ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ عَلَيْهَا صِرَاطٌ أَدَقُّ مِنَ الشَّعْرِ وَ أَحَدُّ مِنَ السَّيْفِ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثُ قَنَاطِرَ الْأُولَى عَلَيْهَا الْأَمَانَةُ وَ الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الثَّانِيَةُ عَلَيْهَا الصَّلَاةُ وَ الثَّالِثَةُ عَلَيْهَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ فَيُكَلَّفُونَ الْمَمَرَّ عَلَيْهَا فَتَحْبِسُهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْأَمَانَةُ فَإِنْ نَجَوْا مِنْهَا حَبَسَتْهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ فَإِنْ نَجَوْا مِنْهَا كَانَ الْمُنْتَهَى إِلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصادِ Then a Bridge would be placed over it, thinner than the hair, and sharper than the sword.
It would have three hurdles for it. The first one being the fulfilment of the trusts and the mercy; and the second being the Salat, and the third being the Lord -azwj of the Words, there is no god apart from Him -azwj . So they will be encumbered to cross over it. They would be captivated by the mercy and the fulfilment of the trust stage. So if they can be rescued from it, the Taqiyya stage would capture them.
So if they can be rescued from it, they would end up to the Lord -azwj of the Worlds, Majestic is His -azwj Mention, and these are the Words of Allah -azwj Blessed and Exalted: Surely your Lord is Watchful [89:14] .
وَ النَّاسُ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَمُتَعَلِّقٌ تَزِلُّ قَدَمُهُ وَ تَثْبُتُ قَدَمُهُ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ حَوْلَهَا يُنَادُونَ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا حَلِيمُ اعْفُ وَ اصْفَحْ وَ عُدْ بِفَضْلِكَ وَ سَلِّمْ وَ النَّاسُ يَتَهَافَتُونَ فِيهَا كَالْفَرَاشِ فَإِذَا نَجَا نَاجٍ بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي نَجَّانِي مِنْكِ بَعْدَ يَأْسٍ بِفَضْلِهِ وَ مَنِّهِ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ And the people would be upon the Bridge, (some) of their feet slipping and (some) of their feet firm; and the Angels would be around them Calling out: ‘O Benevolent!
O Lenient! Excuse them, and Forgive them, and Return by Your -azwj Grace, and Secure them while the people would be flocking on it like moths. So the one who is saved would be so by the Mercy of Allah -azwj Blessed and Exalted would look at it (the Bridge) and say, ‘The Praise is due to Allah -azwj Who Rescued me from you (the Bridge) after finding me lost and in desperation, by His -azwj Grace. Surely, our Lord -azwj is Forgiving, Appreciative’.