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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 18569

وَعَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : " الْبَحْرُ هُوَ جَهَنَّمُ " . قَالُوا لِيَعْلَى ، قَالَ : أَلَا تَرَوْنَ [ أَنَّ ] اللَّهَ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - يَقُولُ : نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا ، قَالَ : لَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ يَعْلَى بِيَدِهِ ، لَا أَدْخُلُهَا أَبَدًا حَتَّى أُعْرَضَ عَلَى اللَّهِ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - وَلَا يُصِيبُنِي مِنْهَا قَطْرَةٌ حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللَّهَ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَرِجَالُهُ ثِقَاتٌ .
Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The sea is Hell." The people spoke to Sayyiduna Ya'la about this, and he said: "Have you not seen that Allah Almighty has said: 'A Fire (or Hell) whose walls will surround them'?" Sayyiduna Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No, by the One in whose hand is the soul of Ya'la, I will never enter it (that is, the sea) until I am presented before Allah Almighty, and not a single drop of it will reach me until I appear before Allah Almighty (that is, I will not do so until my dying breath)."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب صفة أهل النار / 18569
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسنادہ صحیح
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