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Those who will take a retribution refers to the angels who write down such
minor sins as well. On the day of judgement, these will have to be
accounted for and there is the fear of being punished for them.
Pleasing one's parents\
50. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The happiness of Allah is
in the happiness of the parents and the displeasure of Allah is in the
displeasure of the parents."
Severing ties with one's relatives
51. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The actions and 'ibâdât
of all the people are presented to Allah every Friday night. The good deeds
of a person who severs his ties with his relatives (or does not maintain good
relations with them) are not accepted."l
The upbringing of orphans
52. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "I and the person who
undertakes the task of taking care of orphans will be together in jannah like
this" ... he indicated this with his index finger and middle finger and left a
small gap between them.
53. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who passes
his hand over the head of an orphan solely for the pleasure of Allah will
receive a reward for each hair that his hand touches. And the person who is
kind towards a female or male orphan and I will be together in jannah just
as the index finger and the middle finger are next to each other."
Causing harm to one's neighbours
54. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who harms
his neighbour has in fact harmed me and the person who harms me has in
fact harmed Allah. The person who fights with his neighbour has in fact
fought with me and the person who fights with me has in fact fought with
Allah."
The meaning of this is that it is detestable to fight and argue with one's
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Assisting a Muslim
55. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Allah comes to the aid of
the person who comes to the aid of a fellow Muslim."
Modesty and Immodesty
56. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Modesty is part of Imaan
and it leads one to jannah. Shamelessness is an evil trait and it leads one to
jahannam."
However, you should never feel shy in Dînî matters, e.g. most women do
not offer their salât when there is a wedding or when on a journey. Such
shyness is worse than immodesty.
Good and evil character
57. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Good character dissolves
the sins away just as water dissolves salt, and evil character destroys the
different acts of 'ibâdah just as vinegar spoils honey."
58. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "In my sight, the most
beloved amongst you and the one who will be the closest to me in the
hereafter is the person who possesses good manners. The most disliked in
my sight and the one who will be furthest away from me in the hereafter is
the person who has bad manners."
Soft-heartedness and Hard-heartedness
59. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Allah is kind and He
loves soft-heartedness. The bounties and favours that He gives on account
of soft-heartedness, He does not give for hard-heartedness."
60. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who has been
deprived of soft-heartedness has been deprived of a lot of good."
Peeping into someone's house
61. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "As long as you are not
permitted to do so, do not peep into someone's house. If you do this, it is as
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Some women have this evil habit of peeping at the bride and bridegroom
when they are together in seclusion. This is a shameless act. In reality, there
is no difference between peeping and merely barging in without
permission. It is a great sin to do so.
Listening to the private conversation of others
62. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "On the day of judgement,
lead will be poured into the ears of the person who listens to the private
conversation of others while they disapprove of this."
Anger
63. A person came to Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam and said:
"Show me an act which will grant me entry into jannah." He replied: "Do
not become angry and you338 will be rewarded with jannah."
Severing ties
64. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "It is not permissible for a
Muslim to stop talking with his fellow Muslim for more than three days.
The person who stops talking"
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for more than three days and passes away
in such a state (i.e. before he can reconcile) will enter jahannam."
Referring to someone as a kâfir or cursing him
65. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who
addresses his fellow Muslim as "O kâfir!" is as if he has killed him."340
66. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Cursing a fellow Muslim
is just like killing him."
67. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "When a person curses
someone, the curse ascends towards the skies. The doors of the skies are
closed and that curse descends towards earth. The doors of earth are also
shut closed. This curse then begins moving to its right and left (searching
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This person needed to be reformed with regard to his anger. Accordingly, the spiritual
doctor (Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) showed him the cure.
339 That is, cease talking due to a worldly reason.
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for an opening). When it does not find any opening, it goes to the person
who was cursed. If the person was entitled to the curse, well and good. If
not, it descends on the person who issued the curse."
It is the habit of some women to curse anyone and everyone by saying:
"May Allah destroy you, may Allah punish you." At times they refer to a
person as being devoid of îmân. This is a major sin irrespective of whether
it is said to humans or animals.
Frightening a Muslim
68. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "It is not permissible for a
Muslim to frighten a fellow Muslim."
69. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who unjustly
fixes his gaze towards a fellow Muslim in such a way that the latter gets
frightened, Allah will frighten him on the day of judgement."
If someone does this because it was the latter's fault or mistake, it will be
permissible if it is done according to the need.
Accepting the excuse of a Muslim
70. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who does not
accept the excuse of his fellow Muslim will not come near me at the Haud-
e-kauthar."
That is, if someone harms you in any way and thereafter seeks your
forgiveness, you should forgive him (and overlook his fault).
Tale-bearing
71. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The one who carries tales
will not enter jannah."
Backbiting
72. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who eats the
flesh (i.e. makes ghibah) of his fellow Muslim in this world, then on the
day of judgement Allah will present the flesh of a dead person and tell him:
"Just as you had eaten the flesh of a living person, eat that of a dead person
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Slander
73. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Allah will make the
person who accuses his fellow Muslim of something that is not to be found
in him, stay in the place where the blood and pus of the dwellers of hell
gathers. He will remain in this place until he gives up this accusation and
makes taubah."
Speaking less
74. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who remains
silent saves himself from many problems."
75. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Apart from the dhikr of
Allah, do not speak excessively because speaking excessively hardens the
heart. And the person who is furthest away from Allah is the one who is
hard-hearted."
Humbling or lowering yourself
76. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The one who humbles
himself for the sake of Allah, Allah raises his stages. The one who is proud,
Allah breaks his neck." That is, Allah disgraces him.
Considering yourself to be great
77. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who has
pride which is equal to even a mustard seed will not enter jannah."
Truth and Lies
78. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Always speak the truth
because it directs one towards good deeds. Good deeds and truth lead one
to jannah. Safeguard yourself from speaking lies because it leads one
towards evil deeds. Evil deeds and lies lead one to jahannam.
Hypocrisy
79. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who is two-
faced will have two tongues of fire on the day of judgement."
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Taking of oaths
80. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who takes an
oath in the name of anyone other than Allah has committed an act of kufr."
Or he said: "He has committed an act of shirk."341
Some people are in the habit of taking oaths in the following manner: "I
swear on your life", "I swear by my eyes", "I swear on my children", etc.
All this is prohibited. It is mentioned in a Hadith that if a person mistakenly
utters such oaths, he must immediately recite the kalimah.
81. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "If a person takes an oath
in the following manner: "May I not have any îmân"; and he is speaking a
lie in whatever he is saying then his oath will be fulfilled (i.e. he will be
bereft of îmân). And if he is speaking the truth, even then his îmân will not
remain complete."
It is also prohibited to take the following oaths: "May I not be blessed with
the kalimah (at the time of death)", "May I enter into jahannam", etc. One
should abandon this evil habit of taking such oaths.
Removing harmful objects from the road
82. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "There was a person who
was walking on a road. He came across a thorny branch in his path, so he
removed it from the road. Allah liked this act of his and therefore forgave
him."
We learn from this that it is an evil habit to throw such things on the road.
Some women are in the habit of sitting on a stool in the courtyard. When
they get up, they leave the stool behind. At times, someone who happens to
walk there trips and falls over the stool and thereby injures himself. In the
same way, it is an evil habit to leave one's utensils, a sofa, a stick, a grind-
ing-stone, etc. in the way.
Fulfilling promises and trusts
83. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who has no
amânah has no îmân, and the person who does not fulfil his promises has
no Dîn."
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Going to pundits, fortune-tellers, palm-readers, etc.
84. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who goes to
one who gives information of the unseen and asks him certain things and
thereafter believes in what he says, then forty days salât of such a person
will not be accepted."
When someone has control over a jinn, some women go to that person and
ask the jinn regarding the unseen. For example, they ask: "When will my
husband find employment?" When will my son return home?" These are all
sinful acts.
Keeping dogs or pictures
85. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The angels do not enter a
house in which there is a dog or a picture."
That is, the angels of mercy do not enter such a house. The toys of children
which have pictures are also prohibited.
Lying on one's stomach unnecessarily
86. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam passed by a person lying down
on his stomach. So he pointed with his leg and informed him that Allah
does not like this posture in lying down.
Sitting or lying partly in the shade and partly in the sun
87. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam prohibited from sitting partly in
the shade and partly in the sun.
Ill-omens and spells
88. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Taking ill-omens is
shirk."
89. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Casting of spells is
shirk."
Absence of worldly greed
90. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "When there is no greed
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91. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "If two hungry wolves are
left in a flock of sheep and they begin devouring and tearing the sheep
apart, then the harm that they cause will not be as great as the harm that
will be caused to a person who desires wealth and fame."
Remembrance of death
92. Rasûlullah sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Remember that thing
which cuts off all pleasures, i.e. death."
93. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "When you wake up in
the morning, do not begin planning for the evening. When evening comes,
do not begin planning for the morning. Take benefit from your health
before sickness overtakes you. And take benefit from your life before death
overtakes you."
This means that you should regard your health and life as being very
valuable and occupy yourself in doing good deeds because once sickness or
death overtakes you, you will not be able to do any good.
Exercising patience at the time of difficulties
94. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "If any harm, difficulty,
sickness, sorrow, etc. afflicts a Muslim to the extent that even if he
becomes a bit distressed on account of worrying over something, then in all
these instances Allah forgives his sins."
Visiting the sick
95. Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "When a Muslim visits
his fellow Muslim who is sick in the morning, 70 000 angels make du 'â for
him till the evening. And when he visits him in the evening, 70 000 angels
make du 'â for him till the morning."
Bathing and enshrouding the deceased and consoling his family
96. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who gives
ghusl to the deceased, he (the former) becomes pure from sins- 2 just as
when his mother had given birth to him. The person who enshrouds the
deceased, Allah will make him wear the shoes of jannah. The person who
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consoles one who is in sorrow, Allah will make him wear the clothes of
piety and send mercy to his soul. The person who consoles one who is in
difficulty, Allah will make him wear the shoes of jannah the value of which
will be more than the value of the entire world."
Crying in a wailing manner
97. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam has cursed the woman who
cries in a wailing manner and the person who listens (with attention) to
such a woman.
Women! Please abandon this habit for the sake of Allah.
Devouring the wealth of an orphan
98. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Certain people will be
raised on the day of judgement in such a manner that flames of fire will be
coming out from their mouths." Someone asked him: "O Rasûlullah! Who
will these persons be?" He replied: "Haven't you read in the Quran where
Allah says that those who devour the wealth of orphans unjustly are in fact
filling their bellies with fire?"
In this context, "unjustly" refers to using the wealth of orphans or spending
it when in fact the Shari'ah has given them no right to use it. O women!
Beware! There is an evil custom in India that the moment the husband
passes away and leaves behind small children, his wife takes complete
control over his wealth. From this very wealth, she hosts all the guests,
lights the musjid (with oil lamps), and feeds those who come to offer salât.
When in fact the children have a right in that wealth. And here she is
spending it all together (without differentiating between her share and their
share of the wealth). Furthermore, she uses this money for her daily
expenses and later for the marriage of these children - she does this as she
pleases without taking any consideration to what the Sharî'ah has to say in
this regard. It is a major sin to use this money in which others have a right
or others are partners. Separate their wealth and spend it only when it is
solely for their expenses and you have no alternative but to spend it on
them. As for the other expenses of hosting your guests and giving in charity
- use your own share of the wealth. And this too should only be done if this
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will not be permissible for you to even spend your own wealth. Bear all this
in mind. If not, the moment you pass away you will be punished.
Accounting of deeds on the day of judgement
99. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "No person will be able to
move from his place on the day of judgement until the following four
questions are not posed to him: (1) How did he spend his life? (2) How
much did he practice on the masâ'il that he had knowledge of? (3) From
where did he acquire his wealth and where did he spend it? (4) In what did
he utilise his body?"
In short, did he do all this according to the Shari'ah or according to the
dictates of his desires.
100. Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "All rights will have to
be fulfilled on the day of judgement so much so that a hornless goat will
take its recompense from a goat with horns." That is, if the latter killed the
former unjustly.343
Remembering jannah and jahannam
101. In a sermon, Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "There are
two things which are very great - do not forget them." That is, jannah and
jahannam. Upon saying this, he began weeping profusely so much so that
his blessed beard got wet. He then said: "I swear in the name of that being
in whose hands is my life that if you were to come to know that which I
know about the hereafter, you will go away into the jungles and walk
around pouring sand over your heads."
Note: O women! We have now mentioned 101 Ahadîth. Many other
Ahadîth have been mentioned at various places in this book. Our beloved
Rasûl sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "If anyone from my ummah learns
40 Ahadîth and thereafter passes them on to others, he will rise with the
'ulamâ on the day of judgement." Make an effort to read these Ahadîth to
others. Insha Allah, you will also rise with the 'ulama on the day of
judgement. Such a great bounty can be attained with great ease.
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Although animals are not accountable for their actions, compensation of this type will occur
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THE SIGNS OF QIYÂMAH
The minor signs of qiyamah
The following minor signs of qiyamah have been mentioned in the Hadîth:
1. People will begin considering Allah's wealth to be their own wealth.
They will find it extremely difficult to pay their zakaat. They will consider
the wealth which has been entrusted to them as an amanah to be their own
wealth.
2. The husband will obey his wife, 344
disobey his mother, consider his
father to be an outsider, and consider an outsider to be his relative.
3. Knowledge of the Dîn will be acquired in order to earn a livelihood.
4. Leadership and political power will be given to those who are
unqualified. That is, to those who have no self-honour, no manners, and
those who are there for their own benefit. Tasks will be handed over to
persons who are not suitable for those particular tasks.
5. People will honour and respect oppressors out of fear of being harmed.
6. Alcohol will be consumed openly.
7. The custom of singing and dancing women will become rife. Drums,
fiddles, tambourines and other musical instruments will become rife.
8. The later generations will begin criticizing and speaking ill of their pious
predecessors.
9. Rasûlullâh sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said that at such a time, expect
the following punishments: a red hurricane will come and some people will
be drawn into the ground. Stones will rain down from the skies. The
appearance of people will be transformed, i.e. they will be turned into pigs
and dogs. Many other calamities will follow one after the other in quick
succession just as when a string of beads breaks up and the beads begin
falling off in quick succession.
10. Knowledge of the Dîn will decrease.
11. Lies and lying will be considered to be an art (to be admired).
12. The importance of amanah will disappear from the heart.
13. Hayâ' and shame will disappear.
14. The kuffâr will have power over everything and false ways will appear.
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15. Once all these signs appear, the Christians will have control over all the
countries. At that time, a person from the progeny of Abu Sufyân will be
born. He will kill many sayyids and exercise his power and rule over Syria
and Egypt. In the meantime, the Muslim ruler of Byzantine will wage a war
with a group of Christians and make peace with another group. The warring
group will invade Istanbul and rule over it. The ruler of Istanbul will flee to
Syria, join forces with that group with which he had made peace, and
engage in a severe war with the warring group. The Muslim army will gain
victory. Within a few days, one of the Christians who had helped the
Muslim ruler will come to the latter and tell him that we gained victory
through the blessing of our "cross". The Muslim will reply that we gained
victory through the blessing of Islam. This conversation will get more
serious to the extent that each person (the Muslim and the Christian) will
call his followers and a fight will ensue. The Muslim ruler will be martyred
and Syria will also fall under the rule of these Christians. This Christian
group will make peace with the group that was at war with the Muslims (in
the beginning). The few Muslims who are left will go to Madinah. The
Christians will exercise their power and rule up to Khaybar (a place outside
Madinah).
The Muslims will then decide to search for Imam Mahdi so that they may
overcome all these difficulties. At that time he will be in Madinah, but out
of fear of being made ruler, he will go away to Makkah. All the pious
people of that time will search for him. Many imposters will claim to be
Imam Mahdi. But the genuine Imam Mahdi will be making tawaf of the
Ka'bah and will be between the Hajr-e-Aswad and the Maqâm-e-Ibrâhîm.
A few pious people will recognize him and impose upon him to become the
ruler and they will give him the bay'ah. While giving him the bay'ah, a
voice from the skies will come down and it will be heard by all those who
will be present over there. This voice will say that this person is the
khalîfah of Allah (i.e. he has been chosen to be the ruler) and that he is
Imam Mahdi.
The major signs of qiyâmah
Upon the appearance of Imam Mahdi, the major signs of qiyâmah
commence. Once the incident of his bay'ah becomes known to everyone,
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pious people of Syria, Iraq and Yemen will go to his service. Many other
Arab armies will rally around him. Once this becomes known to all the
Muslims, a person from Khurâsân will come with a large army in order to
assist Imam Mahdi. The name of the person who will be the leader of the
front section of this army will be Mansur. On his way towards Imam
Mahdi, he will kill many kuffar. The person whom we had mentioned
previously that he will be from the progeny of Abu Sufyan and that he will
be an enemy of the sayyids - he will send an army to fight Imam Mahdi
since Imam Mahdi will also be a sayyid. Once this army reaches a desert on
the outskirts of Madinah, it will rest at a mountain. Once this army reaches
this mountain, all the troops will sink into the ground. Only two persons
will survive. One of them will go and inform Imam Mahdi of what
transpired while the other will go and inform the Sufyanî (the person from
the progeny of Abu Sufyan). The Christians from all around will gather
their troops and prepare to fight the Muslims. This army will have 80 flags
and there will be 12 000 soldiers under each flag, thus totalling 960 000.
Imam Mahdi will leave Makkah and go to Madinah where he will visit the
grave of Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam. He will then depart for
Syria. Before he can reach Damascus, the Christian army will confront him.
Imam Mahdi's army will be split into three groups. One group will flee
from the battlefield, one group will be martyred and the third group will
gain victory. This martyrdom and this victory will take place as follows:
Imam Mahdi will prepare the army to fight the Christians. Many Muslims
will swear to each other that they will not move from the battlefield until
they gain victory. In this way, many of them will be martyred. A few of
them will survive. Imam Mahdi will take them and incorporate them into
his army. The following day the same thing will occur, i.e. many of them
will be martyred after having taken an oath while a few will survive. This
will also occur on the third day. Eventually, on the fourth day these few
survivors will fight and Allah will grant them victory. After this, the kuffâr
will have no hope of political leadership.
Imam Mahdi will commence re-organizing the country and sending his
armies all over. Once he accomplishes all these tasks, he will go to invade
Istanbul. When he lands on the shores of Byzantine, he will take 70 000
people from the Banû Is'haq. They will board Imam Mahdi's ships and
together with him, they will make plans and strategies as to how they will
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Akbar Allahu Akbar" in a loud voice. Through the barakah of this voice,
the city's walls will collapse, the Muslims will enter the city and kill the
kuffâr. They will then administer the country with great justice. About 6-7
years will elapse from the time that the people had given the bay'ah to
Imam Mahdi till the time of this victory.
While Imam Mahdi is busy with the administration of the country, a false
rumour will spread that Dajjal has made his presence in Syria and that he is
causing strife in your (Imam Mahdi's) family. Upon hearing this, Imam
Mahdi will travel towards Syria. He will send a few riders ahead of him so
that they may be able to establish the truth. One of them will return and
inform him that this rumour was false and that Dajjal has not made his
appearance as yet. Imam Mahdi will feel at ease upon hearing this. He will
continue his journey towards Syria, but will slacken his pace and make
several stops along the way inspecting the administration of the country as
he proceeds. He will then reach Syria.
Within a short period of time, Dajjal will make his appearance. He will be
from the Jews. He will first make his appearance in Syria and Iraq and
claim prophethood. He will then proceed to Isfahan where 70 000 Jews will
join him. He will then make claims of divinity. He will travel through
several countries until he reaches Yemen. During the course of his travels,
many kuffar will join him. Eventually he will stop at a place near Makkah.
However, because of it being safeguarded by angels, he will not be able to
enter Makkah. He will then try to enter Madinah but will not be able to do
so because it will also be guarded by angels.
Madinah will experience an earthquake three times. All those who were
weak and negligent in Dîn will come out of Madinah out of fear for the
earthquakes. Once they come out, they will be trapped by Dajjal. There will
be a pious man in Madinah who will debate with Dajjal. The latter will go
into a rage and kill this pious person and bring him to life again. Dajjal will
ask him: "Now do you believe that I am god?" He will reply: "Now I am
more convinced that you are Dajjal." Dajjal will try to hit him but will be
unable to do so, nor will he be able to influence him in any way.
Dajjal will then leave for Syria. When he will approach Damascus, Imam
Mahdi will already have been there, making preparations for war. The time
of 'asr salat will approach, the mu'adhdhin will call out the adhan and the
people will be busy making preparations for salât. Suddenly, 'Îsâ 'alayhis
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of two angels. He will land on the eastern minârah of the jâme' musjid. A
ladder will be placed and he will come down.
Imam Mahdi will want to hand over authority of all the war preparations to
him but he will tell him to keep it with him and inform him that he ('Îsâ
'alayhis salâm) has come specifically to kill Dajjal. The following morning,
Imam Mahdi will get his troops ready for battle. 'Îsâ 'alayhis salâm will
ask for a horse and a spear and advance towards Dajjal. The Muslims will
attack Dajjal's army and a severe battle will ensue. 'Îsa's 'alayhis salâm
breath will have this effect that it will reach wherever his eyes can see. Any
kâfir who gets even a whiff of his breath will be destroyed there and then.
Upon seeing 'Îsâ 'alayhis salâm, Dajjâl will flee. 'Îsâ 'alayhis salâm will
follow him until he will catch up with him at a place called Bab Lud and
kill him with his spear. The Muslims will begin killing Dajjal's troops.
'Îsâ 'alayhis salâm will then go from city to city and console all those who
were harmed by Dajjal. Through the bounty of Allah, there will be no kâfir
left behind. Imam Mahdi will then pass away and all the affairs of the
country will fall into the hands of 'Îsâ 'alayhis salâm. Thereafter, Yajûj and
Majuj will appear. Their place of domicile will be in the extreme north
where there is no civilization and where the sea is completely frozen on
account of the extreme cold. In compliance with the order of Allah, 'Îsâ
'alayhis salâm will take the Muslims to Mount Tur. Yajûj and Majûj will
cause a lot of turmoil. Eventually Allah will destroy them and 'Îsa 'alayhis
salâm will descend from the mountain. After forty years, 'Îsâ 'alayhis
salâm will pass away and will be buried with Rasûlullah sallallahu 'alayhi
wa sallam.
A person from Yemen from the tribe of Qah'tan by the name of Jahjah will
take over the mantle of leadership. He will rule with justice and
religiousness. Several rulers will come after him. Gradually, good deeds
will decline and evil will begin to gain the upper hand.
At that time, a type of mist or smoke will envelop the skies and thereafter
descend onto the land whereby the Muslims will catch a cold and the kuffar
will fall unconscious. The skies will become clear after forty days and the
days of 'îd al-ad'ha will fall soon thereafter. After the tenth (of Dhul
Hijjah), a very long night will come. It will be so long that travellers will
become restless, children will become tired and weary on account of
sleeping too much, and grazing animals will begin clamouring to go to the
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restless out of fear and anxiety. Once this night equals three nights, the sun
will appear very dimly from the western horizon. At that particular time, no
one's Imaan (accepting Islam) or repentance will be accepted. Once the sun
reaches the position that it normally takes at mid-day, it will begin
returning to the west and it will set as it normally does. Thereafter, it will
continue rising normally according to its normal brightness.
A few days later, Mount Safâ, which is situated in Makkah, will be
destroyed by an earthquake. From there, an animal of strange appearance
and shape will appear and begin conversing with people. This animal will
travel the entire earth very swiftly. It will have the staff of Mûsâ 'alayhis
salâm with which it will draw an illuminated line across the foreheads of
the believers. The result of this will be that the believers' faces will become
illuminated. As for the kuffâr, it will stamp them on their noses or necks
with the ring of Sulayman 'alayhis salam whereby their faces will become
dark. Once this animal completes this task, it will disappear.
Thereafter, a lovely breeze will blow from the south whereby something
will come out from the sides of the believers and with which they will die.
Once all the Muslims die, the kuffar will gain control of the entire world.
They will destroy the Ka'bah, hajj will be ceased, the Quran will be
removed from the hearts and from paper. Fear of Allah and one's natural
modesty will be removed. There will be no one to take the name of Allah.
There will be a lot of prosperity and abundance in Syria. People will start
heading towards Syria on camels, vehicles and on foot. For those who will
remain, a howling fire will start and drive them towards Syria. The wisdom
behind this is that on the day of resurrection, all the creation will be
gathered in this country. Thereafter this fire will disappear.
Thereafter, a lovely breeze will blow from the south whereby something
will come out from the sides of the believers and with which they will die.
Once all the Muslims die, the kuffaar will agin control of the entire world.
They will destroy the Ka'bah, hajj will be ceased the Quran will be
removed from the hearts and form paper. Fear of Allah and one's natural
conscience will be removed. There will be no one to take the name of Allah
Ta'ala. There will be a lot of cheapness and abundance in Syria. Many
people who are on their camles, vehicles, or on foot will fall and die. A
howling fire will start and drive the people towards Syria. The wisdom
behind this is that 5 on the day of resurrection, all the creation will gathered
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At that time, the world will progress tremendously. Three to four years will
pass in this way when all of a sudden, on the morning of a Friday on the
10th of Muharram, when all the people will be preoccupied on their work;
the trumpet will be blown. Initially, the sound will be soft. Gradually it will
get louder until everyone will die out of panic and horror. The land and the
skies will be blow into smithereens and the entire universe345 will be
destroyed. The time span from the rising of the sun from the west till the
blowing of the trumpet will be 120 years. After this, the day of resurrection
will commence.
The Day of Resurrection
Once this entire universe is destroyed, 40 years will pass on this tranquility.
Allah Ta'ala will then issue the order for the trumpet to be blown a second
time. The earth and the skies will come back into existence and the dead
will rise from their grave. All of them will be gathered in the plains of
giyaamah. The sun will be very close, the heat of which will cause the
brains of people to boil and the they will perspire according to their sins.
The people will be standing in this heat, hungry and thirsty, extremely
worried. As for those who were pious, the ground will be turned into fine
flour for them whereby they will satiate their hunger and they will go to the
Haud-e-hauthar in order to quench thirst.
Once the people get tired of standing in the plains of qiyaamah, they will
all go to Hadrat Adam alayhis salaam and thereafter to the orther prophets
requesting them to intercede on their behalf so that the accounting of their
deeds could be accomplished quickly. All the prophets will present some
excuse and will not make any promise of intercession. Eventually, all the
people will go to Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and make the
same request to him. On the orders of Allah Ta'ala, he will accept their
request, go to Maqaam-e-Mahmud and intercede on their behalf. Allah
Ta'ala will reply: "I have accepted your intercession. After manifesting
myself in the land, I will now commence with the accounting of deeds."
Many angels will begin descending and surrounding the people from all
sides. Thereafter, the throne of Allah Ta'ala will descend and His splendour
345 According to some scholars the following eight things are excluded from being destroyed: the arsh
(throne), the kursi (chair), the lauh (preservedtablet), the qalam (pen), jannah, the trumpet, jahannam, and
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and manisfestation will be on it. The accounting of deeds will commence
and the books of deeds will be distributed. The believers and receive their
book of deeds in their right hands while the disbelievers will receive them
in their left hands. These book of the deeds will land automatically into the
hands of the respective persons. The scale will brought whereby all the
good and evil deeds will be weighed and established. The order will then be
given for everyone to cross the bridge "siraat". Those whose good deeds
were heavier in the scale will cross the "siraat" and enter paradise. As for
those whose evil deeds were heavier and Allah did not forgive them, will
fall into hell. Those whose good and evil deeds are equal, will go to a place
called "a'raaf" which is between jannah and jahannam. They will stay
over there.
Thereafter, Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the other Ambiyaa
alayhimus salaam, the wali, the martyr, the haafiz of the Quran, and other
pious servants will intercede on behalf of the sinners. Their intercession
will be accepted. The person who has even an iota of Imaan in his heart
will eventually come were made of jahannam and admitted into jannah.
Similarly, these who were made to remain at "a'raaf" will also be admitted
into jannah. Only those who are absolute kuffaar and polytheists will
remain in jahannam. These people will never come out of jahannam. Once
all the inhabitants of jannah and jahannam have taken their respective
places, Allah Ta'ala will place "death" in the form of a ram between jannah
and jahannam. All the inhabitants of jannah and jahannam will be able to
see it. In the presence of all of them, Allah Ta'ala will have this ram
slaughtered and announce that now no death will overcome the inhabitants
of jannah nor the inhabitants of jahannam. All of them will have to remain
in their respective places forever. When they hear this, there will be no limit
to the happiness that the inhabitants of jannah will experience. And there
will be no limit to the sorrow and grief that the inhabitants of jahannam
will experience.
The Bounties of Jannah
1. Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that Allah Ta'ala says: I
have prepared and kept aside such bounties for my pious servants which no
eye has set sight on, no ear has heard about, nor did it occur in anyone's
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2. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "The buildings of jannah
have one brick made of gold and the other made of silver. The cement
which joins one brick to the other is made of musk. The pebbles of jannah
are pearls sapphires. The soil of jannah is saffron. The person who enters
jannah will enter in peace. He will not see or experience any sorrow or
grief. He will live there forever and never die. The clothes of the inhabitants
of jannah will never get dirty. Not will their youth be terminated."
3. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "There are two gardens in
jannah where everything is of silver. There are another two wherein
everything will be of gold."
4. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "There are 100 stages in
jannah and the distance from one stage to the next is equal to the entire
expanse of the earth and skies, i.e. a distance of 500 years journey. The
highest stage of jannah is firdaus. It is from here that the four rivers of
jannah begin their course. The four rivers are of milk, honey, pure wine,
and water. Above this stage is the arsh. Whenever you make due to Allah,
ask Him for firdaus." He has also said that each stage is so huge that if all
the people of the world were filled in one stage, they will fit very
comfortably.
5. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "The bark of all the trees of
jannah are made of gold."
6. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "The faces of the first
people who will enter jannah will be illuminated like that of the 14th moon.
Those who follow them will be like that of a bright star. There will be no
need to remove the mucus from the nose. The combs will be of gold and
perspiration will smell of musk." Someone asked: "(If there will be no need
for relieving oneself ) where will all the food go to?" Rasulallah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam replied: "The person will belch from which the fragrance
of musk will emanate."
7. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Allah Ta'ala will address
the person who has the lowest stage of jannah and ask him: 'If I give you
anything that is equal to all the possessions of one of the kings of the world,
will you be happy?' He will reply: 'O my Lord! I am happy.' Allah will
reply:' Go! I have given you five times that size.' He will reply: 'O my
lord! I am happy.' Allah Ta, ala will say: 'I have given you that plus another
ten times that size. Apart from that, you will receive whatever else you
wish for and whatever else your eyes desire.' " It is mentioned in another
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8. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Allah Ta'ala will address
the inhabitants of jannah and ask them: 'Are you happy?' They will reply:'
Why shouldn't we be happy when you have given us those things which no
one else has given us.' He will ask them: 'shouldn't I give you something
that is better than all this?' They will ask:' What can be better than this?'
Allah will reply:' It is that I will be pleased with you forever and I will
never be displeased with you."
9. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Once all the inhabitants of
jannah have been admitted into jannah, Allah will ask them: "Ask Me if
you would like to have anything else and I will grant it to you.' They will
reply: 'You have illuminated our faces, You have entered us into jannah,
and you have saved us from jahannam. What else can we ask for?' At that
moment Allah Ta'ala will lift the curtain and there won't be any bounty
more pleasurable than the sight of Allah Ta'ala."
The Trials and Triulations of Jahannam
1.Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: " Allah Ta'ala fanned
jahannam for a thousand years until its colour turned red. Thereafter he
fanned it for a thousand years until its colour turned white. He then fanned
it for another thousand years until it turned black in colour. Now it is
absolutely pitch black."
2. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "This fire which you light
the degree of its heat is 70 times less than the fire of jahannam and the
degree of the heat of the fire of jahannam is 70 times more than that."
3. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "If a heavy stone is dropped
from one side of jahannam, it will continue descending for seventy years
until it reaches the bottom of it."
4. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Jahannam will be brought.
It will have 70 000 reins. Each rein will be held by 70 000 angels who will
draw it."
5. Rasulallah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "The person who will
receive the lightest punishment in jahannam will be that person who will be
made to wear shoes of fire whereby his brains will boil like a cauldron. He
will be under the assumption that he is receiving the most severe
punishment."