39/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2602 — Poor People in Paradise
What Has Been Related About Most of the Inhabitants of the Fire Being Women
Hadith About Poor People in Paradise and People of Fire
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2602
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2602
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (s.a.w) said: "I Looked Into Paradise And I Saw That The Most Of Its People Were The Poor; And I Looked Into The Fire And I Saw That Most Of Its People Were Women."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2602In-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 4, Book 13, Hadith 2602
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2602
This hadith about poor people in Paradise tells what the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saw when he looked into Paradise and the Fire. He said that most of the people he saw in Paradise were the poor, and most of the people he saw in the Fire were women. The hadith does not say that poverty alone is enough for Paradise, nor does it say that every woman is from the Fire. It reports what the Prophet saw. The wording reminds us not to judge people only by wealth, status, or worldly ease. A person may look weak in this life, yet have a high place with Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Worldly poverty does not mean low worth before Allah.
- The hadith warns people not to rely on social status or wealth.
- The report mentions what the Prophet saw, without giving permission to judge individuals.
- A believer should take reminders about the Hereafter seriously.
