What is the ruling on using the words "Jahannam" (Hell) and "Jaheem" (Blazing Fire) metaphorically in poetry to express intense torment, or intense fire, or extreme distress, and what is the danger of these expressions?

There is no harm in likening the heat of this world to the heat of Hellfire. The one who says it intends to liken their situation to that of the tormented in the Fire, and this is a well-known Arabic figure of speech. There is no doubt that the heat of this world cannot be compared to the heat of the Hereafter, as Allah Almighty said: "Say, 'The fire of Hell is more intense in heat' if they only understood." And traditions such as: "Cool yourselves during the Dhuhr prayer, for the intensity of the heat is from the exhalation of Hellfire," and "Fever is from the exhalation of Hellfire," indicate the permissibility of this figure of speech.