And indeed he (Satan) did lead astray a great multitude of you. Did you not,
then, understand? This is Hell which you were promised! Burn therein this
Day, for that you used to disbelieve.
The Noble Qur'an 36:62-64
Description
of Hell
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5681, Narrated AbuSa'id
al-Khudri
The Prophet
said, "The awnings of Hell have
four thick walls, each wall a distance of forty years."
[Tirmidhi transmitted it]
The Noble Qur'an Hud 11:106
As for those who are wretched, they will be in the
Fire, sighing in a high and low tone.
Hadith - Al-Muwatta 57.2
Malik related to me from his paternal uncle Abu Suhayl ibn Malik from his
father that Abu Hurayra said, "Do you think that it (hell) is red like this
fire of yours? It is blacker than tar."
Hadith - Qudsi 38
When Allah (swt) created Paradise and Hell-fire,
He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying: Look at it and at what I have prepared
therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet
said: So he came to it and looked at it and at what
Allah had prepared therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet
said: So he returned to Him
and said: By your glory, no one hears of it without entering it. So He ordered
that it be encompassed by forms of hardship, and He said: Return to it and
look at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet
said:
So he
returned to it and found that it was encompassed by forms of hardship. Then
he returned to Him and said: By Your glory, I fear that no one will enter
it. He said: Go to Hell-fire and look at it and what I have prepared therein
for its inhabitants, and he fount that it was in layers, one above the
other. Then he returned to Him and said: By Your glory, no one who hears
of it will enter it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by lusts. Then
He said: Return to it. And he returned to it and said: By Your glory, I am
frightened that no one will escape from entering it.
Hadith - Sahih
Bukhari 4:464, Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas
,
see also Bukhari 4:464, 7:124
"...Then I saw the (Hell)
Fire, and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I
saw that the majority of its dwellers were
women." The people
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for that?" He
replied, "Because of their
ungratefulness." It was said.
"Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrateful
to Allah)?" He
replied, "They are not
thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors done to them.
Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some harshness
from you, she will say, "I have never seen any good from you.'
"
Hadith - Reported by Darimi, Narrated Abu Sa'id
, Tirmidhi transmitted something
similar but he said seventy instead of ninety-nine.
Allah's Messenger
said: There dominate ninety-nine dragons over the unbeliever in the grave.
They (constantly) bite him and sting him till there comes the hour (of
resurrection). (These dragons are so poisonous) that if one of them exhales
on the Earth, no verdure will ever grow upon it.
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi, Narrated Abu
Hurayrah
Transmitted by Tirmidhi
The Prophet
was asked about the things which would enable most
people to enter Paradise. He answered: Being careful
about one's obligations to Allah, and good behaviour. Thereafter,
he was asked: What are those things which will lead a person into Hell? He
answered: His mouth and
genitals.
Hadith - Bukhari 8.485, Narrated Abu
Huraira
The Prophet
said, "A slave (of Allah) may
utter a word which pleases Allah without giving it much importance, and because
of that Allah will raise him to degrees (of reward): a slave (of Allah) may
utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without thinking of its
gravity and because of that he will be thrown into the
Hell-Fire."
Hell Affects
the Seasons
Hadith - Bukhari, Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet
said,
"In very hot weather
delay the Zuhr prayer till it becomes (a bit) cooler because the severity
of heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire. The Hell-fire of Hell complained
to its Lord saying: O Lord! My parts are eating (destroying) one another.
So Allah allowed it to take two breaths, one in the winter and the other
in the summer. The breath in the summer is at the time when you feel the
severest heat and the breath in the winter is at the time when you feel the
severest cold."
The Death of the People of Hell
Imaam Aboo Zakariyyaa Yahyaa Ibn Sharaf an-Nawawee rahimahullaah
From Fatawaa al-Imaam an-Nawawee, (p. 84)
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Will anyone die in Hell? Is there any saheeh hadeeth to that effect or
not? If it is true, then what is the nature of this death, and to whom will
it happen?
It was reported in Saheeh Muslim that Aboo Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah
be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said: ‘As for the people of Hell, they are its
inhabitants, and they neither live therein nor die. But there are people
who will enter Hell because of their sins – or mistakes – so Allah
will cause them to die once, then when they become like coal, He will give
permission for intercession (for them). They will be brought group by group
to the rivers of Paradise. Then it will be said: "O people of Paradise! Pour
water on them." Then they will grow like seeds (i.e., the seeds of herbs
and aromatic plants, or it was said, small plants that grow in between grasses,
or it may mean wheat).’"
The scholars said: "What is meant by the people of Hell are its kaafir
inhabitants, who will never come out of it and never die at all.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah), for them will be the
Fire of Hell. Neither will it have a complete killing effect on them so that
they die, nor shall its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We requite
every disbeliever!" [Faatir 35:36]
As for the sinners among those who believe in the Oneness of Allah, those
who have committed major sins (kabaa’ir), they will be punished in
accordance with the degree of their sins for a period decreed by Allah, then
they will die a lesser death such that they no longer feel anything, for
a period decreed by Allah. Then they will be brought out dead, turned into
coals and carried like luggage, and they will be thrown into the rivers of
Paradise and the water of life will be poured over them. Then they will grow,
like wheat at first, but quickly, like herbs. Then they will get stronger
and be fully formed, and will be taken to their homes in Paradise. And Allah
knows best.
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