Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 4320

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أُوقِدَتِ النَّارُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ فَابْيَضَّتْ ثُمَّ أُوقِدَتْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ فَاحْمَرَّتْ ثُمَّ أُوقِدَتْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ فَاسْوَدَّتْ فَهِيَ سَوْدَاءُ كَاللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Duri narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us: Sharik narrated to us, from Asim, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: The Fire was fueled for a thousand years until it turned white; then it was fueled for a thousand years until it turned red; then it was fueled for a thousand years until it turned black. It is black like the darkest night.