Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you know what the gates of Hell are like? The people said: Yes, they are like these doors. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, rather they are such that some of its layers are placed one above the other.

Hazrat Yahya bin Abdur Rahman bin Hatib narrates from his father that we were sitting with Hazrat Ka'b bin Ahbar (may Allah have mercy on him) in the mosque, and he was relating hadith. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and sat at the edge of the gathering, then called him and said, "O Ka'b, May you perish, today you have frightened us." Hazrat Ka'b replied, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, on the Day of Resurrection the Fire will be brought near, and there will be wailing because of it, until when it comes near, it will take a breath, and due to its awe/fear all the Prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs will fall to their knees. Then every Prophet, truthful one, and martyr will say: 'O Allah, today I ask You only about myself.' And O son of Khattab! Even if you had the deeds like the Prophets, still you would fear that you might not be saved." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By God, the matter is indeed very grave/difficult."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda that the people of Hell will be afflicted with hunger, then they will seek help, they will be helped with dari' (a bitter thorny plant), which will neither fill their stomachs nor make them healthy. Then they will seek help again, they will be helped with food that causes choking (which gets stuck in the throat). Then they will remember that they used to remove things stuck in the throat with a drink, so they will ask for it, then boiling hot water in iron vessels will be presented to them. When they bring it near, it will burn their faces, and when they drink it, it will cut apart all the organs of their stomachs. Then they will cry out: "Call upon your Lord that He may lighten this day of the punishment from us." and it will be answered to them: "Did not your Messengers come to you with clear proofs?" They will say: "Yes." It will be said: "Then call, but the call of the disbelievers is only in error." Then they will say, "Call upon Malik," and it will be said { یَا مَالِکُ لِیَقْضِ عَلَیْنَا رَبُّک } Malik will answer them: "Indeed, you will remain [here] ." Then they will say, "Call upon your Lord, for surely no one is more merciful than your Lord." Then they will say: "Our Lord, take us out of it. And if we should return [to sin] , then indeed, we are wrongdoers." and it will be answered to them: "Be gone therein and speak not to Me." Then they will be seized by destruction, ruin, and wailing.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Weeping and wailing will be cast upon the people of Hell; they will weep so much that their tears will dry up, then they will weep blood instead of tears. Pits (like wells) will form on their faces, and if boats were set afloat on those tears, they would indeed sail.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa that the people of Hell will weep in Hell to such an extent that if boats were set afloat in their tears, they would sail. Then, after tears, they will weep blood, and they will be made to weep like it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Nu'man bin Bashir that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The lightest punishment in Hell will be for the one who will be made to wear shoes of fire, and because of this his brain will boil like a pot boils. That person will not see anyone being punished more severely than himself, although he will be the one with the least and lightest punishment.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaidullah bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The least punishment in Hell will be for the person who will be made to wear shoes of fire, due to which his brain will boil, his ears will be of burning coal, his molars will be of burning coal, his lips will be of fire, and his heels will protrude from the soles of his feet.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The lightest punishment among the people of Hell will be for the person who will be made to wear shoes of fire, due to the heat of which his brain will boil.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The lightest punishment will be for Abu Talib; he will be made to wear shoes of fire.

Hazrat Nu'man bin Bashir narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم saying from the pulpit: I warn you people about the Fire, to the extent that his blessed cloak fell from one of his shoulders. Then he said: I warn you people about the Fire, to the extent that if I were at this place, I would make the people of the market hear it, or those whom Allah willed.