The Trials
of
the DayofJudgment
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen
Translated by:
The Islamic Propagation office in Rabwah, Riyadh, K.S.A
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
O people! Have taqwa(19) and fear Allah I, and think about
your worldly life, the Hereafter, your life, your death, your pre-
sent and your future. Think about this worldly life, of those who
passed away from earlier generations, and also of those who will
come afterwards. Indeed, in their stories are lessons for those
who wish to benefit. They lived building this world; they had
more money, more children, were stronger and lived longer. And
after some time they were gone… as if they never existed. They
have become a part of history, and you are following in their
footsteps, and a similar fate awaits you.
You will be transferred from this worldly life to the grave, having
been in palaces. In it, you will be alone, after being happy and
gathered with family. You will be alone with your deeds… only. If
they are good, you will be in a state of well-being, and if they are
not, you will be in torment until the Day of Resurrection.
On the day when the Trumpet is blown, the dead will be raised
from their graves to the Rubb of all that exists; they will be bare-
foot without shoes, naked without clothes and uncircumcised.
The Prophet rdescribed the situation on that Day, and 'Aa'ishah
y(20) [one of the Prophet's r wives] said to him, “O Messenger of
Allah, men and women together, both looking at each other?” He
r replied, “The situation will be too severe for them to look at
each other.”(21)
The situation will be too severe for men and women to look at
each other. It will be so severe that a mother will not even think
of asking about her child, and a child will not even think of ask-
ing about his father.
}فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَا أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَاءلُونَ {
“Then, when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no
kinship among them that day, nor will they ask of
one another.”
[Surah al-Mu'minoon (23):101]
}يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ * يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَى وَمَا هُم بِسُكَارَى وَلَكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ شَدِيدٌ {
“O Manking, Fear you Lord! Verily, the earthquake
of the Hour (of Judgment) is a terrible thing. * The
Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will for-
get her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop
her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken
state, yet they will not be drunk, but severe will be
the Torment of Allah,”
[Surah al-Hajj (22):1-2]
[On that day], there will be scared hearts and eyes cast down in
shame. Records and ledgers of deeds will be unveiled. The believ-
ers will receive their book in their right hand, while the disbeliev-
ers will receive their book in their left, behind their back. Who-
ever takes his book with his right hand will say with happiness
and joy, “Come and read my book!”Whereas the one who
takes his book in his left hand will say with sadness and grief, “I
wish that I had not received my book,” and he will long for
his own destruction [before he meets punishment of Allah].
At that time, the scales will be placed and people's deeds will be
measured. Whoever had done an atom’s weight of good shall see
it, and whoever had done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it.
Allah I says in the Qur'aan,
}وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ{
“And We shall set up balances of Justice on the Day
of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with un-
justly in anything. And if there be the weight of a
mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are
We as Reckoners.”
[Surah al-Anbiyaa' (21) 47]
On that Day, crowds of people will appear in waves, one after the
other. They will feel tremendous fear and sadness which they will
not be able to bear. People will call out, asking for someone to
intercede for them with Allah I. They will go to the Prophets,
starting with Adam u, Nuh u (Noah), Ibraaheemu (Abra-
ham), and Musa u (Moses), and they will all apologize.(22)
After that, they will go to 'Eesaa u (Jesus) who will say, “I am
not the one that can do it. However, go to Muhammad r, a wor-
shipper whose past and future faults were forgiven.”
Then they will go to Muhammad r and he will say with pride
because of Allah's I grace, “I am the one that can.”
So he r will ask for Allah’s I permission, and he will then fall in
sujood(23) to Him. Allah I will reveal to him different ways to
praise and exalt Him, in ways no one knew before. Allah I will
allow him to remain in that position as long as He wills.
He I will then say to him, “O Muhammad, raise your head.
Speak and you will be heard, intercede and your intercession will
be accepted.”
On that Day Allah I will come to judge between His creations
and will take them to account for their deeds. He I will be alone
with His worshipper, the believer, addressing him of his sins until
he admits and confesses. Then Allah I will show His grace on
him and will tell him, “I kept your sins secret in the world and I
will forgive them for you today.”
On that day, Prophet Muhammad r will be granted the ‘Hawd
al-Mawrood’ – the pool at which some of his Ummah will gather
and drink. Its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey,
and its fragrance is better than the scent of musk. It’s measure is
one month in length and one month in width. Its s are as the
in the sky, numerous and sparkling. None but the believers
will be able to reach the Pool- the followers of the Sunnah. Who-
ever drinks from it will never feel thirst again, and the first to go
to the Pool will be the poor of the Muhaajiroon.(24)
On that Day, the sun will descend upon people until it is only a
mile away. People will be sweating according to their deeds. Some
will sweat up to their ankles, some up to their knees, some up to
their waists, and some will be submerged in sweat completely.
Allah I will shade with His Shade whomever He wills, a day on
which there will be no shade except His.
On that Day, Allah I will say, “O Adam,” who will reply, “At
your command and what pleases you, all good is in Your Hands.”
Then Allah I will say to Adam u, “Bring out the people of
Hellfire from your descendants.”
Adam u will ask, “Who are the people of Hellfire?”
Allah I will reply, “From every thousand take out nine-hundred
and ninety-nine.” At that time a child's hair will turn grey.
On that Day, the Siraat(25) will be set over the Infernal Fire. It will
be thinner than a strand of hair and sharper than a sword. Trust
and ties of kinship will be sent forth and will stand on both sides
of the Siraat, right and left. People will pass on it according to
their deeds, Some will pass like lighting, some will pass crawling
and some will be in between the fast and the slow.
Your Prophet r will be standing on the Siraat saying, “O Rubb!
Keep (them) safe.”
On the edges of the Siraat will be hanging hooks, commanded to
take those whom Allah I orders to take. Some will be safe, bear-
ing only scratches, but others will be piled in Hell.
On that Day, people will be divided into two groups, one in Para-
dise and the others in the Hell-Fire.
}وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَفَرَّقُونَ * فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَهُمْ فِي رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ * وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَلِقَاء الْآخِرَةِ فَأُوْلَئِكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ{
“And on the Day when the Hour will be estab-
lished, -that Day shall (all men) be separated (i.e.
the believers will be separated from the disbeliev-
ers). * Then as for those who believed (in the
Oneness of Allah – Islamic monotheism) and did
righteous good deeds, such shall be honoured and
made to enjoy a luxurious life (forever) in the
Garden of Delight (Paradise). * And as for those
who disbelieved and belied our Ayaat (signs (proofs
from verses, revelations, evidence, lessons, Allah’s
Messenger, the Resurrection, etc.) and the Meeting
of the Hereafter, -such shall be brought forth to the
torment (in the Hell-Fire)”
[Surah Ar-Rum (30):14-16]
O worshipers of Allah I! Have taqwa and be prepared for that
day, for without a doubt it is your fate. Although this day is so
serious and frightening, it will be easy for the pious believers, for
Allah I says,
}وَكَانَ يَوْماً عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَسِيراً{
“.. and it will be a hard Day for the disbelievers
(those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allah – Is-
lamic Monotheism)”
[Surah al-Furqaan (25):26]
So believein Allah I and know for sure that Allah I knows
what is in your minds, so be cautious of Him.
Du'aa:
O Allah, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Knower of the
unseen and the seen, we ask You to make us witness that You are
Allah and that there is no true deity but You Alone, the Eternal.
The One who begets not, nor was begotten and that there is
none co-equal or comparable unto to You; You have the Majesty
and Bounty, You are the Ever-Living, the Eternal Guardian. Ease
for us the horrors of that Day and make us among the happy
ones and join us with the righteous, O Allah, the Sustainer of all
that exists.
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(19) Taqwa: Having a shield between you and the wrath of Allah, by obeying
Him and fulfilling all that He ordered and avoiding all that He forbade.
(20) Radi Allahu 'anhu: trans. May Allah I be pleased with him/her.
(21) Collected by Bukhaari and Muslim.
(22) Each one will state the reason why they cannot intercede on their behalf.
(23) Sujood: Prostrating in the worship of Allah.
(24) Muhajiroon: those who migrated with the Prophetrfrom Makkah to
Madinah.
(25) Siraat: a bridge extended over Hell.
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