What is the meaning of the hadith: “Paradise is closer to one of you than the strap of his sandal, and the Fire is the same”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith narrated from him by Ibn Mas'udSahih al-Bukhari 6488?
Answer:
It is clear that a person does not know in which moment death will descend upon him. When he dies, he will be either in Paradise or in the Fire. If a person dies and he is a believer, he goes to Paradise; if he is a disbeliever or a hypocrite, he goes to the Fire. He does not know in which moment death will come. Yes. This is an exhortation to hasten in repentance, righteous deeds, and not to delay repentance and righteous deeds to another time, lest he not be able to reach it.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith narrated from him by Ibn Mas'ud
Paradise is nearer to any of you than the Shirak (leather strap) of his shoe, and so is the (Hell) Fire.
الجنة أقرب إلى أحدكم من شراك نعله، والنار مثل ذلكAnswer:
It is clear that a person does not know in which moment death will descend upon him. When he dies, he will be either in Paradise or in the Fire. If a person dies and he is a believer, he goes to Paradise; if he is a disbeliever or a hypocrite, he goes to the Fire. He does not know in which moment death will come. Yes. This is an exhortation to hasten in repentance, righteous deeds, and not to delay repentance and righteous deeds to another time, lest he not be able to reach it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1179- 4717] ما المراد بحديث(الجنة أقرب إلى أحدكم من شراك نعله والنار مثل ذلك)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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