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After people have
waited very long on a Day that will extend for 50000 years and got very
distressed and wretched in that horrible situation, they will look for persons
of distinguished prestige to intercede for them with their Lord so that He may
start reckoning people and deliver them from the hardships and calamities of
that situation. Allah’ Messenger
(peace be upon him) said: “When it is the Day of
Resurrection, some of the people will rush to one another in bewilderment. They
will come to Adam and say: ‘Intercede (with your Lord) for your progeny.’ He
will say: ‘I am not fit to do this, but go to Ibrabim (peace be upon him) for
he is the Friend of Allah.’ They will come to Ibrahim, but he will say: ‘I am
not fit to do this, but go to Moses, for he is Allah's Interlocutor.’ They will
come to Moses, but he will say: ‘I am not fit to do this, but you should go to
Jesus, for he is the Spirit of Allah and His Word.’ They will come to Jesus,
and he will say: ‘I am not fit to do this; you’d better go to Muhammad (peace
be upon him).’ They will come to me, and I will say: ‘I am in a position to do
that. I will go and ask the permission of my Lord and it will be granted to me.
I will then stand before Him and will extol Him
with praises which I am not able to do now, but with which Allah will inspire me,
then I will fall in prostration and it will be said to me: ‘O Muhammad, raise
your head, and say and you will be listened to; ask and your demand will be
granted, intercede and your intersession will be accepted….’”[11] [11] Al-Bukhari, Book/ monotheism, Section/ the Speech of the Lord on the Day of Resurrection; Muslim, Book/ al-Iman, Section/ the people of the lowest rank in Paradise. The wording is his on the authority of Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). |