said: “How can I enjoy myself when the angel appointed to blow the trumpet has already placed the horn in his mouth, inclined his forehead, and is listening attentively, waiting for the order to be given so that he may blow the trumpet?!”ON THE BLOWING OF THE TRUMPET, THE TERROR, AND RISING UP FROM THE GRAVES
The Messenger of Allâh said: “How can I enjoy myself when the angel appointed to blow the trumpet has already placed the horn in his mouth, inclined his forehead, and is listening attentively, waiting for the order to be given so that he may blow the trumpet?!”
Muqâtil rahimahullâh says: The trumpet is the horn. Isrâfîl 
has placed his mouth on the horn which is in the shape of a trumpet. The circumference of the head of the horn is like the width of the heavens and the earth. He is looking intently towards the ‘Arsh, waiting for the order so that he may blow it the first time. When he blows it, all those who are in the heavens and the earth will fall unconscious. In other words, every animal will die out of this terror, except for those whom Allâh 
willed [not to die]. And they are Jibra’îl , Mîkâ’îl , Isrâfîl and the angel of death. Allâh will then order the angel of death to take away the soul of Jibra’îl, Mîkâ’îl and Isrâfîl . An order will then be issued against the angel of death and he will also die. After this first blowing of the trumpet, the entire creation will remain in the Barzakh for 40 years. Allâh will then bring Isrâfîl to life and order him to blow the trumpet for a second time.
Allâh says:
“It will then be blown a second time, and they will immediately stand up, looking all around.” (Sûrah az-Zumar, 39: 68)
They will stand on their feet looking at the resurrection.
The Messenger of Allâh said: “The angel appointed to blow the trumpet has come and placed the trumpet in his mouth. He has placed one foot forward and moved one foot back, waiting for the order to blow the trumpet. You should therefore fear the blowing the trumpet.”
Ponder over the submission and surrender of the entire creation and their submission at the time of the resurrection, out of fear of the awful cry of the trumpet and on account of waiting for the passing of the judgement on them as to whether they will be fortunate [to go to heaven] or whether they are doomed [to the Hell-fire]. You yourself will be among them – in submission just as they will be in submission, and you will be at a loss just as they will be at a loss. This will be your position even if you were from among the affluent and wealthy people of this world. On that day, the kings of this world will be the most disgraced, the smallest and the most insignificant of people. They will be trampled upon just as tiny particles are trampled upon.
At such a time, the wild animals will come forth from the jungles and the mountains will be overturned. They will all be intermixed with the creation after having been separate. They will all be submissive for the day of resurrection without any wrong having polluted them. Rather, their rising will be due to the terrifying screech and the terror of the blowing of the trumpet. All this will engross them to such an extent that they will forget to flee from the creation and to remain aloof from them.
Allâh says:
“When the wild beasts are brought together.” (Sûrah at-Takwîr, 81: 5)
Thereafter, Satan and the rebellious ones will come forward despite their rebelliousness and defiance. They will be subdued and humbled because of their terror in being presented before Allâh .
Allâh says:
“So by your Sustainer, We shall gather them together and the Satans [as well]. We shall then gather them around Hell, fallen on their knees.” (Sûrah Maryam, 19: 68)
Now just ponder over your condition at that time and in what state your heart will be. Then look at how they will be herded after the resurrection - bare-footed, naked, uncircumcised – towards the field of resurrection which is white and completely bare, without any crookedness in it. No elevated places are found in it behind which a person could conceal himself. Nor does it have any shallow places wherein a person could conceal himself from being spotted. Rather it is one single, flat plain. People will be herded towards it in groups.
Glory to Allâh who gathered all the creations despite the differences in their categories, from various parts of the world, when He herded them through the first blowing of the trumpet, followed by the second blowing. It will only be right for the hearts to be trembling on that day and for the eyes to be downcast.
Allâh says:
“The day when this earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens will be replaced, and the people will appear before Allâh, the one, the powerful.” (Sûrah Ibrâhîm, 14: 48)
Ibn ‘Abbâs 
says: “There will be an increase and decrease in the earth. Its trees, mountains, valleys and everything else in it will be removed. The entire surface of the earth will be stretched. It will be white like silver. No blood will be shed on it and no evil will be committed on it. As for the heavens, the sun, moon and stars will be removed from them.”
O you poor person! Look at the terror of that day and its severity. When all the creations gather on this field, the stars of the sky will be scattered from above them, the sun and moon will be destroyed, and the earth will be in darkness because its light has been extinguished. While they are in this state, the sky will revolve above their heads and, despite its thickness and strength, it will be split for 500 years. The angels will be standing on its edges and sides. How terrifying that sound will be to your ears when the sky is split! How terrifying that day will be when the sky will be split despite its strength and might! It will then gush and flow like melted silver, mixed with a yellow colour. It will thus become red like tanned leather. The sky will be like molten copper and the mountains will be like dyed wool. The people will disperse like scattered insects and they will be walking bare-footed and naked.
The Messenger of Allâh said: “The people will be raised bare-footed, naked and uncircumcised. Their perspiration will seal them and it would have reached their ear lobes.” Saudahradiyallâhu ‘anhâ, the wife of the Messenger of Allâh , says: “I asked: O Messenger of Allâh! What a terrible scene, we will be looking at each other [while we are naked]?!” He replied: “The people will be too occupied to look at each other.”
Allâh says:
“For each one of them on that day will have enough concern of his own.” (Sûrah ‘Abasa, 80: 37)
Imagine how serious that day will be when the private parts will be exposed and people will still feel safe from being looked at or any one turning towards them! How will they look at others when they will be crawling on the stomachs? They will not be able to turn around to look at anyone. Abû Hurayrah narrates that the Messenger of Allâh said: “The people will be raised on the day of resurrection in three groups: riding, walking and on their faces.” A person asked: “How will they walk on their faces?” He replied: “The Being who enabled them to walk on their feet can make them walk on their faces.”
It is the nature of man to reject everything that he does not know [or is not accustomed to]. If man did not see a snake moving so swiftly on its belly, he would have rejected the possibility of walking on anything apart from the feet. The ability to walk on feet is also considered far-fetched for those who have not witnessed that. You should therefore be cautious of rejecting any of the astonishing things that are going to happen on the day of resurrection merely because they are against the norms of this world. Even if you did not witness some of the astonishing things of this world, you would certainly reject them before having witnessed them. Now imagine yourself standing naked, completely exposed, disgraced, repelled, astonished, dumbfounded, waiting for the decision to be passed whether you are fortunate [to gain admission into Paradise] or wretched [to be cast into the Hell-fire]. Now consider this condition to be extremely serious for it is certainly serious.
Then ponder over the crowds of people and their getting together. This crowd will be to such an extent that all the inhabitants of the seven heavens and the seven earths – the angels, the jinn, humans, Satan, the animals, the birds – will all crowd together. The sun will then shine on them after its heat has been multiplied and its appearance has been changed. It will be brought close to the heads of the creation – as close as the distance of the two ends of a bow. There will be no shade except the shade of the Throne (‘Arsh) of Allâh . None but those who are close to Allâh will be able to benefit from this shade.
There will therefore be he who is enjoying the shade of the Throne and he who is exposed to the heat of the sun. The sun would have melted him by its heat. His pain and agony will be very intense on account of its blazing heat. The creation will then crowd into each other and push each other because of the big multitude and the stampede. Add to this the severe shame and disgrace they will suffer because of their disgrace and humiliation when they present themselves before the Almighty.
The blazing heat of the sun, the heat of the breathing, and the burning of the hearts will all join with the fire of shame and fear. Perspiration will therefore flow from every hair. It will flow to such an extent that it will flow onto the plain of resurrection. The level of this perspiration will then rise against their bodies in accordance with their position in the sight of Allâh . There are those whose perspiration will rise till their knees, those till their hips, those till their ear lobes and those who will almost disappear in that perspiration.
Ibn ‘Umar narrates that the Messenger of Allâh said: “The day people will stand before the Lord of the worlds till some of them will disappear in their perspiration which will be till their ear lobes.”
Abû Hurayrah narrates that the Messenger of Allâh said: “People will perspire on the day of resurrection to such an extent that their perspiration will go into the ground to a depth of 70 fathoms (one fathom equals six feet or 1.829 metres). It will then seal their mouths and reach till their ears.” As narrated by Imâm Bukhârî rahimahullâh and Imâm Muslim rahimahullâh in their Sahîh.
Another Hadîth states that the people will be standing with their eyes staring blankly at the sky for 40 years. The severity of this situation will cause their perspiration to seal their mouths. ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Âmir narrates that the Messenger of Allâh said: “The sun will come close to the earth on the day of resurrection. People will therefore perspire. There will be those whose perspiration will reach till their heels, those till half their shanks, those till their knees, those till their thighs, those till their hips, those till their mouths – he then demonstrated with his hands and sealed his mouth – and there will be those who will be completely covered in perspiration – he then demonstrated this by striking his head with his hand.”
Now just ponder over the perspiration of the people on the plain of resurrection and their terrible agony. There will be from among them he who will call out: “O my Sustainer! Give me some rest from this agony and some respite even if it means going into the fire [to get this respite].” All this will happen without their having faced the reckoning [of their deeds] as yet nor the punishment. You will be one of them. You do not know to what level that perspiration will reach you.
You should know that every perspiration that did not come out due to fatigue in the cause of Allâh either through performinghajj, waging jihâd, fasting, offering salâh, going to see to the needs of a Muslim, bearing difficulties in commanding good and forbidding evil – then shame and fear on the field of resurrection will cause all this perspiration to come out. And this agony will be for a very lengthy time. If man is safe from ignorance and deception, he will know that his perspiration in bearing the pains of obedience is much easier and much shorter than the perspiration of the agony and waiting that he will suffer on the day of resurrection. This is because this is a day whose severity is very intense and whose time is very lengthy.