Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 14, Hadith 294
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ: تَقْوَى اللهِ، وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ، قَالَ: وَمَا أَكْثَرُ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّارَ؟ قَالَ: الأَجْوَفَانِ: الْفَمُ وَالْفَرْجُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us, from Ibn Idris, who said: I heard my father relate from my grandfather, from Abu Hurayra: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, ‘What most often brings people into the Garden?’ He said, ‘Reverence for Allah and good character.’ He was asked, ‘And what most often brings people into the Fire?’ He said, ‘The two hollow parts: the mouth and the genitals.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This report repeats the two factors associated with entering the Fire in the previous report; the order here is mouth then genitals.
الأَجْوَفَانِ
The dual means ‘the two hollow parts,’ identified as the mouth and genitals.
Should ‘two hollow parts’ be used consistently for this expression?