عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ، وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ».
وفي رواية: عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «حُجِبَتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ، وَحُجِبَتِ الجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ»
Anas ibn Mālik narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
1. Paradise is surrounded by displeasures
2. and the Fire is surrounded by tempting pleasures.
Abu Ḥamzah, or perhaps Abu Thumāmah, Anas ibn Mālik ibn al-Naḍr of the Anṣār, was born ten years before the Prophet’s migration to Madinah. He was the servant of God’s Messenger for ten years. The Prophet prayed to God to bless his life, give him an abundance of wealth and children, give him a long life and to forgive him his sins. Anas became very rich and had many children. He was the last of the Prophet’s companions to die in Baṣrah. He died in Year 93 AH 712 CE.
