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 will be one man, and from Gog and Magog a thousand." Afterwards he said, " By Him in whose hand is my life! I hope that you will be one-fourth of the inhabitants of paradise." Then we said, "God is great! " And he said, " I hope that you will be one-third of the inhabitants of paradise." Then we said, " God is great!" And he said, " I hope that you will be one-half of the inhabitants of paradise." And we said, " God is great! ' He said, " You will be amongst men nothing else but as one black hair on the skin of a white ox, or like a white hair on the skin of a black ox." ' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

ON THE RECKONING, AND THE RETALIATION, AND THE SCALES

It is related from Abu Miisa that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When the day of resurrection arrives, God will hand over a Jew or a Christian to every Muslim, and will say, ' This is thy redemption from the fire.' ' Muslim.

It is related from Abu Sa'idu'l-Khudri that, ' The Apostle of God said, " Noah will be brought on the day of resurrection; and it will be said to him, ' Didst thou make known (the message of God)? ' He will reply, ' Yes, O my Lord.' Then his people will be asked, ' Did he make known to you the message?' They will say, 'No warner came to us.' And it will be said (to Noah), 'Who are thy witnesses?' He will reply, 'Muhammad and his people.' Then the Apostle of God said, "Then you will be brought, and will bear witness that he has made known the message (to mankind)." After that the Apostle of God recited (the words), " Thus have we placed you an intermediate nation, that ye may be witnesses against the rest of mankind, and that the Apostle may be a witness against you." ' Al Bukhdri.

It is related from 'Ayesha that, ' She remembered the fire (of hell) and wept. Then the Apostle of God said, "What makes thee weep? ' She replied, " I wept, remembering the fire. Wilt thou remember thy family on the day of resurrect- ion'? " The Apostle of God replied, "There are three places at which one person will not remember another : at the scales, until he shall know whether his scales will be light or heavy; at the book, when it will be said, ' Come and read the records,'