How do we respond to those who say that the existence of the Fire now is of no benefit?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is the Fire existing now? And how do we respond to those who say that its existence now is of no benefit?

Answer:
No one says this except that he is either a heretic or an ignorant, deluded person. This speech is not permissible; this speech is not permissible. It denies something about which he has no knowledge. The Fire exists; it was prepared for the disbelievers. And Paradise exists; it was prepared for the righteous. The meaning of "prepared" (a'dat) is a past tense verb. It did not say "is being prepared" (ta'da), but it said "was prepared" (a'dat). So the past tense indicates that it exists. Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the intensity of heat is from the breath of Hell, and that the intensity of cold is also from the breath of Hell, because it has two breaths: a breath in winter, which is the cold, and a breath in summer, which is the heat. This indicates that it exists. When a dead person is placed in his grave and he is a hypocrite, a door is opened for him to the Fire. When he is asked, "Who is your Lord?"
"And what is your religion, and who is your Prophet?" he says, "I do not know." A door to the Fire is opened for him, indicating that it exists. He is subjected to its heat and its scorching winds, indicating that it exists. Honorable Shaykh. What makes a person get involved in these matters, denying and affirming without evidence, when he does not know about them? Yes.