53/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2846a — Paradise and Hell
The Arrogant Will Enter The Fire, And The Humble Will Enter Paradise
Paradise and Hell Dispute Hadith About Mercy and Punishment
Sahih Muslim : 2846a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2846a
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " احْتَجَّتِ النَّارُ وَالْجَنَّةُ فَقَالَتْ هَذِهِ يَدْخُلُنِي الْجَبَّارُونَ وَالْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ . وَقَالَتْ هَذِهِ يَدْخُلُنِي الضُّعَفَاءُ وَالْمَسَاكِينُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِهَذِهِ أَنْتِ عَذَابِي أُعَذِّبُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ - وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أُصِيبُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ - وَقَالَ لِهَذِهِ أَنْتِ رَحْمَتِي أَرْحَمُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْكُمَا مِلْؤُهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
There was a dispute between the Hell and the Paradise and it (the Hell) said: The haughty and the proud would find abode in me. And the Paradise said: The meek and the humble would find their abode in me. Thereupon Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, (addressing the Hell) said: You are (the means) of My punishment by which I punish those of My servants whom I wish. (And addressing the Paradise) He said: You are only My Mercy by means of which 1 shall show mercy to those whom I wish, but each one of you would be full.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2846aIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 41USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6818
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2846a
This hadith about Paradise and Hell describes a dispute between them. Hell says that the haughty and proud would enter it. Paradise says that the meek and humble would enter it. Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, says to Hell that it is His punishment by which He punishes whom He wishes, and says to Paradise that it is His mercy by which He shows mercy to whom He wishes. The hadith ends by saying that each one will be full. The core topic is mercy and punishment in the Hereafter. The text clearly contrasts pride with humility, but it does not give a full list of all people in either place. Its message is to avoid arrogance and value humility before Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hell is described as a means of Allah's punishment.
- Paradise is described as a means of Allah's mercy.
- The hadith connects Hell with the haughty and proud.
- The hadith connects Paradise with the meek and humble.
