Part 123

Abu Maalik Al-Ash’aree .% reported that the Messenger of Allah s3¢ said, “Verily, in Paradise there are rooms, the outsides of which can be seen from their insides, and the insides of which can be seen from their outsides. Allah prepared them for the one who feeds others, who consistently fasts, who prays at night while others are sleeping.” (Related by At-Tabaraanee)

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr reported that the Prophet 2% said, “Verily, in Paradise there are rooms, the outside of which can be seen from their insides, and the insides of which can be seen from their outsides.” Abu Maalik Al-Ash’aree . said, “Who are they for, O Messenger of Allah?” He #¢ said, “For the one who has good speech, who feeds others, who spends the night standing (in prayer) while the people are sleeping.” (Related by At-Tabaraanee) About the chain of this narration, Al-Haafidh Ad-Diyaa said, “With me, this chain is Hasan.”

In some Ahandeeth it is related that the castle (in Paradise) will be made from one pearl, including its gates, its sides, and its roof. And in another Hadeeih, “The roofs of Paradise are light, which shine like bright lightning. Were it not that Allah made their eyesight firm, it (that light) would nearly have snatched their eyesight away.” Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah . said, “The Messenger of Allah #% said'to us, ‘Should I not speak to you about the rooms of Paradise?” We said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah - cur mothers and fathers as ransom for you.’ He # said, ‘Verily, in Paradise there are rooms made of all the different kinds of jewels. The outsides of those rooms are seen from their insides, and their insides are seen from their outsides. In them is such bliss, and delights, and Shujoof (literally, sheerness) that no eye has seen and no eax has heard.’ We said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, and who are these rooms for” He #ié said, ‘For he who spreads AsSalaam (greetings of peace), who feeds others, who consistently fasts,

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and who prays at night while others are sleeping’ We said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, and who is able to do that?’ He #g said, ‘My nation is able to do that. And I shall inform you thereof. Whoever meets his brother, extends greetings of peace to him, and then is responded to in like manner by him, then he has spread As-Salaam (greetings of peace). Whoever feeds his dependants and his family until he fills them, then he has fed others. Whoever fasts Ramadan and three days from every month, then he has consistently fasted. Whoever prays the last ‘Eesha prayer and prays the Morning prayer in congregation, then he has prayed at night while the people are sleeping — (the people being) the Jews, the Christians, and the Majoos.”” (Related by Al-Baihagee) Then Al-Baihagee said, “This chain is not strong, but its two chains strengthen one another.” And Allah knows best. Al-Baihagee said, “It has been related in another chain from Jaabir 2s.”

“Umraan ibn Husain & and Ubai .& said, “The Messenger of Allah 8% was asked about this verse:

fe ge toe oe “Beautiful mansions in Gardens of ‘Adn (Eden Pavadise)."4) He #8 said, “A castle made of pearls, and in that castle there are 70 abodes made of rubies. In each abode there are 70 houses made of green emeralds. In each house there is a bed, and upon every bed there are 70 mattresses, from every color. And upon every mattress there is a wife from the Hur Al-‘Een (fair maidens of Paradise, who have wide, beautiful eyes). In every house there are 70 tables, and upon every table there are 70 colors of food. In every house there are

70 female servants...” (Related by Al-Baihaqee) This hadith is Ghareeb.

‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Zaid ibn Aslam related from his father that the Messenger of Allah ig said, “A single man will achieve a castle made of one pearl, and in that castle there are 70 rooms. In each room, there is a wife from the Hoor Al/Een (fair maidens of Paradise, who have wide, beautiful eyes). In each room there are 70 doors, and a fragrance from the fragrances of Paradise enters through each door, and each fragrance is different than any

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fragrance that enters through the other door(s).” He then recited:

Sale Oe Cok Mos Agi oe

“No person knows what is feet hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do’)

(Related by ‘Abdullah ibn Wahb) Imam Ahmad related it through Hasan.

The Mention Of Pavilions In Paradise

“Hoor (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions; Then which o

ibn ‘Abbaas - said, “The pavilion is made from a hollow pearl. Its length is a league, and its width is a league. And it has 1000 doors of gold. Around it are round tents that are 50 leagues. He will be

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entered upon from every door as a gift from Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty). And that is the saying of Allah 8:

oo ye ohh Bie gee 4oEF of gh OE “And angels shall enter unto them from every gate (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa) Ibn Al-Mubaarak related that ibn ‘Abbaas 4 said, “The pavilion is made of a hollow pearl — one league by one league. It has 1000 shutters of gold.” Qataadah related that Abu Ad-Dardaa said,

“The pavilion is a single pearl. It has seventy doors, each of which is from pearl.”

Mention Of The Soil In Paradise

In the hadith of Al-Mai’raaj (the Prophet's ascension to the heavens), Abu Dharr 4s reported that the Messenger of Allah #8 said, “I was made to enter Paradise, and in it are stones (or falls) of pearls, and its soil is musk (best kind of perfume).”’ (Related by Bukhaaree and Muslim)

Abu Sa’eed reported that the Messenger of Allah #% asked Hbn Saaid about the soil of Paradise. He said, “It is pure white flour, pure musk (best kind of perfume).” Then the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “He has spoken the truth.” (Ahmad) Ahmad related it again through another chain, through which Muslim related it as well. In another narration from Muslim, Abu Sa’eed .& reported that ibn. Sayyaad asked the Prophet 3% about the soil of Paradise, and he said, “Tt is pure white flour, pure musk.” (Alunad)

In regard to the description of the construction in Paradise, we have already related the hadith of Abu Hurairah -, Ibn ‘Umar , and others as well, that: “Its Milaat (cement used between stones in

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building) is musk (best kind of perfume). Its pebbles are pearls and tuby. And its soil is saffron.”

In the (Arabic) language, Milaat refers to the cement that is used between the two stems (or pillars) of a building; the wall is plastered with it. Perhaps the soil in some places of Paradise is musk (best kind of perfume), and in other places of Paradise it is saffron. And Allah knows best.

In spite of this hugeness and vastness, the Prophet #¢ said the following in a previously mentioned hadith related by Anas 3%: “An arm-length of one of you or the place of his foot (in Paradise) is better than the world and all that is in it.”

‘Aamir ibn S’ad ibn Abee Waqqaas — Sulaimaan, one of the narrators said, ‘I do not know except that he related it to me from his father 4’ — (related) that the Messenger of Allah # said, “Were the smailest amount of light in Paradise to appear to the world, it would adorn what is between the sky and the earth.” (Related by Ibn Wahb)

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THE RIVERS OF PARADISE, ITS TREES,

“Rivers flowing under them’?

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And Allah #é said:

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“The description of the Paradise which the Muttagoon (the pious) have been promised: underneath it rivers flow, ifs provision is eternal and so is its shade; this is the end (final destination) of the Mutaqgoon (the pious), and the end (final destination) of the disbelievers is Fire’! Hakeem ibn Mu’aawiyah ibn Abee Bahz related from his father that he 2 heard the Messenger of Allah #¢ say, “In Paradise there is a sea of milk; a sea of water; a sea of honey; and a sea of wine. Then the breaking away of the rivers from them is after that.” (Ahmad) AtTirmidhee related it through another chain and said, “Hasan sahih.”” Abu Bakr ibn Qais related from his father that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “You think that the rivers of Paradise have borders in the ground? No, by Allah, indeed, they are swimming on the surface of the ground, Its two sides are pearls, its domes are pearls, and its perfume is musk (best kind of perfume) Al-Adhfar.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, and what is Al-Adhfar?’” He 2% said, “That which has no mixture in it (ie. pure).” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Mirdawai)