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Sahih Muslim 2824c — Paradise Beyond Imagination
The Book of Paradise, its Description, its Bounties and its Inhabitants
Paradise Beyond Imagination Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2824c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2824c
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لاَ عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلاَ أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ . ذُخْرًا بَلْهَ مَا أَطْلَعَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ " . ثُمَّ قَرَأَ { فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ}
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: I have prepared for My pious servants which the eye has seen not, and the ear has heard not and no human heart has ever perceived such bounties leaving aside those about which Allah has informed you. He then recited:" No soul knows what comfort has been hidden for thein".
[1] As-Sajdah 32:17.Reference : Sahih Muslim 2824cIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6782
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2824c
This Paradise beyond imagination hadith repeats the beautiful promise that Allah has prepared for His pious servants what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has perceived. Abu Huraira reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said these bounties are stored, apart from what Allah has already made known. He then recited the verse that no soul knows what comfort has been hidden for them. The hadith directs attention to the unseen reward of Jannah. It does not give a full description of every blessing, and that is part of its power. It teaches that the real reward with Allah is greater than what people can picture.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some bounties of Paradise are hidden from human knowledge.
- Allah has prepared special reward for His pious servants.
- The Qur'anic verse supports the meaning of unseen comfort.
- A believer should not limit Paradise to what the mind can imagine.
