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How do we reconcile the hadith describing the Sirat as “finer than a hair and sharper than a sword” with the hadith (that it is a slippery, treacherous path)?

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Question:
I seek forgiveness from Allah. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: The description of the Sirat in the hadith is that it is finer
from a hair, and sharper thanمن الشعر، وأحد من
than a sword, and it is also described as a slippery, treacherous path. The question, Honorable Shaykh, is that a slippery, treacherous path can only be a wide road, so how do we reconcile these two hadiths?

Answer:
It is a slippery, treacherous path because of its thinness and its heat. Because of its thinness and its heat, it becomes slippery. Yes, one cannot stand firm on it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 260 - كيف نجمع بين حديث وصف الصراط أنه (أدق من الشعر وأحد من السيف ) وحديث (أنه دحب مزلة)؟ — youtube.com

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