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general and comprehensive gathering, which in duration, is like the days of the week. The people of Paradise will gather in a vast valley, on white musk, and there they will be honored in proportion to their degrees. Some among them will be sitting on pulpits made of light; others on pulpits made of gold; and yet others will be sitting on other kinds of jewels and materials... Then tables of different kinds of foods and drinks will be placed before them — food and drink that no eye has seen, that no ear has heard, and that has not occurred to the heart of any human being. Then they will be anointed with different kinds of perfume. They will be given such honors as had never crossed their minds, Then Allah 4% — How perfect He is! — will appear to them, and He will address them one by one, as is indicated by certain Ahaadeeth, Ahaadceth that we will relate shortly inshaAllah 4%.

Some scholars have related a difference of opinion concerning women: will they see Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) as men will see Him? It has been said that, no they will not, because they are guarded in pavilions. And it has been said that, yes, they will, because there is nothing to prevent them from seeing Him from their pavilions or from other places. And Allah # said:

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be in Delight (Paradise). On thrones, looking (at all things)" And Allah 4% said:

“They and their wives will be in pleasant shades, reclining on

thrones”?! And the Messenger of Allah #g said, “Verily, you will see your Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might-and Majesty) just as you see this moon. You will not argue (or quarrel) over seeing Him, so if you are able, consistently perform the prayer before the rising of the sun and before its setting.” This is comprehensive for both men and women. And Allah # knows best.

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Some scholars have offered a third view: women will see Allah 3¢ on. special occasions. On special occasions, Allah # will appear to the dwellers of Paradise in a general appearance, and so women will see Him 3% at those times only. At any rate, this opinion requires a specific proof to support it. And Allah #% knows best.

“For those who have done good is the best (reward i.e. Paradise) and

even more if e, having the honor of glancing at the Countenance of

“And We have more (for them, i.e. a glance at the All-Mighty, AllMajestic 48)’")

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Here are some of the other Companions who related that the people of Paradise will see Allah #@ in the Hereafter: Ubai ibn Ka’ab #, Anas ibn Maalik 4, Buraidah ibn Al-Husaib 4, Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah a, Hudhaifah +, Zaid ibn Thaabit 4, Salmaan Al-Faarisee #, Abu Sa’eed Sa’ad ibn Maalik ibn Sinaan Al-Khudree 4, Abu Umaaman Siddee ibn ‘Wlaan Al-Baahilee #, Suhaib ibn Sinaan Ar-Roomee .&, ‘Ubaadah ibn As-Saamit #, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbaas 4s, ibn ‘Umar 4, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr 4, Abu Moosa ‘Abdullah ibn Qais 4, ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ood as, ‘Adee ibn Haatim #, ‘Ammaar ibn Yaasir , ‘Ammaarah ibn Ruwaibah #, Abu Rizzeen Al-‘Ugailee 2, Abu Hurairah 2, and ‘Aishah %, the Mother of the Believers.

We have already related many of those narrations, and we will still relate that which is suitable to the context, Insha Allah. We place our trust on Allah, and we depend upon Him completely.

The Day Of Friday Is The Day Of Increase Suhaib % related that | the Messenger of Allah nis recited this verse:

“For those whe have done good is the best (reward i.e. Paradise) and

even more (ie. having the honor of glancing at the Countenance of

Allah wey He #% then said, “When the people of Paradise are admitted into Paradise, and the people of the Hellfire are made to enter the Hellfire, a caller will call out, ‘O people of Paradise, you have for yourselves a promise with Allah that He wills to execute upon you.’ They will say, ‘And what is it? Were not our scales heavy? Did not our faces become white? Did He not admit us into Paradise and keep us away from the Hellfire?’ Then He will raise His Screen for them, and they will look at Him. By Allah, Allah will not have given them anything more beloved to them or more delightful to their eye than their looking at Him.” (Afmad) Muslim related the same through a different chain. Abu Tameemah Al-Hujaimee related that he heard Abu Moosa AlAsh’aree é deliver the following sermon from the pulpit of Basrah: “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will indeed send an angel to the

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people of Paradise, and he will say to them, ‘O people of Paradise, did Allah carry out for you that which He promised you?’ They will look, seeing jewelry, robes, rivers, and purified wives, and then they will say, ‘Yes, He did carry out for us that which He promised us.’ They will say that three times, and then the angel will say, ‘There remains something,’ Verily Allah says,

“For those who have done good is the best (reward i.e, Paradise) and even more (ie. having the honor of glancing at the Countenance of Allah 3)" Lo “the best” is Paradise, and “even more” is glancing at the Countenance of Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty).” (Related by ‘Abdullah ibn Al-Mubaarak) This narration is mawquf (ie, it is a saying of Abu Moosa Al-Ash’aree 2, and not of the Prophet #4). In another narration, Abu Moosa 4 reported that the Messenger of Allah # said, “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will indeed send a caller who will say, ‘O people of Paradise — with a voice that the first and last of them will hear — Allah indeed promised you “the best” and “even more.” “The best” is Paradise and “even more” is a glance at the Countenance of the Most Merciful.” (Related by ibn Jareer and ibn Abee Haatim) Ubai ibn Ka’ab .# related that he asked the Messenger of Allah #8 about the saying of Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and

“For those who have done good is the best (reward ie. Paradise) and even more (i.e. having the honor of glancing at the Countenance of Allah 6)! He #& said, “ “The best’ is Paradise and ‘even more’ is glancing at the Countenance of Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty).” (Related by ibn Abee Haatim)

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ibn Jareer related the same about this verse: diay gall Yost al

“For those who have done good is the best (reward i.e. Paradise) and

even more (i.e. having the honor of glancing at the Countenance of

Allah 3y’"') In that narration, Ka’ab ibn ‘Ujrah # related that the Prophet said, “ ‘For those who have done good’ in the world is ‘the best,’ and that is Paradise. And ‘even more’ is glancing at the Countenance of Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty). However, two of the narrators are spoken about (ie, in a way that negatively affects their status as narrators), and Allah 4% knows best.

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