The Road to Jannah

The Prophet of Allah (saw) said: “When Allah (swt) created Jannah, He (swt) said to Gabriel (as): “Go and look at it.” He (as) went and looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will fail to enter it.’ He thensurrounded it with disagreeable things, and said: “Go and look at it, Gabriel.” He went and looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my Lord! By Thy might, I am afraid that no one will enter it.’

When Allah created Hell, He said: “Go and look at it, Gabriel.” He went and looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will enter it.’ He then surrounded it with desirable things and said: “Go and look at it, Gabriel.” He went, looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my Lord! By Thy might andpower, I am afraid that no one will remain who does not enter it.’” [Abu Dawood]1

Narrated by Abu Hurayra, Hadith No. 4726