Will those who are the first three to be incinerated by the Fire - namely, the reciter (of the Quran), the mujahid (fighter in the way of Allah), and the charitable person, whose deeds were not purely for the sake of Allah - be dragged directly to the Fire, or will they pass over the Sirat (bridge)? Especially since the Hadith mentions that they will be dragged on their faces until they are cast into the Fire, and it does not mention them passing over the Sirat. And will the disbelievers pass over the Sirat, and how is this understood in conjunction with the Almighty’s saying: "And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups until, when they reach it, its gates will be opened" and His saying: "Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them," and how can these verses be reconciled with the Almighty’s saying: "And there is none of you except that he will come to it"?
There is no contradiction between disbelievers entering Hellfire before the bridge over Hell (As-Sirat) is laid, and the verses that mention them being driven to it and cast into it. This is because they are driven and cast into it before As-Sirat is made a bridge over Hell. As for the three individuals who will be the first to be kindled by the Fire, we have not found any evidence indicating whether this will happen to them before or after As-Sirat is established, nor have we found any statements from scholars regarding this. What is reported is that they will be the first to be kindled by the Fire, and "kindled" (tus‘ar) means ignited and intensified.
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