1/84. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 191d — People Brought Out of the Fire
The Status of the Lowest people in paradise
Hadith About Being Brought Out of Hell and Entering Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 191d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 191d
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ الْفَقِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ قَوْمًا يُخْرَجُونَ مِنَ النَّارِ يَحْتَرِقُونَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ دَارَاتِ وُجُوهِهِمْ حَتَّى يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Verily people would be brought out from the Fire, and they would be burnt except the exterior (surfaces, fronts) of their faces; and they would enter Paradise.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 191dIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 378USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 370
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 191d
This hadith about people brought out of the Fire gives a short but serious scene. Jabir bin Abdullah reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said some people would be taken out from the Fire. The wording says they would be burnt in it except the outer parts of their faces, and then they would enter Paradise. The hadith is not a general promise to ignore sin. It is a description of people who are brought out by Allah's permission and then admitted to Paradise. The mention of burning keeps the warning clear, while the ending shows mercy and entry into Jannah. For readers searching for hadith about Hell and Paradise, this text joins fear and hope in a very direct way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some people are described as being brought out from the Fire.
- The hadith does not hide the pain and seriousness of the Fire.
- Those people are then admitted into Paradise.
- The text brings together warning and hope without giving extra details.
