Zuhd

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‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ‘On the Day of Resurrection, a man from my community will be called before all creation. Ninety-nine scrolls, each as long as the eye can see, will be spread out for him. Allah, Mighty and Sublime, will ask, “Do you deny anything in these?” He will say, “No, my Lord.” Allah will ask, “Have My recording keepers wronged you? Do you have an excuse? Do you have a good deed?” The man will be apprehensive and say, “No.” Allah will say, “Indeed, you have good deeds with Us, and no injustice will be done to you today.” A card bearing the testimony that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His servant and Messenger will be brought out. The man will ask, “My Lord, what is this card compared with these scrolls?” Allah will say, “You will not be wronged.” The scrolls will be placed on one side of the Balance and the card on the other. The scrolls will become light, and the card will be heavy.’

Muhammad ibn Yahya explained: ‘Al-bitaqah means a slip; the people of Egypt call a slip bitaqah.’

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Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘I have a basin stretching between the Ka‘bah and Jerusalem, whiter than milk, with vessels as numerous as the stars. I will have more followers than any prophet on the Day of Resurrection.’

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Hudhayfah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘My Basin extends farther than the distance from Aylah to Aden. By Him in whose hand is my soul, its vessels are more numerous than the stars, whiter than milk, and sweeter than honey. By Him in whose hand is my soul, I will drive men away from it just as a man drives strange camels away from his basin.’ They asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, will you recognize us?’ He replied, ‘Yes. You will come to me radiant, marked by ablution; no one else has that distinction.’

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Mahmud ibn Khalid al-Dimashqi told us: Marwan ibn Muhammad told us: Muhammad ibn Muhajir told us: Al-‘Abbas ibn Salim al-Dimashqi told me, reporting from Abu Sallam al-Habashi, who said: ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz sent for me, so I came to him by the swift postal mount. When I arrived, he said, “We have put you to trouble with your journey, Abu Sallam.” I replied, “Yes, by Allah, Commander of the Believers.” He said, “By Allah, I did not mean to cause you hardship, but a hadith has reached me that you relate from Thawban, the freedman of the Messenger of Allah, about the Basin, and I wanted to hear it directly from you.” I said, “Thawban, the freedman of the Messenger of Allah, told me that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘My Basin stretches from Aden to Aylah. It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, and its vessels are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Whoever drinks from it will never thirst thereafter. The first to come to it will be the poor among the Emigrants, with dusty clothes and disheveled hair, who do not marry women accustomed to luxury and for whom the gates are not opened.’” Abu Sallam said: ‘Then ‘Umar wept until his beard was wet, and said, “But I have married women accustomed to luxury, and gates have been opened for me. So I shall not wash the garment I wear until it becomes dirty, and I shall not oil my head until my hair becomes disheveled.”’

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Nasr ibn ‘Ali told us: My father told us: Hisham told us, from Qatadah, from Anas, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘The distance between the two edges of my Basin is like the distance between Sana‘a and Madinah—or like the distance between Madinah and ‘Amman.’

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Humayd ibn Mas‘adah told us: Khalid ibn al-Harith told us: Sa‘id ibn Abi ‘Arubah told us, from Qatadah, who said that Anas ibn Malik said: The Prophet of Allah said, ‘Golden and silver pitchers can be seen in it, as numerous as the stars in the sky.’

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar told us: Muhammad ibn Ja‘far told us: Shu‘bah told us, from al-‘Ala ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet came to the cemetery, greeted its people, and said: ‘Peace be upon you, dwelling of believing people. Allah willing, we will join you.’ Then he said, ‘I wish we had seen our brothers.’ They asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?’ He replied, ‘You are my Companions; my brothers are those who will come after me, and I will arrive before you at the Basin.’ They asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your community who have not yet come?’ He said, ‘What do you think: if a man had horses with white blazes and white markings on their legs among horses that were entirely dark, would he not recognize them?’ They replied, ‘Certainly.’ He said, ‘They will come on the Day of Resurrection with bright blazes and white markings from the traces of ablution.’ He said, ‘I will arrive before them at the Basin.’ Then he said, ‘Indeed, men will be driven away from my Basin just as a stray camel is driven away. I will call to them, “Come here!” but it will be said, “They changed after you, and they kept turning back on their heels.” I will then say, “Away with them, away with them!”’

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah told us: Abu Mu‘awiyah told us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Every Prophet had a supplication that was answered. Each Prophet hastened to make his supplication, but I have kept mine back as intercession for my community. It will reach those among them who die without associating anything with Allah.’

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Mujahid ibn Musa and Abu Ishaq al-Harawi, Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Hatim, both told us: Hushaim told us: ‘Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud‘an informed us, from Abu Nadrah, from Abu Sa‘id, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘I am the master of the children of Adam—and I say this without boasting. I will be the first for whom the earth will split open on the Day of Resurrection—and I say this without boasting. I will be the first to intercede and the first whose intercession is accepted—and I say this without boasting. The Banner of Praise will be in my hand on the Day of Resurrection—and I say this without boasting.’

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Nasr ibn ‘Ali and Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Habib told us: Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal told us: Sa‘id ibn Yazid told us, from Abu Nadrah, from Abu Sa‘id, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘As for the people who are permanent inhabitants of the Fire, they will neither die there nor live. But there are people whom the Fire strikes because of their sins or misdeeds and kills completely. When they have become charcoal, permission will be given for intercession on their behalf. They will be brought in groups, one after another, and placed by the rivers of Paradise. It will be said, “People of Paradise, let water flow over them.” They will then grow as a seed grows in the debris carried by a flood.’ One man among the people said, ‘It is as though the Messenger of Allah had lived in the desert.’

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‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim al-Dimashqi told us: al-Walid ibn Muslim told us: Zuhayr ibn Muhammad told us, from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Jabir, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, ‘My intercession on the Day of Resurrection is for those among my community who committed major sins.’

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Isma‘il ibn Asad told us: Abu Badr told us: Ziyad ibn Khaythamah told us, from Nu‘aym ibn Abi Hind, from Rib‘i ibn Hirash, from Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘I was given the choice between intercession and having half of my community enter Paradise. I chose intercession, because it is more inclusive and more sufficient. Do you think it is for the God-fearing? No; it is for the sinful, erring, defiled ones.’

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Nasr ibn ‘Ali told us: Khalid ibn al-Harith told us: Sa‘id told us, from Qatadah, from Anas ibn Malik, that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘On the Day of Resurrection the believers will gather and will be inspired—or will think of it; Sa‘id was uncertain—and say, “If only we could seek intercession with our Lord so that He might relieve us of this place.” They will go to Adam and say, “You are Adam, the father of humankind. Allah created you with His hand and commanded the angels to prostrate before you. Intercede for us with your Lord, that He may relieve us of this place.” He will say, “I am not the one for this,” and mention to them the sin he committed, complaining of it; he will feel ashamed of that. “Rather, go to Noah, for he was the first Messenger Allah sent to the people of the earth.” They will go to him, and he will say, “I am not the one for this,” and mention his asking his Lord about something of which he had no knowledge; he will feel ashamed of that. “Rather, go to the Close Friend of the Most Merciful, Abraham.” They will go to him, and he will say, “I am not the one for this. Rather, go to Moses, a servant to whom Allah spoke and gave the Torah.” They will go to him, and he will say, “I am not the one for this,” and mention his taking a life other than in retaliation for a life. “Rather, go to Jesus, the servant of Allah, His Messenger, His Word, and a spirit from Him.” They will go to him, and he will say, “I am not the one for this. Rather, go to Muhammad, a servant whose earlier and later sins Allah has forgiven.” They will then come to me, and I will set out.’ Sa‘id said that al-Hasan transmitted this wording: ‘I will walk between the two rows of believers.’ The report then returns to Anas’s narration: The Prophet said, ‘I will ask my Lord for permission, and it will be granted to me. When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration, and He will leave me as long as Allah wills. Then it will be said, “Rise, Muhammad. Speak and you will be heard; ask and you will be given; intercede and your intercession will be accepted.” I will praise Him with praise He teaches me, then intercede. He will set a limit for me, and they will be admitted to Paradise. Then I will return a second time. When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration, and He will leave me as long as Allah wills. Then it will be said to me, “Rise, Muhammad. Speak and you will be heard; ask and you will be given; intercede and your intercession will be accepted.” I will raise my head, praise Him with praise He teaches me, and intercede. He will set a limit for me, and they will be admitted to Paradise. Then I will return a third time. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in prostration, and He will leave me as long as Allah wills. Then it will be said, “Rise, Muhammad. Speak and you will be heard; ask and you will be given; intercede and your intercession will be accepted.” I will raise my head, praise Him with praise He teaches me, and intercede. He will set a limit for me, and they will be admitted to Paradise. Then I will return a fourth time and say, “My Lord, none remain except those whom the Qur’an has held back.”’ Qatadah said after this report: Anas ibn Malik also narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘A person who said, “There is no god but Allah,” and had good in his heart weighing as much as a barley grain will come out of the Fire. A person who said, “There is no god but Allah,” and had good in his heart weighing as much as a wheat grain will come out of the Fire. A person who said, “There is no god but Allah,” and had good in his heart weighing as much as an atom will come out of the Fire.’

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Said ibn Marwan narrated to us: Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated to us: Anbasah ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Ilaq ibn Abi Muslim, from Aban ibn Uthman, from Uthman ibn Affan, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Three will intercede on the Day of Resurrection: the Prophets, then the scholars, then the martyrs.

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Ismail ibn Abdullah al-Raqqi narrated to us: Ubaydullah ibn Amr narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil, from al-Tufayl ibn Ubayy ibn Kab, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the Day of Resurrection comes, I will be the leader of the Prophets, their orator, and the one entrusted with their intercession—without boasting.

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Yahya ibn Said narrated to us: al-Husayn ibn Dhakwan narrated to us, from Abu Raja al-Utaridi, from Imran ibn Husayn, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Through my intercession, a people will surely emerge from the Fire; they will be called al-Jahannamiyyun.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Affan narrated to us: Wuhaib narrated to us: Khalid narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Shaqiq, from Abdullah ibn Abi al-Jadhaa, who heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Through the intercession of a man from my community, more than the number of Banu Tamim will enter Paradise. They said: Messenger of Allah, besides you? He said: Besides me. I said: Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah? He said: I heard it.

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Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us: Sadaqah ibn Khalid narrated to us: Ibn Jabir said: I heard Sulaym ibn Amir say: I heard Awf ibn Malik al-Ashjai say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know what choice my Lord gave me tonight? We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: He gave me the choice between half of my community entering Paradise and intercession, and I chose intercession. We said: Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to make us among its people. He said: It is for every Muslim.

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Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us: My father and Yaala both narrated to us: Ismail ibn Abi Khalid narrated to us, from Nufay, Abu Dawud, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This fire of yours is one part out of seventy parts of the Fire of Hell. If it had not been quenched with water twice, you would not have benefited from it. It invokes Allah, Mighty and Majestic, asking that He not return it to that Fire.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Idris narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Fire complained to its Lord, saying: My parts are consuming one another. So He gave it two breaths, one in winter and one in summer. The intense cold you experience is from its bitter cold, and the intense heat you experience is from its scorching wind.