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Sunan an-Nasai 3763 (Book 35, Hadith 3) #18378
Striving for Paradise

SUMMARY: Allah created Paradise and Hell, and surrounded them with hardships and pleasures respectively, so that people would strive to enter Paradise.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "When Allah created Paradise and Hell, He sent Jibril, peace be upon him, to Paradise and said: 'Look at it and at what I have prepared for its people in it'. He looked at it, then he came back and said: 'By Your Glory, no one will hear of it but he will enter it'. So He commanded that it be surrounded by hardships and said: 'Go and look at it and at what I have prepared for its people in it'. He looked at it and saw that it had been surrounded with hardships. He (Jibril) said: 'By Your Glory, I fear that no one will enter it'. He (Allah) said: 'Go and look at the Fire and at what I have prepared for its people in it'. So he looked at it and parts of it were piled upon other parts. He came back and said: 'By Your Glory, no one will enter it'. So He commanded that it be surrounded with pleasures and said: 'Go and look at it'. So he looked at it and saw that it was surrounded with pleasures. He came back and said: 'By Your Glory, I fear that no one will be saved from it and all will enter it'."
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ أَرْسَلَ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ انْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا ‏.‏ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لاَ يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ دَخَلَهَا ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالْمَكَارِهِ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهَا فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ حُفَّتْ بِالْمَكَارِهِ فَقَالَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لاَ يَدْخُلَهَا أَحَدٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِلَى مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لأَهْلِهَا فِيهَا ‏.‏ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا أَحَدٌ ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا ‏.‏ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ حُفَّتْ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ فَرَجَعَ وَقَالَ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لاَ يَنْجُوَ مِنْهَا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ دَخَلَهَا
TOPICS
paradise  *  hell  *  hardships  *  pleasures  *  jannah  *  jahannam  *  mashaqqat  *  lutf

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for righteousness ; Be mindful of your deeds ; Understand consequences ; Work towards paradise
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the creation of Heaven and Hell by Allah. It is said that when Allah created Heaven, He sent Jibril to look at it and what He had prepared for its people in it. Jibril was amazed by what he saw, saying no one will hear of it but they will enter it. To ensure that only those who strive for righteousness will be able to enter Heaven, Allah commanded that it be surrounded by hardships. When Jibril looked at the Fire, he saw parts of it piled upon other parts which made him fear no one would enter it. To ensure some people are saved from entering the Fire, Allah commanded that it be surrounded with pleasures so as to attract people away from sinning.

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