Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said regarding «تركنا عليه في الآخرين‏» that they will be remembered with goodness. Peace be upon Ilyasin. Indeed, thus do We reward the doers of good. Indeed, he was among Our believing servants. It is narrated from Ibn Abbas and Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them) that Ilyas was the name of Idris (peace be upon him).

Narrated Anas (ra): Abu Dhar (ra) used to say that Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "While I was at Makkah, the roof of my house was opened and Jibril descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the heaven. When Jibril reached the nearest heaven, he said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'who is it?' Jibril answered, 'Jibril'. He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Jibril replied, 'Muhammad (saws) is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?', Jibril said, 'Yes'. So, the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven, and there we saw a man sitting with Aswida (a large number of people) of his right and Aswida on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept. He said (to me), 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son'. I said, 'Who is this man O Jibril?' Jibril replied, 'He is Adam, and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on the right are the people of Paradise, and those on the left are the people of the (Hell) Fire. So, when he looks to the right, he laughs, and when he looks to the left he weeps.' Then Jibril ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and said to the gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven has said, and he opened the gate."Anas added: Abu Dhar mentioned that Prophet (saws) met Idris, Musa (Moses), 'Isa (Jesus) and Ibrahim (Abraham) over the heavens, but he did not specify their places (i.e., on which heavens each of them was), but he mentioned that he (the Prophet (saws)) had met Adam on the nearest heaven, and Ibrahim on the sixth. Anas said, "When Jibril and the Prophet (saws) passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' the Prophet (saws) asked, 'Who is he?' Jibril said, 'He is Idris.' " The Prophet (saws) added, "Then I passed by Musa who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibril said, 'He is Musa.' Then I passed by 'Isa who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is 'Isa.' Then I passed by the Prophet Ibrahim who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibril replied, 'He is Ibrahim'."Narrated Ibn 'Abbas and Abu Haiyya Al-Ansari: The Prophet (saws) said, "Then Jibril ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik state the Prophet (saws) said, "Allah enjoined fifty Salat (prayers) on me. When I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Musa who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty Salat (prayers) on them.' On the Musa said to me, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction), for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord and asked for some reduction, and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Musa again and informed him about it, he once more said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord similarly as before, and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Musa and he said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' I again returned to my Lord and He said, 'These are five (Salat-prayers) and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward), for My Word does not change.' I returned to Musa, he again told me to return to my Lord (for further reduction) but I said to him 'I feel shy of asking my Lord now.' Then Jibril took me till we reached Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e., lote tree of utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small tents (made) of pearls and its earth was musk (a kind of perfume)."

In this chapter, Ata ibn Abi Rabah and Sulayman ibn Yasar narrated from Lady Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. She narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

Ibn ‘Uyaynah, in the explanation of the word (Ayah) «عاتية‏» , said that ( «عتت على الخزان» ) means it went out of the control of its angelic keepers; Allah had set it upon them continuously for seven nights and eight days. In the (Ayah), the word «حسوما‏» means «متتابعة» , that is, it kept coming one after another (not stopping even for a minute). So if you had been present at that time, you would have seen that people lying there as if they were hollow trunks of date palms. So do you see any one of them remaining?

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been made victorious with As-Saba (i.e. an easterly wind) and the people of 'Ad were destroyed by Ad-Dabur (i.e. a westerly wind)."

Narrated Abu Sa`id: `Ali sent a piece of gold to the Prophet who distributed it among four persons: Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis Al-Hanzali from the tribe of Mujashi, 'Uyaina bin Badr Al-Fazari, Zaid at-Ta'i who belonged to (the tribe of) Bani Nahban, and 'Alqama bin Ulatha Al-`Amir who belonged to (the tribe of) Bani Kilab. So the Quraish and the Ansar became angry and said, "He (i.e. the Prophet,) gives the chief of Najd and does not give us." The Prophet said, "I give them) so as to attract their hearts (to Islam)." Then a man with sunken eyes, prominent checks, a raised forehead, a thick beard and a shaven head, came (in front of the Prophet) and said, "Be afraid of Allah, O Muhammad!" The Prophet ' said "Who would obey Allah if I disobeyed Him? (Is it fair that) Allah has trusted all the people of the earth to me while, you do not trust me?" Somebody who, I think was Khalid bin Al-Walid, requested the Prophet to let him chop that man's head off, but he prevented him. When the man left, the Prophet said, "Among the off-spring of this man will be some who will recite the Qur'an but the Qur'an will not reach beyond their throats (i.e. they will recite like parrots and will not understand it nor act on it), and they will renegade from the religion as an arrow goes through the game's body. They will kill the Muslims but will not disturb the idolaters. If I should live up to their time' I will kill them as the people of 'Ad were killed (i.e. I will kill all of them)."

Narrated `Abdullah: I heard the Prophet reciting: "Fahal Min Muddakir."

Allah, the Exalted, said in Surah Al-Kahf «قالوا يا ذا القرنين إن يأجوج ومأجوج مفسدون في الأرض‏» : "They said, 'O Dhul-Qarnayn! Verily, Gog and Magog are spreading much corruption in the land.'"

The statement of Allah, the Exalted «ويسألونك عن ذي القرنين قل سأتلو عليكم منه ذكرا * إنا مكنا له في الأرض وآتيناه من كل شىء سببا * فاتبع سببا‏» : "And they ask you (O Messenger) about Dhul-Qarnayn (the king). Say: I will recite to you a mention of him. Indeed, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything. So he followed a way" The statement of Allah, the Exalted «ائتوني زبر الحديد‏» : "Bring me sheets of iron." The singular of «زبر» is «زبرة» , and it means a piece. "Until, when he had leveled [the barrier] between the two mountain sides" By «صدفين‏» , mountains are meant. It is narrated from Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, (in the explanation of «بين الصدفين‏» ). And another recitation of «السدين الصدفين‏» is also in the meaning of «الجبلين» (two mountains). «خرجا‏» means the wage or payment. Dhul-Qarnayn said (to the workers): Now blow (with bellows) until, when he made it (like) fire, he said: Bring me molten lead (copper) so I may pour it over. The meaning of «أفرغ عليه قطرا‏» is that I will pour molten lead over it. (The meaning of «قطر» ) Some have said it is molten iron, and some have said brass; Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said its meaning is copper. Then the people of Gog and Magog (after this barrier) could not scale it. «يظهروه‏» means «يعلوه» , and «أطعت له» is the form of istif‘al. That is why «أسطاع» «يسطيع» «يستطيع» is also recited, and Gog and Magog could not pierce it either. Dhul-Qarnayn said: This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it «دكا‏» , meaning He will level it with the earth. The Arabs say «ناقة دكاء» , by which is meant a camel without a hump. And «الدكداك من الأرض» is like land that has become flat and hard, not elevated. And the promise of my Lord is true. And on that day We shall leave them surging over one another. Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they rush down from every elevation. Qatadah said that the meaning of «حدب» is hill. A companion said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that I saw this wall like a striped cloak, one stripe red and one black. Upon this, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, you have seen it.

Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That the Prophet once came to her in a state of fear and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this," making a circle with his thumb and index finger. Zainab bint Jahsh said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed even though there are pious persons among us?" He said, "Yes, when the evil person will increase."