Hadith: On the Day of Judgment, the sun will be drawn near people until it becomes a mile away from them

عن المقداد بن الأسود رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «تُدْنَى الشمسُ يوم القيامة من الخلق حتى تكون منهم كمقدار مِيل». قال سليم بن عامر الراوي عن المقداد: فوالله ما أدري ما يعني بالميل، أمسافةَ الأرض أم الميلَ الذي تكتحل به العين؟ قال: «فيكون الناس على قدر أعمالهم في العرق، فمنهم من يكون إلى كعبيه، ومنهم من يكون إلى ركبتيه، ومنهم من يكون إلى حِقْوَيْهِ، ومنهم من يُلْجِمُهُ العرقُ إلجامًا». قال: وأشار رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بيده إلى فيه. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «يَعْرَقُ الناس يوم القيامة حتى يذهب عرقهم في الأرض سبعين ذراعا، ويُلْجِمُهُمْ حتى يبلغ آذانهم».
[صحيح] - [حديث المقداد -رضي الله عنه-: رواه مسلم. حديث أبي هريرة -رضي الله عنه-: متفق عليه]

Al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Judgment, the sun will be drawn near people until it becomes a mile away from them." The narrator Sulaym ibn ‘Āmir quoted al-Miqdād as saying: "By Allah, I do not know what he meant by this mile? Is it a distance of one mile or the stick used for applying kohl to the eye? He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People will be submerged in sweat according to their deeds. Some will be submerged up to their heels, some up to their knees, some up to their waist, and some will be bridled with sweat (reaching their mouths)." He (the narrator) said: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to his mouth." Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Judgment, people will sweat and their sweat will go seventy cubits down in the earth and it will bridle them until it reaches their ears."
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Muslim - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim]

Explanation

Allah, the Exalted, will bring the sun close to people on the Day of Judgment until it will be at a distance of four-thousand cubits away from them. People's conditions will vary according to their deeds. In other words, the amount of sweat surrounding them on this Day will vary according to their good and bad deeds. There will be some people whose sweat will reach up to their heels, others up to their knees, others up to their waist, and others up to their mouths and ears so that they are bridling with it. People have such a hard experience due to the severe distress and terrors of the Day of Resurrection.