Abdullah ibn Mas'ood radiyallahu anhu said, I know the person who will come out
last from the fire. He will be such a man who will crawl out (due to the
severity of the punishment of Jahannam he will not be able to walk). He will
then be ordered to enter Jannah. He will go there and find that all the places
therein are occupied. He will return and say, "O Allah the people have taken all
the places." It will be said to him "Do you remember the places in the world?"
(That when a place gets filled, there remains no place for a newcomer. And a
person that arrives first occupies as much as one pleases, there remains no
place for the ones that arrive later. The elders have translated it in this
manner. According to this humble servant, if the meaning of it is taken as
follows, it seems more appropriate, that do you remember the vastness and
plentiness of the world and how big the world was. He is being reminded, because
an announcement is going to be made that a place that is ten times greater than
the world shall be given to him. After imagining the vastness of the world once,
it may be assessed how great this gift is?). He will reply, "O my creator, I
remember well." It will be commanded to him "Make your wish in whichever way
your heart desires." He will put forward his desires. It shall be commanded. All
your desires are fulfilled and in addition ten times the size of the world is
granted to you. He will reply, "Are you jesting with me O my Allah, and You are
the King of the Kings?" (There is no place in Jannah and You are granting me a
place ten times greater than the world). Sayyidina Ibn Mas'ood radiyallahu anhu
said, I saw Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam laugh till his mubarak teeth
showed, when he related this portion of the man's reply.
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ
الأَعْمَشِ، عَنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ السَّلْمَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ
بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنِّي
لأَعْرفُ آخِرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ خُرُوجًا، رَجُلٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا زَحْفًا،
فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: انْطَلِقْ فَادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ، قَالَ: فَيَذْهَبُ لِيَدْخُلَ
الْجَنَّةَ، فَيَجِدُ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَخَذُوا الْمَنَازِلَ، فَيَرْجِعُ فَيَقُولُ:
يَا رَبِّ، قَدْ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ الْمَنَازِلَ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: أَتَذْكُرُ
الزَّمَانَ الَّذِي كُنْتَ فِيهِ، فَيَقُولُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَيُقَالُ لَهُ:
تَمَنَّ، قَالَ: فَيَتَمَنَّى، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: فَإِنَّ لَكَ الَّذِي
تَمَنَّيْتَ وَعَشَرَةَ أَضْعَافِ الدُّنْيَا، قَالَ: فَيَقُولُ: تَسْخَرُ بِي
وَأَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ قَالَ: فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم،
ضَحِكَ، حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ.