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The Gathering

‘Abdullah bin Hamoud al-Furaih

The Gathering (1)

The gathering comes after the resurrection. People are resurrected first then they are gathered.
What is the gathering and what is the proof for it?
Linguistically: bringing together.
In the Shariah: bringing the creation together on the Day of Resurrection for their reckoning and dealing with them.


• The gathering is confirmed by the book, the Sunnah and the consensus.
From the book: His words Almighty:
{ قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ * لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ }
“Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples; Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day. [Al Waqia: 49, 50]


From the Sunnah: the Hadith of Sahl ibn Sa`id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The people will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection on reddish white land like a pure loaf of bread (made from pure fine flour)”[1]. The Muslims have agreed on the authenticity of the gathering on the Day of Resurrection.

[1] Narrated by Al Bukhari number (2561). Narrated by Muslim number (2790). Ufra: the whiteness that is close to redness. Naqi: flour