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[Machine] About Khalid's saying in the sayings of Allah, "So he climbed and saw him in the midst of the hellfire" [As-Saaffat 55], He said in its middle, "He saw their skulls boiling and said, 'By Allah, if Allah had not informed him of it, he would have definitely experienced his goodness and his covering at that moment. So at that point, he said, 'By Allah, you were on the verge of ruining me.'" [As-Saaffat 56]. He said, "It has reached us that when he climbed, he saw their skulls boiling."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٣١٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ

عَنْ خُلَيْدٍ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ {فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَحِيمِ} [الصافات 55] قَالَ فِي وَسَطِهَا قَالَ رَأَى جَمَاجِمَهُمْ تَغْلِي فَقَالَ فُلَانٌ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ عَرَّفَهُ إِيَّاهُ مَا عَرَفَهُ لَقَدْ تَغَيَّرَ خَيْرُهُ وَسَتْرُهُ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ {تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدْتَ لَتُرْدِينِ} [الصافات 56] قَالَ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ حِينَ اطَّلَعَ رَأَى جَمَاجِمَهُمْ تَغْلِي