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Commentary
The extended shade of the trees of Paradise should serve to encourage people to live such
lives in this world which will make them eligible to be from its inhabitants.
Hadith 1887
قال : ((إِنَّ أَهْلَ الجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَ وْنَ أَهْلَ الغُرَفِ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ كَمَا تَرَاءَ وْنَ
وعنه ، عن النبيِّ
الكَوْكَبَ الدُّرِّيَّ الغَابِرَ فِي الأَفُقَ مِنَ المَشْرِقِ أو المَغْرِبِ لِتَفَاضُلِ مَا بَيْنَهُمْ )) قالُوا: يا رسول
الله؛ تِلْكَ مَنَازِلُ الأنبياء لاَ يَبْلُغُها غَيْرُهُمْ قال : (( بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، رِجَالٌ آمَنُوا بِاللهِ
وَصَدَّقُوا المُرْسَلِينَ )) . متفق عليه .
Abū Sa'id al-Khudrī 4% narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: "The
people of Paradise will look up at the people in apartments above them just
as you look at a glittering star moving on the horizon from the east or the
west because of the difference in rank between them." The Sahābah said:
"O Messenger of Allah! Will those be the ranks of the Messengers which
only they will attain?" He said: "No, by the oath of that Being in whose
control is my life, they are people who believed in Allah and accepted the
Messengers." (Bukhārī, Muslim)
Commentary
This hadith explains that the distance between any particular group in Paradise and those
above them will be like the distance between the earth and the sky.
Hadith 1888
قال : (( لَقَابُ قَوْسٍ في الجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا تَطْلُعُ عَلَيْهِ
وعن أبي هريرة ﴿ه: أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ .
الشَّمْسُ أو تَغْرُبُ )) متفق عليه .
Abū Hurayrah 4% narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: "The
length of a bow in Paradise is better than everything upon which the sun
rises or sets." (Bukhārī)
Commentary
The smallest space or object in Paradise is far superior to the entire world because the former
is eternal and everlasting while the latter is transient.

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Hadith 1889
قال : ((إنَّ في الجَنَّةِ سُوقاً يَأْتُونَهَا كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ . فَتَهُبُّ
وعن أنس له : أنَّ رسول الله
رِيحُ الشَّمَالِ ، فَتَحْثُو فِي وُجُوهِهِمٍ وَثِيَائِهِمْ، فَيَزْدَادُونَ حُسِناً وَجَمَالاَ فَيَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِمْ ،
وَقَد ازْدَادُوا حُسْناً وَجَمَالاَ ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ أَهْلُوهُمْ: وَاللهِ لقدِ ازْدَدْتُمْ حُسْناً وَجَمَالاً ! فَيَقُولُونَ
: وَأَنْتُمْ وَاللهِ لَقَدِ ازْدَدْتُمْ بَعْدَنَا حُسْنَاً وَجَمالاً !)) . رواه مسلم .
Anas dog narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: "There is a market-
place in Paradise to which the people will go every Jumu ah. The northerly
wind will blow, brushing over their faces and clothes causing their beauty
and handsomeness to increase. They will return to their families with
increased beauty and handsomeness. Their families will say to them: 'By
Allāh, you have become more beautiful and handsome.' They will reply:
'By Allah, you have also become more beautiful and handsome since we
left." (Muslim)
Commentary
This hadith describes the fragrant breeze that will aromatise the inhabitants of Paradise. It
also indicates to the mutual love and joy that will exist between families in Paradise.
The northerly wind has been mentioned because it generally brings rain to the Arab lands.
Scholars state that just as the women of Paradise will not go to the market places of Paradise,
they should also not go to the shopping malls, bazaars and markets in this world, except
due to necessity.
Hadīth 1890
قال : ((إِنَّ أَهْلَ الجَنَّةِ لَيَتَراءونَ الغُرَفَ فِي
وعن سهل بن سعد بنطلّه : أنَّ رسول الله
الجَنَّةِ كَمَا تَتَرَاءونَ الكَوكَبَ فِي السَّمَاءِ )) متفق عليه .
Sahl ibn Sa'd dog narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: "The people
of Paradise will look at the upper apartments of Paradise just as you look
at the stars in the sky." (Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī)
Hadith 1891
مَجْلِساً وَصَفَ فِيهِ الجَنَّةَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى ، ثُمَّ قَالَ في
وعنه رَ لَّهُ، قال : شَهِدْتُ منَ النبيّ

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آخِرِ حَدِيثِهِ : (( فِيهَا مَا لاَ عَيْنٌّ رَأَتْ، وَلاَ أُذُنُّ سَمِعَتْ، وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ )) ثُمَّ
قَرَأَ: ﴿ تَجَافى جُنُوْبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ) إلى قوله تعالى: ﴿فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّا أُخْفِىَ
لَهُمْ مِّنْ قُرَّةِ اَعْيُنِ﴾ (السجدة: ١٦ - ١٧ ). رواه البخاري .
Sahl ibn Sa'd dog narrates: "I was present in a gathering of the Messenger of
Allāh
in which he described Paradise. Towards the end of his discussion,
he said: 'In it is what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart of
man has imagined.' He then recited: 'Their sides remain away from their
sleeping places, calling on their Sustainer with fear and longing. And they
spend out of what We provided for them. No soul knows what pleasures are
hidden for him as a reward for the deed he carried out." (Sūrah al-Sajdah,
16-17) (Bukhārī, Muslim)
Commentary
This hadith explains that one of the many rewards of performing Tahajjud Salah is that one
will be greatly rewarded in Paradise.
Scholars state that this hadith proves that ahadith are a commentary of the Qur'an. In other
words, the Qur'an can only be correctly understood by a sound understanding of the ahadith.
Hadith 1892
﴿ قال: ((إِذَا دَخَلَ أهْلُ الجَنَّةِ الجَنَّةَ
: أنّ رسول الله
وعن أبي سعيد وأبي هريرة
يُنَادِي مُنَادٍ : إِنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَحْيَوْا، فَلاَ تَمُوتُوا أَبَداً ، وإنَّ لَكُمْ أنْ تَصِحُوا، فلا تَسْقَمُوا أبداً ،
وإِنَّ لَكُمْ أنْ تَشِبُّوا فلا تَهْرَمُوا أبداً ، وإنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَنْعَمُوا، فَلاَ تَبْأَسُوا أَبَداً )) . رواه مسلم .
Abū Sa īd al-Khudrī 4% and Abu Hurayrah & narrate that the Messenger of
Allāh
said: "When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, an announcer
will proclaim: 'You will live and never die. You will be healthy and never
fall ill. You will be young and never grow old. You will have bounties and
never experience misery." (Muslim)
Commentary
Unlike this worldly life, the bounties and pleasures of Paradise will be perpetual and
everlasting. There will be no suffering or hardship of any sort, in accordance with the Qur'anic
verse,

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﴿ لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيْهَا نَصَبٌ وَّمَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِيْنَ ﴾
No difficulty shall afflict them there, neither will they be removed from there.
(Sūrah al-Hijr, 48)
Hadīth 1893
وعن أبي هريرة ﴿ه: أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ ﴿ قال: ((إنَّ أَدْنَى مَقْعَدِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِن الجَنَّةِ أنْ يَقُولَ
لَهُ : تَمَنَّ ، فَيَتَمَنَّى وَيَتَمَنَّى فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: هَلْ تَمَنََّتَ؟ فيقولُ: نَعَمْ ، فِيقُولُ لَهُ : فَإِنَّ لَكَ ما
تَمَنَّيْتَ وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ )) . رواه مسلم .
Abū Hurayrah 4% narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: "Allah &s
will say to the one with the lowest rank in Paradise: 'Make a wish.' He will
wish and wish.' He will then ask him: 'Have you wished?' He will reply:
'Yes.' He will say to him: 'You have whatever you wished for and the like
thereof."" (Muslim)
Hadith 1894
قال : ((إِنَّ الله ◌َ يَقُولُ لَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ
: أنّ رسول الله
وعن أبي سعيد الخدري
: يَا أَهْلَ الجَنَّةِ ، فَيَقولُونَ: لَبَّكَ رَبَّنَا وَسَعْدَيْكَ ، وَالخَيْرُ فِي يَدِيْكَ، فَقُولُ: هَلْ رَضِيتُم
؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: وَمَا لَنَا لاَ نَرْضَى يَا رَبَّنَا وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنَا مَا لَمْ تُعْطِ أحداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، فَيَقُولُ: ألاَ
أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذلِكَ ؟ فَقُولُونَ : وَأُّ شَيءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذلِكَ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : أُحِلُّ عَلَيَكُمْ
رِضْوَانِي فَلاَ أسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَداً )) . متفق عليه .
Abū Sa'īd al-Khudrī &
narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: “Allāh
des will say to the inhabitants of Paradise: 'O inhabitants of Paradise!' They
will reply: 'We are at your service, O our Sustainer, and we are pleased to
be here. All good is in Your control.' Allah will ask: 'Are you pleased?' They
will reply: 'O our Sustainer! Why should we not be pleased when You have
given us what You have not given any of Your creation ?! ' Allah will ask:
'Should I not give you something better than that?' They will ask: 'What
could be better than that?' Allah will say: 'I bestow My pleasure upon you
after which I will never be angry with you."" (Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī)

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Hadith 1895
فَنَظَرَ إِلَى القَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ البَدْرِ، وَقَالَ
وعن جرير بن عبد الله ﴿به، قال: كُنَّا عِندَ رَسُولِ اللهِ
: ((إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ عَيَاناً كما تَرَوْنَ هَذَا القَمَرَ، لاَ تُضَامُونَ فِي رُؤْيَتِهِ )) متفق عليه .
Jarīr ibn 'Abdillah 4% narrates: "We were once with the Messenger of Allah
as he looked at the full moon. He said: 'You will see your Sustainer
in person just as you are seeing this moon. Your view of Him will not be
impeded." (Bukhārī, Muslim, Ahmad, Tirmidhī)
Commentary
The sight of Allah &s has been compared to the full moon because of the absolute certainty
of the sighting as well as the ease with which it will happen.
Hadith 1896
قال : ((إذا دَخَلَ أهْلُ الجَنَّةِ الجَنَّةَ يَقُولُ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ
وعن صُهيب ﴿هُ : أنَّ رسول الله
وَتَعَالَى: تُرِيدُونَ شَيْئاً أَزِيدُكُمْ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: أَلَمْ تُبِّضْ وُجُوهَنَا؟ أَلَمْ تُدْخِلْنَا الجَنَّةَ وَتُنَجِّنَا مِنَ
النَّارِ ؟ فَيَكْشِفُ الحِجَابَ، فَمَا أُعْطُوا شَيْئاً أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ )). رواه مسلم .
Șuhayb &os narrates that the Messenger of Allah
said: "When the people
of Paradise enter Paradise, Allah will ask them: 'Do you desire that I give
you anything more?' They will reply: 'Have You not illuminated our faces?
Have You not admitted us into Paradise and saved us from the Hell-fire?'
The veil will then be lifted and they will not have been given anything that
was more beloved to them than seeing their Sustainer." (Muslim, Hakim)
Commentary
This hadith is supported by the Qur'anic verse,
﴿ وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ﴾
Many faces on that day will be resplendent looking at their Sustainer. (Sūrah
Qiyāmah, 22-23)
O Allah, grant us the good fortune of viewing Your blessed countenance, O Most Merciful of
those who show mercy!

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قال الله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ أُمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصُّلِحْتِ يَهْدِيْهِمْ رَبِّهُمْ بِيْمَانِهِمْ تَجْرِئْ مِنْ
تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهُرُ فِىْ جَنَّتِ النَّعِيْمِ دَعْوُهُمْ فِيْهَا سُبْحَنَكَ اللُّهُمَّ وَتَحِيُّهُمْ فِيْهَا سَلْمٌ وَآخِرُ
دَعْوُهُمْ آَنِ الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعُلَمِيْنَ﴾ ( يونس: ٩ - ١٠).
الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِي لَوْلَا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللهُ. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ
وَرَسُولِكَ النَّبِّ الْأُمِّيِّ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَزوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ ، كما صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وعلى
آلٍ إِبْراهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ النَّبِيِّ الأَمِّيِّ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَتِهِ، كما بَارَكْتَ
عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آل إبراهيم في العالَمِينَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ .
قال مؤلفُهُ: فَرَغْتُ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الإِثْنَيْنِ رَابِعَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ سَنَةَ سَبْعِينَ وَسِتِّمِئَةٍ بِدِ مشق
"Surely those who have īman and do good deeds, their Sustainer shall guide
them because of their īman. They shall have rivers flowing beneath them in
gardens of bliss. Their supplication there shall be, 'O Allah, You are Pure!'
Their greeting will be salam and the end of their supplication shall be, 'All
praise belongs to Allāh, the Sustainer of the universe." (Sūrah Yunus, 9-10)
All praise is due to Allah who guided us to this and we would not have
been guided if Allah had not guided us. O Allah! Send salutations upon
Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the unlettered, and the family,
wives and offspring of Muhammad as You sent salutations upon Ibrahim
and the family of Ibrahim. Bless Muhammad, the unlettered, and the family,
wives and offspring of Muhammad as You blessed Ibrahim and the family
of Ibrahim in the worlds. Surely You are worthy of all praise, all majestic.
The compiler of this book, Imam Yahya an-Nawawi > said: "I completed
this book on Monday, 14th Ramadan 670 Hijrī in Damascus."

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Glossary
'ālim (pl. 'ulamā') - Muslim religious scholar
Amīrul Mu'minīn - title for the leader of the Muslims
adhan - the call to prayer.
anșār - inhabitants of Madinah who assisted the Messenger
on his arrival there after he
was constrained to leave Makkah
barakah - divine blessings
dīn - religion
du'a' - supplication
fiqh - Islamic jurisprudence
faqīh - Muslim jurist
fard - an obligatory act
fatwa - a verdict or authoritative statement issued by a competent scholar.
fard al-kifayah - a collective obligation, which is fulfilled if even one person performs it
fatwa (pl. fatāwā) - religious verdict issued by an Islamic scholar
ghusl - ritual bath
hadith al-qudsī - The meaning of a hadith al-qudsī is communicated by Allah &s to the
Messenger of Allah
through inspiration, dreams or other forms of revelation and the
Messenger of Allah
then gives expression to it through his own words.
halāl - lawful or permissible
harām - unlawful or prohibited
hafiz - one who has memorised the Qur'an.
hijrah - migration. Commonly refers to the journey of the Messenger of Allah
from
Makkah to Madīnah
ifțār - meal at the time of breaking fast after sunset
ihrām - a condition of restriction for one performing haj
ikhlāș - sincerity
imām - Muslim religious leader or leader of congregational salah
inshā-Allāh - if Allāh wills
iqamah - call given to announce the commencement of the obligatory congregational prayer
janāzah - funeral prayer
jihad - striving in the path of Allāh
jizyā - a protection tax paid by non-Muslims to a Muslim ruler
jumu ah - congregational Friday prayer
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Allah and that Muhammed
is His Messenger
khalif - leader of the Muslims
kufr - disbelief
mahram - a person with whom marriage is forbidden
mujahid (pl. mujahidīn) - one who strives in the path of Allah de
muftī - Muslim scholar qualified to issue verdicts
muhajirūn - Muslims who were constrained to leave Makkah for Madinah due to the
persecution of the Quraish
mușallī - a person performing Șalāh
mustahab - advisable
niqab - veil covering the face
prophethood - a translation of the word nubuwwah, for which there exists no single equivalent
word in English. It can be translated as 'the state of being a prophet.'
qada - fulfilling those duties that one may have missed due to some reason
qiblah - the direction of the Ka'bah in Makkah
qiyamah - the day of resurrection
rak'āt - a unit of salāh
șabr - patience
sadaqah - optional charity
șaņābah - companions of the Messenger of Allah
sajdah - prostration
șalāh - obligatory or optional prayer containing specific postures and Arabic phrases
șawm - fasting / abstaining from food, drink and conjugal relations
subhanallāh - literally means "Allah is pure". Used to express the greatness of Allah &s or
as an expression of surprise.
sharī ah - Islamic law or Islamic legal system
shirk - associating something or someone as a partner with Allah &s
suffah - elevated platform in Masjid al-Nabawī where poorer Șahabah lived
sunnah (pl. sunan) - an act which the Messenger of Allah
said, did or approved
sūrah - a chapter of the Qur'an
tābi'ī (a follower) - the second generation of Muslims who did not meet the Messenger of
Allāh
,
and learnt Islam from the Șahabah
tafsir - commentary of the Qur'an
taqdir (predestination) - belief in the fact that all good and evil is in the control of Allah &
taqwa - fear or awareness of Allah des
tawba - repentance or asking Allah's & forgiveness

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tasbih - expressing the purity of Allah des
tahajjud - voluntary salah performed between the times of Isha' and Fajr
tawakkul - trust in Allah &
tayammum - wiping the face and arms with clean earth as a substitution for wudu' in the
absence of water
ummah - community or people, commonly used in reference to the community of Muslims
'umrah - the lesser pilgrimage performed when entering Makkah
wajib - obligatory, but of a lesser status than Fard
wudū' - ablution
zakāh - obligatory charity

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