فضالة

“I heard a righteous servant (ʿAbd Ṣāliḥ)[1] say regarding the inmates of Hell [who are released after their punishment], ‘They are made to enter the Fire due to their sins, and they come out therefrom through the pardon of Allah.’”

“Verily the last one to come out of the Fire will be a man called Hammām, who will call out therein [continually] for a lifetime: ‘O Compassionate! O Munificent!’”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq was asked, “What is the punishment of murder?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Hell.”

“I heard Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ṣ) addressed the grave of Saʿd and wiped his hand over it, and [as he did so] he began to quiver between his shoulders. So it was said to him, “O Messenger of Allah, we saw you addressing [the grave of Saʿd] as you were quivering between your shoulders, and you said, ‘Saʿd is undergoing this.’” So he said, “Verily there is no believer but that he will undergo squeezing [in the grave].”’”

“I asked Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), ‘Why do you always fast on Wednesdays?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘Since the Fire (of Hell) was created on a Wednesday.’”

‘I asked Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) about the inmates of Hell [who are released after their punishment], so he said, “[My father] Abū Jaʿfar used to say, ‘They Will come out from it and will be taken to a spring at the gate of Paradise called the Spring of Life. They will then be showered with its water and their flesh, skin and hair will grow [back] just as plants grow.’”’”

“I asked Abā ʿAbdillāh (a) about one who is put in the Fire and then removed therefrom and placed in Paradise. He said, ‘If you wish, I will tell you about what my father used to say regarding it. He said, “Verily some people will come out of the Fire after having been burnt coal-black [by the Fire], and they will be taken to a river at the gate of Paradise which is called the [River of] Life (al-ḥayawān). Its water will then be showered upon them so their flesh, blood and hair will grow [back].”’”

The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Shall I not inform you of who the Fire will be forbidden from anon? They said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He said: The meek, the near, the tender, and the easygoing.

“I said to Abā ʿAbdillāh (a), ‘They say: do not be impressed by the group which claims that Allah will remove some people from the Fire and place them among the inhabitants of Paradise with His friends.’ So he said, ‘Do they not read the verse in which Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says: There are two other Gardens below these two (Q55:62)? It refers to a paradise besides Paradise and a fire besides the Fire. They will not dwell with the friends of Allah [but rather, in another paradise].’ And he said, ‘There is, by Allah, a level [or two levels] between them, but I cannot talk about it [here]. Their matter is more constricted than a [tight] noose. Indeed, were the Riser to rise, he would start with these people.’”