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The fear of fire and the awareness of the state of the house of destruction

التخويف من النار والتعريف بحال دار البوار

Author: زين الدين عبد الرحمن بن أحمد بن رجب بن الحسن، السَلامي، البغدادي، ثم الدمشقي، الحنبلي (المتوفى: 795هـ) (d. 795)

About this work

التخويف من النار والتعريف بحال دار البوار هو كتاب ألفه الإمام أبو الفرج عبد الرحمن بن أحمد بن رجب الحنبلي. يتناول الكتاب موضوع نار جهنم كما وردت في القرآن والسنة. وفيه يتحدث عن نار جهنم وأهلها وحجارتها وقعرها وعذابها. قال ابن رجب في مقدمة الكتاب:

Translation

Fear of Hell and Definition of the Condition of Dar al-Bawar is a book written by Imam Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Rajab al-Hanbali. The book deals with the subject of the fire of Hell as mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah. In it, he talks about the fire of Hell, its people, its stones, its bottom, and its torment. Ibn Rajab said in the introduction to the book:

Topics covered

Chapter One: Mentioning warnings of fire and warning against it
Chapter Two: Mentioning the fear of Hell and the conditions of those who are afraid
Chapter - Fear of the torment of Hell from which no one will escape
Chapter: On the due amount of fear
Chapter: [Among the predecessors is the one who, if he saw fire, was disturbed and his condition changed
Chapter - Among those who fear that the fear of Hell will prevent him from sleeping
Chapter - Whoever is prevented by the fear of hellfire from laughing
Chapter - Whoever experiences fear of hellfire becomes ill
Chapter - The conditions of some of the frightened
Chapter - [The fire in this world is afraid of the fire of Hell
Chapter - [Seeking refuge from Hell
Chapter Five - [On mentioning the place of Hell
Chapter - The seas will roar on the Day of Resurrection
Chapter Six - [In mentioning its layers, degrees, and description
Chapter Seven - In mentioning the bottom and depth of Hell
Chapter - The vastness of Hell in length and breadth
Chapter Eight - mentioning its doors and pavilions
Chapter - The gates of Hell will be closed on its people on the Day of Resurrection
Chapter - Surrounding the pavilions of Hell with unbelievers
Chapter - The gates of Hell are closed before its people enter
Chapter Nine - In mentioning the darkness of the fire and the intensity of its blackness
Chapter Ten - In its extreme heat and frost
Chapter - In the heat of Hell there is a house in which the infidel will be distinguished by his coldness
Chapter Eleven - Mentioning the signs of Hell and its pricing
Chapter - Hell burns down half the day every day

التذكرة بأحوال الموتى وأمور الآخرة