Al-Kāfi - Volume 8


Book 1, Chapter 13

About the words of Allah ‘Has the story of the overwhelming come to you…’ (88:1)
1 Ḥadīth

سَهْلٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قُلْتُ هَلْ أَتاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغاشِيَةِ قَالَ يَغْشَاهُمُ الْقَائِمُ بِالسَّيْفِ قَالَ قُلْتُ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خاشِعَةٌ قَالَ خَاضِعَةٌ لَا تُطِيقُ الِامْتِنَاعَ قَالَ قُلْتُ عامِلَةٌ قَالَ عَمِلَتْ بِغَيْرِ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ناصِبَةٌ قَالَ نَصَبَتْ غَيْرَ وُلَاةِ الْأَمْرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ تَصْلى ناراً حامِيَةً قَالَ تَصْلَى نَارَ الْحَرْبِ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَلَى عَهْدِ الْقَائِمِ وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ .


13. Sahl, from Muhammad, from his father has narrated: Abu Abdullah (a.s) having said when it was said to him (a.s) “[88:1] Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?”, he (a.s) said: ‘They will be overwhelmed by the sword of the Rising One (Al-Qaim (a.s))’. He said, ‘I said, (What about) “[88:2] Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated”?’ He (a.s) said: ‘They will be so humiliated that they will not be able to bear the exclusion’. He said, ‘I asked. ‘(What about) “[88:3] Labouring”?’ He (a.s) said: ‘Labouring for other than what Allah (azwj) Revealed’. I then asked, (What about) “[88:3] Appointing”?’ He (a.s) replied: ‘Having appointed other than the Master (a.s) of the Command (Wali Al-Amr)’. He says then I asked, (What about) “[88:4] Entering into burning fire”?’ He (a.s) replied: ‘Entering into the fire of the war in the world during the era of the Rising One (Al-Qaim (a.s)), and in the Hereafter the Fire of Hell’.