Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire

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Hadith narrated by Agreed upon

Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «نَارُكُمْ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنْ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ»، قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكَافِيَةً. قَالَ: «فُضِّلَتْ عَلَيْهِنَّ بِتِسْعَةٍ وَسِتِّينَ جُزْءًا كُلُّهُنَّ مِثْلُ حَرِّهَا».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, it would have been enough." Thereupon, he said: "It is sixty-nine parts in excess of (the heat of) fire in this world, each of them being equivalent to its heat."

Explanation of the hadith: Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire

Lessons: Your fire is a one-seventieth part of Hellfire

• The Hadīth warns of Hellfire so that people may keep away from the deeds leading to it.
• It shows the magnitude of Hellfire and its punishment and severe heat.

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