Book Name:Ittiba e Shehwat Ki Tabah Kariyan
enter it.” Allah then ordered, “Now go and look at Hell and the punishments I have prepared for those who shall reside therein.”
He then went and saw one part of Hell(fire) climbing onto the other. He presented himself in the court of Allah and said, “By Your Might! There is none who will hear of Hell and (want to) enter it.” Then with Allah’s command, Hell was covered with veils of desire and delight. “Go to see Hell once more”, He ordered.
Jibrīl went, then presented himself in the court of Allah and said, “By Your Might! I now fear nobody will be able to save themselves from this. In fact (after engrossing themselves in their desires), they shall fall into it.”[1]
Imam Ibn Ḥajar al-ꜤAsqalānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه comments on this hadith:
Desires refer to worldly matters from which delight is gained, irrespective of whether sharīʿah has prohibited them directly, or if doing them leads to divine commands categorically not being implemented. This also includes mushtabah (doubt-filled matters) and every other permissible action, which carry fear of leading to haram if carried out.[2]
As relayed by the Companion ꜤAṭiyyah bin SaꜤd رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, the final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم explained, “An individual cannot become pious until he leaves lawful actions in order to protect himself from the unlawful.”[3]