Part 101

And Ahmad related it from the hadith of Sho'bah, from Anas — that the Messenger of Allah ig said, “Were you to know what I know, you would laugh only a little, and you would cry much.”

Anas ibn Maalik .t related that the Prophet ig said to Jibreel, “Why is it that I have never seen Meekaaeel laughing?” Jibreel #¢ said, “He has not laughed since the Hellfire was created.” (Ahmad)

The Hellfire Complained To Its Lord That It Was Eating Itself Up

Abu Hurairah 4s related that the Prophet #% said, “The Hellfire complained to its Lord, saying, ‘My Lord, part of me has eaten other parts (of me), so give me breath (or ventilation)’ He #¢ gave it permission to breath (or give vent) twice every year. The coldest thing you will find is the bitter cold of Hell; and the most intense heat you will find is the heat of Hell.” (Ahmad) Bukhaaree and Muslim related it from the hadith of Az-Zuhree.

The Severe Heat Of Hell Is Hotter Than All Else

Abu Hurairah . related that the Prophet #@ said, “The Hellfire complained to its Lord, saying, ‘Part of me has eaten another part (of me).’ He 4& gave it permission to give vent twice: to give vent in the winter and to give vent in the summer. And the most extreme heat is the extreme heat of Hell.”” (Ahmad) And with the same chain to the Messenger of Allah #8, he 24 said, “If the heat becomes severe, then. make yourselves cold with the prayer (i.e, delay the prayer until the temperature cools down), for severity of heat is from the severe heat of Hell.”

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When The Richest And Most Comfortable Of People In The World From The Dwellers Of The Hellfire Is Dipped Into It, He Will Forget All Of The Delights He Tasted; And When The Most Poor And Afflicted Of People In The World From The Dwellers Of Paradise Enters Paradise, He Will Forget All Of The Affliction That He Tasted

Anas ibn Maalik reported that the Messenger of Allah # said, “The most rich and comfortable of people in the world, who also is from the dwellers of the Hellfire, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be dyed (i.e., dipped) once in the Hellfire. Then it will be said to him, ‘O son of Adam, have you ever seen delight? Have blessings ever passed by you?’ He will say, “No, by Allah, O my Lord’ Then the most poor and afflicted of people in the world, who is from the inhabitants of Paradise, will be brought and he will be dyed once in Paradise. Then it will be said to him, ‘O son

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of Adam, have you ever seen misery? Has harshness ever passed by you?’ He will say, ‘No, by Allah, O my Lord, misery never came over me, and I have never seen harshness or affliction.” (Ahmad)

If A Disbeliever Had Enough Gold To Fill The Earth And Then Tried To Ransom Himself From The Punishment On The Day Of Resurrection,

It Would Not Be Accepted From Him

Anas ibn Maalik - related that the Prophet said, “A disbeliever is brought on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to him, ‘Suppose you had gold equal to the size of the earth, would you ransom it (to be saved)?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ It will be said, ‘Something easier than that was asked of you.’ And that is the saying of Allah:

“Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom’)

(Ahmad) And Allah 3 knows best.

Anas ibn Maalik related that the Prophet #¢ said, “On the Day of Resurrection, it will be said to one of the dwellers of Hell, ‘Were you to have something (of value) which would fill the entire surface of the earth, would you offer it as a ransom?’ He will say, ‘Yes.” The Prophet 3 said, “Then Allah — ‘Azza Wo-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) — will say, ‘I wanted from you something simpler than that. I took upon you from the back of Adam that you would not associate any partners with Me (in worship), but you insisted on associating partners with Me.’ (Ahmad)

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On The Day Of Resurrection, The Believer Will Hope To Return To The World In Order To Fight In The Way Of Allah And Be Killed, Because Of What He Sees From The Virtue And Superiority Of Martyrdom And Martyrs

Anas ibn Maalik 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 2g said, “A man from the dwellers of Paradise will be brought and it will be said, ‘O son of Adam, how have you found your abode to be? Ask and wish.’ He will say, ‘I do not ask and I do not wish other than You return me to the world, and I fight in the way of Allah ten times, saying that based on what he sees from the superiority of martyrdom. And a man from the dwellers of Hell will be brought, and it will be said to him, ‘O son of Adam, how have you found your abode to be?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord, It is the most evil abode.’ He will say, ‘Would you ransom it with the an earth full of gold?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord, Yes.’ He & will say, “You have lied. I have asked you for less than that and for something simpler, and you have not done so.’ Then he is returned to Hell.” (Ahmad)

Abu Hurairah related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “The likeness of Hell has not been seen: the one who flees from it has slept. And the likeness of Paradise has not been seen: the one who seeks it has slept.”

Abu Hurairah # related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “Were there 100,000 or more on the floor of the Masjid, and among them there was a man from the dwellers of Hell, and he breathed, the Masjid and those in it would burn.” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Ya‘laa and others) This hadith is extremely Ghareeb.

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A Description Of The Hellfire And The Hugeness Of Its Inhabitants — May Allah % Protect Us From It By His Favor, Generosity, Kindness,

And Grace, Aameen; Indeed, He Is Able To Do Whatsoever He % Wills

Allah 8 said: “Verily the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them’)

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“Theirs will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Fiell-Fire). Thus do We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong doers). But those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah 8% — Islamic Monotheism), and worked righteousness-We tax not any person beyond his scope’

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“The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the fire of Hell, with a horrible forceful pushing. This is the Fire you used to belie’

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An Evil Word Spoken Without One Feeling Its Implications Makes Its Speaker Plunge Deep Into The Fire Of Hell, Farther Than The Distance Between The East And The West

In a hadith related by both Bukhaaree and Muslim, the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “Hell will continue to be thrown into and it will say, ‘Are there any more (to come)?’ Until the Lord of Glory places His Two Feet in it, and then it will withdraw into itself, and it will say, ‘Sufficient, sufficient, by Your Glory.”

Abu Hurairah # related that the Prophet 2% said, “Indeed, a man speaks a word, making his sitting companions laugh because of it, and he will sink because of it farther than Ath-Thurayyah.” (Related by ‘Abdullah ibn Al-Mubaarak) It is Ghareeb.

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