5/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 617a — Heat and Cold from Hell
The recommendation to delay Zuhr (until it has cooled down) in severe heat for one who finds it too hot in route to join the congregation
Extreme Heat and Cold Hadith: The Two Exhalations of Hell
Sahih Muslim : 617a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 617a
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَرْمَلَةَ - أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اشْتَكَتِ النَّارُ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا . فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ نَفَسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ فَهُوَ أَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الْحَرِّ وَأَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الزَّمْهَرِيرِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Fire made a complaint before the Lord saying." O Lord, some parts of mine have consumed the others." So it was allowed to take two exhalations, one exhalation in winter and the other exhalation in summer. That is why you find extreme heat (in summer) and extreme cold (in winter).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 617aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 235USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1290
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 617a
This Hadith describes a matter of the unseen. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the Fire complained to its Lord, saying that some parts of it had consumed others. It was then allowed two exhalations: one in winter and one in summer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that this is why people find extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter. The core topic is Hellfire signs, and the teaching is not about daily weather rules. It is a reminder connected to intense heat and intense cold. For people searching for the Hadith about Hell’s two breaths, this narration gives the main wording clearly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Fire complained to its Lord in the wording of the Hadith.
- It was allowed two exhalations: one in winter and one in summer.
- Extreme heat and extreme cold are linked to these exhalations.
- The Hadith reminds believers about the unseen through things they feel.
