—the kohl-stick used to apply eyeliner. He then said, “People will be enveloped in sweat in proportion to their deeds: some of them only to their ankles, others to their knees, others to their waists (1), and others will be so submerged that the sweat will bridle them altogether.” He added that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pointed with his hand to his mouth. Narrated by Muslim.

408 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “On the Day of Resurrection people will perspire until their sweat sinks into the earth seventy cubits deep, and it will bridle them until it reaches their ears.” Agreed upon.

The phrase “sinks into the earth” means that it descends and seeps down.

409 – He also said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when we heard a loud thud (2). He asked, “Do you know what that was?” We replied, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “That was a stone that was cast into the Fire seventy autumns ago (3). It has been falling through the Fire until it reached its bottom, and you have just heard its thud.” Narrated by Muslim.

410 – ʿAdiyy ibn Ḥātim (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “There is none among you but that his Lord will speak to him, with no interpreter between them. He will look to his right and see nothing but what he has sent ahead; he will look to his left and see nothing but what he has sent ahead; and he will look in front of him and see nothing but the Fire facing him (4). So shield yourselves from the Fire, even if only with half a date.” Agreed upon.

411 – Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “I see what you do not see. The heaven has groaned, and it has every right (5) to groan: there is not a space the width of four fingers in it except that an angel …”