Compilation: Light on the Day of Resurrection

Light on the Day of Resurrection:


{On that day you will see the believing men and the believing women-- their light running before them and on their right hand-- good news for you today: gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein, that is the grand achievement} [57:12]


This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some of the authentic ahadith which mention deeds that will be a source of light, for the person who does them, on the Day of Resurrection.


1) Turning gray in Islam.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Do not pluck out gray hairs, for there is no Muslim whose hair turns gray in Islam, except that it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb and Sahih Abu Dawud)


2) Walking to the masjid in the dark.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Give glad tidings to those who walk to the masajid in darkness, of complete light on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Ibn Majah, Sahih Tirmidhi, and Sahih Abu Dawud)


3) Reciting Surah Al-Kahf.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf in the same manner in which it was revealed, it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb and Silsilah Sahiha)

*Note: It is sunnah to recite Surah Al-Kahf (# 18) on Fridays.


4) Shooting an arrow.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “Whoever shot an arrow in the cause of Allah, it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb)


5) Throwing the pebbles (Jamarat) during Hajj.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “If you throw the pebbles, it will be light for you on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Targheeb and Silsilah Sahiha)


6) Shaving your head during Hajj.

Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: “As for shaving your head, then there isn't but a single one of your hairs that falls on the ground, except that it will be light for you on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Targheeb)



Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said: "Allah will gather mankind, the first and the last of them, on the Day whereon mankind will be gathered together, and they will be standing for forty years, their eyes fixedly staring in horror, waiting for the judgment. Then Allah, Glorified and Exalted, will say: 'Raise your heads.' So they raise their heads up, then He gives them their light according to their deeds, so some of them will get his light like a huge mountain running before him, and some of them will be given their light smaller than that..." (Sahih Targheeb)


So each will be given light according to their deeds.

{and to whomsoever Allah does not give light, then he has no light} [24:40]


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Fabricated: Prophet making Tawaf, Bedouin, and Jibreel coming down twice.

Classification: Fabricated.

While the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam was making Tawaf (circling) around ka`ba, he over heard a Bedouin saying: O Kareem (Gracious). The Prophet repeated after him O Kareem. The Bedouin went in the direction of the drain and said: O Kareem, the Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam again repeated after him saying O Kareem. At this point, the Bedouin turned to the Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam and said: O you who have a handsome illuminating face and graceful figure, are you mocking me because I am a Bedouin? Wallahi, if not for your handsome illuminating face and graceful figure, I would have complained about you to my beloved Mohamed salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam. The Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam smiled and said: O Arab brother don’t you know your Prophet? The Bedouin answered: no. Then the Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam asked him: Then what is your faith in him? The Bedouin replied: I believed in his prophethood and I never saw him, I believed his message and I never met him. The Prophet said: O Bedouin, be informed that I am your Prophet in this Dunya (world) and one who will intercede for you in the Here After. Surprised was the Bedouin, he rushed forward to kiss the Prophet’s hand. The Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam reacted saying: O Arab brother, don’t treat me like how the non-Arabs do to their kings. Allah May He be Glorified sent me not an arrogant nor tyrant but rather sent me with the truth, a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. At this moment, Angel Jibreel came down to the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam and told him: O Mohamed Assalam (Allah) conveys to you salam and gives you exclusively greetings and honor. Allah Wants you to tell the Bedouin not to depend much on our Graciousness and Patience, tomorrow We Shall Put him into account for what is minor and major, the Qitmir (the thin membrane over the date-stone) and Fateel. The Bedouin said: O Messenger of Allah will my Lord judge me? He said: yes, if He Wills. The Bedouin said: in the Name of His Majesty and Glory, if He puts me to judgment, I will put Him into judgment. The Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam said: O Arab brother, for what shall you put your Lord to judgment?
The Bedouin replied: if He judges me for my sins, I shall judge Him for his Forgiveness, if He Judges me for my disobedience, I shall judge Him for His Pardon, if He Judges me for my stingyness, I shall judge Him for His Bountifulness. In response, the Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam cried hard till his beard became wet. Again Jibreel came down to the Prophet salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam and told him: O Mohamed, Assalam Conveys Salam to you and Tells you: O Mohamed, decrease from your crying, you made the (Angels) carriers of the throne pre occupied that they stopped their Tasbeeh (remembrance). Jibreel continued, and tell your Arab brother that he doesn’t judge us nor Shall We Judge him, he will be your companion in Jannah.