Zuhd

كتاب الزهد

Chapter 39: Description of Paradise

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Allah says: ‘I have prepared for My righteous slaves that whichno eye has seen, no ear has heard, and it has never crossed the mindof man.’”

Usamahbin Zaid said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said one day tohisCompanions: ‘Who will strive hard with sincerity for Paradise? Forthere is nothing like Paradise. By the Lord of the Ka’bah, it issparkling light, sweet basil waving in the breeze, a lofty palace, aflowing river, abundant ripe fruit, a beautiful wife and many finegarments, in a palace of eternal abode, in ease and luxury, inbeautiful, strongly-built, lofty houses.’ They said: ‘We willstriveheard for it, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘Say: Insha’ Allah (ifAllah wills).’ Then he mentioned Jihad andencouraged them to engagein it.”

Sa’eedbin Al-Musayyab said that he met Abu Hurairah and Abu Hurairah said

“I supplicate Allah to bring you and I together in the marketplaceof Paradise,” Sa’eed said: “Is there a marketplace there?” Hesaid: “Yes. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told me that when thepeople of Paradise enter it, they will take their places according totheir deeds, and they will be given permission for a length of timeequivalent to Friday on earth, when they will visit Allah. His Thronewill be shown to them and He will appear to them in one of thegardens of Paradise. Chairs of light and chairs of pearls and chairsof rubies and chairs of chrysolite and chairs of gold and chairs ofsilver will be placed for them. Those who are of a lower status thanthem, and none of them will be regarded as insignificant, will sit onsandhills of musk and camphor, and they will not feel that those whoare sitting on chairs are seated better than them.”Abu Hurairah said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, will we see our Lord?’ He said: ‘Yes. Do you dispute that you see the sun and the moon on the night when it is full?’ We said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Likewise, you will not dispute that you see your Lord, the Glorified. There will be no one left in that gathering with whom Allah does not speak face to face, until He will say to a man among you: “Do you not remember, O so-and-so, the day you did such and such?” And He will remind him of some of his sins in this world. He will say: “O Lord, have You not forgiven me?” He will say: “Yes, it is by the vastness of My forgiveness that You have reached the position you are in.” While they are like that, a cloud will cover them from above and will rain down on them perfume the like of whose fragrance they have never smelled before. Then He will say: “Get up and go to the honor that has been prepared for you, and take whatever you desire.” So we will go to a marketplace surrounded by the angels, in which there will be such things as eyes have never seen, ears have never heard and it has not entered the heart of man. Whatever we desire will be carried for us. Nothing will be bought or sold therein. In that marketplace the people of Paradise will meet one another. A man of elevated status will meet those who are of lower status than him, but none shall be regarded as insignificant, and he will be dazzled by the clothes that he sees on him. He will not finish the last of his conversation before better clothes appear on him. That is because no one should be sad there.’”“He said: ‘Then we will go back to our homes where we will be met by our wives, and they will say: ‘Welcome. You have come looking more handsome and with a better fragrance than when you left us.’ And we will say: ‘Today we sat with our Lord, the Compeller, the Glorified, and we deserve to come back as we have come back.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“There is no one whom Allah will admit to Paradise but Allahwillmarry him to seventy-two wives, two from houris and seventy fromhisinheritance from the people of Hell, all of whom will havedesirablefront passages and he will have a male member that neverbecomesflaccid (i.e., soft and limp).’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

“When the believer wants a child in Paradise, he willbeconceived and born and grown up, in a short while, according tohisdesire.”

Chapter 37: Intercession

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

Qatadah (the Tabi'ee in the chain) would narrate after this hadith that Anas (ra) said "Those who said 'La illaha illa Allah' (there is no god except Allah) and had the weight of a grain of barley in good in his heart will come out of the Fire, and those who said 'La illaha illa Allah' and had a weight of a grain of wheat in good in his heart will come out of the Fire, and those who said 'La illaha illa Allah' and had a weight of a grain of dust in good in his heart will come out of the Fire."

It wasnarrated from ‘Imran bin Husain that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Somepeople will be brought forth from Hell by my intercession, whowillbe called Al-Jahannamiyyin (those who came out of Hell).”

Chapter 38: Description of Hell

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“TheHell-Fire was kindled for one thousand years and turned white. Thenitwas kindled for another thousand years and it turned red. Then itwaskindled for another thousand years and it turned black. So it isblacklike the darkest night.”

Chapter 39: Description of Paradise

Mu’adhbin Jabal said

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:‘Paradise has one hundred grades, each of which is as big as thedistance between heaven and earth. The highest of them is Firdaws andthe best of them is Firdaws. The Throne is above Firdaws and from itspring forth the rivers of Paradise. If you ask of Allah, ask Him forFirdaws.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

Another chain reports the same.

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“In Paradise there is a tree under whose shade a rider could travelfor one hundred years and never leave it.”"Recite, if you wish: 'And in shade long-extended (56:30).'"

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

“I know the last of the people of Hell who will bebrought forth from it, and the last of the people of Paradise to beadmitted to Paradise. (It is) a man who will emerge from Hellcrawling, and it will be said to him: ‘Go and enter Paradise.’ Hewill come to it and it will be made to appear to him as if it isfull.’ Allah will say: ‘Go and enter Paradise.’ He will come toit and it will appear to him as if it is full. So he will say: ‘OLord, I found it full.’ Allah will say: ‘Go and enter Paradise.’He will come to it and it will be made to appear to him as if it isfull. So he will say: ‘O Lord, I found it full.’ Allah will say:‘Go and enter Paradise, for you will have the like of the world andten times more, or you will have ten times the like of the world.’He will say: ‘Are You mocking me, or are You laughing at me, whenYou are the Sovereign?’”He said: "And I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) smiling so broadly that his molar teeth could be seen."And he used to say: "This is the lowest of the people of Paradise in status."

Chapter 36: The Cistern

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ)said

“Ihave a Cistern, (as large as the distance) between the Ka’bahandBaitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem). (It is) whiter than milk, and itsvesselsare the number of the stars. I will be the Prophet with themostfollowers on the Day of Resurrection.”

It wasnarrated from Hudhaifah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“MyCistern is wider than the distance between Ailah and ‘Aden.By theOne in Whose Hand is my soul, its vessels are more numerousthan thenumber of stars, and it is whiter than milk and sweeter thanhoney.By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will drive men away fromit asa man drives strange camels away from his cistern.” It was said:“OMessenger of Allah, will you recognize us?” He said: “Yes, youwillcome to me with radiant faces, hands and feet, because of thetracesof ablution, and this is not for anyone but you.”

It wasnarrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Thedistance between the two ends of my Cistern is like the distancebetween San’a and Al-Madinah,’ or ‘between Al-Madinah and‘Amman.’”

Chapter 37: Intercession

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Every Prophet had a prayer that was answered, and every Prophetoffered this prayer in this world. But I am saving my prayer so thatIcan intercede for my nation, and it reaches every one of them whodiesnot associating anything with Allah.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Iam the leader of the sons of Adam, and it is no boast. I willbe thefirst one for whom the earth will be split open on the Day ofResurrection, and it is no boast. I will be the first to intercedeandthe first whose intercession will be accepted, and it is noboast. Thebanner of praise will be in my hand on the Day ofResurrection, and itis no boast.”

It wasnarrated that Jabir said

“I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)say: ‘My intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be forthoseamong my nation who committed major sins.’”

It wasnarrated from Ubayy bin Ka’b, from his father, that theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) said

“When the Day of Resurrection comes, Iwill bethe leader of the Prophets and the one who addresses them, andtheone among them who will agree to intercede, and it is no boast.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin Abi Jad’a’ that he heard theProphet (ﷺ) say

“More than (the members of the tribe of) BanuTamimwill enter Paradise through the intercession of a man fromamong mynation.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, besides you?”He said:“Besides me.”