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Sunan Ibn Majah 4341 — Paradise and Hell: The Two Abodes
Description of Paradise
Hadith About Paradise and Hell: The Two Abodes in the Hereafter
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4341
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4341
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لَهُ مَنْزِلاَنِ مَنْزِلٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْزِلٌ فِي النَّارِ فَإِذَا مَاتَ فَدَخَلَ النَّارَ وَرِثَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلَهُ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى {أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْوَارِثُونَ } " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no one among you who does not have two abodes: An abode in Paradise and an abode in Hell. If he dies and enters Hell, the people of Paradise inherit his abode.This is what Allah says: ‘These are indeed the inheritors.’” [23:10]
[1] Al-Mu'minun 23:10.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4341In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 242English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4341
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4341
This Hadith gives a clear reminder about Paradise and Hell. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that every person has two abodes: one in Paradise and one in Hell. The Hadith then explains that if a person dies and enters Hell, the people of Paradise inherit that person’s abode in Paradise. This connects directly to the Qur’anic phrase, “These are indeed the inheritors” [23:10]. The core message is about the Hereafter and the serious reality of a final home. It also shows that Paradise is described as an inheritance for its people. This Hadith does not give extra details about who enters which abode, so the explanation should stay with what the text says: there are two possible final dwellings, and the people of Paradise inherit what others lose.
What we learn from this hadith
- Every person is reminded of two possible abodes: Paradise and Hell.
- Entering Hell means losing the abode that could have been in Paradise.
- The people of Paradise are described as inheritors of an abode.
- The Hadith connects its message to the Qur’anic words: “These are indeed the inheritors.”
