"And the companions of the left—what are the companions of the left?" They are the people of the Fire.
Yahya [narrated] from Fitr, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Sabit, from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, who said: "Allah created the creation, and they were in His grasp. He said to those in His right hand: 'Enter Paradise in peace.' And He said to those in His other hand: 'Enter the Fire, and I do not care.' So they proceeded to the Day of Resurrection."
Yahya said: And it reached me that it is His saying: "And the companions of the right—what are the companions of the right?" "And the companions of the left—what are the companions of the left?"
﴿وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ﴾ وهم أهلُ النَّار.
يَحْيَى: عَنْ فِطْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَابِطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ قَالَ: " خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ فَكَانُوا قَبْضَتَهُ، فَقَالَ لِمَنْ فِي يَمِينِهِ: ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلامٍ. وَقَالَ لِمَنْ فِي يَدِهِ الأُخْرَى: ادْخُلُوا النَّارَ وَلا أُبَالِي. فَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ".
قَالَ يحيى: وَبَلغنِي أَنه قَوْله: ﴿وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمين﴾ ﴿وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ﴾.
