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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2354 — Poor Muslims Enter Earlier
What Has Been Related About 'The Poor Among The Muhajirin Will Enter Paradise Before The Rich Among Them'
Hadith About Poor Muslims Entering Paradise First
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2354
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2354
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَدْخُلُ فُقَرَاءُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ بِنِصْفِ يَوْمٍ وَهُوَ خَمْسُمِائَةِ عَامٍ " . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The Poor Muslims Are Admitted Into Paradise Before Their Rich By Half A Day. And That Is Five Hundred Years."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2354In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 51English translation : Vol. 4, Book 10, Hadith 2354
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2354
This hadith about poor Muslims entering Paradise first gives a clear wording: the poor Muslims are admitted into Paradise before their rich by half a day, and that is five hundred years. The narration is close in meaning to other reports in this same topic, but its wording mentions poor Muslims and their rich. It teaches that the Hereafter can overturn worldly ways of measuring people. A person may see wealth as a sign of winning in this life, but this hadith turns attention to entry into Paradise. The point should be kept within the text: it is about the poor Muslims mentioned in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions poor Muslims entering Paradise before their rich.
- Half a day is explained in the narration as five hundred years.
- The report points the heart toward the Hereafter, not worldly status.
