Then Allah says,
[أَفَمَن يَمْشِى
مُكِبّاً عَلَى وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَى أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيّاً عَلَى صِرَطٍ
مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ]
(Is he who walks prone on his face, more rightly guided, or he who walks
upright on a straight path) This is a parable which Allah made of the believer
and the disbeliever. So the condition of the disbeliever is like one who walks
prone on his face. This is like a person walking bent over on his face (with his
head down) instead of walking upright. This person does not know where he is
going or how. Rather, he is lost, astray and confused. Is this person more
guided,
[أَمَّن يَمْشِى
سَوِيّاً]
(or he who walks upright) meaning, he who stands erect.
[عَلَى صِرَطٍ
مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ]
(on a straight path) meaning, this person who walks upright is on a clear
path, and he is straight within himself while his path is straight as well. This
is their likeness in this world, and their likeness will be the same in the
Hereafter. So the believer will be gathered (on the Day of Judgement) walking
upright upon the straight path and the vast and spacious Paradise will be opened
up for him. However, the disbeliever will be gathered walking down on his face
to the Hellfire.
[احْشُرُواْ
الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزْوَجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعْبُدُونَ - مِن دُونِ
اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَى صِرَطِ الْجَحِيمِ ]
(Assemble those who did wrong, together with their companions and what they
used to worship instead of Allah, and lead them on to the way of flaming Fire.)
(37:22,23) "Companions'' here means those like them. Imam Ahmad recorded from
Anas bin Malik that it was said, "O Messenger of Allah! How will the people be
gathered on their faces'' So the Prophet replied,
«أَلَيْسَ الَّذِي
أَمْشَاهُمْ عَلَى أَرْجُلِهِمْ قَادِرًا عَلَى أَنْ يُمْشِيَهُمْ عَلَى
وُجُوهِهِم»
(Is not He who made them to walk on their legs able to make them walk on
their faces'') This Hadith is also recorded in the Two Sahihs.
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