It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A bridge (Sirat) will be placed over Hell, and on it there will be thorny plants like the thorns of Sa'dan. Then people will pass over it; some will cross it safely and attain salvation, and some will stumble and fall while crossing but will still attain salvation, and some will be stopped on it and thrown headlong into Hell. When Allah Almighty has finished judging between His servants, the believers will not see some people who used to pray with them in the world, give zakat, fast, perform Hajj, and strive in jihad. So they will say: O our Lord! Your servants who used to pray with us in the world, give zakat with us, fast, perform Hajj with us, and strive in jihad with us, we do not see them. Allah Almighty will say: Go into Hell and look; whoever you find among them, bring him out. So they will find them in Hell, and the fire will have burnt them according to their deeds—some up to their feet, some up to half their shins, some up to their knees, some up to their waists, some up to their chests, and some up to their necks. However, the fire will not burn their faces. These people will bring them out of Hell and then immerse them in the Water of Life (Ma’ul Hayat). Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is the Water of Life? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is the water for the bath of the people of Paradise. They will grow in it just as plants grow in the foam of a flood. Then the noble Prophets will intercede for those who sincerely bore witness that Allah is the only true deity, and they will be brought out from there. After that, Allah Almighty will bestow His special mercy upon the people of Hell, and whoever has even a grain’s weight of faith in his heart, Allah will take him out of Hell.