The
Description of Fire and the Situation of its People
by
Sh Salaah Al-Budayr
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Allaah
created the creations so that they would worship Him. He provided
them with evidences proving His greatness in order that they
may fear Him; He described to them the harshness of His torment
and the place of His punishment in order that they would control
themselves from corruption and sinfulness and in order that
it would be an incentive for them to achieve success and to
be guided. Beware of that which Allaah warned you against,
and fear that which He scared you from.
Fear
the Hell Fire which He described in His Book and through His
Messenger sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. It is a dwelling
which has its own fury and roar. Its heat is great. It is
black and dark, depressing and burning. Allaah says which
means, “It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing (unburned).
Altering (i.e. blackening the skins. Over it are Nineteen
(angels).” (Al-Muddaththir: 28-30). Its flame never extinguishes;
a dwelling in which Allaah deprives its people from being
close to Him and from joy and happiness, Allaah says that
which means, “Hell, which they will (enter to) burn, and wretched
is the resting place.” (Saad: 56).
The
mention of its levels and its steep bottom surrounding walls
terrifies the hearts of the people fearful of Allaah. The
Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said as narrated by
Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him, “I swear by The One
in Whose Hand my soul is, if you saw what I saw you would
laugh little, and cry excessively”, people said, ‘O Prophet
of Allaah! What did you see?’ He sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam
replied, “I saw Paradise and Hell” (Muslim).
Nu’maan
Ibn Al-Basheer, may Allaah be please with him, said ‘I heard
the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam saying, “I warn
you of the Fire, I warn you of the Fire” until his over garment
fell from his shoulders to his feet’ (Ahmad and others). He
sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam also said, “Do not forget the
two great things, do not forget the two great things: Paradise
and Hell”. Then he sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said while
crying, "I swear by The One in Whose Hand the soul of
Muhammad is, if you know what I know, you would climb the
mountains and pour dust on your heads (out of fear)"
(Abu Ya'laa).
O
Muslims! Ibn Mas’ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated
that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “Paradise
is closer to one of you than his shoelace, and Hell is likewise”
(Bukhaari). He sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam also said, according
to the narration of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with
him, “The fire which you light is one of the seventy parts
(of heat) from the fire of Hell. It (Hell Fire) was increased
by sixty nine parts, each part is just as hot” (Bukhaari).
What
you feel from heat during summer is but a small breath from
Hell to remind you with it. Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased
with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa
sallam said, “The Fire complained to its Lord saying, O Lord!
I am eating up myself (burning), so Allaah allowed it to release
two breaths, one during the winter and one during the summer;
the coldest days you experience result from the breath of
Zamhareer (cold punishment in Hell), and the hottest days
you experience result from the breath of Fire” (Bukhaari)
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WALKING ECONOMY
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This
guy is walking with his friend, who happens to be a psychologist.
He says to this friend, "I'm a walking economy."
The
friend asks, "How so?"
"My
hair line is in recession, my stomach is a victim of inflation,
and both of these together are putting me into a deep depression!"
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