who said: Al-‘Alā’ ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmān narrated to me from his father, from Abū Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Allah will gather the people on the Day of Resurrection on a single plain. Then the Lord of all worlds will appear before them and say, ‘Let each people follow what they used to worship.’ The worshipper of the cross will have his cross made to appear before him, the worshipper of images his image, and the worshipper of fire his fire. They will follow what they used to—what they used to worship, and the Muslims will remain.

“Then the Lord of all worlds will appear before them and say, ‘Will you not follow the people?’ They will say, ‘We seek refuge in Allah from you. Allah is our Lord, and here we shall remain until we see our Lord.’ All the while, He will be giving them commands and keeping them steadfast. Then He will withdraw from sight, and then appear and say, ‘Will you not follow the people? Will you not follow the people?’ They will say, ‘We seek refuge in Allah from you. Allah is our Lord, and here we shall remain until we see our Lord.’ All the while, He will be giving them commands and keeping them steadfast.”

They asked, “Will we see Him, O Messenger of Allah?”

He replied, “Do you have any doubt about seeing the moon on the night of the full moon?”

They said, “No, O Messenger of Allah.”

He said, “Then you will have no doubt about seeing Him at that moment. Then He will withdraw from sight, and then appear before them and make Himself known to them