All praise is truly Allah's. We praise Him, seek His help and ask His forgiveness. We take refuge in Allah from the bad of our selves and from the evil of our actions. Whomever Allah guides, none can lead him astray. And whomever He leads astray, there is none to guide him. I testify that there is no one worthy of worship but Allah alone, without any partner to Him. And I testify that Muḥammad is His slave and messenger. May Allah's prayers and peace be upon our master Muḥammad, and upon his family and companions.
To proceed:
First and foremost, I advise you to fear Allah and be mindful of Him. And fear the day He has promised, when you will stand to be judged for what you made out of your life.
This is a day on which the entire humanity will be in a state of utter fear and regret. A day when some will flee from their parents, some from their brothers, some from their sisters, some from their children, some from their spouses, and some from their friends, out of extreme panic. People will be running around unclothed, but that'll be the least of their concerns when compared to the intensity of their horror and terror.
This will be a day of scorching heat. Right now, the Sun is 150 million km away, and yet when the temperature hits 35 degrees and our foreheads drip a couple droplets of sweat, we feel irritated, we complain, we rush to a room where the AC's on. But on this day, the Sun will be only a mile away – right above your forehead. People won't just be sweating two droplets – some will have sweat cover their ankles, some will have sweat cover their knees, some will have sweat cover their shoulders, and some will be even drowning in their sweat. Drowning in water is bad enough – imagine now drowning in your own sweat. And no, there'll be no fans or ACs on that day.
This is a day which has 50 stages. Each stage lasts for 1 000 years. That makes this one day 50 000 years in length. And for the kuffār, each stage will only get worse and worse and worse. If Allah had created death on this day, they would've died from the misery of the day. But no – there will be no death. Only misery upon misery upon misery.
Brothers and sisters! That was only the Day of Judgement. Actually, just a glimpse of it.
And then there's Jahannam. A place of torture upon torture upon torture. Punishment will come from above, below, left, right, front, and back. But there'll be no death. No relief. Every moment there will only get worse. As Allah says:
The fire of Hell is 70 times hotter than the fire of this world. Imagine being thrown right into a hot, roaring volcano, with lava at 1000 degrees, and left to drown. How quickly would you expect yourself to melt and die? Fifteen seconds? Ten? Five? Now imagine drowning in Hell, where not only is it 70 times hotter, but there's no longer such a thing as death any more. The people of Hell will have their skin roasted till it's gone, and then Allah will replace that with another set of skin, and then they'll be roasted again till that skin's gone, and then Allah will replace that skin with another one – and this will continue on forever and ever.
And guess what food will be on offer in Jahannam? Thorns – nutrition-less thorns that will not fulfil hunger. Also, fruits which will be like the heads of the devils. Then once they've filled their bellies with that, they'll have as their drink boiling water, which will scald their faces and cut up their bowels. And as for cold drinks, there'll be Ghassāq: an intensely cold drink made up of the pus, sweat, tears and wounds of the people of Hell. And all you'll hear from the people of Hell is screaming, crying, wailing...
Brothers and sisters! Allah said:
Brothers and sisters! We'll soon be entering the last ten days of Ramadān, the days of salvation from Hellfire. So use every moment you can during these days in doing acts that will lead to you being saved from Hellfire, even if by giving half a date in charity. Especially given that these "holy days" fall in the "holidays". And especially given that Laylat al-Qadr – a night better than 1000 months – is most likely to fall on one of these nights. Beg to Allah to spare you, out of His immense mercy and grace, from His intense punishment. And use this time to make a firm commitment for the rest of the year to avoid actions that will lead to His punishment.
To proceed:
First and foremost, I advise you to fear Allah and be mindful of Him. And fear the day He has promised, when you will stand to be judged for what you made out of your life.
This is a day on which the entire humanity will be in a state of utter fear and regret. A day when some will flee from their parents, some from their brothers, some from their sisters, some from their children, some from their spouses, and some from their friends, out of extreme panic. People will be running around unclothed, but that'll be the least of their concerns when compared to the intensity of their horror and terror.
This will be a day of scorching heat. Right now, the Sun is 150 million km away, and yet when the temperature hits 35 degrees and our foreheads drip a couple droplets of sweat, we feel irritated, we complain, we rush to a room where the AC's on. But on this day, the Sun will be only a mile away – right above your forehead. People won't just be sweating two droplets – some will have sweat cover their ankles, some will have sweat cover their knees, some will have sweat cover their shoulders, and some will be even drowning in their sweat. Drowning in water is bad enough – imagine now drowning in your own sweat. And no, there'll be no fans or ACs on that day.
This is a day which has 50 stages. Each stage lasts for 1 000 years. That makes this one day 50 000 years in length. And for the kuffār, each stage will only get worse and worse and worse. If Allah had created death on this day, they would've died from the misery of the day. But no – there will be no death. Only misery upon misery upon misery.
Brothers and sisters! That was only the Day of Judgement. Actually, just a glimpse of it.
And then there's Jahannam. A place of torture upon torture upon torture. Punishment will come from above, below, left, right, front, and back. But there'll be no death. No relief. Every moment there will only get worse. As Allah says:
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يُقْضَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوتُوا۟ وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُم مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى كُلَّ كَفُورٍ
"And for those who disbelieve will be the fire of Hell. Death is not decreed for them such that they may die, nor will its torment be lightened for them. Thus do we recompense every ungrateful one." (Qur’ān 35:36)
And guess what food will be on offer in Jahannam? Thorns – nutrition-less thorns that will not fulfil hunger. Also, fruits which will be like the heads of the devils. Then once they've filled their bellies with that, they'll have as their drink boiling water, which will scald their faces and cut up their bowels. And as for cold drinks, there'll be Ghassāq: an intensely cold drink made up of the pus, sweat, tears and wounds of the people of Hell. And all you'll hear from the people of Hell is screaming, crying, wailing...
Brothers and sisters! Allah said:
نَبِّئْ عِبَادِىٓ أَنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ
"Inform My servants [O Muḥammad] that it is I who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment." (Qur’ān 15:49-50)
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