Hadith: Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelace, and so is Hellfire
عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «الجنة أقرب إلى أحدكُم من شِرَاكِ نَعْلِه، والنار مِثلُ ذلك».
[صحيح] - [رواه البخاري]
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Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelace, and so is Hellfire."
Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that Paradise and Hellfire are nearer to a person than the leather strap over his feet, which is so close to him. This is because a person may do an act that pleases Allah not thinking it will earn him a great reward, yet it takes him to the Garden of Bliss. Alternatively, a person may commit a sin to which he does not pay much attention, but it incurs the displeasure of Allah and causes him to sink deeply into Hell-fire for so many years – and he was unaware of that.
Benefits from the Hadith
- Good deeds lead to Paradise while sins lead to Hellfire.
- Entering Paradise is easy if one has the right intent and do good deeds.
- Good deeds and sins can exist in the simplest of things. So, a person should not belittle doing simple pious acts or underestimate doing small evils.
- It encourages us to do good deeds, even if they are little, and discourages us from committing evils, no matter how small.
- Examples are given to make the intended meaning clearer.
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- Hadith: Whoever bears witness that there is no god but Allah, alone with no partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, that ‘Isa is the slave and Messenger of Allah, and His word which He communicated to Maryam, and a spirit from Him; and that Paradise is true and Hell is true, Allah will certainly admit him into Paradise, regardless of the deeds which he has done
- Hadith: Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hell
- Hadith: Whoever guarantees for me to safeguard what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I shall guarantee Paradise for him
- Hadith: The five (daily) prayers, Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided
- Hadith: Hellfire is surrounded by lusts, and Paradise is surrounded by adversities
- Hadith: Some people dispose of Allah's property wrongfully. For them will be Hellfire on the Day of Judgment
- Hadith: Do not insult the dead, because they have attained the fruits of their deeds