53/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2838a — Pearl Tent in Paradise
The Tents Of Paradise, And The Wives That The Believers Will Have In Them
Hadith About the Pearl Tent in Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 2838a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2838a
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قُدَامَةَ، - وَهُوَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ - عَنْ أَبِي، عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَخَيْمَةً مِنْ لُؤْلُؤَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مُجَوَّفَةٍ طُولُهَا سِتُّونَ مِيلاً لِلْمُؤْمِنِ فِيهَا أَهْلُونَ يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ فَلاَ يَرَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا " .
Abu Bakr b. Abdullah b. Qais Narrated from:
In Paradise there would be for a believer a tent of a single hollowed pearl the breadth of which would be sixty miles. It would be meant for a believer and the believers would go around it and none would be able to see the others.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2838aIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6804
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2838a
This hadith about the pearl tent in Paradise describes a special dwelling for a believer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that in Jannah there will be a tent made from one hollowed pearl, with a breadth of sixty miles. It is meant for the believer, and the believer will go around to his family within it. The narration adds that none of them will be able to see the others. The text does not explain the full nature of this tent, so the safest explanation is to keep to the wording: it is vast, beautiful, private, and made from a single pearl. The hadith gives a glimpse of the honor and spacious blessing prepared in Paradise.
What we learn from this hadith
- A believer in Paradise is described as having a vast tent of one hollow pearl.
- The tent is described as sixty miles wide.
- The narration mentions privacy among the believer's family within that dwelling.
