It was said Zubayd al-Yami woke up one night to pray. So, he walked
towards the bowl of water that he would wash up from and put his hand it to
find the water so cold that it was almost frozen. This reminded him of the
extreme cold in Hell, and he did not remove his hand from the bowl until he
later awoke and his servant came to find him like this. His servant said: “What
are you doing, sir? Why didn’t you pray at night as you usually do? Why are you
sitting here like this?” He replied: “I put my hand in this bowl and touched
the cold water, and was reminded of the extreme cold of Hell. By Allah, I did
not feel the severity of its coolness until you came just now. So, go and don’t
tell anyone about this until I die.” And nobody knew of this incident until he
had died, may Allah have Mercy on him.
It is mentioned in an authentic hadith: “Hell complained to its Lord, saying: “Parts of me have consumed the other parts.” So, He allowed it two breaths of exhalation: one in winter and one in summer. As for its breath in winter, that is the bitter cold, and its breath in the summer is the extreme heat.”
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