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Fatwa CenterWho will be the first to be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection and the first to be dragged into Hellfire?
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Who will be the first to be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection?
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.
It is proven by the Hadeeth of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, that the nation of Prophet Muhammad will be the first to be brought to account. It was narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas 
that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “We are the last nation and the first to be brought to account. It will be said, where is the illiterate nation and its prophet? So we are the last and the first.” [Ibn Maajah; Al-Albaani: Saheeh in Saheeh Al-Jaami']
Additionally, it is also proven by the Hadeeth reported by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and others that the first to be dragged into Hellfire will be three.
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah 
that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “When the Day of Resurrection comes, Allaah The Almighty Will Come down to Judge between His slaves, and every nation will be kneeling. The first ones to be called forth will be a man who learned the Quran by heart, a man who was killed for the Sake of Allaah, and a man who had a lot of wealth. Allaah will say to the Quran-reader, ‘Did I not Teach you that which I Revealed to My Messenger?’ He will say, ‘Yes, O Lord.’ He Will Say, ‘What did you do with that which I Taught you?’ He will say, ‘I used to read it night and day.’ Allaah Will Say to him, ‘You have lied,’ and the angels will say to him, ‘You have lied.’ Allaah Will Say, ‘Rather you wanted it to be said that so-and-so is a reader of the Quran, and that is what was said.’ Then the wealthy man will be brought forth, and Allaah Will Say to him, ‘Did I not Give you ample provision so that I Did not Leave you in need of anybody?’ He will say, ‘Yes, O Lord.’ He Will Say, ‘What did you do with that which I Gave you?’ He will say, ‘I used to maintain kinship ties and give in charity.’ Allaah Will Say to him, ‘You have lied,’ and the angels will say to him, ‘You have lied.’ Allaah Will Say, ‘Rather you wanted it to be said that so-and-so is generous, and that is what was said.’ Then the one who was killed for the Sake of Allaah will be brought forth and Allaah Will Say to him, ‘Why were you killed?’ He will say, ‘I was commanded to fight in Jihaad for Your sake, so I fought until I was killed.’ Allaah Will Say to him, ‘You have lied,’ and the angels will say to him, ‘You have lied.’ Allaah Will Say, ‘You wanted it to be said that so-and-so was courageous, and that is what was said.’” Then the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, struck my knee and said, “O Abu Hurayrah, these three are the first of the creation of Allaah who will be dragged into Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection.” [Al-Jaami’ of At-Tirmithi, the Saheeh of Ibn Hibbaan, Saheeh of Ibn Khuzaymah; also in Saheeh of Al-Bukhari and Saheeh of Muslim with a different wording]
Allaah Knows best.
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