Horrible
punishment in Hell
Dear Islamic brothers! At least feel
fear from the slightest punishment and also remember that there are extremely
severe punishments in Hell. It is stated on pages 293 to 297 of the second
volume of the book 'Bayanaat-e-'Attariyyah' [Discourses of Attar] published by
Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islam: How odd the
person is who commits sins despite knowing that Hell is the place of the
severest punishment! Dear Islamic brothers! If Hell is opened as much as even a
needle's eye, all those on earth will die of its heat. The drink that will be
given to the dwellers of Hell is very dangerous. If a mug of it is poured into
the world, all of its crops will be destroyed and neither any grain nor any
fruit will then grow. The snakes and scorpions of Hell are also very dangerous.
It is stated in a Hadees, 'In Hell,
there will be big snakes like the necks of non-Arab camels which will sting the
Hell-dwellers. They will be so poisonous that if any snake stings anyone only
once, he will feel severe pain for 40 years. The scorpions will be as big as
rein-fastened mules. They will continue to sting the Hell-dwellers and the
severe pain because of being stung once will persist for 40 years.
(Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 6, pp.
216, Hadees 17729)
It
is narrated in the book 'Sunan-ut-Tirmizi' that there is a mountain of fire in
Hell, namely 'Sa'ood' which is as high as is the distance covered in seventy
years. The disbelieving Hell-dwellers will be made to climb it. They will reach
its peak after seventy years. They will then be thrown from the top, so they
will reach the bottom after seventy years. Punishment like that will continue
to be given to them.
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 260,
Hadees 2585)
Even after listening to these severe
punishments of Hell, if anyone does not give up sins, he is really an odd
person. Man is excessively attracted to and greedy for the world. What can it
give to him?
Dangerous 'foods' in Hell
Those enjoying eating delicious
foods should not forget the dangerous foods of Hell. It is stated in the book 'Sunan-ut-Tirmizi'
that the Hell-dwellers will be made to suffer hunger that will be equivalent to
all those punishments being given to them. They will beg and be given poisonous
and thorny grass that will neither fatten up nor will relieve hunger. They will
then ask for food and be given the one that will choke them. So they will
recall that they used to drink water to swallow the thing that they choked on
in the world. Hence they will ask for water and be given boiling water with a
pair of iron-made pincers. When brought near to their mouths, it will burn their
mouths. When it reaches their stomach, it will cut everything in their
stomachs.
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 263,
Hadees 2595)
Another Hadees states that a drop
from Zaqqoom (i.e. very bitter thorny tree in Hell), if made to fall on to the
world, will rot all the eating and drinking things of the people of the world.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 531,
Hadees 4325)
Alas! Why does man commit sins so
fearlessly despite being aware of such severe punishment in Hell?
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب! صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Neither
disappointment nor fearlessness
Dear Islamic brothers! Tremble with
Divine fear and repent of your sins. We should neither get disappointed with
the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ nor should we get
fearless from His wrath. Both of these conditions bring destruction. Anyone
disappointed with the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
will be ruined and anyone fearlessly committing sins will also be destroyed if
seized. We should not forget that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
has created us and has blessed us with countless favours merely by His mercy
and benevolence. These facts require that we should obey our Lord and should
follow His Rasool, acting upon his Sunnah. This will bring success in our
worldly life as well as in afterlife.
Kab gunahaun
say kanarah mayn karoon ga Ya Rab!
Nayk
kab ay mayray Allah! Banu ga Ya Rab!
Kab gunahaun kay maraz say
mayn shifa paoon ga!
Kab mayn beemar Madinay ka banu ga Ya Rab!
'Afw ker aur sada kay liye
raazi ho ja
Ger karam ker day to Jannat mayn rahun ga Ya Rab
Translation: When will I
give up sins, O Lo
صَلُّوا عَلَى
الْحَبِيْب! صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear
Islamic brothers! Near the end of my speech, I would like to have the privilege
of mentioning the excellence of Sunnah as well as some Sunan and manners. The
Rasool of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, 'One who
loves my Sunnah, loves me, and one who loves me will be with me in Paradise.'
(Ibn 'Asakir, vol. 9, pp. 343)
Seenah
tayri Sunnat ka Madinah banay Aqa
Jannat
mayn parausi mujhay tum apna banana
O
my Master! May my heart be full of love for your Sunnah! Please make me your neighbour in Jannah
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب! صَلَّى اللهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
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