Checkout

172

In the name of Allah most gracious most merciful.

Hellfire

Written by: Sk Subhi Al-Kattaf

Translated by: Dr. Faheem Bukhatwa

25 Thel-Hejja 1436.

09 October 2015

Slaves of Allah, the mercy of Allah comes before His anger or wrath. The messenger ppbu said: {Before Allah created the entire creation He wrote and said: My mercy precedes My wrath. It is written with Him over the throne}. There are so many references in the Quran and Sunnah regarding the mercy of Allah. How lucky and wonderful we ought to feel that we have such a merciful God, whose mercy precedes His anger. On the other hand, Quran and Sunnah also came with another command in order that we do not get to commit too many sins relying on the mercy of Allah. This is a matter, which is over looked by many people. It is that Allah is also tough in His punishment. Allah says: {Let it be known to you that Allah is tough in punishment and Allah is forgiving and merciful}. Allah also says: {Notify my slaves that I am the most forgiving and the most Merciful, and that my punishment is the most painful}. This talk is a reminder about the place, which contains Allah’s torture and punishment in preparation for those who deserved His anger and wrath. It is a talk about a destiny, which prevented the eyes of the righteous from going asleep. It kept their hearts weary and their minds filled with gloom. This talk is about hellfire; and what might you know about hellfire?

Slaves of Allah, hellfire may Allah protect us from, is a mighty creation of Allah. It was prepared for the disbelievers. It is the final refuge of the transgressors; and it is the punishment for those who are disobedient and defiant. It is the greater shame and the worst and clearest loss. It is evil, which contains no good what so ever. Allah says: {protect your selves against the fire, which was prepared for disbelievers}. Hellfire is already created and is prepared; and our messenger ppbu actually did get to see it. The messenger ppby said: {I’ve never seen anything like the good and the evil I got to see today. Paradise and hellfire were brought in an image and I saw them as close as I see this wall, or closer}.

Hellfire is true and is a fact. It has mountains and valleys and rivers and reefs. It has low depths and bases and it is dark and black. It is thick and dim. It has a sound which can be heard from a long distance. It has a whooping sigh. It sways like waves from side to side. Sparks fly out of it like huge buildings and castles. Gloom and sadness is permanent. People in it; scream and cry and squeal. Their hearts are filled with despair and hopelessness. Days only add to their misery. Torture and pain within it cannot be described. It has so much horror and terror that no mind can imagine. Allah threatened His angels and the prophet by its torture. The messenger ppbu used it as a threat to his companion and warned them from it.

Dear Muslims, he who fears, then let them use up the night, and this who uses his nights in worship will achieve great status with Allah. Allah says: {Each and everyone of you is approaching it. That; for certain is decreed by your Lord, then We will save the God-fearing ones}.

The messenger ppbu said: {This fire of yours, today’s fire that is lit by mankind is like one in seventy parts of hellfire}. Hellfire is fuelled with people and rocks. It never dies down or flames off. People in it are chained, dragged and beaten. Their clothes are made up of fire and they are grilled on flames. Their food and drink is more punishment that is like thorn and boiling liquids that destroy the stomach and the insides.

The messenger ppbu said: {the most pampered and comfort living person in this worldly life is brought on the day of resurrection and is dipped in hellfire one dip and is asked if he had ever seen a good day in his life. He would say: No, by Allah, never}. Just one quick dip causes a man to forget all the bliss and comfort and pleasures and delight of the first life.

As pain increases for people in hellfire they ask to be let out. They confess with their sins and ask for forgiveness. They are told be shamed in hellfire forever. Their demands are refused. Death is ordered to appear and it is slaughtered and terminated. An announcement is made to the people of paradise: there is no more death, you may live for eternity without death. Similarly, an announcement is made to the people of hellfir: stay for eternity with no death.

Dear Muslim, it is part of the perfection of Allah’s justice that He does not treat equally the obedient and the disobedient, or the good doers or the evil doers. Allah has described His punishment to us and therefor; there is no excuse for the disobedient. Reasons which lead to hillfire are: Not believing in Allah and hypocrisy. They cause one to stay in hellfire for eternity. Allah says: {Did they not know that whosoever opposes or conflicts with Allah and His messenger then will be rewarded with eternal hellfire. That is the mighty shame}.

Similar punishment befalls this who abandons prayers, and this who takes usury (Riba) and whoever unrightfully takes the money of the orphan. Allah also says: {whoever intentionally kills a believer then his punishment is to remain for eternity in hellfire; and Allah shall be angry with him, and Allah shall curse him, and tremendous torture is prepared for him}. In addition, whoever wrongly takes other people’s money or whoever commits suicide will be committed to hellfire.

Knowingly making a false oath is a reason for a dip into hellfire.

That is the reason for calling it dipping-oath (يمينا غموسا). In addition, going along with or taking a side with transgressors is one act which cause entry to hellfire.

The messenger ppbu said: {there are two types of the people of hellfire that I didn’t get to see: men with whips like ox tails using them to lash people with, and women who are dressed but yet are naked, leaning and intentionally swaying and swinging their heads and move just as the hump of a camel moves. They do not enter paradise or even get the fragrance of paradise. Despite the fact that fragrance of paradise can be smelled from long long distances}. The messenger ppbu also said: {All you women give plenty of donations (sadaqa), and ask Allah for forgiveness frequently or plenty, for I have seen that you are the bigger number of those inhabiting hellfire}. One woman asked the messenger ppbu: how comes there are more of us amongst the people of hellfire? He said: {you do a lot of cursing and you turn your mates into disbelief}.

While those who are double-faced or hypocrites are the first who are used to heat up hellfire on the day of resurrection. So, let those be warned who let their tongs loose or write with their pens without weighing the words they say or write. The messenger ppbu said: {whosoever knowingly argues or disputes falsely will continue to remain as the target of Allah’s anger until he pulls back, and whosoever says about a believer what is not true then he is imprisoned within the slurry mud or muck of the people of hellfire; until he comes up with an exit from what he said}.

Hellfire has also been promised to this who is an alcoholic or alcohol addict. Hellfire is also promised to this that breaks off relations with blood relatives, and to this who believes in magic. And to this practices calumny or defamation to others. This who takes his brothers riches with wrongful oath and false testimony then let him book and occupy his seat in hellfire.

Dear Muslims, the messenger ppbu also saw sample images of punishment of the people of hellfire. He saw a man lying on his stomach face down and another standing beside him with a rock in his hand smashing his head. By the time he picks up the rock again, the man’s head heals, so he smashes it again and again. The messenger ppbu was told; that man used to sleep off during an imposed daily prayer. Be warned you who sleep off during Fajr prayer and only get to pray it after its proper time has elapsed.

Another man was seen lying on his back with another standing to one side of him holding pincers tearing up his cheeks and his nostrils and eyes. Then he moves to the other side and does the same with the other side, and repeats that. The messenger ppbu was told: that man used to come out of his house and says a big lie that reaches the horizons.

The messenger ppbu also saw what seemed to be like a big furnace or kiln, with many naked men and women with a lot of noise and screams, and flames coming to from beneath them. He was told: they are the adulterers.

The messenger ppbu saw a red river like blood with a man swimming in it; another man is standing on the river shore with big rocks. The swimmer opens his mouth and the man on the riverbank repeatedly puts or feeds a rock in his mouth. He was told: this man used to deal in usury or Reba.

Dear Muslims, Allah says: {This who is budged off or is shifted off hellfire and brought into paradise is the winner}. Faith and good deeds is the path for winning. The promise that Allah and His messenger have given are the true promises. For no man who has cried in fear of Allah shall enter hellfire. And there are two eyes that shall not be touched by fire: one is an eye that cried in fear of God, and the other is an eye that spent a night awake guarding for the sake of Allah.

God-fearing has a great status. Allah says: {this that fears the status of his Lord shall have two gardens}.

Gates which lead to safety are supplication (duaa), and coming to Allah for protection. The messenger ppbu said: {Anyone who asks Allah for Paradise three times, then paradise say: O Allah make him enter paradise. And anyone who asks Allah to save him from hellfire, then hellfire says: O Allah save him from me}.

Notes:

Adhan - The call to prayer.

Ahmad (Ahmed)- Another name for the messenger Muhammad (PPBU).

Allah - The Arabic word for "god." It is often used as a name for God in Islam.

Ansar (or Al-Ansar): The inhabitants of the city of Al-Medina that received and supported the messenger (PPBU) when he immigrated from Mekkah in the very early years of Islam.

Assalam Alaikum - The Islamic greeting, literately means: Peace be with you. Used when approaching or leaving. When used during approaching it will be like saying: I bring no harm to you . and when said during leaving somebody it will mean: No harm will come to you after I leave.

Aya (or Ayah): is a verse of the Koran. It also means a miracle or a sign from God.

Arafa (or Arafah or Arafat): is a mountain outside the city of Mecca that represents the climax of the Hajj worship. All doing Hajj must stay at this location on the same day.

Badr - The place of the first significant battle between the Muslims and the pagans of the Quraish. It is located in Saudi Arabia.

Caliph - A Muslim ruler. See: (Khalifa)

Dajjal - Antichrist or the False Massiah.

Dawah - The proliferation of Islamic teachings through word and deed.

Deen (Din) - Religion or way of life.

Duaa: a prayer in the form of talking to Allah; praising him and asking him for help.

Fatwa - Legal verdict given based on the Qur'an (Koran) and the Sunnah which are the recorded sayings and deeds of Muhammad.

Ferdose: is the highest level of the all the gardens of Eden or paradise.

Fiqh - Religious law.

Hadeeth: is something reported that the messenger have said. It includes all the speeches and ceremonies he gave. It is usually narrated or told by one of his companions. There is a list of hadeeths approximately 14000 that are reported and checked to be genuine. No more hadeeths are acceptably added to this list.

Hajar - The Black Stone set into the corner of the Ka'aba in Mecca. It is said to be a stone from Heaven.

Hajj - The pilgrimage to Mecca which takes place in the last month of the Islamic calendar. One of the five pillars of Islam.

Hasana or hasanas: is the reward for a good deed. a hasana is a point or a merit for a good deed.

Hadith - The sayings and not deeds of the prophet Muhammad recorded by his followers. Considered authoritative and perfect.

Hajj: is the worship of pilgrimage.

Hijra (or Hejrah): the event of the immigration of the messenger from Mekkah to Madina. This event marks the start of the Islamic calendar. the Islamic calendar has 12 months based on the lunar cycle, each is 29.5 days. Hijra is also used as a name for the Islamic dating system.

Ibadah - Worship. All the words and deeds with which Allah is pleased. These deeds could be prayer and charity.

Iblis - (Ibleese): On of Satan's names.

Ibn (Ebn): the son of. Used by Arabs as part of an individual's name. Example: Ali whose father is Omar or the son of Omar, would be called: Ali Ibn Omar.

Imam (or Emam)- The leader for a prayer. In the Shiaa sect, an Imam is the individual who has the religious authority.

Iman: belief or faith

Injil (Enjeel) - The Bible. The book inspired to Jesus for the Christians.

Islam - Submission, the religion of all the prophets of Allah culminating in Muhammad.

Jannah - The heavenly garden, Paradise. The place of the faithful in the afterlife.

Jihad: is striving in the line of Allah in many forms. Includes a very wide scope varying from improving oneself to fighting a defensive war in protection of Allah's word. The greatest Jihad is the fight one's self against temptations. It also means "holy war."

Jinn - Supernatural, invisible beings race of beings, below angels. They were made from fire. Like humans, there amongst them are the faithful and the non beleivers and Jinn shall be judged on Judgment Day.

Ka'aba: A cube shaped building in Mecca containing a stone laid there by Abraham and Ishmael. Some say Ka'aba was first built by Adam, and some say by Abraham. It is the holiest place for Muslims. It is where all Muslims face in their daily prayers. Ka'aba also makes a major part of the pilgrimage in a ritual known as Tawaf.

Khalifa: is the Muslim ruler. Head of the Islamic empire. Exact translation: "Successor".

Khutbah - A sermon given in a Mosque, usually on Friday.

Kufr - Denial or Disbelief. A term Muslims use for anyone who denies existence of Allah or the prophecy of Muhammed.

Koran - Also spelled Qur'an. The holy book of Islam revealed to Muhammad by Allah through the Archangel Gabriel. Koran literally means "the recital." It is the final revelation of Allah given to the prophet Muhammad. It consists of 114 surahs (or chapters.)

Madinah - (Medinah): A city in the Arabian peninsula (in the country known now as Saudi Arabia). A city where the messenger had to immigrate to. Then it was called Yathrib.

Masjid - A center for Muslim activity. It is referred to as a mosque.

Masiah - A sin, or a sinful act

Mecca or Makkah: is the holiest city for Muslims. It contains the Ka'aba mosque with the famous black cubical shape. Mecca is the birth place of the messenger (PPBU).

Mosque - A Muslim house of worship.

Muhajir - (Muhajireen) Immigrant, one who leaves his home town due to lack of religious freedom. It was first used to describe early Muslims immigrating from Mecca to Median and Ethiopia.

Muhammad - the final messenger and prophet of God whose message abrogated all previous revelations. He received the Koran through the angel Gabriel over a 23 year period. Born in Mecca and died in Medina at the age of 63. His full name: Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah

Muslim - One who holds faith to the religion of Islam.

Nafilah: a voluntary prayer other than the five obligatory prayers; performed at any time.

Nasara - Christians. Nasrani: A Christian individual. Nasraniah: Christianity.

Ommah: is the Arabic word for a nation. It usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise specified.

Paradise - Another word for heaven. A garden of bliss, fruits, rivers and all forms of pleasures imaginable and imaginable. No suffering, disease or death. Service is provided by angels. All live in it an ever lasting youthful life. Promised by Almighty Allah to all faithful, true Jews, true Christians and True Muslims. Paradise is one of two places every person will go to, either Paradise or Hellfire.

PPBU (P.B.U.H.) : Peace and Prayers Be Upon him. A statement Muslims use any time they mention the name of the messenger or make a reference to him.

Qadar - Fate. Preordainment is the teaching that all things, good and bad, are preordained to occur.

Qadr - (night of Qadr): The night when the first revelation of the Koran took place. Most likely it happened during one of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. Or when the Koran was brought down to the nearest heaven in one go, and from there it was brought down in bits and few verses at a time over a period of 23 years. This night is considered the holiest night for Muslims with tremendous advantages.

Qibla - The direction which Muslims turn for daily prayers, towards Mecca.

Quraish - An ancient Arab tribe to which the messenger Muhammad belonged.

Ramadan - The ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is the month of the fast. The holiest month in the Muslim colander.

Salat - Prayers. Generally it covers all forms of worship, but more specifically refers to the Muslim rituals which is performed to worship Allah five times daily.

Shiaa: A sect of Islam that teaches that a religion leader (Imam) should be the political ruler and must be direct descendants of the messenger (PPBU). Therefore, disapproving of all Muslim leaders who ruled After the messenger (PPBU) except Ali, the messenger's grandson.

Shirk - Associating another god with Allah. Or associating anyone or anything with Allah. Or using anyone or anything as a medium to Allah. The opposite of Monotheism or Tawheed.

Siam or Soam- Fasting

Sunni: is a the title of those Muslims who are suppose to be following the life style of the messenger. This differentiates them from the Shiaa of Iran.

Sunna (Sunnah): Is how the Messenger PPBU lived, what he did or said. It includes the way he dressed, ate, drank, prayed, interacted with other people and fought. Basically, sunnah is the life style of the messenger PPBU. It is considered the second source of legislation in Islamic laws and it is considered to be an important reference to be used for concluding arguments and disputes. It is also a title give to the main stream Muslims who make 90% if all Muslims.

Surah - A chapter of the Koran.

Tawaf: part of the pilgrimage (Hajj) ritual. It involves walking round the Ka'aba Mosque in anti-clock wise direction a number of seven circles.

Tauhid - Tawheed - Monotheism, in Islam is the teaching that there is only one God who alone is worthy of worship. The first requirement of becoming a Muslim. It is included in the testimony of faith for new Muslims when declaring that God is one: (No God but Allah)

Taqwah - Proper fear and veneration of Allah. A divine spark that enables the person to understand God.

Taurat: The old Testaments and scriptures of Mosa.

Ummah - the word means: a Nation. Usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise stated.

Umrah - (Amrah): A mini hajj. A Minor form of pilgrimage to Mecca. Unlike Hajj which can only be done on the 12th month of the Islamic year, Umrah can be performed at any time.

Wathoo (wadoo): a washing up ritual done by Muslims before each of the five daily prayers known as ablution.

Zaboor - The Psalms

Zakat - The third pillar of Islam. Alms giving, charity that is given to the poor.

Faheem Bukhatwa, my email address is : faheemfb@gmail.com