The Breath of the People of the Fire

Anas b. Mālik, may Allāh be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “If there were 100,000 or more in this masjid, and among them was a man from the people of the Fire, and he were to breathe and his breath were to touch them: the masjid and those in it would be burnt.” Reported by Abū Yaʿlá.

Graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb (3668).

And al-Bazzār narrated it with the wording:

“If there were 100,000 or more in the masjid, then a man from the people of the Fire were to breathe, he would have burnt them all.”

Graded ṣaḥīḥ li ghayrih by al-Albānī.

Why the Angel Mīkāʾīl Stopped Laughing

Anas b. Mālik, may Allāh be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to Jibrīl, “Why have I never seen Mīkāʾīl laughing?” He said, “Mīkāʾīl has not laughed since the Fire was created.” Reported by Aḥmad (13343).

Graded ḥasan li ghayrih by al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb (3664).

41 Moderation in Sunnah is Better than Striving in Bidʿah

ʿAbd Allāh b. Masʿūd, may Allāh be pleased with him, said, “Moderation in the Sunnah is better than striving in innovation.” Reported by al-Ḥākim.

Ṣaḥīḥ Mawqūf: al-Ḥākim (357), Ibn Baṭṭah in al-Ibānah (201), and al-Marwazī in al-Sunnah (p. 30).