Hadith 13

Ibn Al Waleed, from Al Saffar, from Ibn Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Ayoub, from Abu Baseer, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘When Ibrahim-as saw the kingdoms of the skies and the earth, he-as turned and he-as saw a man committing adultery. He-as supplicated against him and he died. Then he-as saw another, so he-as supplicated against him and he died. To the extent that he-saww saw three, so he-as supplicated against them and they died. Then Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him-as: “O Ibrahim-as! Your-as supplications get Answered, therefore do not supplicate against My-azwj servants, for I-azwj, if I-azwj had so Desired, I-azwj would not have Created them. I-azwj Created My-azwj creatures upon three types – A servant worshipping Me-azwj not associating anything with Me-azwj, so I-saww can Reward him, and a servant worshipping someone else, so he will never escape Me-azwj, and a servant worshipping someone else, and there would be coming out from his ribs, one who would be worshipping Me-azwj! ”
Then he-as turned and he-as saw a carcass by the coast of the sea, part of it was in the water and part of it in the land. The predators of the sea were coming and eating what was in the water then returning, so part of it was included upon part, and they were eating each other. And the predators of the land were coming and eating from it, so it included part of it upon a part, and they were eating each other. During that, Ibrahim-as was astounded from what he-as saw, and he-as said: ‘Lord! Show me how You Revive the dead’ [2: 260]? This is a community eating each other’. He-azwj Said: “Or do you not believe? ” He Said: Yes (I do), but to reassure my heart’. – meaning, ‘Until I-as see this just as I-as see all the things. He Said: “Then take four of the birds, – cut them and mix them up just as this carcass has been mingled inside these predators eating each other. Then place on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will come to you swiftly; [2: 260]. When he-as called them, they answered him-as. And the mountains were ten, and the birds were – The rooster, and the dove, and the peacock, and the crow’’. [12]