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In a hadith from Imam Ali (a), he (a) mentions "hawiya" the first level from the seven levels of the hell. Also, in some hadiths, "hawiya" refers to the seventh and the lowest level of the hell.

According to a hadith, Prophet Jesus (a) passed by a town and saw that all its people were dead and their bodies were left on the ground. He (a) revived one of them by the request of one of his companions and asked him, "what happened to you?" He said, "we enjoyed the night in happiness, but in the morning we were sent to ‘hawiya' of the hell." Prophet Jesus (a) asked him, "what is hawiya?" He answered, "It is Sijjin." Prophet Jesus (a) asked him, "what is Sijjin?" He answered, "Mountains of rocks turned to fire lit up to us."

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a) said, "One who denies wilaya of Imam Ali (a), his abode is hawiya."