Hell
Islamic Qur'an and Hadith Regarding
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]
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."
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