THE HELL DWELLER’S CALLING OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN PARADISE
The Hell Dweller’s Calling out to the People in Paradise and vice versa and their Talking to Each Other
Allah, the Almighty said:
“And the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire, ‘We have already found what ourLord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?’ They will say, ‘Yes.’ …”
until He said:
“And the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, ‘Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you.’ They will say, ‘Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers. ‘” (al-A’raf (7): 44-50)
Sufyan Ibn ‘Uyaynah narrated from ‘Uthman al-Thaqafi, from Sa’id Ibn Jubayr, that Ibn ‘Abbas (radi Allahu ‘anhuma) said, regarding this verse, ‘The man will call upon his brother, ‘I have been burned so pour upon me some water.’ It will be said: ‘Answer him,’so he will say,
“Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers. ‘
Sunayd related in his Tafsir, from Hajjaj that Abu Bakr Ibn Abdullah said: ‘People of Hell-fire will call out, ‘O People of Paradise!’ But they will not respond for a while, until they are asked, ‘Answer them; the ties of kinship and mercy have been severed.’ People of Paradise will say, ‘O People of Hell-fire, the curse of Allah is upon you. O people of Hell-fire, the wrath of Allah is upon you. O people of Hell-fire, we are neither at your service nor at your call. What do you want to say?’ They will say, ‘Have we not been in the worldly life of your parents, children,siblings and family?’ They will reply, ‘Yes.’ They will say,
“Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you.’ They will say, ‘Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers. ‘“ (al-A’raf (7): 44-50)
Allah, the Almighty said:
“And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other. A speaker among them will say, ‘Indeed, I had a companion [on earth] Who would say: Are you indeed of those who believe…’”
the verses continue. (Al-Saffat (37): 50-52)
Khulayd Al- ‘Asri said, regarding the verse,
“And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.” (Al-Saffat (37): 55)
Meaning that, ‘In its midst he will see skulls boiling, so he will say, ‘[Is that] such-and-such?’ By Allah, had Allah not made him recognise him, he would not have recognised him, as his look is completely changed. Thereupon he will say, “You almost ruined me. ” (Al-Saffat (37): 56) Allah Almighty said:
“Every soul,for what it has earned, will be retained except the companions of the right, [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other about the criminals, [and asking them], ‘What put you into Saqar?’” (Al-Muddaththir (74): 38-42)
Abu Al-Zahra’ narrated that Ibn Mas’ud (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said that no one is left in Hell-fire except these four kinds (The four kinds that are mentioned in the subsequent verses.) and said: ‘There is no good in them.’
In the hadith narrated by Miskin Abu Fatimah, from Al-Yaman Ibn Yazid, from Muhammad Ibn Humayr, from Muhammad Ibn All, from his father, from his grandfather, the Prophet (pbuh) said regarding the taking out of believers from Hell-fire, “Then Allah will tell the people of Paradise, ‘Look upon those who remained in Hell-fire.’ They will look upon them and say,
“‘What put you into Saqar? They will say, ‘We were not of those who prayed’
meaning ‘we were not among them, had we been among them, we would have got out with them.”’ (Al-Muddaththir (74): 42-43)
This was stated by Al-Isma‘ili and others; and it is a munkar hadith (A narration that is very weak and goes against an authentic one.) as previously stated.
Imam Ahmad narrated from ‘Ali Ibn Hafs, from Al-Thawri, from Abu Khalid, that Al-Sha’bi said: ‘Some people in Paradise will look upon some people in Hell-fire and ask, ‘Why are you in Hell-fire? We used to follow what you preached to us?’ They will say, ‘We did not practice what we preached to you.’
Sa’id Ibn Bashir conveyed that Qatadah said: ‘In Paradise, there are holes looking down upon Hell-fire. People of Paradise will look through these holes and say, ‘What is the matter with you, wretched people? We only entered Paradise because of your (righteous) teachings.’ They will say, ‘We used to ignore what we enjoined, and do what we forbade.”
Mu’ammar conveyed from Qatadah that Ka’b said: ‘Between the people of Hell-fire and the people of Paradise, there are holes, through which anyone from Paradise wanting to look upon his enemy in Hell-fire can do so.’
Ahmad Ibn Al-Hawari narrated from ‘Abdullah Ibn Ghayyath that Al-Farrazi said: ‘For every believer in Paradise, there are four doors: a door where his visiting Angel enter; a door where his Houri wives enter; a closed door between him and the inhabitants of Hell-fire,which is opened at his will so that his appreciation of his blessing increases; and a door between him and DarAl-Salam (Lit: Abode of Peace.) where he enters upon his Lord at his will.’
Ibn Abi Hatim stated [through a chain of narrators], that Al-Dahhak said, regarding the verses,
“So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers, On adorned couches…”
Made of pearls and rubies,
“observing.” (al-Mutaffifin (83): 34-35)
That means, ‘sitting on couches and looking.’ Ibn (Abbas (radi Allahu ‘anhuma) used to say, ‘The couches are between Paradise and Hell-fire, so the people of Paradise open the doors and look, while on the couches, to how the people of Hell-fire are being tormented, and laugh at them. This is one source of their pleasure; to look upon their enemies and how Allah is taking retribution from them.’”
Al-Bayhaqi (Its chain is weak) and others stated the hadith narrated by ‘Ali Ibn Abu Sarah, on the authority of Anas (radiyAllahu ‘anhu), that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “A person of Paradise looks upon the inhabitants of Hell-fire on the Day of Judgment, so the person of Hell-fire calls upon him and says, ‘O so-and-so! Do you recognise me?’ He will say, ‘No, by Allah, I do not recognise you. Who are you?’ He will reply, ‘I am the one by whom you passed [once] in the worldly life and asked for some water, which I gave you.’ He will say, ‘I do remember.’ He will ask, ‘Then intercede with that incident on my behalf to your Lord.’ Thereupon, he asks Allah the Exalted, ‘My Lord! Accept my intercession on his behalf.’ He is then, commanded to be removed from Hell-fire.’”
By Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali
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