Friday’s Trip: The First Three People to Enter Hellfire -By Olayinka Abdur-Razaq

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Undoubtedly, to be in Jannah is the utmost goal of everyone on this planet. Even if all that one is putting forward intandem not with one’s goal. Behold, sweet comes with sweat. Strive for Jannah (Digress).

To the extent that, no believers are also optimistic on gaining heaven after their departure here. Dey play oo. This is evident that the generic goal of everyone is to gain paradise. Nobody prays for Hellfire.

But despite this, there are first three categories of people that will enter Hellfire. No one will precede them. Therefore, to know them should be your longing, so as to learn the lesson to gain His blessing.

The first three categories of people to Hellfire are: The Martyr; the Scholar ; and the rich. You’re shocked?

Yes, you must. You are wondering how these people who had the greatest opportunity to gain paradise later end it to Hellfire.

Is the Martyr not fighting well? No, he did. The Scholar didn’t propagate to people? No, he did. The rich didn’t give sadaqah? No, he did. But, why is their ending Hellfire? What got wrong?

I know your feelings, but just keep diving with me. The answer to your questions is not far fetched.

As you know that there is one thing in you that its healthiness reflects in all other parts of your body, and its deficiency has an impact as well, and that thing is your heart.

Same thing applies to all acts of worship. There is one thing that its found wanton in any acts of your worship makes it void ab initio. That thing is the sincerity (Al-ikhlas).

Sincerity is the oxygen to all acceptable worships before your lord. Once it gets missing in your ibadāt, then such ibadah becomes void.

Then, how did Allah interact with those people before His judgement? Did He give them the right of fair hearing or not?

To know this, Join us next week, Inn shaa Allah.

As Salaam alaykum

Abū Hafs