38/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2546 — Rows of Paradise
What Has Been Related About the Number of Rows of the People of Paradise
People of Paradise Rows Hadith: This Ummah’s Share
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2546
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2546
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الطَّحَّانُ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ ضِرَارِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ عِشْرُونَ وَمِائَةُ صَفٍّ ثَمَانُونَ مِنْهَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الأُمَمِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَالَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي سِنَانٍ عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ حَسَنٌ . وَأَبُو سِنَانٍ اسْمُهُ ضِرَارُ بْنُ مُرَّةَ وَأَبُو سِنَانٍ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ اسْمُهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ وَهُوَ بَصْرِيٌّ وَأَبُو سِنَانٍ الشَّامِيُّ اسْمُهُ عِيسَى بْنُ سِنَانٍ هُوَ الْقَسْمَلِيُّ .
Ibn Buraidah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The People Of Paradise Are A Hundred And Twenty Rows, Eighty Of Them Are From This Nation, And Forty Are From The Rest Of The Nations."
[1] That is, the nations that preceded it.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2546In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 4, Book 12, Hadith 2546
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2546
This hadith speaks about the rows of the people of Paradise. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that the people of Paradise are one hundred and twenty rows, eighty of them from this nation, and forty from the rest of the nations. The text gives a number and a share, so the explanation should not add details beyond that. It shows a strong hopeful message for the Ummah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while still keeping the matter in Allah’s knowledge. The phrase people of Paradise rows hadith fits because the report is about rows, not gates, rivers, or clothing. It gives believers a reason to feel hope and gratitude.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions one hundred and twenty rows of people in Paradise.
- Eighty rows are described as being from this Ummah.
- The narration gives hope without detailing who each person will be.
- The believer should receive such reports with gratitude and humility.
