65/55.2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4879 — Pearl Pavilion in Paradise
"Ḥūr (beautiful fair females) guarded in pavilions." (V.55:72)
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {حُورٌ} سُودُ الْحَدَقِ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ: {مَقْصُورَاتٌ} مَحْبُوسَاتٌ، قُصِرَ طرفهنَّ وَأَنْفُسُهُنَّ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ، قَاصِرَاتٌ لاَ يَبْغِينَ غَيْرَ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ.
Hadith About Paradise: The Hollow Pearl Pavilion
Sahih Bukhari : 4879
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4879
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْمَةً مِنْ لُؤْلُؤَةٍ مُجَوَّفَةٍ، عَرْضُهَا سِتُّونَ مِيلاً، فِي كُلِّ زَاوِيَةٍ مِنْهَا أَهْلٌ، مَا يَرَوْنَ الآخَرِينَ يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ". " وَجَنَّتَانِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا، وَجَنَّتَانِ مِنْ كَذَا آنِيَتُهُمَا، وَمَا فِيهِمَا، وَمَا بَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ إِلاَّ رِدَاءُ الْكِبْرِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي جَنَّةِ عَدْنٍ ".
`Abdullah bin Qais Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "In Paradise there is a pavilion made of a single hollow pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner of which there are wives who will not see those in the other corners; and the believers will visit and enjoy them. And there are two gardens, the utensils and contents of which are made of silver; and two other gardens, the utensils and contents of which are made of so-and-so (i.e. gold) and nothing will prevent the people staying in the Garden of Eden from seeing their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His Face."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4879, 4880In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 400USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 402
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4879
This hadith about Paradise gives a detailed description of a pavilion made from a single hollow pearl, sixty miles wide. It says that in each corner there are wives who do not see those in the other corners, and the believers will visit and enjoy them. The narration then mentions two gardens with utensils and contents of silver, two other gardens of gold, and the people in the Garden of Eden seeing their Lord except for the curtain of Majesty over His Face. The hadith is descriptive, not a call to add our own images. Its message is to receive the description as reported: a pearl pavilion, gardens of precious materials, and an honored meeting for the people of Eden.
What we learn from this hadith
- Paradise is described with a pavilion made from one hollow pearl.
- The hadith mentions privacy within the pavilion's corners.
- It also mentions gardens of silver and gold.
- The people of Eden are connected with seeing their Lord, as stated in the narration.
