"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?"