Hazardousness of Shirk (joining partners with Allah)

1. Narrated Abu Huraira (RA) that Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, Ibrahim (Abraham) will see his father Azar (in such a pitiable condition) that his face will be dark and covered with dust. Then Ibrahim will remind him: Did I not warn you against denying me? His father will reply: Today I will not deny you. Then, Ibrahim will say: O Lord! You have promised not to disgrace me on the Day of Resurection. So what will be more disgraceful to me then my wretched father. Allah will say: I have forbiden paradise for disbelievers. Then it will be said: O Ibrahim, Look! what is underneath you feet? He will look and see his father as a Hyena - besmeared with dirt caught bu the legs and thrown into Hell.
   
   (Due to infidelity, Azar will not be forgiven inspite of his son Ibrahim's intercession for him and he will be transformed into an animal and cast into Hell. It also proves that the pagans whoever they are by kinship, will be forbidden from entering Paradise for ever. They will remain in Hell and suffer the agonies of torment which they had been frightened of by the messengers of Allah at different times.)
   
   
2. Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA) on the authority of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said:Allah will say to the least tormented person among the people of Hell on the Day of Resurrection: Do you have any thing on earth, that you would give as a ransom (to protect yourself against the torment of Fire)? He will say: Yes. Then Allah will say: While you were in the backbone of Adam, I had demanded you much less then that, i.e. to associated nothing with Me; but you declined and worshipped others besides Me.
   
   (This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
   (This Hadith concludes that a believer with the sins covering the entire globe will be forgiven so long as he does not associate partners to Allah.)