Jahannum is surrounded by desires and passions
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ، وَحُفَّتِ الجَنَّةُ بِالمَكَارِهِ
Abu Hurairah (Radiyallahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullâh (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, “The Fire is
surrounded by all kinds of desires and passions, while Paradise is
surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirable things.” (Bukhari)
The Fire is surrounded and covered by desires and passions.
What is the meaning of nafs? Moulana Thanwi (Rahimahullah) has explained
so beautifully, Natural desires which are not in accordance to the Shariah.
As long as this fervour is not created, a person cannot sit for a few minutes to make dhikr. If a person does not rectify himself, he remains in this condition for his whole life where sins are enjoyable to him, and good actions are a burden. Allâh Ta'ala states, Perhaps you dislike something whereas it is good for you. And perhaps you love something whereas it is evil for you. (Baqarah verse 216)
A person has sexual desires to fulfil. There is no harm. He can
fulfil it with his permissible wife. A person desires to eat. There is
no harm in eating halâl food if the time is correct e.g. one is not fasting in the days of Ramadhân.
Yes, one must not engage in
unlawful sexual relationships. One must not eat harâm food. All
of these forbidden desires surround Jahannum. When a person
perpetrates them, he enters himself into Jahannum.
On the other hand, Jannah has been surrounded by makârih i.e.
such actions which are not really liked by the nafs, for example,
awakening for salâh, going to the masjid, abstaining from sins like
backbiting, evil glancing, etc. If a person strives against his
desires, he will enter Jannah.
This is for a mubtadi (beginner in the path to Allâh Ta'ala). When a
person makes effort, then these evils become disliked to him; and
good actions become beloved to him. In the beginning,
pornography is liked by a person. After making effort, it becomes
extremely bitter to even go near such filth. Waking up for
tahajjud becomes enjoyable. To sit and make dhikr is generally
difficult upon a person. But once a person gets in the habit of
making dhikr, he gains so much enjoyment that it becomes
difficult to leave it out.
Moulana Umar Saheb Palanpuri (Rahimahullah) once
said, “If you people gain the enjoyment of dhikr, then it will
become difficult for a person to go out for ghust.” As long as this
fervour is not created, a person cannot sit for a few minutes to
make dhikr.
If a person does not rectify himself, he remains in this condition
for his whole life where sins are enjoyable to him, and good
actions are a burden.
As long as this fervour is not created, a person cannot sit for a few minutes to make dhikr. If a person does not rectify himself, he remains in this condition for his whole life where sins are enjoyable to him, and good actions are a burden. Allâh Ta'ala states, Perhaps you dislike something whereas it is good for you. And perhaps you love something whereas it is evil for you. (Baqarah verse 216)
A person who controls his desires is successful. An easy example
to understand this: A person is in the fourth year of his studies.
He desires to miss classes, run around and waste time. However,
at the end of the year, he will fail, and will have to repeat the year.
On the other hand, the person who is punctual in class, learns
diligently and stays awake till two o’ clock during exams, is
successful.
Desires have been placed in every person.
Allâh Ta'ala states, Then He inspired within it evil and the ability to abstain. (Shams
verse 8)
Those who follow the evil temptations of the nafs will fall
headlong into Jahannum, whilst those who control themselves
will enter into Jannah.
(Hazrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Ishaq Saab (Daamat Barakaatuh)
Reference:
- Lessons from Bukhari