The kingdom of the skies...

473. Muhammad Bin yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Abu Ayyub Al-Khazzaaz, from Abu Baseer, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام having said: ‘When Ibrahim عليه السلام saw the Kingdom of the Heavens and the earth, he عليه السلام turned and saw a man committing adultery. So he عليه السلام supplicated against him. He died. Then he عليه السلام saw another one. He عليه السلام supplicated against him, so he died as well, to the extent that he عليه السلام saw a third one, and he عليه السلام supplicated against him and he died too. So Allah عز وجل Revealed unto him عليه السلام: “O Ibrahim عليه السلام! If you عليه السلام supplicate, it would be Answered, so do not supplicate against My عز وجل servants, for if I عز وجل so Desired, I عز وجل would have never Created them. I عز وجل Created My عز وجل creation upon three categories. There is a type of servant who worships Me عز وجل and does not associate anything with Me عز وجل, so I عز وجل reward him; and there is a servant who worships other than Me عز وجل so he won’t escape Me عز وجل; and a servant who worships other than Me عز وجل, so I عز وجل bring out from his descendants the one who would worship Me عز وجل”. Then he عليه السلام turned, so he عليه السلام saw a carcass on the coast of the sea, half of it was in the water and half of it in the sand. The sea lions came and ate what was in the water, then returned and he عليه السلام saw some of them on top of the others eating each other, and the lions of the land came and ate from it. So he عليه السلام saw some of them on top of each other, eating each other. That surprised Ibrahim عليه السلام from what he عليه السلام saw, and said: “[2:260] Show me, Lord, how You will raise the dead”. How do You عز وجل Bring back that which has consumed each other’. “He replied: "Have you no faith?" He said "Yes, but just to reassure my heart”, meaning, until he عليه السلام sees this like he sees all the things’. “Allah said, "Take four birds, draw them to you, and cut their bodies to pieces. Scatter them over the mountain-tops”. So he عليه السلام cut them and mixed them up just like this corpse has been mixed up inside the lion which some of them consumed the others “Scatter them over the mountain-tops then call them back. They will come swiftly to you”. So when he عليه السلام called them over, they responded. And the mountains were ten in number’.