FEARING ALLAH’S PUNISHMENT
All praise is for Alláh Who has mercy on whomever He wishes, and punishes whomever He wishes, and to Him you will return. I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Alláh and I bear witness that Muhammad is the slave and Messenger of Alláh Who sent him with the guidance and true religion; may peace and blessings be upon him, his family and Companions. Alláh, the Most High, said:
“Verily, (O Muhammad (pbuh)) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful.” (85:12)
And said:
“Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful (and) severe. Indeed in that (there) is a sure lesson for those who fear the torment of the Hereafter. That is a Day whereon mankind will be gathered together, and that is a Day when all (the dwellers of the heavens and the earth) will be present. And We delay it only for a term (already) fixed. On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Alláh’s) Leave. Sorne among them will be wretched and (others) blessed.” (11:102-105)
Anas narrated that the Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) had delivered a speech to them in which he said:
“If you only knew what I know, you would laugh a little, yet weep a lot.”
Thereupon, the Companions of the Prophet(pbuh) covered their faces and a sound of sobbing was heard. (Agreed upon)
Another narration states that the Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) was told something about his Companions upon which he delivered a speech and said:
“I was shown the Heavens and the Fire of Hell, thus I have not seen a day like this day in evil and in good. If you only knew what I know, you would laugh a little and weep a lot”
There had not been a day harder on the Companions of the Prophet(pbuh) than that day. They then covered their heads and a sound of Khaneen (the sound of catching the breath while sobbing) was heard from them.
Al-Miqdad narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) say:
“On the Day of Resurrection, the sun draws so near to the creatures (íncluding people) that there would be left only a distance of a mile.” Suleim bin Aamir, the one who transmitted this Hadith from Al-Miqdad, said: “Well, I do not know what was meant by Al-meel; whether it was the mile of distance on land, or the small stick women use to apply kohl on their eyelids.” The Prophet continued, ” … thus people will be covered with their sweat according to their actions: sorne wilI be covered in sweat until their ankles; sorne will be covered up until their knees; some will be covered up to their waists; and some will be bridled with their sweat.” Then The Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) pointed at his mouth. (Muslim)
Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger of Allah(pbuh); had said: “Verily, I see what you do not see. Heaven moaned (from being so loaded with angels), and it has the right to moan; there is not in it as much as the space of four-finger span but there is an angel prostrating before Allah(pbuh). By Alláh if you only knew what I know, you would laugh little, yet cry a lot; you would never enjoy your wives in bed; and you would go out to the open roads eagerly asking Allah(pbuh) to help you.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Abu Baraza Fadhlah Bin Ubeid AI-Aslami said that the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) had said:
“A person (slave of Alláh) will remain standing on the Day of Resurrection until he is questioned about his lifetime and how he passed it, his knowledge and what he did with it, his wealth and how he acquired it and in what way he spent it, and his body and how he wore it out.” (At- Tirmidhi)
‘Aishah said she heard the Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) say:
“The people would be gathered on the Day of Resurrection barefooted, nude, and uncircumcised.” I said: “O Alláh’s Messenger! Will the men and women be looking at one another?” Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) said: “O Áishah! The matter would then be too serious for them to look at one another.” (Agreed upon)
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) had said:
“He who is afraid (of the enemy) shall set out in the early part of the night, and he who sets out early arrives at his destination. Verily, Alláhs commodity (reward) is precious. Verily, Alláh’s commodity is Paradíse.”
Abu Hurairah also narrated that the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) recited:
“That Day it (the earth) will declare its information (about all that happened over it of good or evil).” (99:4)
And then said:
“Do you know what its news is?” They said: “Alláh and His Messenger knows best.” He said: “(lts news is that it shall testify against every roan and woman regarding that which they did on its back, saying: You did this and this on such and such day. That will be its information.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Adi bin Hatim narrated that the Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) said:
“None of you will be resurrected but that his Lord will speak to him without an interpreter between them. He would look at his right and see nothing but the deeds he had set forward. He would look at his left and see nothing but again the deeds he had set forward. He would further look in front of him, yet see nothing but the Fire of Hell in his face. So protect yourselves from the Fire, even by (giving in charity) half a date.” (Agreed upon)
Samurah Bin Jundub said that the Messenger of Alláh(pbuh) had said:
“There will be sorne to whose ankle the tire will reach, sorne to whose knees it will reach, sorne to whose waist the fire will reach, and some to whose collarbone the fire will reach.”
Nu’man bin Bashir narrated that the the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) said:
“The inhabitant of Hell who wil1 have the lightest punishment will be he who has two sandal straps of fire from which his brain will bubble like a pot, and he will think that no one is having a more severe punishment than he, although his is the lightest punishment.” (Agreed upon)
Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) had said:
“The people would stand before Alláh, the Lord of the worlds, while each of them would be submerged in his sweat up to the middle of his ears.”
Allah(swt) said:
“Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Alláh – Islamic Monotheism) to be affected by Allah’s Reminder (this Qur’án), and that which has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurát (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before (i.e. Jews and Christians), and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were Fasiqún (the rebellious, the disobedient to Alláh).” (57: 16)
May Allah(swt) bless us all with His Book and benefit us with its Áyat and wisdom. By this, I conclude my speech and ask Allah(swt) to forgive all of our wrongdoing. So seek His forgiveness as He is the All-Forgiving Most Merciful.
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