38/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2543 — Wishes in Paradise
What Has Been Related Concerning the Description of the Horses of Paradise
Wishes in Paradise Hadith: Whatever the Soul Desires
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2543
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2543
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ قَالَ " إِنِ اللَّهُ أَدْخَلَكَ الْجَنَّةَ فَلاَ تَشَاءُ أَنْ تُحْمَلَ فِيهَا عَلَى فَرَسٍ مِنْ يَاقُوتَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ يَطِيرُ بِكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ إِلاَّ فَعَلْتَ " . قَالَ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ قَالَ " إِنْ يُدْخِلْكَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ يَكُنْ لَكَ فِيهَا مَا اشْتَهَتْ نَفْسُكَ وَلَذَّتْ عَيْنُكَ " . حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَابِطٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ .
Sulaiman bin Buraidah Narrated from:
A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ): "O Messenger Of Allah, Are There Horses In Paradise?" He Said, "If Allah Admits You Into Paradise, You Will Not Wish To Be Carried, On A Horse Of Rubies That Will Fly With You Wherever You Want In Paradise Except That You Will Do So." He Said: "And A Man Asked Him: 'O Messenger Of Allah, Are There Camels In Paradise?'" He Said: "So He (ﷺ) Did Not Say What He Said To His Companion, Rather, He (ﷺ) Said: 'If Allah Admits You Into Paradise, You Will Have In It Whatever Is Desired By Your Soul And Pleasing To Your Eye.'" Another Chain Reports A Similar Narration.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2543In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 21English translation : Vol. 4, Book 12, Hadith 2543
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2543
This hadith shows how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered questions about what a person may enjoy in Paradise. A man asked about horses, and the reply mentions being carried on a horse of red rubies that flies wherever he wishes, if Allah admits him into Paradise. Another man asked about camels, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered more broadly: if Allah admits a person into Paradise, he will have whatever his soul desires and whatever delights his eyes. The wording keeps the matter tied to Allah’s admission into Paradise. It does not turn Paradise into a place of uncontrolled fantasy; it presents it as a place of complete joy granted by Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The joys of Paradise are tied to Allah admitting a person into it.
- Paradise is described as a place of fulfilled desire and eye-pleasing delight.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered people according to their questions.
- The hadith teaches hope without ignoring that entry into Paradise is from Allah.
