38/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2547 — Muslim Soul and Paradise
What Has Been Related About the Number of Rows of the People of Paradise
Muslim Soul in Paradise Hadith: Half of Paradise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2547
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2547
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي قُبَّةٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ " . قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ " أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ " . قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ " أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا شَطْرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِي الشِّرْكِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَحْمَرِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
We Were In A Tent With The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W), About Forty Of Us When The Messenger Of Allah (S.A.W) Said To Us: 'Would You Be Pleased To Be A Quarter Of The People Of Paradise?' They Said:'Yes.' He Said: 'Would You Be Pleased To Be A Third Of The People Of Paradise?' They Said: 'Yes.' He Said: 'Would You Be Pleased To Be One Half Of The People Of Paradise? Verily None Shall Enter Paradise Except A Muslim Soul. And You Are Not With Relation To Shirk Except Like The White Hair On The Hide Of A Black Bull Or Like The Black Hair On The Hide Of A Red Bull. Other Chains Report Similar Narrations.
[1] That is, with relation to the people of Shirk as mentioned in the narration of Al-Bukhari .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2547In-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 25English translation : Vol. 4, Book 12, Hadith 2547
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2547
This hadith records a moment when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke to about forty Companions in a tent. He asked whether they would be pleased to be a quarter, then a third, then half of the people of Paradise. They answered yes. Then he stated that none shall enter Paradise except a Muslim soul. The hadith also compares their relation to shirk to a single hair on the hide of a bull, showing smallness in comparison. The teaching is direct: Paradise is tied to Islam and freedom from shirk. The text also gives the Ummah a hopeful place among the people of Paradise, without naming individuals or making claims outside the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Paradise is described as entered only by a Muslim soul.
- The Ummah is given a hopeful share among the people of Paradise.
- The hadith warns against shirk through a strong comparison.
- The Companions received the Prophet’s words with joy and acceptance.
