PUNISHMENTS OF ALLAH MENTIONED IN QURAN & HADITH

PUNISHMENTS OF ALLAH MENTIONED IN QURAN & HADITH

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The Day they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire (it will be said to them): Taste you the touch of Hell!”[al-Qamar 54:48]
“But if you do it not, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones”[al-Baqarah 2:24]
“When iron collars will be rounded over their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along, In the boiling water, then they will be burned in the Fire”[Ghaafir 40:71-72]
“and every obstinate, arrogant dictator (who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allah) was brought to a complete loss and destruction. In front of him (every obstinate, arrogant dictator) is Hell, and he will be made to drink boiling, festering water.He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat, and death will come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him, will be a great torment”[Ibraaheem 14:15-17]
“Verily, the tree of Zaqqum.Will be the food of the sinners.Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,Like the boiling of scalding water.(It will be said:) Seize him and drag him into the midst of blazing Fire,Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.Taste you (this)! Verily, you were (pretending to be) the mighty, the generous!”[al-Dukhan 44:43-49]
“then as for those who disbelieved, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling water will be poured down over their heads.With it will melt (or vanish away) what is within their bellies, as well as (their) skins.And for them are hooked rods of iron (to punish them).Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be driven back therein, and (it will be) said to them: Taste the torment of burning!” [al-Hajj 22:19-22]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Hell will be brought on the Day of Resurrection with seventy thousand reins, each of which will be held by seventy thousand angels, dragging it along.” Narrated by Muslim, 2842.
And he said: “This fire of yours which is lit by the sons of Adam is one seventieth part of the fire of Hell.” They said: “By Allah, if it was like this that would be sufficient.” He said: “It is sixty-nine times worse than that, each time as hot as this (worldly fire).” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3265; Muslim, 2843.
And he said: “Allah has promised that whoever drinks intoxicants, He will give him to drink of the mud of khabaal.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is the mud of khabaal?” He said: “The sweat of the people of Hell” or “The juices of the people of Hell.” Narrated by Muslim, 2002.
And he said: “If a drop of Zaqqum were to fall in this world, it would destroy the livelihood of the people of this world, so how about the one whose food it is?” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2585; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5126.
And he said: “The most lightly punished person in Hell will have two sandals and laces of fire because of which his brains will boil like a cauldron. He will not think that anyone else is more severely punished than him, but he will be the most lightly punished.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6562; Muslim, 213.
And he said: “The man from among the people of Hell who lived the most luxurious life in this world will be brought and dipped in the Fire, then it will be said to him, ‘O son of Adam, have you ever seen anything good, have you ever enjoyed any pleasure?’ and he will say, ‘No, by Allah, O Lord.’” Narrated by Muslim, 2707.
And he said: “If there were in this mosque one hundred thousand or more, and there was among them a man from the people of Hell and he breathed out and his breath touched them, the mosque and everyone in it would be burned.” Narrated by al-Bazzaar; classed a saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 3668.
Ibn al-Qayyim said in al-Jawaab al-Kaafi, p. 53-68:
Many ignorant people rely on the mercy of Allah and His forgiveness and kindness, and they ignore His commands and prohibitions, and forget that He is severe in punishment and He does not ward off His wrath from evildoers. Whoever relies on His forgiveness whilst persisting in sin is like one who is stubborn.
One of the scholars said: If Allah has decreed that the hand is to be cut off for stealing three dirhams, then do not feel safe from His punishment in the Hereafter.
It was said to al-Hasan: “We see that you weep a great deal.” He said: “I am afraid lest Allah throws me in the Fire and does not care about me.”
And he used to say: “Some people indulged in wishful thinking about forgiveness until they departed this world without having repented, and they would say: ‘I think positively of my Lord,’ but he was lying. If he had thought positively about his Lord, he would have done good deeds.
Then he mentioned some of the hadeeths which speak of the severity of Allah's punishment, then he said:
There are far more hadeeths on this subject than we can mention. The one who is sincere should not ignore them and give himself free rein to commit sin and depend on his hope and positive thoughts about Allah.”.
(1) The Punishment of the People of Hell Will Vary in Degree
As Hell has various levels, in some of which the torment and horror is greater than in others, so the people of Hell will be given different levels of punishment. According to a hadith narrated by Muslim and Ahmad from Samurah, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) said, concerning the people of Hell:"There are some whom the Fire will take up to their ankles, others up to their knees, others up to their waists, and others up to their collarbones". According to another report, "up to their necks" (Muslim in Kitaab al-Jannah wa Sifaat Na'imihaa, Baab Shiddat Harr an-Naar, 4/2185)

The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) has told us about those who will receive the lightest punishment in Hell. al-Bukhaari reports from al-Nu'maan ibn Basheer who said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) say, "The person who will have the least punishment among the people of Hell on the Day of Resurrection will be a man under the arch of whose feet will be placed a smouldering ember, and his brains will boil because of it."

al-Bukhari and Muslim both narrate from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) say, when his uncle Abu Talib was mentioned:"Maybe my intercession will help him on the Day of Resurrection, so that he may be put in a shallow part of Hell, with fire reaching to his ankles and causing his brain to boil".(al-Bukhaari in Kitaab ar-Riqaaq, Baab Sifaat al-Jannah wan-Naar, Fath al-Baari, 11/417 and Muslim in Kitaab al-Imaam, Baab Shifa'at an-Nabi (Sallallaahu Alaihi WaSalaam), 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 1/195, hadith no. 360)

Many aayaat confirm the different levels of punishment that will be given to the people of Hell:
"The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire.." (4:145)
"..and on the Day that Judgement will be established : "Cast the people of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!" (40:46)

"Those who reject Allah and hinder from the Path of Allah, for them will We add penalty to penalty, for that they used to spread mischief ". (16:88)

al-Qurtubi said, "This topic indicates that the kufr of the person who simply disbelieves is not like the kufr of a person who oppresses, disbelieves, rebels and disobeys. There is no doubt that the kuffar will suffer different levels of punishment in hell, as is known from Qur'aan and Sunnah. We know for certain that the punishment of those who oppressed and killed the Prophets and Muslims, and spread corruption and disbelief on earth, will not be the same as the punishment of those who simply disbelieved, but treated the Prophets and Muslims well. Do you not see Abu Talib, how the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) will bring him up to a shallow level of Hell, because he helped him, protected him and treated him well? The hadith narrated by Muslim from Samurah may be interpreted as referring to the kuffar, as there is a hadith about Abu Talib, or it may be interpreted as referring to those monotheists who will be punished". (at-Tadhkirah, p. 409)

(2) Roasting of the Skin
The Fire of the Almighty will burn the skin of the kuffar. The skin is the site of sensation, where the pain of burning is felt, and for this reason, Allaah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) will replace the burnt skin with a new one, to be burnt anew, and this will be repeated endlessly:
"Those who reject Our Signs, We shall soon cast them into the Fire. As often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty. For Allah is Exalted in Power, All-Wise" (4:56)

(3) Melting
One of the kinds of torment will be the pouring of al-Hameem over their heads. al-Hameem is ultra-heated water; because of its extreme heat, it will melt their innards and everything inside:

"... then as for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling water will be poured down over their heads. With it will melt or vanish away what is within their bellies, as well as skins". (22:19-20)
at-Tirmidhi reported from Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu Anhu) that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) said: "al-Hameem will be poured on their heads and will dissolve through until it reaches their sides and all their innards will drop out, until it comes out of his feet, and everything is melted, then he will be restored as he was." He (at-Tirmidhi) said, "It is a sahih ghareeb hasan hadith". (at-Takhweef min an-Naar, p.145, Jaami' al-Usool, 10/540)

(4) Scorching (the face).
The noblest and most dignified part of a person is the face, hence the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) forbade us to strike the face. One of the ways in which Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) will humiliate the people of Hell is by gathering them on their faces, blind, deaf and dumb, on the Day of Resurrection:
"..We shall gather them together prone on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf; their abode will be Hell; everytime it shows abatement, We shall increase for them the Fierceness of the Fire". (17:97)
Then they will be thrown on their faces in the Fire:
"And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong into the Fire; "Do you receive a reward other than that which you have earned by your deeds?" (27:90)
The Fire will burn and cover their faces forever, with no barrier between them and it:
"If only the unbelievers knew when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and no help can reach them!" (21:39)
"The Fire will burn their faces and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced" (23:104)
"Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with fire". (14:50)
"Is then one who has to fear the brunt of the penalty on the Day of Judgement his face, ?" (39:24)
Look at this horrific scene that makes one shudder!
"The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire, they will say, "Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger."(33:66)

Do you not see that just as meat and fish are turned over when they are cooked, so their faces will be turned over in the Fire of Hell. We seek refuge with Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) from the punishment of the people of Hell.
(5) Dragging
Another of the painful torments that the Kuffar will suffer is being dragged on their faces into Hell:
"Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad. The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces : "Taste the touch of Hell." (54:47-48)
Their pain at being dragged will be increased by the fact that they will be tied up in chains and fetters:
"...But soon shall they know - when the yokes round their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along, in the boiling fetid fluid, then shall they be burned". (40:70-72)
Qatadah said, "They will be dragged once in the Fire, and once in al-Hameem." (Ibn Rajab, at-Takhweef min an-Naar, p.147)

(6) Blackening of the faces.
Allaah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) will blacken the faces of the people of Hell in the Hereafter:
"On the Day when some faces will be white and some faces will be black; to those who faces will be black : "Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Taste then the Penalty for rejecting Faith". (3:106)
This is intense blackness, as if the darkness of night had covered their faces
"But those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil, and ignominy will cover their faces. No defender will they have from Allah. Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the darkness of night. They are Companions of the Fire, they will abide therein [for aye!] (10:27)

(7) The Fire Will Surround the Kuffar
The people of Hell are the Kuffar whose sins and disobedience surround them, leaving no hasanah for them. Allaah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) said, in response to the Jews who claimed that the Fire would only touch them for a certain length of time:
"Nay, those who seek gain in evil and are girt round by their sins - they are companions of the Fire; therein shall they abide " (2:81)
No one will be in such a state unless he is a kaafir and a mushrik. Siddiq Hasan Khan says, "What is referred to here by evil deeds is a certain type of deed, the reasons for which should be overwhelming, with no way out or means of achieving hasanah. Eternity in Hell is for the kuffar and mushrikeen, so evil and sin in this aayah has to be interpreted as meaning kufr and shirk. Thus the arguments of the Mu'tazilah and Khawaarij are shown to be false by the proven mutawatir reports that state that the sinners among the monotheists will eventually be brought forth from Hell."
Sins and evil deeds surround the Kuffar like a bracelet around the wrist, so their punishment should fit their crimes. Hence the Fire will surround the Kuffar on all sides, as Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) says:
"There will be a bed of Hell and over them coverings " (7:41)
The "bed" is what comes under them, and the "coverings" are what come over them. What is meant is that fires will surround them from above and below, as Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) says:
"On the Day when the torment shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet" (29:55)
"They shall have coverings of Fire above them, and coverings of Fire beneath them". (39:16)
Some of the Salaf interpreted the "Bed" (al-Mihaad) as meaning a mattress and the "cover" (al-Ghawaash) as being a blanket (Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/168)
The "surrounding" may be interpreted in another way, which is that Hell will have a wall to surround the kuffar so that they will never be able to get out or escape from it, as Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) says:

"..Verily We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose like the walls and roof of a tent, will hem them in; If they implore relief, they will be granted water like melted brass, that will scald their faces. How dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on!" (18:29)
(8) The Fire Will Leap Up Over Their Hearts
Allaah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) says:
"By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into that which Breaks to Pieces. And what will explain to you what that which Breaks to Pieces is? the Fire of the Allah, kindled , that which mourns to the hearts". (104:4-6)
Muhammad ibn Ka'b al-Qurtubi said, "The Fire eats into him until it reaches his heart, then his body will be created anew. It was reported that when Thaabit al-Banane read this aayah, he said, "The Fire will burn them until it reaches their hearts, while they are still alive; this is how great their suffering is!" Then he wept." (at-Takhweef min an-Naar, p.146)

(9) Their entrails will be spilled out in the Fire
al-Bukhari and Muslim report from Usaamah ibn Zayd that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) said: "A man will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into the Fire. Then his entrails will be spilled out into the Fire, and he will be forced to walk around and around like a donkey in a treadmill. The people of Hell will gather around him and say, "O So-and-so, what is wrong with you? Did you not enjoin us to do good and forbid us to do evil?" He will say, "I used to order you to do good, but I didn't do it, and I used to forbid you to do evil, but I used to do it." Then he will walk around and around like a donkey in a treadmill"(al-Bukhari and Muslim, Mishkat al-Masaabeeh, 2/642, hadith no. 5139)
One of the people whose entrails will be spilled out in Hell is 'Amr ibn Lahay who was the first to change the religion of the Arabs. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam him dragging his own entrails in Hell. Muslim reports from Jaabir ibn Abdullaah that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi WaSallam) said, "I saw 'Amr ibn 'Aamir al-Khuza'ee dragging his own entrails in Hell, and he was the first one to introduce as-Saa'ibah (a she-camel turned loose for free pasture for the sake of idols, upon which nothing was allowed to be carried". (Mishkat al-Masaabeeh, 2/642)

(10) The Chains, Fetters and Hammers of the People of Hell
Allaah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) has promised that the people of Hell will have chains fetters and hammers in the Fire:
"For the Rejecters We have prepared iron chains, yokes and a blazing Fire". (76:4)
"With Us are fetters and a Fire and a food that chokes, and a penalty grievous". (73:12-13)
The yokes will be placed around their necks:
"...We shall put yokes on the necks of the unbelievers. It would only be a requital for their ill deeds". (34:33)
"When yokes round their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along." (40:71)
The chains or fetters are something with which Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) will punish them:
"With Us are fetters..." (73:12)
The chains are another kind of punishment, with which the wrongdoers will be tied up, just as criminals are chained up in this world. See how the Qur'aan describes them:
"The stern command will say, "Seize him and bind him, and burn him in the blazing Fire, further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits". (69:30-32)

Allaah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) has promised the people of Hell hooked rods of iron which are like hammers with which the evildoers will be beaten when they try to escape from the Fire, and they will be thrown ever deeper into Hell:
"And for them are hooked rods of iron . Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be driven back therein, and said to them: "taste the torment of burning!" (22:21-22)
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