عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " سبعة يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله ، إمام عادل , وشاب نشأ في عبادة الله ، ورجل قلبه معلق بالمساجد ، ورجلان تحابا في الله اجتمعا عليه وتفرقا عليه ، ورجل دعته امرأة ذات منصب وجمال فقال إني أخاف الله . ورجل تصدق بصدقة فأخفاها حتى لا تعلم شماله ما تنفق يمينه ، ورجل ذكر الله خالياً ففاضت عيناه " متفق عليه .
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Seven are (the persons) whom Allah will give Shade of His Thrown on the Day when there would be no shade other than His Throne's Shade: A just ruler; a youth who grew up worshipping Allah; a man whose heart is attached to mosques; two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer by saying): `I fear Allah'; a man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given; and a person who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes well up (weeping ) (Al-Bukhari and Muslim )
Commentary:
1) This Hadith mentions seven types of people whom The Almighty Allah provides special protection for them in the day of the Resurrection that is His Throne's Shade. I pointed out before some of the terrors of the day of the Resurrection and let's see some verses from the Quran that describes what will happen in that horrible day :
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يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ ۚإِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ" "يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَىٰ وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارَىٰ وَلَٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ شَدِيدٌ 022/1-4)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
"O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible!" "The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load (unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah." "And yet among men there are such as dispute about Allah, without knowledge, and follow every evil one obstinate in rebellion!" "About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to him for friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to the Penalty of the Fire" (22/1-4).
"ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّهُ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَأَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ "وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُور" (22/6-7)
"This is so, because Allah is the Reality: it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who has power over all things". "And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it, or about (the fact) that Allah will raise up all who are in the graves" (22/6-7)
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وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُمْ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنْسِلُونَ" "قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا مَنْ بَعَثَنَا مِنْ مَرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗهَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُونَ" "إِنْ كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ" "فَالْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ" (26/51-54)
"The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! from the sepulchres (men) will rush forth to their Lord!" "They will say: "Ah! Woe unto us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of repose?. (A voice will say:) "This is what (Allah) Most Gracious had promised. And true was the word of the messengers!" "It will be no more than a single Blast, when lo! they will all be brought up before Us!" "Then, on that Day, not a soul will be wronged in the least, and ye shall but be repaid the meeds of your past Deeds" (36/54)
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مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ" "وَجَاءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ ۖذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنْتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ" "وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ۚذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيدِ" "وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ" "لَقَدْ كُنْتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنْكَ غِطَاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ"
(50/18-22)
"Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it)". "And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!" "And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given)". "And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness". It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless of this; now have We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day" (50/18-22)
2) In this horrible atmosphere the seven types of people that The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) mentioned in the Hadith will enjoy the shade of Allah (pbth ) which is the biggest grace.What about the grace of Paradise ! . I hope that Allah grant us paradise and save our bodies from hellfire .Ameen .