperson.Andi fheswear sbyAl laht odosomet hing,
    All
    ahwi llf
    ulfi
    lit
    .Wher eas,thepeopleofthefir
    ecompr i
    seev eryv i
    olent
    , cruelperson.”Thepoor
    people,ingeneral,t
    endt obehumbl ebecausetheydon’thav eal otofweal t
    ht odist
    ractthem.
    Theyt endtobemor eattachedtot hegooddeedst hanot her–i ngener al.Theyt endtomakeup
    theli
    on’sshar eofthepeopl eofJannah.

    Moneyi nit
    sel
    fhasnothingtodowithwher et
    hepersonwillendup.Ithastodowithwher ethey
    usethemoney .I
    ftheyuseitproper
    ly,
    theywil
    lhaveahigherstat
    usthant hepoorbecauseof
    thataddedsacri
    fi
    ce.OfthetenpromisedJannah,
    onecanassumet hatthemajori
    tyofthem
    wereconsider
    edtobeamongt hewealthyoft
    heSahabah–AbuBakr ,
    ‘Umar,‘
    Uthmaan,‘Al
    i,
    ‘
    Abdur RahmanIbn‘Auf
    .

    Thepr oblem i
    swhent heweaknessoft hehumanbei ngt akesov erandmoneyt emptsand
    seducest hem.Sincethepoordon’thaveallofthesetempt ations,theyt
    endtobeclosertoAll
    ah.
    Plus,whenaper sonhasal otofwealth,whi
    chusual l
    yt r
    anslatest opower–youhav eaccessto
    thi
    ngsot hersdonothav e.Thi
    spersonwouldf eelsel
    f-suff
    icient,andtheywoul
    dfeelthatthey
    don’tneedhelpfrom others–especiall
    yfr
    om Al l
    ah.Andt hati swhatQarunsai
    d.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am saysthatAl
    l
    ahknowswhati sbestforHiscr
    eat
    ion.For
    somepeople,
    wealthisgoodforthem;i
    ftheywerepoorthatwoul
    dcorruptthem.Andvicever
    sa
    i
    strueaswell
    .Thisistr
    ueforhealt
    handill
    nessaswell
    .
    Her
    eaf
    terSer
    iesCD22-TheFi
    nal
    e

    Whoi
    sMor
    einJannah–MenorWomen?

    Nowwegett ot hemi ll
    i
    ondol l
    arquest i
    on: Whopopul at
    est hemaj ori
    tyofJannah–menor
    women?AbuHur ay r
    ahheardaconv ersati
    onbet weenthesahabah.Someoft hemenwhower e
    presentwer eboast ingthatmenar emor ethanwomeni nJannah.Muhammadr epor t
    edt hat
    somemanst atedwi thasenseofpr i
    deandsomedi sgustwhethert heywoul dbemor emeni n
    Par adi
    seormor ewomen.Upont hat,AbuHur ayrahreportedthatthePr ophetsal lal
    lahu‘alay
    hi
    wasal lam sai
    d, “Themember soft hefir
    stgr oupt ogetintoJannahwoul dhav et heirfacesas
    brightasthef ul
    l moonatni ght.Andt henextgr oupwoul dhavethei rf
    acesasbr ightasashi ning
    star.Andev erypersonamongt hem wi llhavet wowi ves,andthemar rowoft hei
    rshankswoul d
    gli
    mmerbeneat htheirfl
    esh.Andt herewoul dbenoneamongstt hem t hatwoul dbewi t
    houta
    wife.”AbuHur ay r
    ahwasusi ngthishadithtor efutewhatt heywer esay ing:thatmenar emor e
    thanwomeni nJannah.AbuHur ayrahwassay i
    ngnobecauseev er ymanwi llbemar r
    iedtotwo
    wiv es,
    andev erymanwi l
    lbemar r
    ied–t herefore,womenar edoublethenumberofmeni n
    Jannah.Thi swast heresponseofAbuHur ayrah.Thisisgoodnewsf ort hesister s.

    Howev er,f
    orthesi
    ster
    sthereisasli
    ghtbadnews–wedon’ tknowifthesetwowi v
    esarefrom
    hooral ‘
    aynorift
    heyarefr
    om thewomenoft hedunya.Si
    ncetheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwa
    sal
    lam saidinahadit
    hinsoundhadithofBukhaar
    iandMuslimthatthemajori
    tyofthepeoplei
    n
    hel
    l ar
    ewomen.“ I’
    veseenthattheminor
    it
    yofthepopulat
    ionofJannaharewomen. ”

    Chi
    l
    dren–JannahorNaar
    ?

    Nowwhatwi l
    lhappentochi
    l
    dren?Wil
    ltheybeinJannahorNaar
    ?Let’
    scategor
    izet
    hem i
    nto
    chil
    drenofthebeli
    ever
    sandchil
    drenofthenonbeli
    ever
    satayoungage.Whatwemeanby
    “youngage”isbeforet
    heageofpubert
    y.

    Chi
    l
    drenoft
    heBel
    i
    ever
    s

    AnNawawi say sthati


    tistheconsensusoftheschol ar
    sthatthechil
    drenoft
    hebeliev
    ersthat
    diebeforetheageoft akl
    eef(theageofresponsibi
    li
    ty)t
    hattheywill
    beinJannah.All
    ahsaysin
    theQur’an:
    “ Andthosewhobel ievedandwhosedescendant sfol
    lowedthem i
    nfai
    th,Weshall
    j
    ointhem wi tht
    heirdescendantsandWewi llnotdepri
    vethem ofanythi
    ngofthei
    rdeeds.Ever
    y
    personforwhatheear nedisret ai
    ned.
    ”

    [
    Inregardstotheparent
    soft hesechil
    dren-]Al
    Bukhaar
    inarr
    ates,
    RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasallam sai
    dthataMuslim whol ostt
    hreechi
    ldr
    enbeforepuber
    tywil
    lbegrant
    edPar adi
    se
    duetoHi sMercy.Sothechi
    ldrenofthebeli
    ever
    saregoingtoJannah.Thefat
    herisgoingto
    Jannah.
    Whataboutt hemot her?AlBukhaar inarrates,thewomenr equest edoft hePr ophetsal
    lall
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasallam togivethem aday .Theycamet othePr ophetsal lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am and
    said,“
    Themenhav etakeny ouawayf rom us. ”RasulAll
    ahsal lallahu‘alayhiwasal l
    am said,
    “ThenIwi l
    ldevoteadayf oryou( exclusively)
    .”Andhewoul dgoandgi vear emindertothe
    womenonaweekl ybasis.Duringoneoft hosesessi ons, Rasul All
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘ al
    ayhiwasal l
    am
    said,Awomanwhoset hreechildrendie,thosechi ldr
    enwi llbeascr eenf orherf r
    om Hell.I
    f
    thr
    eechi l
    drendieandasi sterhaspat ienceandaccept sthat ,thent heywi l
    lsav eherfr
    om Hell.A
    womanwhohear dthatsaid,“Whati ftwodi ed? ”Rasul
    Allahsal lall
    ahu‘ al
    ayhi wasallam sai
    d,
    “Eveniftwodied.”AbuHur ayrahcomment edt hatthosetwochi l
    drenshoul dbebel owtheageof
    puberty.

    Wesayi ngener alt


    hatthechildrenoft hebeliev
    erswi l
    lgot oJannah, butwecannotguar antee–
    pinpointandsay–t hatthi
    sper soni sgoingtoJannah.Whydowesayt his?Because‘ Aa`i
    sha
    reportedthatachi l
    ddiedandIsai d,“Thereishappinessfort hischi
    ldwhoi sabirdfrom
    amongstt hebi
    r dsofParadise.”Rasul Al
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasal lam said,“
    Don’tyouknow
    thatAllahcreatedParadiseandHecr eatedHellandHecr eat edthedwel l
    ersofPar adiseandthe
    denizensf orHell?
    ”Inanotherwor ds,theProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘ alayhiwasallam didn’
    tli
    kewhat
    shesai d,bysayingthatthatpar t
    icularchil
    dwasgoi ngtoJannah.

    I
    bnTay
    miy
    yahexpl
    ainst
    hisandsay
    s–t
    heAr
    abi
    cnar
    rat
    ionwasn’
    ttr
    ansl
    ated.

    Chi
    l
    drenoft
    henon-
    bel
    i
    ever
    s

    Whataboutthechil
    drenofal
    -mushri
    keen?InBukhaari
    ,RasulAl
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam
    wasaskedaboutthechil
    drenofthenonMuslims.RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasall
    am sai
    d
    thatwhenAll
    ahcreatedt
    hem, Heknewwhatt heywoulddo.SoRasulAllahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwa
    sall
    am l
    efti
    topen.Wedon’tjudgewhatwil
    lhappentothem.

    IbnHajarcomment edont hi
    shadithandsai
    d,Therewasanot herhadit
    hnar rat
    edbyAbuYa’ l
    a,
    thatRasul
    All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am askedAllahtogranthi
    m allofthechildrenof
    mankind–Musl im andnon-Muslim.Heismakingshaf a’
    aa`(i
    nter
    cession)forthem.RasulAl
    l
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am sai
    dthatAll
    ahgrantedmet hat.Thi
    shadithisHasan, notSahi
    h.We
    canuseitasev i
    dence,butiti
    snotasstrongast heprevi
    ous.

    Thereisathir
    dhadit
    h,whichisnarrat
    edbyAbuNa’eem andAbuYa’la,
    inwhichtheProphet
    sal
    lall
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasall
    am saysthatthechi
    l
    drenofthenon-Musl
    imsareservant
    sforthe
    peopleofJannah.Sotheywil
    lbeinJannah,butasservant
    s.Theschol
    arssaythatt
    hishadi
    thi
    s
    Sahih.

    Howdotheschol
    arscombi
    neal
    loft
    hesehadith?Someschol
    arssayt
    hatallofthechil
    dren–
    Musl
    i
    m ornon-Musl
    im –ar
    egoi
    ngtoJannah.Thisi
    stheopi
    nionofAl
    -Jowzee,An-Nawawi and
    Al
    Qurt
    ubi
    .

    Al
    Qur
    tubi
    say
    sthatt
    hePr
    ophet
    ’sknowl
    edgeont
    hisgr
    ewov
    ert
    ime.I
    nthebegi
    nni
    ng,
    the
    Prophetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    dt hattheyaregoingtobewi ththei
    rfat
    hersinHell.Lat
    er
    on,RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal l
    am saidthatweshoul dnotjudgewhatwi l
    lhappent o
    them.Afterthat
    ,RasulAl
    lahsal
    lall
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam sai
    dthattheyaregrant
    edf or
    giveness
    andtheywi l
    lbegrantedJannah.AlQurtubisai
    dt hatthati
    swhytherei sconf
    li
    cti
    ngev i
    denceon
    thi
    s.

    Theotheropinionisthatwedon’tj
    udgeaboutthem.Allahwil
    ltestt
    hem ont
    heDayof
    Judgment .Wement i
    onedearl
    ierabouthowAllahwil
    ltestt
    heinsane,t
    hebli
    ndandthedeaf.
    Thisi
    stheopi nionofAbuHasanAl Ash’
    ari
    .AbuHasanconsidersthi
    stobetheoff
    ici
    alposi
    ti
    on
    ofAhlus-Sunnah.IbnTaymiyy
    ahagr eeswit
    hhim.

    Wel eav
    eitatthat
    ;thereisadi
    ff
    erenceofopi
    nion.I
    tisani
    ssueofghay
    b( t
    heunseen)
    .We
    speakaccordi
    ngtot heknowl
    edgethatwehave,butwedon’
    tspeakbeyondthat
    .

    ThoseGi
    vent
    heGl
    adTi
    dingsofJannah

    Wecannotsaythatany
    oneisguar
    anteedJannah.Thati
    sgoi
    ngbeyondt
    hel
    imit
    s.Youar
    e
    t
    aki
    ngtheposit
    ionofAll
    ahbysendi
    ngt hi
    spersontohel
    lort
    hatper
    sont
    ohel
    l.

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am says,“Thegooddeedsofanypersonwil
    lnotmakehim
    enterParadi
    se.
    ”Thesahabahsai d,
    “Noteveny ou,OApost
    leofAl
    lah?
    ”RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasall
    am said,“Notev enmysel
    f,unlessAll
    ahbest
    owsHisFavourandMer cyonme.”If
    theProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘alayhiwasall
    am saidthathi
    sdeedsdon’
    tqual
    ifyhimforthat–thenwho
    arewe?

    OfMen

    Inahadithinat -
    Tirmidhi,
    ‘Ali
    ibnAbi Taal
    ibsay s,RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘alayhiwasall
    am toldhim
    thatthemaster softhepeopl eofJannah–t hroughoutallofmankind,
    withtheexcepti
    onoft he
    ambiy a–willbeAbuBakrand‘ Umar.RasulAl l
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam sai
    dthattheyare
    thenoblestofthepeopl eofJannahaf tertheambi ya(prophet
    s/messengers).ThenRasulAll
    ah
    sall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ay hiwasal l
    am told‘Al
    i
    ,“Donott el
    lthem so.
    ”SoAbuBakrand‘ Umararethebestof
    thecreati
    onofAl lahaftertheambiyaofAl lah.

    AlsoinAt-
    Tirmi
    dhi,Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,
    “Themaster
    soft heyouthin
    JannahwillbeAlHasanandAl Hussain.
    ”Theyarethegrandchi
    ldr
    enoft
    hePr ophetsal
    lal
    lahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasall
    am,thechil
    drenof‘
    AliibnAbiTaal
    ib.

    Whydoesitsaytheel
    dersandthey out
    h?Won’tever
    yonebethesameagei nJannah?Yes,
    but
    somepeoplewil
    lbeconsider
    edeldersbecauset
    heydiedatanol
    derage.Somewi l
    lbe
    consi
    der
    edy out
    hbecausetheydi
    edatay oungerage.

    Inanotherhadi
    thinAhmad, anangelcamedowntoRasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    lam and
    RasulAll
    ahsaidthatt
    hisangelnevercamedowntohim.Theangelcametotel
    lthePr
    ophet
    sal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam t
    hatAl
    -HasanandAl-
    Hussai
    naregoingtobeamongstthenoblest
    oft
    hey
    out
    hinJannah.

    Thi
    sisamongstt
    hemen.

    OfWomen

    RasulAl
    lahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi wasal l
    am dr
    ewf ourl
    i
    nesinthesand[withast i
    ck].Hesaid,
    “Doyou
    knowwhyIdr ewt hesefourlines?”Thesahabahsaid,
    “No.”Rasul
    All
    ahsallall
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwa
    sall
    am sai
    d,“Thebestamongstt hewomeni nJannaharefour–Mar yam bint‘I
    mraan,Khaadi
    j
    a
    bintKhuwayl
    id,Faati
    mabi ntMuhammadandAasi y
    aibnMuzaahim.”

    WhydidtheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am drawt hesefourl
    i
    nes?Itwasaninstr
    ucti
    onal
    methodtogettheattent
    ionoftheSahabah.Usuall
    yteacherswouldusethi
    stogettheatt
    enti
    on
    oft
    hestudents.Heknewt hatt
    heydidn’
    tknowt heanswer ,
    buthewantedtogett
    heiratt
    enti
    on.
    Hesall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasallam di
    dthi
    sfrequent
    ly.

    Thebestofal
    l–thegr
    eatestwomanthatev
    erli
    ved–i
    sMary
    am bi
    nt‘
    I
    mran(
    themot
    herof
    Jesus)
    .Thenexti
    sKhaadi
    ja,t
    hethi
    rdi
    sFaati
    maandthef
    our
    thi
    sAasi
    ya.

    Allahsay
    saboutMaryam:“Behold,t
    heangel
    sai
    d‘All
    ahhaschosenyouandpuri
    fi
    edandchosen
    youabovethewomenofal lnat
    ions.
    ’”Soi
    twasst
    atedinQur
    ’anthatshewast
    hebestoft
    he
    creati
    onofAl
    lahsubhaanawata’aal
    a.

    Wement i
    onedthehadithofJibr
    eel,
    inwhi chJi
    breel‘al
    ayhi
    ssalaam saidsalaam fr
    om himsel
    f
    andAl l
    aht oKhaadija,
    andgav eherthegladti
    dingsofapal aceforherinJannah.Therewardis
    accordingt othedeed–Khaadi j
    awasl i
    vi
    ngi nav er
    ysmal lpl
    aceinMakkah, soAl l
    ahwil
    lgi
    ve
    herapal aceinJannah.AndKhaadi j
    awasgoi ngthroughal otofharm andsufferi
    ngwhen
    supportingtheProphetsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam, anditwasv er
    ytir
    ing,soAllahist
    ell
    i
    ngher
    thatshewi llr
    estinJannah.

    OfAasiy a,All
    ahsay s:“
    AndAl l
    ahset sforthasanexampl et othosewhobel ievethewifeof
    Pharaoh.Behol d!Shesaid,‘
    OmyLor d,bui
    ldformei nyournearnesstoYou, amansionint he
    garden.Andsav emef rom Pharaohandhi sdoingsandsav emef rom thoset hatdowr ong.’”
    Aasiyabi ntMuzaahim wasl i
    vinginthemostext r
    avagantplaceont hef aceoft heeart
    h–t he
    pal
    aceoft hePharaoh.Shehadal loftheworldlythi
    ngsthataper sonoft hiswor l
    dwoul ddesire,
    butshesai d,‘
    OAl lah,
    buil
    df ormeapl aceinJannah.’SubhaanAllah,youhav eawomant hat
    wasgi venallofthemat eri
    althings;shesaidthatshedidn’twantanyoft his,butshewant eda
    pl
    acei nJannahandshewant edt obesav edfrom Pharaohandhi sdoi ngs.

    Thesefourwomendi dnotgett othishi


    ghst at
    usbyhav ingacar eerinanypar t
    icularprofession
    orbywhatt hefemini
    stmov ementwouldwantf ortheirfol
    lowers.Not i
    cethattherei ssomet hing
    commonbet weenthesefourwomen–t heyareallassociatedwithPr ophet
    s.Twooft hem
    rai
    sedProphets,andthesetwoar eMaryam andAasi ya.Mar y
    am raised‘Eesa(Jesus)and
    Aasiy
    araisedMusa( Moses) .Soitwasthroughthei
    ref f
    ortoftarbiy
    aht hattheypr oducedf or
    theworl
    d,‘EesaandMusa, thattheyweregrantedthishighlevel
    .Khaadi j
    awasgr antedthis
    posit
    ionbecauseofhersuppor
    tofanabiy–Rasul
    Al l
    ahsallal
    lahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam.She
    supportedhi
    m wit
    hherwealthandcomfort
    edhim psychologi
    call
    y.BecauseFaati
    mawasr ai
    sed
    i
    nsuchapur ehouseholdandbecausesheli
    vedwithallofthesuff
    eringofherf
    ather
    ,Al
    lah
    grant
    edherthisposi
    ti
    on.

    Thi
    sisal
    soanhonourf
    ort
    heProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasal
    l
    am t
    ohav
    etwooft
    hegr
    eat
    est
    womenrel
    atedt
    ohim –hi
    swi
    feandhi sdaughter.

    I
    tisveryi
    mportantf
    orthewomentotaketheposi
    tionupont
    hemselveswhichtheydobest.
    Thi
    sUmmahcannotmov efor
    wardunti
    lthesi
    ster
    sproduceagenerati
    onthatwil
    lmoveitahead.
    Thegreat
    estneedfort
    hisUmmahisthatthewomenr ai
    seagenerati
    onthatwil
    ltakei
    tahead.

    Musaand‘ Eesaareproductsofthewomenwhoboughtt hem up.Infact,


    ifyoul
    ookatthestory
    ofMusa, youwil
    lseethathewasconsi stent
    lysupportedbywomenwhosuppor tedhi
    m and
    madehi m whohewas.Fi r
    stitwashi smother,t
    henhi ssi
    ster,t
    henthir
    dthewifeofPharaoh,
    thent hetwodaughtersofShu’ayb,thenthedaughter(ofShu’ayb)whomar r
    iedhi
    m.Twopeopl e
    weret hebackboneforRasulAll
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam –hi swi
    feKhaadij
    aandhisuncle
    AbuTaal ib.Theypassedawaywi thinweeksofeachot her,andthati
    swhyi twasthemost
    diff
    icultyearf
    orMuhammadsal l
    allahu‘al
    ayhiwasallam.

    TheTen

    I
    nAt -
    Tir
    mi dhi,RasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am says,
    “AbuBakrisinJannah;‘
    Umarisin
    Jannah;‘
    Ut hmaani sinJannah;‘Al
    ii
    sinJannah;
    Talhai
    sinJannah;AzZubayrisi
    nJannah;
    ‘
    AbdurRahmani bn‘AufisinJannah;Sa’
    adisi
    nJannah;Sa’
    eedisi
    nJannah; Abu‘Ubay
    dahibn
    AlJar
    rahisi nJannah.”

    Inanot herhadithinBukhaar i
    , AbuMusaAl Ash’ ari
    narrates:Iperformedabl uti
    oni nmyhouse
    andt henwentoutandsai d, “TodayIshal l
    stickt oAll
    ah’sApost leandst aywi t
    hhi m allt
    hisday
    ofmi ne( i
    nhisser vice).Iwentt othemasjidandaskedaboutt hePr ophet.Theysai d,“Hehad
    gonei nthisdirection.”SoIf ollowedhisway ,askingabouthi mt illheenteredapl acecalledBir
    ‘
    Arees[ thewel lof‘Ar ees].Isatati tsgatethatwasmadeofdat e-palmleav esti
    ll
    t heProphet
    fi
    nishedanswer ingt hecal lofnat ureandperf ormedabl uti
    on.ThenIwentupt ohi mt oseehim
    sit
    tingatt hewel lof‘Ar eesatt hemi ddleofitsedgewi thhi slegsuncov ered,hangi nginthewell
    .
    Igreetedhi m andwentbackandsatatt hegat e.

    Isai
    d, “
    TodayIwillbet hegatekeeperoftheProphet.
    ”AbuBakrcameandpushedt hegate.I
    asked,“Whoisit?”Hesai d,“AbuBakr.
    ”Itoldhimt owait
    ,wentinandsai d,
    “OAl l
    ah’
    sApost l
    e!
    AbuBakrasksf orper missiontoenter
    .”Hesaid, “
    Admithi
    m andgi vehimthegladtidi
    ngsthat
    hewillbeinParadise.”SoIwentoutandsai dt oAbuBakr,“Comei n,andAll
    ah’sApostl
    egives
    youthegladti
    dingst hatyouwi l
    lbeinParadise.”AbuBakrenteredandsatont heri
    ghtsideof
    All
    ah’sApostl
    eont hebuiltedgeofthewellandhunghi sl
    egsi nthewellastheProphetdidand
    uncoveredhi
    slegs.
    Ithenr etur
    nedandsat( atthegate) .Ihadleftmybr otherper f
    or mi
    ngabl utionandhei ntended
    tof ol
    lowme.SoIsai d(t
    omy self).“IfAll
    ahwant sgoodf orso-and-so(i
    .e.mybr other
    )Hewi ll
    bringhim here.”Suddenl ysomebodymov edt hedoor .Iasked, “Whoi si
    t? ”Hesai d,“’
    Umarbi nAl
    -Khattab.”Iaskedhi mtowai t,
    wentt oAllah’sApost l
    e, greet
    edhi m andsai d, ‘
    Umarbi nAl -
    Khat t
    abaskst heper mi
    ssiontoent er .
    ”Hesai d,“Admi thim, andgivehimt hegladt i
    dingst hathe
    willbeinPar adise.”Iwentto‘Umarandsai d,“Comei n, andAl l
    ah’sApost l
    e, gi
    vesy out heglad
    ti
    dingst hatyouwi llbei
    nPar adise.”Soheent eredandsatbesi deAll
    ah’
    sApost l
    eont hebui lt
    edgeoft hewell ontheleftsi
    deandhunghi slegsi nthewel l
    .

    Ireturnedandsat( att
    hegat e)andsai d,(tomy self
    ),“I
    fAll
    ahwant sgoodf orso-and-so,Hewi l
    l
    bringhi m here.”Somebodycameandmov edthedoor .Iasked“ Whoi sit
    ?”Her epli
    ed, “
    ’Uthman
    bi
    nAf fan.”Iaskedhimt owai tandwentt othePr ophetandinformedhi m.Hesai d,“Admithim,
    andgi v ehimt hegladti
    dingsofent er
    ingPar adiseaf t
    eracalami tythatwil
    l bef
    allhi
    m. ”SoIwent
    upt ohi m andsai dtohi
    m, “Comei n;Allah’sApost l
    egivesyout hegl adti
    dingsofent eri
    ng
    Par adiseafteracalamitythatwi l
    lbef
    al lyou.
    ”‘Uthmant hencamei nandf oundt hatthebui l
    t
    edgeoft hewel lwasoccupied, sohesatopposi t
    et otheProphetont heotherside.”[Bukhaari
    ,
    5/57/ 23]

    Rasul Al
    lahsallall
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasall
    am t old‘ Uthmaan, “All
    ahsubhaanawat a’
    aalawil
    lgivey oua
    cloak( t
    owear ).Thepeopl ewil
    ltr
    ytof ighty outot akeitawayf r
    om you;don’tgiv
    eittothem. ”
    ‘
    Ut hmaandi dn’tknowwhatt hi
    smeant[ att het i
    me] .Thecloakwaskhilafaa.‘
    Uthmaani bn
    ‘
    Af faanreal
    izedt hattheProphetwast al kingaboutt hi
    s;herefusedtogiveupt hekhi
    lafaa,but
    hesai dhedi dn’twantadr opofbloodt obespi l
    tforhissake.Al otoftheyouthamongstt he
    sahabahwer ewi ll
    i
    ngt odefendhim –incl udingAl HassanandAl Hussain–buthedi dn’twant
    bloodt obespi ltbecauseofhim.Theybr okei nt
    ot hehouseandki ll
    ed‘Uthmaanwhi l
    ehewas
    readingQur’an, andhisbloodspil
    tov ert hemushaf .

    AbuMusaAl ‘Ashari
    saidthatheinterpretedt
    hear r
    angementoft hewaytheyweresit
    ti
    ngtobe
    theirgr
    aves.TherewasRasul Al
    l
    ahsal lall
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasallam si
    tti
    ngontheri
    m ofthewell
    ,Abu
    Bakrand‘Umarsatbesi dehim.‘Uthmaanhadt ositfur
    therbecausether
    ewasnor oom.The
    Prophetsall
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasallam, AbuBakrand‘ Umarar eburi
    edintheroom of‘
    Aa`i
    sha,but
    ‘
    Ut hmaanisburiedinBaqiy.

    Ot
    her
    sWhower
    eGi
    venGl
    adTi
    dings

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhi
    wasall
    am sai
    dthatt
    hemasteroft
    hemar
    tyr
    sisHamza.Thi
    s
    obvi
    ousl
    ymeansthatheisi
    nthehi
    ghestl
    evel
    sofJannah.

    InAt-Ti
    r mi
    dhi
    , t
    heProphetsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am said,
    “IhaveseenJa’f
    aribnAbi Taal
    ib
    fi
    ghtingwithtwowingswi t
    htheangelsinJannah.
    ”Whywashef lyi
    ngwithtwowings?Hewas
    theleaderofthearmythatwentt of
    ighttheRomans.Hewashol dingthebanneri
    nhi shands,
    andbot hofhisarmswer echopped,sohehuggedt hebannerwit
    hhischest,andthatishowhe
    died.Sincehedidn’
    thavearmswhenhedi ed,
    All
    ahr epl
    acedthem wit
    hwings.
    InMusnadofI mam Ahmad, whenMu’ aadhibnJabl wasdy ing, oneofhi sstudent ssaid, “Giveus
    anadv i
    ce.
    ”Mu’ aadhibnJabl said,“Knowl edgei sinitsplace; i
    fy ouwanti t,you’l
    lfindit.”The
    fi
    rstthingheissay ingist hatknowl edgewi l
    lnotdi eordisappear .Thenhesai d,“Ifyouwantt o
    l
    ear n,gotofourpeopl e: AbuDar daa` ,
    Sal maanAl -Farsi
    ,‘Abdul l
    ahi bnMas’ oodand‘ Abdul lahibn
    Salaam.And‘ Abdul l
    ahi bnSal aam wasaJewwhobecameMusl im, andIhear dRasul Allah
    sall
    allahu‘
    alayhiwasal lam sayt hathei sthetenthper soni npar adise. ”Wedonotsayt hat
    ‘
    Abdul lahi
    bnSal aam wi llbet het entht oenterJannah, butwesayt hatt hi
    smeanshewi llbe
    amongstt heear li
    esttoent erPar adise.‘AbdullahibnSal aam wast heheadr abbi oft heJewsi n
    Madi nah.Heknewt hedescr ipti
    onsofRasul Allahsallall
    ahu‘ alayhi wasal l
    am i ntheirbooks, and
    assoonasRasul Al
    lahsal lall
    ahu‘ alayhiwasal lam came, herecogni zedhim andbel i
    ev ed.
    Becauseofhi sbackgr oundi nknowl edge, t
    hathel pedhimi nI slam.TheJewswhobecame
    Musl i
    m werev eryfew, butt heyt endedt obev eryknowl edgeabl ebecauseoft heirbackgr ound
    ofbei ngali
    ter
    at enation.TheAr abswer eil
    li
    terate,buttheJewshadt hescripturewhi cht hey
    studied.

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am sai
    d,“Ienter
    edi
    ntoJannah,
    andIwasmetbyayoung
    l
    ady.Iaskedher‘
    Whodoy oubel
    ongto?’Shesaid,‘
    ToZai
    dibnHari
    tha.
    ’
    ”Zai
    dibnHar
    it
    hais
    anotherper
    songrant
    edJannah.

    ‘
    Aa` ishasaysthatRasul Allahsall
    all
    ahu‘alayhiwasallam says, “Ienteredi ntoParadiseandsaw
    thatZay dibn‘Amri bnNuf aylhadtwol evelsinJannah.”Zaydi bn‘ Amri bnNuf aylwasaman
    whodi edbeforethepr ophethoodofMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay hiwasal l
    am.Muhammad
    sall
    al l
    ahu‘alay
    hi wasal l
    am metwi thhim.Zay dusedt ofoll
    owt her el
    igionofI braheem ‘al
    ayhi
    s
    salaam.Hewasanamazi ngexampl eofremai ni
    ngsteadfastont het ruth.Henev erwor shi
    pped
    i
    dol s.Hewoul dpr eacht othepeopleandt ellt
    hem thatthesei dolsar enoty ourgods; theyare
    fal
    se; youshoul dwor shipAll
    ah.Hewoul dnoteatt hemeatoft hepeopl eofMakkah.Hewoul d
    sayt hatAll
    ahi stheOneWhof eedsthesesheepandbr ingsdownr ai
    nf rom t hesky,butwhen
    yousl aughterthem, youslaughterthem fortheseidols?!Hewoul dnoteatf rom anymeatt hat
    All
    ah’ sNamewasnotpr onouncedon;her eali
    zedallofthisfrom hi sfitra,subhaanAllah.
    Rasul All
    ahsallal
    lahu‘alayhiwasallam saidthathehast wolev el sinJannah.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhiwasal
    l
    am sai
    d,“
    Ient
    eredi
    ntoPar
    adi
    seandIhear
    dsomer
    eci
    tat
    ion.
    Isai
    d,‘
    Whoisthi
    smanreci
    ti
    ng?
    ’Theysai
    d,‘
    Har
    it
    haibnNu’
    man.’
    ”

    RasulAll
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam say
    s,“
    Ienter
    edint
    oParadiseandheardsomenoise[he
    heardthesoundofsomeonewal ki
    ng]andIasked,‘
    Whoisthi
    s?’Jibr
    eel
    ‘al
    ayhissal
    aam sai
    d,
    ‘
    ThisisBilaal
    ,themu`addhi
    n.’
    ”WhenRasulAl
    l
    ahsallal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasall
    am cameback,hesai
    d,
    “Bi
    laalhassucceeded.”

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘
    alay
    hiwasall
    am gr
    ant
    edAbuDahdaa`Jannahbecauseofhi
    sgener
    osi
    ty.
    Hedonatedt
    hebestf
    arminMadinah.

    Af
    ewf
    inal
    issuesr
    elat
    ingt
    oJannah:
    Jannahi
    sNotaPr
    icef
    orOurDeeds

    Wearenotgi
    venJannahapay
    backforourdeeds.Nomat
    terhowmuchwewor
    shi
    pAl
    l
    ah,
    it
    woul
    dnotqual
    if
    yusamomentt ogotoJannah.

    Thereisast ory–Al lahu‘ Al


    am ifi ti
    sauthent i
    cornot–butt herewasamanf rom Bani Isr
    a`i
    l
    whowor shippedAl lahf orav er
    yl ongtime.Ont heDayofJudgment ,hewaspr esentedwi t
    ha
    hugemount ainofhi sgooddeeds.Theangel saskedhi m,“Doy ouwantt oenterJannahwi t
    h
    yourgooddeedsort heMer cyofAl l
    ah?”Sohel ookedathi sgooddeedsandsai d, “
    Iwantt o
    enterwit
    hmydeeds. ”Al l
    aht ol
    dt heangelstoputhi sdeedsononet ipoft hescaleandputhi s
    eyesontheot herscal e.Assoonashi sey eswer epl acedont hescale,alloft
    hedeedsf lewin
    theair
    .Thisbl essi
    ngofsi ghtwhi chAll
    ahhasgi venusi smor ewort
    hyt hanev erythi
    nghedi d.
    Evenifweassumet hathewast hebestwor shipperofAl l
    ah,wouldn’thecommi tsinsasa
    humanbei ng?Woul dn’thet aketimest orest ?Woul dn’thehav eupsanddowns?Ev enthoughhe
    i
    swor shi
    ppingAl l
    ahasmuchashecan, t
    hebl essingofhisey esarewi thhim 24/7, buthis
    ‘
    ibaadah(wor ship)isnot24hour saday .Addt ot hathisears,mind,health,wealth,andal l
    ofhis
    otherbl
    essings….

    RasulAl
    lahsal
    l
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ayhi
    wasallam sai
    dthatnotev
    enhi
    sowndeedswoul
    dgr
    anthi
    m
    Jannah.Thi
    shadit
    hisi
    nBukhaar
    i.

    Wher
    edoourdeedscomeint
    oplay
    ?Theydeter
    minewhatl
    evel
    ofJannahwewi
    l
    lbei
    n.Thati
    s
    whyi
    t’
    simpor
    tantt
    oaccumul
    ateasmanydeedsaswecan.

    AFi
    nal
    Not
    eonJannah

    ThePr
    ophetsallall
    ahu‘
    alayhi
    wasallam said,“
    All
    ahcreatedAdam inhiscompleteshapeand
    for
    m(dir
    ectly
    ),sixt
    ycubit
    s(about30met ers)i
    nheight.[
    ..
    .]Sowhoeverwill
    enterParadi
    se,wil
    l
    beoft
    heshapeandf or
    m ofAdam.Si ncethenthecreati
    onofAdam’s(offspri
    ng)(i
    .e.st
    atur
    eof
    humanbeingsisbeingdimini
    shedcontinuousl
    y)tothepresentt
    ime.”[
    Bukhaari,
    8/74/246]

    Whataboutt
    hei
    rage?I
    nat
    -Ti
    rmi
    dhi
    ,i
    tment
    ionst
    hatt
    heywi
    l
    lent
    erJannahatt
    heageof33
    year
    sold.

    Rasul
    All
    ahsal
    lal
    lahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam al
    sosay
    s,Sl
    eepi
    ngisabrot
    herofdeat
    h,andt
    hepeopl
    e
    ofJannahdonotsleep.I
    t’
    scont
    inuousfun–whywouldanyonesl
    eep?

    Rasul
    All
    ahsall
    all
    ahu‘
    alayhiwasal
    lam sai
    d,ther
    ewouldbebounti
    eswhi chtheeyehasnotseen,
    andtheearhasnotheardandhumanhear thaseverper
    cei
    vedit
    .Itsai
    dinthehadit
    ht hathe
    tal
    kedaboutJannahi
    nt hehadi
    thandthensaidthi
    s.Yourmindi
    slimit
    edtot hi
    sdunya.

    Therewasapr i
    mit
    ivetri
    bewhichsomeant hr
    opologist
    sv i
    sit
    ed.Thet r
    ibeli
    vedinaver
    yhot
    cli
    mate,sotheyneversawsnowi nt
    heirl
    i
    ves.Theseant hr
    opologist
    skeptdescribi
    ngsnowto
    them bythi
    ngsi nt
    heirenvi
    ronmentthatt
    heyknew.Then, whent heypresentedt
    hem wit
    hsnow,
    theydidn’
    trecogni
    zeit.Si
    milar
    ly,
    whenwewi llnevergr
    aspJannahunt i
    lweseeit.
    Ther
    ewi
    l
    lbenour
    inat
    ionorspi
    tt
    ingorany
    thi
    ngdi
    sgust
    ingi
    nJannah.

    “Andwhenyoul
    ookther
    ein(Paradi
    se)youwil
    lseepl
    easur
    eandagr eatki
    ngdom.”(
    76:20)You
    areaki
    nginwhatAl
    lahhasgivenyou;ori
    nthecaseofussist
    ers,
    wewi l
    lbeQueensinwhich
    All
    ahhasgi
    venus(i
    nshaAll
    ah).

    Al
    l
    ahsays:“Nopersonknowswhatdel i
    ght
    soft
    heey
    ear
    ekepthi
    dden(
    inr
    eser
    ve)f
    ort
    hem –as
    ar
    ewardforthei
    r(good)deeds.
    ”(32:
    17)

    Jannahv
    s.Duny
    a

    All
    ahtol
    dMuhammadsal l
    all
    ahu‘alay
    hiwasall
    am, “
    Andstr
    ainnotyoureyesinlongingf orthe
    thi
    ngsWehav egiv
    enforenjoymenttovari
    ousgroupsoft
    hem (poly
    thei
    stsanddi sbeli
    ev er
    sin
    theOnenessofAll
    ah),
    thesplendouroft
    helif
    eofthiswor
    ldthatWemayt estthem t her
    eby .But
    thepr
    ovisi
    on(goodrewardintheHereaf
    ter
    )ofyourLordi
    sbetterandmor el
    asting.”(20:131)

    All
    ahi
    stell
    ingMuhammadsall
    all
    ahu‘
    al
    ay hi
    wasal
    lam,whowaspoor
    ,nott
    olookatthewealt
    h
    andpl
    easureHehasgi
    venthem.Don’
    tlookatt
    hei
    rpal
    aces,
    gar
    densandweal
    th,becausewhat
    All
    ahhasforyoui
    sbet
    ter
    .

    Therei
    sapr ogram i
    ntheUS[
    Ithi
    nkhe’sr
    efer
    ri
    ngto“
    Cri
    bs”
    ].Theytakeyouintomansi
    onsand
    thehousesoftheri
    chandfamous.Don’
    tgeti
    ntot
    hat
    .Don’
    tgetyourheartat
    tachedt
    othe
    dunya.

    Jannahi
    sbet
    tercompar
    edt
    othi
    swor
    ldi
    nfouraspect
    s:

    1.Quant
    it
    y

    Thequanti
    tyofeveryt
    hinginJannahismul ti
    fol
    dsofev eryt
    hinginthiswor l
    d.Allahsays:“[
    ..
    ..
    ]
    Say,‘
    Shor
    tistheenjoymentofthisworld.TheHer eaft
    eris(far)bet
    terforhim whof earsAll
    ah,
    andyoushallnotbedealtwit
    hunjustl
    yev enequal t
    otheFat il
    a(ascali
    sht hr
    eadi nthelongslit
    ofadate­stone.’
    ”(4:
    77)Qaleeli
    stranslatedas“short”here,butwhatitissayingthatthe
    quant
    ityi
    sveryli
    ttl
    e.WhatAll
    ahhasf ory ouinJannahisal ot.Thepersonwi t
    ht heleasthas10
    ti
    mesofthisworld.

    2.Qual
    i
    ty

    RasulAll
    ahsallal
    lahu‘al
    ayhi wasall
    am saysinBukhaari,
    “A(small)placeequalt
    oanar ea
    occupiedbyawhi pinParadiseisbett
    erthanthe(whole)worldandwhat everi
    sinit[
    ..
    .]
    ”
    [
    Bukhaar i,
    8/76/424]Howmuchwoul dthatareaoccupy?1inchbyaf oot
    ?Soifyoubuyt hat
    muchi nJannah, thati
    swor ththepri
    ceoft hewholeworld.Ofcourse,youhavedist
    ancesin
    Jannaht hatcanbemeasur edinli
    ghtyears.

    Rasul
    All
    ahal
    sosay
    s,“
    ByAl
    l
    ah,
    thi
    swor
    ld(
    issoi
    nsi
    gni
    fi
    canti
    ncompar
    ison)t
    otheHer
    eaf
    ter
    thati
    foneofyoushoul ddiphi
    sfinger(andwhil
    esayi
    ngt hisYahyapoi
    ntedwithhisfor
    efi
    nger)
    i
    nt heoceanandthenheshouldseeast owhathasstucktoit.
    ”[Musli
    m,40/6843]Theduny ai
    s
    l
    ikeadropofwatercompar edtotheakhi r
    ah.Wearefi
    ghtingandkil
    li
    ngoursel
    vesoveradr opl
    et
    ofwater!Weareneglecti
    ngourreli
    gionforadropl
    etofwat er
    .

    Ifev
    er yonewaspr omi
    sed$100f orshowingupf orfajreverymorni
    ng,surelythemasj i
    dswould
    bepacked.I s$100worthJannah?Wear ebar
    gainingf orthewrongthi
    ng!Rasul Al
    l
    ahsal l
    all
    ahu
    ‘
    alayhiwasal l
    am sai
    d,“Idonotfearpovert
    yony ou.Myconcer ni
    sthatyouwi ll
    becomeweal t
    hy,
    andwheny oubecomeweal t
    hyyouwill
    compet eont hiswor l
    dli
    kethenationsbefore.Anditwill
    destroyyoulikei
    tdestr
    oy edthem.”

    Andwementi
    onedthehadi
    thbefor
    einwhi
    chRasulAl
    lahsal
    lal
    l
    ahu‘al
    ayhiwasal
    lam ment
    ioned
    thewomanofPar
    adise,
    appear
    ingbef
    oret
    hiswor
    ld.Thati
    sthequali
    tyofev
    eryt
    hingi
    nJannah.

    3.Jannahi
    sPur
    e,Duny
    aisCont
    ami
    nat
    ed

    Ever
    ythi
    nginJannahispur
    e,wher
    easevery
    thinginduny
    aiscont
    ami
    nat
    ed.Ev
    ery
    thi
    ngi
    nduny
    a
    i
    scontaminat
    ed–ev enwhatyoudeem aspleasur
    e.

    Let’
    slookatsomeoft hethingsthatweenjoy–food,forexample.I
    magi neforamomentt hat
    thedigest
    ivesystem wasmadet ranspar
    entandyoucouldseeallofwhatwentononcet he
    foodwasi nyourmout h.Youwoul dseethefoodmi xwithsal
    i
    va,thecolourchangi
    ng.You
    wouldseeitgoi ntoyourstomachandcoat edwithfl
    uid.Whatifyoucouldsmell?Youwoul d
    neverhaveameal wi
    thany oneifyoucouldseealloft
    hat!Nevert
    heless,weenjoyfood,
    ev en
    thoughiti
    s[int
    ernall
    y]av er
    ygruesomepr ocess.

    Withoutget
    ti
    nggraphic,
    theprocessofreproduct
    ion,
    justthi
    nkaboutt
    heprocess.Thewhol
    e
    t
    hingisquit
    edisgust
    ing.Becauseofdesir
    e,itmakesitseem ver
    ypassi
    onat
    eanddesi r
    abl
    e.

    I
    bnAl
    Jowz
    eesai
    dtot
    hinkaboutki
    ssi
    ng–i
    fpeopl
    ereal
    l
    ythoughtabouti
    t,t
    heywoul
    dn’
    tdoi
    t.

    Thati
    sever
    ythi
    nginduny
    a–i
    tisamask.Assoonasy
    oupi
    ckupt
    hatl
    ater
    ,youseehowr
    ott
    en
    i
    tisfr
    om t
    heinsi
    de.

    All
    ahsays,
    aboutthewi
    neofJannah:
    “Fr
    eef
    rom headi
    ness;
    norwi
    l
    ltheysuf
    feri
    ntoxi
    cat
    ion
    ther
    efr
    om.”(37:
    47)

    I
    fwat erset
    tl
    essomewheref
    oral
    ongt
    ime,
    algaebegi
    nst
    ogr
    owi
    nit
    .Al
    l
    aht
    ell
    sust
    hewat
    erof
    Jannahisincor
    rupt
    ibl
    e.

    Andmi l
    klef
    toutofthefri
    dgef
    orawhi
    l
    ewi
    l
    lspoi
    landbecomesour
    .Al
    l
    ahsay
    sthatt
    hemi
    l
    kof
    Jannahwill
    neverchange.

    Oneofthedif
    fi
    cult
    iesofhoneyi
    sthati
    tishar
    dtocl
    eanse.Al
    l
    ahsay
    sthati
    nJannaht
    hehoney
    wil
    lbepuri
    fi
    edforyou.
    SoAllahsay saboutthef ourri
    versthatyouwillhav
    einJannah,t
    hatt
    heywi l
    lbepure.Your
    compani onswillbepure.Allofthenaturalpr
    ocessesthatawomangoest hr
    oughint heduny
    a–
    menst r
    uation,
    etc–wi l
    l notexisti
    nJannah.Al l
    oftheimpuri
    ti
    esandsinsoftheheartwil
    lbe
    gone.Thehear tswouldbel iketheheartofoneman.

    All
    ahhasgi
    venusagli
    mpseofJannahandNaari
    nthi
    swor
    ld,
    butt
    her
    eal
    thi
    ngi
    sint
    heakhi
    rah.
    Thereal
    thi
    ngisi
    nakhi
    rah.

    Every
    onehasexperi
    encedthepainoffi
    re–whetheri
    twashotwat
    er,bur
    ningoi
    l
    ,anopenf l
    ame,
    etc.I
    tseemsthatAl
    lahhaseveryonet
    astet
    hepainoffi
    re,
    asawarni
    ngforther
    ealt
    hing.And
    thi
    sisjustaper
    sonalobser
    vat
    ion.

    4.Duny
    aisTempor
    ary

    Eveni
    fther
    eisenj
    oymentindunya,
    itist
    emporar
    y.I
    nakhirah,
    it’
    spermanent.I
    ntheduny
    a,i
    f
    youenj
    oyfood,
    youcannotkeepeati
    ngbecausei
    twil
    lcausehealthpr
    oblems.

    You’
    llf
    indthati
    nthi
    sworldtheoneswhocanaf
    for
    dtheexot
    icf
    oodsar
    etheoneswhocannot
    eati
    t–t heyhav
    ehighcholest
    erol
    ,et
    c.

    Ever
    ythi
    ngi
    nJannahispermanent.Youcandr i
    nky
    ourenti
    reri
    veri
    fyouwant.Youcanhavef
    rui
    t
    andmeatofyourchoi
    ce.Youwil
    lbeentert
    ainedwi
    thyourspouse’
    sfory
    earsandyears.

    Thepuni
    shmentforadulter
    yisstoning.SubhaanAl
    lah,
    theygot
    hroughthi
    senjoymentofafew
    minut
    esforapunishmentli
    kethat.Inakhir
    ah,thepuni
    shmenti
    sforev
    er.Ever
    ythi
    nginduny
    ais
    tempor
    aryandeveryt
    hinginthehereafteri
    spermanent.

    ~~~

    Aft
    ergoingthr
    oughthi
    stourofJannahandNaar
    ,weshouldmakeacommi t
    menttooursel
    ves
    toalway
    sr ememberandbri
    ngupt hi
    stopi
    c.Weshoul
    dtr
    ytoli
    veinakhi
    rah,
    thoughweare
    walki
    ngindunya.

    Andpr
    ayall
    theti
    me–i nyoursuj
    ood,r
    aisi
    ngyourhandsfordu’
    aa`
    .Pr
    ayt
    hepr
    ayer
    sment
    ioned
    i
    nQur’
    an.Pr
    ayforpr
    otect
    ionfr
    om theFi
    reandprayforJannah.

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