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manner that is suitable to His Perfection, Greatness, and Majesty)) the Throne. On that day, Adam was created, and on that day, the Hour will come to pass.” (Related by Imam Ash-Shaafi’ee in his Musnad)

Anas 4: related that the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “Jibreel came to me and in his hand there was a white mirror, upon which there was a black dot. I said, ‘What is this, O Jibreel?’ He said, ‘This is Jurmu‘ah (Friday), which Allah has presented to you, so that it is a ‘Eed (holiday) for you and for your people after you. You will be first, and then the Jews and the Christians will be after you.”

The Prophet # said, “And what is the Day of Al-Mazeed?” He said, “Verily, your Lord has taken a vast valley in Paradise, which is made of white musk. On the day of Friday, Allah 3 will descend from... onto His Kursee (Footstool). Then His Kursce will be surrounded by pulpits of light, and the Prophets will come and sit on them. Then the pulpits will be surrounded by chairs made of gold, and then the truthful ones and the martyrs will come and sit on them. Then the people of Paradise will come until they sit on the Kath (dune). Then their Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) will appear to them, until they look at His Countenance, and He will say, ‘I am the One Who fulfilled and completed for you My Favor, and this is the place of My Honor, so ask Me. Then they will ask Him until their wishes end. And He will grant them at that point that which no eye has seen, which no ear has heard, and which has not occurred to the heart of any human being. Then He will remain until the time when people will leave from Friday. Then Allah 4% will ascend onto His Kursee, and the martyrs and the truthful ones will ascend with Him. (Here the narrator says, ‘and I think he said’) And the people of the rooms

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Hudhaifah related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “Jibreel came to me and mentioned the day of Al-Mazeed (“even more’)... The first words that they will hear from Allah are, ‘Where are my slaves who obeyed Me regarding the unseen and they had not seen Me? And (those slaves) who obeyed My Messengers and believed in My Matter? Ask Me, for this is the Day of Al-Mazeed.’ They will gather upon one word, ‘We are indeed pleased, so be pleased with us.’ He will return to His saying, ‘O people of Paradise, had I not been pleased with you, I would not have had you inhabit My Paradise. This is the Day of Al-Mazeed, so ask Me.’ Then they will gather upon one word, ‘Show us Your Countenance, O our Lord, so that we will look at You.’ Then Allah will remove the screens. And such light of His will appear to them that, were in not that Allah decreed for them not to die, they would have been burned. Then Allah will say to them, ‘Return to your abodes, and they will return to their abodes, And they will have (such) a day every seven days, and that is the day of Friday.” (Related by Al-Bazzaar},

The Mention Of The Marketplace Of Paradise

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pulpits of silver. The lowest of them — and there is no lowest among them — is on a Kuthbaan (dune) of musk and Kaafoor. They will not think that the people of the chairs have a better seating than they do.” Abu Hurairah 4 said, “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, will we see our Lord?’’”’ The Prophet 2% said, “Yes, do you quarrel about seeing the sun and (about seeing) the moon on the night of a full moon?” Abu Hurairah ¢ said, “We said, ‘No.’” He 2% said, “Then likewise you will not quarrel about seeing your Lord. And there are none in that gathering except that He ## will address them with a speech. He ## will say, ‘O so-and-so, do you remember the day you did such and such deed?’ And that person will remember some of his treacheries in the world. He will say, “Yes, but did You not forgive me.’ He %% will say, ‘Yes, and by My Forgiveness, you reached this station of yours.’ While they will be upon that state, a cloud will cover them from above, and it will rain perfume down on them, and it will have a fragrance, the likes of which they will have never before scented. Then our Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) will say, ‘Stand to what I have prepared for you in terms of honor, and take that which you desire. Then they will find a Soog (marketplace) which is surrounded by angels. What is in that marketplace no eye has seen the likes of, no ear has heard (the likes of), and no heart has imagined (the likes of). Whatever we desire will be carried to us; nothing will be bought therein, nor will anything be sold. In that Seog, the people of Paradise will meet one another. One of high uniform will go and he will meet one who is lower than him — and there is no one who is lowly therein. The latter will be very much delighted by the attire and form of the former, and he will not finish talking to him until he imagines an even better outfit upon himself, and that is because it is not suitable for anyone to be grieved in Paradise. Then we will return to our abodes, where our wives will meet us. They will say, ‘Welcome, welcome to our love. You have come, and upon you is more beauty and fragrance than you parted us with.’ And we will say, ‘We were in the company of our Lord, the Ali-Mighty, ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty), so we are deserving of changing in the way we have changed.” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Bakr ibn Abee ‘Aasim) ibn Maajah and At-Tirmidhee related it through their own tespective chains. And At-Tirmidhee said, “Ghareeb, we do not know it except in this form,” And Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa related it through yet another chain.

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Anas ibn Maalik #&-related that the Messenger of Allah #¢ said, “Verily, in Paradise there is a Seog (marketplace) that they go to every Friday. Then the wind of the left will-blow, and it will pour upon their faces and their garments. Thus they will increase in grace and beauty. Then they will return to their wives, after having increased in grace and beauty. And their wives will say to them, ‘By Allah, after leaving us, you have increased in grace and beauty.’ And they will say, ‘And you, by Allah, have indeed increased, since we left you, in grace and beauty.” (Muslim) Ahmad related the same through a different chain, though’ his narration has the following beginning: “Verily, there is a Soog (Marketplace) in Paradise, and in it there is a Kuthbaan (dune) of musk. When they go

The Ground Of Paradise As Well As The Goodness And Spreading Of Its Good Fragrance

Abu Hurairah 4 reported that the Prophet # said, “the earth of Paradise is white; its wide plane consists of rocks of Al-Kaafoor, and it is surrounded by musk, which are like sand dunes. In it are steady rivers. Therein the people of Paradise gather and become acquainted with one another. And then Allah will send the wind of mercy, which will stir up a good fragrance upon them. A man will return to his wife, and will have increased in beauty and fragrance. She will say to him, ‘You left me, and I was pleased with you, and | am now even more pleased with you.” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Shaibah)

In a hadith found in AfTirntidhee, “Alee # related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “Verily, in Paradise there is a Marketplace, but there occurs no buying or selling therein. Instead, there are only appearances of men and women, and so if a man desires an appearance, he enters into it.” (At-Tirmidhee)

It must be understood that this hadith is Ghareeb, as At-Tirmidhee ~ may Allah have mercy on him —~ pointed out. At any rate, it is taken to mean that men will only desire to enter into appearances of men; similarly, women will only desire to enter into appearances of women. Therefore, this hadith becomes an explanation of the previous one, And that is referring to one’s form, shape, outfit, clothing — which we have mentioned in the hadith of Abu Hurairah 4 in regards to the Soog of Paradise: “One of high attire