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 Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said, ´´Surely Allah does not wrong a believer a single good deed. He reward it in this world and requites it in the next. As for the infidel, he is provided in this world for his good deeds, until when he comes in the next world, there would be no good deeds for gim to be rewarded for.´´

 Amr bin Al-As narrated: I heard the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam saying openly not privately: ´´The family of so-and-so are not my supporters but my supporter is Allah and righteous believers.

 57. Jarir narrated that he heard (the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam) saying: ´´Any slave who runs away from his master, commits an act of infidelity until he returns to him.´´ Mansur said: ´´I swear by allah, this Hadith was related to the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam, but I hate it to be reported on my authority here by me, here in Basrah. 58. Jarir narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´When the slave runst away from his master, his prayer would not be accepted.´´

 56. Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated: The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam led us in the Fajr prayer at Hudaibiyah after a rainy night. When he finished the prayer, he faced people and said, ´´Do you know what your Rubb has said?´´ The people replied, ´´allah and His Messenger know best.´´ He said,´´ Allah has said: ´In this morning some of My slaves remained as true believers and some infidels. He who says: We are rained by the bounty of Allah and His Mercy, is the believer in Me and he disbelieves in the star; and he who says: We are rained by the effect of a particular star, is a disbeliever in Me and a believer in the star.

 Muhammad salla alayhi wa sallam havde et budskab, som han ønskede at hele verden skulle høre om. Budskabet var sendt fra Allah subhana wa ta ala, verdenernes Herre. At fortælle folk om det, ville ikke være let. Men Muhammad salla alayhi wa sallam var heller ikke en almindelig mand. Ud af alt det Allah salla alayhi wa sallam havde skabt, var Muhammad salla alayhi wa sallam hans bedste skabning. Han var den perfekte mand til at blive valgt som profet og til at levere budskabet en sidste gang; tilbed Allah alene, gør hvad Allah siger og Jannah vil blive din. Enkle ord, som gav perfekt mening. Men det var en nyhed, som nogle folk ikke ønskede at gøre noget om. Muhammad salla alayhi wa sallam tilhørte en stamme kaldet Qyraysh, der leve i byen Mekka. Quraysh tilbad ikke kun Allah subhana wa ta ala alene. De tilbad også statuer, og det havde de gjort i årevis. Deres forfædre havde gjort det, deres fædre gjorde det, og de gjorde det også. De ønskede ikke at noget skulle ændre sig, selvom ...

 55. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Two traitsof infidelity people have, slandering lineage and wailing on the dead.´´

 54. Abdullah bin Mas´ud narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said, ´´He who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance, shall not enter Jannah,´´ A man said, ´´One loves his dress to be nice, and his sandals be noce,´´ He said: ´´Verily, Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance is rejecting the truth and disregarding people.´´

 Narrated: came to the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam while he was asleep and wearing while clothes. Then I went back to him again, but he was asleep. The I went back to him again when he was awake. I sat down. He said; ´´Nobody says: La ilaha illallah (there is no true God except Allah), and dies believeing in that, but he will enter Jannah.´´ I said, ´´Even if he committed illegal sexual interourse and theft?´´ He said, ´´Even if he committed illegal sexual interourse and theft!´´ I said, ´´Even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft?´´ He said, ´´Even if he committed illegal sexual interourse and theft!´´ He said three times. Then he said in the fourth one: ´´in spite of Abu Dhar´s dislikeness.´´ Abu Dhar left saying: ´´In spite of Abu Dhar´s dislikeness.´´

 Jabir bin Abdullah narrated that a man came to the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam and said: ´´O Messenger of Allah, what are the two necessaries?´´ He said: ´´He who dies ascribing no partner to allah, he enters Jannah: and he who dies ascribing a partner to Allah, he enters Hell.´´

 51. Abdullah bin Mas´ud narrated that a man asked, ´´O Messenger of Allah! What sin is the biggest sin in the Sight of Allah?´´ He said, ´´That you ascribe a rival to Allah when it is He Who created you.´´ He asked, ´´What is next?´´ He said, ´´To kill your son, being afraid that he may share your meals.´´ He asked, ´´What is next?´´ He said, ´´To commit adultery with the wife of your neighbor.´´ Then this Verse was revealed to confirm it: ´´And those who do not worship Allah another god, nor kill a human whom Allah has forbidden except through justice, nr fornicare; and whoever does this, shall receive the punishment.´´ (15:68)

 49. Abu ´Uthman reported: When Ziyad was claimed to be the son (of Abu Sufyan), I met Abu Bakrah and asked him, ´´What have you don? I heard Sa´d bin Abu Waqqas as saying: ´My ears heard the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam saying: Whoever claims in Islam to be the son of a person other than his own father, and he knows he is not his father, then Jannah (will be) forbidden for him.´´ Abu Bakrah said: ´´I heard it from the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam.´´

 48. Abdullah bin ´Umar narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said during his Farewell pilgrimage: ´´Be careful (or said: Woe to you)! Do not turn into infidels after me killing one another.´´

 46. Abu Bakrah narrated: ´´We were with the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam and he said: ´´Shall I inform you about the greatest of the major sins? (He reported it thrice):  (1) To ascribe partners to allah, (2) to disobey parents, and  (3) to give a false testimony.´´ The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam was reclining then he sat and he kept repeating it until we said would that he stop. 47. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Avoid the seven deadly sins.´´ He was asked, ´´O Messenger of Allah! What are they?´´ He said: Áscribing partners to Allah, sorcery, taking the life which Allah has forbidden except through justice, devouring Riba (usury), devouring an orphan´s wealth, defeting from the battlefield, and accusing and libeling chaste and pious believing women.´´

 45. Abu Hurairah reported that some Companions of the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam came and asked him, ´´Some thought crosses our minds that one of us finds it too gorrible to express.´´ He (the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam) said: ´´do you really experience this?´´ They said: ´´Yes.´´ He remarked: ´´That is the manifest Iman.´´

 A believer is not stung twice from the same hole 44. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´ A believer does not get stung twice from the same hole.´´

 43. Abu Hurairah natrrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´A fornicator, at the time he is comitting adultery, is not a believer; and a thief, at the time of stealing, is not a believer; and a drunkard, at the time of drinking alcholic drink, is not a believer.´And Abu Hurairah used to add besides the above cases:´´ And he who robs a valuable thing while the people are looking at him, is not a believer at the time he is robbing.´´ and in the Hadith of Hammam: ´´The believers are looking´´ and added: ´´And an exploiter of you, at the time of explitation, is not a believer, so aviod and avoid.´´

 42. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I direct you about a thing which if you do, will love one another? Greet one another.´´

 41. Aishah narrated that she asked: ´´ O Messenger of Allah, Ibn Jud´an, in Al-Jahliyah (pre-islamic era), used to maintain good ties with his kins and feed the poor. Would that be of any avail to him?´´ He said: ´´It will not avail him. He did not say even one day: ´O my Rubb, forgive my sins on the Day of Requital´.´´

 39. Abu Hurairah narrated: I heard the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam saying: ´´THe people of Yemen have come. They are more weak and soft-hearted. Iman is Yemenite and wisdom Yemenite. Calmness is the quality of the sheeo owners. While pride and haughtiness are the qualities of the camel owners towards the place of sunrise. 40. Jabir bin Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The harshness of heart and stenness is in the east and Faith is among the people of Al-Hijaz.´´

 38. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Verily Iman returns to Al-Madinah just as a snake returns to its hole.´´

 37. Al-Bara narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said about the Ansar: ´´Only a believer loves them, and only a hypocrite hates them. He who loves them, Allah loves him; and he who hates them, Allah hates him.´´

 36. Zirr bin Hubaish reported that ´Ali bin Abu Talib said: ´´By Him Who split up the seed and created man, the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam emphasized to me that only a believer loves me and only a hypocrite hates me.´´

 34.Tariq bin Shahab said: It was Marwan who was the first to deliver Khutbah before Eid Prayer: a man stood up and said: ´´Prayer should precede Khutbah.´´ He (Marwan) said: ´´This has been done away with.´´ Upon this Abu Sa´id remarked, ´´This man has done his duty. I heard the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam saying: ´Whoever of you witnesses the wrong, let him correct it with his hand; and if he cannot, then with his tongue; and if he cannot, let him abhor it in his hearts; this refects the weakest level of Iman.´´´ 35. Abdullah bin Mas´ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´There was no Prophet whom Allah sent before me to his nation but had among his people disciples and companions who followed his Sunnah and obeyed is command. Then there came after them their successors who said what they did not practice, and practiced what they were not commanded to do. Whoever strove against them with his hand is a believer, and whoever strove agai...

 Så er der endnu en stjerne der er ved, at falde ned mod jorden. Som der også står i Koranen at det vil ske at stjernerne vil falde ned.

 33. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´He whose neighbodoes not feel safe from his evil, shall not enter Jannah.´´

 32. Abu Shurah Al-Kjuza´i narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´He who believes in allah and the Last Day, should be kind to his neighbor. And he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should be hospitable to his guest. And he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should say good words or keep silent.´´

 30. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Faith (Belief) consists of more than seventy (or more than sixty) branches (i.e., parts). The most excellent one of them is to say La ilaha illallah (none has the right to be worshipped except Allah) and the least and lowest of them is to remove the injurious and harmful things from the path. And modesty (Al-Haya´) is a part of Faith.´´ 31. Abu Qatadah reported: We were sitting with ´Imran bin Hussain in a company and Bushair bin Ka´b was also amongst us. Imran narrated to us on that day that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Al-Haya´ (modesty etc.) is an absolute goodness (or said: modesty is a complete goodnes).´´ Upon this Bushair bin Ka´b said: ´´Verily we find in some books (or books of wisdom) that it (Al-Haya´) leads to tranquility (peave of mind) and solemnity for the sake of Allah and there is also weakness in it. ´´ Imran was so much enraged that his eyes became reddi...

 28. Ka´b bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind shakes and bends it sometimes and some other time it makes it stright till it stands at its roots. And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree which keeps straight on its roots and nothing bends it till once it is uprooted suddenlu.´´ In another version: ´´It makes it straight one time till its destined end comes. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which keeps straight and nothing touches it.´´ 29. ´Abdullah bin Umar narated: While we were with Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam, he said, ´´Tell me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its leaves do not fall and it gives its fruits every now and them.´´ Ibn ´Umar said: It came to my mind that such a tree must he the date-palm, but seeing Abu Bakr and ´Umar saying nothing, I disliked to speak and to comment anything. ´Umar then said: ´´I...

 26. Abdullah bin amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Whoever has the following four (characteristics), will be a pure hypocrite; and whoever has one of the following (characteristics), will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he give it up:  (1) Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.  (2) When ever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. (3) Whenever he promises, he always breaks it. (4) Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner (using abusive language and deviating from the truth).´´ But in a Hadith narrated by Sufyan: ´´If he has any characteristic, he would have the characteristic of hypocrisy.´´ 27. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: The signs of a hypocrite are three:  (1) Whenever he speaks he tells a lie. (2) Whenever he promises, he always breaks it. (3) Whenever he is trusted, he proves to be dishonest.´´

 25. Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam as saying: ´´He tasted the flavor of Iman (Faith) who became pleased with Allah as the Rubb (Lord), with Islam as the religion and with Muhammad as the Messenger.´´

 22. Anas narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of Faith: (1) Whom Allah and His Messenger become dearer than anything else. (2) Who Loves a person and he loves him only for Allah´s sake. (3) Who hates to convert to disbeliev (atheism) so much so after Allah has brought (saved) him our of it (infidelit), as he hates to be thrown in the Fire.´´ 23. Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´None of you will have Faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.´´ 24. Anas narrated that the Prophet sala alayhi wa sallam said: ´´By Him in Whose Hand is my life, none of you will have Faith till he likes for his neighbour (or the narrator said: his brother) what he likes for himself.

20. Narrated: The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst this nation, the Jews or Christians hears about me but does not believe in that which I have been sent with, and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be one of the dwellers of Hell-fire.´´ residents of Khurasan asked him: O Abu ´Amr! Some of the people amongst us who belong to Khurasan say that a person who freed his slave-woman and then married her, is like one who rode over a sacrifical camel (animal).´´ Sha´bi said: Abu Burdah´s father narrated that Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Three persons will have a double reward: (1) A person from the People of the Scriptures (a Jew or a Christian) who believed in his Prophet (Jesus or Moses) and then he found the Prophet (Muhammad) salla alayhi wa sallam so he believed in him also (i.e., embraced Islam), followed him and confirmed his truth, so he has a double reward. (2) A slave who fulfils his dutie...

 19. Abu Hurairah narrated: The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´There was no Prophet among the Prophets but was given miracles because of which people had security or had belief. But what I have been given is the Revelation which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other Prophet on the Day of Reusrrection.´´

 18. Sufyan bin ´Abdullah Ath-Thaqafi narrated: I asked the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam, ´´Tell me about Islam a thing which I would not ask anybody else after you.´´ (In the Hadith of Abu Usamah (the words are): other than you.] He (the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam) replied: ´´Say: ´I affirm my faith in Allah, and then remain steadfast on it.´´

 17: Abu Hurayrah narrated: The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The people will constantly ask you questions pertaining to knowledge till they would say: Allah created us, but who created Allah?´´ He (Abu Hurayrah) was (at the time of narrating this Hadith) holding the hand of a man and said: ´´Allah and His Messenger told the truth, two persons have already asked me this questiand this is the third ond (or said: one person has asked me and this is the second).´´ Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The people will constantly ask you O Abu Hurayrah, till they would say: ´well, it is Allah, (but after all) who created Allah?´´ He (Abu Hurairah) narrated: Once I was in the mosque that some of the bedouins came to me there and said: ´´O Abu Hurairah! Well, it is Allah Who created us, but who created Allah?´I took hold of the pebbles in my hand and flung at them and remarked: ´´Desperse, dispense, my intimate friend (the Prophet) salla...

 15. Abu Sa´id Khudri said: People from the tribe of´ Abdul-Qais came to Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam and said: ´O Prophet of Allah, we belong to the tribe of Rabi´ah, there live between you and us the disbelievers of the Mudar tribe so we find it impossible to come to you except in the Forbiden Months (of holy war), sp please command us to a deed which we must communicate to those who have been left behind us and by doing which we may enter the Jannah.´´ Upon this the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´I enjoin upon you four (things) and forbid you to do four (things): Worship Allah and associate none else with Him, establish prayer, pay Zakat, and observe the fast of Ramadan, and pay one-fifth of the booty (to be given in Allah´s Cause). And i prohibit you from four (things): Ad-Dubba´, Al-Hantam, Al-Muzaffat (and) An-Naqir (these were the names of pots in which alcohlic drinks used to be prepared and served). They said: ´´O Prophet of Allah salla alayh...

 14. Mahmood bin Rabi´ narrated from ´Itan bin malik He said: I came to Al-Madinah and met Itban. I asked him, ´´I have received a Hadirh concerning you.´´ He said: Something had occured wrong in my eyesight. I therefore, sent (a message) to the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam: ´´Verily it is my ardent desire that you should kindly come to my home and offer prayer there so that I should make that (corner) a place of worship.´´ He said: The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam came there, accompanying with his Companions whom Allah willed. He entered and offered prayer at my residence, while his Companions were talking to each other, (this concersation centered around hypocrites) and then the conspicuous one, Malik bin Dukhshum, was made the target and they wished that he (the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam) would have cursed him so that he would face death or they wished that to cause him any terrible harm. In the meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam completed his pray...

 13. Mu´adh bin Jabal narrated: I was riding behind the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam and between me and him there was only the back of the saddle, he said; ´´O Mu´adh bin Jabal!´´ I replied, ´´I am at your beck and call with utmost pleasure O Allah´s Messenger.´´ Then he proceeded for a while and said, ´´O Mu´adh!´´ I replied, ´´I am at your beck and call with utmost pleasure O Allah´s Messenger.´´ Then he proceeded a while and said, ´´O Mu´adh!´´ I replied, ´´I am at your beck and call with utmost pleasure, O Allah´s Messenger.´´ He said; ´Do you know what is Allah´s right upon the slaves´´ I said, ´´Allah and His Messenger know best.´´ He said. ´´Allah´s right upon the slave is that they should worship Him (Alone) and not associate anything else with Him.´´ Then he proceeded for a while, and then said, ´´O Mu´adh bin Jabal!´´ I replied, ´´I am at your beck and call with utmost pleasure O Allah´s Messenger,´´ He said, ´´Do you know what is the right of the slaves upon Allah if t...

 Praise be to Allah and may the salutation and peace of allah be upon Allah´s Messenger, his household and his Companions in their entirety. To proceed, one of the causes of the success in this world and the Hereafter is the heart´s turning towards allah humbly and submissively, seeking nearness to and in awe (of its Creator). Naturally, this results in worship and love for the Lord of all the worlds. Allah says: ´´Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during this hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelievers)? Say: ´are those who know ewual to those who know not?´ It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah´s signs and verses.´´ (Az-Zumar: 9) Part os what keeps a man firm upon that is his certitude about the Hereafter and familiarity with its events and realities. hence, I have authored this book and I have taken care to adhere to what is recorded ...

 The people of Paradise and the people of Hell will clearly see death being slaughtered in order to increase their certitude concerning eternity. 

 Death assails the child and truncates his life. It assails the merchant and prevents him from his merchandise. It assails the sick and relieves him of his illness. Death assails everyone; it does not distinguish between the old and the young or between the rich and the poor. Death is a door through which everyone must enter. Death is not remembered at the time of pleasure except that is reduces it and it is not remembered at the time of comfort except that it tarnishes it. However, in Paradise, there is no death! Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´When the poeple of the Fire have entered the Fire and the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, deathw ill be brought forward in the shape of a black and white ram. Then a caller will call: ´O people of Paradise! Thereupon they will stretch their necks and look carefully. The caller will say: ´Do you know this!´ They will say: ´Yes, this is Death.´ By then all of them will have seen it. Then it will be announced again: ...

 They will live eternally in it without leaving it or dying. Allah says: ´´FOr such, the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein they shall abide forever. Hiw excellent is this reward for the doers (who do righteous deeds according to Allah´s Orders.´´ (Aal-Imran: 136) ´´And those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord will, a gift without an end.´´ (Hood: 108) The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Whoever enter Paradise will abide therein and he will not die. He will enjoy therein and will not become miserable. His cloth will not wear our and his youthulness will not vanish.´´ Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa salla also said: ´´A caller will call out: ´Verily, there is in store for you (everlasting) health and that you will never fall ill and that you will live (forever) and you will not die at all. And that you will re...

 Part of what will increase the inclination of the people of Paradise for Paradise and its enjoyment and delight is that Allah will let them abide therein forever; they will not die, grow old or become extinct. They will not fall ill or grieve. How will they abide therein forever? What will become of death? Introduction One of the things that spoil the comfort of a slave and reduce its enjoyment is his thought at one time or the other that the comfort will depart and cease from him. This is the situation of the comfort of the world, however great and good, it will cease and depart. As for the comfort of the Hereafter, it is permanent. Allah says: ´´Say; ´Shall I inform you of things far better than those? For al-muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2) there are Gardens (Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow. Therein (is their) etermal (home) and azwajun mutahharantun (purified mates or wives) [i.e. they will have no menses, urine, or stool, etc.], And Allah will be pleas...

 Despite that Allah has reunited the believer with his believing children in Paradise and his delight in the midst of his children and wife being one of the greatest joy, a believer in Paradise will yearn that a child be born for him. He will desire to have a child and Allah will accomplish it for him in a twinkle of an eye. His wife will get pregnant and deliver the baby immediately without any labour pain, waiting period, hardship or difficulty. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´If a believer desires a child in Paradise, its pregmancy, birth and youth will occur as he wishes in a single moment.´´ 264

 In the world a man would exert himself in cultivation, tilling the soil and other concerns for his livelihood and to eed his children. He would endure hardship and heat because of that. However, in Paradise, he will be in the midst of gardens, rivers, green fields and an honourable place, hence, he will not need to cultivate and plant. Nevertheless, a man of Paradise will wish to cultivate. Here is his story. Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam was addressigng his Companions one day and a Bedouin man was present. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´A man from the people of Paradise will ask his Lord for permission to cultivate. Allah will ask him: ´Do you not have all that you want?´´ He will say: ´Of course, but I love to cultivate.´ So he will sow the seeds and in the bliking of an eye the plant will grow and its fruit will rippen and become like mountains. Allah will say: ´Here it is, O son of Aadam, nothing satisfies you.!´ When the Bedouin who...

 In Paradise, hearts will be satified and eyes will be delighted and at no time will a slave wish for something except that he gets it. Nothing occurs to him except that it is present before him. The wishes of the people of Paradise will be numerous in Paradise and so shall their enjoyment be.

 Since the poeple of Paradise are varying in their levels, the comfort some will enjoy in Paradise will be more than the pthers. Concerning that, the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The least ranked person from the people of Paradise is the one who will tour his domain and delight for one thousand years. He will see its furthest in the same way he sees its nearest. The highest ranked of them will behold his Lord morning and evening. ´´262

 The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam descirbed that Paradise is built up of gold and silver. He also described its beauty and splendour and added that despite this bliss and comfort, the poeple of Paradise will increase in delight and joy by looking at the Face of Allah, the Exalted. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´(There will be) two Paradises of silver and all the utensils and whatever is therein (will be of silver). and two Paradises of gold, and its utensils and whatever therein (will be of gold), and there will be nothing to prevent the people from seeing their Lord except the Apparel of Majesty over His Face in the Paradise of Eden (enternal bliss).´´261 We beseech Allah to not deny us the joy of beholding His Face Ameen.

 Our Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam used to remind his Companions at every auspicious moment that they will see their Lord in the HEreafter. He used to connect their hearts to that and trigger their yearning for it. He mentioned that whoever preserves the offering of the two Salaahs of Al-Fajr and Al-Ars will deserve to behold the Countenance of Allah, the Exalted. Jarir Ibn Abdillah narrated: ´´We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam when he raised his head to the sky on a night of a full moon and when he saw the moon he observed: ´You shall see your Lord as you are seeing this moon, and you will have no trouble in looking of Him. So if you can, do not let yourselves be overpowered from observing the prayer before the rising of the sun and its setting (i.e. the Fajr and the ´Ars prayers)´´´260 The hadith means that if you can avoid Shaytaan overpowering you from missing salaah ul-Fajr and salaah tul-Ars. then do so.

 Allah will combine for the people of Paradise His pleasure and their seeing Him. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Allah will say to the people of Paradise: ´O the people of Paradise! They will say: ´Labbaik, O our Lord, and Sa ´daik!´ allah will say: ´Are you pleased?´ They will say: ´Why should we not be pleased since You have given us what You have not given to any one of Your creation?´ Allah will say: ´I will given you something better than that.´ They will reply: ´O our Lord! And what is better than that? Allah will say: ´I will bestow My pleasure and contentment upon you so that I will never ne abgry with you after forever.´´´259

 Answer: The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam once recited the following Words of Allah: ´´FOr those who have done good is the best (reward, i.e. Paradise) and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of allah).´´ (Yunus: 26) Whereupon he said: ´´When those deserving of Paradise will have entered Paradise and those deserving Hell will have entered Hell, an amouncer will amounce: ´O people of Paradise, you have a covenant with Allah which He words to fulfil for you.´ They will say: ´What could it be? Has He not made our scale (of righteous deeds= heavy, brightened our faces, made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? Whereupo the veil will be lifted for them and they will behold Allah, and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to them than the sight of Him and that is ´the more´ (That was promised them).´´258

 The noble Companions are the best of the believers and role models for the righteous. The love of allah filled and dominated their hearts. Out of the entire community of believers, they had the most complete eemaan, the clearest reed and they were most prolific in acts of devolation. Some Companions once asked the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam saying: ´O Messenger of Allah, shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?´ The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´Do you have any trouble in seeing the moon on the night when it is full?´ They said: ´No, Messenger of Allah.´ He (the Messenger) further said: ´Do you have any trouble in seeing the sun, when there is no cloud over it?´ They said: ´No, O Messenger of Allah.´ He (the Prophet) said: ´Verily you would see Him like this (i.e. as you see the sun and the moon).´257 This means that they will see Him clearly and directly; without crowding or squeezing one another.

 The seeing of Allah in the Hereafter is an increase in goodness, a great favour and the utmost goal. Allah the enjoyment of Paradise will diminish when compared to the joy of beholding the Face of our Mighty Lord. We beseech Allah to grant us the delight of beholding His Face - Ameen. When will the believers see tehir Lord? What are the evidences for this sighting? What joy is involved in that? Introduction Allah explained that the obedient and pious believers who have been broguth near will see Him, Glory be to Him. Allah says: ´´FOr those who have done good is the best (reward, i.e. Paradise) and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of Allah).´´ (Yunus: 26) Allah also says: ´´Some faces that Day shall be nadirah (shining and radiant). Looking at their Lord (Allah).´´ (Al-Qiyaamah: 22.23 The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´When those deserving of Paradise will enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted will ask: ´Do you wish Me to gi...

 Life is an opportunity that does not repeat itself; be careful not to waste it with bad company.

 When he and fellow dwellers of Paradise look into the Hellfire, they will see this evil companion wallowing in the dungeons of Hell. Burning is its flames, screaming from its torments, pleading for help but finding none and serpents and embers of fire surround him. Allah says: ´´So he looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.´´ (As-Saafaar: 55) Yes, he will see him in the midst of the fire; his colour darkened, his skin torn apart and his punishment enormous. This is the punishment of the one who exceeded the proper limit and turned away from the truth; and the one who became insolent and rejected (the truth). Upon seeing that, the heart of the believer will be filled with hoy and soar with happiness. He will thank his Rabb that he did not obey this sinful companion in the world and that he did not follow him in his misguidance. Then he will begin to blame his erstwhile companion for going astray and thank Allah for protecting him from deviation. Allah says: ´´He said: ´By...

 The people of Paradise will meet, visit one another and recollect their mutual affairs in the world. They will discuss, socialise and ask one another about individuals who used to be with them in the world. While they recline on raised thrones, they will ask one another about the situation in which they were in the world till their discussion and reveollection will remind on eof the believers of a man who used to accompany him in the world and who used to deny the Day of Resurrection and make him despair about meeting Allah. This man will speak about this evil companions to the other dewellers of Paradsie. Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, describes this event in the following words in the Qur´an: ´´Then they will turn to one another, mutually questioning. A speaker of them will say: ´Verily, I had a companion (in the world) Who used to say: ´´Are you among those who believe (in resurrection after death); (That) when we die and become dust and bones, shall we indeed (be raised up) to...

 The people of Paradise will vary in their delight and desires. There will be for them in Paradise what satisfies their hearts and delights their sight and they will have whatever occurs to their hearts. Will they remember thir life in the world? What will be the situation of their acquaintances in the Hellfire? What will be their dialogue? Introduction The people of Paradise will have sitting where they will discuss whatever they like. They will discuss their mutual affairs during their sojourn in the world. Similarly, they will remember the poeple of Hellfire and thank Allah for saving them from its torment. There are narrations concerning that and they include the following:

 The extent of the delight and enjoyment in the market of Paradise will be such that the poeple of Paradise will look forward to it. Sa´eed ibn Musayyab met Abu Hurayrah and he (Abu Hurayrah) said to him: ´´I aks Allah to gather me and you together at the market of Paradise.´´ Sa´eed said: ´´Is there a market in it? He said: ´´Yes, the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam informed me that when the people of Paradise enter it, they will reside there by the grace of their actions and a announcement will be made for them at the time of the Friday among the days of the world. Then, they will visit Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. His Throne will appear to them and He will reveal Himself to them in one of the gardens of Paradise and platforms of light, of pearls, platforms of rubies, platforms of gems, platforms of gold and platforms of silver will be set for them. The least and lowest of them in rank will sit on a sand hill of musk and kaafuur. The occupants of one flatform will not...

 The market of Paradise is not similar to those of the world in terms of its delight, beauty and what is on display thereat. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´In Paradise there is a market to which the poeple will come every Friday, then a wind will come from the north and blow on their faces and clothes, and tehy will increase in beauty. Then they will return to their wives, who will also have increased in beauty. Their wives will say to them: ´By Allah, you increasedin beauty after you left us.´ And they will say: ´And you too, by Allah, you have increasted in beauty since you left us. ´´´ 254 The poeple of Paradise will congregate at the market of Paradise just as they gather at the market in the world. The breeze of Paradise is specified to the north because the north wind is a precursor of rain among the Arabs and it blows from the direction of Shaam with clouds of rain. They would hope for the northern Shaam clouds which would blow this breeze on them and it will sti...

 The pleasures and enjoument of Paradise are varying and numerous. There is food, drink, dress, happiness and delight. They will not ease to see new hoy and enjoyment in a life that is extended. Among these enjoyments is the market of Paradise. What is the market of Paradise? What will be sold there? What is the significance of the market while they are alrendy enjoying their hearts´ desire? Introduction Whenever the enjoyment of a man is varying his life becomes most enjoyable, pleasant and delightful. This is why Allah made a market in Paradise because some people enjoy going to the market for sightsseing.

 Two spuses that aided each other upon the religion in the world will be reunited in Paradise in security.

 They will be preoccupied with delight, pleasure, and enjoyment of their wives in Paradise. Allah says: ´´Verily, the dwellers of the Paradise, that Day, will be busy in joyful things. They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones.´´ (Yaasin: 55-56) Allah also says: ´´(You) who believed in Our Ayat (proofs, verses, lessons, sings, revelations, etc.) and were Muslims (i.e. who submit totally to Allah´s Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism). Enter Paradise, you and your wives, in happens.´´ (Za-Zukhruf: 69-70) We mentioned that a woman will be in Paradise with the husband to whom she was married in the world. However, if a woman was married to two men in the world (at different times) and all of them enter Paradise, to which of the men will she belong? Answer: Umm Habeebah, the wife of the Prophet, asked them Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam this question: ´´O Messenger of Allah, a woman amongst us who had two husband in the w...

 This is the admittance into the Garden of Eden to abide therein eternally without having to leave and in enjoyment that will be constantly renewed for them. Allah will reunite the believers with their beloved among their fathers, wives and children who were righteous; so that they may be comforted by the presence of their families. The angels will visit them fromevery gate, offering them the greeting of peace and congratulating them on their successful entrance into Paradise. The angels will say: ´´As-salaam alaikum,´´ i.e. yours will be perpetual security and safety from all offlications. You had exercised patience, so enjoy the fruits of your patience. You endured diffculties and pains, now you are free and how excellent is your end and how enormous is your reward. The connection between the angels and the believers is ancient, from the days of the believers´ sojourn in the world Allah has informed us that the angels bearing the Throne and those surrounding them pray for forgive...

 The wife of the a believer in the world will also be his wife in Paradise; with the exception that Allah will increase the two spouses in facial beauty and good character in the Hereafter. From Allah´s favour and mercy is that He will raise the status of the wife to her husband´s if it is higher and the husband´s level will be raised to that of his wife if it is higher than his. Allah says: ´´ Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which they shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously from among their fathers, and their wives, and their offspring and angels shall enter unto them from every gate (Saying): ´´Salamun ´alaikun (peave be upon you) for that you perserved in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home.´´ (ar-Ra´d: 23-24)

 If the wife of a believer is righteous in the world and beloved to her husband and vice versa: Will she be his wife in Paradise Will they be of different levels?

 This is from the perfection of their beauty and attractiveness such that an onlooker will se light in her face due to the intensity of her skin´s whitness and clarity. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam: ´´If one of the women of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space between them (the earth and the heaven) with light, and would fill whatever is in between them with perfume, and the veil of her face is better than the whole world and whatever is in it. ´´252 In his commentary of the verse. ´´(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral´´ (Ar-Rahman: 58) The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam sais: ´´He will see the reflection of his face on her cheeks clearer than in a mirror. The least glitter on her will illuminate what is between the East and the West. She would adorn seventy garments though which his sight will penetrate such that he would be able to see the marrow of her skin behind all of that (garments) ´´253

 Allah describes the women of Paradise that they have good attributes and character along with attractive faces. Allah says: ´´Therein (gardens) will be fair (wives) good and beautiful.´´ (Ar-Rahman: 70)

 This is as Allah says: ´´(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.´´ (Ar-Rahman: 58) i.e. their skin will have the clarity of rubies and the witheness of coral to the extent that onlokkers will see the bone of her shin from under her skin. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like a full moon; and those who will enter next will be (glittering) like the brightest star. Every one of them shall have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful, pure and transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through the flesh.´´251

 This is as is contained in the following Words of Allah: ´´Wherein both will be those (maidens) restraining their glances upon their husband, whom no man or jinn yatmithhunna (has opened their hymens with sexual interourse) before them.´´ (Ar-Rahman: 56) That is, no human or jinn will have had any sexual relation with them before their husband.

 The women of Paradise will be ever-willing to please their husbands. There will be no uncoutness in them. Allah says: ´´Loving (their husbands only), equal in age.´´ (Al-Waaqi´ah: 37) A woman who is ´urub is the one who is loving and naturally pleasant to her husband.

 Along with the bloom and beauty of their faces, Allah will also increase the beauty and symmetry of their bodies. Allah says: ´´Verily, for the muttaqun, there will be success (Paradise); gardens and grapeyards; and young full.breasted (mature) maidens of equal age.´´ (An-Nabaa: 31-33)

 This is from the perfection of pleasure for the wife and husband. She will fill his eyes with her beauty and vovice versa. Allah says: ´´And with them will be chaste females, restraining their glances, with wide and beautiful eyes.´´ (As-Saafaar: 48) The phrase: ´´Restraining their glances´´ means she restrains her glances only for her husband and turns her attention to no other person. She has no desire in anyone else except her husband because she will see him as the most handsome of men.

 This is to perfect their pleasure and that of their husband. Allah says: ´´Therein they shall have azwajun mutahharatun [purified mate or wives].´´ (An-Nisaa: 57) That is, they will be purified from menses, post-partum blood, urine, stools, mucus, spittle and other filths. They are also purified from despicable characters and attributes and from vulgarity and obsenity.

 This will be most pleasurable for them and their spouses. Allah says: ´´Verily, We have created them (maidens) of special creation and made them virgins, loving (their husbands only), equal in age for those on the Right Hand.´´ (Al-Waaqi´ah: 35-37) The following words of Allah: ´´Verily, We have created them (maidens) of special creation´´ means that Allah will receate the human beliving ladies in a form different from their first one. They will become young virgins and this is attested to by what Aisha reported about an old woman from the Ansaar who came to the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam and said: ´O Messenger of Allah, beseech Allah to admit me into Paradise.´ The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam responded to her jokingly, ´Paradise will not be entered by old people.´ The old woman went away sorrowful believing that she would never enter Paradise! The Prophet went to pray and returned to Aisha and she said: ´I experienced discomfort and harshness from your word.´ The Prophet s...

 Allah says: ´´So (it will be), and We shall marry them to Horris (female fair ones) with wide, lovely eyes. ´´(Ad-Dukhaan: 54) The believer in Paradise will be married to his righteous wife in the world and she will have lovely eyes, beautiful features, perfect figure and tender body. Al-Hoor is the plural of hawraa which is a young, beautiful and lovely girl whose intense beauty would bewilder the onlooker due to her attractiveness, witheness and fineness of her colour. As for the term´ Hoor al-´Ayn´, it is a girl with wide eyes and a very dark iris, set in an extremely white surrounding.

 Allah describes the women of Paradise among the Hoor al-´Ayn and their beauty, external and internal charm with different attributes. These is none of these beautiful attributes with which the Hoor al-´Ayn are described but that the believing women will be more beautiful and charming. Allah will not treat them equally with the believing women who exhausted themselves in the world, offered salaah, devoted themselves, avoided the prohibited, fasted during the day and wept in the early hours of the morning. Hence, Allah will not make them equal in beauty, charm and honour even though a Hooriyyah was created for Paradise and was not encumbered with worship prior to that. Each of the following attributes of the Hoor al-´Ayn serves to inform us that the believing women will be more beautiful and prettier. Umm Salamah, the wife of the prophet salla alayhi wa sallam narrated: O Messenger of  Allah, who will be superior; the women of the world or the Hoor al-´Ayn?´´ He said: ´´The wom...

 Paradise is a perfect comfort for both men and women. Allah says: ´´Allah has promised to the believers - men and women, - Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of ´Adn (Eden Paradise), But the greatest bliss the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success.´´ (At-Taubah: 72) Several ahadith have described the handsomeness of the men of Paradise so that the believers´ personal comfort and appearance may be perfected and so that their wives in Paradise may also derive comfort from them. Similarly other ahadith describe the comfort and beauty of the believing women of Paradise so that her spouse may derive comfort by her. What are the attributes of the women of Paradise? Will the shapes of the believing women change in Paradise? Who will be greater in status between the believing women from the world or the Hoor al-´Ayn?

 Answer: The servants of Paradise will be numerous in number. Abdullah ibn Umar said: ´´There is none of the people of Paradise who will not be served by one thousand servants; each servants doing work different from that of the others. ´´248

 Along with comfort, physical enjoyment and luxury, the people of Paradise will also have beautiful servants who are delightful to the eyes and the meeting of whom exhilarates the heart. Who are the servants of Paradise What are the attributes of these servants? How manu are they? Introduction The people of Paradise will move around in Paradise while servants go around them at their beck and call, in their beauty and splendour, as if they are snow-white pearls, yet to come out of their shells, untouched by sun or wind. Allah says: ´´And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.´´ (At-Toor: 24) Allah also says: ´´And round about them will (serve) boyd of everlasting youth. If you see them, you would think scattered pearls.´´ (Al-Insaan: 19) The phrase ´´(serve) boys´´ indicates that they are boys who will serve them. They are youths whose faces will be bright and due to the beauty of their colour, brightness of their faces and their ...

 The length of time the Prophet spent calling them to Allah is the shortest compared to the time spent by previous Prophets, peace and blessing of Allah be upon them all. It cannot also be said that the number of the previous nations is less than ours. Allah mentions that the previous nations are greater in number and population Allah says: ´´Like those before you, they were mightier than you in power, and more abundant in wealth and children. They had enjoyed their portion awhile, so enjoy portion awhile as those before you enjoued their portion awhile; and you indulged in play and pastime and in telling lies against Allah and His Messenger Muhammad peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) as they indulged in play and pastime. Such are they whose deeds are in vain in this world and in the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers.´´ (At-Tawbah: 69) The reason is that the greatest miracle of Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam was the Qur´an and revelation addresses people´s...

 Som skrevet en hel masse tidligere om dommedagen osv, men der er kun en ting tilbage som mangler at blive skrevet ned til jer mennesker, og det er at i er desværre blevet dømt til undergangen nu. Og det ved i godt selv hvad vil sige desværre bare husk at i har fået jeres dom i denne her verden. Også er der undergangen, som i er blevet dømt til. Og det er ikke alt for godt, men som sagt som der står i min Skabers bog At menneskeheden er dømt til undergang.. Og den har i fået nu og det vil sige at dommedagen ville komme på et eller andet tidspunkt, men der er stadig kun Allah der ved hvornår den endelige dommedag kommer ingen andre ved det. Kun Allah ved hvornår den kommer, fordi den er for tung for mennesker. Og der vil ske det at på et tidspunkt vil Allah sige til englene at den ene engel skal dø og den anden engel skal dø. Og der vil være Allah og englen tilbage og Allah vil sige til Englen at den også skal dø. Og så er der kun kongernes konge tilbage, og ingen andre til tale den...

 The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam disclosed the size of his own nation in Paradise when he said: ´´The people of Paradise will number one hundred and twenty rows; out of which eighty rows will be yours-´´244 He also said to his Companions one day: ´´By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise.´´ The Companions shouted. ´´Allahu Akbar!´´ In joy and jubilation. He added: ´´I hope that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise,´´ Again, they shouted.. ´´Allahu Akbar!´´ He said: ´´I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise.´´ They shouted: Allahu Akbar!´´ He further said in drawing a similitude of the multitude of his nation compared with other nations: ´´You are like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black ox. ´´245 He also mentioned that among the Prophets. he will have the largest followers of believers and disciples. He said: ´´I will be the first intercessor...

 When the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam mentioned these attributes and eulogized the seventy thousand who would enter Paradise without reckoning of their accounts or receiving any punishment, the Companion yearned to be one of them. So, Ukaashah Ibn Mihsan got up and said (to the Prophet): ´´Neseech Allah to make meone of them.´´ The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´O Allah, make him one of them.´´ Then another man got up and said (to the prophet): ´´Beseech allah to make me one of them.´´ The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´Ukaashah has preceded you to it.´´243

 They do not seek treatment through cauterization by fire. This form of treatment was popular among the Arabs. They would heat an iron in the fire and place it on the skin to brand it. They do not seek treatment through ryqyah: i.e. they do not request someone else to recite on them the ruqyah sha´iyyah, rather, they recite on themselves or they endure the hardship until Allah restones their health. They do not read omen in things: i.e. they do not become pessimistic. This is due to these people´s trust, reliance on Allah and submission to Him alone.

 A large number of our nation i.e. that of our Prophet Muhammad salla alayhi wa sallam whose number only Allah knows will enter Paradise. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The people were displayed in front of me and I saw one prophet passing by with a large group of his followers, and another prophet passing by with only a small group of people, and another prophet passing by with only ten (people), and another prophet passing by with only five (people), and another prophet passed by alone- And then I lokked and saw a large multitude of people, so I aksed Jibreel: ´Are these people my followers?´ He said: ´No, but look towards the horizon.´ I looked and saw a very large multitude of people. Jibreel said: ´Those are your followers, and there are seventy thousand (people) in front of them who will not have any reckoning of their accounts nor will they receive any punishment.´ I asked: ´Why?´ He said: ´For they didn´t seek treatment with branding (cauterization) or with ruqy...

 Paradise is the exclusive abode of the believers of all nations. They will all partake in its comfort and enjoy its bliss. These nations will differ with regard to their numbers in Paradise. Which nation will be the majority in Paradise? What is the size of the population of the nation of Islam in it?

 answer: The Companions were discussing this issue in the presence of Abu Hurayrah and he said: ´´Has Abul Qaasim not said: ´´They first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like a full moon; and those who will enter next will be (glittering) like the brightest star. Every one of them shall have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful, pure and transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through the flesh. ´´241 This hadith is clear evidence that women will outnumber the men in Paradise. The number of women in Paradise doubles that of the men and even more. The enjoyment of the righteous women who enter Paradise is greater than that of the Hoor al-´ayn as shall be discussed later. How do we reconcile between the fact that women will be the majority of the swellers of Paradise and the following hadith: ´´O women! Give alms, for I have seen that you were the majority of the dwellers of Hellfir?´´ The answer to this is that women ...

 The majority of those who will enter Paradise are the weak whom people do not give any significance to; but in the Sight of Allah, they are important due to their modesty, humility to their Lord, and their worshipping Allah alone. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´May I informyou of the people of Paradise? (they are) Every weak and poor, obscure person whom the people look own upon but his oath is Ful-filled by Allah when he takes an oath to do something. May I inform you of the people of the Hellfire? They are all those violent, arrogant and stubborn people. ´´238 The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts); but the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire.´´239 The rich and wealty would be detained i.e. they will be delayed from entering Paradise whilst the weak and poor will have...

 after Allah´s grace and mercy, the people of Paradise have attributes and deeds which made them deserving of admittance into Paradise. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam mentioned a particular class of people who would be the majority of the people of Paradise. Who are these people? Why will they be the majority of the people of Paradise?

 Answer: the Muslim children who died are currently under the care of the father of the Prophets. Ibraheem, as the Messenger of Allah stated: ´´The children of the Muslims in Paradise, being carred by Ibrahim.´´237

 Our Lord is Most Merciful. His mercy precedes His wrath, His forbearance overcomes His anger, and pardoning and forgivness are mor beloved to Him than punishing and depriving. With regard to the believers´ children who died in their infancy before attaining to puberty, they will be in Paradise too. Allah will honout them with entry into Paradise so that they can meet their families; so that the father may be retunited with his children and so that a parent may be delighted by his children and mother by her baby. Their hearts will be pleased by the sheer mercy of Allah. Allah says: ´´And 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. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.´´ (At-Toor: 21) The phrase: ´We shall not decrease,´ means that allah will not reduce the rewards of the father such that his leve will be reduced to that of his children, vertainly ...

 The dead among the believers are of differents ages at the time of their death. Some died as infants, others died either in their youth or at old age. Whoever died in his youth or at old age will account for his deeds. As for the one who died in infancy before attaining puberty. What will his situation be in the Hereafter? Will he accountable for hid deeds? Will he be brought back to his father and mother?

 Whoever abandons proibited types of dress in the world will be dressed in the garments of Paradise.

 If the people of Paradise wear the most attractive garments, eat the most delicious food, drink the sweetest drink, in addition to their security from death and disease, their faces having been embellished, their bodies having been comforted, along with being constantly served by servants and corteges keeping them company, they will then desire couches on which they will recline and rugs on which they will place their pillows. The bedsteads of Paradise will be extremely beautiful soft, comfortable and smooth. Anyone who reclines on them will not be bored or weary. They are highly exquisite and cosy. Allah describes this in His Book to increase the yearning for it. Upon reciting the Words of Allah_ ´´On couches or thrones, raised high.´´ (Al-Waaqi´ah: 34) The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Its height is like the distance between the heaven and the earth and between them is a journey of five hundred years.´´232 To emphaises the fineness of these bedsteads, our Lor...

 The dress of the people of Paradise will not be affected by frequent use and it will not become old. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Whoever enter Paradise will enjoy such (an everylasting) bliss that he will neither become destitute, nor will his clothes weat out, nor will his youth decline.´´231

 The dress of the people of Paradise will be made of sarcenet, brocade and silk. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam used to always connect his heart and those of his Companions to Paradise, its comfort and dress. He was once given a piece of silk as a gift and the people began to take turns in looking at it and admire its beauty and softness. Then the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Are you astonished at it?´´ They said: ´´Yes, O Allah´s Messenger!´´ He said: ´´By Him in Whose Hand my souls is, the handkerchiefs of Sa´d in Paradise are better than it.´´230 Sa´d mentioned in this hadith is Sa´d ibn Mu´adh who was martyred in the battle of Al-Khandaq.

 Allah explains that the garments of the people of Paradise will be beautiful, lovely and soft. Allah says: ´´Verily! The muttaqun (pious), will be in place of security (Paradise), among gardens and springs; dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other.´´ (Ad-Dukhaan: 51-53) The people of Paradise will live in gardens of blooming shades, extremely beautiful with rivers flowing in all of its corners and birds gliding in its sky. They will be in  bliss donning garments of silk brocade; which is the most beautiful and softest silk. This dress will be embroidered with brocade which will embellish it with luster and elegance. In all of this grace, they will sit in Paradise on thrones facing each other, in mutual love and savouring abundance of geniality and delight. Their comfort will continusouly be perfected because they are already secured from death or disease and how beautiful is our Lord´s description of this blessing when He says: ´´These! For them will b...

 Garments of adornment, covering and grace. The figure and bodies of the people of Paradise will assume the pinnacle of beauty and goodness. When they adorn beautiful and good garments, it increases them in loveliness and exquisiteness. What types of garments are they? What nedd would they have for them? Will they be unique in their garments?

 The vessels of Paradise will be of gold and silver, hence, Allah forbids the use of vessels of gold and silver in the world. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Do not drink in gold and silver utensils, and do not weat clothes of silk or Dibaj, for these things are for them (unbelievers) in this world and for us in the Hereafter.´´228 He also said: ´´Anyone who drinks in silver utensils merely gargles the fire of Jahannam in his stomach.´´229 These are the utensils of Paradise; pleasant and beautiful. What are the garments of Paradis? What is their beauty and texture? What jewellery will they wear? This is what we will talk about in the next section.

 There are verses indicating that the people of Paradise will drink from cups and at another time from jugs.

 Germents of adornment, covering and grace. The figue and bodies of the people of Paradise will assume the pinnacle of beauty and goodness. When they adorn beautiful and good garments, it increases them in loveliness and exquisisteness. What types of garments are they? What need would they have for them? Will they be unique in their garments?

 The vessels of Paradise will be of gold and silver, hence, Allah forbids the use of vessels of gold and silver in the world. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Do not drink in gold or silver utensils, and do not weat clothes of silk or Dibaj, for these things are for them (underbelievers) in this world and for us in the Hereafter. ´´228 He also said: ´´Anyone who drinks in silver utensils merely gargles the fire of Jahannam in his stomach. ´´229 These are the utensils of Paradise; pleasant and beautiful.  What is their beauty and texture? What jewellery will they wear? This is what we will talk about in the next section.

 There are verses indicating that the people of Paradise will drink from cups and at another time from jugs.

 The believers willl be in on need to stand to pick any vessels; rather, the vessels will come to them and continue to do so as they wish. Allah says: ´´Trays of gold and cups will be passed round them; (there will be) therein all that the one´s inner-selves could desire, all that the eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein forever.´´ (Az-Zukhruf: 71) after theyhad settled down in Paradise, vessels of various types of gold will go around them with assorted foods. Cups of gold will also go around them with drinks. Contained in these vessels will be all that satisfy their inner selves and deliguth the eyes. They will eat, drink, enjoy themselves and be delighted. They will also be told as a completion and perfection of their enjoyment: ´´You will forever be in this bliss, and it will neither reduce nor vanish. You shall live in Paradise forever.´´ These vessels are not only nice and beautiful; the utensils will go around the people of paradise on their own while they relax ...

 The names of the vessels of the world are similar to that of the Hereafter. Just as there are cups in the world, there are cups in the Hereafter too. Just as there are teapots here, there are teapots in the Hereafter too. There are plates of food in the world; there will be plates of food in Paradise too. However, the reality of the ones in Paradise in terms of their materials, perfection and delight are quite different from that of the world.

 The enjoyment, sweetness and yearning for food and drink are increased by the sparkle and beauty of the vessel in which it is served. When the food is delicious and the vessel is delightful, the sweetness and enjoyment is perfect. What are these vessels? What are their types? What material are they made of?

 Large beautiful birds will circle around Al-Kauthar. Their necks will be like that of camels. Anas related: ´´The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam was asked: ´What is Al-Kauthar? He said: ´It is a river which Allah has granted me. It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, and in it are birds with necks like that of camels. ´Umar said: ´These birds will be in bliss´´. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam informed him that: ´Those who will eat them will be more blissful.´´´ i.e. as they enjoy themselves around the river in the pavilions of pearls. How beautiful is this description! Large birds with necks like those of camels, fleshy and delicious to eat. When Umar said: ´These birds will be in bliss,´ the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam: ´Those who eat them will be more blissful.´ Just as there are domes of hollowed pearls on the banks of Al-Kauthar, there are also around it pavilions of pearls to increase its beauty. The Messenger of Allah salla ala...

 From its beauty and splendour is that its mud will be musk and the pebbles that will be scattered on the musk will be gemstones of pearls and rubies. This will increase its luster, sparkle, beauty and magnificence. The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Al-Kauthar is a river in Paradise whose banks are of gold and it flows on rubies and gems. Its sand is musk and its water is sweeter than honey and whiter than snow.´´227

 The two banks of this river are of hollowed pearl. This is indivative of the beauty and spendour of this river for it is encircled by domes of hollowed pealrs. Qubaab is the plural of Qubbah which is a high arched building and the hollowed pearl describes a large pearl that has a large cavity which makes it similar to a compelete dome. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´While I was going through Paradise, I was shown a river at the bank of which there are domes of hollowed pearls. I said: ´O Jibreel what is this?´ He said: ´This is Al-Kauthar which Allah has granted you´ in allusion to the words of Allah. ´Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad (peave be upon him)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise).´ Then, he hit the mud with his hand and he brought out musk i.e. the angel dipped his hand into the bed of the river and he scooped out its sand and the Prophet saw that it is musk; one of the best perfumes. ´´226

 Al-Kauthar is one of the rivers of Paradise and the waters of Paradise offer such delight, goodness and beauty that they have not been seen by any eye, heard by any ear and or occurred to any heart. Anas related: ´´One day the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam was amongst us when he dozed off. He then raised his head smiling. We said: ´What makes you smile. O Messenger of Allah? He said: ´A Surah has just been revealed to me, and then he recited: ´ In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; Verily, we have granted you (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise); therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only). For hw who maes you angry (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)), - he will be cut off (from every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter).´´ Then he (the Prophet) said: ´Do you know what Al-Kauthar is?´ We said: ´Allah and His Messenger know best.´ The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´It (Al-Kauthar) is a river ...

 Al-Kauthar is an attribute that indcates intensiveness of abundance. It is a river that feeds the Hawdh with water. What is the description of the water of Al-Kauthar? What are the decriptio of the pleasure and enjoyment it offers? There are a number ahadith describing the river of Al-Kauthar in the same manner as that of Al-Hawdh. This caused some people of knowledge to conclude that the Al-Kauthar that is meant in the following verse of the Qur´an. ´´Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad) (Peace be upon him)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise).´´ is Al-Hawdh. What is apparent is that Al-Hawdh will be on the plain of Resurrection on the Day of Qiyaamah but Al-Kauthar is a river in Paradise. The connection between the Hawdh and this river is that Al-Kauhar flows into the Hawdh and irrigates it. Hence, it is as if Al-Hawdh is a part and extension of Al-Kauthar; this is why they share the same attributes.

 Answer: It means that the source of these rivers is from Paradise just as the source of the great rivers and oceans is the rainwater and the rain comes from the sky despite the fact that it flows into the rivers which in turn feed the oceans. In the same way, these rivers are irrigated from the rivers in Paradise.

 The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam explained that there are some rivers in the world that are from the rivers of Paradise. He said: ´´Saihan, Jaihan, Euphrates and Nile are all among the rivers of Paradise.´´ 223 He also said: ´´Four are the rivers of Paradise which emerge from the root of the Lote Tree (Sidrat ul-Muntaha): Nile, Euphrates, Saihan and Jaihan. ´´224