Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection?" He replied, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a
clear (not cloudy) night?" They replied, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Do
you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?" They replied
in the negative. He said, "You will see Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On
the Day of Resurrection, people will be gathered and He will order the people
to follow what they used to worship. So some of them will follow the sun, some
will follow the moon, and some will follow other deities; and only this nation
(Muslims) will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say,
'I am Your Lord.' They will say, 'We shall stay in this place till our Lord
comes to us and when our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then Allah
will come to them again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our
Lord.' Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid across Hell
and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my
followers. Nobody except the Apostles will then be able to speak and they will
be saying then, 'O Allah! Save us. O Allah Save us.'
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa'dan in Hell. Have you seen the
thorns of Sa'dan?" The people said, "Yes." He said, "These hooks will be like
the thorns of Sa'dan but nobody except Allah knows their greatness in size and
these will entangle the people according to their deeds; some of them will
fall and stay in Hell forever; others will receive punishment (torn into small
pieces) and will get out of Hell, till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He
likes amongst the people of Hell, He will order the angels to take out of Hell
those who worshipped none but Him alone. The angels will take them out by
recognizing them from the traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the
(Hell) fire to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it
will eat away from the whole of the human body except the marks of the
prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as mere skeletons.
The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they will grow like
the seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then when Allah had finished
from the Judgments amongst his creations, one man will be left between Hell
and Paradise and he will be the last man from the people of Hell to enter
paradise. He will be facing Hell, and will say, 'O Allah! Turn my face from
the fire as its wind has dried me and its steam has burnt me.' Allah will ask
him, "Will you ask for anything more in case this favor is granted to you?' He
will say, "No by Your (Honor) Power!" And he will give to his Lord (Allah)
what he will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his face
from the Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he will
remain quiet as long as Allah will. He then will say, 'O my Lord! Let me go to
the gate of Paradise.' Allah will ask him, 'Didn't you give pledges and make
covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more than what
you requested at first?' He will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most
wretched, amongst Your creatures.' Allah will say, 'If this request is
granted, will you then ask for anything else?' He will say, 'No! By Your
Power! I shall not ask for anything else.' Then he will give to his Lord what
He will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then let him go to the
gate of Paradise. On reaching then and seeing its life, charm, and pleasure,
he will remain quiet as long as Allah wills and then will say, 'O my Lord !
Let me enter Paradise.' Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son
of Adam! How treacherous you are! Haven't you made covenants and given pledges
that you will not ask for anything more that what you have been given?' He
will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched amongst Your
creatures.' So Allah will laugh and allow him to enter Paradise and will ask
him to request as much as he likes. He will do so till all his desires have
been fulfilled . Then Allah will say, 'Request more of such and such things.'
Allah will remind him and when all his desires and wishes; have been
fulfilled, Allah will say "All this is granted to you and a similar amount
besides." Abu Said Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, 'Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah said, 'That is for you and ten times more like it.' "Abu Huraira said,
"I do not remember from Allah's Apostle except (his saying), 'All this is
granted to you and a similar amount besides." Abu Sahd said, "I heard him
saying, 'That is for you and ten times more the like of it."