Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Paradise is surrounded by hardships, and Hellfire is surrounded by temptations.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2822
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
Imam al-Nawawi commented, “The scholars said this is among the Prophet’s most eloquent and concise sayings, and among the beautiful parables he was given. It means that one does not reach Paradise but by enduring hardships, and one does not reach the Hellfire but by following desires. In this way, both are veiled; whoever tears away the veil reaches what is behind it. Thus, the veil of Paradise is torn by plunging into hardships, and the veil of Hellfire is torn by indulging in desires.”
Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 17/165
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ
2822 صحيح مسلم كتاب الجنة وصفة نعيمها وأهلها
قال النووي قَالَ الْعُلَمَاءُ هَذَا مِنْ بَدِيعِ الْكَلَامِ وَفَصِيحِهِ وَجَوَامِعِهِ الَّتِي أُوتِيَهَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ التَّمْثِيلِ الْحَسَنِ ومعناه لا يوصل الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا بِارْتِكَابِ الْمَكَارِهِ وَالنَّارَ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ وَكَذَلِكَ هُمَا مَحْجُوبَتَانِ بِهِمَا فَمَنْ هَتَكَ الْحِجَابَ وَصَلَ إِلَى الْمَحْجُوبِ فَهَتْكُ حِجَابِ الْجَنَّةِ بِاقْتِحَامِ الْمَكَارِهِ وَهَتْكُ حِجَابِ النَّارِ بِارْتِكَابِ الشَّهَوَاتِ
17/165 شرح النووي على مسلم كتاب الجنة وصفة نعيمها واهلها
