Hadiths on Descriptions of Paradise and Hell

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54 explained prophetic hadiths on "Descriptions of Paradise and Hell": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category brings together 38 hadiths describing Paradise and Hellfire: their inhabitants, their degrees (Paradise has one hundred prepared for those who fight in the cause of Allah), their nearness, such as Paradise "nearer to one of you than his shoelaces", and the conditions of entry. Several hadiths tie entering Paradise to sincere monotheism and to safeguarding the tongue and the private parts. Others contrast the path to Paradise, concealed under hardships, with the path to Hellfire, concealed under lusts.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Descriptions of Paradise and Hell

Authentic O womenfolk, give charity, for indeed, I was shown that you form the majority of the dwellers of Hellfire." They said: Why is that, O Messenger of All Authentic Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said: I have prepared for My righteous slaves what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and no human heart has Authentic hadith I know the last of the inhabitants of Hell to come out of it, and the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it. He is a man who will emerge fro Authentic hadith Any wealth that I have conferred upon my slave is lawful for him. And I have created all My slaves with a natural predisposition to worship Allah alon Authentic hadith Do you find any difficulty in seeing the sun at noon when there are no clouds? They said: No. He again said: Do you find any difficulty in seeing the Authentic hadith I looked into Paradise and found that the majority of its people are the poor, and I looked into the Fire and found that the majority of its people ar Authentic hadith Paradise and Hell debated. Hell said: The tyrants and the proud are in me. Paradise said: The weak and the poor are in me Authentic 'A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into Hellfire, and his intestines will slip out and he will go around by them like a donk Authentic This is a stone that was thrown into Hellfire seventy years ago and it was falling into Hellfire until it reached its bottom Authentic hadith I was with Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr when he said: Who among you saw a shooting star last night? I said: It was I. Then I said: In fact, I was not (busy) in pr Authentic certainly admit him into Paradise, regardless of the deeds which he has done Authentic Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter He Authentic Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I will guarantee him Paradise Authentic hadith Whoever Allah saves from the evil of what is between his jaws and the evil of what is between his legs will enter Paradise Authentic Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelaces, and so is Hellfire Authentic hadith In Paradise, there are one hundred degrees that Allah prepared for those who make Jihad in the cause of Allah. The distance between each two degrees i Authentic Hellfire is surrounded by lusts, and Paradise is surrounded by adversities Authentic hadith I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that most of those who entered it were the poor and destitute. The people of means were held back Authentic hadith If the believer were to know what is with Allah of punishment, no one would hope to enter Paradise, and if the non-believer were to know what is with Authentic hadith Anyone spends a pair in the way of Allah will be called from the gates of Paradise: O slave of Allah, this is good! So, whoever was from the people of Authentic O Abu Sa‘īd, whoever is pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a messenger, Paradise is guaranteed for him Authentic The least tortured among the dwellers of Hellfire is a person who has two shoes and two shoelaces made of fire that will cause his brain to boil as a Authentic hadith Encouraging towards the eternal bliss of Paradise and warning of the severe torment of Hellfire Authentic Paradise and Hellfire were presented to me, and I have never seen anything like today in terms of good and evil. If you knew what I know, you would la Sahih/Authentic with its two versions Allah, Glorified and Exalted, wonders at those people who will enter Paradise in chains Authentic hadith Shall I not inform of whom Hellfire is forbidden for? Or he is forbidden for Hellfire? It is forbidden for someone who is accessible, lenient, tender, Authentic hadith Among them are those whom the fire will reach up to their ankles, others up to their knees, others up to their waists, and others up to their collarbo Authentic hadith Hellfire will be brought on that Day with seventy thousand bridles; and with each bridle, there will be seventy thousand angels pulling it Hasan Sahih /Sound-Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the foremost deed that leads people to Paradise, and he replied: Authentic hadith A woman was tormented because of a cat which she had kept locked up until it died, and she was thrown into Hell for that. She neither gave it food or Authentic by Another chain of narrators Three will not enter Paradise: the habitual drinker of alcohol, the one who severs the ties of kinship, and the one who believes in sorcery‎ Authentic hadith Paradise and Hellfire argued with each other (each claiming to be better than the other). Paradise said: The weak and poor will enter me. Hellfire sai Authentic hadith By the One in Whose hand Muhammad's soul is! I hope that you would be one-half of the inhabitants of Paradise; for none shall enter Paradise except a Authentic hadith On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: This is your ransom from Hellfire Hasan When Allah created Paradise and Hellfire, He sent Jibrīl (Gabriel) (peace be upon him) Authentic Death will be brought forward in the shape of a black and white ram Authentic Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire Authentic The first group to enter Paradise will be like the full moon on its brightest night, and those who will follow them will be like the brightest shining Authentic hadith Oxus, Jaxartes, Euphrates, and the Nile are all from the rivers of Paradise Authentic hadith The Sirāt will be placed over the center of Hell, covered with thorns similar to the thorns of the Sa‘dān. Then, people will pass over it; some will b Authentic hadith Paradise and Hell argued with one another. Hell said: I have been assigned the arrogant and the tyrants. Paradise said: Why is it that only the weak, Authentic hadith Two gardens, the utensils and the contents of which are of silver; two other gardens, the utensils and the contents of which are of gold. Nothing will Authentic A caller will call out: You will be healthy and never fall ill; you will live and never die; you will be young and never grow old; you will live in co Authentic For you is what you wished, and the like of it along with it Authentic Allah Almighty will say to the dwellers of Paradise: 'O people of Paradise!' They will reply: 'O our Lord, we present ourselves and are at Your pleasu Authentic When the dwellers of Paradise enter Paradise, he said: Allah Almighty will say: Do you want Me to give you anything more? Authentic Verily, the believer in Paradise will have a tent made of a single hollow pearl, the length of which is sixty miles. The believer will have wives ther Authentic Verily, in Paradise, there is a tree that the rider of a lean, swift horse would travel for a hundred years without reaching its end Authentic hadith The dwellers of Paradise will look at the dwellers of the lofty chambers above them in the same way that you look at a shining star far away on the ho Authentic hadith A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that upon which the sun rises and sets Authentic Verily, in Paradise there is a market to which they will come every Friday Authentic hadith The dwellers of Paradise will see the upper abodes of Paradise as you see the stars in the sky Authentic hadith Any Muslim who loses (to death) three children before reaching puberty will be admitted by Allah into Paradise because of his being merciful to them Authentic There are two types of the dwellers of Hellfire whom I have not seen: people with whips like the tails of cows with which they beat people, and women
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