Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said: “When Allah created
Paradise, He said to Jibreel: ‘Go and look at it.’ Jibreel went and
looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who
hears of it will fail to enter it.’

Allah then surrounded it with disagreeable things, and said: ‘Go and
look at it, Jibreel.’ He went and looked at it, then came and said: ‘O
my Lord! By Thy might, I am afraid that no one will enter it.’

When Allah created Hell, He said: ‘Go and look at it, Jibreel.’
Jibreel went and looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my Lord! By Thy
might, no one who hears of it will enter it. ‘

Allah then surrounded it with desirable things and said: ‘Go and look
at it, Jibreel.’ Jibreel went, looked at it, then came and said: ‘O my
Lord! By Thy might and power, I am afraid that no one will remain who
does not enter it.’ [Abu Daud]

Hellfire is surrounded by tempting things and sin appears attractive
to us. On the other hand, Jannat is surrounded by difficult things
such as sharing wealth, exercising self control and sacrifice. In
school, for instance, we do not consider it fair to give the student
who worked hard and did well the same grade as one who did not bother
with his or her studies and failed. Similarly, Allah’s justice does
not allow the compensation of the doer of evil and the doer of good to
be the same either. It would not be fair for human beings to be given
eternal life and eternal happiness without our having at least
attempted to earn it.

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