Paradise until a camel passes through the eye of a needle.”

Then Allah says, “Record his record in Sijjīn, in the lowest earth.” His soul is then flung down. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recited:

“Whoever associates partners with Allah, it is as though he had fallen from the sky and been snatched away by birds, or swept by the wind to a distant place.”

His soul is returned to his body, and two angels come to him and make him sit up. They ask him, “Who is your Lord?” He replies, “Ah, ah! I do not know.” They ask him, “What is your religion?” He replies, “Ah, ah! I do not know.” They ask him, “Who is this man who was sent among you?” He replies, “Ah, ah! I do not know.”

Then a caller calls out from heaven, “My servant has lied. Furnish his resting place with furnishings from the Fire, clothe him in garments from the Fire, and open a door to the Fire for him.” Its heat and scorching wind reach him, and his grave is constricted around him until his ribs interlock.

A man comes to him with an ugly face, ugly clothes, and a foul smell. He says, “Receive glad tidings of what will distress you! This is the day you were promised.” He asks, “Who are you? Yours is a face that brings evil.” He replies, “I am your wicked deeds.” Then he says, “My Lord, do not bring about the Hour!”

I say: Several narrators other than Zādhān have narrated this from al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib, including ‘Adī ibn Thābit, Muhammad ibn ‘Uqbah, and Mujāhid. The hadith master Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muhammad ibn Ishāq ibn Mandah said in his book al-Rūh wa-l-Nafs (The Spirit and the Soul):

Muhammad ibn Ya‘qūb ibn Yūsuf narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Ishāq al-Saghānī narrated to us: Abū al-Nadr Hāshim ibn Qāsim narrated to us: ‘Īsā ibn al-Musayyib narrated to us, from ‘Adī ibn Thābit, from al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib, who said: “We went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for