Sayyiduna Aswad bin Sari’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said:“Four persons will present their arguments on the Day of Resurrection: the deaf, the foolish, the very old, and the one who died during the period «فترة» (the interval between two prophets). As for the deaf person, he will say: ‘O Lord! Islam came but I could not hear anything.’ As for the foolish, he will say: ‘O Lord! Islam came while children were throwing dung at me.’ As for the very old, he will say: ‘O Lord! Islam came but I had no understanding (and my memory was gone).’ As for the one who died during the period «فترة» , he will say: ‘O Lord! No messenger of Yours came to me.’ Then He will take a firm covenant from them that they will obey Him, then He will send a messenger to them who will say: ‘Enter the Hellfire.’”He (the Prophet) said:“By Him in Whose hand is my soul! If they enter it, it will become cool and safe for them.”

Abu Rafi’ narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) a narration similar to the previous hadith, except that he mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So whoever enters it, there will be peace and coolness upon him, and whoever does not enter it will be pushed towards it."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "There are four types of people who all argue and plead with Allah with an excuse: a man who died during the interval between two prophets (peace be upon them), a man who died in old age, a mad person, and a deaf and mute person. So Allah will say to them: I am going to send a messenger to you, obey him. Then he will come to them and kindle a fire for them, then he will say: Enter into it. Whoever enters into it, it will become coolness and safety for him, and whoever does not enter into it, the decree of punishment will be established upon him."