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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The Fire was kindled 1 for a thousand years until it turned red, then kindled for a thousand years until it turned white, then kindled for a thousand years until it turned black. Thus, it is black and dark.”
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- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 2591 (unverified) 97% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “The Fire was kindled.” This Hadith proves that the Fire is created, as held by the people of Sunnah, contrary to the Mu’tazila and some innovators. This is supported by Allah’s statement: “Prepared for the disbelievers” (Al-Baqarah: 24) in the past tense. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله : أوقد على النار إلخ والحديث دليل على أن النار مخلوقة كما ذهب إليه أهل السنة خلافا للمعتزلة وجماعة من أهل البدع، ويؤيدنا قوله تعالى: ﴿أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَافِرِينَ ﴾ (البقرة : ٢٤) بصيغة الماضي، كذا في «المرقاة».