it will halt with them at midday wherever they halt, spend the night with them wherever they spend the night, be with them in the morning wherever morning finds them, and be with them in the evening wherever evening finds them” (1).
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Abdullah ibn Amr—may Allah be pleased with him and his father—reported that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “A fire will be sent against the people of the East and will drive them toward the West. It will spend the night with them wherever they spend the night and halt with them at midday wherever they halt. It will claim whatever falls away from them, remain behind them, and drive them as a lame camel is driven” (2).
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Hudhayfa ibn Asīd—may Allah be pleased with him—reported that Abu Dharr—may Allah be pleased with him—stood and said, “O sons of Ghifār! Speak, but do not disagree, for the truthful one whose truthfulness is confirmed—peace and blessings be upon him—told me: ‘The people will be gathered in three groups: one group riding, well-fed and clothed; one group walking and hastening; and one group whom the angels will drag on their faces and gather toward the Fire.’” One of them said, “We understand those two groups, but what about those who will walk and hasten?” He replied, “Allah will afflict the mounts with a plague until not a single mount remains. A man will even have a splendid garden and offer it in exchange for an aged she-camel (3) fitted with a saddle (4), but he will not