It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: When Allah Almighty created Paradise and Hell, He sent Gabriel (peace be upon him) and said to him: Look at Paradise and at the things prepared in it for the people of Paradise. He came to Paradise and saw it, and also saw what Allah Almighty had prepared in it for the people of Paradise. He returned to Allah Almighty and said: By Your honor! Whoever hears about it will surely enter it. Then Allah Almighty commanded, and a fence of disliked deeds was placed around Paradise, and He commanded him again: Now go and look at Paradise and at the things I have prepared in it for My servants. Gabriel (peace be upon him) went towards Paradise and saw that a fence of deeds disliked by people was placed around it, and he returned to Allah Almighty and said: By Your honor! I fear that not a single person will be able to enter Paradise. Then Allah Almighty commanded Gabriel to go and look at Hell and at the things prepared in it for the people of Hell. He went and saw that some parts of Hell were overtaking other parts. He returned and said: By Your honor! I think that whoever hears about this Hell will not enter it. Then Allah Almighty commanded, and a fence of desires, that is, the deeds beloved to people, was placed around Hell. Gabriel (peace be upon him) saw them and said: By Your honor! I think that no one will be able to escape from it.

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: Every inhabitant of Hell will see his place in Paradise and will say: If only Allah had guided me. In this way, this will be a cause of regret for him. And every inhabitant of Paradise will see his place in Hell and will say: If Allah had not guided me, I would have been in that place. In this way, this will be a cause for him to be even more grateful.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A man from among the people of Paradise will be brought, and Allah Almighty will say to him: O son of Adam! How did you find your abode? He will say: O my Lord! The best abode. Allah Almighty will say: Ask for more and wish for more. He will say: I do not ask for anything and I do not wish for anything, except that You return me to the world so that I may be martyred ten times in Your path. The reason for his saying this will be the virtue of martyrdom. Then a man from among the people of Hell will be brought, and Allah Almighty will ask him: O son of Adam! How did you find your abode? He will say: O my Lord! The worst place. Allah Almighty will say: If you had gold equal to the earth, would you give it to be saved from this place? He will say: Yes, my Lord! Allah Almighty will say: You are lying, I had asked you for something less and easier than this, but you did not do even that, then he will be returned to Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, a person from among the people of Hell will be brought, who was the most prosperous in the world. He will be dipped once in Hell, and then it will be said to him: O son of Adam! Did you ever see any goodness? Did you ever enjoy any blessing? He will say: No, by Allah, O my Lord! In the same way, a person from among the people of Paradise will be called, who was the most afflicted and distressed in the world. He will be given a single tour in Paradise, and then he will be asked: O son of Adam! Did you ever see any hardship? Did any distress ever befall you? He will say: No, by Allah, O my Lord! Neither did I ever experience any hardship nor did I ever see any distress.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: It was the time of Zuhr or Asr prayer, we were performing this prayer in rows behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We saw that during the prayer, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was repeatedly trying to grasp something in front of him, but then a barrier was placed between him and it. Then he moved back and we also moved back, he again moved back, and we also moved back. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer with salam, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Today we saw you doing such an act during the prayer that you never did before in prayer? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Paradise was presented before me with all its blessings, I wanted to pluck a bunch of its grapes so that I could show it to you, and if I had taken it, and all the creatures between the earth and the sky had eaten from it, even then it would not have decreased at all, but then a barrier was placed between me and it. Similarly, Hell was presented before me, when I felt the heat of its flames, I moved back, I saw that the majority in it were those women who, when entrusted with something, do not keep it secret, likewise, when they ask, they insist a lot, and when something is given to them, they betray it. And I saw Lahi bin Amr in Hell, he was dragging his intestines, his appearance resembled that of Ma'bad bin Aktham. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ma'bad bin Aktham (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I am afraid because of this resemblance, for after all, he is my ancestor by lineage? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, (it will not harm you, because) you are a believer and he was a disbeliever, rather he is the very person who first led the Arabs towards idol worship.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever seeks refuge from Hell three times, Hell says: O Allah! Keep him away from me. Similarly, whoever asks Allah for Paradise, Paradise says: O Allah! Admit this servant into me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Paradise is closer to you than the strap of your sandal, and so is Hell.

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: The fire of this world of yours is one seventieth part of the fire of Hell. The fire of Hell was struck upon the sea twice to make it lighter and cooler, and if this had not been done, no person would have been able to benefit from it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The fire of this world is one hundredth part of the fire of Hell.

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: "This fire of yours, which the sons of Adam kindle, is one part out of seventy parts of the fire of Hell." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! This fire alone would have been sufficient for punishing people." He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Nevertheless, the fire of Hell is sixty-nine times more intense than this fire, each part as hot as this one."