53/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2843a — Heat of Hellfire
About Hell - May Allah Protect Us From It
Hellfire Hadith About the Heat of Jahannam
Sahih Muslim : 2843a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2843a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِزَامِيَّ - عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " نَارُكُمْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي يُوقِدُ ابْنُ آدَمَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنْ حَرِّ جَهَنَّمَ " . قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكَافِيَةً يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " فَإِنَّهَا فُضِّلَتْ عَلَيْهَا بِتِسْعَةٍ وَسِتِّينَ جُزْءًا كُلُّهَا مِثْلُ حَرِّهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: The fire which sons of Adam burn is only one-seventieth part of the Fire of Hell. His Companions said: By Allah, even ordinary fire would have been enough (to burn people). Thereupon he said: It is sixty-nine parts in excess of (the heat of) fire in this world each of them being equivalent to their heat.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2843aIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6811
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2843a
This hadith about Hellfire explains that the fire people burn in this world is only one-seventieth part of the Fire of Hell. Abu Huraira reports that the Companions said even ordinary fire would have been enough. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that Hellfire is greater by sixty-nine parts, and each part is like the heat of worldly fire. The core teaching is clear and direct: the heat of Jahannam is far beyond the fire people know in daily life. The hadith does not describe causes of punishment or name any group here. It only compares the fire of this world with the Fire of Hell. This makes the Hereafter feel real and warns the heart not to take sin and accountability lightly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Worldly fire is described as only one part of the heat of Hell.
- The Companions understood that even ordinary fire is painful and serious.
- The hadith warns people through a clear comparison they can understand.
- It teaches respect for the unseen realities told by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
