Hadith on Jahannam: Hellfire carried by billions of angels

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Hell will be brought on that day with seventy thousand reins, each rein carried by seventy thousand angels.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2842

Grade: Sahih (authentic agreed upon) according to Muslim

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُؤْتَى بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَهَا سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ زِمَامٍ مَعَ كُلِّ زِمَامٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَجُرُّونَهَا

2842 صحيح مسلم كتاب الجنة وصفة نعيمها وأهلها باب في شدة حر نار جهنم وبعد قعرها وما تأخذ من المعذبين

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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