Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Paradise is nearer to one of you than his shoelace, and so is Hellfire."
Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari]
Explanation:
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that Paradise and Hellfire are nearer to a person than the leather strap over his feet, which is so close to him. This is because a person may do an act that pleases Allah not thinking it will earn him a great reward, yet it takes him to the Garden of Bliss. Alternatively, a person may commit a sin to which he does not pay much attention, but it incurs the displeasure of Allah and causes him to sink deeply into Hell-fire for so many years – and he was unaware of that.
“ But those who feared their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, as accommodation from Allah. And that which is with Allah is best for the righteous.” ~Qur’an [3:198]
