Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that we said, "O Messenger of Allah, will we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon when the sky is clear?" We said, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then you will have no difficulty in seeing your Lord, just as you have no difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon." Then he said, "A caller will call out: 'Let every nation go with what they used to worship.' So the worshippers of the cross will go with their cross, the worshippers of idols will go with their idols, and the worshippers of all false gods will go with their false gods (just as the worshippers of graves will go with those graves, and those who worship tazias, flags, and banners will go with them). Only those will remain who used to worship Allah sincerely. Among them will be both righteous and sinful Muslims, and some remnants of the People of the Book will also remain. Then Hell will be brought before them, shining like the sand of a plain (which from a distance appears like water). Then it will be asked of the Jews, 'Whom did you worship?' They will say, 'We used to worship 'Uzair, the son of Allah.' They will be told, 'You are liars. Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What do you want?' They will say, 'We want water, that we may be given to drink.' They will be told, 'Drink.' They will walk towards that shining sand, thinking it is water, and then they will be thrown into Hell. Then it will be said to the Christians, 'Whom did you worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship the Messiah, the son of Allah.' They will be told, 'You are liars. Allah had neither a wife nor a child. Now what do you want?' They will say, 'We want to be given water to drink.' They will be told, 'Drink.' (They too will be driven towards that shining sand) and they too will be thrown into Hell, until only those remain who used to worship Allah sincerely, both righteous and sinful Muslims. They will be asked, 'Why are you standing here when all the people have gone?' They will say, 'We parted from them in the world at a time when we were in great need of their worldly benefits, and we have heard a caller announce that every nation should go with what they used to worship, and we are waiting for our Lord.' It is narrated that then Allah, the Compeller, will come to them in a form different from the one in which they first saw Him and will say, 'I am your Lord.' The people will say, 'You are our Lord.' And on that day, none will speak except the Prophets. Then He will ask, 'Do you know any sign by which you can recognize Him?' They will say, 'The Shin (Sāq).' Then Allah will uncover His Shin, and every believer will fall in prostration before Him, except those who used to prostrate for show and fame; they will also try to prostrate, but their backs will become like a board (stiff). Then they will be brought to the Bridge. We asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! What is the Bridge?' He said, 'It is a slippery place where one may fall. On it are hooks, tongs, and wide thorns, their heads bent like the thorns of Sa'dan found in the land of Najd. The believers will pass over it as quickly as the blink of an eye, like lightning, like the wind, like swift horses and mounts. Some will be saved unharmed, and some will be scorched by the fire of Hell but will escape, until the last person will crawl across it.' You people today demand your rights from me, but on that day the Muslims will demand and plead with Allah even more. And when they see that some of their brothers have been saved, they will say, 'O our Lord, our brothers used to pray with us, fast with us, and do other (good) deeds with us (so save them from Hell).' So Allah, the Exalted, will say, 'Go and bring out whoever has faith in his heart equal to a gold coin.' So they will bring out those whom they recognize. Then they will return, and Allah, the Exalted, will say, 'Go and bring out whoever has faith in his heart equal to the weight of a particle.' So they will bring out those whom they recognize. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said (about this), 'If you do not believe me, then recite this verse: "Indeed, Allah does not wrong even the weight of a particle; and if there is a good deed, He multiplies it..." (An-Nisa 4:40).' Then the Prophets, the believers, and the angels will intercede, and the Lord will say, 'Now only My intercession remains.' So Allah, the Pure, will take a handful from Hell and bring out people who have become like charcoal, then He will throw them into a river at the edge of Paradise, which is called the River of Life. They will sprout forth from its banks as vegetation sprouts from the debris of a flood. You have seen this scene on the edge of a rock or a tree: that which is exposed to the sun grows green, and that which is in the shade grows white. Then they will come out shining like pearls. After that, a seal will be placed on their necks (that these are the freed slaves of Allah), and they will be admitted to Paradise. The people of Paradise will call them 'the freed ones of the Most Merciful' (the slaves freed by the Merciful Allah). Allah has admitted them to Paradise without any deed that they did or any good that they performed, and it will be said to them, 'You will have whatever you see and as much again.' (These will be the sinful, non-practicing people of this Ummah.)

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell will enter Hell, Allah the Pure will say: Take out from Hell anyone who has faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart. Then (such people) will be taken out from Hell, and they will have become black like charcoal. Then they will be thrown into the river of life or the water of rain. (Here the narrator was in doubt as to which word was used.) At that time, they will grow like seeds grow on the bank of a river. Have you not seen that a seed comes out yellowish, twisted and intertwined?

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I know very well who will be the last person among the people of Hell to come out from there, and who will be the last person among the people of Paradise to enter it. A man will come out of Hell crawling on his knees. Allah Almighty will say to him,“Go and enter Paradise.”He will come to Paradise, but it will seem to him that Paradise is full, so he will return and say,“O my Lord, I found Paradise full.”Allah Almighty will again say to him,“Go and enter Paradise.”He will come again, but it will seem to him that Paradise is full, so he will return and say,“O Lord, I found Paradise full.”Allah Almighty will say,“Go and enter Paradise; you will have the world and ten times as much, or (Allah Almighty will say) you will have ten times the world.”That person will say,“Are You mocking me, while You are the Sovereign?”I saw that at this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed so much that his blessed front teeth became visible. And it is said that he will be the person of the lowest rank in Paradise.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will gather the people on the Day of Resurrection. At that time, the people will say, "If we could take someone to intercede with our Lord, it might be beneficial. Perhaps we could be delivered from this state of ours." So the people will come to Adam (peace be upon him) and say, "You are the noble prophet whom Allah created with His own hand, and He breathed into you His concealed spirit, and He commanded the angels, so they prostrated to you. Please intercede for us with our Lord." He will say, "I am not fit for this," and then he will remember his mistake and say, "Go to Noah, for he is the first messenger whom Allah sent." The people will come to Noah (peace be upon him), but he will also give the same answer, "I am not fit for this," and he will mention his mistake and say, "Go to Abraham, whom Allah made His close friend." The people will come to him, but he will also say, "I am not fit for this," mention his mistake, and say, "Go to Moses, with whom Allah spoke." The people will go to Moses (peace be upon him), but he will also give the same answer, "I am not fit for this," mention his mistake, and say, "Go to Jesus." The people will go to Jesus (peace be upon him), but he will also say, "I am not fit for this. Go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), for all his past and future sins have been forgiven." So the people will come to me. At that time, I will seek permission from my Lord (for intercession) and will fall into prostration. Allah Almighty will let me remain in prostration as long as He wills. Then it will be said, "Raise your head, ask and you will be given, speak and you will be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted." At that time, I will praise my Lord with such praises as Allah will teach me. Then I will intercede, and a limit will be set for me, and I will take people out of Hell and admit them to Paradise. And in the same way, I will fall into prostration a third or fourth time, until only those people will remain in Hell whom the Qur'an has restrained (i.e., those about whom it is explicitly mentioned in the Qur'an that they will remain in Hell forever).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When the Day of Resurrection will come, people will appear like a surging sea. Then they will come to Adam (peace be upon him) and say to him, "Intercede for us with your Lord." He will say, "I am not worthy of this. Go to Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him, he is the Friend of Allah." The people will go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and he will also say, "I am not worthy of this. Yes, go to Musa (Moses), peace be upon him, he is the one to whom Allah spoke directly." The people will go to Musa (peace be upon him), and he too will say, "I am not worthy of this. However, go to Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him, for he is the Spirit of Allah and His Word." So the people will go to Isa (peace be upon him), and he will also say, "I am not worthy of this. Yes, go to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." The people will come to me, and I will say, "I am for intercession." Then I will seek permission from my Lord, and I will be granted permission, and Allah the Exalted will inspire me with words of praise by which I will praise Allah, words which I do not remember now. So when I will recite these praises and fall in prostration before Allah, it will be said to me, "O Muhammad, raise your head, speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted." (Upon hearing this) I will say, "O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah." It will be said, "Go and bring out all those from whom you find in their hearts faith equal to a grain of barley." So I will go and do so. Then I will return and once again praise Allah the Lord of Glory with the same praises, and I will fall in prostration before Allah. It will be said to me, "O Muhammad, raise your head, speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted." Then I will say, "O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah." It will be said, "Go and bring out from the Fire those in whose hearts you find faith equal to a particle or a mustard seed." So I will go and do so. Then I will return and again praise Allah with the same praises, and I will fall in prostration before Allah. I will be told, "Raise your head, speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted." I will say, "O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah." Allah the Exalted will say, "Go and bring out from the Fire those in whose hearts you find even less than a mustard seed of faith." I will go and bring them out. Then I will return a fourth time and praise Allah with the same praises, and I will fall in prostration before Allah the Exalted. Allah the Exalted will say, "O Muhammad, raise your head, speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted." I will say, "O Lord, grant me permission regarding those who have said 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah)." Allah the Exalted will say, "By My Honor, My Majesty, My Greatness, and My Supremacy, I will bring out from it (the Fire) those who have said the statement 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the foreleg portion was presented to him. He took a bite from it with his teeth, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked the meat of the foreleg very much. Then he said: On the Day of Resurrection, I will be the leader of all people. Do you know what day this will be? On that day, all creation from the beginning of the world to the Day of Resurrection will be gathered in a vast plain so that the voice of a caller can reach all ears and a single sight can encompass them all. The sun will come very close, and the distress and anxiety of the people will be beyond all limits, unbearable. The people will say to one another: Do you not see what has become of us? Is there not any accepted servant who can intercede for you in the presence of Allah, the Exalted? Some people will say to others: We should go to Adam. So all the people will come to Adam (peace be upon him) and say: You are the father of mankind. Allah created you with His own hand and breathed into you a special soul from Himself. He commanded the angels, and they prostrated to you. So, intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see what state we have reached? Adam (peace be upon him) will say: My Lord is extremely angry today; He has never been so angry before, nor will He ever be so angry after today. And the Lord of Might forbade me from the tree, but I disobeyed Him. So, I am concerned about myself. Go to someone else. Yes, go to Noah. So all the people will come to Noah (peace be upon him) and say: O Noah, you are the first messenger sent to the people of the earth, and Allah gave you the title of a grateful servant. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see what state we have reached? Noah (peace be upon him) will also say: My Lord is so angry today that He has never been so angry before, nor will He ever be so angry after today. And I was given the certainty of an accepted supplication, which I used against my people. Today, I am concerned about myself. Go to someone else besides me. Go to Abraham. All the people will come to Abraham (peace be upon him) and say: O Abraham, you are Allah’s prophet and His close friend, chosen on the face of the earth. Intercede for us. Do you not see what state we have reached? Abraham (peace be upon him) will also say: Today my Lord is very angry; He has never been so angry before, nor will He ever be so angry after today. And I told three lies. So, I am concerned about myself. Go to someone else besides me. Yes, go to Moses. All the people will come to Moses (peace be upon him) and say: O Moses, you are Allah’s messenger. Allah gave you distinction through His message and His word. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see what state we have reached? Moses (peace be upon him) will say: Today Allah is very angry, so angry that He has never been so angry before, nor will He ever be so angry after today. And I killed a man, though I had no command from Allah regarding it. Myself, myself, myself. Today, I am concerned about myself. Go to someone else besides me. Yes, go to Jesus. All the people will come to Jesus (peace be upon him) and say: O Jesus, you are Allah’s messenger and His word, which He cast upon Mary, and a spirit from Him. You spoke to people in the cradle as a child. Intercede for us. Do you not see what state we have reached? Jesus (peace be upon him) will also say: My Lord is so angry today that He has never been so angry before, nor will He ever be so angry after today. And he will not mention any slip (sin), but will only say: Myself, myself, myself. Go to someone else besides me. Yes, go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). All the people will come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), you are Allah’s messenger and the last of the prophets, and Allah has forgiven all your past and future sins. Intercede for us in the court of your Lord. Do you not see what state we have reached? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I will go forward and under the Throne...

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prophet has a supplication that is accepted, so I wish, if Allah wills, to save my supplication for the Day of Resurrection for the intercession of my Ummah.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prophet asked for something, or he said: Every prophet was given a supplication which, when he supplicated for something, it was granted to him. But I have kept my supplication reserved for the intercession of my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: "And warn your nearest relatives of Allah's punishment." (Ash-Shu'ara 214), the Prophet said: "O people of Quraysh (or he said something similar), save your own souls (by doing righteous deeds). I cannot avail you anything before Allah (that is, I cannot do anything against His will). O sons of Abd Manaf, I cannot avail you anything before Allah. O Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) son of Abdul Muttalib, I cannot avail you anything before Allah. O Safiyyah, my paternal aunt, I cannot avail you anything before Allah. O Fatimah, my daughter, ask me for whatever you want of my wealth, but I cannot avail you anything before Allah."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that when this verse was revealed: "And warn your closest relatives" and "Warn your tribe of near kindred who are sincere," the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) climbed the hill of Safa and called out, "O Sabahah!" The Quraysh said, "Who is this?" Then they all gathered there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them, "What do you think, if I were to tell you that an army is coming from behind this mountain, would you not believe me?" They said, "We have never experienced any lie from you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then I warn you of a severe punishment that is coming upon you." Upon hearing this, Abu Lahab said, "May you perish! Did you gather us for this?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left from there, and Surah Lahab was revealed: "May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he."