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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 435-439

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 435-439   Chapter 95: Clarifying that this ummah will form half of the People of Paradise   Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported:   The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressing us said: Aren't you pleased that you should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? He (the narrator) said: We glorified (our Lord, i. e. we called aloud Allah-o Akbar, Allah is the Greatest). He, then, again said: Aren't you pleased that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of Paradise? He (the narrator) said: We glorified (our Lord) and he (the Holy Prophet) then again said: I hope that you would constitute half of the inhabitants of Paradise and I shall explain to you its (reason). The believers among the unbelievers would not be more than a white hair on (the body of a) black ox or a black hair on (the body of a) white ox. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 435 )   'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported:   We, about forty men, were wi...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 – Hadith 389-404

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 389-404   Chapter 85: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (saws): "I will be the first of the people to intercede concerning Paradise, and I will be the Prophet with the Greatest Number of Followers."   Anas b. Malik reported:   The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I would be the first among people to intercede in the Paradise and amongst the apostles I would have the largest following (on the Day of Resurrection). ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 389 )   Anas b. Malik reported:   The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Amongst the apostles I would have the largest following on the Day of Resurrection, and I would be the first to knock at the door of Paradise. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 390 )   Anas b. Malik said:   The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said: I would be the first intercessor in the Paradise and no apostle amongst the apostles has been testified (by such a large number of people) as I have been te...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 – Hadith 369-388

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 1 - Hadith 369-388   Chapter 84: The Status of the Lowest people in paradise .   It is transmitted from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri that, verily, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:   Amongst the inhabitants of Paradise the lowest in rank will be the person whose face Allah would turn away from the Fire towards the Paradise, and make a shady tree appear before him. He would say: O my Lord! direct my steps to this tree so that I (should enjoy) its shade; and the rest of the hadith is like that narrated by Ibn Mas'ud, but he did not mention:" He (Allah) would say: O son of Adam! what will bring an end to your making requests to Me" to the end of the tradition. In it, he added: Allah will remind him: Ask such and such, and when his expectations would be realised, Allah would say: That is for you, and ten times as much. He said that he would then enter his house and his two wives with large and dark eyes would enter after him. They will say: ...