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and Allah has been gracious to us and has shielded us from the scorching punishment. Indeed, we used to call upon Him beforehand; surely, He alone is the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.” [at-Tūr 52:25-28]

The verses relevant to this chapter are exceedingly numerous and well known; the aim was only to point to some of them, and that has been achieved.

As for the hadiths, they too are many, so we shall cite a selection of them, and with Allah lies all success.

401 – Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the truthful and believed, told us, “The creation of each one of you is gathered (1) in his mother’s womb for forty days as a drop of fluid, then he is a clot for the same length of time, then a morsel of flesh for the same length of time. Thereafter the angel is sent, breathes the soul into him, and is commanded with four words: to record his provision, his lifespan, his deeds, and whether he will be wretched or blessed. By the One besides whom there is no deity, a man may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise until there remains between him and it only an arm’s length, yet what has been written overtakes him and he acts with the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it; and a man may perform the deeds of the people of the Fire until there remains between him and it only an arm’s length, yet what has been written overtakes him and he acts with the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it.” Agreed upon.

402 – He also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “On that Day Hell will be brought forth (2); it will have seventy thousand reins, and with every rein there will be seventy thousand angels dragging it.” Narrated by Muslim.

403 – Al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “The lightest punishment suffered by any inhabitant of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection will be for a man under whose soles two burning coals are placed (3); because of them his brain boils. He imagines that no one is enduring a torment harsher than his, yet he is the one with the lightest punishment.” Agreed upon.

404 – Samurah ibn Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: “Among them are those who …”

(1) That is: the substance from which he is created. (2) That is: the Day when all servants stand for the reckoning. The term zimaam (nose-bridle) denotes the cord inserted in a camel’s nose to which the lead-rope is attached; this is meant literally, for their tremendous magnitude and vast size require that they be brought forth with such bridles. (3) The akhmas of the foot is the part that does not touch the ground—the arch.

اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ ﴾ [ الطور : ٢٥ - ٢٨ ] وَالْآيَاتِ فِي الْبَابِ كَثِيرَةٌ جداً مَعْلُومَاتٌ وَالْغَرَضُ الْإِشَارَةُ إِلَى بَعْضِهَا وَقَدْ حَصَلَ . وَأَمَّا الْأَحَادِيثُ فَكَثِيرَةٌ جداً فَنَذْكُرُ مِنْهَا طَرَفاً وَبِاللَّهِ التَّوْفِيقُ . ٤٠١ - عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال : حدثنا رسول الله ﷺ وهو الصادق المصدوق : « إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ يُجْمَعُ خَلْقُهُ (١) فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً نُطْفَةً ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَقَةً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُضْغَةً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ يُرْسَلُ الْمَلَكُ ، فَيَنْفُخُ فِيهِ الرُّوحَ ، وَيُؤْمَرُ بِأَرْبَعِ كَلِمَاتٍ : بِكَتْبِ رِزْقِهِ وَأَجَلِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ وَشَقِيٌّ أَوْ سَعِيدٌ . فَوَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلَّا ذِرَاعٌ فَيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ ، فَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَيَدْخُلُهَا ، وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلَّا ذِرَاعٌ ، فَيَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ فَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَدْخُلُهَا » متفق عليه . ٤٠٢ - وعنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « يُؤْتَى بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ (٢) لَهَا سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ زِمَامٍ ، مَعَ كُلِّ زِمَامٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَجُرُّونَهَا » رواه مسلم . ٤٠٣ - وعن النعمان بن بشير ، رضي الله عنهما ، قال : سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « إِنَّ أَهْوَنَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ عَذَاباً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَرَجُلٍ يُوضَعُ فِي أَخْمَصِ قَدَمَيْهِ (٣) جَمْرَتَانِ يَغْلِي مِنْهُمَا دِمَاغُهُ . مَا يَرَى أَنَّ أَحَداً أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ عَذَاباً ، وَأَنَّهُ لَأَهْوَنُهُمْ عَذَاباً » متفق عليه . ٤٠٤ - وعن سمرة بن جندب رضي الله عنه ، أن نبي الله ﷺ قال : « مِنْهُمْ مَنْ

(١) أي : ما يخلق منه . (٢) أي : يوم إذ يقوم العباد للحساب . و (الزمام) : ما يجعل في أنف البعير يشد عليه المقود ، وهو على الحقيقة ، لعظمها وفرط كبرها ، بحيث أنها تحتاج في الإتيان بها إلى هذه الأزمة . (٣) أخمص القدم : هو المتجافي من الرجل عن الأرض .