612 — Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ishāq ibn Zātiyā narrated to us, saying: Abd ⦗1023⦘ al-Ala ibn Hammād al-Narsī narrated to us, saying: Umar ibn Yūnus narrated to us, saying: Jahdam ibn Abd Allah narrated to us, saying: Abu Zabyah narrated to me, from Uthmān ibn Umayr, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Gabriel—peace be upon him—came to me with a white mirror in the palm of his hand, bearing a black spot. I asked, ‘What is this, Gabriel?’ He replied, ‘This is Friday, which your Lord—Mighty and Majestic is He—presents to you so that it may be a festival for you and for your community after you. You ⦗1024⦘ will be first, while the Jews and Christians will come after you.’

“I asked, ‘What does it hold for us?’ He replied, ‘It holds good for you. During it there is a time when anyone who supplicates Allah—Mighty and Majestic is He—for some good apportioned to him will surely be granted it by Allah, Exalted is He. If it has not been apportioned to him, Allah will store up for him something greater than it. And anyone who seeks refuge during it from an evil decreed for him will surely be protected by Allah, Exalted is He, from something even greater.’

“I asked, ‘What is this black spot upon it?’ He replied, ‘It is the Hour, which will occur on Friday. Friday is the master of days for us, and in the Hereafter ⦗1025⦘ we call it the Day of Increase.’

“I asked, ‘Why do you call it the Day of Increase?’ He replied, ‘Your Lord—Mighty and Majestic is He—has made in Paradise a broad valley of white musk. When Friday comes, He—Glorified and Exalted is He—descends from the highest heights onto His Seat. He then surrounds the Seat with pulpits of light, and the prophets come and sit upon them. He then surrounds the pulpits with chairs of gold, and the truthful and the martyrs come and sit upon them. The people of Paradise then come and sit upon the dune. Their Lord—Mighty and Majestic is He—then reveals Himself to them, and they gaze upon His Face—Mighty and Majestic is He—as He says, “I am the One who fulfilled My promise to you and perfected My favor upon you. This is the place where I bestow My honor, so ask of Me.”

“‘They ask Him for His pleasure, and He says, “My pleasure admitted you into My abode and granted you My honor, so ask of Me by virtue of it.” They continue asking Him until they have exhausted their desires. At that point, there will be opened to them ⦗1026⦘ that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and which has never occurred to any human heart—for as long as it takes people to disperse after the Friday prayer.

“‘He—Mighty and Majestic is He—then ascends upon His Seat, and the truthful and the martyrs ascend with Him. The inhabitants of the chambers return to their chambers, each fashioned from a white pearl containing neither fracture nor seam, a red ruby, or a green emerald. Within them are their fruits, spouses, and attendants. They long for nothing more than Friday, so that He may increase them in honor and they may gaze still more upon His Face—Mighty and Majestic is He. It is for this reason that it is called the Day of Increase.’” Or as he said.

613 — Al-Baghawī, Abu al-Qāsim Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Azīz, also narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Ala ibn Hammād narrated to us, and he related this hadith in full, through to its end.
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614 — Abu Bakr ibn Abī Dāwūd also narrated to us and cited therein more than one chain of transmission from Anas, from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—similar to what we have mentioned. Ibn Abī Dāwūd told us: “Abu Zabyah—whose name was Rajā ibn al-Hārith—was trustworthy.” He added: “Uthmān ibn Umayr had the honorific name Abu al-Yaqzān.”