Volume 4, Book 55, Number 549:
Narrated Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, “(as regards your creation), every one of you is
collected in the womb of his mother for the first forty days, and then he becomes a clot for an other
forty days, and then a piece of flesh for an other forty days. Then Allah sends an angel to write four
words: He writes his deeds, time of his death, means of his livelihood, and whether he will be
wretched or blessed (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into his body. So a man may do deeds
characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire, so much so that there is only the distance of a cubit
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between him and it, and then what has been written (by the angel) surpasses, and so he starts doing
deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise and enters Paradise. Similarly, a person may do deeds
characteristic of the people of Paradise, so much so that there is only the distance of a cubit between
him and it, and then what has been written (by the angel) surpasses, and he starts doing deeds of the
people of the (Hell) Fire and enters the (Hell) Fire.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 550:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “Allah has appointed an angel in the womb, and the angel says, ‘O Lord! A drop
of discharge (i.e. of semen), O Lord! a clot, O Lord! a piece of flesh.’ And then, if Allah wishes to com –
plete the child’s creation, the angel will say. ‘O Lord! A male or a female? O Lord! wretched or
blessed (in religion)? What will his livelihood be? What will his age be?’ The angel writes all this
while the child is in the womb of its mother.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 551:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “Allah will say to that person of the (Hell) Fire who will receive the least punish –
ment, ‘If you had everything on the earth, would you give it as a ransom to free yourself (i.e. save
yourself from this Fire)?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ Then Allah will say, ‘While you were in the backbone of
Adam, I asked you much less than this, i.e. not to worship others besides Me, but you insisted on
worshipping others besides me.’ “
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 552:
Narrated Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whenever a person is murdered unjustly, there is a share from the burden of
the crime on the first son of Adam for he was the first to start the tradition of murdering.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 553:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Once Allah’s Apostle stood amongst the people, glorified and praised Allah as He deserved and
then mentioned the Dajjal saying, “l warn you against him (i.e. the Dajjal) and there was no prophet
but warned his nation against him. No doubt, Noah warned his nation against him but I tell you
about him something of which no prophet told his nation before me. You should know that he is
one-eyed, and Allah is not one-eyed.”
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Volume 4, Book 55, Number 554:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Shall I not tell you about the Dajjal a story of which no prophet told his na –
tion? The Dajjall is one-eyed and will bring with him what will resemble Hell and Paradise, and
what he will call Paradise will be actually Hell; so I warn you (against him) as Noah warned his na –
tion against him.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 555:
Narrated Abu Said:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Noah and his nation will come (on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will ask
(Noah), “Did you convey (the Message)?’ He will reply, ‘Yes, O my Lord!’ Then Allah will ask Noah’s
nation, ‘Did Noah convey My Message to you?’ They will reply, ‘No, no prophet came to us.’ Then Al –
lah will ask Noah, ‘Who will stand a witness for you?’ He will reply, ‘Muhammad and his followers
(will stand witness for me).’ So, I and my followers will stand as witnesses for him (that he conveyed
Allah’s Message).” That is, (the interpretation) of the Statement of Allah: “Thus we have made you a
just and the best nation that you might be witnesses Over mankind ..” (2.143)
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 556:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
We were in the company of the Prophet at a banquet and a cooked (mutton) forearm was set be –
fore him, and he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said, “I will be the chief of all the people on
the Day of Resurrection. Do you know how Allah will gather all the first and the last (people) in one
level place where an observer will be able to see (all) of them and they will be able to hear the an –
nouncer, and the sun will come near to them. Some People will say: Don’t you see, in what condition
you are and the state to which you have reached? Why don’t you look for a person who can inter –
cede for you with your Lord? Some people will say: Appeal to your father, Adam.’ They will go to him
and say: ‘O Adam! You are the father of all mankind, and Allah created you with His Own Hands,
and ordered the angels to prostrate for you, and made you live in Paradise. Will you not intercede for
us with your Lord? Don’t you see in what (miserable) state we are, and to what condition we have
reached?’ On that Adam will reply, ‘My Lord is so angry as He has never been before and will never
be in the future; (besides), He forbade me (to eat from) the tree, but I disobeyed (Him), (I am worried
about) myself! Myself! Go to somebody else; go to Noah.’ They will go to Noah and say; ‘O Noah! You
are the first amongst the messengers of Allah to the people of the earth, and Allah named you a
thankful slave. Don’t you see in what a (miserable) state we are and to what condition we have
reached? Will you not intercede for us with your Lord? Noah will reply: ‘Today my Lord has become
so angry as he had never been before and will never be in the future Myself! Myself! Go to the
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Prophet (Muhammad). The people will come to me, and I will prostrate myself underneath Allah’s
Throne. Then I will be addressed: ‘O Muhammad! Raise your head; intercede, for your intercession
will be accepted, and ask (for anything). for you will be given. “