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52 Before You Regret

As Allah states in the twentieth verse of Surat al-Balad,
"above them is a sealed vault of Fire." Once they enter by
the gates of hell, they will be locked inside. Behind these
gates exists the torment of hellfire with no certain end,
which they will suffer for as long as Allah wills. For the
unbelievers, there is no possibility to escape from this tor-
ment unless Allah wills otherwise. Allah calls this fire
"the Shatterer." These verses in Surat al-Humaza read:
And what will convey to you what the Shatterer is? The
kindled Fire of Allah reaching right into the heart. It is
sealed in above them in towering columns. (Surat al-
Humaza: 5-9)

In addition, there is the following hadith of our
Prophet (saas) as a blessing from Allah:
The Prophet (saas) said: “He with the slightest speck of
faith will be saved from the fire.” Abu Said says:
“Whoever doubts (that he really said this) should read
the following verse: “Allah does not wrong anyone by so
much as the smallest speck...” (Surat an-Nisa, 40)
(Tirmidhi, S fatu Cehennem 10, (2601)

The Torment Unbelievers Confront in Hell

Before proceeding with the regret unbelievers will face
in the hereafter, it will be useful to describe the torment in
hell. Without being aware of the forms of torment in hell,
one might fail to comprehend the dimensions of the
regret there.