until his ribs interlock.’ He said, ‘A man with an ugly face and a foul smell comes to him and says, “Receive tidings of what will distress you. This is the day you were promised.” He asks, “Who are you? Your face is one that brings evil.” He replies, “I am your evil deeds.” Then he says, “My Lord, do not let the Hour come.”’

The same applies to what is related in the Quran and Sunnah about deeds being carried and weighed, as in the words of Allah Most High:

“Those who deny the meeting with Allah have indeed lost. When the Hour comes upon them suddenly, they will say, ‘Alas for our negligence concerning it!’ while bearing their burdens on their backs