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Sahih Bukhari 6468 — Paradise and Hell Displayed
The adoption of a middle course, and the regularity of deeds
Hadith About Paradise and Hell Displayed Before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Bukhari : 6468
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6468
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى لَنَا يَوْمًا الصَّلاَةَ، ثُمَّ رَقِيَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ قِبَلَ قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ " قَدْ أُرِيتُ الآنَ ـ مُنْذُ صَلَّيْتُ لَكُمُ الصَّلاَةَ ـ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ مُمَثَّلَتَيْنِ فِي قُبُلِ هَذَا الْجِدَارِ، فَلَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ، فَلَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ ".
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led us in prayer and then (after finishing it) ascended the pulpit and pointed with his hand towards the Qibla of the mosque and said, "While I was leading you in prayer, both Paradise and Hell were displayed in front of me in the direction of this wall. I had never seen a better thing (than Paradise) and a worse thing (than Hell) as I have seen today, I had never seen a better thing and a worse thing as I have seen today."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6468In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 475
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6468
This Hadith about Paradise and Hell is narrated by Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led the companions in prayer, then climbed the pulpit and pointed toward the Qibla side of the mosque. He said that while he was leading the prayer, Paradise and Hell were shown to him in front of that wall. He said he had never seen anything better than Paradise or worse than Hell as he had seen that day, and he repeated the meaning. The Hadith is a direct reminder of the Hereafter. It places Paradise and Hell before the listener’s heart without adding details beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Paradise and Hell were shown to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during that prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described Paradise as better than anything he had seen that day.
- He described Hell as worse than anything he had seen that day.
- The Hadith reminds believers to take the Hereafter seriously.
