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Hadith text: The least tortured among the dwellers of Hellfire is a…

Explanation of the hadith: The least tortured among the dwellers of Hellfire is a…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the least tortured person among the dwellers of Hellfire on the Day of Judgment is the one who has two shoes and two shoelaces that cause his brain to boil, as a copper pot boils, because of their heat. He believes that none is more severely tortured than him, although he is the least tortured among them, and this makes him psychologically tortured besides being physically tortured.

Lessons: The least tortured among the dwellers of Hellfire is a…

A warning to the sinners and disbelievers against the enormity of such a punishment in Hellfire to keep away from whatever leads to it.
The dwellers of Hellfire vary in their levels based on their evil deeds.
The severity of the punishment of Hellfire, may Allah Almighty save us from it.

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ