Fourth tradition
This statement is most resembling falsehoods of foolish persons or one, who
wants to reduce the greatness of Almighty Allah or wants to instigate weak
people of Ummah to commit crimes, with the hope that the severe heat of Hell,
which Allah has prepared for all sinners will not reach this Ummah and only
reaches previous nations and those from this Ummah, who have not embraced Islam.
And if you contemplate on these verses:
نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ (٦) ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ (٧)
“It is the fire kindled by Allah, which rises above the hearts.”1
ٱلَّتِى وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ ۖ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ (٢٤)
“Of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers.”2
يَوْمَ يُحْمَىٰ عَلَيْهَا فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتُكْوَىٰ بِهَا جِبَاهُهُمْ وَجُنُوبُهُمْ وَظُهُورُهُمْ ۖ
“On the day when it shall be heated in the fire of hell, then their
foreheads and their sides and their backs shall be branded with
it.”3
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِرَتْ
“And when the hell is kindled up,”4
وَبُرِزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَنْ يَرَى
“And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees.”5
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍۢ كَٱلْقَصْرِ (٣٢ ) كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌۭ صُفْرٌۭ (٣٣)
“Surely it sends up sparks like palaces, as if they were tawny camels.”6
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ (١٥) نَزَّاعَةًۭ لِّلشَّوَىٰ (١٦)
“By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire, dragging by the head,”7
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ (٤٨)
“On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into
the fire; taste the touch of hell.”8
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ (٢٧) لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ (٢٨) لَوَّاحَةٌۭ لِّلْبَشَرِ (٢٩) عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ (٣٠)
“And what will make you realize what hell is? It leaves naught
nor does it spare aught. It scorches the mortal. Over it are
nineteen.”9
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ (٤٢) قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ (٤٣) وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ (٤٤) وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ (٤٥)
“What has brought you into hell? They shall say: We were not
of those who prayed; and we used not to feed the poor; and we
used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into
vain discourses.”10
إِنَّ شَجَرَتَ ٱلزَّقُّومِ (٤٣) طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ (٤٤) كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ (٤٥) كَغَلْىِ ٱلْحَمِيمِ (٤٦)
“Surely the tree of the Zaqqum, is the food of the sinful. Like
dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies. Like the boiling of hot
water.”11
Or ponder on the verses, in which Allah, the Mighty and the High condemns
those, who avoid going to Jihad on the pretext that the season was too hot.
قُلْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ أَشَدُّ حَرًّۭا ۚ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَفْقَهُونَ (٨١)
“Say: The fire of hell is much severe in heat. Would that they
understood (it).”12
Also the verse, which warns those, who usurp the property of orphans:
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًۭا ۖ وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًۭا (١٠)
“(As for) those who swallow the property of the orphans
unjustly, surely they only swallow fire into their bellies and they
shall enter burning fire.”13
…and numerous verses of this kind.
You will not doubt that all the nations are same with regard to this
chastisement, on the contrary to address these statements to the mercified nation,
whose being cultured and being away from disobedience through threats, is a
blessing, and is worthier to be informed about nations, which were destroyed, and
who have tasted the fruits of obedience and disobedience and who left this world with their deeds, and through this grace is completed and the training of the
righteous and this makes the righteous weep and protects the pious, and makes
saintly people cry.
The chief of them being Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), who is said to be moved
in such a manner that in the dark night, he writhed like once stung by a snake and
holding his beard wept like one struck by a calamity and said:
‘O our Lord, O our Lord,’ and he beseeches to Him; then he tells the world:
“Have you come to me?! Are you eager for me?! Never, never! Deceive someone
other than me. I have divorced you three times. Your age is short and your
gathering is lowly and your value is less. Ah, ah, the lack of provisions and the
long and terrible journey.”14
Moreover, what is the similarity between this flame of fire, which makes one
helpless and between a bath, where heat is for health and dirts are washed off
through it and it makes bodies sweat; and which removes pains and hardships and
grants health to the bodies?! Would criminals, unjust and ignorant people be
threatened in this manner?