$email = $request->input('email');
$password = $request->input('password');

$user = User::where('email', $email)->first();

if ($user) {
    if (Hash::check($password, $user->password)) {
        $token = $this->JWTAuth->fromUser($user);
        return response()->json(['token' => $token, 'user' => $user], 200);
    }
}
return 'FAIL';

/*abaixo o modo que eu crio o hash para o campo password*/
$user->fill([
    'password' => Hash::make($password)
])->save();

if ($user && Hash::check($password, $user->password)) {
    return 'Ok, all good!';
}

return 'You shall not pass!';

$user = User::where('email', $email)->get();

if ($user->first()) {
if (Hash::check($password, $user->password)) {
    $token = $this->JWTAuth->fromUser($user);
    return response()->json(['token' => $token, 'user' => $user], 200);
}