It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Shall I not tell you who are the people of Hell and who are the people of Paradise? Every person who is weak in worldly terms, whom people consider weak, disheveled and covered in dust, and who wears two worn-out sheets—these people are the dwellers of Paradise. Their status with Allah Almighty is such that if any one of them swears an oath by Allah, He surely fulfills their oath. And the harsh-natured, ill-mannered, arrogant, wealth-hoarding, miserly, and fat person (who, out of arrogance) likes to walk ahead of people—he is of the people of Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every person who is ill-tempered, arrogant, a hoarder of wealth, and miserly is from the people of Hell. And those who are considered weak and overpowered in worldly terms are from the people of Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Shall I not tell you who are the people of Paradise? Those who are considered weak and oppressed in worldly terms. And shall I not also tell you who are the people of Hell? Every person who is harsh-tempered and ill-natured, he is of the people of Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'sham Mudlaji, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: "Suraqah! Shall I not tell you who are the people of Paradise and who are the people of Hell?" He said: "Yes, certainly, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Every ill-mannered, bad-tempered, and arrogant person is from the people of Hell, and those who are weak and subdued in worldly terms are from the people of Paradise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I know of three types of people who will enter Paradise first: the martyr, the slave who fulfills the rights of Allah and the rights of his masters properly, and the chaste poor person who refrains from begging. And I also know of three types of people who will enter Hell first: the king who rules over people by force, the wealthy person who does not fulfill the rights of wealth, and the poor man who is arrogant.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those people of Hell who are to remain in Hell, they will neither die there nor live. And Allah Almighty, for those among the people of Hell whom He wishes to have mercy upon, will cause them to die in Hell. Then the intercessors will come to them, and their helpers will take them and cast them into the River of Life, or the River of Living, or the River of Life, or the River of Paradise, and in it they will grow just as a seed grows in the scum of a flood. Have you not seen that trees are green and then turn yellow, or they are yellow and then turn green? Upon hearing this, the companions said to one another: It seems as if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to live in the countryside.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Paradise and Hell had a dispute. Paradise said: O my Lord! What is my condition that only poor and destitute people will enter me? And Hell said: What is my condition that only oppressors and arrogant people will enter me? Allah Almighty said to the Fire: You are My punishment; I will impose you upon whomsoever of My servants I will. And He said to Paradise: You are My mercy; I will show mercy through you to whomsoever I will. I will fill each of you. As for Paradise, Allah Almighty will create new creatures for it according to His will. But as for Hell, people will be thrown into it, but it will still keep saying: Are there any more? Eventually, Allah Almighty will place His foot in it, and thus it will be filled, and its parts will draw close to each other. And it will exclaim: Enough, enough, it is sufficient, it is sufficient.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Paradise and Hell expressed superiority over each other. Hell said: O my Lord! People of the type who are oppressors, tyrants, arrogant, rulers, and chiefs will enter me. And Paradise said: O my Lord! People of the type who are weak, poor, and destitute will enter me. Allah Almighty said to Hell: You are My punishment; I will impose you upon those whom I wish to punish. And Allah Almighty said to Paradise: You are My mercy, which is vaster than everything. And both of you will be filled. The people of Hell will be thrown into Hell, but Hell will demand more people. Then people will be thrown into it, but it will still say, "Are there any more?" Then people will be thrown into it, but it will say, "Are there any more (there is still room)?" Until Allah Almighty places His foot in it, then it will contract and its sides will come together, and it will say: "Enough, enough." As for Paradise, there will still be room left in it for more people, so Allah Almighty will create as many new creatures for it as He wills.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Paradise is surrounded by undesirable things, and Hell is surrounded by pleasurable things.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar type of hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).