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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب البعث
Book of the Resurrection
بَابٌ جَامِعٌ فِي الْبَعْثِ .
Comprehensive chapter on the resurrection
Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 18352
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وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : " يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ قِيَامًا أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ، شَاخِصَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، يَنْتَظِرُونَ فَصْلَ الْقَضَاءِ " . قَالَ : " وَيَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - فِي ظُلَلٍ مِنَ الْغَمَامِ مِنَ الْعَرْشِ إِلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ ، ثُمَّ يُنَادِي مُنَادٍ : أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، أَلَمْ تَرْضُوا مِنْ رَبِّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ، أَنْ يُوَلِّيَ كُلَّ أُنَاسٍ مِنْكُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ فِي الدُّنْيَا ، أَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ عَدْلًا مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ ؟ " . قَالُوا : بَلَى . قَالَ : " فَيَنْطَلِقُ كُلُّ قَوْمٍ إِلَى مَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ ، وَيَقُولُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ فِي الدُّنْيَا " . قَالَ : " فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ وَيُمَثَّلُ لَهُمْ أَشْبَاهُ مَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ ، فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى الْقَمَرِ ، وَالْأَوْثَانِ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ ، وَأَشْبَاهِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ " .
قَالَ : " وَيُمَثَّلُ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ عِيسَى شَيْطَانُ عِيسَى ، وَيُمَثَّلُ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ عُزَيْرًا شَيْطَانُ عُزَيْزٍ ، وَيَبْقَى مُحَمَّدٌ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأُمَّتُهُ " . قَالَ : " فَيَتَمَثَّلُ الرَّبُّ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - فَيَأْتِيهِمْ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنْطَلِقُونَ كَانْطِلَاقِ النَّاسِ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : إِنْ لَنَا لَإِلَهًا مَا رَأَيْنَاهُ بَعْدُ، فَيَقُولُ : هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَهُ إِنْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ عَلَامَةً إِذَا رَأَيْنَاهَا عَرَفْنَاهَا . قَالَ : فَيَقُولُ : مَا هِيَ ؟ فَتَقُولُ : يَكْشِفُ عَنْ سَاقِهِ " . قَالَ : " فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَكْشِفُ عَنْ سَاقِهِ فَيَخِرُّ كُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ نَظَرَهُ ، وَيَبْقَى قَوْمٌ ظُهُورُهُمْ كَصَيَاصِي الْبَقَرِ ، يُرِيدُونَ السُّجُودَ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ، وَقَدْ كَانُوا يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ ، وَهُمْ سَالِمُونَ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : ارْفَعُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ ، فَيَرْفَعُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ ، فَيُعْطِيهِمْ نُورَهُمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ أَعْمَالِهِمْ ، فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى نُورَهُ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ الْعَظِيمِ ، يَسْعَى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى نُورَهُ أَصْغَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى نُورًا مِثْلَ النَّخْلَةِ بِيَدِهِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى أَصْغَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُهُمْ رَجُلًا يُعْطَى نُورَهُ عَلَى إِبْهَامِ قَدَمَيْهِ يُضِيءُ مَرَّةً وَيُطْفَأُ مَرَّةً ، فَإِذَا أَضَاءَ قَدَّمَ قَدَمَهُ ، وَإِذَا طُفِئَ قَامَ " .
قَالَ : " وَالرَّبُّ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - أَمَامَهُمْ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ فِي النَّارِ ، فَيَبْقَى أَثَرُهُ كَحَدِّ السَّيْفِ " . قَالَ : " فَيَقُولُ : مُرُّوا ، فَيَمُرُّونَ عَلَى قَدْرِ نُورِهِمْ ، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَطَرْفَةِ الْعَيْنِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالْبَرْقِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالسَّحَابِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَانْقِضَاضِ الْكَوْكَبِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالرِّيحِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَشَدِّ الْفَرَسِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَشَدِّ الرَّحْلِ ، حَتَّى يَمُرَّ الَّذِي يُعْطَى نُورُهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَدَمَيْهِ ، يَجْثُو عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ ، تَخِرُّ يَدٌ وَتُعَلَّقُ يَدٌ ، وَتَخِرُّ رِجْلٌ وَتُعَلَّقُ رِجْلٌ ، وَتُصِيبُ جَوَانِبَهُ النَّارُ ، فَلَا يَزَالُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَخْلُصَ ، فَإِذَا خَلَصَ وَقَفَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَقَدْ أَعْطَانِي اللَّهُ مَا لَمْ يُعْطِ أَحَدًا إِذْ نَجَّانِي مِنْهَا بَعْدَ إِذْ رَأَيْتُهَا " . قَالَ : " فَيُنْطَلَقُ بِهِ إِلَى غَدِيرٍ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَيَغْتَسِلُ فَيَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ رِيحُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَلْوَانُهُمْ ، فَيَرَى مَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ خَلَلِ الْبَابِ ، فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ : أَتَسْأَلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَقَدْ نَجَّيْتُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ؟ ! فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ اجْعَلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهَا حِجَابًا لَا أَسْمَعُ حَسِيسَهَا " . قَالَ : " فَيَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ ، وَيَرَى أَوْ يُرْفَعُ لَهُ مَنْزِلٌ أَمَامَ ذَلِكَ ، كَأَنَّ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ إِلَيْهِ حُلْمٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ أَعْطِنِي ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ : لَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهُ ، وَأَنَّى مَنْزِلٌ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُ ؟ فَيُعْطَى فَيَنْزِلُهُ ، وَيَرَى أَمَامَ ذَلِكَ مَنْزِلًا ، كَأَنَّ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ إِلَيْهِ حُلْمٌ ، قَالَ : رَبِّ أَعْطِنِي ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - لَهُ : فَلَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ يَا رَبِّ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهُ ، وَأَنَّى مَنْزِلٌ يَكُونُ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ ؟ قَالَ فَيُعْطَى مَنْزِلَةً . قَالَ وَيَرَى أَوْ يُرْفَعُ لَهُ أَمَامَ ذَلِكَ مَنْزِلٌ آخَرُ ، كَأَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ حُلْمٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَعْطِنِي ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ : فَلَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ؟ قَالَ : لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا أَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ، وَأَيُّ مَنْزِلٍ يَكُونُ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ ؟ ! قَالَ : فَيُعْطَاهُ وَيَنْزِلُهُ ، ثُمَّ يَسْكُتُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - : مَا لَكَ لَا تَسْأَلُ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ قَدْ سَأَلْتُكَ حَتَّى قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُكَ ، وَأَقْسَمْتُ لَكَ حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُكَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - : أَلَمْ تَرْضَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ مِثْلَ الدُّنْيَا مُنْذُ خَلَقْتُهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ أَفْنَيْتُهَا ، وَعَشْرَةَ أَضْعَافِهِ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : أَتَهْزَأُ بِي وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ ؟ فَيَضْحَكُ الرَّبُّ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - مِنْ قَوْلِهِ . قَالَ : فَرَأَيْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا بَلَغَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ضَحِكَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ : يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَدْ سَمِعْتُكَ تُحَدِّثُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِرَارًا ، كُلَّمَا بَلَغْتَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ ضَحِكْتَ ! قَالَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُحَدِّثُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِرَارًا ، كُلَّمَا بَلَغَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى تَبْدُوَ أَضْرَاسُهُ .
قَالَ : " فَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - : لَا . وَلَكِنِّي عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَادِرٌ ، سَلْ . فَيَقُولُ : أَلْحِقْنِي بِالنَّاسِ ، فَيَقُولُ : الْحَقْ بِالنَّاسِ ، قَالَ : فَيَنْطَلِقُ يَرْمُلُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَ النَّاسِ رُفِعَ لَهُ قَصْرٌ مِنْ دُرَّةٍ ، فَيَخِرُّ سَاجِدًا ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ مَا لَكَ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : رَأَيْتُ رَبِّي - أَوْ تَرَاءَى لِي رَبِّي - فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَنْزِلٌ مِنْ مَنَازِلِكَ .
قَالَ : " ثُمَّ يَلْقَى رَجُلًا فَيَتَهَيَّأُ لِلسُّجُودِ لَهُ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : مَهْ . فَيَقُولُ : رَأَيْتُ أَنَّكَ مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ . فَيَقُولُ : إِنَّمَا أَنَا خَازِنٌ مِنْ خُزَّانِكَ ، وَعَبْدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ ، تَحْتَ يَدَيَّ أَلْفُ قَهْرَمَانٌ عَلَى مِثْلِ مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ " .
قَالَ : " فَيَنْطَلِقُ أَمَامَهُ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ لَهُ الْقَصْرَ " . قَالَ : " وَهُوَ مِنْ دُرَّةٍ مُجَوَّفَةٍ ، سَقَائِفُهَا وَأَبْوَابُهَا وَأَغْلَاقُهَا وَمَفَاتِيحُهَا مِنْهَا ، تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ جَوْهَرَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ مُبَطَّنَةٌ بِحَمْرَاءَ ، فِيهَا سَبْعُونَ بَابًا ، كُلُّ بَابٍ يُفْضِي إِلَى جَوْهَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ مُبَطَّنَةٍ ، كُلُّ جَوْهَرَةٍ تُفْضِي إِلَى جَوْهَرَةٍ عَلَى غَيْرِ لَوْنِ الْأُخْرَى ، فِي كُلِّ جَوْهَرَةٍ سُرُرٌ ، وَأَزْوَاجٌ ، وَوَصَائِفُ ، أَدْنَاهُنَّ حَوْرَاءُ عَيْنَاءُ ، عَلَيْهَا سَبْعُونَ حُلَّةً ، يُرَى مُخُّ سَاقِهَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ حُلَلِهَا ، كَبِدُهَا مِرْآتُهُ ، وَكَبِدُهُ مِرْآتُهَا ، إِذَا أَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا إِعْرَاضَةً ازْدَادَتْ فِي عَيْنِهِ سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا عَمَّا كَانَتْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ; إِذَا أَعْرَضَتْ عَنْهُ إِعْرَاضَةً ازْدَادَ فِي عَيْنِهَا سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا عَمَّا كَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَيَقُولُ لَهَا : وَاللَّهِ ، لَقَدِ ازْدَدْتِ فِي عَيْنِي سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا . وَتَقُولُ لَهُ : وَأَنْتَ وَاللَّهِ ازْدَدْتَ فِي عَيْنِي سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : أَشْرِفْ . فَيُشْرِفُ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : مُلْكُكَ مَسِيرَةُ مِائَةِ عَامٍ يَنْفُذُهُ بَصَرُكَ " .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : أَلَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يُحَدِّثُنَا ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ يَا كَعْبُ عَنْ أَدْنَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلًا ؟ فَكَيْفَ أَعْلَاهُمْ ؟ ! قَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، مَا لَا عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ ، وَلَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - خَلَقَ دَارًا جَعَلَ فِيهَا مَا شَاءَ مِنَ الْأَزْوَاجِ ، وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ، وَالْأَشْرِبَةِ ، ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهَا فَلَمْ يَرَهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ، لَا جِبْرِيلُ وَلَا غَيْرُهُ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ كَعْبٌ : فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ .
قَالَ : " وَخَلَقَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ جَنَّتَيْنِ ، وَزَيَّنَهُمَا بِمَا شَاءَ ، وَأَرَاهُمَا مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : مَنْ كَانَ كِتَابُهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ نَزَلَ فِي تِلْكَ الدَّارِ الَّتِي لَمْ يَرَهَا أَحَدٌ ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ أَهْلِ عِلِّيِّينَ لَيَخْرُجُ فَيَسِيرُ فِي مُلْكِهِ فَلَا تَبْقَى خَيْمَةٌ مِنْ خِيَمِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا مِنْ ضَوْءِ وَجْهِهِ ، فَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ لِرِيحِهِ ، فَيَقُولُونَ : وَاهًا لِهَذَا الرِّيحِ ، هَذَا رِيحُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ عِلِّيِّينَ قَدْ خَرَجَ يَسِيرُ فِي مُلْكِهِ " .
قَالَ : وَيْحَكَ يَا كَعْبُ ، إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْقُلُوبَ قَدِ اسْتَرْسَلَتْ فَاقْبِضْهَا ، فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ : وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ لِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَزَفْرَةً ، مَا مِنْ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ ، وَلَا نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَلٍ ، إِلَّا خَرَّ لِرُكْبَتَيْهِ ، حَتَّى إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ اللَّهِ لَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ ، نَفْسِي ، نَفْسِي ! حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ عَمَلُ سَبْعِينَ نَبِيًّا إِلَى عَمَلِكَ لَظَنَنْتَ أَنْ لَا تَنْجُوَ .
قَالَ : " وَيُمَثَّلُ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ عِيسَى شَيْطَانُ عِيسَى ، وَيُمَثَّلُ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ عُزَيْرًا شَيْطَانُ عُزَيْزٍ ، وَيَبْقَى مُحَمَّدٌ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأُمَّتُهُ " . قَالَ : " فَيَتَمَثَّلُ الرَّبُّ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - فَيَأْتِيهِمْ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنْطَلِقُونَ كَانْطِلَاقِ النَّاسِ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : إِنْ لَنَا لَإِلَهًا مَا رَأَيْنَاهُ بَعْدُ، فَيَقُولُ : هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَهُ إِنْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ عَلَامَةً إِذَا رَأَيْنَاهَا عَرَفْنَاهَا . قَالَ : فَيَقُولُ : مَا هِيَ ؟ فَتَقُولُ : يَكْشِفُ عَنْ سَاقِهِ " . قَالَ : " فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَكْشِفُ عَنْ سَاقِهِ فَيَخِرُّ كُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ نَظَرَهُ ، وَيَبْقَى قَوْمٌ ظُهُورُهُمْ كَصَيَاصِي الْبَقَرِ ، يُرِيدُونَ السُّجُودَ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ، وَقَدْ كَانُوا يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ ، وَهُمْ سَالِمُونَ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : ارْفَعُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ ، فَيَرْفَعُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ ، فَيُعْطِيهِمْ نُورَهُمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ أَعْمَالِهِمْ ، فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى نُورَهُ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ الْعَظِيمِ ، يَسْعَى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى نُورَهُ أَصْغَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى نُورًا مِثْلَ النَّخْلَةِ بِيَدِهِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُعْطَى أَصْغَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُهُمْ رَجُلًا يُعْطَى نُورَهُ عَلَى إِبْهَامِ قَدَمَيْهِ يُضِيءُ مَرَّةً وَيُطْفَأُ مَرَّةً ، فَإِذَا أَضَاءَ قَدَّمَ قَدَمَهُ ، وَإِذَا طُفِئَ قَامَ " .
قَالَ : " وَالرَّبُّ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - أَمَامَهُمْ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ فِي النَّارِ ، فَيَبْقَى أَثَرُهُ كَحَدِّ السَّيْفِ " . قَالَ : " فَيَقُولُ : مُرُّوا ، فَيَمُرُّونَ عَلَى قَدْرِ نُورِهِمْ ، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَطَرْفَةِ الْعَيْنِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالْبَرْقِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالسَّحَابِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَانْقِضَاضِ الْكَوْكَبِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالرِّيحِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَشَدِّ الْفَرَسِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَشَدِّ الرَّحْلِ ، حَتَّى يَمُرَّ الَّذِي يُعْطَى نُورُهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَدَمَيْهِ ، يَجْثُو عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ ، تَخِرُّ يَدٌ وَتُعَلَّقُ يَدٌ ، وَتَخِرُّ رِجْلٌ وَتُعَلَّقُ رِجْلٌ ، وَتُصِيبُ جَوَانِبَهُ النَّارُ ، فَلَا يَزَالُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَخْلُصَ ، فَإِذَا خَلَصَ وَقَفَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَقَدْ أَعْطَانِي اللَّهُ مَا لَمْ يُعْطِ أَحَدًا إِذْ نَجَّانِي مِنْهَا بَعْدَ إِذْ رَأَيْتُهَا " . قَالَ : " فَيُنْطَلَقُ بِهِ إِلَى غَدِيرٍ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَيَغْتَسِلُ فَيَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ رِيحُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَلْوَانُهُمْ ، فَيَرَى مَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ خَلَلِ الْبَابِ ، فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ : أَتَسْأَلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَقَدْ نَجَّيْتُكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ؟ ! فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ اجْعَلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهَا حِجَابًا لَا أَسْمَعُ حَسِيسَهَا " . قَالَ : " فَيَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ ، وَيَرَى أَوْ يُرْفَعُ لَهُ مَنْزِلٌ أَمَامَ ذَلِكَ ، كَأَنَّ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ إِلَيْهِ حُلْمٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ أَعْطِنِي ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ : لَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهُ ، وَأَنَّى مَنْزِلٌ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُ ؟ فَيُعْطَى فَيَنْزِلُهُ ، وَيَرَى أَمَامَ ذَلِكَ مَنْزِلًا ، كَأَنَّ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ إِلَيْهِ حُلْمٌ ، قَالَ : رَبِّ أَعْطِنِي ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - لَهُ : فَلَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ يَا رَبِّ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهُ ، وَأَنَّى مَنْزِلٌ يَكُونُ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ ؟ قَالَ فَيُعْطَى مَنْزِلَةً . قَالَ وَيَرَى أَوْ يُرْفَعُ لَهُ أَمَامَ ذَلِكَ مَنْزِلٌ آخَرُ ، كَأَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ حُلْمٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَعْطِنِي ذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ : فَلَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ؟ قَالَ : لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا أَسْأَلُ غَيْرَهُ ، وَأَيُّ مَنْزِلٍ يَكُونُ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ ؟ ! قَالَ : فَيُعْطَاهُ وَيَنْزِلُهُ ، ثُمَّ يَسْكُتُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - : مَا لَكَ لَا تَسْأَلُ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ قَدْ سَأَلْتُكَ حَتَّى قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُكَ ، وَأَقْسَمْتُ لَكَ حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُكَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - : أَلَمْ تَرْضَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ مِثْلَ الدُّنْيَا مُنْذُ خَلَقْتُهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ أَفْنَيْتُهَا ، وَعَشْرَةَ أَضْعَافِهِ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : أَتَهْزَأُ بِي وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ ؟ فَيَضْحَكُ الرَّبُّ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - مِنْ قَوْلِهِ . قَالَ : فَرَأَيْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا بَلَغَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ضَحِكَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ : يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَدْ سَمِعْتُكَ تُحَدِّثُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِرَارًا ، كُلَّمَا بَلَغْتَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ ضَحِكْتَ ! قَالَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُحَدِّثُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِرَارًا ، كُلَّمَا بَلَغَ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى تَبْدُوَ أَضْرَاسُهُ .
قَالَ : " فَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - : لَا . وَلَكِنِّي عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَادِرٌ ، سَلْ . فَيَقُولُ : أَلْحِقْنِي بِالنَّاسِ ، فَيَقُولُ : الْحَقْ بِالنَّاسِ ، قَالَ : فَيَنْطَلِقُ يَرْمُلُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَ النَّاسِ رُفِعَ لَهُ قَصْرٌ مِنْ دُرَّةٍ ، فَيَخِرُّ سَاجِدًا ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ مَا لَكَ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : رَأَيْتُ رَبِّي - أَوْ تَرَاءَى لِي رَبِّي - فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَنْزِلٌ مِنْ مَنَازِلِكَ .
قَالَ : " ثُمَّ يَلْقَى رَجُلًا فَيَتَهَيَّأُ لِلسُّجُودِ لَهُ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : مَهْ . فَيَقُولُ : رَأَيْتُ أَنَّكَ مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ . فَيَقُولُ : إِنَّمَا أَنَا خَازِنٌ مِنْ خُزَّانِكَ ، وَعَبْدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ ، تَحْتَ يَدَيَّ أَلْفُ قَهْرَمَانٌ عَلَى مِثْلِ مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ " .
قَالَ : " فَيَنْطَلِقُ أَمَامَهُ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ لَهُ الْقَصْرَ " . قَالَ : " وَهُوَ مِنْ دُرَّةٍ مُجَوَّفَةٍ ، سَقَائِفُهَا وَأَبْوَابُهَا وَأَغْلَاقُهَا وَمَفَاتِيحُهَا مِنْهَا ، تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ جَوْهَرَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ مُبَطَّنَةٌ بِحَمْرَاءَ ، فِيهَا سَبْعُونَ بَابًا ، كُلُّ بَابٍ يُفْضِي إِلَى جَوْهَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ مُبَطَّنَةٍ ، كُلُّ جَوْهَرَةٍ تُفْضِي إِلَى جَوْهَرَةٍ عَلَى غَيْرِ لَوْنِ الْأُخْرَى ، فِي كُلِّ جَوْهَرَةٍ سُرُرٌ ، وَأَزْوَاجٌ ، وَوَصَائِفُ ، أَدْنَاهُنَّ حَوْرَاءُ عَيْنَاءُ ، عَلَيْهَا سَبْعُونَ حُلَّةً ، يُرَى مُخُّ سَاقِهَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ حُلَلِهَا ، كَبِدُهَا مِرْآتُهُ ، وَكَبِدُهُ مِرْآتُهَا ، إِذَا أَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا إِعْرَاضَةً ازْدَادَتْ فِي عَيْنِهِ سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا عَمَّا كَانَتْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ; إِذَا أَعْرَضَتْ عَنْهُ إِعْرَاضَةً ازْدَادَ فِي عَيْنِهَا سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا عَمَّا كَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَيَقُولُ لَهَا : وَاللَّهِ ، لَقَدِ ازْدَدْتِ فِي عَيْنِي سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا . وَتَقُولُ لَهُ : وَأَنْتَ وَاللَّهِ ازْدَدْتَ فِي عَيْنِي سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفًا . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : أَشْرِفْ . فَيُشْرِفُ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : مُلْكُكَ مَسِيرَةُ مِائَةِ عَامٍ يَنْفُذُهُ بَصَرُكَ " .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : أَلَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يُحَدِّثُنَا ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ يَا كَعْبُ عَنْ أَدْنَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلًا ؟ فَكَيْفَ أَعْلَاهُمْ ؟ ! قَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، مَا لَا عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ ، وَلَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ - جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ - خَلَقَ دَارًا جَعَلَ فِيهَا مَا شَاءَ مِنَ الْأَزْوَاجِ ، وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ، وَالْأَشْرِبَةِ ، ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهَا فَلَمْ يَرَهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ، لَا جِبْرِيلُ وَلَا غَيْرُهُ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ كَعْبٌ : فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ .
قَالَ : " وَخَلَقَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ جَنَّتَيْنِ ، وَزَيَّنَهُمَا بِمَا شَاءَ ، وَأَرَاهُمَا مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : مَنْ كَانَ كِتَابُهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ نَزَلَ فِي تِلْكَ الدَّارِ الَّتِي لَمْ يَرَهَا أَحَدٌ ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ أَهْلِ عِلِّيِّينَ لَيَخْرُجُ فَيَسِيرُ فِي مُلْكِهِ فَلَا تَبْقَى خَيْمَةٌ مِنْ خِيَمِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا مِنْ ضَوْءِ وَجْهِهِ ، فَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ لِرِيحِهِ ، فَيَقُولُونَ : وَاهًا لِهَذَا الرِّيحِ ، هَذَا رِيحُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ عِلِّيِّينَ قَدْ خَرَجَ يَسِيرُ فِي مُلْكِهِ " .
قَالَ : وَيْحَكَ يَا كَعْبُ ، إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْقُلُوبَ قَدِ اسْتَرْسَلَتْ فَاقْبِضْهَا ، فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ : وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ لِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَزَفْرَةً ، مَا مِنْ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ ، وَلَا نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَلٍ ، إِلَّا خَرَّ لِرُكْبَتَيْهِ ، حَتَّى إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ اللَّهِ لَيَقُولُ : رَبِّ ، نَفْسِي ، نَفْسِي ! حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ عَمَلُ سَبْعِينَ نَبِيًّا إِلَى عَمَلِكَ لَظَنَنْتَ أَنْ لَا تَنْجُوَ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On a specific, appointed day, Allah Almighty will gather all the earlier and the later people. They will remain standing for forty years, their gazes raised towards the sky, waiting for the reckoning. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will descend in the shades of the clouds from the Throne to the Kursi. Then a caller will announce: 'O people, were you not pleased with your Lord, who created you, who gave you provision, and who commanded you to worship Him and not associate anyone with Him? Now let each one of you go to the one with whom he was associated and whom he used to worship in the world. Is this not a just decision from your Lord?' The people will reply: 'Yes indeed.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then every people will go to what they used to worship in the world and in which they believed (or with which they were associated). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those people will go, and the things they used to worship will be brought before them in likeness. Some of them will go to the sun, some of them will go to the moon, and others to idols made of stone and to other such things which they used to worship. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For those who used to worship Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), the devil associated with Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) will be given the form of Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him); for those who used to worship Sayyiduna Uzayr (peace be upon him), the devil associated with Sayyiduna Uzayr (peace be upon him) will be given his form; and only Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah will remain. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the Lord will come to them in a likeness and say: 'What is the matter? Why do you not go, when the other people have gone?' They will say: 'We have a Deity whom we have not seen.' The Lord will say: 'If you see Him, will you recognise Him?' They will reply: 'Between us and Him there is a particular sign; when we see it, we will recognise it (that is, the sign).' The Lord will say: 'What is that sign?' They will say: 'The Shin will be uncovered.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: At that time the Shin will be uncovered, and everyone who sees it will fall into prostration. Some people will remain whose backs will be like the horns of cattle; they will intend to prostrate but will not be able to, although (in the world) they used to be called to prostration while they were sound. Then the Lord will say: 'Raise your heads.' They will raise their heads, and then they will be given light according to their deeds. Among them will be some whose light will be like a great mountain, and that light will go before him. To some of them will be given a light less than that. To some of them will be given a light like a date palm before him. To some of them will be given even less than that, until the last of them will be given his light at the big toe of his foot; it will sometimes shine and sometimes go out. When it shines, the man will move his foot forward, and when it goes out, the man will stand still. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Lord will be ahead of them, until their passage (that is, the passage of one of them) will be through the Fire, and a mark will remain like the mark of the edge of a sword. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Lord will say: 'Pass over!' Then they will pass according to the measure of their light. Some of them will pass in the blink of an eye, some will pass like lightning, some will pass like a cloud, some will pass like a shooting star, some will pass like the wind, some will pass like a running horse, and some will pass like a running man, until the person passes who was given his light on the upper part of his feet. He will crawl across on his face, his two hands and his feet; one hand will hang down and the other hand will cling (to the Bridge), one foot will hang down and the other will cling, and the fire will be catching his sides. He will remain in this state until he escapes. When he escapes, he will stop beside it and say: 'All praise belongs to Allah, who has given me what He has not given anyone, in that after I had seen it (that is, Hell), He saved me from it (that is, Hell).' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then that person will be taken to a pool near the gate of Paradise. He will bathe, and then the fragrance and the colours of Paradise will come to him. He will see through the gap in the door what is in Paradise and say: 'O my Lord, admit me into Paradise.' Allah Almighty will say to him: 'Are you asking for Paradise, when I have saved you from Hell?' He will say: 'O my Lord, place a barrier between me and it so that I do not hear its sound.' Then that person will enter Paradise and see a dwelling ahead of him (here the narrator is in doubt about one word), and it will seem to him like a dream. He will say: 'O my Lord, grant me this dwelling.' The Lord will say to him: 'If I give you this, you will ask for something else besides it.' He will say: 'No! By Your Might, I will not ask for anything besides it. What dwelling could be more beautiful than this?' He will be given it and will begin to live there. Further on from there he will see another dwelling, even more beautiful than that, and he will say: 'O my Lord, give me this place.' Allah Almighty will say to him: 'If I give you this, you will ask for something else besides it.' He will say: 'No! By Your Might, O my Lord, I will not ask for anything besides it. What house could be more beautiful than this?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He will be given that house. Further on from there he will see another house, even more beautiful than that, and he will say: 'O my Lord, give me this house.' Allah Almighty will say: 'If I give you this, you will ask for something else besides it.' He will say: 'No! By Your Might, I will not ask for anything besides it. What could be more beautiful than this?' That house will be given to him, he will begin to live there, and then he will fall silent (that is, after that he will not ask for anything more). Allah Almighty will say: 'What is the matter? Why do you not ask for anything?' He will reply: 'O my Lord, I have asked You so many times that I now feel shy before You, and I have sworn before You so many times that I now feel shy before You.' Allah Almighty will say: 'Are you not pleased that I give you whatever was in the world from the day I created it until the day I annihilated it, and (along with it) ten times as much again?' That servant will say: 'Are You mocking me, when You are the Lord of Might?' (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) Then the Lord of Might will laugh at that servant's words." The narrator narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever he reached this point in this hadith, he would laugh. A man said to him: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, I have heard you narrate this hadith many times, and whenever you reach this point you laugh." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) narrate this hadith many times, and whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached this point in this hadith, he would laugh until his back teeth became visible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the Lord will say: 'No (that is, I am not mocking you); rather, I have power over that. Ask!' The servant will say: 'Join me with the people.' The Lord will say: 'Join the people.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He will go running through Paradise, until, when he comes near the people, a palace made of pearl will appear before him, and he will fall into prostration. It will be said to him: 'Raise your head. What is the matter with you?' He will say: 'I have seen my Lord' (the narrator is in doubt, or perhaps the words are:) 'My Lord has appeared before me.' It will be said to him: 'This is one of your houses.' Then he will meet a person and intend to prostrate to him. It will be said to him: 'Stop!' He will say: 'I thought you were one of the angels.' That other person will say: 'I am one of your stewards and one of your servants; under me are a thousand people whose duty is the same as mine.' Then that person will walk on ahead until the door of the palace is opened for him. That palace will be made of a hollow pearl; its roof, its doors, its locks and its keys will be of the same. Before him will appear a green gem whose inner part is red. In it there will be seventy doors, each door leading to another green gem with an inner lining, each gem being of a colour different from the other. In every gem there will be couches, wives and servants. The lowest in rank of the houris there will have seventy garments on her body, and the marrow of her shin will be visible through all of them. The liver of that houri will be the man's mirror, and the man's liver will be that houri's mirror. When he turns his attention away from her for a moment and then looks again, her beauty in his eyes will have increased seventyfold compared to before. That person will say to the houri: 'By Allah, your beauty in my eyes has increased seventyfold,' and the houri will say to him: 'By Allah, your beauty too has increased seventyfold in my eyes.' Then it will be said to that person: 'Look out!' He will look out, and it will be said to him: 'Your dominion extends a distance of one hundred years' journey, and your sight can reach through it.'"
The narrator narrates: At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Ka'b, are you not listening to what hadith Ibn Umm Abd is narrating to us about the lowest in rank and status of the people of Paradise? Then what will be the state of the one whose rank is high?" Ka'b said: "O Commander of the Believers, they will receive things which no eye has seen and of which no ear has heard. Allah Almighty has made a place in which He has placed wives, fruits and drinks as He willed, and then He closed them off. None of Allah Almighty's creation has seen that place, neither Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) nor any other angel besides him has seen it." Then Ka'b recited this verse: "No soul knows what has been kept hidden for them of the coolness of the eyes, as a reward for what they used to do."
Ka'b related: "Allah Almighty has created two more gardens besides that, adorned them as He willed, and shown them to whomever He willed of His creation. Then He has said: Whoever's record of deeds is in 'Illiyyin will stay in that place which no one has seen, so much so that when a person from the people of 'Illiyyin comes out and goes about his dominion, the light of his face will be felt inside every single tent of Paradise. The people of Paradise will rejoice at his fragrance and say: 'How excellent this fragrance is! This is the fragrance of a man from the people of 'Illiyyin who has come out to tour his dominion.'"
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Woe to you, O Ka'b! These hearts are getting out of control; bring them under control." Then Ka'b said: "On the Day of Resurrection Hell will give such a roar that every angel brought near and every Prophet sent will fall upon his knees, so much so that Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Intimate Friend of Allah Almighty, will say: 'O my Lord, I am concerned for myself, I am concerned for myself.' (Ka'b said:) Even if you were to add the deeds of seventy Prophets to your own deeds, you would still think that you would not be saved."
The narrator narrates: At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Ka'b, are you not listening to what hadith Ibn Umm Abd is narrating to us about the lowest in rank and status of the people of Paradise? Then what will be the state of the one whose rank is high?" Ka'b said: "O Commander of the Believers, they will receive things which no eye has seen and of which no ear has heard. Allah Almighty has made a place in which He has placed wives, fruits and drinks as He willed, and then He closed them off. None of Allah Almighty's creation has seen that place, neither Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) nor any other angel besides him has seen it." Then Ka'b recited this verse: "No soul knows what has been kept hidden for them of the coolness of the eyes, as a reward for what they used to do."
Ka'b related: "Allah Almighty has created two more gardens besides that, adorned them as He willed, and shown them to whomever He willed of His creation. Then He has said: Whoever's record of deeds is in 'Illiyyin will stay in that place which no one has seen, so much so that when a person from the people of 'Illiyyin comes out and goes about his dominion, the light of his face will be felt inside every single tent of Paradise. The people of Paradise will rejoice at his fragrance and say: 'How excellent this fragrance is! This is the fragrance of a man from the people of 'Illiyyin who has come out to tour his dominion.'"
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Woe to you, O Ka'b! These hearts are getting out of control; bring them under control." Then Ka'b said: "On the Day of Resurrection Hell will give such a roar that every angel brought near and every Prophet sent will fall upon his knees, so much so that Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Intimate Friend of Allah Almighty, will say: 'O my Lord, I am concerned for myself, I am concerned for myself.' (Ka'b said:) Even if you were to add the deeds of seventy Prophets to your own deeds, you would still think that you would not be saved."
