Hadith 89

(The book) ‘Ilal Al Sharaie’ – From his father, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Yazeed, from Muhammad Bin Amro, from Salih Bin Saeed, from his brother Sahl Al Kulwany, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘While Isa-as was in his-as walks when he-as passed by a town the inhabitants of which had died in the roads and the houses’. He-asws said: ‘He-as said: ‘They have died of Wrath, and had they died due to something else, they would have buried each other! ’
He-asws said: ‘His-as companions said, ‘We would love to know their story’. It was said to him-as, ‘Call out to them, O Spirit of Allah-azwj! ’’
He-asws said: ‘He-as said: ‘O people of the town! ’ A responder from them answered him-as, ‘At your-as service, O Spirit of Allah-azwj! ’ He-as said: ‘What is your situation and what is your story? ’ He said, ‘We woke up in the morning in well-being and we spent the night in the Abyss! ’
He-asws said: ‘He-as said: ‘What is the Abyss? ’ He said, ‘An ocean of fire wherein are mountains of fire! ’
He-as said: ‘What made you reach to what I-as see? ’ He said, ‘Love of the world and worshipping the tyrants’. He-as said: ‘And what was the extent of your love of the world? ’ He said, ‘Like the love of the child for its mother. When she comes, he is happy, and when she turns around, he grieves’. He-as said: ‘And what was the extent of your worshipping the tyrants? ’ He said, ‘Whenever they ordered, we obeyed them’. He-as said: ‘How come you responded to me-as from between them (all)? ’ He said, ‘Because they are with reins of fire. Upon them are Angels of severe cruelty, and I was among them and did not happen to be from them. When the Punishment hit them, it hit me along with them, so I am adhering to a tree fearing that I might collapse into the Fire’’. He-asws said: ‘Isa-as said: ‘The sleeping upon the rubbish dump and eating barley bread frequently is with safety of religion’’. [107]