while some will cross like lightning, some like clouds, some like a shooting star, some like a galloping horse, and some like a running man. Finally, the one whose light was placed upon his big toe will cross, crawling on his hands, face, and feet. One hand will slip while the other holds on, and one foot will slip while the other holds on, as the Fire scorches his sides.

He said: He will continue like this until he escapes. Once he has escaped, he will stand over it and say, “Praise be to Allah! Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has given me what He has given no one else, for He has saved me from it after I had seen it.”

He said: He will then be taken to a pool by the gate of Paradise, where he will wash. He said: The fragrance and complexion of the people of Paradise will then be restored to him. He said: He will see what is in Paradise through the gate and say, “My Lord, admit me to Paradise.”

He said: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will say, “Do you ask for Paradise when I have already saved you from the Fire?”

He said: He will reply, “My Lord, place a barrier between me and it so that I cannot hear its faintest sound.”

He said: He will then enter Paradise. He said: