65/32.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4779 — What Allah Prepared for the Righteous
The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy..." (V.32:17)
Paradise in Islam: Joy Beyond Human Imagination
Sahih Bukhari : 4779
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4779
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِي الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لاَ عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ، وَلاَ أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ، وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ ". قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ}. وَحَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ مِثْلَهُ. قِيلَ لِسُفْيَانَ رِوَايَةً. قَالَ فَأَىُّ شَىْءٍ قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ قَرَأَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قُرَّاتِ أَعْيُنٍ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared for my pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of." Abu Huraira added: If you wish you can read:--'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as reward for what they used to do.' 32.17.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4779In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 301USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 302
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4779
This hadith about Paradise in Islam is a beautiful report from Abu Huraira. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Allah has prepared for His pious worshipers what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has thought of. Abu Huraira then pointed to the verse, “No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as reward for what they used to do.” The teaching is hopeful but still tied to the wording: the prepared reward is for Allah’s pious worshipers, and its full reality is hidden from human sight, hearing, and imagination. It encourages love for Paradise without making claims beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah has prepared hidden joy for His pious worshipers.
- The reality of Paradise is beyond what people have seen, heard, or imagined.
- The hadith connects this reward with what people used to do.
