Chapter 1: KALIMAH TAYYIBAH

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet: And We sent no Messenger before you except that We revealed to him: There is none worthy of worship except Me, so worship Me. Al-Anbiya 21:25

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: The believers are only those whose hearts tremble with fear whenever Allah is mentioned. And when His verses are recited to them, these increase their faith; and in their Rabb (Sustainer) they vest their trust Al-Anfal 8:2

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says; And so, as for those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him, He will cause them to enter into a Mercy from Him and (bestow on them) a Bounty; and He will guide them to Him along a straight path, in the life of this world and on the Day (of Resurrection) when the witnesses will stand up. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and do not mix their belief with Zulm (by wronging themselves, that is, by worshipping others besides Allah), for them (only) there is peaceful security and they are the rightly guided. Al-;82

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And those who believe are intense in their love for Allah. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet: Say! Verily, my Salat and my sacrifice (of animals) and my living and my dying are for Allah, Rabb (Sustainer) of the Worlds.

Translation: 1. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Iman (faith) has more than seventy branches; the superiormost one is saying of La ilaha illallah (There

Translation: 2. Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He who accepts from me the Kalimah, which I presented to my uncle (Abu Talib at the time of his death) and he rejected it, this will be a means for his salvation. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 3. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Renew your Iman! It was asked; O Rasulullah! How do we renew our Iman? He said: Say frequently La ilaha illallah. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Targhib)

Translation: 4. Jabir ibne- 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: The best Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is La ilaha illallah, and the best Du'a (supplication) is Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah). (Tirmidhi)

Note: This Kalimah is the basis of the entire Deen. Without the belief in Kalimah, neither Iman (faith) nor Aa'mal (deeds) are acceptable. Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) is said to be the best Du'a because praising Allah, Who is the Most Generous, amounts to asking Him for His help or favours. (Mazahir Haque)

Translation: 5. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Whenever a slave (of Allah) says La ilaha illallah sincerely, the doors of the skies are opened (for it to ascend) until it reaches the 'Arsh (Throne of Allah, and is readily accepted) provided he abstains from major sins. (Tirmidhi)

Note: To say sincerely means that it is free from pretence and hypocrisy. Abstaining from major sins ensures its rapid acceptance, and even if it is recited without abstaining from the major sins, it is still beneficial and rewarding. (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih)

Translation: 6. Ya'la ibne-Shaddad Radiyallahu 'anhu says that my father Shaddad narrated to me in the presence of 'Ubadah ibnus-Samit Radiyallahu 'anhuma who verified the narration. He said: We were present with Nabi ﷺ. He inquired: Is there any stranger amongst you, that is, the people of the Book? We said: No, O Rasulullah! He then asked us to shut the door and said: Raise your hands and say La ilaha illallah. So, we raised our hands for a Ahmad, Tabarani, Bazzar, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 7. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Whenever a slave of Allah said La ilaha illallah and died believing in it, he surely entered Paradise. I asked: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He replied: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen. I again asked: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He repeated: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen. I asked the third time: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen? He emphasized: Even if he had fornicated and even if he had stolen, despite your disapproval O Abu Dhar! (Bukhari)

Note: Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu was surprised that despite such major sins, how could a man enter Paradise while justice demanded that he should be subjected to punishment. Hence, Nabi ﷺ said emphatically to remove his astonishment that despite the disapproval of Abu Dhar, the man will enter Paradise; implying that even though he may have done sins, but because of his Iman he will turn with repentance and get his sins forgiven; or Allah will, out of His Infinite Mercy, forgive him and send him to Paradise without any punishment or after a punishment. In any case, He will eventually send him to Paradise. (Mu'ariful HadTth)

Translation: 8. Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Islam will gradually fade as the design on cloth fades, until neither Siyam (fasting), nor Zakat (charity) nor Nusuk (religious devotion and sacrifice) will be known. In a certain night, the Qur'an will be lifted from the hearts of men leaving not a single verse on the earth, and only a few groups of people will remain, of old men and old women, saying: We found our forefathers reciting the Kalimah La ildha Wallah, so we are reciting it. Silah ibne-Zufr said to Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu: How will their saying of La ildha illalldh benefit them when they neither know Siyam, nor Zakat, nor Nusuk? Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu evaded him. So he repeated his question thrice, each time Hudhaifah evaded him. Then, after the third time, he turned and faced him saying: O Silah! It will indeed save them from the Fire. (Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 9. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: He who says La ildha illallah, it shall benefit him (be a means for his salvation) though before that he may be afflicted by what (Punishment) is to befall him. (Bazzar, Tabarani, TarghTb)

Translation: 10. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: Shall I not inform you of the advice of Nuh 'Alaihis Salam to his son? They said: Indeed do inform us. He said: Nuh 'Alaihis Salam advised his son saying: O my son! I advise you to act upon two things and forbid you from two. I advise you to say: La ildha illalldh; if it were placed in one pan of the scale, and the skies and the earth in the other pan, it would outweigh them. And if these (the skies and the earth) were to form an invinciblQ circle, it (the Kalimah) would break through the circle and would reach Allah Ta'ala. And I advise you to say: Subhdnallahil AzJm Wabihamdihi (Glory be to the Most Exalted Allah, and Praise be to Him), as it is the worship of the entire creation, and by it, their sustenance is allotted; and I forbid you from two; Shirk (polytheism) and Kibr (arrogance) because these two evils keep one away from Allah Ta'ala. (Bazzar, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 11. Talha ibne-'Ubaidullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Indeed, I know a Kalimah which if recited by a dying man, will be a means of solace for his departing soul and will be a light for him on the Day of Resurrection (this Kalimah is La ilaha illallah). (Abu Ya'La, Majma-'uzZawaid)

Translation: 12. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated (in a long narration) that Nabi ﷺ said: Each and everyone will be liberated from Fire, who had said La ilaha illallah, and in his heart, there was goodness (Iman) equal to the weight of a grain of barley. After them, everyone will be liberated from the Fire who had said: La (Bukhari)

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Translation: 13. Miqdad ibne-Aswad Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: There shall not remain upon the earth a house made of mud or of camel's hair in any city, village or desert, except that Allah will make this Kalimah of Islam to enter into it, either with a big honour and love or with a submissive humiliation— either Allah will honour them by making them from among the people of the Kalimah, or disgrace them by making them live as subjects of the Muslims. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 14. Ibn-e-Shimasa Al Mahri Rahimahullah narrates that we were present with 'Amr ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma while he was in the throes of death. After weeping continously, he turned his face towards the wall. At this, his son consoled him saying: O my father! bitter in hatred towards Rasulullah ﷺ than myself, and no one more desiring to seize an opportunity to kill him than myself! And had I died in that state, I certainly would have been of the people of the Fire. Then, Allah placed Islam in my heart, I came to Rasulullah ﷺ and said: Give me your right hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you. He extended his right hand, but I withdrew my hand. At this, he asked: What is with you O 'Arar? I said: I want to make a condition. He said: Make a condition of what? I said: That 1 be forgiven! He said: Did you not know that (the acceptance of) Islam eradicates the sins committed before it and Hijrah (migration) eradicates the sins committed before it and that Hajj (pilgrimage) eradicates the sins committed before it. And (thereafter) no one was more revered to me than Rasulullah ﷺ. And I could not bear to fill my eyes (with the sight) of him out of reverence for him. And if I were asked to describe him, I would not be able to do so, as I never looked at him to my fill; and had I died in that state, I would have been hopefully amongst the people of Paradise. Afterwards, we were given responsibilities regarding which I know not how I have fared. (This was the third phase of my life) So when I die (see that) I am not accompanied by a wailing woman, or a fire. When you have buried me, mould the mud upon my grave (in the shape of) a mound, then remain standing around my grave for such time as it would take to slaughter a camel and distribute its meat, so that I may feel solace from you, while I see what reply I give to the messengers (angels) of my Rabb. (Muslim)

Translation: 15. 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates NabI ﷺ said: O son of Khattab! Go and announce amongst the people that indeed none shall enter Paradise except the Mu'minun (believers). (Muslim)

Translation: 16. Abu Laila Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI ﷺ said: Woe to you O Abu Sufyan! Indeed I have come to you with (the success of) this world and the Hereafter, so accept Islam, and enter into safety. (Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 17. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nabi ﷺ saying: When the Day of Resurrection will take place, I will be allowed intercession, so I will say: O my Rabb! Send to Paradise whoever had in their hearts a mustard seed of Iman (Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will accept my intercession), so they will enter Paradise. Then, I will say: Send to Paradise whoever had in his heart the smallest particle (of Iman). (Bukhari)

Translation: 18. Abu Sa'Td Al KhudrT Radiyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabi ﷺ in a Hadith Qudsi narrated: When the people of Paradise will have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire will have entered the Fire, Allah Ta'ala will say: Take out from it whosoever had in his heart Iman equal to the weight of a mustard seed. Accordingly, they will be taken out from the Fire, blackened (by it). They will be cast into the River of Life from where they shall sprout afresh, as a seed sprouts on the bank of a torrential stream. Have you not seen how it comes out yellow and curved? (Bukhari)

Translation: 19. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man asked RasOlullah ﷺ: O Rasulullah! What is Iman? He replied: When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, then you are a Mu'min (believer). (Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 20. 'Abbas ibne-' Abdul Muttalib Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: He has indeed tasted the delightful flavour of Iman; who is pleased with Allah as Rabb, and with Islam as Deen (religion) and with Muhammad ﷺ as (Allah's) Messenger. (Muslim)

Note: ft means that whosoever worships Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and leads a life according to Islam with complete obedience to RasQlullah ﷺ has indeed tasted the sweetness of Iman.

Translation: 21. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates Nabi ﷺ said: Whosoever possesses the following three qualities will have tasted the sweetness of Iman: The one who loves Allah and His Rasul more than anything else; the one who loves a person only for the sake of Allah; and the one who hates to return to Kufr (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the Fire. (Bukhari)

Translation: 22. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Anyone, who loves for the sake of Allah alone and hates for the sake of Allah alone; gives for the sake of Allah alone and withholds for the sake of Allah alone, has indeed perfected his Iman. (Abu Dawud) whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun pious and righteous persons — who believe in the unseen!"(Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 26. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: I wish that I could meet my brothers. The Sahabah of Nab! ﷺ asked: Are we not your brothers? He replied: You are my companions, but my brothers are those who will believe in me without having seen me. (Miisnad Ahmad)

Translation: 27. Abu 'Abdur Rahman Al JuhanT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that we were sitting with Rasulullah ﷺ, when two riders appeared. When he saw them, he said: These two men appear to be from the tribe of Kindah, Madhhij! When they reached him, it became evident that they were, in fact, from Madhhij. One of them came close to him to pledge allegiance. Upon taking the hand of Rasulullah ﷺ, he said: O Rasulullah! What will be the reward for the one who has seen you and believes in you and verifies (that which) you (have been sent with) and follows you? Rasulullah ﷺ replied: Good tidings for him. So he passed his hand over the Prophet's hand and left, having made his pledge. Then the other came forward and took the Prophet's hand to pledge allegiance. He said: O Rasulullah! The one who believes in you, and verifies you and follows you although he had not seen you, what will he get? He replied: Good tidings to him, again good tidings to him, and again good tidings to him. So he passed his hand over the Prophet's hand and left, having made his pledge. (Musnad Ahmad) whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Ai-MntiaqQii pious and righteous persons — who believe in the unseen!"(Muaadrak

Translation: 26. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasuLullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: I wish that I could meet my brothers. The Sahabah of Nabi Sallallalw 'alaihi w-asalhun asked: Are we not your brothers? He replied: You are my companions, but my brothers are those who will believe in me without having seen me, (Musnad Abroad)

Translation: 24. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Good tidings to the one who has believed in me and seen me; and good tidings seven times over to the one who has believed in me and has not seen me. (Musnad Ahmad) # kjrj§l: jj & i-} 4£ j*-Y* 27, Abu"Abdur HaJtiman Al JuhanT Radiyailahu 'anhu narrated thai we were sitting with Rasiilutlah Sallatlahu"alaihi wasallam, when two jidcrs appeared. When he saw thesn. he said: These two men appear to be from the tribe of Kindah, Madhhij! When they reached him it became evident that they were, in fact, from Madhhij. One of ihem came close to him to pledge allegiance. Upon taking the hand Dt RaAulullah ﷺ, he said: O RasulallSh! What will be the reward for the one who has seen you and believes in you and verifies (lhat which) you (have been sent with) and follows you? Rasulullah ﷺ replied: Good tidings for him. So he passed his hand over the Prophet's hand and left, having made his pledge. Then the other came forward and took the Prophet's hand to pledge allegiance. He said: O Rasulullah! The one who believes in you, and verifies yon and follows you although 25, 'Abdur Rahman ibne-Yazid Rahimahullah narrates thai some people mentioned the Sahabah of Muhammad fallal lahu 'alaihi wasallam and their Imfin before 'Abdullah Radiyallahu anhu, So, Abdullah said: Verily, the prophcthood nf Muhammad ﷺ was clear and obvious for anyone who had seen him. And I swear by the One, besides Whom there is no one worthy of worship, no believer has a faith better than the belief in the Unseen. He then recited (from Al-Baqarais 2:1) Alif I Mim Dhalikai Khabu ii rcybci fih.. bi[Gliaib 'This is the Book (the Qur'an),

Translation: 29. Awsat Rahimahullah narrated that Abu Balq- Radiyallahu 'anhu addressed us saying: A year ago Rasulullah ﷺ stood at this very place where I am standing. And thereafter, Abu Bakr began to weep. Then Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu said: Ask Allah for lAfiyah (well being) as no one has been given anything better than 'Afiyah after Yaqin (certainty in faith). (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 30. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that indeed Nabi ﷺ said: The beginning of the reformation of this Ummah was due to firm belief and abstaining from worldly pleasures and the beginning of the decline of this Ummah will be due to miserliness and long hopes. (Bayhaqi)

Translation: 32. Jabir ibne-' Abdullah Radiyallahu -anhuma narrated that he accompanied Rasulullah ﷺ in an expedition towards Najd; and when Rasulullah ﷺ was returning from this expedition, he was with him. At noon, they reached a valley, full of thorny trees. Rasulullah ﷺ dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the trees, seeking shade. Rasulullah ﷺ rested under a tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for a while when Rasulullah ﷺ suddenly called us, and there was a Beduin disbeliever with him. He said: This (Beduin) drew my sword at me while I was asleep: So I woke up, while the naked sword was in his hand and he said to me: Who can save you from me? I said to him three times: Allah! Rasululiah ﷺ did not punish him and sat down. (Bukhari)

Translation: 33. Salih ibne-Mismar and Ja'far ibne-Burqan Rahimahullah narrate that Nabi ﷺ asked Harith ibne-Malik: How are you, O Harith ibne-Malik? He replied: A Mu'min, O Rasulullah! He asked: A true Mu'min! He replied: A true Mu'min. Nabi and pass my days in thirst (fasting). And as if I am seeing the 'Arsh (Throne) of my Rabb when it shall be brought, and as if I am seeing the people of Paradise visiting one another therein, and as if I am hearing the howling of the people of the Fire! At that, Rasululiah ﷺ said: (Harith is) A Mu'min whose heart has been enlightened. (Musannaf 'Abdur Razzaq)

Translation: 34. Ma'iz Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi 'alaihi wasallam was asked which of the deeds are most virtuous? He said: Iman on Allah the One, then Jihad, and then an accepted Hajj. These surpass all other deeds (in excellence), as the distance between the rising of the sun and its setting in the west. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 35. Abu Umamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day the Sahabah of Rasulullah ﷺ mentioned about the (luxuries of the) world in- his presence. So, Rasulullah ﷺ (drawing the attention of the Sahabah to emphasize strongly the importance of the topic) said: Behold! Will you not listen? Behold! Will you not listen? Verily, a simple, humble hardy life emanates from Iman. Verily, a simple, humble hardy life emanates from Iman. Meaning thereby, a hardy life with simple clothes and giving up luxuries of life to such an extent that a person's skin becomes dry. (Abu Dawud)

Note: This does not mean that Iman is limited to a hardy life but Iman encompasses within itself numerous distinguished qualities.

Translation: 36. 'Amr ibne-' Abasah Radiyallahu 'anhu asked: Which Iman is the best? NabI ﷺ replied: Hijra (generally it means migration). And then asked: What is Hijral NabI ﷺ replied: To forsake evil. (Masnad Ahmad)

Translation: 37. Sufyan ibne- 'Abdullah AththaqafT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that I asked: O Rasulullah! Tell me something most important about Islam, so that I will have no further need to ask about this from anyone after you. He said: Say, I believe in Allah, and be steadfast therein. (Muslim)

Note: First, to believe in Allah and in all of His attributes, then comply with His Commandments and those of His Messenger. This Iman and compliance thereof ought not to be transitional but should be held Steadfastly to. (Mazahir Haque)

Translation: 38. 'Abdullah ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily, the Iman in your hearts becomes worn just as clothes become worn out and tattered. So, keep on asking Allah to renew the (man in your hearts. (Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 39. Abu Hurairah Radiyallihu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Verily, Allah has forgiven my Ummah the evil promptings or desires of their hearts, as long as they do not act upon them or speak of them, (Bukhari)

Translation: 40. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that some of the Sahabah Radiyallahu 'anhum came to Nabi ﷺ and asked him: We find that, in our hearts, arise such thoughts that we would be ashamed to talk of them. He said: Well, do you indeed feel like that? We said: Yes. He replied: That is pure Iman. (Muslim)

Note: This means that when these thoughts instigate you; and far from believing in them, you do not even want to utter them. Then indeed this is the sign of perfect Iman. (Nawawi)

Translation: 41. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Testify frequently La ilaha illallah (None is worthy of worship except Allah) before a barrier (death or illness) comes between you and it. (Musnad Abu Ya'la, Targhib)

Translation: 42. 'Uthman ibne-'Affan Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He, who died knowing (and believing) that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, will enter Paradise. (Muslim)

Translation: 43. 'Uthman ibne-'Affan Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He, who died knowing that Allah is True and He exists, will enter Paradise. (Musnad Abu Ya'ia)

Translation: 44. 'All Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said in a HadTth QudsT that Allah Ta'ala says: Indeed I am Allah, there is none worthy of worship except Me; he who acknowledges My Oneness enters My fortress, and he who enters My fortress is safe from My Punishment. (Shirazi, Jami-'us-SaghTr)

Translation: 45. Makhul Rahimahullah narrated that a very old man, with eyebrows drooping over his eyes, came and said: O Rasulullah A man who had betrayed, fornicated, and not left any wish or a slightest desire (whether permitted or forbidden) but fulfilled it; if his sins were distributed amongst the entire population of the world, they would be destroyed thereby. Can his turning with repentance be accepted? Rasulullah ﷺ asked: Have you embraced Islam? He replied: As for me, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, Alone, without partner, and that Mohammad is His slave and Messenger. Nabi ﷺ said: Then, indeed Allah will keep forgiving you and replacing your evil deeds with righteous ones as long as you are faithful to the words of this Kalimah. At this, the old man exclaimed: O Rasulullah! And my betrayals and my fornication? Nabi ﷺ replied: And your betrayals and your fornication. The old man then turned and left saying (out of sheer joy): Alldhu Akbar, La ilaha illallah. (TafsTr ibn KathTr)

Translation: 46. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil 'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: Indeed Allah will summon a man from my Ummah in the presence of the entire creation on the Day of Resurrection and ninety-nine scrolls (of evil deeds) will be unrolled in front of him, while each scroll (length) being as far as the eye can see. He (Allah) will ask: Do you deny anything (written) here? Have My scribes done any injustice to you? He will say: No, my Rabb. Allah will say: Have you got any excuse for it? He will reply: No, my Rabb. Allah will say: We have with us a good deed of yours, and verily, today no injustice will be done to you. Then a piece of paper will be brought forth written therein will be these words: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Then Allah will say: Go and have it weighed. He will say: O my Rabb, what is (the weight of) this paper as compared to all of these scrolls? Allah will say: Indeed there will be no injustice to you. The scrolls will then be placed in one pan (of the scale) and the piece of paper in the other pan. Thereupon, compared to the weight of the piece of paper, the pan of scrolls will begin to fly. And nothing can outweigh the name of Allah. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 47. Abu *Amrah Al AnsarT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that I am His Messenger. Any slave (of Allah) who meets Allah with this belief, this Kalimah will keep him away from Fire on the Day of Resurrection. In another narration: Anyone who meets Allah on the day of Judgement testifying these two, (Oneness of Allah and Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ) shall enter Paradise, despite all his sins. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Note: Commentators in the light of this and similar ahadTth state that such a person will enter into Paradise either his sins being forgiven by the Mercy of Allah or after he has withstood punishment. 48. 'ltban ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Anyone who bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that I am His Messenger can never enter Hell or be burnt by its fire. (Muslim)

Translation: 49. Abu Qatadah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates from his father that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He who bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and his tongue frequently recites it while his heart is contented with it, the Fire shall not burn him. (Baihaqi)

Translation: 50. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu"alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who dies, bearing witness with the certainty of his heart that there is none worthy of worship but Allah and that I am His Messenger, will be forgiven by Allah. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 51. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said, while Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu was riding behind him on the same camel's saddle: O Mu'adh ibneJabal! Mu'adh replied: Here I am at your service, may you be blessed, O Rasulullah! He again said: O Mu'adh! He again replied: Here I am at your service, may you be blessed, O Rasulullah! May you be blessed, this happened thrice, then Rasulullah ﷺ said: Anyone who bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger truthfully from his heart, then Allah will forbid him from the Fire. Mu'adh said: O Rasulullah! Should I not inform people that they may rejoice? He replied: Consequently, they will depend on this alone (and give up their good deeds). However, Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated this hadith, at the time of his death, for fear of the sin (of concealing knowledge). (Bukhari)

Note: Commentators give two explanations to the Ahadith in which Hell (Fire) is forbidden, only on bearing witness of La ilaha illallahu Muhammad-ur- Rasulullah"There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah". One is deliverance from eternal Punishment of Hell, i.e. they would not be in Hell forever like unbelievers or polytheists, though they would be in Hell for such time until Punishment for their sins is over. The second meaning is that bearing testimony to La ilaha illallahu Muhammad-ur- Rasulullah encompasses the whole of Islam. One who testifies to this truly and thoughtfully will indeed mould his life according to the tenets of Islam. (Mazahir Haque)

Translation: 52. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He will be the most blessed by my intercession on the Day of Resurrection who says La ilaha illallah with all the sincerity of his heart. (Bukhari)

Translation: 53. Rifa'ah AI JuhanT Radiyallahu fcanhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: I testify before Allah that any slave of Allah who dies, bearing witness truthfully from his heart that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah, and maintains righteous deeds, will certainly enter Paradise. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 54. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu said: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: Verily I know a Kalimah, which no slave of Allah says truthfully from his heart, and then dies in that state, except that Allah will surely forbid him from the Fire; that Kalimah is La ilaha illallah. (Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 55. 'Iyyad Al AnsarT Radiyallahu 'anhu ascribes to Rasulullah ﷺ that he said: Verily La ilaha illallah is a Kalimah regarded precious by Allah. It has with Allah a high status. And it is a Kalimah that he who says it truthfully, Allah will send him to Paradise, and he who says it insincerely, it will save his blood (life) and protect his wealth (in this world) but when he will meet Allah on the Day of Judgement, He will take him into account. (Bazzar, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Note: The Kalimah becomes a source of protection for one's life and property even if it is said insincerely. This is because he is apparently a Muslim and as such he will neither be killed nor his property confiscated as is done with a fighting unbeliever.

Translation: 56. Abu Bakr SiddTq Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: He who bears witness to La ilaha illallahthere is none worthy of worship except Allah, with his heart verifying his tongue, shall enter Paradise from any of its doors he Wishes. (Abu Ya'la)

Translation: 57. Abu Musa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Take good news, and give good news to others, that he, who bears witness to La ilaha illallahu-- there is none worthy of worship except Allah and is truthful in his testimony thereof, will enter Paradise. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 58. Abu Darda Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: He will enter Paradise who sincerely bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. (Majma-'ul-Bahrain)

Translation: 59. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: When I entered Paradise, I saw on both of its sides three lines written in gold. The first line read: La ilaha illallahu Muhammad- ur-Rasulullah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). The second line read: What we had sent forth, we found (the reward) thereof, and what we had consumed, we benefitted from it, and what we had left behind, was a loss. And the third line read: Sinful

Translation: 60. 'Itban ibne-Malik Al AnsarT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Not shall a slave (of Allah) appear on the Day of Resurrection having said La ilaha illallah seeking only the pleasure of Allah, except that Allah will forbid the Fire upon him. (Bukhari)

Translation: 61. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: He who departs from the world with sincere belief in Allah alone Who has no partners, and having established Salat and paid Zakat, departs in such a state that Allah is pleased with him. (Mustadrak Hakim)

Note: Sincere belief means that he was obedient from the core of his heart.

Translation: 62. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Indeed, he is successful who has sincerely dedicated his heart to Iman and purified his heart (from polytheism and hypocrisy) and kept his tongue truthful, and made his Nafs, the innerself, satisfied (by the rememberence of Allah), and kept his manners upright, and lent his ears to listening attentively (to the truth) and his eyes observing (with the light of Iman). (Musnad Alimad)

Translation: 63. Jabir ibne- 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhuma said: I heard Rasuluilah ﷺ saying: He, who meets Allah, not ascribing any partner to Him, enters Paradise. And he, who meets Allah ascribing a partner to Him, enters the Fire. (Muslim)

Translation: 64. 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Radiyallahu 'anhu said: I heard Rasuluilah Sallallahu *alaihi wasallam saying: He who died not ascribing any partner to Allah, Allah indeed forbids the Fire upon him. CAmalui Yaumi wal Lailah tin Nasaf)

Translation: 65. Nawwas ibne-Sam'an Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Nabi ﷺ saying: He who dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, indeed, forgiveness becomes incumbent for him. (Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 66. Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ asked: O Mu'adh! Did you hear a sound last night? I replied: No. Nabi Sallallahu 4alaihi wasallam then said: Verily, an angel came to me from my Rabb, and gave me the good tidings that whoever from my Ummah dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, will enter Paradise. I said: O Rasulullah! Should I not go out to the people and give them these good tidings? Nabi ﷺ replied: Leave them on their own, so that they may compete in righteousness. (Tabarani)

Translation: 67. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: O Mu'adh! Do you know what is Allah's right upon His slaves and what are the slave's rights upon Allah? I replied: Allah and His Rasul know best. He said: Indeed, Allah's right upon His slaves is that they worship Him, and do not ascribe any partners to Him. And the slave's rights upon Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is that He will not punish anyone who does not ascribe any partner to Him. (Muslim)

Translation: 68. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He, who meets Allah not ascribing any partner to Him, and not having killed anyone, will meet Allah with the least burden on his back. (Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 69. JarTr Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: He who dies, not ascribing any partner to Allah, and has not shed blood unjustly, will be sent to Paradise, from any of its doors he desires. (Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

BELIEF IN THE UNSEEN Believing in Allah Ta'ala and in the Unseen Truths, and believing in all that Rasulullah ﷺ has presented experiences, human perceptions and mortal pleasures, if they are contrary to what has been revealed to Rasulullah Sallallahu *alaihi wasallam. Belief in Allah Ta'ala and His Attributes, His Messenger, and in Predestination. VERSES OF QUR'AN (When the Jews and Christians said as our Qiblah and that of the Muslims is the same, how can we be punished? Answering these thoughts) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said: It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East or towards the West but the righteousness is this that they believe in Allah and the Last Day,

Translation: and in the angels, and the Books, and the Prophets; and given their wealth, for love of Him to relatives, the orphans, the needy and the traveller and to those who ask, and to set slaves free and establish Salat and give Zakat. And those who fulfill their oaths (treaty) when they make one, and those who are patient in extreme poverty and illness, and at the time of stress during battle. Such are the truthful and such are the pious. Him). Fatir 35:

Translation: Do you create it (transform this semen into a perfect human being), or are We the Creator? Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Have you seen that which you cultivate (sow into the ground)? Is it you who cause it to grow, or are We the Grower? Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Have you observed the water which you drink? Is it you who cause it to come down from the rain-clouds, or are We the Causer? If We willed We could turn it bitter. Why then do you not give thanks? Have you observed the fire that you kindle? Is it you who have grown the tree that serves as its fuel, or were We the Grower? Al-Waqi'ah 56:68-72

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Indeed, Allah is the One Who splits the seed and the pit (of fruits etc. for sprouting). He brings forth the living from the dead, and the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are you turning away?

Translation: He is the Cleaver of the daybreak; and He has appointed the night for resting in tranquility, and the sun and the moon for calculating (time). That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise. And He is the One Who has set for you the stars that you may be guided by them, in your course in the darkness of the land and the sea. We have explained Our revelations for people who have knowledge. And He is the One Who has produced you from a single soul, and has given you a place of residing (on the earth) and then an abode (in your graves). We have explained Our revelations for people who have understanding. And He is the One Who sends down water from the sky, with which We bring forth vegetation of every kind and from them We bring forth green blades, from which We bring forth the thickclustered grain; and from the datepalm, from the pollen of which spring lush bunches bending with their weight; and gardens of grapes, and olive, and pomegranate, alike (featured) and unlike. Look at their fruits when they bear fruit and ripen. Indeed, herein verily are signs for those Who believe. Al-An'am 6:95-99

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: So praise be to Allah, Sustainer of the heavens, and Sustainer of the earth, the Sustainer of the worlds. And to Him (Alone) belongs Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet: Say! O Allah! Possessor of Sovereignty! You give Sovereignty to whom You will, and You withdraw Sovereignty from whom You will. You exalt whom You will, and You abase whom You will. In Your Hand is (all) the good. Indeed, You are able to do all things. You cause the night to pass into the day and You cause the day to pass into night, and You bring forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living, and You give sustenance to whom You choose without limit. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And with Him (Allah) are the keys of the unseen (of which) none but He knows. And He knows what is in the land and in the sea. And there is not a leaf that falls

Translation: a grain (seed) in the darkness of ' * Allah Subhanahu wa said to: Ju? Ji3j His Prophet: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:: Ju? J5 j Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And so many a moving (living) creature carry not their own provision. Allah provides for them and for you. He is the Hearer, the Knower. Al-4Ankabut 29:60

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet: Say (to mankind): what do you think, if Allah took away your hearing and your sight and sealed your hearts, Who is there other than Allah Who could restore it for you? See how We display Our revelations to them? Yet still they Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to His Prophet ﷺ Say (to mankind): Have you considered, if Allah made the night unending for you till the Day of Resurrection, is there anyone apart from Allah who could bring you the light? Will you then not hear? Say (to mankind): Have you considered, if Allah made the day unending for you till the Day of Resurrection, is there anyone apart from Allah who could bring you night wherein you rest? Will you then not see? Al-Qasas 28: 7 1 -72

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And of His signs are the ships, like (floating) mountains in the sea; If He wills, He calms the wind so that they keep still upon its surface. Indeed, herein are signs for every patient and grateful (heart). Or (if He wills), He causes them to perish, on account of that which they have earned and He forgives much. Ash-ShGra 42: 32-34

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And indeed We had given Dawud grace from Us (by saying): O hills Glorify Allah with him! And (O) birds you also. And We made the iron soft for him. Saba 34:10

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: (Because of the mischief of Qarun) We made him sink into the earth with his dwelling. Then he had no group and party to help him other than Allah, nor was he of those who could save himself. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Then We revealed to Musa

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:: Jus JiSj One Alone Whose Orders prevail. AI-AW7-.54 Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says::Juj JtSj worship but Him. AI-A'raf 7:59 Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:: Ju? JUj

Translation: which Allah has decreed for us. He is our Protector, Lord and Helper; (so there is some good in whatever befalls us), and in Allah let the believers put their trust. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: If Allah inflicts you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but Him; and if He desires good for you, there is none who can repel His Bounty. He causes it to reach whomsoever He wills of His bondsmen; He is Forgiving, the Merciful. Yunus 10:107

Translation: 70. Ibne- 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam asked Nabi ﷺ: Tell ine what is Iman? Nabi ﷺ replied: Iman is that you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and in the angels, and the Books, and in the Prophets, and that you believe in death, and life after death, and that you believe in Paradise and Hell, and the Accountability, and the Scale (of deeds), and that you believe in all (aspects of) destiny, its good and its bad, jibrall ' Alaihissalam said: Then if I do that, have I believed? Rasulullah ﷺ replied: If you do that, you have believed. (Musnad Alimad)

Translation: 71. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: Iman is that you believe in Allah, and His angels, and meeting Him (in the Hereafter), and His Messengers, and that you believe in the Resurrection. (Bukhari)

Translation: 72. 'Umar ihnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam saying: He who dies believing in Allah, and the Last Day, it will be said to him: Enter from any of the eight doors of Paradise that you wish. (Musnad Ahmad) 73. * Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: Verily in the heart of man, a thought is stirred by Shaitan, and a thought is stirred by an angel. As for the thought stirred by Shaitln, it instigates towards the doing of evil, and falsifying the Truth. And as for the thought stirred by the angel, it urges towards the good, and confirmation of the Truth. So he, who finds in his heart the thought of doing good and affirming the Truth, should know that it is (guidance) from Allah and should praise (and thank) Allah, and he who finds in his heart the other thought (from Shaifan) should seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, the accursed; and then Rasulullah Sallallahu * alaihi wasaliam recited this verse from the Qur'an,"Shaitan makes you fear poverty and bids you to commit evil deeds"(Surah Baqarah 2:268) (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 74. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Revere Allah (hold Allah in the highest regard, the Exalted, Majestic and Glorious), He wili forgive you. (Musnad Abmad)

Translation: 75. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu, narrates from Nabi ﷺ in one of HadTth Qudsi that Allah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala has said: O My slaves! I have indeed made oppression unlawful upon Myself and have made it unlawful for you, so do not oppress one another. O My slaves! All of you are astray, except whom I have guided, so seek guidance from Me, I will guide you. O My slaves! AH of you are hungry except whom I have fed, so seek food from Me, I will feed you. O My slaves! All of you are naked, except whom I have clothed, so seek clothing from Me, I will clothe you. O My slaves! Verily you commit errors day and night, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness from Me, I will forgive you. O My slaves! You will not be able to harm Me, and succeed in such a purpose; and neither will you be able to benefit Me and succeed in such a purpose. O My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn, were as pious as the one with the most pious heart amongst you, that would not cause any increase in My Kingdom. O My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn were as wicked as the one with the most wicked heart amongst you, that would not cause any decrease in My Kingdom. O My slaves! Even if the first and last of you, men and jinn were to stand in one plain and ask of Me, and I were to give every one what he asked, that would not decrease of what I possess even to the extent of the water which a needle when dipped into the sea c n take out from it. O My slaves! They are only your deeds which 1 put to your account and then pay you in full for them, so he who finds (therein) good, should praise Allah, and he who finds otherwise should undoubtedly blame no one but himself, alone. (Muslim)

Translation: 76. Abu Musa Al Ash'arT narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ stood amongst us and made five statements: 1. Verily Allah Subhanahu wa does not sleep, nor He seeks to sleep. 2. He lowers the scale (of sustenance) and raises it. 3. The deeds of the night are lifted up to Him before the deeds of the day. 4. And the deeds of the day before the deeds of the night. 5. His veil is Light (between Him and His creation). If He were to raise it, the sublime splendour of His Face would set ablaze all His creation where His glance reaches. (Muslim)

Note: The verses and ahadlth in which the faces, eyes, hands or other physical traits of Allah are mentioned, are allegorical. Their meaning is beyond human comprehension.

Translation: 77. Ibne- 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily Allah Ta'ala has created Israffl 'Alaihis Salam. From the day he was created he has been keeping both his feet in line, not raising his eyes. There are seventy (veils of light) between him and the Sustainer, Blessed and Exalted,

Translation: 78. Zurarah ibne-Awfa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ asked JibraH 'Alaihis Salam: Have you seen your Rabb (Sustainer)? Jibrall 'Alaihis Salam trembled and replied: O Muhammad! Indeed between me and Him are seventy veils of light, if I were to come close to any of them, I would be burnt. (MasabTh-hus-Sunnah)

Translation: 79. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported from Rasulullah ﷺ narrating in a HadTth Qudsi that Allah 'Azza wa Jail said: Spend, (O man), I shall spend on you. And then Rasulullah ﷺ said: The Hand (treasures) of Allah is full and spending day and night continuously does not effect its fullness. And he said: Do you see, what He spent since He created the sky and the earth? And His 'Arsh (Throne) was over the waters. Indeed this has not decreased that which is in His Hand? In His Hand is the Scale (of justice), whereby he raises and lowers (people). (Bukhari)

Translation: 80. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabi ﷺ in a HadTth Qudsi narrated: Allah shall seize the earth on the Day of Resurrection, and fold the sky. in His right hand, then He will say: I am the King. Where are the kings of the earth? (Bukhari)

Note: The attribute of seizing the earth, folding the sky, the Hand of Allah, and the like are all Truth, the reality of which is beyond our grasp as it does not have any resemblance with the attributes of creation. Allah has no resemblence to His creation; neither in His Entity, nor in His Attributes, but in words alone. Allah and His Attributes are far above the comprehension of any of His creation.

Translation: 81. Abu Dhar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily I see what you do not see, and I hear what you do not hear. The sky creaks (with the Greatness and Magnificence of Allah), and it is its right to creak! There is not, therein, the space of four fingers, but that an angel is lowering its forehead in prostration to Allah. By Allah! If you knew what I know, you would have laughed little and wept much, and you would not have taken pleasure from your wives in beds, and you would have gone out to the tops of the lofty heights, supplicating fervently to Allah. Indeed, I wish that I were (but) a plant to be plucked (from the earth)! (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 82. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily there are ninety-nine names of Allah; one hundred less one, he who memorizes them enters Paradise. He is Allah besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, He is: Ar-Rahman The Compassionate Ar-RahTm The Most Merciful Al-Malik The King Al-Quddus The Most Holy As-Salam The Granter of peace and Free of all Blemishes Al-Mu 'rnin The Granter of safety and security Al-Muhaimin The Guardian of all things AWAzTz The Mighty Al-Jabbar The Overpowering Al-Mutakabbir The Greatest in Majesty Al-Khaliq The Creator being Up* Al-Bart The One Who brings creation into Al-Musawwir The One Who designs and gives shape to the creation Al-Ghaffar The Continually Forgiving Al-Qahhar 1 ne iviost uominant Al-Wahhilb The Most Generous Bestower The Provider Al-Fattah The Opener to the way to victory And mercy Al-'AlTm 1 he All Knowing Al-Qabid 1 he Witnnolder or sustenance and ate Ja-.dt Al-Basit 1 he Plentiful dver Al-Khafid The Abaser Al-Rafic The Exalter Al-Mu'iz The Giver of honour and dignity Al-Mudhil the Oiver or disgrace As-SamF 1 ne Ail Hearing Al-BasTr The All beeing Al-Hakam 1 he Indisputable Judge Al-'Adl The Just AULatTf The Most Gracious Al-Khabtr 1 ne All Aware Al- 'Agim The Incomparably Great Al-Ghafttr The All Forgiving Ash-Shakur ine Ljrateiui Kewaruer ana Recompenser 1 ne Most riign Al-KabTr i he Most Oreat Al-HafTz The Protector AUMuqTt 1 he bustainer and Controller 01 all 1 nings C -j Al- HasJb The Reckoner Al-Jalil The Majestic Al-KarTm The Generous and Benevolent Ar-Raqib The Watcher or all things AUMujtb The Answerer and Responder Al-WasP 1 ne v asi in riis ivnowicuge ana Goodness Al-HakTm The Most Wise The Most Loving The Glorious and Exalted The Resurrector of the dead The Witness The Absolute True in His Being and Attributes The Trustee The Most Powerful The Most Firm The Loving Patron and Supporter The Praiseworthy The All-Knowing The Originator of Creation The Recreator of Creation The Giver of Life The Giver of Death The ever Living The Eternal Sustainer The Self-Sufficient The Grand ■ The One The Single The One Who depends on none and all others depend on Him The Most Powerfully Able The Prevailing The Advancer The Delayer The First The Last The Manifest The Hidden The Governor The Sublime The Amply Beneficent The Acceptor of Repentance The Avenger The Pardoner Ar-Ra&f The Benevolent, Sympathetic Malik ul Mulk The Ruler of the Kingdom Dhul Jalali wal The Sustainer of Majesty and Ikram Splendour Al-MuqsU The Most Equitable The Gatherer Al-Ghani The Self-Sufficient, Independent Al-Mughnl The Granter of Wealth and Sufficiency Al-ManVu The Depriver Ad- D arm The Afflicter of Harm The First Causer and Creator Al-BaqT The Enduring Al-Warith The Inheritor Ar-RashTd The Perfect Director As-Sabur The Most Forbearing

Note: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has many names as mentioned in the Qur'an and Ahadith. Of them, ninety nine are in this hadith. (Mazahir-e- Haque)

Translation: 83. Ubayy ibne-K'ab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that once the Mushrikin (polytheists) said to Nabi ﷺ: O Muhammad! What is the lineage of your Rabb? Thereupon Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, sent down (Surah Uchlas):"Say (O Muhammad)! He is Allah, The One. Allah, the Self-Sufficient upon Whom all depend. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is none comparable to Him". (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 84. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam narrated in a HadTth Qudsi that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said: The son of Adam belies Me and it was not right for him to do so. And he has abused Me, although it was not right for him to do so. He accuses Me of lying by saying that I shall never resurrect him, as I had originally created him; and he abuses Me by saying that Allah has taken a son, while I am the SelfSufficient upon Whom all depend, neither have I been born, nor has anyone been born (to Me), and none can be compared to Me. (Bukhari)

Translation: 85. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam saying: People will not cease to ask amongst themselves (about Allah), until (they cross all bounds) and say: Allah created creation, but who (then) created Allah? When they say such a thing, say to them: Allah is One, Allah is the Self-Sufficient upon Whom all depend, He did not give birth, nor was He given birth to, and there is none like (comparable to) Him. Then spit lightly on your left side three times and seek refuge (in Allah) from Shaitan the accursed. (Abu Dawad, Mishkat-ul-Masabih)

Translation: 86. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reports that Nabi ﷺ in a HadTth Qudsi narrates that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has said: The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time (era), whereas I am Time (era). Authority of all affairs is in My Hand and I alternate the night and the day. (Bukhari)

Translation: 87. Abu Musa Al Ash'arT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: No one is more patient over injurious words which he hears than Allah! Men (the Mushrikin) attribute a son to Him, yet He keeps them in a state of well being and provides for them! (Bukhari)

Translation: 88. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported that Nabi ﷺ in a HadTth Qudsi said: When Allah had created the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him above the Throne: Indeed My Mercy prevails over My Anger. (Muslim)

Translation: 89. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasuluilah ﷺ said: Verily if the believer were to know what punishments Allah has (for the transgressors), none would have any hope left for His Paradise, and if the disbeliever were to know of the Mercy of Allah, none would have despaired of His Paradise. (Muslim)

Translation: 90. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Yeriiy Allah has one hundred Mercies. He has sent down from these one Mercy among the jinn, men, animals, and creeping insects. By it, they (all) show kindness to one another, and by it, they show mercy to one another, and by it, a beast shows kindness to its young; and Allah has withheld ninety-nine Mercies which He will grant to His slaves on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim) And in another version of Muslim: When it will be the Day of Resurrection, He will complete them with this Mercy (and that is, He will bestow upon His slaves the complete one hundred Mercies). (Muslim)

Translation: 91. 'Umar ibnil-Khattab Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that some prisoners (of war) were brought before Rasulullah Sallallahu *alaihi wasallam, and a woman from amongst the prisoners was searching (for her child). Upon finding the infant among the prisoners, she took him, placed him with her body and began nursing him. Rasulullah ﷺ said to us: Do you think this woman can cast her son into the fire? We replied: No, by Allah, so long as she is in a position not to cast him. Rasulullah ﷺ said: Indeed, Allah is more Merciful to His slaves than this woman is to her son! *(Muslim)

Translation: 92. Abu Hurairah Radiyaliahu"anhu narrated that Rasulullah ﷺ stood up for Salat, and we, too, stood up with him. A villager, while he was engaged in Salat, supplicated loudly: O Allah! Bestow Mercy on me and Muhammad and do not bestow Mercy on anyone besides us! When Nabi ﷺ (completed Salat and) offered Salam, he said to the villager: Undoubtedly you have confined a very vast thing, meaning Allah's Mercy. (Bukhari)

Translation: 93. Abu Hurairah Radiyaliahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: By the One in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, anyone from mankind, Jew or Christian, who hears of me and then dies without believing in that with which I have been sent, will certainly be among those who go to Hell. (Muslim)

Translation: 94. Jabir ibne- 'Abdullah Radiyaliahu 'anhuma narrates that some angels came to Nabi ﷺ while he was sleeping. Some of them said: Verily he is sleeping. And others said: Verily, his eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake. Then they said: Undoubtedly, there is an example for this companion of yours. One of them said: Then set forth an example for him. Some of them said: He is sleeping. The others said: His eyes are sleeping, but his heart is awake. Then they said: His example is that of a man who has built a house and offered therein a feast and sent an invitor. So, whoever accepted the invitation, entered the house, and ate of the feast. And whoever did not accept the invitation did not enter the house, nor did he eat of the feast. Then the angels said: Interpret this (example) to him so that he may understand it. Some of them said: He is sleeping, the others said: Verily, his eyes are sleeping, but his heart is awake! Then they said: The house stands for Paradise, the invitor is Muhammad ﷺ; whoever obeys Muhammad ﷺ, obeys Allah and whoever disobeys Muhammad ﷺ, disobeys Allah. And Muhammad ﷺ has distinguished the people (that is, through his message the good is distinguished from bad and the believers from the unbelievers). (Bukhari)

Note: The sleeping of the prophets 'Alaihimus Salam is different from that of common people. A man during sleep becomes unaware of his surroundings and happenings; whereas this is not the case with prophets. Their sleep relates only to their eyes, whereas their hearts continue to be devoted to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. (Bazlul Majhud)

Translation: 95. Abu Musa Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Indeed my example and the example of what Allah has sent with me, is that of a man who came to some people and said: O my people! Verily I have seen the (enemy's) army with my own eyes, and indeed I am a sincere Warner, so protect yourself! So, a group of his people obeyed him; and left at night proceeding out stealthily till they were safe. While another group of them disbelieved him and stayed at their place till the morning. So, the army attacked them at dawn, destroying and annihilating them. Hence, this is the. example of the one who obeys me and follows what I have come with (Qur'an and Sunnah), and the example of the one, who disobeys me and disbelieves in the Truth which I have come with. (Bukhari)

Note: Traditionally, Arabs attacked at dawn. Those who wished to avoid this danger, travelled in the early part of the night.

Translation: 96. 'Abdullah ibne-Thabit Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that 'Umar ibnii-Khattab came to Nabi ﷺ and said: O Rasulullah! Indeed, I passed by a brother of mine from (the tribe of) Quraizah; so he wrote me some comprehensive (passages) from the Torah. Should I not show them to you? ('Abdullah) said: Thereupon, the face of Rasulullah ﷺ changed colour. 'Abdullah ibne-Thabit then said: So I said to Umar: Do you not see the expression (of anger) on the face of Rasulullah ﷺ? 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhu (realizing his mistake hastily) said: 'Abdullah said: At that the anger of Nabi ﷺ subsided, and he said: By the One in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, if Musa were to appear among you, and then you followed him, and forsook me, you would indeed go astray. Verily you are my share from amongst the nations, and I am your share from amongst the prophets (your success thus lies in following me). (Musnad Ahmad),

Translation: 97. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: All of my Ummah will enter into Paradise, except he who refused. The Sahabah said: O Rasulullah! And who would refuse? He replied: He who obeyed me entered Paradise, and who disobeyed me, refused! (Bukhari)

Translation: 98. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: None of you would attain perfection in Iman, until his desires are made subject to that (Deen) which I have brought. (Sharh-hus-Sunnah iil Baghawu Jami'ul-

Translation: 99. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said to me: Sonny! If you can keep your heart, morning and evening, devoid of deceit and ill-will towards anyone, then do so. Then he said to me: Sonny! And this is my Sunnah, and he, who revives my Sunnah, has indeed loved me; and he who loves me will be with me in Paradise. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 100. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a group of three (men) came to the houses of the wives of Rasulullah ﷺ asking about the worship of Allah by Nabi ﷺ. So when they were informed, it seemed less (than their expectation). They said: Where are we, compared to Rasulullah ﷺ when Allah has forgiven his past and future sins. So one of them said: As for me, I will offer Salat throughout the night forever, and another said: I will fast forever and I will not break my fast. And another said: I will forsake women, never to marry. Then Rasulullah ﷺ came to them and said: Are you the ones who have said such and such?. Behold. By Allah! Indeed I am the one who fears Allah most amongst you, and the most pious amongst you. Yet (in spite of that) I fast, and break fast, and offer Salat and I sleep (at night) and I marry women, so whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me! (Bukhari)

Translation: 101. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: He who holds fast to my Sunnah during the time of corruption in my Ummah, for him is the reward of a Martyr. (Tabarani, TarghTb)

Translation: 102. Malik ibne-Anas Rahimahullah reports that a saying of Rasulullah ﷺ had reached him in which he said:.! have left with you two things; and you shall never go astray as along as you hold fast to them: the Book of Allah, and the Sunnah of His Prophet. (Muatta Imam Malik)

Translation: 103. 'Irbad ibne-Sariyah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that one day Rasulullah ﷺ after the morning Salat, gave us a profound heart rending sermon, causing the eyes to flow and the hearts to tremble. So a man said: Indeed this is a sermon of one bidding farewell! So what do you enjoin upon us, O Rasulall ah? He replied: I enjoin you with Allah's Taqwa (fear and obedience) and to hear and obey those in authority, even if he be an Abyssinian slave! For verily whoever lives among you, shall see many disagreements. And I warn you to beware of innovations in Deen, for verily they are misguidance. So whoever among you sees those times, he must adhere steadfastly to my Sunnah, and the Sunnah of my rightly guided Khulqfd (successors). (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 104. 'Abdullah ibne- 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ saw a gold ring on the hand of a man; so he removed it and threw it away and said: How does anyone of you want to place a burning coal in his hand? It was said to the man, after Rasulullah ﷺ had left: Take your ring and benefit thereby. He replied: No! By Allah, I will never take it, as Rasulullah ﷺ had thrown it away. (Muslim)

Note: It is forbidden for men to wear golden ornaments.

Translation: 105. Zainab Radiyallahu 'anha narrates: I called upon Umme HabTbah Radiyallahu 'anha, the wife of Nabi ﷺ, when her father Abu Sufyan ibne-Harb had passed away. Umme HabTbah asked for a perfume, containing some yellow substance Khaluq or something else. She applied some of it on a maid, then, rubbed the two sides of her own face (with it) and then said: By Allah! I have no need for fragrance but that I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn over a deceased for more than three days, except over a husband, which is for four months and ten days. (Bukhari)

Note: Khaluq is a type of combined fragrance of which saffron is a major ingredient.

Translation: 106. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed a man asked Nabi ﷺ: When would be the Last Hour O Rasullallah? Rasulullah ﷺ replied: What have you prepared for it? He replied: I have not prepared for it with much of Salat, nor Saum, nor Sadaqah; but I love Allah and His Messenger. He said: (On the day of Resurrection) You will be with those whom you loved (in this world). (Bukhari)

Translation: 107. 'A'ishah Radiyaliahu 'anha narrates that a man came to Nabi ﷺ and said: O Rasulullah! You are more beloved to me than myself, and more beloved to me than my wife and wealth, and more beloved to me than my children. Indeed when I am in my house and I think of you, I lose my patience until I visit and see you. When I remember that you and I are going to die. I know that as you enter Paradise you would be elevated along with the prophets, and if I ertter Paradise, I fear that I may not see you, Nabi ﷺ did not reply to him until JibraTl 'Alaihis Salam came with the following verse: (Tabarani, Majma-*uz-Zawaid)

Note: Siddiq means the one who has a surpassing degree of strength of Iman and YaqTn.

Translation: 108. Abu Hurairah Radiyaliahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasulullah ﷺ said: From amongst those people of my Ummah who intensely love me will be some who will come after me. Each one of them would desire, that he could see me, even in exchange for (sacrifying) his family and wealth! (Muslim)

Translation: 109. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Rasulullah ﷺ said: I have been given superiority over the rest of the prophets in six respects: I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by fear (in the hearts of enemies); and captured enemy assets have been made lawful to me; the earth has been made for me a place of worship and ceremonially pure; I have been sent to the entire mankind; and the line of prophets ended on me. (Muslim)

Translation: 110. 'Irbad ibne-Sariyah Radiyallahu 'anhu, the companion of Rasulullah ﷺ narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: Verily I am the slave of Allah and the seal of prophets. (Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 111. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Indeed my example and the example of the preceding prophets is that of a man who built a house, and perfected and beautified it, but left a place for one brick in a corner. Now, people move around the house and marvel at its beauty but also say: Why a brick was not placed in this corner? Rasulullah ﷺ said: I am that brick; and I am the seal of the prophets. (Bukhari)

Translation: 112. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I was (riding) behind Nabi ﷺ one day; when, he said to me: O lad! Indeed, I will teach you (some) words of wisdom: Guard the Commandments of Allah, He will guard you! Guard the Commandments of Allah, you will find Him before you (Allah will help you). If you ask, ask from Allah alone, and when you seek help, seek help from Allah alone, and believe that if the entire mankind gathered to benefit you by anything, they cannot benefit you except by that which Allah has written for you! And if they gathered to harm you with anything, they can not harm you except by that which Allah has written for you. The pens of destiny have been lifted, and the (ink of the) scrolls has dried! (Tirmidhi)

Note: The decision of destiny can never be changed.

Translation: 113. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said:. For everything there is a reality; and no slave of Allah can reach the reality of Iman until he believes that which had befallen him, could not have missed him; and what had missed him, could not have befallen him. (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma-'uzZawaid)

Note: One must believe that whatever befalls him is predestined from Allah, and he does not know what good is hidden in it for him. Belief in destiny guards one's Iman and is a protection from the promptings of Shaitan.

Translation: 114. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: Allah had written the destiny of the entire creation fifty thousand years before he created the skies and the earth. He said- And at that time His Throne was upon the water. (Muslim)

Translation: 115. Abu Darda Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Indeed, Allah 'Azza wa Jail has decided five things for every slave; his time of death, his deeds (good or evil), his burial place, his age and his sustenance. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 116. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: No person is a true believer until he believes that destiny, good and bad, is from Allah. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 117. 'AIT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said; No slave of Allah is a true believer, until he believes in four things: 1. He bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah; and He has sent me with the Truth. 2. He believes in death. 3. He believes in the Resurrection after death, and 4. He believes in destiny. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 118. Abu Hafsah Rahimahullah narrates that 'Ubadah ibne-Samit advised his son: Sonny! Indeed you can never taste the reality of Iman (faith) until you believe that what befalls you could not have missed you, and what missed you could not have befallen you. heard Rasulullah ﷺ narrating in a Hadlth Qudsi: Verily the first (thing) that Allah Ta'ala created was the pen, then He ordered: Write! It (the pen) asked: My Rabb, what shall I write? He Commanded: Write down the destiny of everything that is to take place until the Day of Judgement. Sonny! Indeed, I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: He who dies upon belief other than this, is not from me. (Abu Dawud)

Translation: 119. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI ﷺ said: Allah has put an angel incharge at the womb of the mother. So the angel proclaims: O my Rabb! It is now a drop of sperm (fertilized ovum); O my Rabb! It is now something that clings. O my Rabb! It is now a piece of flesh. When Allah wills to complete its creation; the angel asks: O my Rabb! What shall I write about it, male or female? Whether wretched (evil doer) or blessed (doer of good)? How much will be its provisions? Then, what will be its age? So, all that is written while it is still in the mother's womb. (Bukhari)

Translation: 120. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily, the magnitude of the reward is proportionate to the magnitude of the affliction. And indeed when Allah loves people He afflicts them, and those who accept it gladly receive Allah's pleasure, but those who are displeased receive Allah's displeasure. (Tirmidhu Ibn'majah)

Translation: 121. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha, the wife of Rasulullah ﷺ, narrates: I asked Rasulullah ﷺ about the plague. So he informed me that it is a punishment (that) Allah sends upon whom He wills; and verily, Allah has made it a source of mercy for the believers. Anyone who remains in his place patiently, at the time of an epidemic of plague, anticipating (reward from Allah), believing that nothing shall befall him but what Allah has written for him, then (by destiny, if he is afflicted by plague there) will be the reward of a martyr for him. (Regardless whether he dies or not because of the plague). (Bukhari)

Note: Another hadith clarifies the order of the SharVah, that if plague breaks out in a region, whoever happens to be there should not leave, and who is outside that locality should not enter. Therefore, this hadfth grants solace for the one who stays patiently in the locality of the plague. Plague is considered a communicable disease in which lymph nodes enlarge mainly in the neck, armpit or groins. The patient generally dies on the second or third day. (FathulBari) Some scholars have termed every epidemic disease as plague. (Takmilah Fathul Mulhim)

Translation: 122. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I served Rasulullah ﷺ for a period of ten years from the age of eight. During this period, he never scolded me for any loss that took place at my hands. And if anyone of his family scolded me, he would say: Leave him, for indeed, if a thing was destined, it had to happen.

Translation: 123. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Every thing is destined, even mental weakness and intelligence. (Muslim)

Translation: 124. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: A believer who is strong is better and more beloved to Allah than the one who is weak, although both bear goodness. Aspire for what benefits you, and seek help from Allah; and do not give up. And if any adversity befalls you, do not say if I had done this or that, it would have resulted in such and jsuch. But say, Allah so destined and did it as He desired. For verily (the word)"if opens the way for the work of Shaitan. (Muslim)

Note: For a man to say that"if I had done this or that it would have resulted in such and such"is forbidden when it is used in the context of negating destiny; and to say that destiny is nothing but relying solely on one's planning and efforts is a situation in which Shaitan gets the opportunity to remove his belief in destiny.

Translation: 125. 'Abdullah ibne-Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Behold! Indeed, the 'Trusted Spirit' JibraTl 'Alaihis Salam inspired in my heart that undoubtedly no one shall die until he has consumed in full his allotted sustenance. So fear Allah, and in your quest for sustenance, be dignified and upright. The delay in your sustenance should not lead you into seeking it by forbidden means. For undoubtedly that which is with Allah, can only be obtained by His obedience. (Sharh us Sunnah lil BagawT)

Translation: 126. 'Awf ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI ﷺ gave a decision between two men. And that the one against whom the decision had been given, turned away ﷺ remarked: Allah Ta'ala condemns inadequate efforts. Therefore, carry out your affairs diligently and intelligently. However inspite of this, if a matter overpowers you

BELIEF IN THE HEREAFTER VERSES OF QUR'AN Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: O mankind! Fear your Sustainer. Indeed! The tremor of the Hour (of Doom) is a tremendous thing. On the day when you see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursing, and every pregnant one will abort her burden (foetus) out of fear; and you will see mankind as drunken; yet, they will not be drunk, but indeed punishment of Allah is severe (because of which they will appear drunken). Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: (On the Day of Resurrection) And no close friend will ask a friend (about his condition). Though they shall be made to see one an another. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the Punishment of that Day at the price of his children, And his spouse, and his brother, And his kinsfolk whoever sheltered him

And all that the earth contains; so that it might save him. But never! Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And think not that Allah is unaware of what the wicked do. He is only giving them a respite till a day, when eyes will stare (in terror), As they come hurrying on in fear, their heads upraised, their gaze not returning (back) to them, and their hearts empty (of any hope of betterment because of the circumstances of extreme fear on the day of judgement). Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: The weighing (in the Balance) on that Day is true. As for those whose scale is heavy, they are those who. are the successful. And as for those whose scale is light, they are those who will lose their own selves (by entering Hell) by denying our revelations. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Gardens of Eden! They (who have done good deeds) will enter them wearing armlets of gold and pearls

Translation: and their raiment (clothes) therein is silk. And they say: Praise is to Allah who has put away grief from us. Indeed! Our Sustainer is Forgiving, Bountiful; Who, of His grace, has given us abode in the mansion of eternity, where no toil touches us, nor can weariness affect us. Fatir 35: 33-35

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Indeed! Those who feared (Allah) will be in a place secure. Amid gardens and springs. Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another. And so it will be. And We shall wed them to fair maidens with wide lovely eyes. They call therein for every variety of fruit, in safety. They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He has saved them from the doom of Hell. A bounty from your Sustainer. That is the supreme triumph.

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Verily the righteous shall drink from a (cup of wine) flavoured with Camphor from a spring of Paradise called Kafur. A spring from where the slaves of Allah will drink, causing it to gush forth (wherever they wish) abundantly. They (are those) who fulfil their ordained deeds sincerely, and they fear a Day whose evil will be wide spread (to one and all). And they feed, for the love for Him, the poor, the orphans, and the captives, (Saying:) We feed you, seeking only Allah's countenance. We wish from you no reward, nor thanks. Verily we fear from our Sustainer a Day, hard and distressful. So, Allah will save them from the evil of that Day (for their obedience and sincerity) and give them a light of beauty and joy. And their recompense shall be Paradise and silken attire. They will be reclining therein on raised couches; they will find therein neither (the heat of) a sun nor the bitter cold. 'Arid the shade of the trees is close upbn them; and the branches of fruits thereof will hang low within their reach. And amongst them will be passed around goblets of silver and

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And those on the right hand, what of those on the right hand?

Note: According to another interpretation the previous generations means people from the previous Ummah; and later generations means people from this Ummah. (Bayanui Quran) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says:: Juj Jii j will be an evil journey's end.

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say to the dwellers of Hell: Depart you to that which you used to deny! Depart you to a shadow (the smoke of Hell-Fire which will rise because of its excess and then fall apart) in three columns. Neither shady (for cool comfort) nor any use (shelter) against the fierce flame of the Fire. Verily! It (Hell) will throw sparks (huge) as forts (these sparks when they rise will be like great forts). (Then these sparks when they will fall on the earth) they will become as if they were yellow camels. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: They (dwellers of Hell) shall have a covering of Fire above them and a covering (of Fire) beneath them (This is that torment). With which Allah does frighten His slaves. O My slaves! Therefore, fear Me!

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Verily, the tree of Zaqqum, Will be the food for sinners; Like molten brass, it will boil in their bellies, Like the seething of boiling water. (It will be said to the angels): Seize him, and drag him into the midst of the blazing Fire, Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water. Taste (this)! Verily, you thought you were mighty and generous. Verily! This is that which you used to doubt. Ad-Dukhan 44: 43-50 Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: In front of him (every rebellious transgressor) is Hell, and he will be made to drink boiling festering water. Which he will sip, but will be unable to swallow it, and death will approach him from every side, yet he will not die; and in front of him will be a harsh torment (becoming ever severe, and he will continue to sob for an eternity).

Translation: 127. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Abu Bakr Radiyallahu 'anhu said: O Rasulullah! Indeed you have aged! He replied: (The Surah) Hud, Al-Wdqi'ah Al-Mursalat, An una Yata Sd'alutt, and Idhash Shamsu Kuwwirat have aged me, (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 128. Khalid ibne-'Umair Al *AdawT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that 'Utbah ibne-Ghazwan Radiyallahu 'anhu in a sermon after glorifying and praising Allah, said to us: Undoubtedly, the world has announced its termination; and has turned on its heel in a hasty flight; and what is left are but a few drops, like the residual drops in a bowl which the drinker sucks out. And indeed, you will all be transferred (at death) from the world, to a never-ending abode. So depart with the best deeds with you, For verily, it has been mentioned to us that when a stone is cast from the edge of Hell, it continues to fall for seventy years but will not reach its depth. And by Allah, Hell will be filled (with men and Jinn). So, does this surprise you? And it has been mentioned to us that the expanse between the two panels of the door of Paradise is (a journey of) forty years, yet a day will come, when this expanse will be packed due to the large crowds of people. And verily, I have seen that time, when I was the seventh among seven (Sahabah) with Rasulullah ﷺ, we had nothing to eat but leaves of tree, until the corners of our mouths became festered with ulcers. And I managed to acquire a piece of broad cloth which I divided between myself and Sa'd ibne-Malik. So, I wore it to cover my lower half, and Sa'd ibne-Malik wore the other piece. But, today each of us is an Amir (Governor) of a city from amongst the great cities. And verily, I seek refuge in Allah that I should ever consider myself great whereas I am regarded low by Allah. And verily, never is there a prophet hood (and its ways) except that gradually it goes into oblivion, until worldly kingdom takes its place. So, in the near future you will realise and have the experience of other governors. (Muslim)

Note: The characteristics of prophetic ways is that justice is established and people develop an indifference to this world and the love of the Hereafter prevails. Whereas in worldly kingdoms, these characteristics are not usually found. (Takmalah, Fathul Mulhim)

Translation: 129. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrates that whenever it was her turn for Rasulullah ﷺ to spend the night, he would go out at the end of the night to BaqT' (graveyard) and say: Peace be upon you. O dwellers of the abode of believers. The tomorrow which you were being promised about has reached you at its appointed time; and Allah willing, we shall be joining you. O Allah! Forgive the dewellers of BaqT (Muslim)

Translation: 130. Mustawrid ibne-Shaddad Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah 'alaihi wasallam said: By Allah! This world compared to the Hereafter is like one of you dipping his finger in the ocean and then observing the quantity of water on it, (Muslim)

Translation: 131. Shaddad ibne-Aws Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: He is wise and shrewd who takes account of himself and prepares for what is after death. And he is weak and incapable who follows his desires and yet pins high hopes on Allah's Mercy. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 132. 'Abdullah ibne-'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that I came to Nabi 'alaihi wasallam, being the tenth one of ten Sahabah. A man of the Ansdr stood up and said: O Nabi Allah! Who is the wisest and the most resolute amongst people? He replied: He who remembers death the most, and prepares most diligently for death before it overtakes him. Undoubtedly, these are the wisest. They have acquired the nobility of this world and the dignity of the Hereafter. (Ibne-Majah, Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawa'id)

Translation: 133."Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ traced a square and traced a line in the middle protruding out of its border and traced smaller lines up to the one that was in the middle and then he said: This middle line is man, and this (square) is death surrounding him (decreed life-span). And the line protruding out of the square shows his hopes. And these smaller lines are the incidents (to take place). If one incident misses him, he is mangled by the other. And if it misses him, he is mangled by yet another. (Bukhari)

Translation: 134. Mahmud ibne-LabTd Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that indeed Nabi ﷺ said: There are two things that the son of Adam dislikes: Death, although death is better (for a believer) than trials (which endanger his faith); and scarcity of worldly belongings. And this scarcity of worldly belongings results in less reckoning on the Day of Judgement. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 135. Abu Salamah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: He, who meets Allah testifying that none is worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and believes in resurrection and in reckoning, enters Paradise. (Al-Bidaya wan Nihayah)

Translation: 136. Umme Darda' Radiyallahu 4 anha narrates: I enquired from Abu Darda': Why do you not go and seek for your guests what men (usually) seek (fine food and drink) for their guests? So he replied: heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: Verily, before you is a very difficult pass! The heavily burdened shall not cross through it with ease, so I desire to keep myself light for that passage. (Bayhaqi)

Note: 'Men seek fine food and drink' means that his wife wanted him to take out time and effort to earn, if not for his family, then at least for the sake of his guests, 137. Hani Rahimahullahu, the freed slave of 'Uthman Radiyallahu"anhu narrates that when 'Uthman stood by a grave he would weep until his tears wet his beard. So, he was asked; When Paradise and Hell are mentioned, you do not weep, but (why do) you weep at this (sight of the grave)? So he replied: Indeed, Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily, the grave is the first stage among the stages of the Hereafter; if one is saved from (the Punishment of) it, then what is to follow will be easier. And if one does not find safety from it, then what is to follow shall be more severe than it. And Rasulullah ﷺ said: I have not seen a sight more horrifying than (the Punishment of) the grave. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 138. 'Uthman ibne-'Affan Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that when Nabi ﷺ used to finish the burial of the dead, he would stay at his grave and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother and beg steadfastness for him, as indeed he is now being questioned. (Abu Dawud)

Translation: 139. Abu Sa'Td Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ, while entering his Masjid saw some persons laughing in a manner that their teeth were visible. He said: Behold! If you frequently remember the destroyer of pleasures, that is, death, it will distract you from what I am seeing (your excessive laughing). So remember frequently the destroyer of pleasures, that is, death. For verily, not a day passes upon the grave but that it cries out saying: I am the house of exile; and I am the house of loneliness; and I am the house of dust; and I am the house of worms. When a believing slave of Allah is buried, the grave says to him: You are most welcome! Indeed, you were the most beloved to me of all those who used to walk upon me. So now, when you have been placed in my charge and you have been brought to me, you will see my excellent treatment. Rasulullah ﷺ then said: So the grave expands for, him as far as the eye can see; and a door of Paradise is opened for him. And when an immoral slave of Allah or an unbeliever is buried; the grave says to him: You are most unwelcome! Indeed you were the most despised by me of all those who used to walk upon me. So today, as you have been placed in my charge, and you have been brought to me, you will soon, see my treatment towards you. Rasulullah ﷺ said: The grave then closes on him until its one side meets the other, and his ribs get intermingled; Rasulullah ﷺ then (illustrating) placed the fingers (of one hand) between the fingers (of the other hand). He added: Allah sends upon him seventy serpents; if one of them were to breathe upon the earth, it would not produce any crops as long as the world remained; they will go on biting and lacerating him until he is brought forth for his Account on the Day of Resurrection. Rasulullah ﷺ said: The grave is either a garden from among the gardens of Paradise or a pit from among the pits of Hell. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 140. Bara ibne-'Azib Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: We went out with Rasulullah ﷺ along with the funeral of a man from the Ansar until we reached the grave, which had not yet been completely dug. So, Rasulullah ﷺ sat and we sat around him in silence as though birds were perched upon our heads, and in his hand was a stick with which he was making marks on the ground. He then raised his head and said two times or three times: Seek refuge in Allah from the Punishment of the grave. He then said: (When a believer is buried in the grave), and two angels will approach the buried person and make him sit up, and then ask him: Who is your Rabb? He will reply: My Rabb is Allah. Then they will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: My religion is Islam. Then they will ask him: What do you say about this man who was sent to you? He will reply: He is the Messenger of Allah. Then they will ask him: What makes you certain of that? He will reply: I read the Book of Allah and I believed and I testified in it. Then, a Caller will announce from the heavens: My slave has said the truth so spread for him a bedding from Paradise and dress him from the clothes of Paradise, and open for him a window towards Paradise, The joy, pleasant breeze and fragrances of Paradise will reach him, and the grave will be expanded for him as far as his eye can see. Then Rasulullah ﷺ mentioned the death of an unbeliever: Verily, the soul of an unbeliever shall be returned to his body. Two angels will approach him, and make him sit up, and ask him: Who is your Rabb? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know! Then they will ask. him: What is your religion? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know! Then they will ask him: What do you say about this man who was sent to you? He will reply: Alas alas! I do not know! At this, a Caller from the heavens will announce: He has lied. So spread for him a bedding of the Fire, and clothe him with the Fire, and open for him a window to the Fire that its heat and scorching wind reach him, and his grave will close upon him until his ribs are intertwined. (Abu Dawud)

Note: The announcement from the heavens about an unbeliever, 'he has lied,' means that he is pretending to be ignorant; though in fact he had refuted Allah's Oneness, His Prophet and Islam. (Ma arifui HadTth)

Translation: 141. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily, the slave of Allah, when he is placed in his grave, and his companions depart, he indeed hears the beat of their sandals, and then two angels come to him and make him sit up and ask: What did you use to say of this man, Muhammad Sallallahu ''alaihi wassallum? As for the Mu'min (believer) he will say: I bear witness that he is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. It will then be said to him: Look towards your dwelling in Hell; Allah has replaced it with a dwelling in Paradise. He will then see both the dwellings. And as for the Munafiq (hypocrite) and Kafir (unbeliever), it will be said to them: What did you use to say concerning this man? He will reply: I do not know; I used to say what the people were saying. It will then be said to him: Indeed, you knew not, nor did you follow those who knew. Then, he will be beaten by hammers of iron, causing him to scream, the sound of which will be heard by everyone around him except men and Jinn. (Bukhari) 142, Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: The Hour of the Day of Resurrection will not come until there will be no one left in the world who says Allah, Allah. And in another narration: The Hour of the Day of Resurrection will not be established so long as there is someone saying, Allah, Allah. (Muslim)

Note: This means that the Day of Resurrection will occur when the world becomes devoid of Allah's remembrance. This hadlth also explains that the Day of Resurrection will not be established so long there is a single man saying: O people! Fear Allah and worship Him. (Mirqat)

Translation: 143. 'Abdullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: The Last Hour will come only upon the most wicked people. (Muslim)

Translation: 144. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Dajjal will appear in my Ummah and remain for forty; I do not know whether for forty days, or forty months, or forty years. Then Allah will send 'Isa ibneMaryam resembling 'Urwah ibne-Mas'ud. He will seek out Dajjal and then destroy him. Thereafter, people shall remain for seven years without enmity even between two persons. Then Allah will send a cool breeze from the direction of Syria; whereupon none shall remain upon the face of the earth whose heart has the tiniest particle of Iman, except that his life shall be seized by this breeze.. Even if one of you were to enter the innermost recess of a mountain, it (the breeze) would enter even there and seize him. Thereafter, only the most wicked people shall remain who are as unstable as birds (easily startled) with a tendency to wickedness with the intelligence of beasts of prey (who have little intelligence and show violence and anger), neither knowing right nor objecting to evil. Then Shaitan will appear to them and say: Will you not comply to my command? They will say: What do you command us? He will then order them to worship idols (and they will obey him). Abundant sustenance will be granted to them and apparently, they will enjoy a good and luxurious life. Then the Trumpet will be blown; and everyone who hears it will bend one side of his neck, and raise the other, listening attentively. The first to hear it will be a man plastering a water tank for his camels. Then he will collapse senseless, and die and so will all the people with him. Then Allah will send down rain resembling dew, causing the bodies of the people to sprout like plants from the earth. Thereafter the Trumpet will be blown a second time, and the people will rise looking around. Then it will be said: O people! Hasten towards your Rabb! The angels will be told to restrain them for they are to be questioned. Command then will be given to bring forth those who are to go to Hell and when they asked what proportion is to be brought forth, they will be told it is nine hundred and ninety nine out of every thousand. That will be a day which will make children grey haired; and that is the day when the Shin will be bared (Muslim) In another narration it is stated: Hearing that nine-hundred-andninety-nine out of a thousand will be doomed to the Fire (of Hell), the Sahabah were deeply grieved and it showed on their faces. Then Rasulullah ﷺ said: Nine-hundred-andninety-nine will be from Yajuj Majuj (Gog and Magog) and one from you, (Bukhari)

Note: Shin is one of the allegorical terms used in the Quran like face and hand. It is a special attribute of Allah. We should believe in it in the same manner as we believe in the existence, life, the hearing and seeing of Allah. (Tafsir Usmani). In a hadith of SahiTi Bukhari and Muslim narrated by Abu Sa'Td Khudri Radiyallahu 'anhu, Rasulullah ﷺ is quoted as saying: Allah *Azza wa Jail will bare His Shin and then all the believers, men and women, will prostrate themselves before Him; but there will remain those who used to prostrate in the world for showing off and for gaining good reputation. Such people will try to prostrate (on the Day of Judgment) but their backs will be as stiff as a single column. Dajjal is the Great Deceiver who will appear near the end of the world and will claim to be God and will be killed by 'Isa 'alaihis Salam at his Second Coming.

Translation: 145. Abu Sa'Td Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: How can I enjoy life and be at ease, when the one entrusted with the Horn has placed it to his mouth and has lent his ear attentively, waiting for the order to blow it. This statement seemed to bear heavily upon the Sahabah of Rasulullah Sallallahu

Translation: 146. Miqdad Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard RasOlullah ﷺ saying: The sun shall be brought close to the creation on the Day of Resurrection until there is one mile between it and them. Mankind will sweat according to what they have done; the sweat reaching to the ankles of some, to the knees of others, to the waist of others, while some will have their mouths covered by the sweat. RasOlullah ﷺ pointed his hand to his mouth. (Muslim)

Translation: 147. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasOlullah ﷺ said: Mankind will be assembled on the Day of Resurrection in three classes, one walking, one riding and one walking on their faces. It was asked: O Rasulallahl How will they walk on their faces? He replied: Verily, the one who made them walk on their feet is able to make them walk on their faces. They will avoid with their face every obstacle and thorn. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 148. 'AdT ibne-Hatim Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasOlullah ﷺ said: There is not anyone of you but that his Rabb will speak directly to him, without any interpreter between them. Then he will look to his right, and he will not see anything except what he had sent ahead from his deeds. And he will look to his left, and he will not see anything except what he had sent ahead. And he will look in front of him, and he will not see anything except the Fire in front of his face. So protect yourselves from the Fire even if it should be by half a date. (Bukhari)

Translation: 149. 'A'ishah Radiyallahu 'anha narrated: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying in one of his Salat O Allah! Make my account easy. When he finished his Salat, I asked: O Nabiyallah! What is 'easy account'? He replied: That one's book of deeds be looked into and then he be forgiven. Verily, O 'A'ishah! He who will be interrogated on that Day will be ruined! (Musnad Ahmad) 150. Abu Sa'Td A3 KhudrT Radiyallahu 'anhu approached Rasulullah ﷺ and asked: Inform me who will be strong enough to stand on the Day of Resurrection, about which Allah

Translation: 151. 'Awf ibne-Malik Al Ashja'T Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu *alaihi wasallam said: An angel came to me from my Rabb, and gave me the option to choose between half of my Ummah going to Paradise, or my right for intercession. So I chose intercession (so that my entire Ummah benefits from it and none is deprived) and it is for those who die without ascribing any partner to Allah. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 152. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: My intercession will be for those of my Ummah who have committed major sins. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 153. Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: On the Day of Resurrection, mankind will be in confusion. Then they will approach Adam 'Alaihis Salam and say: Intercede for us before your Rabb. He will reply: I am not eligible to intercede, you should approach Ibrahim, as he is the KhalTl (close friend) of Ar-Rahman. So, they will approach Ibrahim 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say to them; I am not eligible, you should approach Musa, as he is KalTmullah (who speaks to Allah Ta'ala). So, they will approach Musa 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say: I am not eligible, you should approach 'Isa, as he is Ruhullah and Kalimatullah (the Spirit of Allah, and Word of Allah). So, they will approach *Isa 'Alaihis Salam; but he will say: I am not eligible, you should approach Muhammad ﷺ. Thus, they will approach me and I will say, I am the one to intercede. So I will beseech my Rabb; and He will oblige me. Then He will inspire me with such words that I will praise Him with, but I have no knowledge of these words now. So I will praise Him by those praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So, I will submit: O my Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! (Have mercy on it). It will then be said: Go and take out of the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a grain of barley. So, I will go and obey as commanded. Then I will return and praise Him again by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will beseech: O My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out from the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a particle of dust or a mustard seed. So, I will go and comply with the command. Then I will return and, praise Him once more by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will implore: O My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out from the Fire whoever has Iman, in his heart, as much as the smallest, smallest, smallest grain of mustard seed. So I will go and do as bidden. And then, I will return for the fourth time and praise Him by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will urge: O My Rabb! Permit me (to intercede) for anyone who has said La ildha illallah. Thus, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: By My Honour, and By My Majesty, and By My Grandeur, and By My Sublimity; whoever has said La ildha illallah, I will certainly take him out of the Fire. (Bukhari) And in the narration of Abu Sa'Td Al KhudrT Radiyallahu 'anhu: (In reply to the urges of Rasulullah ﷺ for the fourth time) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: The Angels have interceded, and the Prophets have interceded, and the believers have interceded, and none remain except the Most Merciful of the Merciful. He will then grasp a handful from the Fire, taking out those who had not done a single virtuous act, and who had been turned to charcoal. He will then put them into a river of life at the entrance of Paradise, called Nahar-ul-Hayat (the River of Life). They will be revived like the seedlings that sprout in the silt carried by a flood. And they will come forth like pearls; around their necks shall be straps of gold. The dwellers of Paradise will recognize them by these straps as those whom Allah had released from the Fire and made to enter Paradise without having done any good deed. Then Allah will say to them: Enter into Paradise, and whatever you have seen is yours. So they will say: O our Rabb! You have given us what none was given in the world! He will reply: For you I have something better than this. They will say: O our Rabb! What could be better than this? He will then reply: My Pleasure, and now I will never be angry with you. (Muslim)

Note: 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam has been referred in this hadlth as Ruhullah and Kalimatullah, as he was born without a father on the Command of Allah: Kun! (Be! and it became), and by a breath of JibraTl 'Alaihis Salam (as commanded by Allah) in the collar of his mother causing him to be a soul and a living being. (TafsTr ibne-Kathir)

Translation: 154. Tmran ibne-Husain Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: A group of people will come out of the Fire by the intercession of Muhammad ﷺ and enter Paradise; they will be called the JahannamJn (people of Hell). (Bukhari)

Translation: 155. Abu Sa'Td Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily, from amongst my Ummah, there will be some people who will intercede for a nation and some who will intercede for a tribe, and some who will intercede for a small group, and some who will intercede for a single man, until they enter Paradise. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 156. Hudhaifah and Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhuma both narrate in a lengthy narration that Rasulullah ﷺ said: The qualities of 'trustworthiness' and 'kinship' will be sent and will stand on the two sides of the Sirat (the bridge over Hell), right and left (so as to intercede for those who cared for them or object to those who disregarded them). Then the first amongst you shall pass over it like lightning. I said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you what is meant by"pass like the lightning?"He replied: Do you not see how lightning passes and returns within the blink of an eye! Then, (the next in rank) would pass like the wind, and like a swift bird, and like a fast runner. That is, everyone will cross according to his deeds. And your Nabi ﷺ will be standing on (the Sirat) saying: O my Rabb! Grant safety! Grant safety! Until such people will come that due to the weakness of their deeds, they will only be able to crawl. He (then) said: And on the sides of the Sirat hooks would be suspended ready to catch anyone whom they would be ordered to catch. So, some will escape wounded and some would be piled up in Fire. And by the One in Whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah; Indeed, the depth of Hell is seventy years, (Muslim) 157, Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: While I was passing through Paradise, I found myself by a river on the two sides of which were domes of hollow pearls. I asked: What is this O JibraTl? He replied: This is the Kauthar that your Rabb granted. Its soil was the most excellent musk. (Bukhari)

Translation: 158. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr ibnil-'As Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: Rasululiah ﷺ said: My pond (Al-Kauthar) is as large as a month's journey and its sides are equal. Its water is brighter than silver, and its fragrance is more delightful than musk. And its drinking cups are (as numerous) as the stars in the sky. Whoever will drink from it shall never feel thirst thereafter. (Muslim)

Note: The distance of one month's journey implies that the size of Al-Kauthar is so large that it will take one month to go across it.

Translation: 159. Samurah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated that Rasululiah ﷺ said: Verily for every prophet there is a pond, and indeed they will vie with one another about which of them will have the largest number coming down to it. I hope, indeed, my pond will be the most heavily attended. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 160. 'Ubadah ibne-Samit Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Who bears witness that none is worthy of worship but Allah, the Alone, without any partners, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and that 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam is the slave of Allah, and His Messenger, and His Word that was granted to Mary am 'Alaihis Salam and a Spirit from Him, and that Paradise is a reality, and that Fire is a reality. Allah will indeed, send him to Paradise whatever his deeds may be. Junadah Radiyallahu 'anhu added in his narration: He may enter from any of the eight doors of Paradise that he wishes! (Bukhari)

Translation: 161. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu reported that Rasulullah ﷺ in a HadTth QudsT narrated that Allah Ta'ala has said: I have prepared for My pious slaves that which no eye has seen and no ear has heard, and which has not entered into the heart of any man. If you wish, recite: (Bukhari)

Translation: 162. Sahl ibne-Sa'd Al Sa'TdT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: The space that a whip occupies in Paradise is better than the world and what it contains. (Bukhari)

Translation: 163. Anas Radiyallahu ' 'anhu narrated that Rasulullah ﷺ said: The length of any of your bows, or the space that a step occupies in Paradise is better than the world, and what it contains. And if a woman of the women of Paradise were to look upon the earth, the entire space between Paradise and the earth would become illuminated and filled with fragrance, and her scarf is better than the world and what it contains. (Bukhari)

Translation: 164. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Verily there is a tree in Paradise that a rider, travelling under its shade for one hundred years, will not be able to cross it. Recite, if you wish: fjjJJ* (in shade long extended) (Al-Waqi'a 56:30) (Bukhari)

Translation: 165. Jabir Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Nabi ﷺ saying; Verily the people of Paradise will eat and drink, and they will not spit, nor urinate, nor defecate, nor blow their noses. The Sahabah asked: Then what will happen to the food (that they eat)? He replied: It will produce belching and sweat like musk. They will be inspired to recite the glory of Allah and (His) Praise, just as they breathe! (Muslim)

Translation: 166. Abu Sa'Td Al KhudrT and Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrate that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: An announcer shall announce (in Paradise): Verily, for you it is decreed that you shall remain in perfect health, never to fall ill. And verily, for you it is decreed that you shall continue to live, never to die. And verily, for you (it is decreed) that you shall remain young, never to grow old. And verily, for you it is decreed that you shall live in pleasure and delight, never in misery and in distress, and that (is the meaning of what) Allah 'Azza wa Jail has said. It will be announced to them that this is the Paradise that you have inherited by virtue of what you used to do. (Muslim)

Translation: 167. Suhaib Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi Sallallahu 4alaihi wasaliam in a HadTth Qudsi said: When the people of Paradise will have entered Paradise, Allah Ta'ala will say: Do you desire that I may bestow upon you with one more Blessing? They will reply: Have You not enlightened our faces! Have You not made us enter into Paradise, and saved us from the Fire! Rasulullah said: Then Allah will remove the veil, (between him and them); and they will not have been given anything dearer to them than looking at their Sustainer, the Mighty and the Magnificient. (Muslim)

Translation: 168. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasaliam said: Do not envy an evil person's well being because verily you do not know what he will meet with after his death. Indeed, Allah has a killer (the Hell Fire) for him and he will never die. (Tabarani, Majma'uz-Zawaid, Sharh-us Sunnah)

Translation: 169. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Your fire is one part from seventy parts of the Fire of Hell. It was said: O Rasulullah! Even this would have been enough! He replied: It has sixty nine parts in excess of fires in this world, each of these being equivalent to their heat. (Bukhari)

Translation: 170. Anas Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ in a Hadith Qudsi said: On the Day of Resurrection a person from the people of the Fire, who had been living the most comfortable and luxurious life in the world, will be brought, and dipped once in the Fire. Then he will be asked: O son of Adam! Do you recall seeing any good, a moment of comfort or luxury? He will reply: No, by Allah, O my Rabb! And a person from the people of Paradise, who had been living a most distressful life in the world, will be brought, (and) dipped once in Paradise. Then he will be asked: Have you experienced any misfortune? Has any distress come your way? To which he will reply: No, by Allah, O my Rabb! No misfortune has ever come my way and I have never experienced any distress. (Muslim)

Translation: 171. Samurah ibne-Jundub Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI ﷺ said: There will be some to whose ankles the Fire will reach, some to whose knees the Fire will reach, some to whose waist the Fire will reach and some to whose collar-bone the Fire will reach. (Muslim)

Translation: 172. Ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ recited the following verse: Fear Allah (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden), as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam. Rasulullah ﷺ (while describing the fear of Allah and the punishment of the Hereafter) said: If a single drop of Az-Zaqqum (a tree in Hell) were to be dropped into this world, it would spoil the people's means of livelihood; so what about those Whose food it is? (TirmidhI)

Translation: 173. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasGlullah ﷺ in a HadTth Qudsi said: When Allah had created Paradise, He said to JibraTl ('Alaihis Salam): Go and visit it! So he went and saw it, returned, and submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might and Honour, none shall hear about it except that he shall (strive to) enter it! Then (Allah) surrounded it with adversities (adherence to SharVah, which at times is against personal desires) and ordered: O JibraTl! Go and visit it (again). So he went, saw it, and returned; then submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might and Honour, indeed I fear that none shall (be able to) enter it! Then, Rasulullah ﷺ said: When Allah created the Fire (of Hell), then He said: O JibraTl! Go and visit it! So he went and saw it, returned, and submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might and Honour, none shall hear about it except that he shall (strive to) avoid it! Then (Allah) surrounded it with carnal desires, and ordered: O JibraTl! Go and visit it (again)! So he went, saw it, and returned, then submitted: O my Rabb! By Your Might, Honour, and Majesty; I fear that none shall (be able to) avoid it! (Abu Dawud)

SUCCESS IS IN OBEYING THE COMMANDMENTS OF ALLAH TA4ALA In order to seek benefit directly from Allah Ta'ala, it is necessary to believe that complete success in this World and the Hereafter lies only in complying with His Commandments in the wasallam VERSES OF QUR'AN Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: It is unbecoming of a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should claim freedom of choice in their affairs. And whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has most certainly gone astray. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: We sent no messenger except that he be obeyed by Allah's will. An-Nisa 4:

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain from it. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example (to follow), for the one who hopes for (the meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much. Al-Ahzab33: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: So let those who oppose His (Allah's) Command, beware, lest some trial or painful punishment befall them. An-Nur 24:63

Translation: delights of His love). And We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter). An-Nahl 16:

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed achieved a great success. Al-Ahzab 33: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala said to is Forgiving, Most Merciful. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Verily, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger) and do good deeds, the Most Gracious (Allah) will bestow love for them (in the hearts of mankind). Maryam 19: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And he who performs deeds of righteousness, and he is a believer, he will have no fear of injustice or of any curtailment (of his reward). Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And whosoever fears Allah (that is, fulfils all His Commandments and avoids all that is forbidden), He (Allah) will make for him a way out (of every difficulty). And He will provide him from where (sources) he could never imagine.

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Do they not see how many a generation We destroyed before them; whom We had empowered on the earth more, than We had empowered you (in physical strength, wealth in abundance, hailing from noble families, enjoying respect, long lives, holding estate and power etc.). And We sent down on them abundant showers from the sky. and made the rivers flow beneath them. But We destroyed them for their sins, and created after them other generations. Al-An'am 6:6

Translation: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: Wealth and children are adornments of worldly life; but good deeds, the fruit of which endures for ever are of far greater merit with your Rabb and a far better source of hope. Al-Kahf 18: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: All that is with you is bound to come to an end, whereas that which is with Allah is everlasting. And most certainly shall We grant to those, who are patient in adversity, their reward in accordance with the best that they ever did. An-Natil 16: Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says: And whatever you are given (now) is but for the (passing) provision of

Translation: 174. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Hasten to perform good deeds before you are overtaken by seven things: Are you waiting for 1. Such poverty that makes one unmindful of devotion, or 2, Wealth that makes one rebellious, or 3. Sickness that disables, or 4. Old age that makes one lose his senses, or 5. Sudden death (often not giving an opportunity of turning with repentance), or 6. Dajjal who is the worst evil of those absent evils being awaited, or 7. The Hour? And the Hour is very grievous and very bitter. (Tirmidhi)

Note: This means that one should prepare for his Hereafter by performing good deeds before any of the above mentioned seven situations arises, thus rendering him unable to do good deeds. 175, Anas ibne-Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: Three follow the dead, two return and one remains with him. His family, his wealth and his deeds follow him whereas his family and wealth return and his deeds remain with him. (Muslim)

Translation: 176. 'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that NabI ﷺ one day delivered a sermon saying: Behold! The world and its things are indeed a temporary commodity (and as such have no worth and value), shared and consumed by both the pious and the impious people alike! Indeed, the Hereafter is truly a reality and will arrive at its appointed time in which Judgement will be made by a Powerful King. Behold! Indeed all good, in its entirety is in Paradise. Indeed all evil, in its entirety is in the Fire. Understand well, do good deeds with due fear of Allah, and know that you will be confronted by your deeds. Whosoever does a particle weight of good, shall see it; and whosoever does a particle weight of evil, shall see it. (Musnad Shaf'T)

Translation: 177. Abu Sa'Td Al KhudrT Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that he heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: When the slave of Allah enters into Islam and the beauty of Islam comes into his life, every evil deed that he had committed previously is forgiven by Allah. Thereafter, starts the settlement of accounts; the reward of a good deed is ten times to seven hundred times and the punishment for an evil deed is equivalent to it unless Allah overlooks it. (Bukhari)

Note: The beauty of Islam comes into his life means that one's heart should be illuminated with Iman and the body should be dedicated in obedience to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.

Translation: 178. 'Umar Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Islam means that you bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger, and to establish Salat, and pay Zakat, and fast in the month of Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House of Allah if you are able to do SO. (Muslim)

Translation: 179. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Islam is that you worship Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and do not ascribe any. partner to Him, and to establish Salat, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, to perform Hajj to the House of Allah, to enjoin good, to forbid from evil, and to offer Salam to your family. So, if anyone is deficient in any of these, he has left a part of Islam and he, who leaves all of them, has turned his back to Islam (Mustadrak Hakim)

Translation: 180. Hudhaifah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Islam has eight parts. Iman is one part, and performing Salat is one part, and giving Zakat is one part, and performing Hajj to the House of Allah is one part, and fasting in Ramadan is one part, and enjoining good is one part, and forbidding evil is one part, and Jihad in the Path of Allah is one part. Indeed, one is unsuccessful who has no share in any of these parts. (Majma- 'uz-Zawaid, Bazzar)

Translation: 181. Ibne- 'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Islam is to surrender yourself to Allah (with correct belief and actions) and bear witness with heart and tongue that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and to establish Salat, and topayZakat. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 182. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a villager came to Rasulullah ﷺ and said: Guide me to a deed, by doing which I shall enter Paradise. Rasulullah ﷺ replied: Worship Allah and do not ascribe any partner to Him, and establish the obligatory Salat, and pay the obligatory Zakat, and fast in Ramadan. The villager replied: By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I shall not add anything to it. When he had turned away, Nabi ﷺ said: Anyone who wishes to see a man from among the people of Paradise, he may look at this man. (Bukhari)

Translation: 183. Talha ibne-'Ubaidullah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that a man of the people of Najd with dishevelled hair came to Rasulullah ﷺ. We could hear the sound of his voice but could not understand what he was saying till he came close to Rasulullah ﷺ and we realised that he was asking about Islam. Rasulullah ﷺ said: Five times of Salat each day and night. He asked: Must I observe any more than them? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. Then Rasulullah Sallallahu *alaihi wasallam said: And fasting during the month of Ramadan is obligatory. He asked: Must observe anything else? Rasulullah ﷺ replied; No, unless you do it voluntarily. Rasulullah ﷺ then mentioned Zakat to him and he asked: Must I pay anything else? He replied: No, unless you give voluntarily. Then he turned and left saying: By Allah, I will not do more than that nor less than that. Rasulullah ﷺ remarked: He has succeeded if (he keeps) true to his words. (Bukhari)

Translation: 184. 'Ubadah ibnus-Samit Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said to a group of his Sahabah who were sitting around him: Swear allegiance to me that you will not ascribe any partner to Allah, and will not steal, and will not commit adultery, and will not kill your children and will not falsely accuse anyone, and will not be disobedient concerning what is good. Thus, whoever fulfils this oath, Allah will be responsible for his reward. Whoever will commit any of these sins and is punished in this world, then that punishment will be an atonement for him. But if any of these sins are done and Allah conceals them, then his matter is with Allah; if He wants, He may forgive him, and if He wants, He may punish him. ('Ubadah ibne-Samit Radiyallahu 'anhu said) So we swore allegiance to him on that basis. (Bukhari)

Translation: 185. Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ enjoined upon me ten things: Do not ascribe anything as a partner to Allah even though you may be killed and burnt; and do not disobey your parents even if they order you to leave your wife and spend all your wealth; and do not deliberately neglect any obligatory Salat, since he who deliberately neglects Salat is no longer within the responsibility of Allah; and do not drink wine, since indeed it is the root of every evil deed; and beware of disobedience for verily disobedience causes the wrath of Allah to descend; and beware of fleeing from the line of battle even though your companions die; and if people die (from a calamity like plague, etc.) and you are among them, stay where you are; and spend on your family according to your means; and do not refrain (from using) the cane in bringing (them) up with good habits; and make them fear Allah. (Musnad Ahmad)

Note: In this hadith the obedience of parents mentioned is the obedience of the highest level. Similarly not to ascribe anything as a partner to Allah even though one may be killed or burnt for it, is the highest level of steadfastness; whereas in such a state it is permissible to utter words of disbelief if the heart remains contented with Iman. (Mirqat)

Translation: 186. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: Anyone who believes in Allah and His Messenger, establishes Salat, and fasts during Ramadan, Allah has taken it upon Himself to send him to Paradise; whether he was engaged in Jihad in the Path of Allah, or whether he remained in the land where he was born. The Sahabah inquired: O Rasulullah! Should we not give this good news to the people? Rasulullah ﷺ replied: (No, because) there are one hundred ranks in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who engage in Jihad in the Path of Allah and between two ranks there is a distance equal to the distance between the earth and the sky. So, when you ask Allah for Paradise, ask Him for Firdaus, for it is the best and highest part of Paradise, above it is the Throne of the Compassionate One and from it the rivers of Paradise flow. (Bukhari)

Translation: 187. Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He who comes to Allah with Iman and having performed these five (deeds) will enter Paradise: He who regularly offered the five Salat at their prescribed time with properly performed ablution, bowing and prostrations; fasted during the month of Ramadan; performed Hajj if he had the means; paid Zakat gladly; and fulfilled the trust placed in him. It was asked: O Rasulullah! What does fulfilling the trust mean? Rasulullah ﷺ answered: To take bath after Janabah (a man is in a state of Janabah when semen is discharged out with passion while one is awake or asleep), for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has not placed a trust with the son of Adam regarding any religious deed except this purification (since this bath is a secret act that can only be performed by the Fear of Allah). (Tabarani)

Translation: 188. Fadalah ibne-'Ubaid Al Ansari Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: Whoever has Iman upon me, obeys me, and does Hijrah (migrates), I assume responsibility for providing a house in the outskirts of Paradise and a house in the midst of Paradise. And for a person, who has Iman upon me, obeys me, and engages in Jihad in the Path of Allah, I assume responsibility for providing him with a house in the outskirts of Paradise, a house in the midst of Paradise, and a house in the upper part of Paradise. Whosoever does this has obtained goodness of every kind and is saved from evil of every kind and in whatever circumstances he dies (he will deserve Paradise). (Ibn Hibban)

Translation: 189. Mu'adh ibne-Jabal Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: He who meets Allah in such a state that he does not ascribe any partner to Him, observes the five times Salat and fasts during the month of Ramadan, he will be forgiven. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 190. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: He who meets Allah in such a state that he had not associated any partner with Him, and had paid Zakat on his wealth gladly, expecting a reward thereof, and had listened to and obeyed (the Imam, leader of the Muslims), for him is Paradise. (Musnad Ahmad)

Translation: 191. Fadalah ibne-'Ubaid Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Nabi ﷺ said: The Mujahid (one striving in the Path of Allah) is he who fights against his personal desires. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 192. 'Utbah ibne-'Abd Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: If a person were to remain in prostration, from the day of his birth till the day he died, to please Allah 'Azza wa Jail, then despite this on the Day of Resurrection, he will consider this deed to be small- (Musnad Ahmad, Tabarani, Majma-'uzZawaid)

Translation: 193. 'Abdullah ibne-'Amr Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrates: I heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying: He who has two habits will be reckoned by Allah as amongst the grateful and the patient. And if he does not possess these two habits, he will not be reckoned by Allah as amongst the grateful and patient: He who sees his superior in Islam and follows him, and sees one inferior in worldly things and then expresses his thanks to Allah, that out of His Mercy and Grace Allah has kept him in a better state. Then Allah reckons him amongst the grateful and patient. And he, who looks to his inferiors concerning religion, and looks to one superior in worldly riches, and expresses sorrow for getting less, then Allah will not record him as amongst the grateful and patient. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 194. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that RasOlullah ﷺ said: The world is a believer's prison, and an unbeliever's Paradise. (Muslim)

Note: For a believer the rewards and delights of Paradise which are there for him make this world like a prison; and for the unbeliever, -there is endless Punishment in the Hereafter and so this world is for him like Paradise. (Mirqat)

Translation: 195. Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: When captured enemy assets will be considered as one's own wealth; and property given in trust will be considered as booty for oneself; Zakat will be looked upon as a fine; knowledge will be acquired for worldly needs and gains and not for Islamic objectives; a man will obey his wife and disobey his mother; a man will bring his friends nearer and drive his father far off; noises will be raised in the masjids; the most wicked of a tribe will become its ruler; the most worthless member of a people will become its leader; a man will be honoured for fear of the evil he may do; singing girls and musical instruments will come into vogue; drinking of wine will become common; and the later generations will begin to curse the previous generations; then wait, for red violent winds, earthquakes, swallowing up by the earth, defacement (of human faces), pelting of stones from the skies as rain, and a continuing chain of disasters followed one by another, like beads of a necklace falling one after the other rapidly when its string is cut. (Tirmidhi)

Translation: 196. 'Uqbah ibne-'Amir Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said: One who does evil deeds and afterwards keeps doing good deeds, is like a person wearing a tight armour which is choking him. When he does a good deed a ring is loosened, with the next good deed a second ring is loosened, thus with every good deed the rings are loosened one after the other so the armour eventually falls to the ground. (Musnad Ahmad)

Note: It means that a sinner is tied in his sins, and is in a state of distress. By doing good deeds his ties of sins are progressively loosened and distress removed.

Translation: 197. 'Abdullah ibne-'Abbas Radiyallahu 'anhuma said: When dishonesty in the captured enemy assets becomes evident among people, Allah puts fear of the enemy into their hearts; and when fornication becomes widespread among people, death prevails among them; and when people indulge in short measure and weight, their sustenance is cut off; and when people do injustice in their decisions, bloodshed becomes widespread among them; and when people break their covenants, the enemy is imposed upon them. (Muatta Imam Malik) 198. Abu Hurairah Radiyailahu 4anhu says that he heard a person saying: A cruel person only harms himself. Upon this Abu Hurairah Radiyailahu 'anhu said: He not only harms himself, but I swear by Allah, that due to the cruelty of the oppressor the bustard (ruddy goose) withers away and perishes in its nest. (Baihaqi)

Note: The harm of cruelty is not restricted to the cruel person, but it is a source of widespread calamities of all sorts. Rains are stopped, even birds consequently do not find a single grain and ultimately perish in their nests out of sheer hunger.

Translation: 199. Samurah ibne-Jundub Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions: Did anyone of you have a dream? So one of them would narrate a dream, and Rasulullah ﷺ would interpret it. One morning Nabi ﷺ said: Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said: Proceed with us. I proceeded wilh them and when we came across a man lying down, and then another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock, and he was throwing the rock at the man's head (who was lying down), crushing his head. The rock roiled away at the other end, the thrower followed it and brought it back. By the time he reached the man, his head had been restored to its normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my companions: 'Subhanallahl Who are these two persons? They said: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back; and another man was standing over his head with iron pincers, and he would put the pincers in one side of the man's mouth, tearing that side of his face, his nose and eyes to the back of the neck, and similarly the same is done at the other side. He hardly completed one side when the other side is restored to its normal state, then he returns to the first side to repeat it. I asked my two companions: Subhdnalldhl Who are these two persons? They said: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded and came across some thing like a baking oven; Rasulullah ﷺ said: In that oven there was a lot of noise and screaming. We looked into it and found naked men and women, and a flame of fire reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them they screamed loudly. I asked them: Who are these? They said: Proceed! Proceed! And so, we proceeded. Then we came across a river, like red blood. Rasulullah ﷺ added: In the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. The swimming man went close to the man with the stones. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth, whereupon he went swimming again. He returned, and every time this was repeated. I asked my two companions: Who are these? They said to me: Proceed! Proceed! And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance you would have ever seen! Beside him, there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions: Who is this (man)? They replied: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colours. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children, in such large numbers that I had never seen anything like it. I said to my companions: Who is this? They replied: Proceed! Proceed! So, we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, larger and better than any I had ever seen! My two companions said to me: Go up and ascend. Rasulullah ﷺ added: So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks, and we went to its gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one half of their bodies as handsome as the most handsome person you had ever seen. The other half of their bodies as ugly as the most ugly person you had ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to jump into the river. There was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was as white as milk; Those men went and dipped themselves in it and when they returned to us, their ugliness had disappeared and they became handsome. Rasulullah ﷺ further added: My two companions then pointing, said to me, that is your place, the Jannat-ul- 'Adan. I raised my sight, and there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions told me: That (palace) is your palace. I said to them: (May Allah bless you both.) Let me enter it. They replied: Not now, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them: I have seen many wonders tonight What does all this mean? They replied: We will inform you. As for the first man you came upon, whose head was being crushed with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who memorizes the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps neglecting the obligatory Salat. And for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women, whom you saw in an oven-like structure, are the fornicating men and women. The man whom you saw swimming in the river and who was given a stone to swallow, is the eater of Riba (usury), and the ugly looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the Warden of Hell, and the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Ibrahim ' Alaihis Salam, and the children around him are those children who die with the natural faith with which every child is born. The narrator added: Some Muslims asked Nabi ﷺ: O Rasulullah! What about the polytheist's children? Rasulullah ﷺ replied: And also polytheist's children. Rasulullah ﷺ added: The men you saw half handsome and half ugly, were those persons who along with good deeds had also done evil deeds but Allah- forgave them. (Bukhari)..

Translation: 200. Abu Dhar and Abu Darda' Radiyallahu 'anhuma narrate that Rasulullah ﷺ said: I will indeed recognize my Ummah among all other Ummahs on the Day of Resurrection. The Sahabah said: O Rasulullah! How would you recognize your people? He said: I will recognize them by their book of deeds in their right hands; I will recognize them from their shining faces due to the prostration marks on their foreheads; and I will recognize them by a light running in front of them. (MuSnad Ahmad)

Note: This light will be the light of Iman of every believer, which will be in proportion to the strength of his Iman. (Kashf-ur-Rahman)