Al Qasim Ibn
Muhammad said; “We used to travel with Ibn Al-Mabarak a lot, and I used to ask
myself: “Why is this man (Ibn Al-Mubarak) better than us and famous among
people? If he prays, we pray too; if he fasts, we fast too; if he performs
Hajj, we perform Hajj too; and if he takes part in Jihad, we take part in Jihad
too. But one day, we were on our way to
ash-Sham (Syria) and, one night, we stayed in a house. We were having our dinner when suddenly the
lamp went out. One of us went outside to
look for oil to light the lamp. When he
came back with the lamp, I saw the face and beard of Ibn al-Mubarak covered
with tears, so I told myself; ‘Because of his fear of Allah, he is better than
us; he started thinking about the Day of Judgement as soon as the light went
out and the place became dark.”
** Allah swt says in Suratul Maryam, 19:71;
There is not one of you but will pass over it
(Hell); this is with your Lord, a decree which must be accomplished.) (72. Then
We shall save those who had Taqwa. And We shall leave the wrongdoers in it,
Jithiyya
A Jew Asks About As-Sirat
** Imam Muslim has related;
Thauban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him), said:
While I was standing beside the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) one of the rabbis of the Jews came
and said: Peace be upon you, O Muhammad.
I pushed him back with a push that he was going to fall.
Upon this he said: Why
do you push me?
I said: Why don't you
say: O Messenger of Allah?
The Jew said: We call him by the name by which he was named by his
family.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: My name is
Muhammad with which I was named by my family.
The Jew said: I have come to ask you (something).
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Should that
thing be of any benefit to you, if I tell you that?
He (the Jew) said: I will lend my ears to it.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) drew a line with the
help of the stick that he had with him and then said: Ask (whatever you like).
Thereupon the Jew said: Where would the human beings be on the Day when
the earth would change into another earth and the heavens too (would change
into other heavens)?
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: They would be
in darkness beside the bridge.
The
Bridge
** Imam Bukhari has related; Narrated Abu Huraira:
and As-sirat (a
bridge) will be laid across Hell
and I
(Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my
followers.
Nobody except the Apostles will then be able to speak
and they will
be saying then, 'O Allah! Save us. O Allah Save us.'
There will be
hooks like the thorns of Sa'dan in Hell.
Have you seen
the thorns of Sa'dan?" The people
said, "Yes."
He said,
"These hooks will be like the thorns of Sa'dan but nobody except Allah
knows their greatness in size
and these will
entangle the people according to their deeds;
some of them
will fall and stay in Hell forever;
others will
receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and will get out of Hell,
till when Allah
intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of Hell,
How
People Will Cross
** Imam
Bukhari has related; Narrated
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
Then
the bridge will be laid across Hell." We, the companions of the Prophet
said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the bridge?'
He said,
"It is a slippery (bridge) on which there are clamps and (Hooks like) a
thorny seed that is wide at one side and narrow at the other and has thorns
with bent ends. Such a thorny seed is found in Najd and is called As-Sa'dan.
Some of the
believers will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others
as quick as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she-camels. So some will
be safe without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches, and
some will fall down into Hell (Fire). The last person will cross by being
dragged (over the bridge)."
Some of the
believers will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others
as quick as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she-camels. So some will
be safe without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches, and
some will fall down into Hell (Fire). The last person will cross by being
dragged (over the bridge)."
As-Sirat
is Thinner Than A Hair…
** Imam Muslim has related; It is narrated on the authority of Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri:
Abu Sa'id said: I have come to know that the bridge would be thinner even than the hair and
sharper than the sword;
The Prophet (pbuh) Will Make Dua for Us
** Imam
Muslim has related; Hudhaifah and Abu
Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with them) reported that they heard Messenger of
Allah (PBUH) saying,
"Allah will assemble mankind, and the
believers will stand till Jannah will be brought near them.
They will then go to Adam (PBUH) and say, `O
our father, ask (Allah (SWT), that Jannah may be opened for us, but he will
reply: `There was nothing that put you out of Jannah except your father's sin.
I am not the one to do that, go to my son Ibrahim (Abraham), the beloved man of
Allah.'
Then Ibrahim (PBUH) when approached, will say:
`I am not the one to do that, for I was only a friend; and that is not a lofty
status but ask Musa (Moses) to whom Allah spoke.'
They will then go to Musa (PBUH) but he will
say: `I am not the one to do that; go to `Isa (Jesus), Allah's Word and
spirit.' `Isa (PBUH) will say: `I am not the one to do that.'
So they
will come to me; and I will stand and be given permission.
Amanah (Trusts) and Ties of relationship will
be sent forth and will stand on the sides of the Sirat (that is, the bridge set over Hell-fire) right and left,
and the first of you will pass like lightning.''
I said (that is Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased
with him)" :I ransom you with my father and mother, what is like the
movement of lightning?''
The Messenger of Allah replied, "Have you
not seen how the lightning goes and returns in the twinkling of an eye?
Next
(group will pass) like the passing of the breeze,
next like the passing of a bird,
and the next with the speed of a running man, according
to the quality of their deeds.
(During all this time) your Prophet (PBUH) will
remain standing on the bridge saying: `O
my Rubb, keep (them) safe, keep (them) safe,'
till men's deeds are so weak that a man comes
who will be able only to crawl.
On both sides of the bridge pronged flesh hooks, placed under
command will be hung and will seize those about whom they receive command,
some people being lacerated and escaping and
others being thrown violently into Hell.'
' Abu Hurairah added: By Him in Whose Hand Abu
Hurairah's soul is, the pit of Jahannam (Hell) is seventy years in depth. [Muslim].
Allah swt says in Suratul Hadid, 57:12,
As reported
from `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:
(their light running forward before them), he
said, "They will pass over the Sirat according to their deeds.
Some of
them will have a light as large as a mountain,
some as a date tree,
some as big as a man in the standing
position.
The least among them has a light as big as
his index finger, it is lit at times and extinguished at other times.'' Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir collected this
Hadith.
Ad-Dahhak commented on the Ayah, "Everyone
will be given a light on the Day of Resurrection. When they arrive at the
Sirat, the light of the hypocrites will be extinguished. When the believers see
this, they will be concerned that their light also will be extinguished, just
as the light of the hypocrites was. This is when the believers will invoke
Allah, `O our Lord! Perfect our light for us.''' Allah's statement,
(and in their right hands.) Ad-Dahhak said:
"Their Books of Records.'' As Allah said:
(So whosoever is given his record in his right
hand.) (71:17)
** Allah swt says in Suratul Al Imran, 3:31;
Say (O Muhammad to
mankind): "If you (really) love Allah, then follow me (i.e. Muhammad),
Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful
The Results of Our Preparations
** Allah swt says in Suratul Baqarah (2:148)
“So hasten towards all that is good.”
Brothers and
sisters, Allah has advised us to hasten
towards all that is good, and we should pay attention to what He has told
us. Allah has told us to hasten, to hurry, to move quickly
towards all that is good. He didn’t tell
us to take our time, or to put off doing good, until it’s convenient for
us. Allah didn’t tell us to do good when
we have time, or after we’ve
accomplished our worldly goals. We
should hasten towards doing good deeds, because none of us know when our time
in this world is going to be done.
What Saves From Punishment of As-Sirat
** Abu
Dawud has related; Narrated Mu'adh ibn Anas:
Anas (ra) said; The Prophet (ﷺ)
said: If anyone guards a believer from a hypocrite,
Allah will send an angel who will guard his
flesh on the Day of Resurrection from the fire of Jahannam.
But if anyone attacks a Muslim saying something
by which he wishes to disgrace him, he will be restrained by Allah on the
bridge over Jahannam till he is acquitted of what he said. Hasan.
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** Jami` at-Tirmidhi » The
Book on Salat “ Buraidah Al-Aslami narrated that : the Prophet said: "Give glad tiding to
those who walk to the Masajid in the dark; of a complete light on
the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih)
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