3 – The hadith establishes the reality of recompense in the Hereafter and confirms the punishment of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. Affirming this is an article of faith—one of the truths known necessarily from the religion.

4 – It further indicates that the requital matches the deed itself. Thus the person who yielded to his desires and enjoyed drinking from a silver vessel will be forced to swallow the torment of Jahannam with the very parts of his body that delighted in the sin during this life; in this way, the punishment is of the same species as the act.

Scholarly Differences
The scholars have disagreed about the underlying reason for which the use of gold and silver was forbidden:
• Some held that the cause is arrogance and the breaking of the hearts of the poor.
• Others said it serves an ethical, pedagogical aim, for Islam safeguards the believer from the moral decay and corruptive luxury that come with extravagance.
• A third view maintains that the reason is that both metals serve as currency. Gold and silver are the global monetary reserve by which goods are valued and people’s needs and necessities are met; turning them into vessels, ornaments, and the like paralyzes commercial activity and suspends the assessment of essential needs, without any overriding benefit.
• Ibn al-Qayyim stated that the cause lies in what their use instills in the heart—an attitude and state plainly incompatible with servitude to Allah.

For this very reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained that such luxury belongs to the unbelievers in this world, for they have no share in the servitude that secures the Hereafter.

Allah the Exalted knows best. His law contains secrets and wisdoms, and it is entirely possible that all of these causes are meant simultaneously.