It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once some people asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), will we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Is there any difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds in between?" The people said, "No, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then you will see your Lord in the same way. Allah will gather the people on the Day of Resurrection and will say: 'Whoever used to worship something, let him follow it.' So whoever used to worship the sun will follow it, and whoever used to worship the moon will follow it, and whoever used to worship idols and devils will follow them. Only the hypocrites of this Ummah will remain. Allah will come to them in a form which they do not recognize and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'We seek refuge in Allah from you. We will stay here until our Lord comes. When our Lord comes, we will recognize Him.' Then Allah will come to them in a form which they recognize and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will reply, 'Indeed, You are our Lord.' Then all will follow Him, and a bridge (Sirat) will be set up over the back of Hell. The first to cross it will be the Messengers. On that day, no one will be allowed to speak except the Messengers, and the words of the Messengers on that day will be, 'O Allah, grant safety, grant safety.' In Hell, there will be thorns like the thorny bush called Sa'dan. Have you seen the thorns of Sa'dan?" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "They will be like the thorns of Sa'dan. No one knows their size except Allah. People will be caught according to their deeds. Some believers will be saved because of their (good) deeds, and some will be recompensed for their deeds, and some will cross the bridge and be saved. Until, when Allah has finished judging between His servants and, by His mercy, wills to take out from Hell whomever He wishes among those who did not associate anything with Allah, and upon whom Allah has mercy, and who used to say 'La ilaha illallah,' the angels will recognize such people by the mark of prostration on their faces. Allah has forbidden the Fire to consume the mark of prostration on a human being. Then those people will be brought out with burnt bodies, and then the water of life will be poured over them, so they will grow fresh as a seed grows out of the mud. Then one man will remain whose face will be towards Hell, and he will say, 'O my Lord, turn my face away from Hell, for its stench has harmed me and its heat has burnt me.' He will keep supplicating, then Allah will turn to him and say, 'If I grant you this, will you ask for anything else?' He will say, 'By Your honor, I will not ask for anything else.' So Allah will turn his face away from Hell (and towards Paradise). Then he will say, 'O my Lord, bring me to the gate of Paradise.' Allah will say, 'Did you not promise Me that you would not ask for anything else?' Alas, son of Adam, you are very treacherous in promises. He will keep asking Allah until the Lord will say, 'If I grant you this, will you ask for anything else?' He will say, 'No, by Your honor, I will not ask for anything else.' Allah will take from him whatever promises He wills, according to the firmness of the new promise, and will place him at the gate of Paradise. When he stands there, all of Paradise will be visible to him, with all its comforts and joys. He will remain silent as long as Allah wills, then he will say, 'O my Lord, admit me into Paradise.' Allah will say, 'Did you not promise Me that you would not ask for anything else after this?' He will say, 'O my Lord, do not make me the most wretched of Your creation.' He will keep asking Allah in this way until Allah will smile. When Allah will smile, He will say, 'Enter Paradise.'"