Volume 1, Book 12, Number 770:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?” He replied,
“Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a clear (not cloudy) night?” They replied, “No, O
Allah’s Apostle!” He said, “Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?” They
replied in the negative. He said, “You will see Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On the Day of Re –
surrection, people will be gathered and He will order the people to follow what they used to worship.
So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the moon, and some will follow other deities;
and only this nation (Muslims) will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, ‘I am
Your Lord.’ They will say, ‘We shall stay in this place till our Lord comes to us and when our Lord
will come, we will recognize Him. Then Allah will come to them again and say, ‘I am your Lord.’
They will say, ‘You are our Lord.’ Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid across Hell
and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody ex –
cept the Apostles will then be able to speak and they will be saying then, ‘O Allah! Save us. O Allah
Save us.’
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa’dan in Hell. Have you seen the thorns of Sa’dan?” The
people said, “Yes.” He said, “These hooks will be like the thorns of Sa’dan but nobody except Allah
knows their greatness in size and these will entangle the people according to their deeds; some of
them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and
will get out of Hell, till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of Hell,
He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Him alone. The angels
will take them out by recognizing them from the traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the
(Hell) fire to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it will eat away from the whole
of the human body except the marks of the prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as
mere skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they will grow like the
seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then when Allah had finished from the Judgments
amongst his creations, one man will be left between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man
from the people of Hell to enter paradise. He will be facing Hell, and will say, ‘O Allah! Turn my face
from the fire as its wind has dried me and its steam has burnt me.’ Allah will ask him, “Will you ask
for anything more in case this favor is granted to you?’ He will say, “No by Your (Honor) Power!” And
he will give to his Lord (Allah) what he will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his
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face from the Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he will remain quiet as long as
Allah will. He then will say, ‘O my Lord! Let me go to the gate of Paradise.’ Allah will ask him, ‘Didn’t
you give pledges and make covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more than
what you requested at first?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched, amongst
Your creatures.’ Allah will say, ‘If this request is granted, will you then ask for anything else?’ He will
say, ‘No! By Your Power! I shall not ask for anything else.’ Then he will give to his Lord what He will
of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then let him go to the gate of Paradise. On reaching then
and seeing its life, charm, and pleasure, he will remain quiet as long as Allah wills and then will say,
‘O my Lord ! Let me enter Paradise.’ Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son of Adam!
How treacherous you are! Haven’t you made covenants and given pledges that you will not ask for
anything more that what you have been given?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord! Do not make me the most
wretched amongst Your creatures.’ So Allah will laugh and allow him to enter Paradise and will ask
him to request as much as he likes. He will do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then Allah
will say, ‘Request more of such and such things.’ Allah will remind him and when all his desires and
wishes; have been fulfilled, Allah will say “All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides.”
Abu Said Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, ‘Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah said, ‘That is for you and ten
times more like it.’ “Abu Huraira said, “I do not remember from Allah’s Apostle except (his saying),
‘All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides.” Abu Sahd said, “I heard him saying, ‘That is
for you and ten times more the like of it.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 771:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina:
Whenever the Prophet used to offer prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the
whiteness of his armpits was visible.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 772:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Hudhaifa said, “I saw a person not performing his bowing and prostrations perfectly. When he
completed the prayer, I told him that he had not prayed.” I think that Hudhaifa added (i.e. said to the
man), “Had you died, you would have died on a tradition other than that of the Prophet Muhammad.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 763:
Narrated Anas:
The Qunut used to be recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 764:
Narrated Rifa’a bin Rafi AzZuraqi:
One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said,
“Sami’a-l-lahu Liman hamida.” A man behind him said, “Rabbana walaka-l hamd hamdan Kathiran
taiyiban mubarakan fihi” (O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises).
When the Prophet completed the prayer, he asked, “Who has said these words?” The man replied, “I.”
The Prophet said, “I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first.” Prophet rose (from bowing)
and stood straight till all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 765:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet and while demonstrating, he used to
raise his head from bowing and stand so long that we would say that he had forgotten (the prostra –
tion).
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 753:
Narrated Mutarrif bin ‘Abdullah:
‘Imran bin Husain and I offered the prayer behind Ali bin Abi Talib. When ‘Ali prostrated, he said
the Takbir, when he raised his head, he said the Takbir and when he got up for the third Rak’a he
said the Takbir. On completion of the prayer Imran took my hand and said, “This (i.e. ‘Ali) made me
remember the prayer of Muhammad” Or he said, “He led us in a prayer like that of Muhammad.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 754:
Narrated ‘Ikrima:
I saw a person praying at Muqam-lbrahim (the place of Abraham by the Ka’ba) and he was saying
Takbir on every bowing, rising, standing and sitting. I asked Ibn ‘Abbas (about this prayer). He ad –
monished me saying: “Isn’t that the prayer of the Prophet?”