47/33. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3198 — Lowest Rank in Paradise
Regarding Surat As-Sajdah
Lowest Rank in Paradise Hadith Explained
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3198
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3198
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ، وَعَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبْجَرَ سَمِعَا الشَّعْبِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ، عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ أَىُّ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ أَدْنَى مَنْزِلَةً قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَأْتِي بَعْدَ مَا يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ . فَيَقُولُ كَيْفَ أَدْخُلُ وَقَدْ نَزَلُوا مَنَازِلَهُمْ وَأَخَذُوا أَخَذَاتِهِمْ . قَالَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ أَتَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ مَا كَانَ لِمَلِكٍ مِنْ مُلُوكِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ أَىْ رَبِّ قَدْ رَضِيتُ . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ لَكَ هَذَا وَمِثْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَضِيتُ أَىْ رَبِّ . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ لَكَ هَذَا وَعَشْرَةَ أَمْثَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ رَضِيتُ أَىْ رَبِّ . فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ لَكَ مَعَ هَذَا مَا اشْتَهَتْ نَفْسُكَ وَلَذَّتْ عَيْنُكَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ وَالْمَرْفُوعُ أَصَحُّ .
Ash-Sha'bi Narrated from:
While He Was On The Minbar, I Heard Al-Mughirah Bin Shu'Bah Saying - And He Attributed It To The Prophet (ﷺ) - 'Indeed Musa [Peace Be Upon Him] Asked His Lord: "O Lord! Who Is The Lowest In Rank Among The People Of Paradise?" He Said: "A Man Who Comes After The People Of Paradise Have Been Admitted To Paradise, And He Is Told To Enter. He Says: 'How Can I Enter When They Have Gotten All Of Their Abodes, And All That Is To Be Had?'"He Said: "So It Is Said To Him: 'Would You Accept If You Were To Have What A King In The World?' He Says: 'Yes, O Lord! I Accept.' So It Is Said To Him: 'Then For You Is This And Its Like, And Its Like Again, And Its Like Again.' So He Says: 'I Accept, O Lord!' So It Is Said To Him: 'Then For You Is This And Ten The Like Thereof.' So He Says: 'I Accept, O Lord!' So It Is Said: 'Indeed You Shall Have This, And Whatever Your Soul Desires, And Whatever Delights Your Eyes.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3198In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 250English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3198
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3198
This hadith describes a conversation in which Musa asked his Lord about the lowest rank among the people of Paradise. The answer describes a man told to enter Paradise after its people have already entered and taken their places. He wonders how he can enter when the abodes are occupied. He is then offered what is like the kingdom of a worldly king, then more and more, until he receives ten times the like of it, along with whatever his soul desires and whatever delights his eyes. The text shows the vast generosity of Allah in Paradise, even for the lowest rank mentioned in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Even the lowest rank in Paradise is described with great honor.
- Allah's giving is far beyond worldly kingship.
- Paradise includes what the soul desires and what delights the eyes.
- The hadith encourages hope in Allah's generosity without inventing extra details.
