Likewise, the one who grants respite to a debtor in difficulty—or even waives the debt entirely—will be among those whom Allah saves from that sun; He will shelter them in His shade on the Day when there is no shade but His.

The author also cited the hadiths that speak of sweat: people will perspire until their sweat sinks seventy cubits into the ground; it will bridle some of them completely, while for others it will rise only to their ankles, for others to their knees, and for yet others to their waists. People will differ in how much they sweat according to their deeds.

He further mentioned additional narrations that warn against the Fire of Hell; we ask Allah to grant safety from it to us and to all Muslims.

In sum, when a person reads these hadiths—along with others the author did not include—the believer is filled with fear and caution. Nothing stands between any human being and these events except the expiry of his appointed term in this world; once it ends, he moves on to the Abode of Recompense, for the time for action will have run out. May Allah grant us and the Muslims a good ending.

15/410 — Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever is afraid sets out early, and whoever sets out early reaches the destination. Truly, the commodity of Allah is precious; indeed, the commodity of Allah is Paradise.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who classified it as ḥasan (sound).

The verb adlaja (with the dāl pronounced softly, without a shadda) means to travel at the beginning of the night, and what is meant is to bestir oneself earnestly in