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tabarani:12765Muḥammad b. ʿAbdūs b. Kāmil > ʿAlī b. al-Jaʿd > Ṣakhr b. Jūwayriyah > Abū Rajāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "Muhammad ﷺ said: 'I looked into Paradise and saw that most of its inhabitants are the poor and the needy, and I looked into Hell and saw that most of its inhabitants are women.'"  

الطبراني:١٢٧٦٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدُوسِ بْنِ كَامِلٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ أَخْبَرَنِي صَخْرُ بْنُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا رَجَاءٍ ثنا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ

مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ «اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَإِلَى النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ»  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Suyūṭī
bukhari:3241Abū al-Walīd > Salm b. Zarīr > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women."  

البخاري:٣٢٤١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ زَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

bukhari:5198ʿUthmān b. al-Haytham > ʿAwf > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and saw that the majority of its residents were the poor; and I looked at the (Hell) Fire and saw that the majority of its residents were women."  

البخاري:٥١٩٨حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

تَابَعَهُ أَيُّوبُ وَسَلْمُ بْنُ زَرِيرٍ
bukhari:6546ʿUthmān b. al-Haytham > ʿAwf > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked into paradise and saw that the majority of its people were the poor, and I looked into the Fire and found that the majority of its people were women."  

البخاري:٦٥٤٦حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

bukhari:6449Abū al-Walīd > Salm b. Zarīr > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked into Paradise and found that the majority of its dwellers were the poor people, and I looked into the (Hell) Fire and found that the majority of its dwellers were women."  

البخاري:٦٤٤٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ زَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

تَابَعَهُ أَيُّوبُ وَعَوْفٌ وَقَالَ صَخْرٌ وَحَمَّادُ بْنُ نَجِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
muslim:2737aZuhayr b. Ḥarb > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Ayyūb > Abū Rajāʾ al-ʿUṭāridī > Ibn ʿAbbās

I had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the majority constituted by women.  

مسلم:٢٧٣٧aحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ

مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

tirmidhi:2602Aḥmad b. Manīʿ > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Ayyūb > Abū Rajāʾ al-ʿUṭāridī > Ibn ʿAbbās

"I looked into Paradise and I saw that the most of its people were the poor; and I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people were women."  

الترمذي:٢٦٠٢حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

tirmidhi:2603Muḥammad b. Bashhār

" I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people are women, and I looked into Paradise and I saw that most of its people were the poor." Other chains report similar narrations.  

الترمذي:٢٦٠٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَهَكَذَا يَقُولُ عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَكِلاَ الإِسْنَادَيْنِ لَيْسَ فِيهِمَا مَقَالٌ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ سَمِعَ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ عَوْفٍ أَيْضًا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ
ahmad:3386Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Abū Rajāʾ al-ʿUṭāridī > Ibn ʿAbbās

I had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the majority constituted by women. (Using translation from Muslim 2737a)  

أحمد:٣٣٨٦حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ

مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

ahmad:2086Wakīʿ > Ḥammād b. Najīḥ Samiʿah from Abū Rajāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

"I looked into Paradise and I saw that the most of its people were the poor; and I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people were women." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2602)  

أحمد:٢٠٨٦حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ نَجِيحٍ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ  

ahmad:6611ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal And Samiʿtuh > from ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Abū Shaybah > Sharīk > Abū Isḥāq > al-Sāʾib b. Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

"I looked into Paradise and I saw that the most of its people were the poor; and I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people were women." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2602)  

أحمد:٦٦١١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْأَغْنِيَاءَ وَالنِّسَاءَ  

ahmad:7951Isḥāq b. Yūsuf > ʿAwf > Shahr b. Ḥawshab > Abū Hurayrah

"I looked into Paradise and I saw that the most of its people were the poor; and I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people were women." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2602)  

أحمد:٧٩٥١حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ  

ahmad:19982Sulaymān b. Dāwud > al-Ḍaḥḥāk / Ibn Yasār > Abū al-ʿAlāʾ Yazīd b. ʿAbdullāh > Muṭarrif > ʿImrān

I had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the majority constituted by women. (Using translation from Muslim 2737a)   

أحمد:١٩٩٨٢حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يَسَارٍ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَلَاءِ يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَإِذَا أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءُ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءُ  

ahmad:19852Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > ʿAwf > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

"I looked into Paradise and I saw that the most of its people were the poor; and I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people were women." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2602)  

أحمد:١٩٨٥٢حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْفُقَرَاءَ يَكُونُونَ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ

ibnhibban:7455Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm b. Ismāʿīl Bibust

"I looked into Paradise and I saw that the most of its people were the poor; and I looked into the Fire and I saw that most of its people were women." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2602)  

ابن حبّان:٧٤٥٥أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بِبُسْتٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْمَصَاحِفِيُّ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَلْمٍ الْبَلْخِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءُ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءُ»  

nasai-kubra:11757Bishr b. Hilāl And ʿImrān b. Mūsá > ʿAbd al-Wārith > Ayyūb > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3241)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٧٥٧عَنْ بِشْرِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ وَعِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَظَرْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءُ وَنَظَرْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءُ»  

nasai-kubra:9215Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Ghundar > ʿAwf > Abū Rajāʾ > ʿImrān

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3241)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٢١٥أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ عَنْ عَوْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ»  

nasai-kubra:9216Bishr b. Hilāl And ʿImrān b. Mūsá > ʿAbd al-Wārith > Ayyūb > Abū Rajāʾ al-ʿUṭāridī > ʿImrān b. Ḥaṣīn

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3241)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٢١٦أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ وَعِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حَصِينٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَظَرْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَنَظَرْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ»  

nasai-kubra:9217Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Ayyūb > Abū Rajāʾ al-ʿUṭāridī > Ibn ʿAbbās

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3241)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٢١٧أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ»  

suyuti:3419a

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3241)   

السيوطي:٣٤١٩a

"اطلَّعتُ في الجنَّة؛ فرأيتُ أكثَر أهلِها الفقراءَ، واطلعتُ في النَّارِ؛ فرأيتُ أكثرَ أهلِها النساءَ" .  

[ط] الطيالسي [حم] أحمد وهناد، [م] مسلم [ت] الترمذي عن ابن عباس زاد [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير والمساكين، [حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [ت] الترمذي عن عمران بن حصين، زاد [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير والضعفاء، ابن منده، وأبو نعيم عن عبد الرحمن بن حارثة بن الأضبط السلمى عن جده
suyuti:3420a

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3241)   

السيوطي:٣٤٢٠a

"اطلَّعتُ في الجَنَّةِ، فرأيتُ أكثرَ أَهْلها الفُقَراء، واطلَّعتُ في النَّارِ؛ فرأيتُ أكثرَ أهلها الأغنياءَ والنّساءَ".  

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