changed into a bald snake on the Day of Judgement. It will have two black dots on its eyes, it will run after that individual and he will ask, ‘Who are you?’ The snake will say, ‘I am that wealth of yours which you left behind.’ Then it will chase him until it chews his hand, then it will bite him and chew his entire body.

(Mustadrak, vol. 2, p. 6, Hadith 1474)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

A’la Hadrat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentions the following in regards to those who do not pay Zakah with reference to the punishments mentioned in the Quran and Hadith: The summary is that the gold and silver upon which Zakah is not paid will be heated up in the Fire of Hell on Judgement Day and their foreheads, sides and backs will be branded with it. Hot stones of Hell will be placed on their heads and chests which will break their chests and come out of the shoulders, and they will be placed on the shoulder bone which will break the bones and come out from the chest, it will break the back and exit from the side, it will break the nape and come out of the forehead. The wealth upon which Zakah is not paid will come as an old bloodthirsty serpent which will chase him, he will stop it with his hand and it will chew his hand, then it will become like a necklace around his neck, it will take his mouth into its own mouth and bite it and say, ‘I am your wealth, I am your treasure.’ Then it will chew his entire body. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 10, p. 153)

Whilst explaining and making those who do not give Zakah fearful from the punishment of Judgement Day, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه says: ‘O friend! Do you consider the statements of Allah Almighty and His Messenger to be jest or do you consider bearing these calamities in these fifty thousand years (i.e. one day of Judgement Day) to be easy, then heat a small coin in fire and place it on your body and see what happens; what comparison is there between this trivial heat and the wrath of that Fire, what comparison is there between a small coin and the wealth which was gathered throughout the entire lifetime, what comparison is there between this fleeting moment and that calamity of thousands of days, what comparison is there between this minor wound and that bone-breaking punishment. May Allah Almighty grant guidance to the Muslims.’ (Ibid, p. 175)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد