So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each ˹creature˺ two mates and your family, except those for whom the decree ˹of destruction˺ has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.

فَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُ ۙ فَاسْلُكْ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِي فِي الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ۖ إِنَّهُمْ مُغْرَقُونَ

[Machine] We asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, will we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Do you have any trouble looking at the sun when there are no clouds?" We said, "No." He said, "Then how about looking at the moon on a full moon night when there are no clouds?" We said, "No."

He said, "Indeed, you will see your Lord in a similar manner on the Day of Resurrection. Allah will gather people on the Day of Resurrection in one plain." He said, "Then it will be said, 'Whoever used to worship something, let him follow it.' So those who used to worship the sun will fall into the fire, and those who used to worship the moon will fall into the fire, and those who used to worship idols will fall into the fire." He said, "And everyone who used to worship anything besides Allah, until they fall into the fire."

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then only the believers and their hypocrites will remain, between their shoulders, and a few of the People of the Book. Allah will make them insignificant with His hand. Then Allah will come to them and say, 'Are you not following what you used to worship?' They will say, 'We used to worship Allah and we did not see Him.' Then a part of His leg will be uncovered, and no one who used to prostrate to Allah out of sincerity will remain, except that he will fall prostrate. And no one who used to prostrate for showing off and for reputation will remain, except that he will fall on his nose."

He said, "Then the Sirat (bridge) will be placed between Hellfire and the people. The Prophets will be on one side and the people will be on the other side. They will say, 'O Allah, grant safety, grant safety.' It is said to them, 'Look, who among you used to have a dinar's weight of faith in his heart?' They will say, 'We used to fight and strive in battles against the enemy, and we used to perform Hajj and Umrah.' It will be said, 'But you bring them the easement.' Then Allah will say, 'Look, who among you used to have a weight of a dirham of faith in his heart?' They will say, 'We used to enjoin good and forbid evil, and we used to give charity.' It will be said, 'But you bring them the easement.' Then Allah will say, 'Look, who among you used to have a weight of a mustard seed of faith in his heart?' They will say, 'We would say, 'La ilaha illa Allah' (there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah).' It will be said, 'But you bring them the easement.' Abu Sa'id said, 'Between me and you is the Book of Allah.' And I think he meant the statement of Allah, 'And if there is even the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.' (Quran 21:47)." He said, "Then they will be brought out of the Fire and will be thrown into a river called Al-Hayawan (Animal River), and they will grow like the growing of a seed in a flood. Do you not see that whatever comes out of the earth to the sun is green? And whatever comes out of the earth to the shade is yellow?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, it is as if you are a shepherd." He said, "Yes, I am like a shepherd.”

سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ هَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي الشَّمْسِ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا سَحَابٌ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ لَيْسَ دُونَهُ سَحَابٌ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا لَا

قَالَ فَإِنَّكُمْ تَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَجْمَعُ اللهُ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ قَالَ فَيُقَالُ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ شَيْئًا فَلْيَتْبَعْهُ قَالَ فَيَتْبَعُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الشَّمْسَ الشَّمْسَ فَيَتَسَاقَطُونَ فِي النَّارِ وَيَتْبَعُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْقَمَرَ الْقَمَرَ فَيَتَسَاقَطُونَ فِي النَّارِ وَيَتْبَعُالَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْأَوْثَانَ الْأَوْثَانَ وَالَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْأَصْنَامَ الْأَصْنَامَ فَيَتَسَاقَطُونَ فِي النَّارِ قَالَ وَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ يُعْبَدُ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَتَسَاقَطُونَ فِي النَّارِ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَبْقَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَمُنَافِقُوهُمْ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْهِمْ وَبَقَايَا أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَقَلَّلَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ فَيَأْتِيهِمُ اللهُ ﷻ فَيَقُولُ أَلَا تَتَّبِعُونَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ؟ قَالَ فَيَقُولُونَ كُنَّا نَعْبُدُ اللهَ وَلَمْ نَرَ اللهَ فَيُكْشَفُ عَنْ سَاقٍ فَلَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ كَانَ يَسْجُدُ لِلَّهِ إِلَّا وَقَعَ سَاجِدًا وَلَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ كَانَ يَسْجُدُ رِيَاءً وَسُمْعَةً إِلَّا وَقَعَ عَلَى قَفَاهُ

قَالَ ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ الصِّرَاطُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ جَهَنَّمَ وَالْأَنْبِيَاءُ بِنَاحِيتَيْهِ قَوْلُهُمْ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ اللهُمَّ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ وَإِنَّهُ لَدَحْضُ مَزَلَّةٍ وَإِنَّهُ لَكَلَالِيبُ وَخَطَاطِيفُ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَلَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ تَخْطَفُ النَّاسَ وَحَسَكَةٌ تَنْبُتُ بِنَجْدٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا السَّعْدَانُ قَالَ وَنَعَتَهَا لَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَكُونُ أَنَا وَأُمَّتِي لَأَوَّلَ مَنْ مَرَّ أَوْ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُجِيزُ قَالَ فَيَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ الْبَرْقِ وَمِثْلَ الرِّيحِ وَمِثْلَ أَجَاوِيدِ الْخَيْلِ وَالرِّكَابِ فَنَاجٍ مُسَلَّمٌ وَمَخْدُوشٌ مُكَلَّمٌ وَمَكْدُوسٌ فِي النَّارِ فَإِذَا قَطَعُوهُ أَوْ فَإِذَا جَاوَزُوهُ فَمَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي حَقٍّ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ حَقٌّ لَهُ بِأَشَدَّ مُنَاشَدَةً مِنْهُمْ فِي إِخْوَانِهِمُ الَّذِينَ سَقَطُوا فِي النَّارِ يَقُولُونَ أَيْ رَبِّ كُنَّا نَغْزُوجَمِيعًا وَنَحُجُّ جَمِيعًا وَنَعْتَمِرُ جَمِيعًا فِيمَ نَجَوْنَا الْيَوْمَ وَهَلَكُوا؟ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ انْظُرُوا مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ زِنَةُ دِينَارٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ قَالَ فَيُخْرَجُونَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ زِنَةُ قِيرَاطٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ قَالَ فَيُخْرَجُونَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ قَالَ فَيُخْرَجُونَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ كِتَابُ اللهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَظُنُّهُ يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ {وَإِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ} [الأنبياء 47] قَالَ فَيُخْرَجُونَ مِنَ النَّارِ فَيُطْرَحُونَ فِي نَهَرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ نَهَرُ الْحَيَوَانِ فَيَنْبُتُونَ كَمَا تَنْبُتُ الْحِبُّ فِي حَمِيلِ السَّيْلِ أَلَا تَرَوْنَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ النَّبْتِ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ يَكُونُ أَخْضَرَ وَمَا يَكُونُ إِلَى الظِّلِّ يَكُونُ أَصْفَرَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَأَنَّكَ كُنْتَ قَدْ رَعَيْتَ الْغَنَمَ؟ قَالَ أَجَلْ قَدْ رَعَيْتُ الْغَنَمَ

[Machine] He gathered them all that day, and it was nothing but existence until the Day of Resurrection. Then He made them souls, then formed them and gave them the power of speech. And He took from them the covenant and the pledge, and He made them testify upon themselves, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we testify." [This] lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were unaware of this." Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?" [Allah] said, "I swear by Myself, and I bear witness on you all the heavens and the earths, and I bear witness upon your father Adam, 'Am I not your Lord?' They said, 'Yes, we testify.' [This] lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, 'Indeed, we were unaware of this.' Or lest you should say, 'It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?' He said, "Indeed, I bear witness over all of you that I am free from whatever you associate with Me. Indeed, the Messengers will come to you with My reminders and My covenant, and they will present My Books to you." They said, "We bear witness that You are our Lord and our God. You have no Lord besides You, and we have no god besides You." And their father Adam raised them, so He looked at them, and He saw richness and poverty, beauty and otherwise. He said, "My Lord, if You had balanced Your servants." He said, "I love to return the gratitude." And among them were seen prophets like bright lamps. They were given a separate covenant in regards to Prophet-hood and Messengership. This is the saying of Allah, the Exalted, "[And mention] when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah." (33:7) And His saying, "So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah." (30:30) And His saying, "This is a warner of the warners of old." (53:56) And His saying, "And We had not found for most of them any covenant, but indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient." (7:102) And His saying, "Then We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy and monasticism, which they innovated; We did not prescribe it for them except that they did so seeking the approval of Allah." So they did not observe it with due observance. (57:27) He knew in His knowledge those who would deny what He would affirm and those who would affirm what He would deny. So the soul of 'Isa was among those souls to which the covenant was taken in the time of Adam. And that soul was then sent to Maryam when He said, "Settle in a place of worship wherein the sun does not rise, and you take a veil from them." So We sent to her Our soul, and it manifested to her in the form of a well-built man. (19:17) Until His saying, "A determined appointment." (19:21) She conceived. He, who spoke to her, was the soul of 'Isa, peace be upon him. Abu Ja'far narrated to me that Ar-Rabi' bin Anas narrated to him from Abu Al-'Aliyah from Ubayy bin Ka'b who said, "He entered it."

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ} [الأعراف 173] قَالَ جَمَعَهُمْ لَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ جَمِيعًا مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَجَعَلَهُمْ أَرْوَاحًا ثُمَّ صَوَّرَهُمْ وَاسْتَنْطَقَهُمْ فَتَكَلَّمُوا وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَهْدَ وَالْمِيثَاقَ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى شَهِدْنَا أَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعَ وَالْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعَ وَأُشْهِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبَاكُمْ آدَمَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَمْ نَعْلَمْ أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِي شَيْئًا فَإِنِّي أُرْسِلُ إِلَيْكُمْ رُسُلِي يُذَكِّرُونَكُمْ عَهْدِي وَمِيثَاقِي وَأُنْزِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ كُتُبِي فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَبُّنَا وَإِلَهُنَا لَا رَبَّ لَنَا غَيْرُكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ لَنَا غَيْرُكَ وَرَفَعَ لَهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ آدَمَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَرَأَى فِيهِمُ الْغَنِيَّ وَالْفَقِيرَ وَحَسَنَ الصُّورَةِ وَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ سَوَّيْتَ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُشْكَرَ وَرَأَى فِيهِمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ مِثْلَ السُّرُجِ وَخُصُّوا بِمِيثَاقٍ آخَرَ بِالرِّسَالَةِ وَالنُّبُوَّةِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ﷻ {وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنْكَ وَمِنْ نُوحٍ} [الأحزاب 7] الْآيَةُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى {فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ} [الروم 30] وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {هَذَا نَذِيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَى} [النجم 56] وَقَوْلُهُ {وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِمْ مِنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَا أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَاسِقِينَ} [الأعراف 102] وَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ {ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ رُسُلًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَاءُوهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا كَانُوا لِيُؤْمِنُوا بِمَا كَذَّبُوا بِهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ} كَانَ فِي عِلْمِهِ بِمَا أَقَرُّوا بِهِ مَنْ يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ وَمَنْ يُصَدِّقُ بِهِ فَكَانَ رُوحُ عِيسَى مِنْ تِلْكَ الْأَرْوَاحِ الَّتِي أُخِذَ عَلَيْهَا الْمِيثَاقُ فِي زَمَنِ آدَمَ فَأَرْسَلَ ذَلِكَ الرُّوحَ إِلَى مَرْيَمَ حِينَ {انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا} [مريم 17] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {مَقْضِيًّا} [مريم 21] فَحَمَلَتْهُ قَالَ حَمَلَتِ الَّذِي خَاطَبَهَا وَهُوَ رُوحُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ مِنْ فِيهَا