Page:Selections from Muhammadan Traditions - tr. William Goldsack (1923).djvu/295

 It is related from Abu Sa'idu'l-Khudri that, ' Some men said, " O Apostle of God, shall we see our Lord on the day of resurrection?" The Apostle of God replied, "Yes. Do ye doubt concerning your seeing the sun at mid-day, when there is a clear sky and no clouds, and do ye doubt your seeing the moon on the night of full moon, when there is a clear sky and no cloud therein?" They replied, "No, O Apostle of God." He said, "Ye will not doubt the vision of God on the day of resurrection any more than ye doubt the seeing of one of those two. When the day of resurrection arrives a herald will call, 1 Let all people follow what they used to worship.' Then no one will remain who worshipped idols and images instead of God, but they will, one after another, fall into the fire; until when none remains except those who used to worship God, both the righteous and the wicked, the Lord of the worlds will come to them and say, ' What are ye considering? Every people follows that which it used to worship.' They will reply, ' O our Lord; we left the company of men in the world, though we needed many things of them; and we did not company with them.' ' And in another tradition from Abu Hurairah it runs, ' They will say, " This is our place until our Lord comes to us, and when our Lord comes, we will recognize Him." And in another tradition from Abu Sa'id it runs, ' He will say, " Is there between you and Him a sign by which you will recognize Him?" And they will say, "Yes," and they will be shown legs. And no one of those who used to worship with desire will remain, but God will give him permission to prostrate himself. And none of those who used to prostrate in fear and hypocrisy will remain, but God will make his back one layer (of bone) so that whenever he wishes to prostrate, he will fall down upon the back of his head. After that a bridge will be placed over hell, and intercession will take place. And they will say, "O God, give safety! give safety! " And (some of) the believers will pass over like the twinkling of an eye, and (some) like lightning, and like the wind, and like birds, and like horses, and like camels. And they will be saved in peace. And some will be scratched and then sent off, and some will be cut with lances, until, when the believers are released from the fire, then by Him in whose hand is my life! there is not one of you more