“On the day when He created the heavens and the earth, Allahcreated one hundred (degrees of) mercy, of which He placed one onearth, by virtue of which mothers show compassion to their childrenand animals as well as the birds show compassion to one another. AndHe kept back ninety-nine (degrees of) mercy. When the Day ofResurrection comes, Allah will complete this mercy.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) passed by me when I was riding a donkey, and said: ‘O Mu’adh,doyou know what Allah’s right over His slaves is and what Hisslaves’right over Allah is?’ I said: ‘Allah and His Messengerknow best.’ Hesaid: ‘The right of Allah over His slaves is thatthey should worshipHim and not associate anything with Him. And theright of the slavesover Allah, if they do that, is that He shouldnot punish them.’”

“This fire of yours is one-seventieth part of the fire of Hell.Were it not that its heat has been reduced by water twice, you wouldnot have been able to benefit from it. And it is praying to Allah,asking Allah not to return it (to its original level of heat).”

“The Fire complained to its Lord and said: ‘O Lord, parts of mehave consumed other parts.’ So He gave it two occasions to exhale,onein winter and one in summer. The intense cold that you feel (inwinter) is part of its severe frost (Zamharir) and the intense heatthat you feel in summer is part of its hot wind (Samum).”

“The disbeliever will be made huge so much so that his molarwillbe bigger than (Mount) Uhud, and the size of his body in relationtohis molar will be like the size of the body of anyone of you inrelation to his molar.”

“O you who believe! Have fear of Allah as is His due, and dienotexcept as Muslims. [3:102] (Then he said): ‘If a drop of Zaqqumwere to be dropped on the earth, it would ruin the livelihood of thepeople of this world, so how about those who have no food other thanit (i.e. Zaqqum)?’”

‘Death will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and made tostandon the Sirat (the Bridge over Hell). It will be said: “O peopleofParadise!” And they will look. Anxious and afraid lest they bebrought out of the place they are in. Then it will be said: “Opeopleof Hell!” and they will look, hoping that they will bebrought out ofthe place they are in. Then it will be said: “Do youknow what thisis?” They will say: “Yes, this is Death.” Thenthe command will begiven for it to be slaughtered on the Sirat, andit will be said toboth groups: “It is eternal wherever you are,and there will never beany death therein.”

“Ahand span in Paradise is better than the earth and everythingon it.”

“A place the size of a whip in Paradise is better than thisworldand everything in it.”

“There is no one among you who does not have two abodes: Anabodein Paradise and an abode in Hell. If he dies and enters Hell,thepeople of Paradise inherit his abode. This is what Allah says:‘Theseare indeed the inheritors.’” [23:10]

“Umar bin‘Abdul-‘Azizsent for me and I came to him upon the riding animalprepared forswift mail delivery. When I came to him, he said: ‘Wehave causedyou some trouble O Abu Sallam.’ He said: ‘Yes, by Allah, OCommander of the Believers!’ He said: ‘By Allah, we did not wanttocause you any hardship, but there is a Hadith which I have heardthatyou narrate from Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ), concerning the Cistern, and I wanted to hear it directlyfromyou.’ He said: “I said: ‘Thawban, the freed slave of theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ), told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “MyCistern is (wider than) the distance between Ailah and‘Aden. It iswhiter than milk and sweeter than honey, and its cupsare as many asthe stars in the sky. Whoever drinks from it willnever feel thirstagain. The first ones who come to drink from itwill be the poorMuhajirin, with dirty clothes and disheveled hair,who do not marryrefined women and for whom no doors are opened.”‘Umar wept until hisbeard became wet, then he said: ‘But I havemarried refined women anddoors have been opened for me. Certainly Iwill not wash the clothesthat are on my body until they become dirt,and I will not comb myhair until it becomes disheveled.’”

‘One can see init (theCistern) jugs of gold and silver, like the number of stars inthesky.”

“Peacebeupon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, ifAllahwills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.”They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” Hesaid:“You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will comeafter me.I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “OMessenger ofAllah, how will you recognize those of your nation whohave not yetcome?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blazeon its forehead andwhite feet, don’t you think that he willrecognize it among horsesthat are deep black in color?” They said:“Of course.” He said: “Onthe Day of Resurrection they willcome with radiant faces, hands, andfeet, because of the traces ofablution.” He said: “I will reach theCistern ahead of you.”Then he said: “Men will be driven away from myCistern just asstray camels are driven away. And I will call to them:‘Come here!’But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone,and theykept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off withyou!”

“As for the people of Hell, who are its people (i.e., itspermanentresidents), they will neither die nor live therein. Butthere aresome people who will be punished with fire because of theirsins,whom it will kill, then when they have become like coal,permissionwill be granted for intercession for them. They will bebrought,group by group, and scattered on the banks of the rivers ofParadise.It will be said: ‘O people of Paradise, pour water on them.’Thenthey will grow like seeds carried by a flood (i.e., quickly).” Aman among the people said: It is as if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)has been in the desert.”

“I was given the choice between being admitted toParadise,and I chose intercession, because it is more general andmoresufficient. Do you think it is for the pious? No, it is for theimpure sinners.”

“Three will intercede on the Day of Resurrection: TheProphets, then the scholars, then the martyrs.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Do you know what choice my Lord gave me on this night?’ We said:‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said: ‘He gave me thechoicebetween admitting half of my nation to Paradise andintercession, andI chose intercession.’ We said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, pray that wewill be among its people (the people for whom youwill intercede).’ Hesaid: ‘It is for every Muslim.’”

“On the Day of Resurrection the disbeliever who lived the mostluxurious will be brought, and it will be said: ‘Dip him once inHell.’ So he will be dipped in it, then it will be said to him: ‘Oso-and-so, have you every enjoyed any pleasure?’ He will say: ‘No,I havenever enjoyed any pleasure.’ Then the believer who sufferedthe mosthardship and trouble will be brought and it will be said:‘Dip himonce in Paradise.’ So he will be dipped in it and itwill be said tohim: ‘O so-and-so, have you ever suffered anyhardship or trouble?’ Hewill say: ‘I have never suffered anyhardship or trouble.’”

“I was with Abu Burdah one night, andHarithbin Uqaish entered upon us. Harith told us that night that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Among my nation are some by whoseintercession more (than the members of the tribe of) Mudar will enterParadise, and among my nation are some who will be made huge for theFire until they fill one of its corners.’”

“TheFirewill consume all of the son of Adam except the mark ofprostration.Allah has forbidden the Fire to consume the mark ofprostration.’”