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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Your fire is one-seventieth of the Fire of Hell.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, it would have been sufficient!” 1 He replied: “It surpasses it by sixty-nine parts, each as hot as it.” [Agreed Upon, with the wording of Bukhari] In a narration by Muslim: “Your fire that the son of Adam kindles” uses “over it” and “all of it” instead of “over them” and “all of them.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 3265 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2843a (unverified) 98% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “It would have been sufficient.” “In” is the lightened form of the heavy “inna,” and the “lam” distinguishes it. His statement: “It surpasses” means that sufficiency is negated, as the wisdom necessitates that Allah’s punishment be harsher than human punishment. Thus, the Fire is frequently mentioned over other forms of punishment in the Qur’an and Sunnah. Allah manifested this part of the Fire in this world as a sample of what awaits in that abode. Imam Al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Al-Ihya’: “You erred in your analogy, as the fire of this world does not compare to the Fire of Hell. If the people of Hell found a fire like this, they would wade through it to escape what they are in.” (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: إن كانت لكافية: «إن هي المخففة من المثقلة، واللام هي الفارقة. وقوله: فضلت حاصل الجواب منع الكفاية أي لا بد من التفضل الحكمة كون عذاب الله أشد من عذاب الناس، ولذلك أوثر ذكر النار على سائر أصناف العذاب في كثير من الكتاب والسنة، وإنما أظهر الله هذه الجزء من النار في الدنيا أنموذجا لما في تلك الدار. قال الإمام الغزالي عليه رحمة الباري في الإحياء»: اعلم أنك أخطأت في القياس، فإن نار الدنيا لا تناسب نار جهنم، ولكن لما كان أشد عذاب في الدنيا عذاب هذه النار عُرف عذاب جهنم، وهيهات لو وجد أهل الجحيم مثل هذه النار الخاضوها هر با مما هم فيه. كذا في «المرقاة».