The Two Sahihs recorded the long Hadith about the intercession that Abu Said Al-Khudri narrated, and in which the Messenger of Allah said,

«Allah then says, "Go back, and take out of the Fire everyone in whose heart you find the weight of a mustard seed of faith"»

In another narration, Allah says,

«"Whosoever had the least, least, least speck of faith, take him out of the Fire," and they will take out many people.»

Abu Said then said, “Read, if you will,

{Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of a speck of dust}.”

Will Punishment be Diminished for the Disbelievers?

Said bin Jubayr commented about Allah’s statement,

“As for the disbeliever, his punishment will be lessened for him on the Day of Resurrection, but he will never depart the Fire.” He used as evidence the authentic Hadith in which Al-‘Abbas said, “O Messenger of Allah! Your uncle Abu Talib used to protect and support you, did you benefit him at all?” The Messenger said,

«Yes. He is in a shallow area in Hell-fire, and were it not for me, he would have been in the deepest depths of the Fire.»

«Allah rewards the good deed with a million deeds.» Abu Hurayrah said, “By Allah! I heard the Messenger of Allah saying,

«Allah rewards the good deed with two million deeds.» He then recited this Ayah,

Our Prophet will be a Witness Against, or For his Ummah on the Day of Resurrection, When the Disbelievers Will Wish for Death

Allah said,

Allah describes the horrors, hardships and difficulties of the Day of Resurrection, saying, how would it be on that Day when there will be a witness from every nation, meaning the Prophets, just as Allah said;

{And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the Book will be placed (open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward}, and,

Al-Bukhari recorded that ‘Abdullah bin Mas'ud said, “The Messenger of Allah said to me, ‘Recite to me.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Should I recite (the Qur’an) to you, while it was revealed to you?’ He said, “Yes, for I like to hear it from other people.’ I recited Surat An-Nisa’ until I reached this Ayah,

He then said, ‘Stop now.’ I found that his eyes were tearful.” Allah’s statement,

means, they will wish that the earth would open up and swallow them because of the horror of the gathering place and the disgrace, dishonor and humiliation they will suffer on that Day. This is similar to Allah’s statement,

Allah then said,

indicating that they will admit to everything they did and will not hide any of it.

‘Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Said bin Jubayr said, “A man came to Ibn ‘Abbas and said to him, There are things that confuse me in the Qur’an.’ Ibn ‘Abbas said, What things do you have doubts about in the Qur’an?’ He said, ‘Not doubts, but rather confusing things.’ Ibn ‘Abbas said. Tell me what caused you confusion.’ He said, ‘I hear Allah’s statement,

but He also says,

They have indeed hid something.’ Ibn ‘Abbas said, ‘As for Allah’s statement,

when they see that on the Day of Resurrection that Allah does not forgive, except for the people of Islam, and that He forgives sins, no matter how big they are, except Shirk, then the Mushriks lie. They will say,

hoping that Allah will forgive them. However, Allah will then seal their mouths, and their hands and feet will disclose what they used to do. Then,

{those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish that they were buried in the earth, but they will never be able to hide a single fact from Allah.}’”