Part 139

“And the trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and

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all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allah 8 wills’M

He said, “They are the martyrs. Allah will raise them, and they will be girding on their swords around His Throne. angels will come to them from the Mahshar (place of gathering for judgment) with superior mounts made of white rubies; the legs of those mounts will be of gold, their bridles will be of fine and thick silk, and their cushions will be of silk... They will travel in Paradise on their horses and they will say at the length of their excursion, ‘Take us so that we may see how Allah judged between His creation.’ Then Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) will laugh to them, and when Allah laughs to a slave, there is no reckoning for that slave.” (Related by Ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa)

in a hadith related by Al-Mu’aafah ibn ‘Imraan, the Messenger of Allah 2% said, ’Verily, in Paradise there is a tree that is called Tooba, Ifa good rider were made to travel in its shade, he would travel in it for one hundred years. Its leaves are green emeralds and its flowers... are yellow. Its courtyard is find and thick silk. Its fruits are robes. Its secretion is ginger and honey, Its valley is red rubies and green emeralds. Its soil is musk, and its grass is saffron, which exudes fragrance without needing to be ignited. Rivers of Salsabeel gush forth from its source, as well as wine. Its shade is a gathering place from the gathering places of the dwellers of Paradise. They will be acquainted with it, and all of them will talk in it,

“One day, while they will be talking in its shade, angels, riding superior mounts of rubies, will come to them. Ar-Rooh will be blown into those mounts. They will be drawn tight by chains of gold, and their faces (ie. faces of those mounts) are lamps. Upon them are saddles whose Aiwaah (literally, plates) are made of pearls and tubies, which are lobed by pearls and corals, the covers of which are of red gold...The Angles will kneel those mounts down before them and say to them, ‘Verily, your Lord sends peace to you and wishes to visit you, so that He looks at you, and you look at Him; so that you love Him, and He endows you with life; so that you speak to Him and He increases you in comfort and in His Favors, Verily, He is the Possessor of Vast Mercy and Tremendous Favors,’ Each man

from them will go to his mount, and then they will go in one, even ,

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row.... They will not pass any tree from the trees of Paradise except that it will confer its fruits upon them. Those trees will move out of their way, hating to spoil their row or to divide between a man and his companion. When they will be raised to the All-Mighty, He 38 will reveal to them His Noble Countenance and He will appear to them with the Glory (and Majesty) of the All-Mighty. And they will say, ‘O our Lord, You are As-Salaam (the One Who is free from all defects and deficiencies), and from You is all peace. You have the right of all Majesty and Honor.’ Their Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) will say to them, ‘Iam As-Salaam and from me is all peace, and I have the right of all Majesty and Honor. Welcome to My slaves who preserved My commands, who attended to My right (over them), who feared Me in the unseen. They would fear Me in every situation.’ They will say, ‘By Your Glory, and the Highness of Your Place, we have not estimated You (ie, Your Greatness and Glory, etc.) with a true estimation. And we have not fulfilled all of Your rights, so give us permission to perform prostration to You.’ Their Lord will say to them, ‘I have removed from you the provision of worship, and I have made your bodies to rest. Long it is that you have tired your bodies for Me and now you have come to My Mercy and Generosity, so ask me whatever you please and hope from Me: I will give you all of your wishes, for I will not reward you today in proportion to your deeds, but rather in proportion to My Mercy, My Generosity My Exaltedness, My High Place, and the Greatness of My Affair.’ They will continue to wish and to be given until the one who has more limited wishes hopes for the likeness of the world from the time Allah created it until the day of its annihilation. Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) will say to them, “You have fallen short in your wishes, and you have become pleased with less than what you deserve. I have made obligatory for you that which you asked and wished for, and I have made your progeny to catch up with you. And before you is that which your wishes have fallen short of.” (Related by Abu Na’eem) This narration is Mursal, weak, and Ghareeb. In the best possible case, it is a saying of one of our predecessors, and then one of the narrators erred and ascribed it to the Prophet #%, when it cannot correctly be ascribed to him #4. And Allah # knows best.

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A Comprehensive Chapter Regarding Rulings Pertaining To Paradise And To Various Ahaadeeth

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“Those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to

them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the

reward of their deeds in anything’) What this means is that Allah $ will raise the rankings of children in Paradise to the rankings of their fathers, even if they had not performed the deeds that their fathers performed; and at the same time, the deeds (and thus rewards) of the parents will not be lowered from the level they deserve. So the one who is lacking is raised so that he is equal with the higher one; they are united at the higher level, so that they become happy and joyful at being gathered and at being so high in ranking. In a narration related by Ath-Thauree, Ibn ‘Abbaas said, “Verily, Allah raises the offspring of a believer to his degree, even though his offspring are lower than him in action, so that he may be delighted with them.” He then recited:

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both related it as a saying of Ibn ‘Abbaas :& — is more established. And Allah % knows best.

And in regards to the same verse, Ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa related that Ibn ‘Abbaas said, “They are a believer's offspring who all die upon Eemaan (faith), If the abodes of their fathers are higher than their abodes, they are joined with their fathers, without any of the deeds their fathers performed being decreased from them.”

Ibn ‘Abbaas & related that the Prophet #8 said, “When a man enters Paradise, he will ask about his parents, his wife, and his children. Then it will be said, ‘They have not reached your degree.’ He will say, ‘O my Lord, L acted. for myself and for them, and then they will be ordered to join him.” And Ibn ‘Abbaas .t recited: ’ ak oaee Ste tree 2 Fae Soh AES SG Var Ga “Those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith’ (Related by At-Tabaraanee) In regard to the same Verse, Al’ Aoufee related that Ibn ‘Abbaas said, “Allah % said, ‘Those whose children reached Eeman and worked in My obedience, they will be joined with their fathers in Paradise, and their small children will join them.” This Tafseer (explanation) is one of the opinions of the scholars xegarding the meaning of Adh-Dhurriyyah (offspring) in the Verse. Are they the young ones only? Or does the Verse embrace both young and old offspring, as in the saying of Allah 3%: rare e

“And among. his progeny (Dhurriyyah) Dawud (David), Sulatinan (Solomon)”” ]

And Allah 4% said:

“O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh

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(Noah)! Verily, he was a grateful slave.)

So the word Dhurriyyah (offspring) is used for both the young and old (because even when one is old, he is still considered to be the child or offspring of his father). The Tafseer of Al~ Aoufee from Ibn ‘Abbaas 4 embraces both categories, and that is the opinion of AlWaahidee and others. And Allah 4% knows best.

That opinion is also related from Ash-Sha’bee, Abu Mukhallid, Sa’eed ibn Jubair, Ibraaheem An-Nakha’ee, Abu Saaleh, Qataadah, and Ar-Rabee’ Ibn Anas. This is from the Grace and Mercy of Allah 4 upon children, through the blessings of their fathers’ deeds.

The Grace And Generosity Of Allah ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) Upon Fathers Through The Blessings Of Their Children’s Deeds

Paradise And The Hellfire Exist

Paradise and the Hellfire exist now, and have been prepared for their dwellers; this is clearly enunciated im the Qur’an, and the narrations from the Messenger of Allah 2% that establish that are