1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:09,779 *Riyadh as-Salihin* (The Meadows of the Righteous) from the Words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 2 00:00:09,779 --> 00:00:16,699 Chapter: Clarification of What Allah Has Prepared for the Believers in Paradise. 3 00:00:16,699 --> 00:00:22,579 On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 4 00:00:22,579 --> 00:00:26,710 The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 5 00:00:26,710 --> 00:00:30,710 "Indeed, I know the last of the people of the Fire to be brought out of it, 6 00:00:30,710 --> 00:00:34,710 and the last of the people of Paradise to enter Paradise: 7 00:00:34,710 --> 00:00:37,780 It is a man who emerges from the Fire crawling. 8 00:00:37,780 --> 00:00:40,780 Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, will say to him: 9 00:00:40,780 --> 00:00:43,780 'Go and enter Paradise.' 10 00:00:43,780 --> 00:00:45,780 So he comes to it, 11 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:48,780 but it is made to appear to him as though it were full. 12 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:50,780 He returns and says: 13 00:00:50,780 --> 00:00:53,780 'O Lord, I found it full.' 14 00:00:53,780 --> 00:00:56,810 Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, will say to him: 15 00:00:56,810 --> 00:00:59,810 'Go and enter Paradise.' 16 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:01,810 So he comes to it, 17 00:01:01,810 --> 00:01:04,810 but it is made to appear to him as though it were full. 18 00:01:04,810 --> 00:01:07,810 He returns and says: 19 00:01:07,810 --> 00:01:10,810 'O Lord, I found it full.' 20 00:01:10,810 --> 00:01:13,870 Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, will say to him: 21 00:01:13,870 --> 00:01:16,969 'Go and enter Paradise, 22 00:01:16,969 --> 00:01:20,969 for indeed you shall have the equivalent of the world and ten times as much,' 23 00:01:20,969 --> 00:01:25,000 or 'Indeed, you shall have ten times the equivalent of the world.' 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,099 He will say: 25 00:01:27,099 --> 00:01:29,099 'Are You mocking me, 26 00:01:29,099 --> 00:01:32,099 or laughing at me, while You are the Sovereign?'" 27 00:01:32,099 --> 00:01:34,319 He (Ibn Mas'ud) said: 28 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:38,319 "And I certainly saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) laugh 29 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,420 until his molar teeth were visible. 30 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:43,420 And he used to say: 31 00:01:43,420 --> 00:01:47,670 'That is the lowest of the people of Paradise in status.'" 32 00:01:47,670 --> 00:01:50,310 Agreed upon [by al-Bukhari and Muslim]. 33 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:53,540 *Habwan* means crawling. 34 00:01:53,540 --> 00:01:56,540 *Nawajidhu-hu* means his molars. 35 00:01:56,540 --> 00:02:00,750 Among the benefits of the hadith: 36 00:02:00,750 --> 00:02:03,750 It is human nature for the son of Adam to breach promises; 37 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:07,750 that is why this man is astonished by the promise of the Lord of the Worlds, 38 00:02:07,750 --> 00:02:09,750 thinking that He is mocking him 39 00:02:09,750 --> 00:02:11,750 or breaking His promise— 40 00:02:11,750 --> 00:02:13,750 far exalted is He above that! 41 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:15,750 For He never fails in His promise. 42 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:17,750 When He promises, He fulfills it, 43 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:21,419 and when He threatens punishment, He pardons. 44 00:02:21,419 --> 00:02:24,419 The lowest status of the people of Paradise 45 00:02:24,419 --> 00:02:28,419 is ten times the domain and bliss of the entire world. 46 00:02:28,419 --> 00:02:32,580 On the authority of Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), 47 00:02:32,580 --> 00:02:36,580 that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 48 00:02:36,580 --> 00:02:39,610 "Indeed, for the believer in Paradise there is a tent 49 00:02:39,610 --> 00:02:42,610 made of a single hollowed pearl, 50 00:02:42,610 --> 00:02:46,610 its height extending sixty miles into the sky. 51 00:02:46,610 --> 00:02:49,669 Within it, the believer has households 52 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:51,669 whom he visits and revolves among, 53 00:02:51,669 --> 00:02:54,669 yet they cannot see one another." 54 00:02:54,669 --> 00:02:56,770 Agreed upon. 55 00:02:56,770 --> 00:02:59,090 A mile (*al-mil*) 56 00:02:59,090 --> 00:03:03,560 is six thousand cubits. 57 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,750 Among the benefits of the hadith: 58 00:03:05,750 --> 00:03:09,750 A demonstration of the magnitude of Almighty Allah's creation in Paradise, 59 00:03:09,750 --> 00:03:14,870 so that the believers may enjoy everlasting bliss. 60 00:03:14,870 --> 00:03:18,870 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), 61 00:03:18,870 --> 00:03:22,939 from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: 62 00:03:22,939 --> 00:03:24,939 "Indeed, in Paradise there is a tree 63 00:03:24,939 --> 00:03:28,939 beneath whose shade a rider mounted on a swift, well-bred, trained horse 64 00:03:28,939 --> 00:03:32,060 travels for a hundred years without crossing it." 65 00:03:32,060 --> 00:03:34,060 Agreed upon. 66 00:03:34,159 --> 00:03:37,159 And its transmission in the two *Sahihs* also includes 67 00:03:37,159 --> 00:03:41,259 a narration on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 68 00:03:41,259 --> 00:03:48,120 "A rider travels in its shade for a hundred years without crossing it." 69 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,310 *Al-jawad* means horse. 70 00:03:51,310 --> 00:03:53,310 *Al-mudhammar* (well-trained/conditioned horse) 71 00:03:53,310 --> 00:03:57,310 refers to a horse that is fed until it grows plump and strong, 72 00:03:57,310 --> 00:04:00,310 then its fodder is reduced to bare sustenance, 73 00:04:00,310 --> 00:04:02,310 and it is placed inside an enclosure 74 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:06,340 and covered with blankets until it heats up and sweats, 75 00:04:06,340 --> 00:04:09,340 so that when its sweat dries and its excess flesh is shed, 76 00:04:09,340 --> 00:04:11,759 it becomes powerful at running. 77 00:04:11,759 --> 00:04:13,759 "Without crossing it" 78 00:04:13,759 --> 00:04:19,560 means he does not reach the furthest extent of its sprawling branches. 79 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,850 Among the benefits of the hadith: 80 00:04:21,850 --> 00:04:25,850 A demonstration of the immense size of the trees and shade in Paradise, 81 00:04:25,850 --> 00:04:30,850 which points to His supreme power and bounty toward His God-fearing servants, 82 00:04:30,850 --> 00:04:33,850 as He has granted them the Abode of Honor as an inheritance, 83 00:04:33,850 --> 00:04:41,029 where they delight in its bliss, trees, and extended shade. 84 00:04:41,029 --> 00:04:45,029 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), 85 00:04:45,029 --> 00:04:49,129 from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: 86 00:04:49,129 --> 00:04:54,129 "Indeed, the people of Paradise will look up at the dwellers of the high chambers above them, 87 00:04:54,129 --> 00:05:01,129 just as you look up at a brilliant, distant star setting on the horizon in the east or the west, 88 00:05:01,129 --> 00:05:04,160 because of the difference in superiority between them." 89 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,160 They said, "O Messenger of Allah, 90 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:10,160 are those the dwellings of the Prophets, which no one else can attain?" 91 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,160 He said: 92 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,160 "Nay, by Him in Whose Hand is my soul! 93 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,350 They are men who believed in Allah and affirmed the truth of the Messengers." 94 00:05:19,350 --> 00:05:22,819 Agreed upon. 95 00:05:22,819 --> 00:05:24,819 *Yatara'awna* 96 00:05:24,819 --> 00:05:26,819 means they look up and observe. 97 00:05:26,819 --> 00:05:28,949 *Al-ghabir* 98 00:05:28,949 --> 00:05:30,949 means that which is receding or far off on the horizon. 99 00:05:30,949 --> 00:05:35,230 Among the benefits of the hadith: 100 00:05:35,230 --> 00:05:41,230 The people of Paradise vary in status according to their degrees in deeds and virtue. 101 00:05:41,230 --> 00:05:48,959 Whoever affirms the truth of the Messengers and truly believes in them shall attain their lofty stations. 102 00:05:48,959 --> 00:05:51,959 On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), 103 00:05:51,959 --> 00:05:55,959 that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 104 00:05:55,959 --> 00:06:02,959 "The space of the bow-length in Paradise is better than everything over which the sun rises or sets." 105 00:06:02,959 --> 00:06:05,089 Agreed upon. 106 00:06:05,089 --> 00:06:08,269 *Qabu qawsin* (the space of a bow-length) 107 00:06:08,269 --> 00:06:12,269 means the distance between the grip and the curved end of the bow, 108 00:06:12,269 --> 00:06:15,269 and every bow has two such spans. 109 00:06:15,269 --> 00:06:18,069 Among the benefits of the hadith: 110 00:06:18,069 --> 00:06:20,230 Magnifying the eternal bliss of Paradise 111 00:06:20,230 --> 00:06:24,230 and deeming the worldly life and its contents insignificant, 112 00:06:24,230 --> 00:06:27,230 for the bliss of Paradise is everlasting and uninterrupted, 113 00:06:27,230 --> 00:06:31,230 while the enjoyments of the world are meager, trivial, and fleeting. 114 00:06:31,230 --> 00:06:35,579 On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), 115 00:06:35,579 --> 00:06:39,579 that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 116 00:06:39,579 --> 00:06:44,610 "Indeed, in Paradise there is a market which they will visit every Friday, 117 00:06:44,610 --> 00:06:46,610 whereupon the northern wind will blow 118 00:06:46,610 --> 00:06:50,610 and shower upon their faces and garments, 119 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:53,610 causing them to increase in beauty and loveliness. 120 00:06:53,610 --> 00:06:58,610 They will then return to their families having increased in beauty and loveliness, 121 00:06:58,610 --> 00:07:01,610 and their families will say to them: 122 00:07:01,610 --> 00:07:05,610 'By Allah, you have increased in beauty and loveliness!' 123 00:07:05,610 --> 00:07:07,610 And they will reply: 124 00:07:07,610 --> 00:07:13,610 'And you, by Allah, have also increased in beauty and loveliness after us!'" 125 00:07:13,610 --> 00:07:15,769 Narrated by Muslim. 126 00:07:15,769 --> 00:07:19,949 "Indeed, in Paradise there is a market" 127 00:07:19,949 --> 00:07:22,949 means a gathering place in Paradise where they assemble, 128 00:07:22,949 --> 00:07:26,949 just as people gather in markets in this world. 129 00:07:26,949 --> 00:07:29,980 "Will blow" (*fa-tahubbu*) means it will stir up. 130 00:07:29,980 --> 00:07:32,019 "The northern wind" (*rih ash-shamal*) 131 00:07:32,019 --> 00:07:35,019 is the wind that blows from behind the Qiblah. 132 00:07:35,019 --> 00:07:37,019 It was specifically mentioned 133 00:07:37,019 --> 00:07:41,019 because the Arabs used to anticipate rainbearing northern clouds, 134 00:07:41,019 --> 00:07:44,019 which brought goodness and rain. 135 00:07:44,019 --> 00:07:48,069 Among the benefits of the hadith: 136 00:07:48,069 --> 00:07:53,069 Clarification that the people of Paradise will continuously increase in beauty and loveliness. 137 00:07:53,069 --> 00:07:58,230 *Riyadh as-Salihin* (The Meadows of the Righteous).