“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said one day to his Companions: ‘Who will strive hard with sincerity for Paradise? For there is nothing like Paradise. By the Lord of the Ka’bah, it is sparkling light, sweet basil waving in the breeze, a lofty palace, a flowing river, abundant ripe fruit, a beautiful wife and many fine garments, in a palace of eternal abode, in ease and luxury, in beautiful, strongly-built, lofty houses.’ They said: ‘We will strive heard for it, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘Say: In sha’ Allah (if Allah wills).’ Then he mentioned Jihad and encouraged them to engage in it.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4332)  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «أَلَا هَلْ مُشَمِّرٍ لِلْجَنَّةِ فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَا خَطَرَ لَهَا هِيَ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ نُورٌ يَتَلَأْلَأُ وَرَيْحَانَةٌ تَهْتَزُّ وَقَصْرٌ مُشَيَّدٌ وَنَهْرٌ مُطَّرِدٌ وَفَاكِهَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ نَضِيجَةٌ وَزَوْجَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ جَمِيلَةٌ وَحُلَلٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فِي مَقَامٍ أَبَدًا فِي حَبْرَةٍ وَنَضْرَةٍ فِي دَارٍ عَالِيَةٍ سَلِيمَةٍ بَهِيَّةٍ» قَالُوا نَحْنُ الْمُشَمِّرُونَ لَهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «قُولُوا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْجِهَادَ وَحَضَّ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever kills a person who has a treaty with the Muslims unjustly, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا مُعَاهَدَةً بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهَا لَمْ يَرَحْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ مِائَةِ عَامٍ»  

“Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of five hundred years.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2611)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهَدًا فِي عَهْدِهِ لَمْ يَرَحْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ عَامٍ»  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying in his sermon from an elevated place in Ta'if, "You will soon come to know the people of Paradise from the people of Hell, or (you will come to know) the best amongst you and the worst amongst you." I only know that he said, "The people of Paradise are from the people of Hell." A man from the Muslims asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how is that possible?" He said, "By good reputation and bad reputation. You are witnesses to one another."  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ بِالنَّبَاءَةِ أَوِ النَّبَاوَةِ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ «تُوشِكُونَ أَنْ تَعَلَمُوا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ أَوْ خِيَارَكُمْ مِنْ شِرَارِكُمْ» وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ «أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «بِالثَّنَاءِ الْحَسَنِ وَالثَّنَاءِ السَّيِّئَ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ»  

The same hadith has been by AlMughirah bin Shu’bah attributing it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Muslim 189a)  

سَمِعْتُهُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَرْفَعْهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «قَالَ مُوسَى أَيْ رَبِّ مَنْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ أَرْفَعُ مَنْزِلَةً؟ قَالَ سَأُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْهُمْ أَعْدَدْتُ كَرَامَتَهُمْ بِيَدِي وَخَتَمْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَا عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلَا خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ وَمِصْدَاقُ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ {فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ}» الْآيَةَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Two gardens, the utensils and the contents of which are of silver, and two other gardens, the utensils and contents of which are of gold. And nothing will prevent the people who will be in the Garden of Eden from seeing their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His Face." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4878)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «جَنَّتَانِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا وَجَنَّتَانِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا وَمَا بَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا رِدَاءُ الْكِبْرِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي جَنَّةِ عَدْنٍ»  

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What is wrong with us that when we are with you our hearts are softened and we feel free of desire for this world, and we are of the people of the Hereafter. But when we depart from you and socialize with our families and our children, we do not recognize ourselves(i.e., we are changed persons)?' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If you were to be in that condition when you depart from me, the angels would have surely visited you in your houses. And if you did not sin, Allah would surely have brought anew creation that they may sin, so that then He may forgive them.'"He said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! From what was the creation created?' He said: 'From water.' We said: 'Paradise, what is it constructed of?' He said,'Bricks of silver and bricks of gold. Its mortar is musk of a strong fragrance, and its pebbles are pearls and rubies, and its earth is saffron. Whoever enters it shall live and shall not suffer, and shall feel joy and shall not die, nor shall their clothes wear out, nor shall their youth come to an end.' Then he said: 'Three persons , their supplication is not rejected: The just ruler, the fasting person when he breaks his fast, and the supplication of the wronged person. It is raised up above the clouds, and the gates of Heaven are opened up for it, and the Lord, Blessed and Exalted says: I shall surely come to your aid, even if after a time.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2526)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا إِذَا كُنَّا عِنْدَكَ رَقَّتْ قُلُوبَنَا وَكُنَّا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْآخِرَةِ وَإِذَا فَارَقْنَاكَ أَعْجَبَتْنَا الدُّنْيَا وَشَمَمْنَا النِّسَاءَ وَالْأَوْلَادَ فَقَالَ «لَوْ تَكُونُونَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّذِي أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِأَكُفِّكُمْ وَلَوْ أَنَّكُمْ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ وَلَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَجَاءَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ كَيْ يَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ» قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنَا عَنِ الْجَنَّةِ مَا بِنَاؤُهَا؟ قَالَ «لَبِنَةٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنَةٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَمِلَاطُهَا الْمِسْكُ الْأَذْفَرُ وَحَصْبَاؤُهَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ أَوِ الْيَاقُوتُ وَتُرَابُهَا الزَّعْفَرَانُ مَنْ يَدْخُلْهَا يَنْعَمْ فَلَا يَبْؤُسُ وَيَخْلُدْ لَا يَمُوتُ لَا تَبْلَى ثِيَابُهُ وَلَا يَفْنَى شَبَابُهُ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا تُرَدُّ دَعْوَتُهُمُ الْإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ وَالصَّائِمُ حِينَ يُفْطِرُ وَدَعْوَةُ الْمَظْلُومِ تُحْمَلُ عَلَى الْغَمَامِ وَتُفْتَحُ لَهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ وَعِزَّتِي لَأَنْصُرَنَّكِ وَلَوْ بَعْدَ حِينٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The distance between the two doorframes of Paradise is equivalent to a journey of seven years."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا بَيْنَ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ»  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, the distance between the two doorposts of Paradise is like the distance between Makkah and Hajar, or like the distance between Makkah and Busra."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ الْمِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ لَكَمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَهَجَرَ أَوْ كَمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَبُصْرَى»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said, "Indeed, in Paradise, there are one hundred levels that Allah has prepared for the Mujahideen in his cause. Between each level is like the distance between the heavens and the earth. So when you ask Allah, ask Him for Al-Firdaus, for it is the middle of Paradise and it is the highest part of Paradise, and above it is the Throne. From it, rivers of Paradise flow."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ أَعَدَّهَا اللَّهُ لِلْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ بَيْنَ الدَّرَجَتَيْنِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ فَاسْأَلُوهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ فَهُوَ أَوْسَطُ الْجَنَّةِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَفَوْقَهُ الْعَرْشُ وَمِنْهُ تَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ»  

Um (the mother of) Haritha came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ after Haritha had been martyred on the Day (of the battle) of Badr by an arrow thrown by an unknown person. She said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! You know the position of Haritha in my heart (i.e. how dear to me he was), so if he is in Paradise, I will not weep for him, or otherwise, you will see what I will do." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are you mad? Is there only one Paradise? There are many Paradises, and he is in the highest Paradise of Firdaus." The Prophet added, "A forenoon journey or an after noon journey in Allah's Cause is better than the whole world and whatever is in it; and a place equal to an arrow bow of anyone of you, or a place equal to a foot in Paradise is better than the whole world and whatever is in it; and if one of the women of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space between them (the earth and the heaven) with light, and would fill whatever is in between them, with perfume, and the veil of her face is better than the whole world and whatever is in it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6567)  

أَنَّ أُمَّ حَارِثَةَ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَقَدْ هَلَكَ حَارِثَةُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَصَابَهُ سَهْمُ غَرْبٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَوْقِعَ حَارِثَةَ مِنْ قَلْبِي فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَمْ أَبْكِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا سَوْفَ تَرَى مَا أَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ لَهَا ﷺ «أَجَنَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ هِيَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ جِنَانٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْفِرْدَوْسِ الْأَعْلَى»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the people of Paradise will see the rooms of Paradise as you see the shining star that disappears in the eastern or western horizon."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ يَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ مِنْ غَرَفِ الْجَنَّةِ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الدُّرِّيَّ الْغَارِبَ فِي الْأُفُقِ الشَّرْقِيِّ أَوِ الْغَرْبِيِّ»  

The inmates of Paradise would see the inmates of the apartment over them just as you see the shining planets which remain in the eastern and the western horizon because of the superiority some have over others. They said: Messenger of Allah, would in these abodes of Apostles others besides them not be able to reach? He said: Yes, they will, by Him, in Whose hand is my life, those who believe in God and acknowledge the Truth, will reach them. (Using translation from Muslim 2831b)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَوْنَ أَهْلَ الْغُرَفِ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ كَمَا تَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الدُّرِّيَّ الْغَابِرَ أَوِ الْغَائِرُ فِي الْأُفُقِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ أَوِ الْمَغْرِبِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تِلْكَ مَنَازِلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا يَبْلُغُهَا غَيْرُهُمْ قَالَ «بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ رِجَالٌ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَصَدَّقُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When Allah created Paradise, He said to Gabriel: Go and look at it. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will fail to enter it. He then surrounded it with disagreeable things, and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, I am afraid that no one will enter it. When Allah created Hell, He said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will enter it. He then surrounded it with desirable things and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went, looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might and power, I am afraid that no one will remain who does not enter it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4744)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَذَهَبَ فَنَظَرَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا فَحَفَّهَا بِالْمَكَارِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَذَهَبَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ النَّارَ قَالَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَذَهَبَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ فَيَدْخُلُهَا فَحَفَّهَا بِالشَّهَوَاتِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَذَهَبَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَعِزَّتِكَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ إِلَّا دَخَلَهَا»  

Abu Bakr b. Abdullah b. Qais reported on the authority of his father that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that in Paradise there would be a tent made of a single hollowed pearl, the breadth of which would be sixty miles from all sides and there would live a family in each corner and the other would not be able to see the believer who goes around them. (Using translation from Muslim 2838b)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ فِيَ الْجَنَّةِ خِيَمًا مِنْ لُؤْلُؤَةٍ مُجَوَّفَةٍ عَرْضُهَا سِتُّونَ مِيلًا فِي كُلِّ زَاوِيَةٍ مِنْهَا أَهْلٌ مَا يَرَوْنَ الْآخَرِينَ يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "Verily, a woman from the people of Paradise will have her lower legs exposed from seventy layers of silk, and that is because Allah says, 'They will be as if they were rubies and coral.' As for rubies, if you were to enter a thread of silk into them, then look at them from behind, you would see their beauty."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ لِيُرَى بَيَاضُ سَاقِهَا مِنْ سَبْعِينَ حُلَّةِ حَرِيرٍ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ} فَأَمَّا الْيَاقُوتُ فَإِنَّهُ حَجَرٌ لَوْ أَدْخَلْتَهُ سِلْكًا ثُمَّ اطَّلَعْتَ لَرَأَيْتَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ»  

[Machine] He ﷺ said, "The man in Paradise will recline for seventy years before he turns. Then the woman will come to him and approach him. He will look at her cheek, which is more beautiful than the mirror. She will greet him with salaam and he will return the greeting and ask her, 'Who are you?' She will say, 'I am from al-Mazeed.' And she will be wearing seventy layers of clothes, through which his vision will penetrate until he sees the marrow of her legs behind that. And they will wear crowns, and the least of her pearls will shine brighter than what is between the east and the west."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَّكِئُ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلَ ثُمَّ تَأْتِيهِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَتَقْرُبُ مِنْهُ فَيَنْظُرُ فِي خَدَّهَا أَصْفَى مِنَ الْمِرْآةِ فَتُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَرُدُّ السَّلَامَ وَيَسْأَلُهَا مَنْ أَنْتِ؟ فَتَقُولُ أَنَا مِنَ الْمَزِيدِ وَإِنَّهُ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهَا سَبْعُونَ ثَوْبًا فَيَنْفُذُهَا بَصَرُهُ حَتَّى يَرَى مُخَّ سَاقِهَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ ذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِنَّ التِّيجَانَ وَإِنَّ أَدْنَى لُؤْلُؤَةٍ عَلَيْهَا لَتُضِيءُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ»  

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "To go out in the cause of Allah in the morning, or the afternoon, is better than the world and what is in it. And the space that a bow of one of you - or the space that his hand - would occupy in Paradise is better than the world and what is in it. And if a woman among the women inhabiting Paradise were to appear to the people of the earth, then she would illuminate what is between the ( the heavens and the earth), and a pleasant scent would fill up what is between them, and the scarf on her head is better than the world and what is in it." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1651)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «غَدْوَةٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ رَوْحَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا وَلَقَابُ قَوْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ أَوْ مَوْضِعُ قَدَمٍ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا وَلَوْ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً اطَّلَعَتْ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنْ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ لَأَضَاءَتْ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَمَلَأَتْ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا رِيحًا وَلَنَصِيفُهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I swear by the One in whose hand my soul is, if a woman from the inhabitants of paradise were to appear to the people of the Earth, she would illuminate what is between them, and fill what is between them with fragrance. And her head covering would be better than the world and everything in it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوِ اطَّلَعَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ لَأَضَاءَتْ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَمَلَأَتْ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا رِيحًا وَلَنَصِيفُهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man will be given such and such number of women in paradise." It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, who can endure that?" He said, "He will be given the strength of one hundred (men)."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يُعْطَى الرَّجُلُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ النِّسَاءِ» قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «يُعْطَى قُوَّةَ مِئَةٍ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said, "The lowest rank in Paradise is for a person who has eighty thousand servants, seventy-two wives, and is given a dome made of pearls, zabarjad (a green gem), and yaqoot (a red gem) that extends from Jabiya to Sana'a."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَدْنَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلَةً الَّذِي لَهُ ثَمَانُونَ أَلْفَ خَادِمٍ وَاثْنَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ زَوْجًا وَيُنْصَبُ لَهُ قُبَّةٌ مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ وَزَبَرْجَدٍ وَيَاقُوتٍ كَمَا بَيْنَ الْجَابِيَةِ إِلَى صَنْعَاءَ  

[Machine] "On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , it was asked of him, 'Will you age in Paradise?' He replied, 'Yes, by the One in whose hand is my soul, flood after flood. When he gets up from it, it returns pure and fresh as in the beginning.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لَهُ أَنَطَأُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ دَحْمًا دَحْمًا* فَإِذَا قَامَ عَنْهَا رَجَعَتْ مُطَهَّرَةً بِكْرًا»  

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءً  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا اشْتَهَى الْوَلَدَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَانَ حَمْلُهُ وَوَضْعُهُ وَشَبَابُهُ كَمَا يَشْتَهِي فِي سَاعَةٍ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, the height of its raised cushions is as vast as the space between the heaven and the earth for a distance of five hundred years.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «{وَفُرُشٍ مَرْفُوعَةٍ} وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ ارْتِفَاعَهَا لَكَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ لِمَسِيرَةِ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The roof of my house was opened while I was in Makkah, and Jibril came down and opened my chest and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden platter filled with wisdom and faith, and poured it into my chest and closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the sky. When we reached the first sky, Jibril said to the gatekeeper, 'Open up.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is this?' Jibril replied, 'Jibril.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Does he have anyone with him?' Jibril said, 'Yes, he is with me, Muhammad, ﷺ .' The gatekeeper asked, 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril replied, 'Yes, he has been sent for.' So the gate was opened. When we ascended higher to the second sky, Jibril said to the gatekeeper, 'Open up.' The gatekeeper responded the same way as the gatekeeper of the first sky. Anas bin Malik mentioned, "I found Adam, Idris, Jesus, Moses, and Ibrahim in the heavens, and I could not ascertain their positions, except that I found Adam in the nearest heaven and Ibrahim in the sixth heaven." Ibn Shihab and Ibn Hazm narrated that Ibn Abbas and Abu Habibah al-Ansari used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then I was taken up until I reached a place where I could hear the scratch of pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah obligated fifty prayers on my Ummah, but I kept requesting Him to reduce it until He made it five prayers. However, I felt shy to do more and returned to Allah, so He decreed them as fifty, which would not be changed." Then I returned to Moses, who said, 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it further, as your Ummah will not be able to bear it.' I felt ashamed to do so and returned to my Lord. Then Moses asked me again to go back, but I felt too shy to ask Allah for more reduction. I then returned to my Lord and He said, 'It is five and it is still fifty; the words of Allah do not change.' So I returned, and when I mentioned it to Moses, he instructed me to go back again. But I said, 'I have felt too shy from my Lord,' and it was at that time that Allah revealed, 'O Muhammad! There never has been and never will be a change in My Words.'" Then Jibril took me until we reached the Sidrat al-Muntaha (the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary), and its leaves covered it with colors I cannot describe. Then I was admitted into Paradise, and I saw houses made of pearls and its soil was musk."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فُرِجَ سَقْفُ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ غَسْلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَأَفْرَغَهَا فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَلَمَّا جِئْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ لِخَازِنِ سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا افْتَحْ قَالَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَلْ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَعِي مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قَالَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا عَلَوْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا إِذَا رَجُلٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا آدَمُ وَهَذِهِ الْأَسْوِدَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ نَسَمُ بَنِيهِ فَأَهْلُ الْيَمِينِ مِنْهُمْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالْأَسْوِدَةُ الَّتِي عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَهْلُ النَّارِ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ خَرَجَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ لِخَازِنِهَا افْتَحْ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَازِنُهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ خَازِنُ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَفَتَحَ» قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ آدَمَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَعِيسَى وَمُوسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ كَيْفَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ آدَمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا حَبَّةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ كَانَا يَقُولَانِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي حَتَّى ظَهَرْتُ لِمُسْتَوًى أَسْمَعُ فِيهِ صَرِيفَ الْأَقْلَامِ» قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَفَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَرَجَعْتُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ بِمُوسَى فَقَالَ مُوسَى مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَقَالَ لِي مُوسَى فَرَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى بِي سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى فَغَشِيَهَا أَلْوَانٌ لَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ ثُمَّ أُدْخِلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا فِيهَا جَنَابِذُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ وَإِذَا تُرَابُهَا الْمِسْكُ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "The combs of the people of Paradise are made of gold, and their bracelets are made of aloeswood."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَمْشَاطُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الذَّهَبُ وَمَجَامِرُهُمُ الْأَلُوَّةُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The rivers of Paradise flow out from beneath hills or from beneath mountains of musk."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ تَحْتِ تِلَالِ أَوْ مِنْ تَحْتِ جِبَالِ مِسْكٍ» *  

"Indeed in Paradise there is a sea of water, and a sea of honey,and a sea of milk, and a sea of wine, then the rivers shall split off afterwards." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2571)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ بَحْرَ الْمَاءِ وَبَحْرَ الْعَسَلِ وَبَحْرَ الْخَمْرِ وَبَحْرَ اللَّبَنِ ثُمَّ يَنْشَقُّ مِنْهَا بَعْدُ الْأَنْهَارُ»  

"There is not a tree in Paradise except that its tree is of gold." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2525)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةٌ إِلَّا سَاقُهَا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ»  

“In Paradise there is a tree under whose shade a rider could travel for one hundred years and never leave it.” "Recite, if you wish: 'And in shade long-extended (56:30).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4335)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ فِيَ الْجَنَّةِ لَشَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ عَامٍ» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاقْرَؤُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ}  

“In Paradise there is a tree under whose shade a rider could travel for one hundred years and never leave it.” "Recite, if you wish: 'And in shade long-extended (56:30).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4335)   

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةٌ يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ لَا يَقْطَعُهَا»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a man asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, what is Tuba?". He replied, "It is a tree in Paradise, the distance of which takes a hundred years to travel, and the garments of the people of Paradise come out from its sleeves."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا طُوبَى؟ قَالَ «شَجَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةُ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ ثِيَابُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَكْمَامِهَا»  

[Machine] He heard Utbah ibn Abdus-Salam saying, "An Arab man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked, 'What is the fruit of Paradise?' He said, 'There is a tree in it called Tuba.' The man asked, 'Which of our trees does it resemble?' He said, 'It does not resemble any tree on earth, but have you been to Sham (Syria)?' The man replied, 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'There is a tree in Sham called al-Jumayzah which grows tall and then its branches spread upward.' The man asked, 'How big is its trunk?' He said, 'If you were to travel from your land with a camel's saddle from your people, you would not reach its trunk until its neck would break."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدٍ السُّلَمِيَّ يَقُولُ قَامَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا فَاكِهَةُ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ «فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ تُدْعَى طُوبَى» فَقَالَ أَيُّ شَجَرِنَا تُشْبِهُ قَالَ «لَيْسَ تُشْبِهُ شَجَرًا مِنْ شَجَرِ أَرْضِكَ وَلَكِنْ أَتَيْتَ الشَّامَ؟ » قَالَ لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «وَإِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ بِالشَّامِ تُدْعَى الْجُمَيْزَةَ تَشْتَدُّ عَلَى سَاقٍ ثُمَّ يُنْشَرُ أَعْلَاهَا» قَالَ مَا عِظَمُ أَصْلِهَا؟ قَالَ «لَوِ ارْتَحَلْتَ جَذَعَةً مِنْ إِبِلِ أَهْلِكَ مَا أَحَطْتَ بِأَصْلِهَا حَتَّى تَنْكَسِرَ تُرْقُوَتَاهَا هَرَمًا»  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ «رُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلَالِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهْرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ»  

[Machine] He heard Utbah ibn Abdul-Salami saying: "An Arab man stood up in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Is there a grapevine in Paradise, O Messenger of Allah?' He replied, 'Yes.' The man asked, 'How big is the cluster of grapes from it?' He replied, 'It is as long as a month's journey for a speckled black crow, and it does not bend or break.' The man asked, 'How big is the grape from it?' He replied, 'Did your father ever slaughter a large male goat from his flock?' The man said, 'Yes.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Then he skinned it and gave it to your mother, and he said, "Dye it for us." Then he said, "Weave a bucket for us from it so that we can use it to quench our thirst." The man asked, 'Will that grape satisfy me and my family?' He replied, 'Yes, and it will also satisfy your entire tribe.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدٍ السُّلَمِيَّ يَقُولُ قَامَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ فِيهَا عِنَبٌ يَعْنِي الْجَنَّةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ مَا عِظَمُ الْعُنْقُودِ مِنْهَا قَالَ «مَسِيرَةُ شَهْرٍ لِلْغُرَابِ الْأَبْقَعِ لَا يَنْثَنِي وَلَا يَفْتُرُ» قَالَ مَا عِظَمُ الْحَبَّةِ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ «هَلْ ذَبَحَ أَبُوكَ تَيْسًا مِنْ غَنَمِهِ قَطُّ عَظِيمًا؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَسَلَخَ إِهَابَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ أُمَّكَ وَقَالَ ادْبُغِي لَنَا هَذَا ثُمَّ افْرِي لَنَا مِنْهُ دَلْوًا نَرْوِي بِهِ مَاشِيَتَنَا» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ تِلْكَ الْحَبَّةَ تُشْبِعُنِي وَأَهْلَ بَيْتِي؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَعَامَّةُ عَشِيرَتِكَ»  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed the space in Paradise taken up by a whip, is better than the world and what is in it. Recite if you wish: 'And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (3:185).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3013)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَوْضِعُ سَوْطٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا جَمِيعًا» اقْرَؤُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ} «  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A handspan of a bow or a whip in Paradise is better than the world."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَقَابُ قَوْسٍ أَوْ سَوْطٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "You will gather on the Day of Judgement and it will be said, 'Where are the needy and the poor of this nation?' They will stand up and it will be said to them, 'What have you done?' They will say, 'Our Lord, You have tested us and we have endured, and You have given wealth and power to others.' Allah will say, 'You have spoken the truth.' They will enter Paradise before the people, while those with wealth and power will remain for a strict account." They asked, "So where will the believers be on that day?" He said, "They will be seated on chairs of light, and the clouds will provide shade for them. That day will be shorter for the believers than an hour of the day."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «تَجْتَمِعُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ أَيْنَ فُقَرَاءُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَمَسَاكِينُهَا؟ قَالَ فَيَقُومُونَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ مَاذَا عَمِلْتُمْ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ابْتَلَيْتَنَا فَصَبَرْنَا وَآتَيْتَ الْأَمْوَالَ وَالسُّلْطَانُ غَيْرَنَا فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ صَدَقْتُمْ قَالَ فَيَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ النَّاسِ وَيَبْقَى شِدَّةُ الْحِسَابِ عَلَى ذَوِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالسُّلْطَانِ» قَالُوا فَأَيْنَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ يَوْمَئِذٍ؟ قَالَ «يُوضَعُ لَهُمْ كَرَاسِيُّ مِنْ نُورٍ وَتُظَلِّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَمَامُ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ أَقْصَرَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ نَهَارٍ»  

سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ اخْتَصَمَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ أَيُّهُمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَكْثَرُ فَأَتَوْا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ «أَوَّلُ زُمْرَةٍ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنَ أُمَّتِي عَلَى صُورَةِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ عَلَى أَضْوَأِ كَوْكَبٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ دُرِّيٍّ أَوْ دُرِّيءٍ شَكَّ سُفْيَانُ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ زَوْجَتَانِ اثْنَتَانِ يُرَى مُخُّ سُوقِهِنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ اللَّحْمِ وَمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَعْزُبُ»  

[Machine] "On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: 'Do you know who will be the first to enter Paradise from the creation of Allah?' They said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'The first to enter Paradise from the creation of Allah will be the poor Muhaajiroon (emigrants) who will be held accountable for the breaches and harms done to them. One of them will die with a need in his heart that cannot be fulfilled. So Allah will say to whomever He wills among His angels: "Go to them and greet them." The angels will say: "O our Lord, we are the inhabitants of Your heavens, and the best of Your creation. Will You order us to go and greet them?" He will say: "Indeed, they were My worshipers who did not associate anything with Me. They were held accountable for the breaches and harms done to them. One of them died with a need in his heart that cannot be fulfilled." He will say: "So go to them and greet them." So the angels will come to them from every gate, saying: 'Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured! And excellent is the final home.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَنْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ خَلَقِ اللَّهِ؟ » قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ خَلَقِ اللَّهِ الْفُقَرَاءُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ الَّذِينَ يُسَدُّ بِهِمُ الثُّغُورُ وَتُتَّقَى بِهِمُ الْمَكَارِهُ وَيَمُوتُ أَحَدُهُمْ وَحَاجَتُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا قَضَاءً فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِهِ إِيتُوهُمْ فَحَيُّوهُمْ فَيَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رَبَّنَا نَحْنُ سُكَّانُ سَمَاوَاتِكَ وَخِيرَتُكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَفَتَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَأْتِيَ هَؤُلَاءِ فَنُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا عِبَادًا يَعْبُدُونِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَتُسَدُّ بِهِمُ الثُّغُورُ وَتُتَّقَى بِهِمُ الْمَكَارِهُ وَيَمُوتُ أَحَدُهُمْ وَحَاجَتُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا قَضَاءً قَالَ فَتَأْتِيهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَيَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ بَابٍ {سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ} »  

While I was standing beside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one of the rabbis of the Jews came and said: Peace be upon you, O Muhammad. I pushed him backwith a push that he was going to fall. Upon this he said: Why do you push me? I said: Why don't you say: O Messenger of Allah? The Jew said: We call him by the name by which he was named by his family. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: My name is Muhammad with which I was named by my family. The Jew said: I have come to ask you (something). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Should that thing be of any benefit to you, if I tell you that? He (the Jew) said: I will lend my ears to it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew a line with the help of the stick that he had with him and then said: Ask (whatever you like). Thereupon the Jew said: Where would the human beings be on the Daywhen the earth would change into another earth and the heavens too (would change into other heavens)? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: They would be in darkness beside the Bridge. He (the Jew) again said: Who amongst people would be the first to cross (this bridge).? He said: They would be the poor amongst the refugees. The Jew said: What would constitute their breakfast when they would enter Paradise? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: A caul of the fish-liver. He (the Jew) said. What would be their food alter this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: A bullockwhich was fed in the different quarters of Paradise would be slaughtered for them. He (the Jew) said: What would be their drink? He (the Holy Prophet) said: They would be given drink from the fountain which is named" Salsabil". He (the Jew) said: I have come to ask you about a thing which no one amongst the people on the earth knows except an apostle or one or two men besides him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Would it benefit you if I tell you that? He (the Jew) said: I would lend ears to that. He then said: I have come to ask you about the child. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The reproductive substance of man is white and that of woman (i. e. ovum central portion) yellow, and when they have sexual intercourse and the male's substance (chromosomes and genes) prevails upon the female's substance (chromosomes and genes), it is the male child that is created by Allah's Decree, and when the substance of the female prevails upon the substance contributed by the male, a female child is formed by the Decree of Allah. The Jew said: What you have said is true; verily you are an Apostle. He then returned and went away. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He asked me about such and such things of which I have had no knowledge till Allah gave me that. (Using translation from Muslim 315a)  

أَنَّ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ قَائِمًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَ حَبْرٌ مِنْ أَحْبَارِ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ فَدَفَعْتُهُ دَفْعَةً كَادَ يُصْرَعُ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ لِمَ تَدْفَعُنِي؟ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا تَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِنَّمَا أَدْعُوهُ بِاسْمِهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاهُ بِهِ أَهْلُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اسْمِي مُحَمَّدٌ الَّذِي سَمَّانِي بِهِ أَهْلِي» فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ «يَنْفَعُكَ شَيْءٌ إِنْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ» قَالَ أَسْمَعُ مَا تُحَدِّثُ فَنَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِعُودٍ مَعَهُ وَقَالَ «سَلْ» فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ «هُمْ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ دُونَ الْجِسْرِ» قَالَ فَمَنْ أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ إِجَازَةً؟ فَقَالَ «فُقَرَاءُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ» فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَمَا تُحْفَتُهُمْ حِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ «زَائِدَةُ كَبِدِ النُّونِ» قَالَ مَا غَدَاؤُهُمْ عَلَى إِثْرِهَا؟ قَالَ «يُنْحَرُ لَهُمْ ثَوْرُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا» قَالَ فَمَا شَرَابُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ «مِنْ عَيْنٍ فِيهَا تُسَمَّى سَلْسَبِيلًا» قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ وَجِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَا يَعْلَمُهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ قَالَ «يَنْفَعُكَ إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ؟ » فَقَالَ أَسْمَعُ بِأُذُنِي جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الْوَلَدِ فَقَالَ «مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَصْفَرُ فَإِذَا اجْتَمَعَا فَعَلَا مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ مَنِيَّ الْمَرْأَةِ أَذْكَرَا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَإِذَا عَلَا مَنِيُّ الْمَرْأَةِ مَنِيَّ الرَّجُلِ آنَثَا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ» فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ لَقَدْ صَدَقْتَ وَإِنَّكَ لِنَبِيٌّ وَانْصَرَفَ فَذَهَبَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ «لَقَدْ سَأَلَنِي هَذَا عَنِ الَّذِي سَأَلَنِي وَمَالِي عِلْمٌ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَتَانِيَ اللَّهُ بِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , arrived in Medina, and Abdullah bin Salam was under a date palm. So, Abdullah bin Salam went to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and said, "I want to ask you about things that only a prophet knows. If you inform me about them, I will believe in you." He asked him about resemblance, the first thing that will gather people, and the first thing the people of Paradise will eat. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Gabriel informed me about them in advance." Abdullah bin Salam said, "That is the enemy of the Jews." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "When a man's water mixes with a woman's water, then the resemblance will be determined. And when a woman's water precedes a man's water, then the resemblance will be determined accordingly. The first thing that will gather people is a fire coming from the east, which will gather the people in the west. And the first thing the people of Paradise will eat is the head of a bull and a fish's liver." Then he said, "O Messenger of Allah, the Jews are a confused people. If they hear about my belief in you, they will speak ill of me and accuse me. I wish that you would send for them." So the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sent for them, and they came asking, "Who is Abdullah bin Salam?" They said, "Our master, the son of our master, our scholar, the son of our scholar, our best, the son of our best." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "What would you say if he became Muslim?" They said, "Allah protect us from saying such a thing. He will not do that." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , then said, "Go out, O Abdullah bin Salam." So he went out to them and said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." They said, "Rather, he is our worst, the son of our worst, our ignorant, the son of our ignorant." Abdullah bin Salam said, "Did I not inform you, O Messenger of Allah, that they are a confused people?"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ فِي نَخْلٍ لَهُ فَأَتَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَلَامٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ فَإِنْ أَنْتَ أَخْبَرْتَنِي بِهَا آمَنْتُ بِكَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الشَّبَهِ وَعَنْ أَوَّلِ شَيْءٍ يَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ وَعَنْ أَوَّلِ شَيْءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِنَّ جِبْرِيلُ آنِفًا» قَالَ ذَاكَ عَدُوُّ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا الشَّبَهُ إِذَا سَبَقَ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ مَاءَ الْمَرْأَةِ ذَهَبَ بِالشَّبَهِ وَإِذَا سَبَقَ مَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ مَاءَ الرَّجُلِ ذَهَبَ بِالشَّبَهِ وَأَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ يَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ نَارٌ تَجِيءُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ فَتَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ وَأَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ رَأْسُ ثَوْرٍ وَكَبِدُ حُوتٍ» ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ قَوْمٌ بُهْتٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ إِنْ سَمِعُوا بِإِيمَانِي بِكَ بَهَتُونِي وَوَقَعُوا فِيَّ فَأُحِبُّ أَنِّي أَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَبَعَثَ فَجَاؤُوا فَقَالَ «مَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ؟ » قَالُوا سَيِّدُنَا وَابْنُ سَيِّدِنَا وَعَالِمُنَا وَابْنُ عَالِمِنَا وَخَيْرُنَا وَابْنُ خَيْرِنَا فَقَالَ ﷺ «أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَسْلَمَ أَتُسْلِمُونَ؟ » فَقَالُوا أَعَاذَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ مَا كَانَ لِيَفْعَلَ فَقَالَ اخْرُجْ يَا ابْنَ سَلَامٍ «فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالُوا بَلْ هُوَ شَرُّنَا وَابْنُ شَرِّنَا وَجَاهِلُنَا وَابْنُ جَاهِلِنَا قَالَ أَلَمْ أُخْبِرْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ بُهْتٌ  

أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ أَلَسْتَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ فِيهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ أَحَدَهُمُ لَيُعْطَى قُوَّةَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ فِي الْمَطْعَمِ وَالْمَشْرَبِ وَالشَّهْوَةِ وَالْجِمَاعِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْحَاجَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حَاجَتُهُمْ عَرَقٌ يَفِيضُ مِنْ جُلُودِهِمْ مِثْلُ الْمِسْكِ فَإِذَا الْبَطْنُ قَدْ ضَمُرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Indeed, in Paradise there is a market that they come to every Friday. In it, there are heaps of musk, and the smell of perfume from the North blows, so they are perfumed or dusted with musk on their faces. They then come to their families, who say to them, 'Indeed, Allah has increased you with beauty and goodness after us.' They say to them, 'You too have been increased by Allah with beauty and goodness after us.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ سُوقًا يَأْتُونَهُ كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ فِيهِ كُثْبَانُ الْمِسْكِ فَتَهِيجُ رِيحُ شَمَالٍ فَتَحْثِي أَوْ فَتَسْفِي فِي وُجُوهِهِمُ الْمِسْكَ فَيَأْتُونَ أَهْلِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُمْ قَدْ زَادَكُمُ اللَّهُ بَعْدَنَا أَوِ ازْدَدْتُمْ بَعْدَنَا حُسْنًا وَجَمَالًا فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ زَادَكُمُ اللَّهُ بَعْدَنَا حُسْنًا وَجَمَالًا»  

"While he was on the Minbar, I heard Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah saying - and he attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ - 'Indeed Musa [peace be upon him] asked his Lord: "O Lord! Who is the lowest in rank among the people of Paradise?" He said: "A man who comes after the people of Paradise have been admitted to Paradise, and he is told to enter. He says: 'How can I enter when they have gotten all of their abodes, and all that is to be had?'" He said: "So it is said to him: 'Would you accept if you were to have what a king in the world?' He says: 'Yes, O Lord! I accept.' So it is said to him: 'Then for you is this and its like, and its like again, and its like again.' So he says: 'I accept, O Lord!' So it is said to him: 'Then for you is this and ten the like thereof.' So he says: 'I accept, O Lord!' So it is said: 'Indeed you shall have this, and whatever your soul desires, and whatever delights your eyes.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3198)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «أَنَّ مُوسَى قَالَ رَبِّ أَيُّ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ أَدْنَى مَنْزِلَةً؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَجِيءُ بَعْدَمَا يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ فَيُقَالُ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ فَيَقُولُ كَيْفَ أَدْخُلُ وَقَدْ نَزَلَ النَّاسُ مَنَازِلَهُمْ وَأَخَذُوا أَخَذَاتِهِمْ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ تَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ مِثْلَ مَا كَانَ لِمَلِكٍ مِنْ مُلُوكِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ أَيْ رَبِّ فَيُقَالُ لَكَ هَذَا وَمِثْلُهُ وَمِثْلُهُ وَمِثْلُهُ فَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ رَضِيتُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ إِنَّ لَكَ هَذَا وَعَشَرَةَ أَمْثَالِهِ مَعَهُ فَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ رَضِيتُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ لَكَ مَعَ هَذَا مَا اشْتَهَتْ نَفْسُكَ وَلَذَّتْ عَيْنُكَ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Indeed, I know the last person to come out of the Fire. It will be a man who crawls out and he will be told to enter Paradise, so he will enter, then he will come out and say, 'O Lord, everyone has taken their place in the ranks.' It will be said to him, 'Do you remember the time you were in the world?' He will say yes. Then he will be told, 'Wish for something.' So he will wish and it will be said to him, 'You will have something like it, and ten times as much.' He will be the lowest in status among the people of Paradise."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ آخِرَ رَجُلٍ خُرُوجًا مِنَ النَّارِ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ زَحْفًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ فَيَدْخُلُ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ قَدْ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ الْمَنَازِلَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ أَتَذْكُرُ الزَّمَانَ الَّذِي كُنْتَ فِيهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ فَيَقُولُ تَمَنَّهْ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ تَنَافَسَ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا فِي دُنْيَاهُمْ وَتَضَايَقُوا فِيهَا فَأَنَا أَسْأَلُكَ مِثْلَهَا فَيَقُولُ لَكَ مِثْلَهَا وَعَشَرَةَ أَضْعَافِ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ أَدْنَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be a group in the Fire whom Allah will wish to remove. So, Allah will have mercy on them and take them out and they will be in the lowest level of Paradise, being washed in the river of life. Then, the people of Paradise will name them as the Hell-dwellers. Had one of them walked amongst the people of the world, he would have fed them and given them drink. And had one of them married the women of the world, he would have satisfied his desires with them, and he would not have decreased anything from what he had."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَكُونُ فِي النَّارِ قَوْمٌ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُهُمْ فَيَكُونُونَ فِي أَدْنَى الْجَنَّةِ فَيُغَسَّلُونَ فِي عَيْنِ الْحَيَاةِ فَيُسَمِّيهِمْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَهَنَّمِيُّونَ لَوْ طَافَ بِأَحَدِهِمْ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا لَأَطْعَمَهُمْ وَسَقَاهُمْ وَفَرَشَهُمْ قَالَ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ وَزَوَّجَهُمْ لَا يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ»  

[Machine] The people, O Messenger of Allah, asked: "Will we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?" They replied, "No, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then, do you have any difficulty in seeing the moon on a full moon night when there are no clouds?" They replied, "No, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Indeed, you will see Him on the Day of Resurrection just as you have no difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon in their clear skies. Allah will gather the people on the Day of Resurrection and say, 'Whoever used to worship something, let him follow it.' So, those who used to worship the sun will follow the sun, and those who used to worship the moon will follow the moon, and those who used to worship idols will follow the idols. Then, the remainder of this Ummah will remain with their hypocrites. Allah will come to them in a form that they will recognize and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'We seek refuge with Allah from you. This is our place until our Lord comes to us.' When our Lord comes to them, they will recognize Him and say, 'You are our Lord.' But a bridge will be placed over Hellfire." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I will be the first one to cross it. The invocation of the Messengers on that day will be, 'O Allah, grant safety, grant safety,' and with me will be my followers, resembling the boughs of a tree (or the sa'adān)?" It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the boughs of a tree (sa'adān)?" He replied, "Do you know the extent of the boughs of a tree?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "It is like that, but Allah Alone knows its real extent. Then, the people will go on being examined and interrogated regarding their deeds. Some of them will be saved by their deeds, while others will be ruined, Many of those who will be ruined will be subject to punishment and thus will be purified (through the fire of Hell), until Allah, the Lord of the worlds, will come to them and ask, 'Whoever said, 'La ilaha illâ Allah' (None has the right to be worshiped but Allah), bring all his good deeds to reward him.' They will come forward with all their good deeds, but the one who will weigh most heavily in the balance, will be his testimony of having said, 'La ilaha illâ Allah.' The person will be saved (from the Hellfire) and laughed at." Allah will then say, "Go and enter the Paradise." The person will keep asking Allah for the fulfillment of his desires, so Allah will remind him and say, "Didn't you assert that you would not ask for anything other than what you have already been given? Woe to you, O son of Adam! How treacherous you were!" The person will then invoke Allah again and again, and Allah will say, "If I give you that, will you then ask for anything else?" The person will say, "No, by Your Majesty! I shall not ask for anything else." Allah will fulfill his desire and let him enter Paradise. The person will be so contented that he will remain quiet and will not stand up (for any need), but Allah will prompt him and say, "Do you want anything else?" Until all his desires and wishes will be fulfilled, then Allah will say, "This is for you, and so is ten times the like of it, and a similar palace, the like of which you have seen." Abu Sa`id (a companion of the Prophet) added, "If you wish, you can recite this verse from the Holy Quran: 'For those who have done good is the best reward and even more.'" (10:26)  

النَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي الشَّمْسِ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا سَحَابٌ؟ » قَالُوا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَهَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ لَيْسَ دُونَهُ سَحَابٌ؟ » قَالُوا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَإِنَّكُمْ تَرَوْنَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَذَلِكَ يَجْمَعُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ شَيْئًا فَلْيَتَّبِعْهُ فَيَتَّبِعُ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الشَّمْسَ الشَّمْسَ وَمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الْقَمَرَ الْقَمَرَ وَيَتَّبِعُ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ الطَّوَاغِيتَ الطَّوَاغِيتَ وَتَبْقَى هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ فِيهَا مُنَافِقُوهَا فَيَأْتِيهِمُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فِي غَيْرِ صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي يَعْرِفُونَ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ هَذَا مَقَامُنَا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَنَا رَبُّنَا فَإِذَا جَاءَنَا رَبُّنَا عَرَفْنَاهُ قَالَ فَيَأْتِيهِمْ فِي الصُّورَةِ الَّتِي يَعْرِفُونَ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ أَنْتَ رَبُّنَا وَيُضْرَبُ جِسْرٌ عَلَى جَهَنَّمَ» قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَجُوزُهُ وَدَعْوَةُ الرُّسُلِ يَوْمَئِذٍ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْ سَلِّمْ وَبِهِ كَلَالِيبُ مِثْلُ شَوْكِ السَّعْدَانِ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ شَوْكَ السَّعْدَانِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهَا مِثْلُ شَوْكِ السَّعْدَانِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَعْلَمُ قَدْرَ عِظَمِهَا إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَتَخْطَفُ النَّاسَ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ فَمِنْهُمُ الْمُوبَقُ بِعَمَلِهِ وَمِنْهُمُ الْمُخَرْدَلُ ثُمَّ يَنْجُو حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ بَيْنَ عِبَادِهِ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ أَرَادَ مِمَّنْ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهُمْ فَيَعْرِفُونَهُمْ بِعَلَامَةِ آثَارِ السُّجُودِ قَالَ وَحَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنِ ابْنِ آدَمَ أَثَرَ السُّجُودِ قَالَ فَيُخْرِجُونَهُمْ قَدِ امْتُحِشُوا فَيُصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَاءٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَاءُ الْحَيَاةِ فَيَنْبُتُونَ نَبَاتَ الْحَبَّةِ فِي حَمِيلِ السَّيْلِ قَالَ وَيَبْقَى رَجُلٌ مُقْبِلٌ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى النَّارِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ قَدْ قَشَبَنِي رِيحُهَا وَأَحْرَقَنِي ذَكَاؤُهَا فَاصْرِفْ وَجْهِي عَنِ النَّارِ فَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فَلَعَلِّي إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهُ فَيَصْرِفُ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَبِّ قَرِّبْنِي إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَلَيْسَ قَدْ زَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهُ؟ وَيْلَكَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا أَغْدَرَكَ فَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو فَيَقُولُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فَلَعَلَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَا وَعِزَّتِكَ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهُ وَيُعْطِي اللَّهَ مِنْ عُهُودٍ وَمَوَاثِيقَ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ غَيْرَهُ فَيُقَرِّبُهُ إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَمَّا قَرَّبَهُ مِنْهَا انْفَهَقَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ فَإِذَا رَأَى مَا فِيهَا سَكَتَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَسْكُتَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَيَقُولُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَلَيْسَ قَدْ زَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهُ وَيْلَكَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا أَغْدَرَكَ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي أَشْقَى خَلْقِكَ قَالَ فَلَا يَزَالُ يَدْعُو حَتَّى يَضْحَكَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فَإِذَا ضَحِكَ مِنْهُ أَذِنَ لَهُ بِالدُّخُولِ دُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ قِيلَ لَهُ تَمَنَّ كَذَا وَتَمَنَّ كَذَا فَيَتَمَنَّى حَتَّى تَنْقَطِعَ بِهِ الْأَمَانِيُّ فَيَقُولُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا هُوَ لَكَ وَمِثْلُهُ مَعَهُ» قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «هُوَ لَكَ وَعَشَرَةُ أَمْثَالِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ حَفِظْتُ » هُوَ لَكَ وَمِثْلُهُ مَعَهُ وَذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ آخِرُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ دُخُولًا «  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: "The last person to enter Paradise will be a man walking on the Sirat (bridge to Paradise). He will stumble once and the fire will scorch him. Every time he passes by it, he will turn to it and say, 'Blessed is the One who saved me from you. By Allah, no one has been given anything like what I have been given among all the worlds.’ Then, a tree will be raised for him, and he will say, 'O Lord, draw me closer to it so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.’ But the man will swear that he will not ask for anything else, even though he knows that he will. Then, Allah will bring him close to it, and he will take shelter in its shade and drink from its water. Then, another tree will be raised for him, which is even better than the first. He will say, 'O Lord, draw me closer to it so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.’ But the man will swear that he will not ask for anything else, even though he knows that he will. Then, Allah will bring him close to it, and he will take shelter in its shade and drink from its water. Then, a third tree will be raised for him at the gate of Paradise, which is even better than the first two. He will say, 'O Lord, draw me closer to it so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.’ But the man will swear that he will not ask for anything else, even though he knows that he will. Then, Allah will bring him close to it, and he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise. He will say, 'O Lord, admit me to Paradise.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, what will make you content with Me and My favor? Would it please you if I give you the entire world and as much again?’ The man will reply, 'Are You making fun of me while You are the Lord of all creation?’ I said, 'Would you not like Me to give you that and as much again?’ The man will say, 'O Lord, I am not making fun of You, but I am asking You for something else.’ The Prophet ﷺ then smiled so broadly that his molars could be seen and he said, 'Do you not wonder at what made me laugh? They asked, 'O Prophet of Allah! What made you laugh?’ He said, 'I laughed because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the same as I have said (i.e., the man said the same as I said when he entered Paradise).' "  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ آخِرَ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلٌ يُمْشِي عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَهُوَ يَكْبُو مَرَّةً وَتَسْفَعُهُ النَّارُ أُخْرَى حَتَّى إِذَا جَاوَزَهَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا فَيَقُولُ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَجَّانِي مِنْهَا فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَانِي شَيْئًا مَا أَعْطَاهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لَعَلِّي أَسْتَظِلُّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَائِهَا قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ لَعَلِّي إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ سَأَلْتَنِي غَيْرَهَا فَيَقُولُ لَا يَا رَبِّ وَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ فَاعِلُهُ لِمَا يَرَى مِمَّا لَا صَبَرَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا فَيَسْتَظِلُّ بِظِلِّهَا وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَائِهَا ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ أُخْرَى هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأُولَى فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لِأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيَقُولُ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا؟ فَيَقُولُ بَلَى يَا رَبِّ وَلَكِنْ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لِأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ غَيْرَهَا فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا وَيَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ غَيْرَهَا لِمَا يَرَى مَا لَا صَبَرَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَتُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ أُخْرَى عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأُولَيَيْنِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لِأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيَقُولُ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا فَيَقُولُ بَلَى يَا رَبِّ وَلَكِنْ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا فَإِذَا دَنَا مِنْهَا سَمِعَ أَصْوَاتَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَيُرْضِيكَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْ أُعْطِيكَ الدُّنْيَا وَمِثْلَهَا مَعَهَا فَيَقُولُ أَتَسْتَهْزِئُ بِي وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَسْتَهْزِئُ بِكَ وَلَكِنَّنِي عَلَى مَا أَشَاءُ قَادِرٌ» قَالَ فَكَانَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا ذَكَرَ قَوْلَهُ «أَتَسْتَهْزِئُ بِي؟ » ضَحِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا تَسْأَلُونِي مِمَّا أَضْحَكُ؟ فَقِيلَ مِمَّ تَضْحَكُ؟ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ ضَحِكَ «