53/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2834a — First Group in Paradise
The First Group To Enter Paradise Will Look Like The Moon When It Is Full; Their Attributes And Their Spouses
Hadith About the First Group Entering Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 2834a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2834a
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَعْقُوبَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ إِمَّا تَفَاخَرُوا وَإِمَّا تَذَاكَرُوا الرِّجَالُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَكْثَرُ أَمِ النِّسَاءُ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَوَلَمْ يَقُلْ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ زُمْرَةٍ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَةِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ وَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا عَلَى أَضْوَإِ كَوْكَبٍ دُرِّيٍّ فِي السَّمَاءِ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ زَوْجَتَانِ اثْنَتَانِ يُرَى مُخُّ سُوقِهِمَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ اللَّحْمِ وَمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَعْزَبُ " .
Muhammad Narrated from:
Some (persons) stated with a sense of pride and some discussed whether there would be more men in Paradise or more women. It was upon this that Abu Huraira reported that Abu'l Qasim (the Holy Prophet) (ﷺ) said: The (members) of the first group to get into Paradise would have their faces as bright as full moon during the night, and the next to this group would have their faces as bright as the shining stars in the sky, and every person would have two wives and the marrow of their shanks would glimmer beneath the flesh and there would be none without a wife in Paradise.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2834aIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6793
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2834a
This hadith about the first group entering Paradise answers a discussion about whether men or women would be more in Paradise. Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described the first group to enter Jannah with faces as bright as the full moon. The next group would shine like bright stars in the sky. The narration also mentions that each person would have two wives, and that there would be no unmarried person in Paradise. The core message is not a worldly argument about numbers. It is a description of honor, beauty, brightness, and companionship in Jannah. The hadith guides the reader to think about Paradise as a place of complete blessing and joy.
What we learn from this hadith
- The first group entering Paradise is described with the brightness of the full moon.
- The following group is described with the brightness of shining stars.
- The narration presents Paradise as a place of companionship, not loneliness.
