Terrifying description of Hell

Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said to Sayyiduna Ka’b-ul-Ahbaar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ (a famous Taabi’i saint), ‘O Ka’b                      (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ)! Tell us some frightening things.’ Carrying out the order, Sayyiduna Ka’b-ul-Ahbaar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly said: O leader of the believers! If you come on the Day of Judgement with the deeds of even seventy Ambiya عَـلَيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام, you will still consider them [i.e. deeds] to be very less after you have seen the conditions of the Judgement Day. Listening to it, the leader of the believers رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ lowered his head for a while. Having recovered from his overwhelming state, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘O Ka’b (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ)! Carry on, please. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said: O leader of the believers! If as much part of the Hell as a nostril of a bull is opened in the east, the brain of the person present in the west will boil and flow out due to its heat. On hearing it, the leader of the believers lowered his head for a while (because of experiencing very strong feelings).

Sayyiduna Ka’b-ul-Ahbaar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ further said: On the Day of Judgement, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will gather all people of every age in a plain. Then angels will descend and stand in rows. Afterwards, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will say, ‘O Jibra`eel        (عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام)! Bring Hell.’ Sayyiduna Jibra`eel (عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام) will bring Hell with its seventy thousand reins being pulled. When Hell is hundred years of distance away from creation, it will thunder so fiercely that their hearts will tremble with fear. When it will thunder again, every respected angel and Nabi will kneel down. When it will thunder for the third time, the hearts of people will move up to the throat and their intellect will be overpowered by fear. Thereafter, Sayyiduna Ibraheem Khaleelullah عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام will humbly say, ‘O Almighty عَزَّوَجَلَّ! For the sake of being Your Khaleel, I ask You for myself only.’ Sayyiduna Musa Kaleemullah عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام will humbly say,           ‘O Almighty عَزَّوَجَلَّ! For the sake of my Munajat (supplications), I ask You for myself only.’ Sayyiduna ‘Isa Ruhullah عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام will humbly say,          ‘O Almighty! For the sake of the respect You have given me, I ask You for myself only. (Az-Zawajir ‘Aniqtiraf-il-Kabaair, vol. 1, pp. 49)