He will come to them in a lesser form than that in which they saw Him the first time. In another narration in the Sahīh: “The Compeller will come to them in a form other than His form in which they saw Him the first time.” Another wording in the Sahīh states: “The Lord of the worlds will come to them in a lesser form than that in which they saw Him the first time.” In another narration in the Sahīh: “The Compeller will come to them in a form other than His form in which they saw Him the first time.”

He will test them, saying, “I am your Lord,” and none but the prophets will speak to Him. Then He will uncover a shin, and the believers, but not the hypocrites, will prostrate to Him. They will then raise their heads, and He will have changed into the form in which they saw Him the first time.

The second is that in which He tested them and they did not recognize Him; it is lesser than that in which they saw Him the first time. There is also the occasion when He uncovered a shin for them, so that they prostrated to Him; and the fourth, when they raise their heads and He has changed into the form in which they saw Him the first time.

This explains the wording in the previously cited hadith of Abū Hurayrah, together with Abū Sa‘īd, where he says: “Then Allah will come to them in a form other than His form which