Heaven and Hell / Hadith Heaven and Hell / Hadith The Prophet Muhammad (Peace of Allah be upon Him) Said: Hell is veiled in delights, and Heaven in hardships and miseries. Paradise is nearer to you than the thongs of your sandals; and the Fire likewise. People asked Muhammad if to say "There is no deity but God" was not the key to Paradise. He said, "Yes, but it is a key which hath wards; and if ye come with a key of that description, Paradise will be opened to you, otherwise it will not." Paradise is nearer to you than the thongs of your sandals; and the Fire likewise. What is Paradise? Muhammad replied, "It is what the eye hath not seen, nor the ear heard, nor ever flashed across the mind of man."