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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.