Various Punishments of the People of Hell
In regards to those who die upon a way other than Islam – there will be no mercy for them and Allah (swt) said, in response to the Jews who claimed that the Fire would only touch them for a certain length of time:
“Nay, those who seek gain in evil and are girt round by their sins – they are companions [or dwellers] of Fire; therein shall they abide [forever]” (2:81)
No one will be in such a state unless he is a kafir (Unbeliever) and a mushrik (Pagan)
The punishment of these people will fit their crime of disbelief – and the fire will surround them on all sides
There will be a bed of Hell [Fire] and over them coverings [of Hellfire]” (7:41)
The “bed” is what comes under them, and the “coverings” are what come over them. What is meant is that fires will surround them from above and below, as Allah (swt) says:
“On the Day when the torment [Hellfire] shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet” (29:55)
“They shall have coverings of Fire above them, and coverings of Fire beneath them.” (39:16)
The fire will be made to leap over their hearts
We have already explained that the physical bodies of the people of Hell will be made huge in size. In spite of that, the Fire will penetrate their bodies until it reaches their innermost depths:
“Soon will I cast him into Hellfire! And what will explain to you what Hellfire is? Naught does it permit to endure, and naught does it leave alone, Darkening and changing the color of man!” (74:26-29)
Also for some their guts will be spilled out
Al-Bukhari and Muslim report from Usamah ibn Zayd that the Prophet (saws) said:
“A man will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into the Fire. Then his entrails will be spilled out into the Fire, and he will be forced to walk around and around like a donkey in a treadmill. The people of Hell will gather around him and say, “O so-and-so, what is wrong with you? Did you not enjoin us to do good and forbid us to do evil?” He will say, “I used to order you to do good, but I did not do it, and I used to forbid you to do evil, but I used to do it.” Then he will walk around and around like a donkey in a treadmill.
One such person will be Amr ibn Lahay, who was the first to change the religion of the Arabs. The Prophet (saws) saw him dragging his own entrails in Hell.
“I saw ‘Amr ibn ‘Aamir al Khuza’i dragging his own entrails in Hell, and he was the first one to introduce as-Sa’ibah (a she-camel turned loose for free pasture for the sake of idols, upon which nothing was allowed to be carried.” (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The people of hell will be in chains and fetters
Allah (swt) has promised that the people of Hell will have chains fetters and hammers in the Fire:
“For the Rejectors We have prepared iron chains, yokes and blazing Fire.” (76:4)
“With Us are fetters [to burn them] and Fire [to burn them] and a food that chokes, and penalty grievous.” (73:12-13)
Also yokes will be placed around their necks
“..We shall put yokes on the necks of the unbelievers. It would only be a requital for their ill [or evil] deeds.” (34:33)
“When yokes [shall be] round their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along.” (40:71)
Allah (swt) will use the chains and fetters as punishment for the people of Hell
“With Us are fetters…” (73:12)
The chains are another kind of punishment, with which the wrongdoers will be tied up, just as criminals are chained up in this world. See how the Quran describes them:
“The stern command will say, ‘Seize him and bind him, and burn him in the blazing Fire, further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is 70 cubits.” (69:30-32)
Allah has also promised the people of Hell hooked rods of iron which are like hammers with which the evildoers will be beaten when they try to escape from the Fire, and they will be thrown even deeper into the Hell:
“And for them are hooked rods of iron [to punish them]. Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be driven back therein, and [it will be] said to them: “taste the torment of burning!” (22:21-22)
Also the people of the hellfire will not be alone in the fire – they will be with those objects they worshiped:
The kuffar and mushrikin used to glorify the false deities hat they worshiped instead of Allah (swt); they would defend them and give of themselves and their wealth in their worshiping.
On the Day of Resurrection, Allah (swt) will cause those deities that they used to worship instead of Him to enter the Fire, as a source of humiliation and shame for them, so that they will know that they were misled and that they worshiped something that has no power either to benefit them or to harm them:
“Verily you [disbelievers] and [false] gods that you worship besides Allah are [but] fuel for Hell! To it will you [surely] come! If these had been gods they would not have got there! But each one will abide therein.” (21:98-99)
For this reason the sun and the moon will be thrown into Hell and will be fuel for it, to punish those wrongdoers who used to worship them instead of Allah (swt). As the hadith says:
“The sun and moon will be rolled up in hell”
Al-Qurtubi says,
“They will be placed in Hell, because they were worshiped instead of Allah (swt). It is not a punishment for them, because they are inanimate, but that will be done in order to increase the sorrow and shame of the Kafirin. This is what was said by some of the scholars.” (at-Tadhkirah)
For the same reason, your Personal Jinn will be gathered together, so as to make the punishment more intense
“And if anyone withdraws himself from the remembrance of Allah All-Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one to be an intimate companion to him. Such evil ones really hinder them from the Path but they think that they are being guided aright! At length, when [such a one] comes to Us, he says [to his evil companion], “Would that between me and you were the distance of the east and west.” Ah, evil is the companion indeed! When you have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day that you shall be partners in punishment.” (43:36-39)
In regards to those who die upon a way other than Islam – there will be no mercy for them and Allah (swt) said, in response to the Jews who claimed that the Fire would only touch them for a certain length of time:
“Nay, those who seek gain in evil and are girt round by their sins – they are companions [or dwellers] of Fire; therein shall they abide [forever]” (2:81)
No one will be in such a state unless he is a kafir (Unbeliever) and a mushrik (Pagan)
The punishment of these people will fit their crime of disbelief – and the fire will surround them on all sides
There will be a bed of Hell [Fire] and over them coverings [of Hellfire]” (7:41)
The “bed” is what comes under them, and the “coverings” are what come over them. What is meant is that fires will surround them from above and below, as Allah (swt) says:
“On the Day when the torment [Hellfire] shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet” (29:55)
“They shall have coverings of Fire above them, and coverings of Fire beneath them.” (39:16)
The fire will be made to leap over their hearts
We have already explained that the physical bodies of the people of Hell will be made huge in size. In spite of that, the Fire will penetrate their bodies until it reaches their innermost depths:
“Soon will I cast him into Hellfire! And what will explain to you what Hellfire is? Naught does it permit to endure, and naught does it leave alone, Darkening and changing the color of man!” (74:26-29)
Also for some their guts will be spilled out
Al-Bukhari and Muslim report from Usamah ibn Zayd that the Prophet (saws) said:
“A man will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection and thrown into the Fire. Then his entrails will be spilled out into the Fire, and he will be forced to walk around and around like a donkey in a treadmill. The people of Hell will gather around him and say, “O so-and-so, what is wrong with you? Did you not enjoin us to do good and forbid us to do evil?” He will say, “I used to order you to do good, but I did not do it, and I used to forbid you to do evil, but I used to do it.” Then he will walk around and around like a donkey in a treadmill.
One such person will be Amr ibn Lahay, who was the first to change the religion of the Arabs. The Prophet (saws) saw him dragging his own entrails in Hell.
“I saw ‘Amr ibn ‘Aamir al Khuza’i dragging his own entrails in Hell, and he was the first one to introduce as-Sa’ibah (a she-camel turned loose for free pasture for the sake of idols, upon which nothing was allowed to be carried.” (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The people of hell will be in chains and fetters
Allah (swt) has promised that the people of Hell will have chains fetters and hammers in the Fire:
“For the Rejectors We have prepared iron chains, yokes and blazing Fire.” (76:4)
“With Us are fetters [to burn them] and Fire [to burn them] and a food that chokes, and penalty grievous.” (73:12-13)
Also yokes will be placed around their necks
“..We shall put yokes on the necks of the unbelievers. It would only be a requital for their ill [or evil] deeds.” (34:33)
“When yokes [shall be] round their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along.” (40:71)
Allah (swt) will use the chains and fetters as punishment for the people of Hell
“With Us are fetters…” (73:12)
The chains are another kind of punishment, with which the wrongdoers will be tied up, just as criminals are chained up in this world. See how the Quran describes them:
“The stern command will say, ‘Seize him and bind him, and burn him in the blazing Fire, further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is 70 cubits.” (69:30-32)
Allah has also promised the people of Hell hooked rods of iron which are like hammers with which the evildoers will be beaten when they try to escape from the Fire, and they will be thrown even deeper into the Hell:
“And for them are hooked rods of iron [to punish them]. Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be driven back therein, and [it will be] said to them: “taste the torment of burning!” (22:21-22)
Also the people of the hellfire will not be alone in the fire – they will be with those objects they worshiped:
The kuffar and mushrikin used to glorify the false deities hat they worshiped instead of Allah (swt); they would defend them and give of themselves and their wealth in their worshiping.
On the Day of Resurrection, Allah (swt) will cause those deities that they used to worship instead of Him to enter the Fire, as a source of humiliation and shame for them, so that they will know that they were misled and that they worshiped something that has no power either to benefit them or to harm them:
“Verily you [disbelievers] and [false] gods that you worship besides Allah are [but] fuel for Hell! To it will you [surely] come! If these had been gods they would not have got there! But each one will abide therein.” (21:98-99)
For this reason the sun and the moon will be thrown into Hell and will be fuel for it, to punish those wrongdoers who used to worship them instead of Allah (swt). As the hadith says:
“The sun and moon will be rolled up in hell”
Al-Qurtubi says,
“They will be placed in Hell, because they were worshiped instead of Allah (swt). It is not a punishment for them, because they are inanimate, but that will be done in order to increase the sorrow and shame of the Kafirin. This is what was said by some of the scholars.” (at-Tadhkirah)
For the same reason, your Personal Jinn will be gathered together, so as to make the punishment more intense
“And if anyone withdraws himself from the remembrance of Allah All-Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one to be an intimate companion to him. Such evil ones really hinder them from the Path but they think that they are being guided aright! At length, when [such a one] comes to Us, he says [to his evil companion], “Would that between me and you were the distance of the east and west.” Ah, evil is the companion indeed! When you have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day that you shall be partners in punishment.” (43:36-39)
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