101 Hadith Qudsi by pImam ibn Arabi

part one
fifth hadith (5)
According to Ab¬ Hurayra, the Messenger of God, may God give him blessings and
peace, said:
When God created the Garden of Paradise and the Fire of Hell,
he sent Gabriel to the Garden. He said: “Look upon it, and upon
what I have made ready for its inhabitants.”
So he went there and looked at what God had prepared for its
inhabitants. When he returned, Gabriel declared: “By Your Might,
anyone who hears of it will surely enter it!”
So God ordered Paradise to be veiled with unpleasant and
hateful things, and said: “Return now and look upon what I have
prepared for its occupants.”
Gabriel returned to it, and beheld how it was veiled with hateful
things. Then he came back to Him and declared: “By Your Might,
I fear now that no-one will enter it!”
Then He said: “Go now to the Fire. Look upon it and upon what
I have made ready for its inhabitants.”
When he went there, Gabriel looked at it and at what had been
prepared for its inhabitants. He saw how it was all piled up in
layers, one on top of another. When he returned, Gabriel declared:
“By Your Might, no-one who hears of it will enter it.”
So God ordered the Fire to be encircled by pleasing and desirable
things, and said: “Return now and look upon what I have
prepared for its occupants.”
Gabriel returned there and beheld how it was encircled by
desires. Then he came back to Him and declared: “By Your Might,
I fear now that no-one will be saved from entering it.”
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