Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2557
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ يَطَّلِعُ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ يَتْبَعُ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُ . فَيُمَثَّلُ لِصَاحِبِ الصَّلِيبِ صَلِيبُهُ وَلِصَاحِبِ التَّصَاوِيرِ تَصَاوِيرُهُ وَلِصَاحِبِ النَّارِ نَارُهُ فَيَتْبَعُونَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ وَيَبْقَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَيَطَّلِعُ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ تَتَّبِعُونَ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا هَذَا مَكَانُنَا حَتَّى نَرَى رَبَّنَا . وَهُوَ يَأْمُرُهُمْ وَيُثَبِّتُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَارَى ثُمَّ يَطَّلِعُ فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ تَتَّبِعُونَ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَهَذَا مَكَانُنَا حَتَّى نَرَى رَبَّنَا . وَهُوَ يَأْمُرُهُمْ وَيُثَبِّتُهُمْ " . قَالُوا وَهَلْ نَرَاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " وَهَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَةِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ " . قَالُوا لاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " فَإِنَّكُمْ لاَ تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَتِهِ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ ثُمَّ يَتَوَارَى ثُمَّ يَطَّلِعُ فَيُعَرِّفُهُمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّبِعُونِي . فَيَقُومُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَيُوضَعُ الصِّرَاطُ فَيَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ جِيَادِ الْخَيْلِ وَالرِّكَابِ وَقَوْلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ . وَيَبْقَى أَهْلُ النَّارِ فَيُطْرَحُ مِنْهُمْ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَلِ امْتَلأْتِ فَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ . ثُمَّ يُطْرَحُ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ فَيُقَالُ هَلِ امْتَلأْتِ . فَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ . حَتَّى إِذَا أُوعِبُوا فِيهَا وَضَعَ الرَّحْمَنُ قَدَمَهُ فِيهَا وَأُزْوِيَ بَعْضُهَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَطْ قَالَتْ قَطْ قَطْ فَإِذَا أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَهْلَ النَّارِ النَّارَ قَالَ أُتِيَ بِالْمَوْتِ مُلَبَّبًا فَيُوقَفُ عَلَى السُّورِ الَّذِي بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَهْلِ النَّارِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ . فَيَطَّلِعُونَ خَائِفِينَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ . فَيَطَّلِعُونَ مُسْتَبْشِرِينَ يَرْجُونَ الشَّفَاعَةَ فَيُقَالُ لأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَهْلِ النَّارِ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا فَيَقُولُونَ هَؤُلاَءِ وَهَؤُلاَءِ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ هُوَ الْمَوْتُ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِنَا . فَيُضْجَعُ فَيُذْبَحُ ذَبْحًا عَلَى السُّورِ الَّذِي بَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ خُلُودٌ لاَ مَوْتَ وَيَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ خُلُودٌ لاَ مَوْتَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . - وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رِوَايَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِثْلُ هَذَا مَا يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ أَمْرُ الرُّؤْيَةِ أَنَّ النَّاسَ يَرَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَذِكْرُ الْقَدَمِ وَمَا أَشْبَهَ هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءَ وَالْمَذْهَبُ فِي هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنَ الأَئِمَّةِ مِثْلِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَمَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ وَوَكِيعٍ وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ رَوَوْا هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءَ ثُمَّ قَالُوا تُرْوَى هَذِهِ الأَحَادِيثُ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَلاَ يُقَالُ كَيْفَ وَهَذَا الَّذِي اخْتَارَهُ أَهْلُ الْحَدِيثِ أَنْ تُرْوَى هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءُ كَمَا جَاءَتْ وَيُؤْمَنُ بِهَا وَلاَ تُفَسَّرُ وَلاَ تُتَوَهَّمُ وَلاَ يُقَالُ كَيْفَ وَهَذَا أَمْرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ الَّذِي اخْتَارُوهُ وَذَهَبُوا إِلَيْهِ . وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ فِي الْحَدِيثِ " فَيُعَرِّفُهُمْ نَفْسَهُ " . يَعْنِي يَتَجَلَّى لَهُمْ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Allah will gather people on the Day of Resurrection on one plain. Then the Lord of the worlds will appear to them and say, “Let each person follow what he used to worship.” The cross will be presented to the one who worshipped the cross, images to the one who worshipped images, and fire to the one who worshipped fire. They will follow what they used to worship, and the Muslims will remain. Their Lord will appear to them and ask, “Will you not follow the people?” They will say, “We seek refuge in Allah from You, we seek refuge in Allah from You. Allah is our Lord; this is where we will remain until we see our Lord.” He will command and steady them. Then He will withdraw and appear again, and ask, “Will you not follow the people?” They will answer as before, “We seek refuge in Allah from You. Allah is our Lord; this is where we will remain until we see our Lord.” He will command and steady them.” They asked, “Messenger of Allah, will we see Him?” He said, “Do you have difficulty seeing the full moon?” They said, “No, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “You will have no difficulty seeing Him at that time.” Then He will withdraw and appear again, making Himself known to them, and say, “I am your Lord, so follow Me.” The Muslims will rise, the Bridge will be set over Hell, and they will cross it like fine horses and camels, saying, “Grant safety, grant safety.” The people of Hell will remain. Groups will be thrown into it, and it will be asked, “Are you full?” It will say, “Is there more?” More groups will be thrown in, and again it will be asked, “Are you full?” It will reply, “Is there more?” When they have all been put into it, the Most Merciful will place His foot in it, and its parts will draw together. Then He will say, “Enough.” It will say, “Enough, enough.” When Allah has admitted the people of Paradise into Paradise and the people of Hell into Hell, Death will be brought bound by the neck and stood on the wall between Paradise and Hell. It will be said, “People of Paradise!” They will look out fearfully. Then it will be said, “People of Hell!” They will look out joyfully, hoping for intercession. Both groups will be asked, “Do you recognize this?” They will reply, “Yes, we know him. He is Death, who was appointed over us.” Death will be laid down and slaughtered on the wall between Paradise and Hell. Then it will be said, “People of Paradise, everlasting life—no death! People of Hell, everlasting life—no death!” Abu Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih.
There are many reports from the Prophet like this, describing the vision of Allah and that people will see their Lord, as well as the Foot and similar matters. The position of the imams of knowledge—including Sufyan al-Thawri, Malik ibn Anas, Ibn al-Mubarak, Sufyan ibn Uyaynah, Waki, and others—is that they transmit these reports and say: ‘We report them as they are, believe in them, and do not ask how.’ This is the approach chosen by hadith scholars: to transmit these matters as they have come, believe in them, not explain or imagine them, and not ask how. Abu Isa explains the phrase ‘He will make Himself known to them’ to mean that He manifests Himself to them.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report uses the explicit wording ‘His foot’ and says that the parts of Hell draw together; these expressions are translated as stated.
The source page's English witness adds a footnote explaining that ‘how’ should not be questioned. The Arabic commentary also says not to ask how; the note is already reflected in the translated commentary.
The Arabic says the Muslims cross the Sirat like fine horses and mounts. ‘Bridge’ and the call ‘Grant safety’ preserve the source imagery without adding further detail.