عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu 'an Rasulillahi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama qala:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who said:
لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللهُ الجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ، أَرْسَلَ جِبْرِيلَ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ: انْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا.
Lamma khalaqa-llahu-l-jannata wa-n-nar, arsala Jibrila ila-l-jannati faqala: Unzur ilayha wa ila ma a'dadtu li-ahliha fiha.
When Allah created Paradise and Hell-fire, He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying: Look at it and at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants.
فَجَاءَهَا وَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعَدَّ اللهُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا.
Faja'aha wa nazara ilayha wa ila ma a'adda-llahu li-ahliha fiha. Faraja'a ilayhi, faqala: Wa 'izzatika la yasma'u biha ahadun illa dakhalaha.
So he came to it and looked at it and at what Allah had prepared therein for its inhabitants. Then he returned and said: By Your glory, no one hears of it without entering it.
فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالمَكَارِهِ. فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَانْظُرْ إِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا.
Fa-amara biha fahuffat bi-l-makarih. Faqala: irji' ilayha fanzur ila ma a'dadtu li-ahliha fiha.
So He ordered that it be encompassed by forms of hardship, and said: Return to it and look at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants.
فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا، فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ حُفَّتْ بِالمَكَارِهِ. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خِفْتُ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَهَا أَحَدٌ.
Faraja'a ilayha, fa-idha hiya qad huffat bi-l-makarih. Faraja'a ilayhi, faqala: Wa 'izzatika laqad khiftu an la yadkhulaha ahad.
So he returned to it and found that it was encompassed by forms of hardship. Then he returned and said: By Your glory, I fear that no one will enter it.
قَالَ: اذْهَبْ إِلَى النَّارِ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا. فَإِذَا هِيَ يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا.
Qala: idhhab ila-n-nari fanzur ilayha wa ila ma a'dadtu li-ahliha fiha. Fa-idha hiya yarkab ba'duha ba'dan.
He said: Go to Hell-fire and look at it and what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. And he found that it was in layers, one above the other.
فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ فَيَدْخُلَهَا.
Faraja'a ilayhi, faqala: Wa 'izzatika la yasma'u biha ahadun fayadkhulaha.
Then he returned and said: By Your glory, no one who hears of it will enter it.
فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ. فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَنْجُوَ مِنْهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا.
Fa-amara biha fahuffat bi-sh-shahawat. Faqala: irji' ilayha. Faraja'a ilayha, faqala: Wa 'izzatika laqad khashiytu an la yanjuwa minha ahadun illa dakhalaha.
So He ordered that it be encompassed by lusts, and said: Return to it. And he returned to it and said: By Your glory, I am frightened that no one will escape from entering it.
رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ).
Rawahu-t-Tirmidhi wa qala hadithun hasanun sahihun (wa kadhalika Abu Dawuda wa-n-Nasa'i).
It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a good and sound hadith (also by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i).
Arabic
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللهُ الجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ، أَرْسَلَ جِبْرِيلَ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ: انْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا. فَجَاءَهَا وَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعَدَّ اللهُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا. فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالمَكَارِهِ. فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَانْظُرْ إِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا، فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ حُفَّتْ بِالمَكَارِهِ. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خِفْتُ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَهَا أَحَدٌ. قَالَ: اذْهَبْ إِلَى النَّارِ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لِأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا. فَإِذَا هِيَ يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ فَيَدْخُلَهَا. فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ. فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا. فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَنْجُوَ مِنْهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ).
Pronunciation
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu 'an Rasulillahi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama qala: Lamma khalaqa-llahu-l-jannata wa-n-nar, arsala Jibrila ila-l-jannati faqala: Unzur ilayha wa ila ma a'dadtu li-ahliha fiha. Faja'aha wa nazara ilayha wa ila ma a'adda-llahu li-ahliha fiha. Faraja'a ilayhi, faqala: Wa 'izzatika la yasma'u biha ahadun illa dakhalaha. Fa-amara biha fahuffat bi-l-makarih. Faqala: irji' ilayha fanzur ila ma a'dadtu li-ahliha fiha. Faraja'a ilayha, fa-idha hiya qad huffat bi-l-makarih. Faraja'a ilayhi, faqala: Wa 'izzatika laqad khiftu an la yadkhulaha ahad. Qala: idhhab ila-n-nari fanzur ilayha wa ila ma a'dadtu li-ahliha fiha. Fa-idha hiya yarkab ba'duha ba'dan. Faraja'a ilayhi, faqala: Wa 'izzatika la yasma'u biha ahadun fayadkhulaha. Fa-amara biha fahuffat bi-sh-shahawat. Faqala: irji' ilayha. Faraja'a ilayha, faqala: Wa 'izzatika laqad khashiytu an la yanjuwa minha ahadun illa dakhalaha. Rawahu-t-Tirmidhi wa qala hadithun hasanun sahihun (wa kadhalika Abu Dawuda wa-n-Nasa'i).
English
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who said: When Allah created Paradise and Hell-fire, He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying: Look at it and at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. So he came to it and looked at it and at what Allah had prepared therein for its inhabitants. Then he returned and said: By Your glory, no one hears of it without entering it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by forms of hardship, and said: Return to it and look at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. So he returned to it and found that it was encompassed by forms of hardship. Then he returned and said: By Your glory, I fear that no one will enter it. He said: Go to Hell-fire and look at it and what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. And he found that it was in layers, one above the other. Then he returned and said: By Your glory, no one who hears of it will enter it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by lusts, and said: Return to it. And he returned to it and said: By Your glory, I am frightened that no one will escape from entering it. It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said it was a good and sound hadith (also by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i).