The People Of Paradise

Umm Nurah

“You will recognize in their faces the beaming brightness of bliss.” (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, 83:24)

“Some faces, that day, will beam (in happiness), looking at their Lord!” (Surah Al-Qiyamah, 75:22-23)

“The righteous will be amid gardens and springs. (They will be greeted), ‘Enter here in peace and security.’ And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury. (They will be) brothers facing each other on thrones. There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be evicted.” (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:45-48)

“Faces that day will be joyful – pleased with their striving – in a garden on high, where they shall hear no bad speech.” (Surah Al-Ghashiyah, 88:8-11)

Abu Hurairah RA reported that the Prophet SAW said: “Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, created Adam in His own image with his length being sixty cubits. As He created him, He told him to greet that group (a party of angels sitting there) and listens to the response that they gave him, for it would form his greeting and that of his offspring. He then went away and said, ‘Peace be upon you!’ They (the angels) said, “May there be peace upon you and the mercy of Allah.” So all those who enter Paradise will be in the form of Adam, his length being sixty cubits. Then the people who followed him continued to diminish in size up to now.” (Muslim)

Abu Hurairah RA reported that the Messenger SAW said: “There will enter Paradise people whose hearts will be like those of the hearts of the birds.” (Muslim)

A scholar, Abdul Hamid Siddiqi commented that the hadith sums up the qualities of the people of Paradise, just as the hearts of birds are free from every tint of jealousy, in the same way the hearts of the people of Paradise will be free from jealousy, rancor, deceit, and hatred. Secondly, just as birds are always alert and cautious of any danger, in the same way the hearts of the people of Paradise will also be wakeful. Thirdly, trust as the birds trust in Allah for their food, in the same way the people of Paradise will have complete trust in Allah regarding their sustenance, rather, their very existence.

Sahal bin Sa’ad RA narrated that the Prophet SAW said: “Seventy thousand or seven hundred thousand of my followers (the narrator is in doubt as to the correct number) will enter Paradise holding each other till the first and the last of them enter Paradise at the same time. Their faces will have a glitter like that of the moon at night when it is full.” (Al Bukhari).

Abu Hurairah RA reported that Allah’s Apostle SAW said: “The first group (of people) who will enter Paradise will be glittering like the moon when it is full. They will not spit or blow their noses or relieve nature. Their utensils will be of gold and their cups of gold and silver. In their censors, the aloe wood will be used, and their sweat will smell like musk. Every one of them will have no enmity among themselves. Every one of them shall have two wives. The marrow of the bones of the wives ‘legs will be seen through the flesh because of excessive beauty. They (the people of Paradise) will be neither having differences nor hatred among themselves. Their hearts will be as one heart, and they will be glorifying Allah in the morning and in the evening.” (Al-Bukhari)

Abu Hurairah SAW narrated that the Prophet SAW said: “The first batch (of people) that will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like a full moon, and those who will enter next will be glittering like the brightest star. Their hearts will be like the heart of a single man, for they will have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful, pure and transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be see through the flesh, they will be glorifying Allah in the morning and evening. They will never fall ill, blow their noses or spit. Their utensils will be of gold and silver and their cups will be of gold. The matte used in their censors will be the aloe wood, and their sweat will smell like musk.” (Al-Bukhari)

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri RA reported that the Prophet SAW said: “Paradise and Hellfire disputed together and Hellfire said, ‘In me are the mighty and haughty.’ Paradise said, ‘In me are the weak and the poor.’ So Allah judged between them (saying), ‘You are Paradise, My mercy. Through you and I show mercy to those I wish. And you are Hellfire, My punishment. Through you I punish those I wish, and it is incumbent upon Me that each of you shall have its full.’” (Muslim, Al-Bukhari and At-Tirmidzi).

Harithah bin Wahab narrated that the Messenger of Allah SAW said: “May I tell you who the dwellers of Paradise are? (They are) every person who is considered weak and is despised, and who if he takes an oath of reliance upon Allah, will fulfill it. Now may I tell you who the people destined for Hell are? (they are) everyone who is ignorant, impertinent, proud and arrogant.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).

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