Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! Will we be able to see Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When there are no clouds, do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun?" We said: "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the night of the full moon, when there are no clouds, do you have any difficulty in seeing the moon?" We said: "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection just as easily. Allah Almighty will gather all people in an open plain on the Day of Resurrection and it will be announced that whoever used to worship anyone in the world, let him follow that which he worshipped. Thus, those who worshipped the sun will follow it and it will throw them into Hell; those who worshipped the moon will follow it and fall into Hell; and those who worshipped various idols will follow them and thus fall into Hell. Only the believers will remain, though among them will be hypocrites and some people of the Book." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with his hand to show the small number of the people of the Book. Then Allah Almighty will come to them and say: "Why do you not go after that which you used to worship?" They will say: "We used to worship only Allah and we have not yet seen Him." Then Allah Almighty will reveal His Shin, and those who used to prostrate only to Allah will immediately fall in prostration before Allah Almighty, and those who used to prostrate only for show and fame will not be able to prostrate, rather they will fall on their backs. After that, the bridge (Sirat) will be set up over Hell, and the Prophets and Messengers will stand on both sides of it, praying: "O Allah! Keep safe, keep safe! O Allah! Save, save!" There will be severe slipperiness on this bridge, and there will be countless hooked rods and hooks that will snatch those who pass by, and there will be thorns like those of the Sa'dan tree that grows in the region of Najd. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described the characteristics of those thorns. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I and my Ummah will be the first to cross this bridge. People will pass over it at the speed of lightning, at the speed of a strong wind, at the speed of the best fast horses, and at the speed of fast camels. Some people will be saved safely, and some will pass while stumbling and getting wounded, and those who fall will fall into Hell. Those who cross the bridge will argue for their brothers who have fallen into Hell even more than they used to argue for their certain rights in the world. They will say: 'O our Lord! We used to fight together in Jihad, we used to perform Hajj and Umrah together, so what is the reason that we were saved and they were destroyed?' Allah Almighty will say to them: 'Look, bring out those who have faith equal to a dinar in their hearts.' Thus, such people will be taken out of Hell. After that, Allah Almighty will say: 'Bring out those who have faith equal to a qirat in their hearts.' Thus, such people will also be taken out. Then Allah Almighty will say: 'Bring out those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts.' Thus, such people will also be taken out of Hell." After this, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "For the confirmation of this, the Book of Allah is sufficient between me and you." Abdur Rahman bin Ishaq says: "I think he was referring to this verse: {وَاِنْ کَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّۃٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ اَتَیْنَا بِھَا وَ کَفٰی بِنَا حَاسِبِیْنَ} (And if someone has faith equal to a mustard seed, We will bring it forth, and We are sufficient as Reckoners)." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And these people of Hell will be taken out of Hell and thrown into the river of life, and they will grow in it just as seeds grow in the soil brought by a flood. Do you not see that the plant which is towards the sun is green, and the one in the shade is yellow?" The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! It seems that you used to graze goats." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, I used to graze goats."