HELL’S ANGER AND HEAVING
Hell’s Anger and Heaving
Allah, the Most High said:
“Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us—they are far removed from it. They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally. “ (Al-Anbiya’ (21): 101-102)
And Allah, the Most High said:
“And We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze. When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring. “ (Al-Furqan (25): 11-12)
And Allah, the Most High said:
“And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination. When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful]inhaling while it boils up. It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, ‘Did there not come to you a warner?”’ (Al-Mulk (67): 6-8)
And Shahiq described it as a great bellowing sound, something akin to the sound of a mule.
Mujahid said regarding the words, ‘as it blazes forth’ that it is like the boiling in a pot.
Khalid Ibn Darik said a Companion of the Prophet(pbuh) narrated that he said: “Whosoever attributes to me what I have not said will have a seat in between the eyes of Hell.” He was asked if Hell had eyes, to which he replied, “Yes; have you not heard the Words of Allah, the Most High:
“When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring. “ (Al-Furqan (25): 12)
Ibn ‘Abbas (radiAllahu ‘anhuma) said: ‘Verily a slave will run towards Hell and it will moan like a mule reaching the periphery of Hell. It will then roar and there shall be none but fears it. ‘ (Reported by Ibn Abl Hatim)
Ka‘b (radi Allahu ‘anhu) said:‘All created things hear the roar of Hell in the morning and evening except mankind and Jinn (thaqalayn) who bear accountability.’ (Meaning they will have rewards and punishment according to their deeds.) This was reported by Jazjanii.
Dahhak said: “Verily Hell will roar on the Day of Judgment, hearing which Angels and Prophets will fall down prostrate and muttering, ‘O Lord!My soul, my soul!”
Imam Ahmad reported that Wahb Ibn Munabih said: ‘When the mountain hears the roar and rage of Hell, it will screech out like a woman. It will then collapse unto itself and pulverise.’
‘Abdullah Ibn Abi Ja‘far was reported by ‘Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad as saying, Verily, Hell will roar and it will split the hearts of tyrants. Hell roars again and behold, these people are swept into the air and dumped on their faces.’
‘Umar ( ‘radiyAllahu ‘anhu) told Ka‘b to, ‘Instill fear in us.’ Ka‘b (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) related,‘In whose hand my soul is,verily Hell will be brought forth on the Day of Judgment while it is roaring and raging. It lets out a roar when it nears,which will send Prophets and martyrs to their knees. They will then plead: ‘O Allah! I do not burden You today except with (keeping safe) my own soul.’ If you had the deeds of seventy Prophets O Ibn Khattab, you would probably not be spared (from Hell).’ ‘Umar ( radiyAllahu ‘anhu) added, ‘By Allah, verily the affairs (of the Day ofJudgment) will be severe.’
In another narration, Ka’b (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) read the following verse of the Qur’an:
“On the Day when every soul will come disputing [i.e., pleading] for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged [i.e., treated unjustly]. “ (Al-Nahl(16): 111)
Hasan described the God-fearing in these words, ‘When they read verses of the Qur’an that mention Paradise, they cry yearning for it and when they come across verses that describe Hell, they scream in fear as if the roar of Hell were right in their ears.’
Abu Wa’il said: “We went out with Ibn Mas‘ud and Rab‘I Ibn Khaytham was with us. We came upon a cooking furnace along the shores of the river Euphrates. Upon seeing it, Ibn Mas‘ud began reading the verses:
“When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring. And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.” (Al-Furqan (25): 12-13)
Rabi immediately fainted on hearing these verses.We carried him to his family and we prayed Zhur and ‘Asr. Yet he did not regain consciousness. He only came around after we prayed Maghrib.”
In a narration by Musma’ Ibn ‘Asim, he explained that he spent the night on a shore with ‘Abdul-Aziz, Kilab and Salman. Kilab started to cry all of sudden so much so that I thought he would drop down and die.’Then Abdu’l-Aziz followed suit. Finally Salman cried too. I too then began to cry seeing all of them crying, oblivious to the reason making them do so. After some time, I asked ‘Abdul-Aziz the reason. He replied, ‘Verily,I saw the swell of the sea surging about and was reminded of the layers of Hell and its roar. That caused me to cry.’ I posed the same question to Kilaab and he replied an exact similar reply as if he had heard Abdul-Aziz answer. Finally, I asked Salman the question and he replied, ‘There is not one worse than me amongst the people. I cried only because I saw the other two cry due to my sympathy towards them which yields from seeing what they do to themselves (in piety). May Allah have mercy on them.”
By Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali
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