Qur'an
"But those who reject Faith and belie Our Signs, they shall be companions of the Fire; they shall abide therein."
These are the people who buy the life of this world at the price of the Hereafter: their penalty shall not be lightened nor shall they be helped.
Miserable
is the price for which they have sold their souls, in that they deny
(the revelation) which Allah has sent down, in insolent envy that Allah
of His Grace
should send it to any of His servants He pleases: Thus have they drawn
on themselves Wrath upon Wrath. And humiliating is the punishment of
those who reject Faith.
Those
who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- on them is Allah's curse, and the
curse of angels, and of all mankind; They will abide therein: Their
penalty will not be lightened, nor will respite be their (lot).
Those who reject Faith,- neither their possessions nor
their (numerous) progeny will avail them aught against Allah: They are
themselves but fuel for the Fire. (Their plight will be) no better than
that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors: They denied our
Signs, and Allah called them to account for their sins. For Allah is
strict in punishment. Say to those who reject Faith: "Soon will ye be
vanquished and gathered together to Hell,-an evil bed indeed (to lie
on)!
If
anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never
will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the
ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).
Is
the man who follows the good pleasure of Allah Like the man who draws
on himself the wrath of Allah, and whose abode is in Hell?- A woeful
refuge! They are in varying gardens in the sight of Allah, and Allah
sees well all that they do.
Those
who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their
own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire!
Of
no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until
death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor
of those who die rejecting Faith: for them have We prepared a punishment
most grievous.
Some
of them believed, and some of them averted their faces from him: And
enough is Hell for a burning fire. Those who reject our Signs, We shall
soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We
shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for
Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
If
a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide
therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of Allah are upon him,
and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him.
If
anyone contends with the Messenger even after guidance has been plainly
conveyed to him, and follows a path other than that becoming to men of
Faith, We shall leave him in the path he has chosen, and land him in
Hell,- what an evil refuge!
Satan
makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's
promises are nothing but deception. They (his dupes) will have their
dwelling in Hell, and from it they will find no way of escape.
Already has He sent
you Word in the Book, that when ye hear the signs of Allah held in
defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a
different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will
collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell:-
O
ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather than believers:
Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves? The
Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou
find for them;-
Those
who deny Allah and His messengers, and (those who) wish to separate
Allah from His messengers, saying: "We believe in some but reject
others": And (those who) wish to take a course midway,- They are in
truth (equally) unbelievers; and we have prepared for unbelievers a
humiliating punishment.
For
the iniquity of the Jews We made unlawful for them certain (foods) good
and wholesome which had been lawful for them;- in that they hindered
many from Allah's Way;- That they took usury, though they were
forbidden; and that they devoured men's substance wrongfully;- we have
prepared for those among them who reject faith a grievous punishment.
Those
who reject Faith and keep off (men) from the way of Allah, have verily
strayed far, far away from the Path. Those who reject Faith and do
wrong,- Allah will not forgive them nor guide them to any way- Except
the way of Hell, to dwell therein for ever. And this to Allah is easy.
But
those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance,- they are
companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for ever). Who is more unjust
than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Signs? For such,
their portion appointed must reach them from the Book (of decrees):
until, when our messengers (of death) arrive and take their souls, they
say: "Where are the things that ye used to invoke besides Allah?" They
will reply, "They have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness
against themselves, that they had rejected Allah. He will say: "Enter
ye in the company of the peoples who passed away before you - men and
jinns, - into the Fire." Every time a new people enters, it curses its
sister-people (that went before), until they follow each other, all into
the Fire. Saith the last about the first: "Our Lord! it is these that
misled us: so give them a double penalty in the Fire." He will say:
"Doubled for all" : but this ye do not understand. Then the first will
say to the last: "See then! No advantage have ye over us; so taste ye of
the penalty for all that ye did!" To those who reject Our signs and
treat them with arrogance, no opening will there be of the gates of
heaven, nor will they enter the garden, until the camel can pass through
the eye of the needle: Such is Our reward for those in sin. For them
there is Hell, as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering above:
such is Our requital of those who do wrong.
Know
they not that for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, is the Fire
of Hell?- wherein they shall dwell. That is the supreme disgrace.
Make
ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We
pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are
in sin. The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding) with
each other: They enjoin evil, and forbid what is just, and are close
with their hands. They have forgotten Allah; so He hath forgotten them.
Verily the Hypocrites are rebellious and perverse. Allah hath promised
the Hypocrites men and women, and the rejecters, of Faith, the fire of
Hell: Therein shall they dwell: Sufficient is it for them: for them is
the curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment,-
O
Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be
firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge indeed. They
swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered
blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a
plot which they were unable to carry out: this revenge of theirs was
(their) only return for the bounty with which Allah and His Messenger
had enriched them! If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they
turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them with a grievous
penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: They shall have none on earth
to protect or help them.
Those
who slander such of the believers as give themselves freely to (deeds
of) charity, as well as such as can find nothing to give except the
fruits of their labour,- and throw ridicule on them,- Allah will throw
back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty.
Whether thou ask for their forgiveness, or not, (their sin is
unforgivable): if thou ask seventy times for their forgiveness, Allah
will not forgive them: because they have rejected Allah and His
Messenger: and Allah guideth not those who are perversely rebellious.
Those who were left behind (in the Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their
inaction behind the back of the Messenger of Allah: they hated to strive
and fight, with their goods and their persons, in the cause of Allah:
they said, "Go not forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is fiercer
in heat." If only they could understand! Let them laugh a little: much
will they weep: a recompense for the (evil) that they do.
They
will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave
them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell
is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they
did.
Certain
of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert
Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou
knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in
addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty.
To
Him will be your return- of all of you. The promise of Allah is true
and sure. It is He Who beginneth the process of creation, and repeateth
it, that He may reward with justice those who believe and work
righteousness; but those who reject Him will have draughts of boiling
fluids, and a penalty grievous, because they did reject Him.
Those
who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased and
satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heed not Our
Signs,- Their abode is the Fire, because of the (evil) they earned.
But
those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy
will cover their (faces): No defender will they have from (the wrath of)
Allah: Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the
depth of the darkness of night: they are companions of the Fire: they
will abide therein (for aye)! One day shall We gather them all together.
Then shall We say to those who joined gods (with Us): "To your place!
ye and those ye joined as 'partners' We shall separate them, and their
"Partners" shall say: "It was not us that ye worshipped!
At length will be said to the wrong-doers: 'Taste ye the enduring punishment! ye get but the recompense of what ye earned!'"
Say:
"Those who invent a lie against Allah will never prosper." A little
enjoyment in this world!- and then, to Us will be their return, then
shall We make them taste the severest penalty for their blasphemies.
Moses
prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his chiefs
splendour and wealth in the life of the present, and so, Our Lord, they
mislead (men) from Thy Path. Deface, our Lord, the features of their
wealth, and send hardness to their hearts, so they will not believe
until they see the grievous penalty."
And
we sent Moses, with Our Clear (Signs) and an authority manifest, Unto
Pharaoh and his chiefs: but they followed the command of Pharaoh and the
command of Pharaoh was no right (guide). He will go before his people
on the Day of Judgment, and lead them into the Fire (as cattle are led
to water): But woeful indeed will be the place to which they are led!
And they are followed by a curse in this (life) and on the Day of
Judgment: and woeful is the gift which shall be given (unto them)!
If
thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one people: but they
will not cease to dispute. Except those on whom thy Lord hath bestowed
His Mercy: and for this did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord
shall be fulfilled: "I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together."
But
they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was
the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor. In front of such a one
is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water. In gulps will
he sip it, but never will he be near swallowing it down his throat:
death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not die: and in
front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting.
And
thou wilt see the sinners that day bound together in fetters;- Their
garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire; That Allah
may requite each soul according to its deserts; and verily Allah is
swift in calling to account.
And
verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all! To it are seven gates:
for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned.
If
any do wish for the transitory things (of this life), We readily grant
them - such things as We will, to such person as We will: in the end
have We provided Hell for them: they will burn therein, disgraced and
rejected.
Say,
"The truth is from your Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him
who will, reject (it): for the wrong-doers We have prepared a Fire whose
(smoke and flames), like the walls and roof of a tent, will hem them
in: if they implore relief they will be granted water like melted brass,
that will scald their faces, how dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a
couch to recline on!
One
Day He will say, "Call on those whom ye thought to be My partners," and
they will call on them, but they will not listen to them; and We shall
make for them a place of common perdition. And the Sinful shall see the
fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein: no means will they
find to turn away therefrom.
On
that day We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another: the
trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together. And We
shall present Hell that day for Unbelievers to see, all spread out,-
(Unbelievers) whose eyes had been under a veil from remembrance of Me,
and who had been unable even to hear. Do the Unbelievers think that they
can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared
Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment.
"Those
whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that
they were acquiring good by their works?" They are those who deny the
Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the
Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of
Judgment, give them any weight. That is their reward, Hell, because they
rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest.
If
only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward
off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no
help can reach them! Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and
confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they
(then) get respite.
Verily
ye, (unbelievers), and the (false) gods that ye worship besides Allah,
are (but) fuel for Hell! to it will ye (surely) come! If these had been
gods, they would not have got there! but each one will abide therein.
There, sobbing will be their lot, nor will they there hear (aught else).
These
two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who
deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over
their heads will be poured out boiling water. With it will be scalded
what is within their bodies, as well as (their) skins. In addition there
will be maces of iron (to punish) them. Every time they wish to get
away therefrom, from anguish, they will be forced back therein, and (it
will be said), "Taste ye the Penalty of Burning!"
But
those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls,
in Hell will they abide. The Fire will burn their faces, and they will
therein grin, with their lips displaced. "Were not My Signs rehearsed to
you, and ye did but treat them as falsehood?" They will say: "our Lord!
Our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray! "Our
Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to Evil), then shall we
be wrong-doers indeed!" He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with
ignominy)! And speak ye not to Me!
Nay
they deny the hour (of the judgment to come): but We have prepared a
blazing fire for such as deny the hour: When it sees them from a place
far off, they will hear its fury and its ranging sigh. And when they are
cast, bound together into a constricted place therein, they will plead
for destruction there and then! "This day plead not for a single
destruction: plead for destruction oft-repeated!"
"And
to those straying in Evil, the Fire will be placed in full view; "And
it shall be said to them: 'Where are the (gods) ye worshipped- "'Besides
Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?'"Then they will be thrown
headlong into the (Fire),- they and those straying in Evil, "And the
whole hosts of Iblis together.
If
We had so willed, We could certainly have brought every soul its true
guidance: but the Word from Me will come true, "I will fill Hell with
Jinns and men all together." "Taste ye then - for ye forgot the Meeting
of this Day of yours, and We too will forget you - taste ye the Penalty
of Eternity for your (evil) deeds!"
Verily
Allah has cursed the Unbelievers and prepared for them a Blazing Fire,-
To dwell therein for ever: no protector will they find, nor helper. The
Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire, they will
say: "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the
Messenger!"
But
those who reject (Allah) - for them will be the Fire of Hell: No term
shall be determined for them, so they should die, nor shall its Penalty
be lightened for them. Thus do We reward every ungrateful one! Therein
will they cry aloud (for assistance): "Our Lord! Bring us out: we shall
work righteousness, not the (deeds) we used to do!" - "Did We not give
you long enough life so that he that would should receive admonition?
and (moreover) the warner came to you. So taste ye (the fruits of your
deeds): for the wrong-doers there is no helper."
Is
that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum? For We have truly
made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers. For it is a tree that springs
out of the bottom of Hell-Fire: The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like
the heads of devils: Truly they will eat thereof and fill their bellies
therewith. Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of
boiling water. Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire.
Yea,
such! but - for the wrong-doers will be an evil place of (Final)
Return!- Hell!- they will burn therein, - an evil bed (indeed, to lie
on)!- Yea, such! - then shall they taste it,- a boiling fluid, and a
fluid dark, murky, intensely cold!- And other Penalties of a similar
kind, to match them! Here is a troop rushing headlong with you! No
welcome for them! truly, they shall burn in the Fire!
The
Unbelievers will be led to Hell in crowd: until, when they arrive,
there, its gates will be opened. And its keepers will say, "Did not
messengers come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing to you the
Signs of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of This Day of
yours?" The answer will be: "True: but the Decree of Punishment has been
proved true against the Unbelievers!" (To them) will be said: "Enter ye
the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) Abode of the
Arrogant!"
In
front of the Fire will they be brought, morning and evening: And (the
sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will be established: "Cast ye
the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!"
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Those
who reject the Book and the (revelations) with which We sent our
messengers: but soon shall they know,- When the yokes (shall be) round
their necks, and the chains; they shall be dragged along- In the boiling
fetid fluid: then in the Fire shall they be burned; Then shall it be
said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part-worship-
"In derogation of Allah?" They will reply: "They have left us in the
lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had real existence)."
Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray. "That was because ye
were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and
that ye were wont to be insolent. "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell
therein: and evil is (this) abode of the arrogant!"
The
sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye):
Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and in despair will
they be there overwhelmed. Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is
they who have been unjust themselves. They will cry: "O Malik! would
that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!"
Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you have a hatred
for Truth.
Verily
the tree of Zaqqum Will be the food of the Sinful,- Like molten brass;
it will boil in their insides. Like the boiling of scalding water. (A
voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing
Fire! "Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water, "Taste
thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour! "Truly this is what
ye used to doubt!"
(Here
is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are
rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never
changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey
pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace
from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall
dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so
that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?
(The
sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell every contumacious Rejecter
(of Allah)!- "Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast
doubts and suspicions; "Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him
into a severe penalty."
One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" It will say, "Are there any more (to come)?"
Nay,
the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full
recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter. Truly
those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad. The Day they will
be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye
the touch of Hell!"
This is the Hell which the Sinners deny: In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round!
The
Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left
Hand? (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in
Boiling Water, And in the shades of Black Smoke: Nothing (will there be)
to refresh, nor to please:
"Ye
will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum. "Then will ye fill your
insides therewith, "And drink Boiling Water on top of it: "Indeed ye
shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!" Such will be their
entertainment on the Day of Requital!
O
ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose
fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and)
severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from
Allah, but do (precisely) what they are commanded.
O
Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be
firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed). Allah
sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the
wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our righteous
servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they profited
nothing before Allah on their account, but were told: "Enter ye the Fire
along with (others) that enter!"
For
those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and
evil is (such), Destination. When they are cast therein, they will hear
the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth, Almost
bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers
will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?" They will say: "Yes indeed; a
Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent
down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'" They
will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we
should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!" They will
then confess their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the
Companions of the Blazing Fire!
"Ah!
Would that (Death) had made an end of me! "Of no profit to me has been
my wealth! "My power has perished from me!"... (The stern command will
say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, "And burn ye him in the Blazing
Fire. "Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy
cubits! "This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
"So
no friend hath he here this Day. "Nor hath he any food except the
corruption from the washing of wounds, "Which none do eat but those in
sin."
Amongst
us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve
from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out
(the path) of right conduct: But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel
for Hell-fire
With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn them), And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous.
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Soon
will I cast him into Hell-Fire! And what will explain to thee what
Hell-Fire is? Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave
alone!- Darkening and changing the colour of man! Over it are Nineteen.
And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have
fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the
People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may
increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the
Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and
the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus
doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth:
and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other
than a warning to mankind.
Truly
Hell is as a place of ambush, For the transgressors a place of
destination: They will dwell therein for ages. Nothing cool shall they
taste therein, nor any drink, Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark,
murky, intensely cold, A fitting recompense (for them). For that they
used not to fear any account (for their deeds), But they (impudently)
treated Our Signs as false. And all things have We preserved on record.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant
you, except in Punishment."
Therefore,
when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),- The Day when man
shall remember (all) that he strove for, And Hell-Fire shall be placed
in full view for (all) to see,- Then, for such as had transgressed all
bounds, And had preferred the life of this world, The Abode will be
Hell-Fire;
Those
who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women,
and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will
have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
Has
the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)? Some faces, that
Day, will be humiliated, Labouring (hard), weary,- The while they enter
the Blazing Fire,- The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot
spring, No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari' Which will
neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. (Other) faces that Day will be
joyful,
But
those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the
Left Hand. On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
Those
who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the
Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are
the worst of creatures.
Perish
the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! No profit to him from all
his wealth, and all his gains! Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of
Blazing Flame! His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!- A
twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck!
[edit]Hadith
[edit]Sahih Bukhari
Narrated
'Imran bin Husain: The Prophet said, "I looked at Paradise and found
poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at
Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women."
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Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The first man to be called on the Day
of Resurrection will be Adam who will be shown his offspring, and it
will be said to them, 'This is your father, Adam.' Adam will say
(responding to the call), 'Labbaik and Sa'daik' Then Allah will say (to
Adam), 'Take out of your offspring, the people of Hell.' Adam will say,
'O Lord, how many should I take out?' Allah will say, 'Take out
ninety-nine out of every hundred." They (the Prophet's companions) said,
"O Allah's Apostle! If ninety-nine out of every one hundred of us are
taken away, what will remain out of us?" He said, "My followers in
comparison to the other nations are like a white hair on a black ox."
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Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Paradise and the Fire (Hell) argued,
and the Fire (Hell) said, "I have been given the privilege of receiving
the arrogant and the tyrants.' Paradise said, 'What is the matter with
me? Why do only the weak and the humble among the people enter me?' On
that, Allah said to Paradise. 'You are My Mercy which I bestow on
whoever I wish of my servants.' Then Allah said to the (Hell) Fire, 'You
are my (means of) punishment by which I punish whoever I wish of my
slaves. And each of you will have its fill.' As for the Fire (Hell), it
will not be filled till Allah puts His Foot over it whereupon it will
say, 'Qati! Qati!' At that time it will be filled, and its different
parts will come closer to each other; and Allah will not wrong any of
His created beings. As regards Paradise, Allah will create a new
creation to fill it with."
Narrated
Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet said: "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the
majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked,
"Do they disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He
replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for
the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have
always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something
in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never received any
good from you."
Narrated
Abu Said Al-Khudri: Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla (to
offer the prayer) o 'Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the
women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority
of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it
so, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are
ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in
intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led
astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is
deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the
evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in
the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence.
Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?"
The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency
in her religion."
Narrated
Usama: The Prophet said, "I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that
the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the
wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions
of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the
gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were
women."
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Narrated
'Abdullah bin Abbas: ...[The Prophet said] "I saw Paradise (or Paradise
was shown to me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes),
and had I plucked it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world
exists. 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."
Narrated
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: [...] The Prophet then said, "Somebody will then
announce, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship.' So the
companions of the cross will go with their cross, and the idolators
(will go) with their idols, and the companions of every god (false
deities) (will go) with their god, till there remain those who used to
worship Allah, both the obedient ones and the mischievous ones, and some
of the people of the Scripture. Then Hell will be presented to them as
if it were a mirage. Then it will be said to the Jews, "What did you use
to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship Ezra, the son of
Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah has neither a
wife nor a son. What do you want (now)?' They will reply, 'We want You
to provide us with water.' Then it will be said to them 'Drink,' and
they will fall down in Hell (instead). Then it will be said to the
Christians, 'What did you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to
worship Messiah, the son of Allah.' It will be said, 'You are liars, for
Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What: do you want (now)?' They will
say, 'We want You to provide us with water.' It will be said to them,
'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell (instead). When there remain
only those who used to worship Allah (Alone), both the obedient ones and
the mischievous ones [...]
Narrated
An-Nu'man: I heard the Prophet saying, "The person who will have the
least punishment from amongst the Hell Fire people on the Day of
Resurrection, will be a man under whose arch of the feet a smoldering
ember will be placed so that his brain will boil because of it."
Narrated
Abu Wail: Somebody said to Usama, "Will you go to so-and-so (i.e.
'Uthman) and talk to him (i.e. advise him regarding ruling the
country)?" He said, "You see that I don't talk to him. Really I talk to
(advise) him secretly without opening a gate (of affliction), for
neither do I want to be the first to open it (i.e. rebellion), nor will I
say to a man who is my ruler that he is the best of all the people
after I have heard something from Allah s Apostle ." They said, What
have you heard him saying? He said, "I have heard him saying, "A man
will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the (Hell)
Fire, so that his intestines will come out, and he will go around like a
donkey goes around a millstone. The people of (Hell) Fire will gather
around him and say: O so-and-so! What is wrong with you? Didn't you use
to order us to do good deeds and forbid us to do bad deeds? He will
reply: Yes, I used to order you to do good deeds, but I did not do them
myself, and I used to forbid you to do bad deeds, yet I used to do them
myself."
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Narrated
'Abdullah bin Abbas: ... The Prophet replied, "I saw Paradise and
stretched my hands towards a bunch (of its fruits) and had I taken it,
you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains. I also saw
the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that
most of the inhabitants were women." The people asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! Why is it so?" The Prophet replied, "Because of their
ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The
Prophet said, "They are ungrateful to their companions of life
(husbands) and ungrateful to good deeds. If you are benevolent to one of
them throughout the life and if she sees anything (undesirable) in you,
she will say, 'I have never had any good from you.' "
Narrated
Said bin Al-Musaiyab from his father: When the time of the death of Abu
Talib approached, Allah's Apostle went to him and found Abu Jahl bin
Hisham and 'Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira by his side. Allah's
Apostle said to Abu Talib, "O uncle! Say: None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, a sentence with which I shall be a witness (i.e.
argue) for you before Allah. Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya said,
"O Abu Talib! Are you going to denounce the religion of Abdul
Muttalib?" Allah's Apostle kept on inviting Abu Talib to say it (i.e.
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah') while they (Abu Jahl
and Abdullah) kept on repeating their statement till Abu Talib said as
his last statement that he was on the religion of Abdul Muttalib and
refused to say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' (Then
Allah's Apostle said, "I will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for you
unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So Allah revealed (the
verse) concerning him (i.e. It is not fitting for the Prophet and those
who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans
even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that they
are companions of the fire (9.113).
Narrated
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever
intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam, then he is
what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing is not true then I am
a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of
iron will be punished with the same piece of iron in the Hell Fire."
Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with wounds and
he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on
himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him."
Narrated
Al-Ahnaf bin Qais: While I was sitting with some people from Quraish, a
man with very rough hair, clothes, and appearance came and stood in
front of us, greeted us and said, "Inform those who hoard wealth, that a
stone will be heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the nipples of
their breasts till it comes out from the bones of their shoulders and
then put on the bones of their shoulders till it comes through the
nipples of their breasts the stone will be moving and hitting." After
saying that, the person retreated and sat by the side of the pillar, I
followed him and sat beside him, and I did not know who he was. I said
to him, "I think the people disliked what you had said." He said, "These
people do not understand anything, although my friend told me." I
asked, "Who is your friend?" He said, "The Prophet said (to me), [...]
[edit]Sahih Muslim
Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri reported: Verily, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: The least tormented of the inhabitants of the Fire would
be he who would wear two shoes of Fire and his brain would boil on
account of the heat of the shoes.
Usama
b. Zaid reported that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) said: I
stood at the door of Paradise and I found that the overwhelming
majority of those who entered therein was that of poor persons and the
wealthy persons were detained to get into that. The denizens of Hell
were commanded to get into Hell, and I stood upon the door of Fire and
the majority amongst them who entered there was that of women.
Ibn
Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: I
had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the
people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the
majority constituted by women.
Sahih Muslim 36:6597, See Also Sahih Muslim 36:6598, Sahih Muslim 36:6599
Abu
Musa' reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
When it will be the Day of Resurrection Allah would deliver to every
Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: That is your rescue from Hell-Fire.
Abu
Burda reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) said: No Muslim would die but Allah would admit in
his stead a Jew or a Christian in Hell-Fire. 'Umar b. Abd al-'Aziz took
an oath: By One besides Whom there is no god but He, thrice that his
father had narrated that to him from Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him).
Sahih Muslim 37:6666, See also: Sahih Muslim 37:6667
Abu
Burda reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
There would come people amongst the Muslims on the Day of Resurrection
with as heavy sins as a mountain, and Allah would forgive them and He
would place in their stead the Jews and the Christians. (As far as I
think), Abu Raub said: I do not know as to who is in doubt. Abu Burda
said: I narrated it to 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz, whereupon he said: Was it
your father who narrated it to you from Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him)? I said: Yes.
Abu
Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) visited
the grave of his mother and he wept, and moved others around him to
tears, and said: I sought permission from my Lord to beg forgiveness for
her but it was not granted to me, and I sought permission to visit her
grave and it was granted to me. So visit the graves, for that makes you
mindful of death.
Anas
reported: Verily, a person said: Messenger of Allah, where is my
father? He said: (He) is in the Fire. When he turned away, he (the Holy
Prophet) called him and said: Verily my father and your father are in
the Fire.
Abu
Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as say- ing:
There was a dispute between the Hell and the Paradise and it (the Hell)
said: The haughty and the proud would find abode in me. And the
Paradise said: The meek and the humble would find their abode in me.
Thereupon Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, (addressing the Hell) said:
You are (the means) of My punishment by which I punish those of My
servants whom I wish. (And addressing the Paradise) He said: You are
only My Mercy by means of which 1 shall show mercy to those whom I wish,
but each one of you would be full.
[edit]Scholars
[edit]Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
[Muhammad
said] “There are 70,000 valleys in Hell and in each valley there are
70,000 serpents and 70,000 scorpions. The unbelievers will meet them.”
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Ihya Ulum Id Din, p.4.431
[Muhammad
said] “On the Resurrection Day a learned man will be driven to Hell.
His entrails will be cut to pieces and he will roam with that as an ass
roams around the mill of oil. The dwellers of hell will ask him: What is
your matter? He will say: I advised the people for good works but I did
not do them myself. I prohibited the people from doing evil deeds but I
myself did them.”
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Ihya Ulum Id Din, p.3.270
[Muhammad
said] “The proud will be raised on the resurrection day as dwarfs. The
people will go on treading with feet these dwarfs. The figure of
everything will be higher than their figures. They will then be driven
to a Hell name Bulas. Their food will be the fire of Hell and their
drink will be Khobal or bloods and pusses of the dwellers of Hell.”
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Ihya Ulum Id Din, p.3.250; p.3.102
[edit]The People of Hell will Abide therein Forever
Praise be to Allaah.
What Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah believe is that Hell will never cease to exist or be extinguished, and no one will be brought forth from it except the sinners among the people of Tawheed. As for the kuffaar and atheists, they will abide therein forever.
What Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah believe is that Hell will never cease to exist or be extinguished, and no one will be brought forth from it except the sinners among the people of Tawheed. As for the kuffaar and atheists, they will abide therein forever.
Praise be to Allaah.
The
people of Hell will remain in Hell being tormented without end. This is
indicated by a great deal of evidence from the Qur’aan and Sunnah.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked: Is Hell eternal or will it come to an end?
He replied:
What is definite is that it is eternal, and no other view is known among the salaf. Hence the scholars made
this one of their tenets of faith, so that we believe that Hell is
eternal and will last forever. This is a matter concerning which there
is no doubt, because Allaah has mentioned the eternal nature of Hell in
three places in the Qur’aan:
1 – In Soorat al-Nisa, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily,
those who disbelieve and did wrong [by concealing the truth about
Prophet Muhammad and his message of true Islamic Monotheism written in
the Tawraatt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) with them]; Allaah will not
forgive them, nor will He guide them to any way.
Except the way of Hell, to dwell therein forever”
[al-Nisa’ 4:168-169]
2 – In Soorat al-Ahzaab, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, Allaah has cursed the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a flaming Fire (Hell)
Wherein they will abide for ever”
[al-Ahzaab 33:64]
3 – In Soorat al-Jinn, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and whosoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, then verily, for him is the fire of Hell, he shall dwell therein forever”
[al-Jinn 72:23]
If
Allaah had mentioned the eternal nature of Hell in one place, that
would have been sufficient, so how about if He has mentioned it in three
places? It is strange that a group of scholars are of the view that
Hell will cease to exist, based on false arguments which go against what
is indicated by the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and they misinterpreted the
meanings of the Qur’aan and Sunnah and said that the words “dwell
therein forever” mean for as long as it exists.
How
can this be correct? If they are to dwell therein forever, that means
that Hell itself must last forever, as they will be in it. If a person
is to dwell in some place forever, then the place where he will be must
last forever as well, because if that place will cease to exist then he
cannot dwell forever. The verse is very clear, and the arguments which
go against the text are to be rejected.
This
difference of opinion which was narrated from a few scholars is to be
rejected, because it goes against the clear text which every believer
must believe in. Whoever goes against it because of some argument that
he comes up with may be excused before Allaah. But whoever studies the
texts of the Qur’aan and Sunnah will know that the view that Hell will
last forever is the truth which cannot be ignored.
Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/55-56
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah:
There
is a great deal of evidence in the Qur’aan and Sunnah to show that Hell
will never cease to exist, and that the kaafireen will abide in Hell
forever and will never come out of it. Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
“This,
because you took the Revelations of Allaah (this Qur’aan) in mockery,
and the life of the world deceived you. So this Day, they shall not be
taken out from there (Hell), nor shall they be returned to the worldly
life (so that they repent to Allaah, and beg His Pardon for their sins)”
[al-Jaathiyah 45:35]
“Surely,
those who disbelieved in Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.), We shall burn them in Fire. As often as
their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for other skins
that they may taste the punishment”
[al-Nisa’ 4:56]
“but
he whom He sends astray, for such you will find no Awliyaa’ (helpers
and protectors) besides Him, and We shall gather them together on the
Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their abode
will be Hell; whenever it abates, We shall increase for them the
fierceness of the Fire.
That
is their recompense, because they denied Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and said: “When we are bones
and fragments, shall we really be raised up as a new creation?”
[al-Isra’ 17:97]
“But
those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allaah – Islamic Monotheism)
and denied Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.), they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell
therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination”
[al-Taghaabun 64:10]
“and whosoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, then verily, for him is the fire of Hell, he shall dwell therein forever”
[al-Jinn 72:23]
“Verily, the Mujrimoon (criminals, sinners, disbelievers) will be in the torment of Hell to abide therein forever.
(The
torment) will not be lightened for them, and they will be plunged into
destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair therein.
We wronged them not, but they were the Zaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers).
And they will cry: ‘O Malik (Keeper of Hell)! Let your Lord make an end of us.” He will say: “Verily, you shall abide forever.’
Indeed We have brought the truth (Muhammad with the Qur’aan) to you, but most of you have a hatred for the truth”
[al-Zukhruf 43:74]
“And
of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allaah as
rivals (to Allaah). They love them as they love Allaah. But those who
believe, love Allaah more (than anything else). If only, those who do
wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs
to Allaah and that Allaah is Severe in punishment.
When
those who were followed disown (declare themselves innocent of) those
who followed (them), and they see the torment, then all their relations
will be cut off from them.
And
those who followed will say: ‘If only we had one more chance to return
(to the worldly life), we would disown (declare ourselves as innocent
from) them as they have disowned (declared themselves as innocent from)
us.’ Thus Allaah will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And
they will never get out of the Fire”
[al-Baqarah 2:165-167]
“Verily,
those who belie Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) and treat them with arrogance, for them the gates of
heaven will not be opened, and they will not enter Paradise until the
camel goes through the eye of the needle (which is impossible). Thus do
We recompense the Mujrimûn (criminals, polytheists, sinners).
Theirs
will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Hell-fire).
Thus do We recompense the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers)”
[al-A’raaf 7:40-41]
“But
those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allaah — Islamic Monotheism),
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!
Therein
they will cry: “Our Lord! Bring us out, we shall do righteous good
deeds, not (the evil deeds) that we used to do.” (Allaah will reply:)
“Did We not give you lives long enough, so that whosoever would receive
admonition could receive it? And the warner came to you. So taste you
(the evil of your deeds). For the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers)
there is no helper”
[Faatir 35:36]
“Truly, Hell is a place of ambush —
A
dwelling place for the Taaghoon (those who transgress the boundary
limits set by Allaah, like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allaah, hypocrites, sinners, criminals),
They will abide therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges —
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
But
they belied Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, and that which Our Prophet brought) completely.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment”
[al-Naba’ 78:21-30]
And
there are other verses which all indicate that the kuffaar will abide
in Hell for eternity and will never come out, and it will never cease to
exist. When taken all together this view is very strong and there is no
room for misinterpretation .[edit]Parents of the Prophet in Paradise or in Hell?
Praise be to Allaah.
There is a hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which indicates that they are in Hell.
Muslim
(203) narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a man
said: “O Messenger of Allaah, where is my father?” He said: “In Hell.”
When he turned away he called him back and said: “My father and your
father are in Hell.”
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
This
shows that whoever dies in a state of kufr will be in Hell. And being
related to one who is close to Allaah will not avail him anything. It
also shows that whoever died during the fatrah (the interval between the
Prophethood of ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) and that of Muhammad (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) and was the follower of the way of
the Arabs at that time, which was idol worship, will also be among the
people of Hell. There is no excuse for the call not reaching them,
because the call of Ibraaheem and other Prophets (peace be upon them)
had reached these people.
Muslim
(976) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “I asked my Lord for permission to pray for forgiveness for my
mother, but He did not give me permission. And I asked Him for
permission to visit her grave, and He gave me permission.”
It says in ‘Awn al-Ma’bood:
“But
He did not give me permission” means: because she was a kaafirah
(disbeliever) and it is not permissible to pray for forgiveness for the
kuffaar.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
This shows that it is not permitted to pray for forgiveness for the kuffaar.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
When
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “My
father and your father are in Hell,” he spoke with knowledge, for he did
not speak on the basis of his whims and desires, as Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“By the star when it goes down (or vanishes).
2. Your companion (Muhammad) has neither gone astray nor has erred.
3. Nor does he speak of (his own) desire.
4. It is only a Revelation revealed”
[al-Najm 53:1-4]
Were
it not that proof has been established against ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abd
al-Muttalib, the father of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
would not have said what he did about him. Perhaps he had heard
something that established proof against him on the basis of the
religion of Ibraaheem, because they used to follow the religion of
Ibraaheem until the innovations were introduced by ‘Amr ibn Luhayy
al-Khuzaa’i and his innovations became widespread among the people, such
as the propagation of idols and praying to them instead of to Allaah.
Perhaps ‘Abd-Allaah had heard something that showed him that the idol
worship of Quraysh was wrong, but he still followed them, and thus proof
was established against him. Similarly, the hadeeth which says that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked for
permission to pray for forgiveness for his mother but it was not
granted, and he asked for permission to visit her grave and he was
permitted to do so but not to pray for forgiveness for her, perhaps she
had heard something that established proof against her, or perhaps the
people of the Jaahiliyyah are to be treated as kuffaar as far as rulings
in this world are concerned, so we should not pray for them or pray for
forgiveness for them, because outwardly they seem to be kuffaar, and
should be regarded and dealt with as such, and their case in the
Hereafter is for Allaah to judge. Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb
Al-Suyooti
(may Allaah have mercy on him) was of the view that the parents of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) will be saved (from
Hell), and that Allaah brought them back to life after they had died and
they believed in him.
This
view was rejected by the majority of scholars who ruled that the
ahaadeeth which indicate that are fabricated (mawdoo’) or very weak
(da’eef jiddan).
It says in ‘Awn al-Ma’bood:
Most
of the reports that been narrated to the effect that the parents of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) were brought back
to life and believed in him and were saved are fabricated and false.
Some of them are very weak and cannot be saheeh under any circumstances,
as the imams of hadeeth are unanimously agreed that they are
fabricated, such as al-Daaraqutni, al-Jawzaqaani, Ibn Shaheen,
al-Khateeb, Ibn ‘Asaakir, Ibn Naasir, Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Suhayli,
al-Qurtubi, al-Muhibb, al-Tabari, Fath al-Deen ibn Sayyid al-Naas,
Ibraaheem al-Halabi and others. The scholar Ibraaheem al-Halabi
explained at length the fact that the parents of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) have not been saved from Hell in a
separate essay, as did ‘Ali al-Qaari in Sharh al-Fiqh al-Akbar and in a
separate essay. The basis for this opinion is the soundness of this
hadeeth (“My father and your father are in Hell”). Shaykh Jalaal al-Deen
al-Suyooti differed from the huffaaz and scholars and affirmed that
they had believed and had been saved, and he wrote numerous essays on
that topic, including al-Ta’zeem wa’l-Minnah fi anna Abaway
Rasool-Illaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fi’l-Jannah.
Shaykh
al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is
there any saheeh report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) that Allaah brought his parents back to life so that they
could become Muslims, then they died (again) after that?
He
replied: There is no saheeh report to that effect from the scholars of
hadeeth. Rather the scholars are agreed that this is an invented lie…
There is no dispute among the scholars that this is one of the most
obvious of fabrications, as was stated by those who have knowledge. That
does not appear in any of the reliable books of hadeeth, either in the
Saheehs or the Sunans or the Musnads or any other well-known books of
hadeeth. It was not mentioned by the authors of the books of Maghaazi or
Tafseer, even though they narrated da’eef (weak) reports along with
saheeh (sound) ones. The fact that this is a lie is clear to any one who
has any knowledge of religion. If such a thing had happened there would
have been a great deal of motivation to transmit it, because it is
something that is extraordinary on two counts: the raising of the dead
and believing after death. Such a thing would have been more deserving
of being transmitted than anything else. Since no trustworthy narrated
transmitted it, it may be understood that this is a lie.
Moreover,
this goes against the Qur’aan and the saheeh Sunnah, and the consensus
of the scholars. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allaah
accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and
foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they whom Allaah will
forgive and Allaah is Ever All‑Knower, All‑Wise.
18.
And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil
deeds until death faces one of them and he says: ‘Now I repent;’ nor of
those who die while they are disbelievers”
[al-Nisa’ 4:17-18]
So Allaah states that there is no repentance for one who dies as a disbeliever. And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Then
their Faith (in Islamic Monotheism) could not avail them when they saw
Our punishment. (Like) this has been the way of Allaah in dealing with
His slaves. And there the disbelievers lost utterly (when Our Torment
covered them)”
[Ghaafir 40:85]
So
He tells us that the way in which He deals with His slaves is that
faith will be to no avail once they have seen the punishment, so how
about after death? And there are other similar texts. Then he quoted the
two hadeeth which we quoted at the beginning of our answer.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 4/325-327.
Are the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Paradise or in Hell?
Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 47170
Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 47170
There
is no saheeh hadeeth which says that Allaah, may He be exalted, brought
the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
back to life, and that they believed in him then died. Rather the saheeh
ahaadeeth that have been narrated indicated that they died in kufr and
that they are among the people of Hell.
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