He will say, “Go to Muhammad, the servant whose past and future sins Allah has forgiven.” They will then come to the Prophet ﷺ; he will rise, permission will be granted to him, and he will intercede. He will continue interceding for the people until judgment is pronounced among them.

In the hadith cited by the author—may Allah have mercy on him—it is also stated that the Amānah (trust) and the Raḥim (bond of kinship) will stand on either side of the Bridge.

The ṣirāṭ (Bridge) is a span stretched across the surface of Hell. The scholars have differed about its breadth: is it broad, or is it narrow? Some reports describe it as thinner than a strand of hair and sharper than a sword; yet people will still cross it, for Allah is capable of all things. Other narrations suggest that it is a slippery, precarious path.

On that Bridge are hooks that snatch people in accordance with their deeds: some will be seized and flung into the Fire, some will pass as quickly as a flash of lightning, others as riders on camels, or like a rushing wind—each according to his rank and his actions. Their deeds carry them forward: whoever, in this world, hastened to keep to Allah’s path and follow His law will cross that Bridge with equal speed, while anyone who was slow to obey in this life will proceed there slowly. On that day even the messengers will supplicate, “O Allah, grant safety, grant safety,” each one fearful for himself, for the matter is not trivial—it is terribly severe. People will be gripped by the greatest fear and anxiety until they have crossed that Bridge and reached Paradise.