The Magnificent Journey Part 7

After the matter of the prayer was finalised, the Prophet SAW continued on his journey down. It is perhaps now that he has lengthy conversations with the other prophets, particularly Isa ibn Maryam about his 2nd coming, the Ya'juj and Ma'juj, the Dajjal etc. On the way down, Rasulullah perceives a sweet fragrance and asks Jibril where the scent is coming from. Jibril told him that this is the scent of the comber of Fir'aun's daughter (mashitotu ibnati fir'aun). Most of us would know her as Mashitah, which literally means comber. It is not a proper noun. Her real name is unknown to us. She was the one who was thrown into a fire along with her kids for professing Tawhid. Her infant child, like Isa a.s. spoke to her while it was in her arms, and told her not to fear the fire in front of them, for a great reward awaits them in the next life.

Rasulullah also saw what Jannah was like and described the beauty of what he saw to the companions. Some reports say he entered jannah, but most scholars interpret this as seeing jannah rather than actually entering it because nobody will enter jannah until after the Reckoning (mizan) begins. He also saw punishments of the Hellfire like the following:
a) People eating hot coal and then excreting it from the back, their noses were like camels - these were people who took the money of orphans under their care
b) people who scratched and teared the flesh off their own faces with nails of copper - these were backbiters who are now scarring themselves as they scarred the honor of others when they were alive.
c) people choosing to eat rotten and putrid meat from a choice of 2 meats (good and rotten) - these were fornicators when they were alive, choosing the path of haraam to fulfill their desires instead of the path of halaal.
d) people with fat bellies who were too heavy to move, and animals were trampling on them - these were people of used to 'fatten' themselves with money illegally.
e) people who were cutting their own tongues and lips with scissors made of copper - these were those who used to preach much, but practiced little i.e. cakap to serupa bikin.

There were others too, but I think this list would suffice. May Allah protect us from being amongst any of the people above.

Somewhere on the journey, the prophet also met Malik, the khazin of Jahannam. Malik was brought to Rasulullah instead of Rasulullah visiting Malik because it is not befitting for the most noble of creation to even go near the Fire. They exchanged the salaams and Rasulullah describes Malik as someone with a sombre and stern face. He asked Jibril why is it that Malik did not smile upon meeting him. Jibril explained that because the sole purpose of him being created was to guard the doors of Jahannam, he has never smiled. But Jibril added, "If he were to ever smile at someone, it would be you O Prophet of Allah."

Upon descending all the way down to Masjidil Aqsa, Rasulullah SAW starts to ride back home towards Makkah. What will happen there will be in the next and final post, insya Allah.