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Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (199) | Chapter: Explaining what God has prepared for the believers in Paradise (2)
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*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.
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Chapter: Clarification of What Allah Has Prepared for the Believers in Paradise.
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On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
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The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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"Indeed, I know the last of the people of the Fire to be brought out of it,
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and the last of the people of Paradise to enter Paradise:
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It is a man who emerges from the Fire crawling.
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Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, will say to him:
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'Go and enter Paradise.'
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So he comes to it,
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but it is made to appear to him as though it were full.
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He returns and says:
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'O Lord, I found it full.'
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Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, will say to him:
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'Go and enter Paradise.'
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So he comes to it,
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but it is made to appear to him as though it were full.
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He returns and says:
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'O Lord, I found it full.'
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Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, will say to him:
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'Go and enter Paradise,
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for indeed you shall have the equivalent of the world and ten times as much,'
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or 'Indeed, you shall have ten times the equivalent of the world.'
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He will say:
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'Are You mocking me,
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or laughing at me, while You are the Sovereign?'"
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He (Ibn Mas'ud) said:
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"And I certainly saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) laugh
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until his molar teeth were visible.
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And he used to say:
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'That is the lowest of the people of Paradise in status.'"
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Agreed upon [by al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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*Habwan* means crawling.
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*Nawajidhu-hu* means his molars.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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It is human nature for the son of Adam to breach promises;
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that is why this man is astonished by the promise of the Lord of the Worlds,
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thinking that He is mocking him
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or breaking His promise—
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far exalted is He above that!
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For He never fails in His promise.
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When He promises, He fulfills it,
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and when He threatens punishment, He pardons.
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The lowest status of the people of Paradise
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is ten times the domain and bliss of the entire world.
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On the authority of Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him),
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that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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"Indeed, for the believer in Paradise there is a tent
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made of a single hollowed pearl,
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its height extending sixty miles into the sky.
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Within it, the believer has households
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whom he visits and revolves among,
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yet they cannot see one another."
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Agreed upon.
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A mile (*al-mil*)
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is six thousand cubits.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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A demonstration of the magnitude of Almighty Allah's creation in Paradise,
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so that the believers may enjoy everlasting bliss.
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On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him),
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from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said:
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"Indeed, in Paradise there is a tree
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beneath whose shade a rider mounted on a swift, well-bred, trained horse
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travels for a hundred years without crossing it."
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Agreed upon.
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And its transmission in the two *Sahihs* also includes
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a narration on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
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"A rider travels in its shade for a hundred years without crossing it."
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*Al-jawad* means horse.
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*Al-mudhammar* (well-trained/conditioned horse)
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refers to a horse that is fed until it grows plump and strong,
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then its fodder is reduced to bare sustenance,
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and it is placed inside an enclosure
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and covered with blankets until it heats up and sweats,
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so that when its sweat dries and its excess flesh is shed,
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it becomes powerful at running.
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"Without crossing it"
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means he does not reach the furthest extent of its sprawling branches.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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A demonstration of the immense size of the trees and shade in Paradise,
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which points to His supreme power and bounty toward His God-fearing servants,
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as He has granted them the Abode of Honor as an inheritance,
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where they delight in its bliss, trees, and extended shade.
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On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him),
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from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said:
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"Indeed, the people of Paradise will look up at the dwellers of the high chambers above them,
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just as you look up at a brilliant, distant star setting on the horizon in the east or the west,
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because of the difference in superiority between them."
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They said, "O Messenger of Allah,
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are those the dwellings of the Prophets, which no one else can attain?"
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He said:
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"Nay, by Him in Whose Hand is my soul!
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They are men who believed in Allah and affirmed the truth of the Messengers."
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Agreed upon.
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*Yatara'awna*
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means they look up and observe.
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*Al-ghabir*
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means that which is receding or far off on the horizon.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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The people of Paradise vary in status according to their degrees in deeds and virtue.
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Whoever affirms the truth of the Messengers and truly believes in them shall attain their lofty stations.
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On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him),
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that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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"The space of the bow-length in Paradise is better than everything over which the sun rises or sets."
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Agreed upon.
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*Qabu qawsin* (the space of a bow-length)
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means the distance between the grip and the curved end of the bow,
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and every bow has two such spans.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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Magnifying the eternal bliss of Paradise
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and deeming the worldly life and its contents insignificant,
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for the bliss of Paradise is everlasting and uninterrupted,
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while the enjoyments of the world are meager, trivial, and fleeting.
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On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him),
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that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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"Indeed, in Paradise there is a market which they will visit every Friday,
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whereupon the northern wind will blow
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and shower upon their faces and garments,
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causing them to increase in beauty and loveliness.
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They will then return to their families having increased in beauty and loveliness,
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and their families will say to them:
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'By Allah, you have increased in beauty and loveliness!'
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And they will reply:
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'And you, by Allah, have also increased in beauty and loveliness after us!'"
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Narrated by Muslim.
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"Indeed, in Paradise there is a market"
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means a gathering place in Paradise where they assemble,
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just as people gather in markets in this world.
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"Will blow" (*fa-tahubbu*) means it will stir up.
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"The northern wind" (*rih ash-shamal*)
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is the wind that blows from behind the Qiblah.
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It was specifically mentioned
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because the Arabs used to anticipate rainbearing northern clouds,
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which brought goodness and rain.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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Clarification that the people of Paradise will continuously increase in beauty and loveliness.
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*Riyadh as-Salihin* (The Meadows of the Righteous).