English translation
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ 6573. Narrated Abū Hurairah: Some people said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the sun when it is not hidden by clouds?" They replied, "No, O Allāh's Messenger." He said, "Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the moon when it is full and not hidden by clouds?" They replied, "No, O Allāh's Messenger!" He said, "So you will see Him (your Lord) on the Day of Resurrection similarly. Allāh will gather all the people and say, 'Whoever used to worship anything should follow that thing.' So, he who used to worship the sun, will follow it, and he who used to worship the moon will follow it, and he who used to worship false deities will follow them; and then only this nation (i.e., Muslims) will remain, including their hypocrites. Allāh will come to them in a shape other than they know and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'We seek refuge with Allāh from you. This is our place; (we will not follow you) till our Lord comes to us, and when our Lord comes to us, we will recognize Him.' Then Allāh will come to them in a shape they know and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, '(No doubt) You are our Lord,' and they will follow Him. Then a bridge will be laid over the (Hell) Fire." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ added, "I will be the first to cross it. And the invocation of the Messengers on that Day, will be: 'Allāhumma Sallim, Sallim (O Allāh, save us, save us!)'. And over that bridge there will be hooks similar to the thorns of As-Sa'dān. Didn't you see the thorns of As-Sa'dān?" The Companions said, "Yes, O Allāh's Messenger." He added, "So the hooks over that bridge will be like the thorns of As-Sa'dān, except that their greatness in size is only known to Allāh. These hooks will snatch the people according to their deeds. Some people will be ruined because of their evil deeds, and some will be cut into pieces and fall down in Hell, but will be saved afterwards, when Allāh has finished the judgements among His slaves, and intends to take out of the Fire whoever He wishes to take out from among those who used to testify that Lā ilāha illallāh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh). He will order the angels to take them out and the angels will know them by the mark of the traces of prostration (on their foreheads) for Allāh has banned the Fire to consume the traces of prostration on the body of Ādam's son. So the angels will take them out, and by then they would have burnt (as coal), and then water, called Mā'-ul-Hayāt (water of life), will be poured on them, and they will spring out like a seed springs out on the bank of a rainwater stream, and there will remain one man who will be facing the (Hell) Fire and will say, 'O Lord! It's (Hell's) vapour has poisoned and smoked me and its flame has burnt me; please turn my face away from the Fire.' He will keep on invoking Allāh till Allāh says, 'If I grant you that, will you ask for another thing?' The man will say, 'No, by Your Power (Honour), I will not ask You for anything else.' Then Allāh will turn his face away from the Fire. The man will say after that, 'O Lord, bring me near the gate of Paradise.' Allāh will say (to him), 'Didn't you promise not to ask for anything else? Woe to you, O son of Ādam! How treacherous you are!' The man will keep on invoking Allāh till Allāh will say, 'If I give you that, you may ask me for something else.' The man will say, 'No, by Your Power. (Honour), I will not ask for anything else.' He will give Allāh his covenant and promise not to ask for anything else after that. So Allāh will bring him near to the gate of Paradise, and when he sees what is in it, he will remain silent as long as Allāh will, and then he will say, 'O Lord! Let me enter Paradise.' Allāh will say, 'Didn't you promise that you would not ask Me for anything other than that? Woe to you, O son of Ādam! How treacherous you are!' On that, the man will say, 'O Lord! Do not make me the most wretched of Your creation,' and will keep on invoking Allāh till Allāh will smile and when Allāh will smile, then He will allow him to enter Paradise, and when he will enter Paradise, he will be addressed, 'Wish from so-and-so.' He will wish till all his wishes will be fulfilled, then Allāh will say, 'All this (i.e., what you have wished for) and as much again therewith are for you.' Abū Hurairah added: That man will be the last of the people of Paradise to enter (Paradise).