‘Who are these?’ He said, ‘They are those who used to consume the wealth of orphans unlawfully.’ Then I saw women hanging by their breasts. I asked, ‘Who are they?’  He said, ‘They are the women who committed adultery.’  Then I saw people whose flesh was being sliced from their sides and forced into their mouths, while it was said to them, “Eat as you used to eat the flesh of your brother!” I asked, ‘Who are they?’ He said, ‘They are those who committed backbiting and found faults in others.’”^[1]

Punishment for Seeing and Hearing the Unlawful

Sayyiduna Abū Umamah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrated: One morning after the Fajr Salah, the Beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  said: “I saw a dream, and indeed it was true, so understand it well! Someone came to me, took my hand, and led me to a vast mountain. He said, ‘Climb it.’ So, I climbed it with him. We moved forward and saw men and women whose cheeks were torn apart. I asked, ‘Who are these?’  He said, ‘They are those who spoke what they themselves did not act upon.’ Then we saw men and women with nails driven into their eyes and ears. I asked, ‘Who are they?’ He said, ‘These are the people whose eyes looked at what they should not have looked at, and whose ears listened to what they should not have listened to.’ Then we came across women who were hanging upside down by their ankles, and snakes were biting their breasts. I asked, ‘Who are these?’ He said, ‘These are the women who did not feed their children milk.’ We moved further and saw men and women hanging upside down, licking boiling water. I asked, ‘Who are these?’ He said, ‘These are the ones who used to break their fasts before time.’ Then we saw men and women who were extremely ugly, wearing filthy clothes and emitting a terrible stench. I asked, ‘Who are they?’ He said, ‘These are the men and women who committed adultery.’ Then we passed by bloated, foul-smelling corpses. I asked, ‘Who are they?’ He said, ‘These are the dead disbelievers.’^[2]

اللہ اکبر! Dear Islamic brothers! Reflect deeply upon these narrations! What terrifying scenes they describe! Some have their heads crushed with stones, some have their jaws torn with iron rods, some people are being dunked into