حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّاسُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «هَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَةِ الشَّمْسِ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا سَحَابٌ، هَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ؟» قَالُوا: لَا، قَالَ: " كَذَلِكَ تَرَوْنَهُ، يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَيَقُولُ: مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ شَيْئًا فَلْيَتَّبِعْهُ، فَيَتْبَعُ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الشَّمْسَ الشَّمْسَ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الْقَمَرَ الْقَمَرَ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الطَّوَاغِيتَ الطَّوَاغِيتَ، حَتَّى تَبْقَى هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ فِيهَا شُفَعَاؤُهَا، وَيُضْرَبُ الصِّرَاطُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ جَهَنَّمَ، ثُمَّ أُدْعَى فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ، وَلَا يَتَكَلَّمُ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَّا الرُّسُلُ، وَدَعْوَى الرُّسُلِ يَوْمَئِذٍ: اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ، وَفِي الْجِسْرِ كَلَالِيبُ مِثْلُ شَوْكِ السَّعْدَانِ هَلْ رَأَيْتُمُ السَّعْدَانَ؟ " قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " فَإِنَّهُ شَوْكُ السَّعْدَانِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي مَا قَدْرُ عِظَمِهِ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عز وجل يَخْطَفُ النَّاسَ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ، مِنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ وُدِيَ بِعَمَلِهِ، وَمِنْهُمُ الْمُجَازَى - أَوْ كَلِمَةٌ تُشْبِهُهَا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ - حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ أَمَرَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوا مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ كَانَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا، مِمَّنْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرْحَمَهُ، فَيُخْرِجُونَهُمْ، فَيَعْرِفُونَهُمْ بِآثَارِ السُّجُودِ، وَحَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عز وجل عَلَى النَّارِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ آثَارَ السُّجُودِ، فَيُصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَاءُ الْحَيَاةِ - أَوْ قَالَ: مِنْ مَاءِ الْحَيَاةِ - فَيَنْبُتُونَ كَمَا تَنْبُتُ الْحَبَّةُ فِي حَمِيلِ السَّيْلِ ، وَيَبْقَى رَجُلٌ مُقْبِلٌ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى النَّارِ يَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ، اصْرِفْ وَجْهِي سَفَعَنِي رِيحُهَا وَأَحْرَقَنِي دُخَانُهَا، فَيَقُولُ: هَلْ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهُ، فَيَقُولُ: لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ، فَيُعْطِي اللَّهَ مَا شَاءَ مِنْ عُهُودٍ وَمَوَاثِيقَ، فَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو حَتَّى يَصْرِفَ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ، فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ سَكَتَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَسْكُتَ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ قَدِّمْنِي إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عز وجل: وَيْحَكَ - أَوْ وَيْلَكَ - ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا أَغْدَرَكَ أَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي عُهُودَكَ وَمَوَاثِيقَكَ أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ، فَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو حَتَّى يَقُولَ: هَلْ عَسَيْتَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهُ، فَيُعْطِي رَبَّهُ مَا شَاءَ مِنْ عُهُودٍ وَمَوَاثِيقَ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ غَيْرَهُ؟ فَيُقَدِّمُهُ إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، فَإِذَا قَامَ عَلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ تَفَهَّقَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ، فَرَأَى مَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْحَبْرَةِ وَالسُّرُورِ، فَسَكَتَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَسْكُتَ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ، فَيَقُولُ: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا أَغْدَرَكَ أَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي عُهُودَكَ وَمَوَاثِيقَكَ أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ لَا أَكُونُ أَشْقَى خَلْقِكَ، وَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو وَيَسْأَلُهُ حَتَّى قِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: تَمَنَّ فَيَتَمَنَّى حَتَّى إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُذَكِّرُهُ مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَتَّى إِذَا انْقَضَتْ بِهِ الْأَمَانِيُّ، قَالَ: لَكَ هَذَا وَمِثْلُهُ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the people said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), will we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds, or any trouble in seeing the moon on the night of the full moon?" The Companions said: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the same way you will see Allah. Allah Almighty will gather all the people on the Day of Resurrection and will say: Whoever used to worship something, let him follow it. So those who used to worship the sun will follow the sun, those who used to worship the moon will follow the moon, and those who used to worship idols and false deities (taghut) will follow them, until only this Ummah remains, with its intercessors among it. Then the bridge (al-Sirat) will be set up over the middle of Hell. Then I will be called, and I will be the first to speak, and on that day no one will speak except the Messengers, and the supplication of the Messengers on that day will be: 'Allahumma sallim sallim' (O Allah, grant safety, grant safety). On that bridge there will be hooks like the thorns of the sa'dan. Have you seen the sa'dan?" The Companions said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will be like the thorns of the sa'dan, except that no one but Allah knows the extent of their size. They will snatch people according to their deeds: among them is the believer who is protected by his deeds, and among them are some who will be punished (or a word similar to it, which Ibrahim did not remember), until, when Allah Almighty has finished judging between His servants, He will command that those who did not associate anything with Allah be brought out of Hell, of those on whom Allah wishes to have mercy. The angels will bring them out, and they will recognise them by the marks of prostration, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden the Fire to consume the marks of prostration. Then the water of life (or: some of the water of life) will be poured over them, and they will sprout as a seed sprouts in the silt carried by a flood. Then one man will remain, his face turned towards the Fire. He will say: O Lord, turn my face away from the Fire; its wind has scorched me and its smoke has burnt me. Allah will say: If I grant you this, will you then not ask for something else? He will say: No, by Your might! He will give Allah as many covenants and pledges as he wills, so Allah will turn his face away from the Fire. Then, when he turns his face towards Paradise, he will remain silent for as long as Allah wills, then he will say: O Lord, bring me forward to the gate of Paradise. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: O son of Adam, how great a breaker of promises you are! Did you not give Me covenants and pledges that you would ask for nothing other than what I have given you? He will keep supplicating until Allah says: If I grant you this, will you then not ask for something else? He will again give his Lord firm covenants and pledges that he will ask for nothing more, so Allah will bring him forward to the gate of Paradise. When he stands at the gate of Paradise, the expanses of Paradise will open up before him and he will see its splendour and joys. Then he will remain silent for as long as Allah wills, then he will cry out: O Lord, admit me into Paradise. Allah will say: O son of Adam, how great a breaker of promises you are! Did you not give covenants and pledges that you would ask for nothing other than what you have been given? He will say: O my Lord, I do not want to remain the most wretched of Your creation. He will keep supplicating and imploring until he is told: Enter Paradise. Then it will be said to him: Now state your wishes. He will wish until Allah Himself reminds him: Ask for such-and-such and such-and-such too. When all his wishes are exhausted, Allah will say: All of this is yours, and as much again besides."