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 paradise who will enter therein, and the last of the inhabitants of the fire who will come out therefrom. (He will be) a man who will be brought on the day of resurrection, and it will be said, (to the angels), ' Bring forth his small sins, and place them before him, and take away from him the great sins.' Then his small sins will be placed before him, and it will be said to him, ' On such and such a day thou didst so and soj and on such and such a day thou didst so and so.' And he will say, ' Yes,' and will not be able to deny it, and during that time he will be in anxious dread concerning his greater sins, that they will be paraded before him. And it will be said to him, ' Verily there will be (written down) for thee a virtue in the place of every sin.' Then he will say, ' My Lord, I did things which I do not see here.' (Abu Dharr) said, 'And I certainly saw the Apostle of God laugh until his front teeth appeared.' ' ' Muslim.

It is related from Anas that, 'The Prophet said, "My intercession is for those of my followers who commit mortal sins." ' At Tirmidhi, Abu Ddud, Ibn Mdjah.

It is related from Awf bin Malik that, ' The Apostle of God said, " A messenger came to me from my Lord and gave me an option to choose between half of my people entering paradise, and my intercession (for the whole). And I chose intercession, which is for whoever dies without having associated anything with God." ' At Tirmidhi, Ibn Mdjah.

It is related from Abu Sa'id that, ' The Apostle of God said, "There are some of my followers who will intercede for a multitude, and there are some of them who will intercede for a tribe, and some of them who will intercede for a small number not exceeding forty, and some of them who will intercede for a single individual until they enter paradise." ' At Tirmidht.

It is related from 'Othman bin 'Affan that, 'The Apostle of God said, " Three classes will intercede on the day of resur- rection : the prophets, then the learned, then the martyrs." ' Ibn Mdjah.

A DESCRIPTION OF PARADISE AND THE INHABITANTS THEREOF

It is related from Abu Hurairah that, ' The Apostle of God said, " God Most High said, ' I have prepared for my right-