HELL’S FLOWING AND MOVEMENT
Hell’s Flowing and Movement
It was mentioned earlier that the fire of Hell was heated for three thousand years. It was narrated by Abu Hurayrah (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “When Allah created Hell, he sent Jibril to see it: ‘Go and see what I have prepared for its dwellers.’ The Prophet (pbuh) said: ‘Jibril saw that Hell was collapsing on itself and returned and said to Allah: ‘By Your Might, none who hears of it shall (never want to) enter it.’ Hell was then surrounded by lust and desires; and Jibril was told: ‘Go and see what I have prepared for its dwellers.’ He saw it and returned saying: ‘By Your Might, indeed I fear that those who do not seek protection from Hell shall fall into it. ‘” (Ahmad, 2/332-333, 354 and 373,Abu Dawud, #4744 and TirmidhI, #2563)
In the hadith of Samrah Ibn Jundub (radiyAllahu ‘anhu), the Prophet (pbuh) mentioned that two Angels came to him in his dream. The following is a portion of that long narration, “I came upon a man with the most horrendous appearance. The worst you could see. He was in Hell stoking it and running around it. I asked them [angels] who was he but they told me to move along.” At the end of the hadith we are informed that, “The two Angels informed me that the horrendous-looking man in Hell was Malik, the keeper of Hell.” In another hadith the Prophet (pbuh) said: “I saw a tree that could provide shade to a great number of people if they were to gather under it.There were two men under it; one of them stoking the fire while the other gathered firewood.” At the end of the hadith he said: “I asked who the two men I saw under the tree were. He (the Angel) replied,‘they are Angels of Hell who preserve it for the enemies of Allah who will come on the Day of Judgment. ‘“ (Bukhari, #1143, Musiim7#2275,Tirmdhi, #2295 and Ahmad, 5/8)
Section One:
Hell Flares up During Midday
Hell flares up every day in mid-noon. In the hadlth found in Muslim, ‘Amr Ibn ‘Abasah (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Perform the dawn prayer and then refrain from praying until the sun has risen and is high in the sky. Verily,it rises between the horns of shaytan. The disbelievers prostrate to the sun at this time, pray after (that period) for prayers then are witnessed. Refrain from praying when the shadow leaves the arrow(i.e when the sun is at its zenith) for Hell flares up during this time. When the shadow appears again then pray.” He proceeds to narrate the rest of the hadith. He (pbuh) also said in another narration that, “When the sun rises, pray till it is on level with your head like an arrow. When it is on level with your head, it is indeed the hour when Hellfire flares up and its doors are opened. Keep refraining from prayer until the sun sets to your right eyebrow. “ (Ahmad in his Musnad, 5/312)
Abu Hurayrah (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “If the heat of the sun intensifies, cool off with making prayer,for verily the intense heat is from the breath of Hell. Prayer at mid-noon is disliked except on Fridays. “ (Ibn Majah, #1254)
Section Two:
Hell Flares up Due to the Sins of Mankind
Hell flares up when the son of Adam commits sin. As a result Allah becomes Angry. It will also flare up onJudgment Day (yawm al-qiyamah). Allah said:
“And when Hellfire is set ablaze. And when Paradise is brought near, a soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]. “ (Al-Takwir (81): 12-14)
Just as the provisions of Paradise increase due to good deeds, the atrocity of Hell increases commensurate with evil deeds.Allah becomes angry as a result and we seek protection with Allah from His Anger and from Hell.We also seek protection from all speech and acts that bring us closer to Hell seeking Allah’s Mercy and Support.
Section Three:
Hell is Ignited Time and Again
Allah said:
“And whoever Allah guides—he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray—you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces—blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire. “ ( Al-Isra’ (17): 97)
‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdu’l-Aziz once read Surah Al-Layl during prayer. When he reached the verse:
“So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing. “ (Al-Layl(92): 54)
He started to weep and could not go beyond the verse. He read the Surah again two or three times but every time he came to the verse, he could not surpass it. He then read another Surah.
By Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali
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