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THE MAIDENS OF
JANNAT (PARADISE}
Compiled by:
Moulana Abdullah Nana
Table of Contents
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Foreword 6
Second Authorized Edition 2004
Chapter 1: The greatest pleasure in Jannat? 12
Name of the Book: The Maidensof Jannat (Paradise)
First Edition
Chapter 2: The superiority of the pleasures of Jannal. 14
October 2002
Chapter 3: A person's every desire will be fulfilled 16
Second Edition March 2004
Chapter 4: Introduction to the maidens of Jannat 21
Compiled by MoulanaAqdullahNana
Chapter 5: The adornments & features of the maidens
of Jannat 25
and other bounties in the li~ht of the In order to motivate us to pass this test, it is very
Quran and Ahadith important for u<; to know what is the reward for
controlling one's desires and staying away from evil. It
Introduction
becomes very easy for a person to undergo difficulty and
Allah ~ has placed in every human being the natural hardship to carry out an action when he knows what
desire and inclination for gold, silver, money, reward he will receive for doing this action. For
transportation (cars), land, and other items of this world. example, a person will happily go to work every day and
tire himself because he knows that he will receive his
The test for a person is how he responds to his desire for
these items. If he uses these items to prepare for the paycheck at the end of the month. In the same way,
hereafter, he will be successful. On the other hand, if he Allah ~ and his Rasul have given us a detailed
devotes himself to fulfilling his desire for these items description of the reward for controlling one's desires in
and forgets about his purpose in this world, he will be this world, i.e. Jannat (paradise).
amongst the losers in the hereafter.
Jannat is a place where a person will have all that he
Similarly, Allah ~ has placed in every person the desires, and he will live a perfect (lad ever-lasting life.
natural desire for the opposite sex, and out of all the Each pleasure of Jannat will be far more superior than
desires found in a person, the greatest test for a Muslim the comparable pleasure found in this world, and a
is how he fulfills this desire. He can either fail this test person will be able to completely fulfill his desire for
by spending all his energy to unlawfully satisfy this that pleasure. For example, a person in this world is
desire, or pass this test by remaining chaste and fulfilling always drinking liquids to quench his thirst. No matter
this desire lawfully through marriage. Rasulullah ~ said how many delicious and tasty beverages he consumes, he
regarding the severity of this test, "I have not left a more will always become thirsty again in a few hours. But, in
harmful and severe temptation for men than women. ,,1 the hereafter, a person will be able to drink as much as
This test is even greater for us today because of the he desires and quench his thirst permanently.
generally evil environment in which we are living in. It Similarly, the women of Jannat will be far more superior
has become very easy to commit evil and it has become than the women of this world. Once a person comes to
somewhat difficult to do good deeds because of this know of this, it will become very easy for him to stay
away from evil and work towards the hereafter. This
book contains a detailed description of these women
I (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)
10 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 11 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
based on the verses of the Qurfm, tafsir (explanation of
The permissibility of using a weak hadith for
the Quran), Ahadith, and stories of the pious.
describing virtues of actions
The purpose of this book is to motivate us to work
towards the hereafter and to control our desires in this The majority of the ahadith in this book are authentic
ahadith. However, I have also included weak ahadith
world through marriage. We should not read this book
as a fairy tale or a fantasy; rather we should understand because thi~~is a topic related to virtues. The famous
that the contents of this book are a reality for which we Shafi' scholar, Imam Nawawi says in his introduction
should all work towards. It is our fundamental belief that to the 'arbain' (40 ahadith) that the scholars have agreed
Jannat and Jahannam (hellfire) are already in existence on the permissibility of using weak Ahadith for
and a person will fulfill all his desires in Jannat both describing the virtues of actions.
physically and spiritually. Hafiz ibn Hajar has further fixed three conditions for
using weak ahadith. One is that the hadith must not be
very weak, i.e. at least one chain of narrators of this
hadith must be free from a narrator who is a liar, is
accused of lying, or is known for making great mistakes.
The second condition is that it should fit under a general
principle, which is established and acted upon. Finally,
the third condition is that the person acting upon this
hadith should not believe it to be established, but he
should exercise caution in this regard2•
Only those weak ahadith have been included in this
book, which meet these conditions. The classification of
the ahadith by the eminent scholars of hadith has been
included with the hadith in Arabic.
4 (Sahi'h Muslim)
14 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 15 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
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"And in Jannat will be whatever the inner-soul desires Simak narrates that he met Abdullah ibn Abbas in
and whatever the eye finds pleasure in, and you will stay Madinah after he had lost his eyesight and he asked him,
there forever. ,,9 Everything in Jannat will be in "[Tell me about the] clothes of Jannat." Ibn Abbas
accordance with a person's desires and wishes. answered, "There is one tree in Jannat which will bear
fruit similar to a pomegranate. When a friend of Allah
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(451 ) return back to its place. "II
Abu Hurayrah narrates that RasUlullah said,
"Definitely, the lowest position of Jannat which one of ..11 J"...,.) 4 ulli J.P..lI ~\ U.iS : J1.2~ O.lCL... 6: ~.J\ ~ (p
you will receive is that Allah ~ will say to him, 'Wish ~ .ill u\.S ~)\ ~ 4 ~\ ..1\ &3 ...1\ u! : Jili Jp. ~\ ~ JAl
[for whatever you desire].' Then he will wish [for Jill 4.A.::...) l,?.)iuJl J1.9 - ~ ~ cl: -# ub~ .oj <.::.i~4(jA"I.Y'.).
whatever he desires]. Thereafter, Allah ~ will say to 4.A.::...) ~4-0..ll\( 545/4: '-:4 yJI) di> 4.:i\).) ) ~\ybl\ 0\).)
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him, 'Have you wished [for whatever you desire]?' He J1.9 ) ( :;s.." ~\ ~ - l004 : (:-!I)I ~I) d..9.:i <lll:>-.) Jill
will say 'Yes.' Then Allah ~ will say to him, )..1- 413 / 10 : ..l.JI))I~) uli> <lll:>-.) Jill 4.A.::...) ~I
'Definitely, you will receive double that which you had ( '-l)
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Abdur Rahman ibn Saidah narrates that he used to
desired. '" Abu Said said, "You will receive what you
desired and ten times thereof. ,,10 love horses, so he said to RasUlullah "0 RasUlullah,
will there be horses in Jannat?" RasUlullah said, "0
A person will receive everything that he ever desired in Abdur Rahman, if Allah ~ enters you into Jannat, you
Jannat and more.
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will receive a horse made from a ruby which will have to each another. They will talk about the amusements of
two wings. This horse will t1y you wherever you the world and will desire them. Allah will send a
desire." 12 wind from Jannat which will shake this tree, causing it
to re-create all the amusements of this world. " 14
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Abu Umamah said, "Definitely, a person from Jannat (2348) (,-?)~I DI-3.J
will desire the drink of Jannat. Then, a glass will appear Abu Hurayrah narrates that RasUlullah was
and fall in his hand, He will drink from this glass, [and speaking whilts villager was sitting by him.
after he is finished,] it will return to its original place. ,,13 Rasulullah said, "A person in Jannat will ask Allah
A person will drink a pure wine in Jannat which does permission to farm. Allah ~ will say to him, 'Don't you
not intoxicate and does not cause head-aches. already have whatever you desire?' He will answer,
,Yes, but I love farming.' He will plant his crop, and in
JL... ~ ~\ ~ 0~ ..IJ~I J1;j1 : JIJ ~ • 0"Lp 6:l\ UC a split-second it will grow tall and be ready for harvest.
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Ibn Abbas said, "The extended shade (mentioned in
the verse 56:30) is a tree in Jannat. Its trunk will be so
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from one side to the other. The people of Jannat will D..lLl....,!~ j L»ho 0!'&1 -¥=- 0! ~ ~y ~ '4Ic ~-3 ~ (..b..uo-3'JI)
leave their rooms and go to the shade of the tree to talk ( 81 : ..l ..J.....u.J\ J _~11)
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Allah will make old women into young women and non-
virgins into virgins. No matter how their appearance was
in this world, Allah ~ will make them all beautiful and
good-looking in accordance to the beauty of Jannat. 18
What will a woman of this world receive in Jannat?
Mufti Mahmud was asked that if men will receive
hurs, what will women receive? He replied that the
wives of the believers will stay with their own husbands.
Women who never married in this world will be given a
choice to get married with any (unmarried) man they
wish. If they do not like any of them, a special man will
be created for them (similar to the hurs) and Allah ~
will join both of them in marriage.19 Allamah Alus!
also mentions in his tafs!r that a person's wife in this
17 (56:35-37)
18 (Safwatut Tafi'isif 3/309 - Darul Qalam, Beirut)
19 (Fatawa MahmCtdiya 5/298)
16 (Tirmidhi)
22 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 23 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
world will remain his wife in the hereafter. 20 The love women and we will never become sad. Glad tidings to
between a Muslim husband and wife is a true love those men for whom we are and who are for us.' ,,21
because it will last forever.
Allah will make the women of this world more
Superiority of the human women over the hurs beautiful and attractive than the hurs. Wherever in this
book the 'women of Jannat' are mentioned, both th ~ hurs
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The second type of women will be those celestial women
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specially created for the people of Jannat known as the
hur a'yn. A hur is a young, beautiful, fair-skinned
Umme Salamah narrates that she said to woman with intensely dark eyes. Another interpretation
is that there will be a sharp contrast between the
Rasulull:lh "0 RaSlllullah, are the women of this
whiteness and darkness of her eyes which is considered
world superior or the hurs?" He replied, "The women of to very beautiful. Or it could also mean that her beauty
this world will have superiority over the hurs just as the will dumbfound and astonish others. The meaning of
outer lining of a garment has superiority over the inner a'yn is a woman with big, attractive eyes, which is also
lining." Umme Salamah then asked, "0 RasUlullah, considered a sign of beauty. 22
what is the reason for this?" He answered, "Because
they performed salah, fasted, and worshipped [Allah]. What will the hurs be made of?
Allah will put light on their faces and silk on their
The following is a narration of two Sahabah
bodies. [The human women] will be fair in complexion
(Companions of the Prophet),
and will wear green clothing and yellow jewelry. Their 6:\ W -.9 ~~ ~ LS-.9jA l~ -.9 01~j.I1 ()A ~I J~l ~
incense-burners will be made of pearls and their combs : rl-.9J~1 LS.ll::.).lkl~ -.9'~ ~I W -.9 ~u ~ -.9 u-JI -.9 (j.JJ~
will be of gold. They will say, 'We are the women who (274
will stay forever and we will never die. We are the It is narrated from Ibn Abbas Anas Abu Salamah
women who will always remain in comfort and we will and Mujahid that the hurs will be created from
never undergo difficulty. We are the women who will saffron. Saffron is an orange-coloured product extracted
stay and we will never leave. Listen, we are happy from a flower and it is used to add colour and flavour to
2\ (Tab ranI)
20 (RClhul Man125/ 136 - Dar Ihya At-Tawrath AI-A'rabi, Beirut) n (Hadiyul Arwah 259 - Daru! Kutubu! A'raby, Beirut)
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24 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 25 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
food. When the present creation of mankind (which is Chapter 5: A description of the
created from sand) has the best of forms and beauty,
then you can imagine the beauty of women created from
adornments and external features of the
saffron! 23 maidens of Jannat
There will be no jealousy between co-wives Internal and external purity of the maidens of Jannat
Another interpretation of the verse "equal in age" is that Allah ~ says,
the women of Jannat will all be equal in age, which will lH.llL. ~ -J;;~ (!l-Jjl ~ ~ J
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ensure that they get along with one another and make the "And they will have pure wives in Jannat and they will
believer's life peaceful. 24 It is normally the case in this stay there forever. ,,26 Qatadah mentions that these
world that co-wives have quarrels and arguments which women will be pure from all external impurities such as
make the husband's life miserable. However, in Jannat menstruation, urine, excreta, and saliva. They will also
there will not be any jealousy, malice, or hatred between be free from all evil internal qualities such as malice,
the people. A hadith in Sahih Bukhilri and Sahih Muslim hypocrisy, swearing, evil character, etc. Thus, they will
mentions that the hearts of the people of Jannat will be not have within them the smallest amount of
one and there will not be any difference between them. disobedience to their husbands. 27
Allah ~ also says in this regard,
The lovely skin colour of the women of Jannat
~ ()A ~ JJ..l..a .) La ts. j.i -J
"And we will take out all [mutual] hatred from their Allah ~ says,
hearts. ,,25 6~1 JF- -J
)3).UIJti..1S ~
This will ensure that all of a person's wives will get "And they will have fair females with big, lovely eyes
along and will never become jealous of one other.
\ who will be like hidden pearls. ,,28 The women of Jannat
will be like fresh pearls because of their cleanliness and
fair skin colour.
26 (2:25)
23 (Hadiyul Arwah) 27 (Hadiyu1 Arwah pg. 257)
28 (56:22)
24 (RCihul Mani 13/220)
29 (37:49)
25 (7:43)
26 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 27 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
Allamah Alusi explains that the verse refers to those -1# LAJ 4J.llI0A» ~i-J~ ~J ~-J~J~LA
eggs which human hands have not yet touched, so they (2796) l,?JL;..,J1 ol.)J
are clean from any dirt or dust. In the same way, the Anas narrates that RasUlullah ~ said, "One morning
hurs will be clean and free of all impurities. The or evening in the path of Allah is better than the world
comparison between the hurs and eggs is also made and all it contains. A hand-span or a whip's length of
because of the yellow-whitish colour of both, which is Jannat is better that the world and all it contains. If one
known to be the most beautiful skin-colour for women. woman of Jannat were to glance towards the earth, she
Another explanation for this comparison is that the parts would fill the space between the earth and the sky with
of an egg are known for being perfectly proportioned light and perfume. The scarf on her head is better than
and conforming to one another. In the same way, all the the world and all it contains. ,,33
body parts and features of the hurs will go perfectly
together. 30 If just a smal~ part of Jannat is better than the world and
all it contains, then how will the rest of Jannat and all its
Allah ~ says, pleasures be? Also, if just the scarf on the head of one
64-~1 J w~~1 ~LS woman of Jannat is better than the world and all it
"[In beauty] these women are like rubies and small contains, then how valuable is the woman herself?
pearls. ,,31
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The comparison between the hurs and rubies is in
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transparency. A person can see through a ruby and know
what is on the other side. In the same way, a person will ill I 4...=.Jl,?J~ Jl§ .) )j,JI.)~I?I
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be able to see through the hurs because of the cleanliness
and delicate nature of their skin and body. Allah ~ has Sai'd bin Amir says that he heard Rasulullah ~
also compared the hurs to small pearls because of their \ saying, "If a woman from Jannat were to look towards
the world, she would fill the earth with the smell of
softness, whiteness, and pleasant sight.32
musk and [her beauty] would overpower the light of the
The perfume and radiance of the women of J annat sun and moon. ,,34
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Abu Sai'd Khudri narrates that Rasulullah said, "A , (3254) ,-?..)L:;..,J\ / ~ 0ll.. - ~jcl ~\ ~ lA J ~l u.a ~IJ-J
person will recline and relax in Jannat for 70 years, or (7147) ~
on 70 cushions before he moves. Then a woman will Abu Hurayrah narrates that Rasulullah said, "The
come and tap him on the shoulder. He will see his face first group to enter Jannat will have the appearance of
in her cheek as clear as a mirror. (This will be due to the the full moon on the fourteenth night of the month. The
clearness of her face and its brightness). The smallest next group will have the appearance of the brightest star
pearl that she will be wearing will fill the space between in the sky. Every person from amongst them will have
the east and west with light. She will greet him with two wives and the· marrow of their leg can be seen
Salam and he will respond to her greeting. He will ask through their skin [out of beauty]. There will be no
her, 'Who are you?' She will answer, 'I am from the unmarried person in Jannat. ,,38
extra.' (This is referring to a verse of the Quran which
says, "And we have more by Us [for the people of
.16(Ahmad, AM Ya'Ja)
37 (Tabrani)
.18(5ahih Bukhari, 5ahih Muslim) I
35 (Ibn AbiDunya)
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30 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 31 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
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oj\.iu,j .&\ ~.) i.?.)ii..J\ J~ 3 (u3~ ~\.Si.ll ~\ ~j-o - 117 : The permanent youth and beauty of aU the
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: '-;-J;!C.J'" 1 inhabitants of Jannat
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(411/10 ul ~ u! J \.l.:I·I~~ ~ l~ ul ~ u! J 1.l.:1 \~ ~ I~ ul
Abdullah Ibn Masud narrates that Rasululah said, 0\3,) - ~.u..ll 1.l.:11Y-"L.u ~ I~ ul ~ u1 J 1.l.:1 \.JA~ ~ l~
"Every person of Jannat will have two wives from the (7156) rL-o
hurs. Every wife will have 70 layers of clothes, and the
Abu Sa'id and Abu Hurayrah narrate that
marroW of her leg can be seen through these clothes just
as a red drink can be seen in a white glass." 39 RasUlullah said, "[When the people will enter Jannat],
Outwardly, a person may consider it repulsive and a caller will announce, 'Definitely, for you is life; you
disgusting to see the marrow of the leg of the women of will never die. For you is good health; you will never
Jannat. However, one narration clarifies this matter and become sick. For you is youth; you will never grow old.
mentions that he will be able to see through her leg For you is luxury and comfort, you will never
because of her beauty; not because of some defect in experience difficulty. ,,43
her. The purpose of mentioning this is to emphasize the
softness of the skin, clearness, and the delicateness of Both the men and women of Jannat will remain young
the women of Jannat.40 Another benefit of being able to forever.
see through her clothes is that he will be able to enjoy / J \..4y, 'J J l.bl.... ~.JA:J ..b.1 CJ.4LA: Jt.e ~ ~I JY-".J ul ~ ..I1Jl.J1 :..p
looking at her beautiful clothes and what is underneath at ~I CJ.4 uLS u'J t1..., 6:¢tj J ~~ ~I ~ 'Jl cl\j ~ ~ ,-,""L.U\ W1
the same time.
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The large breasts of the maidens of Jannat ~I J~ 3 (501/ 4 : ~jiJ\) ~ oj\.iu,~ ~I 0\3.).&1~.)
Allah ~ states,
4\jil Y"I-'p J 3 (334 110 : ~1) ~ whl 0:!j\.iu,~ ~1~1 0\3,).&\ ~.)
"And the people of Jannat will have full-breasted women -..jG..:;))~ j\.iu,4 ~\3 ~ y,\ 0\3,) .&1 <L=...) i.?~~1 J~
who will be equal in age. ,,41 (u::>y.) ~)1 ~- 520 110: ;;~\ ;;y.:J\
The breasts of these women will be round like Miqdad narrates that Rasulullah said, "Every
pomegranates and they will never sag down because person who dies as a result of miscarriage or of old age
these women will never become 01d.42 or of middle age will be resurrected at the age of 33. If
he/she is from the people of Jannat, then he/she will
39 (Tabrani) have the form of Adam ~\, the appearance of Yusuf
~\, and the heart of Ayyub ,,44
40 (Mirqat 9/576 - AI-Maktabat AI-Haqqaniyat, MuItan)
41 (78:33)
43 (Sahih Muslim)
42 (Hadiyul Arwah 267)
44 (Abu Ya'Ia, BayhaqI)
32 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
33 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
The people of Jannat will never grow old and will
Ibn Abi Dunya relates that Yazid Ar-Raqashi said,
remain permanently at the age of 33. The wisdom
"I have heard that a light will shine in Jannat, and every
behind this age is that a person is at the height of his
part of Jannat will start shining because of this light.
physical strength and his body parts are fully developed.
Someone will ask, 'Where did this light come from?' It
Therefore, he/she can experience maximum pleasure
from the bounties of Jannat. will be said to him, 'One hur smiled at her husband.'
The narrator Salih says," A man from the c'Jrner of
J\j u\ u-l!~..b.ll fi~ JI~4 4\:
J\j ~ ill\ J~-J u\ ~ ~I LP the gathering started screaming and continued to scream
(41 I) ~ 0\ j.J ~ ~I p.1 ~\ ~ y. Ij! -J u.-...-J:H wi Ij~ until he died. ,,48
Anas narrates that Rasulull:lh said, "I came to The beautiful faces of the women of Jannat
Yusuf ~\ and he was given half of all beauty. ,,45
Allah ~ says,
By combining these two hadith, we can conclude that
u4~ ~-J ~ './1 ~ ~ u~ ~.JP.~
"In these gardens there will be women with good
each man and woman of Jannat will have the beauty of character and beautiful faces. Then which of the bounties
half the people of this world. This will be the minimum
of your Lord will you both [man and Jinn] deny?"49
beauty of the people of Jannat, as they will always be
increasing in beauty. A human being has his own understanding of beauty
which is confined to his limited and deficient knowledge.
A'ta Salami said to Malik bin Dinar "Definitely,
Allah ~ - in his infinite knowledge and wisdom - has
there is a particular hur in Jannat upon whose beauty the
described these women as beautiful, so we can imagine
people of Jannat boast and brag. If Allah ~ had not
how beautiful these women must be!
allowed death for the people of Jannat, they would die
because of her beauty. "46
/
Hakim met another person and asked him, "Do you
have any desire for the hurs?" He said, "No." Hakim
then told him, "Desire them, because the light on their
faces is from the light of Allah." The man fell
unconscious and was taken to his home. The narrator of
the incident adds· that we visited to this person for one
month after this incident [to console him during his
sickness] .47
45 (Sahih Muslim)
46 (Hactiyul Arwith pg. 277) 4R (Hfldiyul Arwith pg. 277)
47 (Hitdiyul Arwith pg. 277
49 (55 :70)
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34 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
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beauty of J annat
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Anas narrates that Rasulullah said, "Definitely, the Abu Hurayrah .said to Said ibn Musayyab, "I ask
inhabitants of Jannat will visit a market every Friday. A Allah that he joins me and you in the market of Jannat. .
northerly wind will blow and it will spread [goodness] . They will be enjoying themselves in Allah's company
when suddenly a cloud will come over them and rain
upon their faces and clothes, causing them to increase in
upon them a perfume which they will have never smelt
beauty. They will then return to their wives after having
before. Then our Lord will say to them, I Rise to the
become more beautiful than they were before. Their
honour which I have prepared for you and take whatever
wives will say to them, 'We swear by Allah, you have
you desire. I They will find a market surrounded by
definitely increased in beauty.' They will also say to angels. In this marketplace, there will be what no eye
their wives, 'We swear by Allah, you have also has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart has imagined.
increased in beauty _,50 They will take whatever they desire without any buying
~ ,j\~.::J ~ ~ 0\ ~\ JL...I~\ u.: ~ J'J ~ ~..HJA 41 0\ or selling. The people of Jannat will meet each other in
~ ~lj ~ ~ ~ J'J : J'J 01 ~! ~..uJ1 .fi~ ~I J~ this market. A person with a good appearance will come
~ J'J ~ ~J ~ 4.1 \J~ ~ ~ ~ ~~u ~~ 6A A..:b.... b,fore one who is less beautiful than him - no one will
~\ LA \J~ ~Ifll 6A r-SJ ~.l$.\ LA~! \-.9A~ ~ J :F-~J J~ have a bad appearance. The second person will like the
~ J~ ~! 0~\ J:;.iJ~ LA ~ ~~l ~ uL.. ~ 'J~ 0J~ J'J clothes and appearance of the first person, and before
J tl+.! ~ ~\ LA W~ J'J ,,:,~I ~ ~ ~ J 01S~1 ~ they finish speaking, his appearance will become better
~yl J:¥ J'J ~ ~ ~l Jkl\~ J~I .a\j ~ J (.S~ ':11 than the first person This is because it is not appropriate
(.S~ LA ~J~~.l ~ LA J <liJ..lY. 6A ~ ~yJI ~j..WI Jj for anyone to be unhappy in Jannat. Then we will return
~, \ ~ _ ~~t~.~. - _
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to our houses and our wives will receive us saying,
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,Q ,.- ' J <li.4 'Welcome. Definitely, you have come to us adorned
~l J J~\ 6A ~ 0\ J d-:- .Ill ~I J Lp..JA u.I¥ ~IJjlul-a\~,:Q with more beauty and perfume than before.' The dweller
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of Jannat will say, 'Today we were in the company of
our Lord, so it is rightful that we return in such a [good]
condition. ,,,51
50 (Sahih Muslim)
Jt.2~\ Aj ~ ~ 4.ALA\ ~ : ~ ~I ~ • ..I~ 0:l1~ away from her, she will ~::em 70 times more beautiful to
~ ~LL J ~~\ J ~\~! J 4lltl.... ;U~ o-J..I()A Y> J him. It will be said to him, 'Look' and he will look .
~ • . ~ w• U-Ie ~. W· W~ 1.,~
'"I\"::"" ~ \~ ~ • ~ \ ~ •• 0Y-,*
- ~ . Then it will be said to him, 'Your kingdom is the
0~ J#. ~ 0Y-,* ~l ~ 0Y-,* JS ~ ~I~ 0Y-,* ~l distance of one hundred years which the eye can see."
~~ ~IJ.? LJAlW..I! ....i.I~JJ J [IJj\ J JY-" 0Y-,* JS ~ 1.Sy..'J1 Ibn Masu'd says that Umar said," 0 Ka'b, didn't
o¥ J .ulj4 lAl¥ 4J.b. ~I-JJ ()A ~Lu. ~ I.S,~ 'i.b. 0~ ~ you listen to what Ibn Masu'd said regarding the
.u Jt:¥ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~,'..Ijl ~I-..FI ~ ~-..F\ Ijl t+l1j4 lowest level of Jannat.? [If the lowest level is such], then
~ Jt.2Jt.2~~ o~ I"'li 4JLAo~ &la Jj Jt:¥ u~ u~1 ,I how will the highest level of Jannat be?' Ka'b
~ ';/ j...i.A ~\ ~ \ ~.l\ C? yC y ..I.p 1"'\ 0:l\ I.l:i.b.:! LA ~ ';/\ answered, "That which no eye has seen and no ear has
~ AlII 0\ ~ 0..11 ';/ J ~\-J c.J:iC ';/ LA ~).JI .J:!-'ll Y J~ ~~I
1[1
heard. I have heard that Allah has created a house and
~ ~~'JI J ~I~\ J [IJj'J\ ()A ~W LA 1# ~ 1)..1 ~ o.jSj placed in it as many wives, fruits, and drinks as He
0:'\ o\,;U - ~~I ()A o~ ';/ J Ji..>A- ';/.a...9J..:.. ()A..I.:I.\ lAlJ:!~~! willed. Then he sealed it shut so no one can see it; not
l.r" 0 -.?-I 3 lc. y9 y -l.J"-'-"A 0:'1 LP 1~ rSl::J\ .3 ~I y.hl\ .3 4i..ll\ (,?"\
even the angels. ,,52
rSl::J\ JL9 .3 ~ ~ w~yo o-.?-1~) \).1 0b. oJ:.j J-?'&\ uJl .u~
).1 589 /4 : (J.~'.~"
~\\ ~ ~-J..l.i.u..J\) -lli....,i/\ ~ ,&\ 4...A:>..J
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cllYJ J# oJ#. ~L...J ~.l\ 12l! ..,.k.!1.S¥ J# ~41II~ ~..I\
(342/ 1 0: ~\) ~ Y. 3 ~':1\..ll\ ..llh (,?"\ Y> lA: ~ .Yo ~ <ill.~ Jt.2"Ji;. J.UL..\ ';/ ~..I\ 01 ~---4- J
Abdullah Ibn Masu'd narrates that RasUlullah ~ said, \-I• -J w_ J'.'~~.~
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"[The person in the lowest level in Jannat] will go ~~ J clly J,J~"oJ#. ~L.:..:i';/ ail r&'Y r-lJ\ ~~ \~ ~..I\
forward until the palace is opened for him. He will be in 4J~ 4lS ~I~\ &) ~.l:l ~ <ill.~ Jt.2oJ#. cl.lLu.1 ';/ ~..I\ 01
a hollow pearl and the roofs, doors, locks, and keys will J# ~ iillW, LA J# Aj ~ I.SY> ol-J\j~ JJl31~ ~-J ~ ~
~ UJ\ ~ 0LA~ UJ\ 4.11 .) J1l0LA~ lA.l1J# ..r..J ~I
also be made from pearl. This palace will face a [large]
~l: .u ~ ~ lAlW..I!I.S J:! W lAl~\ I.S J:! 4..l...Jl0~ 0:L~ JS ~
green jewel will red lining in which there will be 70
doors. Every door will lead to another green jewel with
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an inner lining. Every jewel will lead to another jewel ~Jw ~ ~':l 4J J.jA; J ~ ~ cl.lj ~ ~ ~\ (.}"ls.I\
with a different colour. In every jewel there will be
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thrones, wives, and female slaves. The lowest wife from
4...A:>..J ...?-"" 0:'\ ..h~1...:,J1JL9 ,~ 4.,1~ \.J 0:' Jl.::......,J 0 13.J - ~~\ ~Lu. ~
amongst his wives will be a hur with large and lovely kJ
- 47/ 10: 4W\ y1\.b.J\) wtlj .uL,...J .3 ~ ~ .lli....,) \~ '&1
eyes. She will be wearing 70 layers of clothes through I}I wG,.:j)) ~ o-lli....,j ,&\ 4...A:>..J ~ -»'-'" yll JL9 3 (:is.. ~\ :\+&JI
which the marrow of her leg can be seen. Her inside will (341/10: o?1 o~1
be a reflection of him and his inside will be a reflection
of her. (There will be complete harmony between them
and their hearts will be united in love) When he turns
52 (Ibn Abi Dunya, Tabrf:mi, Hakim)
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39 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
Abdullah Ibn Masud narrated this hadith to U'mar ibn
AI-Khattab "A door of Jannat will be opened for [the clothes through which the marrow of her leg can be
seen. ,,53
last person to enter Jannat), and he will say, '0 my Lord,
enter me into this door.' AW'th will tell him, '0 My slave, Chapter 8: The beautiful voices and
it is possible that if I enter you through this door, you will
ask Me for something else.' He will reply,' I take the oath singing of the maidens of Jannat
of Your majesty and grandeur that I will not ask You for ~ ~l ~l [IJj\
6! : ~ ~I JY-"-JJ~: J~ ~ ~ 6:1 r:.P
anything else if You enter me in this door.' He will enter ~ : lA.46! J
A..;i ~ .u.\ ~ LAwl~\ ~L:
.l::1§ ~IJj\
this door and while he is amazed with what is in this first A..;i lA.46! J 6~1 ;;~ 6s~
~ ('Ifi ('~ [IJj\ 6~\ wl.JP-lI
door, another door will be opened. The contents of the first ~ w~1 ~ J..ull..i ~ WWA~I~ J ~ ~ wljJG...\1~
door will;eem trivial to him and he will ask Allah again, ill\ ~.J l5 .JiLJ\ Jl9 3 ~I 3.hu, }11 cs9 ~I y..b.ll ol.v - ~
'0 my Lord, enter me through this door.' AW'th will tell ill1 ~.J ~\ Jl9 3 (538 /4 : c4jJ\)~\ 0\3.J ~13.J
him, 'Didn't you say that you will not ask Me for anything (419/ 10 : ~I) ~I J4-.J <\J4-.J
else?' The person will say, 'I take the oath of Your majesty Ibn U'mar narrates that RasUlullah said,
and grandeur that I will not ask You for anything else.' In "Definitely, the wives of the people of Jannat will sing
this way, he will enter four more doors; each time asking for their husbands with the most beautiful voices that
to be entered into the new door. Then, he will be greeted
anybody has ever heard. One of their songs will be, 'We
by a person who is radiating with light. Upon seeing him,
are the women with good character and beautiful faces.
the dweller of Jannat will fall in prostration before him.
Weare the wives of noble husbands who look at us with
The person with light radiating from him will ask the
person, 'What is the matter with you?' He will answer, the coolness of their eyes.' Another song will be, 'We
are the immortal women; we will never die. We are the
'Are you not my Lord?" The person radiating with light
will say, 'I am just one servant out of your thousand women full of security; we will never get scared. We are
servants who oversee your one thousand palaces.' Between ~ the women who will always remain forever, we will
each palace is the distance of one year and he will be able never leave.' ,,54
to see the farthest palace just as he can see the closest ~ ~ ~I.) J~l 61 : ~ ~l J.J-'"'-J
J~: J~ ~ u-U1r:.P
palace. Then, a door made of green emerald will be opened .hu,)il\3 J4JI cs9-~\y..b.l\ 13.J- ('Ifi [IJj'lll..l:l~ 6~1 J~l ~
for him in which there are 70 doors. In each door there .hu, }11 J4-.J illi"~.J ~I Jl9 3 4iJ\ ~1lJ.!\ 3 ~I 3 ~\ 3
will be wives, cushions, and servants. He will then sit with ~ ~ lJ.!1~.b.ill\ ~.JL,?y...a~\ Jl9 ~(419(1O: ~I) ~3
his wife and she will give him a cup [of wine]. She will say ... 11 0~.. ~II wG.:il)
0Yt""'"' -.-.-11 013.J. 1'0':1
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3
to him, ,You have increased in beauty 70 times from the (477/10
time I gave you this cup.' He will say to her, 'You have
also increased in beauty 70 times from the time you gave
I
me this cup.' She will be wearing 70 different pairs of I
III1I
!
53 (Ishaq bin Rahway
54 (Tabrani)
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THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
Anas narrates that RasuluUah ~ said, "The hurs of Chapter 9: The perfect and most loving
Jannat will sing, 'We are beautiful women who have wives
been given to honorable husbands. I ,,55
A wife who is a perfect match
J~I
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Allah ~ says,
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"And so it will be, and we will join them with the
J ~\ yhJ\ D\.U - Aill U"':l~ -J.&l ~ ~l-J-.J ~ -J ~l ~ i.JS.l-J
hurs. ,,57
(547 / 10 : 0.-;!;'uJ\ o.lL.ul\ wl.::...:.i!) ~ o.ll.h.,J ,&\ 4..A:.. J ~\ y.l\ J19
Ibn Qayyim mentions that the contract of marriage
between the believers and the hurs is not meant in the
Abu Umamah narrates that Rasulullah ~ said, "Every
verse. Rather, the meaning is that Allah ~ will make the
slave [of Allah] who enters Jannat will have two hurs
women of Jannat perfect pairs and partners for their
sitting by his feet. They will sing with the most beautiful
husbands just as one shoe is made to be a pair for the
voices that humans and jinn have ever heard. Their other.58
singing will not include musical instruments from
The hurs I eagerness and desire to meet their
shay tan, but it will comprise of hymns of praise and husbands
glory for Allah. ,,56
~-.J jQ:l\ l,r.)1I\ ~ -J ~ -J :P .& \ J~ ~ ylLb ~\ &: ~ CP
4..s.J~\ ~t.:Qt:; -J : JtJ ul ~! ~..u..\\ fi~ \.JAj ~\
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(464/10
Ali narrates, "The angels will greet the dweller of
Jannat on the door of Jannat and will say, "Peace be
upon you. You have done well, so enter Jannat in which
you will reside forever. ,,59 Young boys will also greet
57 (44:54)
55 (Tabrani) 58 (Hactiyul Arwah pg. 260)
59 (39-73)
56 (Tabrani)
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them who will be like preserved pearls and scattered and will not even raise their eyes to look at anyone else
pearls. They will inform the dweller of Jannat of what besides their husbands. Another interpretation of this
Allah has prepared for him and will go around serving verse is that these women will be so beautiful that they
him as friends would tend to each other in this world. will keep their husband's glances fixed on them only.
One young boy will say to the dweller of Jannat, 'Be The women of Jannat will also have the same age as
happy, because Allah has prepared for you this-and- their husbands so that they can relate to each other better
this.' Then the boy will go to one wife from amongst the and have a perfect relationship. 63
The love and attachment of the hurs to their
person's wives and tell her that your husband so-and-so
husbands
has arrived (using the same name which he had in this
world). She will be overtaken by joy and will stand on .) ~~j olJAI (.SjJ:i 'il: ~ ~\ Jy....J Jt.2 : Jt.2~ J.A. u.: j~ r:.P
the doorstep saying, 'Did you really see him? ",60 ~~ ~ w! ~ j' dtt.2 <l:~ 'il ~I J~\ ()A ~~j Jt.2 'ill 4-l.i.l\
60 (Ibn Ishaq)
Chapter 10: The number of wives The inhabitants of Jannat will be enlarged in size in
order to gain maximum pleasure from the luxuries of
How many wives will a person have in J:mnat? Jannat. This hadith also proves that one's wife in this
.u UA JJj..iA ~I (fl..ll 61: ~ ~l Jy.u-,;J~ : Jl' ~ ;J.I~ ~\ (P world will remain his wife in the hereafter,
f'.llJ..tJ~ .u 61 J ~L...JI ~~ J t.....lL...J1 ~ ~ J ~4--,;.l &'-" [JJ:I.l ~I ~\ UA ~yl 61 : J~ ~ h:L... u: ~y\ ~ (P
.) yAj (.)."J~ 'l11~\ 'l1 J ~ 4JlAJ~ f'~ JS CIJ:! J ~ (5~ ;;~\J JS J.illy <-& u'l1! ~W J ~ ...a'l1!~) J ~\-,;-.?4J~
UA!J ~J\ ~ w L1ll~! ~ .wI J (5~~1 .) ~ 6J.l ~ JS 3 ~ \.3)y> ,ili\ <I.A.:>.-,;
~\ 0\.9) - 4l.i.l1.) o~ )L ~
w il~! .llJj ,U! ,J p.'lll .) ~ yly1 ~Li1JS~ ~LiJ4J~ A..:y1~\ (563 : J3~\) ~
~ ~ ~9L,0.i.l1
J;bi ~j ~ ~jl J.l y-,; ($.1 Jj4l.w! J .uJI ~ Abdur Rahman bin Sftbit said, "Definitely, a person
~ J 6.~;;~~
~\ J~I ~ .u 61 J~ ($. ~ lA.a d\j ~ in Jannat will marry SOOhCtrs, 4,000 virgins, and 8,000
~w ~ ;;~I~I 61 J 4l.i.l\ ~ '4-IJ) (5y.u A..:IJJ.) .lUJ ~Jj previously married women, He will have sexual
~ w~ 4J~J,ili1 ~J ~\ Jl9j ~i 013J- LY»n ~ ~-,;J§ intercourse with each one for as long as he lived in this
013J,ili1<l.A.:>.J
l,?~~\ Jl9j(400 / 10 : ~\) ~ ~ ~ world, ,,611
(484 / 10 : 0 ~I 0 y.:,J\ ul,.:j)) w~ <G13J3 ~I 3 ~ 3:'\
JJ).l4 ~l ~\ ~.l\ 61 :J~ ~ ~\ Jy.u-,;J~: J~ ~ ~ ~\ (P
Abu Hurayrah narrates that RasUlullah said, "The ~ ~ .u ~ J ~Jj 6~ J 6t:ill1 J f'.llJ..UJj 6J-iW .u 1I\ ($.
person in the lowest level of Jannat will have seven ,JJI.L=.,) l,?i..ji\1 01j) - ~~ J 4:4J1 6:hlW ~jy J ~,->:lj J .J.l~
stpries and he will be on the sixth story below the LS '-;-'>l> ~ Lr.>1-wti uSJ 3 ( 695/4 :(,$i..j.1l1)k.uJ Lr.>0:1~ J-! ~ j
seventh. He will also 300 servants who will bring him l.c",i L;c CI).J ~ L.I 3 ( 509/4: ~ j.1l1),ili1~J l,?JiWl o.fi'.::.
300 plates of food in the morning and evening. The U:!:! ~ ~ yo:"" ,ili\<l.A.:>.J ~I.::JI Jl9 .ill l,?JhJ1~ ~i L;c ~I
plates will be made of gold and silver, and every plate U:' F
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.. "I 3 (212/1' . J c2.l ~\) 1.':\ 3J L9....h,a 3 1.··._
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will have a type of food different from the other. He will o..lc. ~ 3 ,-?i..j.1l\~ 3 6~ Lr.>\c.ill:£ 3 ~
c.ill'.::.S. ~ ~j:i..
enjoy the taste of the last plate just as he enjoyed the ..hgb:J\ 3 ~I '-?'L.';l\ 3 c...~ 3 ~I
-':;'\\. '-,?~ ..hgI.::JI c.ill'.::.S. \\., ,,::,j.d\.=>.i
""1r."
first. The servants will also bring him 300 glasses and ,,~';ll ~~ ~ ~\yJ\
each glass will have a type of drink not found in the Abu Sai'd narrates that RasUlulah said, "The
other. He will enjoy the last glass of drink just as he person who will be in the lowest level of Jannat will
enjoyed the first. He will ask Allah, '0 my Lord, if you have 80,000 servants and 72 wives. A palace made of
permit me to feed and give drink to all the people of the pearls, emeralds, and rubies will be raised for him
world, this would not decrease my kingdom in the least [whose length and width] will be the distance between
bit.' The person of Jannat will also have 72 wives from Al-Jabiyah67 (A city in Syria)' and Sana' (A city in
the hurs besides his wives from the world, and one of Yemen)."
them will have the width of one mile. ,,65
(,(,(Bayhaqi)
l
46 47 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
The distance between these two cities is approximately Chapter 11: Huw to gain more wives in
2,150 kilometres. Thus, we can imagine how great and
big this palace will be!
Jannat
The ahadith mention different amounts of wives for each Controlling one's anger
person in Jannat. In Sahih Bukhari it is mentioned, ul uk- -JJl§ ~ t.¥ ~
-.9 (.)A : Jl§ A ~l ul ~ ~l 6: jl£.4 UC
"Every person will have two wives." However, there is ~ ~4il1 ("-J:: J.l~1 i.J"-.9.J-J ~ ~~ -.9 <lj~ ~l o\.pJ o~
no contradiction between this hMith and other ahMith .ili\ <Lo.::..j JL§ j t?~y1I.J .l.JI.lYo! 01.J..)- s:-W:.1..4 ~I -J~l (.)A o~
which state a person will have more than two wives. ( 3 72/ 4 : t? ~ J-'-''-:-l:!.r
..:11) '. ~ '-l:!
".l.=:..
Hafiz ibn Hajar mentions that one interpretation of Mu'adh bin Anas narrates that RasUlullah said,
this hadIt11is that two is the minimum number of wives a
"He who swallows his anger despite being able to
person will have. Another interpretation is that the express it, Allah will call him in front of the entire
number two is also used in the Arabic language for a creation and allow him to choose whichever hth he
large quantity and greatness of something. Thus, the desires. ,,71
meaning here is not to fix an exact amount and limit for
the number of wives a person will have.6g Mulla Ali Good deeds
Qari says that the best interpretation is that the two
wives mentioned in this hadith refer to the women of this Imam Razi mentions that Allah ~ will give a believer
world and each person will have a minimum of 72 as many wives as Allah ~ desires for every good deed
wives; 70 from the hurs and 2 from the humans. (,9 that the believer does. 72 The exact number of wives for
Where will a believer live with all his wives? each person will vary according to a person's obedience
to Allah ~ and his level in Jannat. Thus, we should try
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to do as many good deeds in this world in order to enter
u~ u~1 \+.!.9 ~~ ~ u~ s:-LwJi .) lfJ-Jb JJ~ ;;~I-.9
'(3243) I..S..) WI/4...l.b
.•• ~ ..... _ ~ , ~-
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'•. tl ~d ,t<""_
Jannat
-----~
and thereafter gain as many wives as possible.
.. (7158) ~
Abu Musa narrates that Rasulullah said,
"Definitely, in Jannat there will be a mansion made from
a hollow pearl whose height in the sky is 60 miles (111
kilometers). The believer will have wives in this
mansion and he will go to them. These wives will not
see each other. ,,70
70 (Sahi'h Bukhiiri, Sahi'h Muslim) n (Tafsi'r Razi 15/168 - Daru] Fikr, Beirut)
48 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T 49 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
Allah describes the women of Jannat as, ..) u~l....J ~! ~\ iiI\ J Y-".1 Y J.!§ : Jl2 u. ~ oJ:!jkl 0-:1\ (p
" L:lyl L:-.P ~ ~y\ 6i" oJ::-: ~ 1.5.i.\\J Jl2 ~ ~l ~
y.iJ..l1 ..) W ~\
"Loving in nature and equal in age. ,,73 ~ ~I\ .. 3 )j,J\ 3 ~ r.i·013.1 - ~\.1~ tiLa~! o~l~\ ol.iiJ\ ..)
-
Some scholars have translated the word u'rub in two .b y:;, ~ l.?~ ~.J.::JI IiA, J~.1 .5 ,&\ 4..=..1 (,?'"".JiJ1hl)1 ~ Jt.S
~\ybJ\ J~.1'&1 ~.) ~\ Jl3.5 (300 : ("\3,)';1\ l.?.J\"':")~\
ways. One interpretation is that they have intense love
Jl3 j (417 /10: ~\) ~ ~ 3 '-,-l\j; 01 ~ yC ~I J~.)
foc their husbands and the other interpretation is that
they are skillful at having sex with their husbands.74
(485/2: Jy. ~ .o.:,\3j~) ~,&\ ~J ~ 01\ ..h9L::J\
Abu Hurayrah narrates that RasUlullah was asked,
Sexual intercourse only with virgins "Will we have sexual intercourse with our wives in
Allah ~ says, Jannat?" He answered, "A person will have sexual
intercourse with 100 virgins in one morning. ,,77
6L:ki ~.1 ~'iT ~ ~ 64- 'i J ~ u-Jl ~ rJ
"No human or jinn has touched [these women] before. He will find his wife a virgin every time he comes
Then which bounty of your Lord will you both [humans
to her
and jinns] deny?,,75 1.5.i.\\J :Jl2 ~\ ..) \.hi\ ~ ill\ JY-".1 ~ :Jl2 ~ oJ:!jkl 0-:1\ (p
~\ ~ - \.JS..:"" o~ ~.1 ~ ("l2 \j\-9 ~..1 ~j o~ ~
The reason for these women being virgins is because a (246/ 9: u~';1\)'&\ 4..=..) u4-=>--
person generally derives more pleasure in having sexual Abu Hurayrah narrates that RasUlullah was asked,
intercourse with them. As mentioned above, Allah ~ "Will we have sexual intercourse in Jannat?" He
will also make all the human women into virgins in answered, "By the oath of that being in whose hands my
Jannat. Imam Razi also says in the commentary of this life is, yes. [Sexual intercourse will be with] hard
verse that Allah ~ mentions sexual intercourse of the pushes. When one of us completes the task of
world with indirect words. However, in this verse he has intercourse with his wife, she will once again become a
virgin and a pure woman. ,,78
73 (56:39)
IX (lhl1 Hibban)
50 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 51 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
-----.---
Complete satisfaction of sexual desire with pearls. This bed will be made of 70 different types
of silk. He will place his hand between her two
: JL9 ~ S-J:!~ iftl UC Jl.aJ"j1 l.JA~J UC ~~I ~ 6: ~ UC
shoulders and he will see his hand through her clothes,
~) Aj~ ~~I fij,2 ~~\ l.JAUllb ~ ~ ~ ~ .ilil Jy...-J LW.b.
skin, and flesh. He will see the marrow of her leg just as
~ ~I~j~ uJC~ ~.l.ll ~ ~! 14 ~l: ~ 'illl ~ : JL9 Ul
U;!-l.l..I
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a person can see the thread inside a ruby. His inside will
be a reflection of her and her inside will be a reflection
l.JA~ ~ ~f'.ll';': .l.l~l.JA~~.ili1 ~ ~~~j ~~
l.JA lj~ ~ ~ ~~':;I ~ ~.l;1 ~.l.ll ~ .ilil l4l.l~ .ilil Wul
of him. He will be in this condition; he will not become
~ (JJ'.l..l....u ~ 4~j u~ 4\;~ Sljl\l: ~ ~j l.JA-J:!Y-"~ ~~l.;!
bored of her and she will not become bored of him.
9-)~1 0A . llll.l.t...::l·
-J 0A 0 .l.J•• If, II ~.t:.~. ~"I ~•• n~(·I...J:H0 .l.J
_ ~ . ~ "- (j~, - I Every time he comes to her, he will find her to be a
r ~
If, \1~<.b.lt:.~·W\';;L...·'it"' 1:A If, \It:.~.t4J1
~ ~ \~•• _\ ~ llll.l.b. • ~ 1"\l'":'_
•• \1j virgin. His sexual organ will not tire and her sexual
'lIllll.l.ic -JA ~ Sly <U llll¥ ~ Sly 4J o¥ w~~1 ~ ~ ~I organ will also not experience any difficulty. [While he
~ ';1 ~ ofij ~ 14 9-IJ~ llll~~ ';1) oy ~~ ';1 ~ 4.1.J ~ ~ is in this condition], someone will announce, 'We have
-j 4J1 ';1\. V"'-' L~ ';1 ~ V"'-' L~ ';1 ..1,j1 U2~,e. ~ ul ($ .I'~, jl .1lls. .:r .1>. ~ __ 1. ~ L;; known that you will not get bored and you will not make
.l1.: S.b.I~ o.b.l~ ~~ [~ llll~ 4\~Ji .1l Ul ';1) ~ ';1 ~ ~ her bored. Both the man and woman will not experience
~I ~ LA~ ~ ~l ~ ~I ~ 14 .ilil~ w.\L9O.b.\~ 9-4 t....IS ejaculation of sperm. You will have other wives besides
JIJi J ;;LJ:-" ~ ,&1 A....=..) t?'JiLJl j~) - ~..uJ\ ~ ~I ,-;=! ~ her.' He will go to the other wives one by one.
cr. i' U:' e'\J 'c1c~I:\.,\
U:'.. ,,' JJ lY','4...lUS· Y. j ~ , ~ ~, ,,1\ J ~ L, ~ I 0 IJJ Whenever he will go to a wife, she will say to him, "1
~ JIJi J ~ 0! ~ LJ:- j~j cr.! 0! -':!)1 0! ~ LJ:- jy..;1 c-9\ J ""-!
swear by Allah, there is nothing in Jannat more beloved
~ oL:w J olJ ;;~llJ.iY c-9\) cr.! 0! c-9IJ0! J,cL.u.,,\ '-;-Jt6J\ pi to me than you. ,,79
J~ t?'JW\ ~ I~ ~ J rW\ ~! ~ ~ lji.,jiJl JIJi j c-:- v- y... ll.IF!..S't""'
4.h.l\'~.';"'\I.·.e.J'
• i..5"" cw, '~\I'\U JA ~. u.: r::-- v-
~.I... ~ r..r'1.hl\~~."II··'e.
~
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0! J ~..wl \ik, j <Lo~ 4..1 0 j\ Y! .h.,l..11 A....=.. J ~..\..o.ll ~ yo 0! ..h9loJ\ 0\ JJ - ~ .. wll ~ ~ ~- ""I 14 4..UL~
.. - - ';1 ~ ~ J ,~ .. ';1 ~
wlii ~lu,i LJ:- 0P ljJY ~ 14 ~w ~ ~ U.o ojl1u) ~ 0\.S ~ L:;, 4..1..1 I_:-=- J l.?,.J:!-'-"=' yJI JIJi j tiL:,. cr.! 0!1 J ~U cr.! 0! G yJ
(wjY:'~1 ~I )j-141 : ~~\) "0~I ;;y.OJ\ - wl:...:i!) ~ ~ 0\..,t::.. 0!1 01JJ J ~ cr.! ~.b.. U.o
Muhammed ibn Ka'b Al-Qurazi narrates from a / (570 : JJ.o,JI) wG:; 4..14-J J.." yo ..11 A....=.. J ~~I JlJij (473/ 10:
person of the Ansar (people of Madinah) that '::li J..".J:! 'i <\..i\ ~\:jjl "O..l\..c l.JA W y::- 0\..9 ..1\ ~ J y>o-=>- 0!\ ,b9l:,J\ JIJi
Rasulullah said, "I take the oath of that Being who l)fi.b..\ .YO j Jl.:l:,.,'::!\ ('L¥ ~j1l1 ~) ufi.l.:>..A.l\ J~ ~~ 4..9:iLJ:-
sent me with the truth, you are not more acquainted with ~<\.k,y
1".11" ") J"Y~j~ 1.,,'.\j j.JA.::..\
\.i.l.ho ~!, .. 0~J-'"j~'<1\ ."cIUI
your wives and houses than the people of Jannat. A (41 : cy:u fl\ ~
person of Jannat will come to 72 wives which Allah llaylham At-Tai and Salim bin A'mir relate that
specially created in Jannat (hurs) and 2 human wives . RasCilullah was asked regarding sexual intercourse in
The human wives will have virtue over the [hurs] ./(IIJWII. He said, "It will be with a powerful desire and a
because they worshipped Allah in the world. He will
come to the first of his wives in a room made of rubies.
[They will be on a] bed made of gold which is adorned 7<) (AbC! Ya'la)
52 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T 53 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
penis which does not tire. Definitely, a person will have A horse will be brought to them with a saddle and reins.
sex with a woman for 40 years. [During this time] he (It will be ready to ride). This horse will not excrete and
will not move away and nor will he tire. He will have nor will he urinate. They will ride this horse until they
sexual intercourse as much as his soul will desire and his reach the place which Allah desires. Then, they will
eyes will find pleasure in." (Harth bin Ab' lmah, Ibn u~ come to a cloud which will contain is what no eye has
Ab! Hatim) RO seen and no ear has heard. The people of Jannat will ask
r+JI ~I ~\ ~ 0A O! : J\] ~ ~I J~-.J 01 ~La 0: ~ UC this cloud to rain upon them [whatever they desire]. The
4~ t.b~ ~I ~ 0~3:! r+JI J ~I J y\.h.JI ~ OJ-.JJIJ.:i:! cloud will continuously rain upon them [whatever they
J.=:.3 y;. ~\ ~L.';,~ I~ ~ 4JJ:IS~ J~ 'J J ~JY'J 4.L. desire] until they receive that which they never
t?~l OJ.l# ~ oj! 'J J wl-.J UP- 'J LA ~ 4.:G..uJI ~ ~~ imagined. Then, Allah will send a gentle wind and it
l.:...;!) .0JI (,'i ~lAi J~ dlj ~ ~ ~ p..J1 JIJ:! W ~ will spread mounds of musk on their right and left. They
OJJ.:..~ ~W 0C J r+J~i 0C ~ 0A \..j~ ~ ~j)A ~ will apply this musk on the foreheads and necks of their
~) JSj J ~Jj-.J ~ J ~.)~ ~ J ~J:P. ~I"'; ~ ~I
.) J r-~I dl:i .) cl......JIdlj ~
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people of Jannat will visit one another on swift animals. say , 'Yes, I swear by my Lord.' Then, it is possible that
he becomes preoccupied with her for 40 years [having !I
sexual intercourse]. [During this time], he will not turn Ii,;
RO Hafiz bin Hajar ~ says that if the Tabi' (Person who saw the his attention elsewhere and will not leave. His only "II
Sahabah) sometimes does not mention the final narrator of the hadith, ',1
being acceptable and un-acceptable. However, such a narration LJ.ll~ ~ r-Sp...101 OJ..yy
(known as mursal) is accepted un-conditionally according to the
scholars of KOJa, the followers of the Mftliki school of thought, and
according to one view of Imam Ahmad.
RI (Ibn Ab! Dunya)
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)L.,y> c:l).~1 0!1 oI3~- w~jA ($.)~ ~~\ '+' r:).}.'-J ~j ~I the people of Jannat will eat and drink." Rasulullah
illI ~J ~~I Jl9 / (u3J:!-:l ~I ~I )j-
486 : ~yl '-;-JL:lS) said, "By the oath of that being in whose hands my life
bye 3 ~ (,?IYJ ~.J." 'J 3 ~I UC 'J! h~ Ul.~ 'J L"" oy.-i 31 is, every person in Jannat will be given the power of 100
'-:-':!J.J::J) J..., yo ~ lY> t~yJI ul 'Jl (,?"-J1.:iJl ~ J~ 1:05;3 Wi ~ J-" <.::..JS men in eating, drinking, and sexual intercourse. "S4
(100: (,?31)1
Kathir Ibn Murrah says, "Amongst the 'extra' Since a person will have many wives in Jannat, Allah
bounties of Jannat (referring to a verse of the Qurfm will increase the sexual power of the men of Jannat so
which says, "And we have extra by Us [for the people of that they can completely satisfy their desires.
Jannat] ") is a cloud which will come over the inhabitants
of Jannat. The cloud will say to them, 'What do you
wish tl at I rain upon you?' Whatever they wish for will
be rained upon them." Kathir said, "If Allah gives me
the opportunity, I will definitely ask the cloud to rain for
me beautiful women. ,,32 H3
.!ncreased ability for sexual intercourse
the Sahabah) in such an topic which could not have been determined
by a person's logic and deduction is equivalent to a hadith which is
directly from Rasulullah except that it will be in a mursal in his 84 (Tirmidhi, Ahmad, Bazzar, Nasal)
right.
56 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 57 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
Chapter 13: Will there be childbirth in Chapter 14: A Shahid (Martyr) and his
Jannat?
special virtue with the maidens of
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j (320/2 : ~y\) ~ o..lli.u.j at! 4...0..::...) t?.)~\ Jl§ 3 6~')I! :(h
(146: ~ l.>:'J ~\
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Abu Sa'eed Khudri narrates that RasululHlh said,
"When a believer desires a child in Jannat, the
...?-"'- i.J.!1 ~b..\1 Jl§ 3 (293/5 : ~I) u~ ~I pi 3 ~I J4..) atl
( 1616: t?.)41I~) ~ o..lli.u.j 3 ~\pl 3 ~I 0\3,) atl "'-=-.J
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pleasure. This is why there is no ejaculation of sperm 4. A crown of honor will be placed on his head. One
during sexual intercourse in Jannat because it would end I'llhy from this crown is better than the world and all it
L'( lI11ains.
!
the pleasure. However, when the people of Jannat desire
children, they will immediately receive children. This is .').IIc will marry 72 wives from the hurs. II
II
85 (Tirmidhl) 0(' (Tirmidhl, Ahmad, Tabranl) 1'1.'
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58 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
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The hurs eagerness to meet their martyred husbands ju\ ~-J LS-J~\ JIJi 3 cs-i1y.bl1 0\3-J - LUj Ul~ J.jQ.:i -J d.l UIJ§.u
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(U3Y-! Mujahid narrates that Yazid bin Shajarah - one of
those people whos~ actions agree with their speech -
AbCI Hurayrah narrates that someone mentioned the
delivered a khutbah (sermon) and said, "When the
martyrs by RasUlullfth and he said, "Before the
people are arranged in rows for Salah and when they are
ground can dry from the blood of the martyr, his two
arranged in ranks for combat, the doors of Jannat opened
wives rush to him as if they are a breast-feeding camel
and the doors of hellfire are locked. The hurs beautify
who has found her lost child in an empty and barren
themselves and watch the battle. When a person heads
land. Each woman will have a pair of clothes in her hand
towards the enemy, they make dua' (invocation) to Allah
which will be better than the world and all it contains. "X7
to help him. When a person runs away from the enemy,
This is an example to show that the love and excitement they conceal themselves from him and make dua' to
of the hurs for their martyred husbands will be like that !\ IIflh to forgive him and to destroy the enemy. The hurs
of a breast-Jeeding camel who has found her baby camel. S;IY to the fighters, 'May our parents be sacrificed for
Another interpretation is that the tenderness and YOII, don't disgrace us.' The first drop which is spilled
compassion of the hurs for their husbands will be like 01 the fighter's blood wipes out all his previous sins. His
that of the mother-camel who - out of her love for her two wives from the hurs come down to him and wipe the
child - protects it from the sun in a barren land in which dill from his face. Trey say to him, 'May we be
there is no shade. c;;ll'li fil'l'd for you.' He says to them, "May also be I
,c;;lnllil'cd for you. ,,88
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60 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T 61 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T
Anas narrates that a black man came to Rasulullah battle." He then asked, "Are they acquiring wealth?"
and said, "0 Messenger of Allah, I am a black man with Someone told him, "Yes. They are acquiring booty and
bad body odour and an ugly face. I c1on't have any afterwards it is distributed among them. " He
wealth. If I fight against these people U' ,til l am killed, immediately went to his young camel, tied a rope to its
where will I be? RasUlullflh said, "In Janna1." So he leg, and joined RasUlullah and his Companions. He
fought until he was killed. The Prophet came to him tried to bring his camel close to Rasulullah but the
and said, " Indeed Allah has brightened your face, made Companions prevented him. Rasulullah thereafter
a good smell emerge from your body, and has increased said, "Allow the person from Najd to come closer to me,
your wc(l!th." The Prophet said to him or to someone because - by the oath of Allah - he is from the kings of
else, "Definitely I saw his wife from the hurs take off Janna1." The bedouin then fought the enemy in the battle
his wool cloak and come between him and his cloak. ,,89 and was killed. The Prophet was informed about him
and came to him. He sat by his head smiling happily,
0~~J.! <l:~\ ~ ~ ~ i.ft\y::.\ ~~ j4 u+U\ 0\ ~ y&- 6:\ CP and then he turned away. We said, "0 Messenger of
~!Iiill\ J-.9-'-".J~ i'ftll ~
Jill ~LpJI ()4 ~\.j ~ly::.~l ~.) ~jil\ Allah. We saw you smiling happily, and then you turned
~ <iJ ~ I.' u:c.y::. ()4 ~ JI1e ~jill 0~~J.! <l:~\
0~ 4i.i11 away." He said, "I was happy because of the great
.JLu. ~ ~U .u ~l ~ ~\ fi: r:.»: ~ ~ ~Wi.ll 0~ honour of his soul to Allah ~, and I turned away
~ o.JS..:0~..I~~<l:~\ ~ ~ ill\ J-.9-'-".J~l ofiH -J-i~ ~ ~ because his wife from the hurs is by him now. ,,90
~l ~~ u-J oUl o~ ~ L9.llI~ L9~\ .) 1~..Iill\ J-.9-'-".JJI1e
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lill <Lo..::...) ~40..l.l1 J~ ) ( 273 / 2 : ~ fll) ~ oj\..h.,j lil\ <Lo..::..) ',,-
o.l\..h.,! lill <Lo..::...) ~l:!-"..l.l\ L)-"WI 0:>\J~ -3 (520 : ~\) ~ o.l\..h.,j
(767/2: Jly:;,';l\ t.)L::u,) ~
Ibn Umar narrates that RasUlullah and his
Companions once passed by a bedouin's tent on their
way to a battle. The bedouin lifted the side of the tent
and said, "Who are these people?" Someone told him,
"RasUluliah and his Companions are on their way to a
The importance of praying for Jannat We should try to learn this simple dua' and use it to ask
for J annat. There will be more blessing in this dua
0-<>~ )~I L. : ~ iiJ\ Jy.u-.JJIj : JIj ~ OJ:!Y ~1l.F because it narrated from a Sahabi who recited in front of I
~ )~I u)l9 c.B~ d l.;-J -.J Y -.J\jjl ujlj ':1 wi y J C:Lu> -.J\jjl Rasulullah
I
01 l.;-J -.J Y ~I ujlj ':1)wi y C:Lu> ~l ~ JL ':1 ~l.9
-.3 0 The importance of worldng towards Jannat
~-JliA.lI J~ -J ~ .9:11 ol-J-J - ~I 4.b...ll.9 ~L u)l9 c.B~ No one from amongst LIS has a guarantee that he will 1
4: ~ ~I) ~ -J (,?-J~l .b~ ~ o·J~J AlII ~-J reach .Iannat. One hadlth in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih 1[11
u~....
~.... II .k~ ~
wo o..l~! AlII ~-J ~~..l.ll J~ -J ( 450/ Muslim mentions that a person will do the actions of the
~ .b~ ~ -J AlII ~-J ~ 6:1 J~ -J ( 673: ~I) people of .Iannat until he is only a hand-span away from
.Iannat. Then, what is written for him will overtake him
(184: ~ 6:'J ~\~) I
and he will cIa the actions of the people of Hell until he
enters into hell. It is true that Allah has guaranteed to
AbG Hurayrah narrates that RasGluWih said, "When
a person seeks refuge from Hell seven times, Hell says to eventually enter into Jannat anyone who recites the
I
Allah, '0 my Lord, Your slave so-ancI-so sought refuge Kalimah with sincerity, but no believer has a guarantee
from me, so give him refuge.' When a person asks for that he will leave this world in a state of iman. Therefore, II,
Jannat seven times, Jannat says to Allah, '0 my Lord, it is necessary for every believer to constantly work to
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Your slave so-and-so asked for me, so enter him into please Allah in order to die with iman.
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Jannat.'" Allah S says, i
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cl;• j'.JC, 1.""
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cl1t....l ' "'I :""1 J ,j9"I -J ~ ~"lJ\l ~.1 -'I ~ . J ~ ~"1...i.S
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&
"And for this let all those strive who want to strive. ,,93
65: )Sj'1\) ~ .Ju.::,~.0..)1.0 J-!I01.J.)"&1 4..=...) (,?.J.iJ1 Jt.§ - .JCJ! ~
ul:..j1ilI) L~..&I 4..=...) y:>-=>-l.>-!I.1:.9l,J1 JL9 .J (u.J.Y-! ~yJl ).0- I
(,? ~ y,J1 JL9 .J ( u.J.Y-! - (,?"iyJl wi yJl •.~I ).J-. 3 17/ I : ~~yl Allah ~ al~ says,
)..l-- 183 : ~4.)1 L~) utli 4..l4..J ~ .J'-.i.u,! 11l, ..&14..=...J 1111,.
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Abu Salih Dhakwan narrates from one Sahabi that
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Rasulullah ~~ asked a person, "How do you make dua' ,.1
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64 THE ~'IAIDENS OF JANNA T 65 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
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"And hasten towards forgiveness from Your Lord, and for
a Jannat prepared for the pious, as wide as the heavens "Definitely, Allah has purchased the lives and wealth or
94 the believers for the price of Jannat. They fight in the path
and the earth."
of Allah, so they kill the enemy or are killed. Allah has
Ibn Abi Dunya narrates from Sulayman Ad-Darani made this promise with truth in the Torah, Gospel, and
that there was a youngster living in Iraq who used to the Qurflll. Who can be more true to his promise than'
worship Allah in abundance. He went on a journey with Allah? Be happy with the transaction which you have
his friend to Makkah, and he would perform Salah when comp Ietee,I TI'
. 11S [transactIon
. 'J' IS the true success. ,,96
they would rest. When they would cat, he would fast. His
friend put up with him until the journey ended and they Allah has made Jannat the price for the lives and
were about to go their separate ways. Then, he said to wealth or the believers, i.e. AlIilh ~ is the buyer with
him, "() my brother. Please tell me, why are you doing Jannat as His price and we are the sellers of our lives and
this?" He answered, "In my dream, I saw a·palace from wealth. When we spend both in the path of Allah, we will
Jannat. There was a brick of gold and a brick of silver. deserve this price.
Where the building finished, there was a balcony made of
Fulfilling one's desires in Jannat can be achieved only
ruby and a balcony made of emerald, Between these two
hy controlling one's desires in this world
balconies was a hur standing with her hair loose. She was
wearing silver clothes which moved when she moved.
Allah says,
She said, 'Work towards the pleasure of Allah to reach
me.' By Allah, I am working towards the pleasure of ~\ 01..9I..S~I uc ~l ~ -3~.J r~ Wb.lJA-3
Allah to reach her and this is why you see me fasting and
performing Salah. ,,95 I..S)..JI ~
Price of Jannat "And Jannat will be the place of residence for that person
who fears standing in front of his Lord and restrains
Allah ~ says, himselffroin evil desires and lust." 97
~ l.JA: ~.:&\ J~J JIj: JIj~ ~ ~ ~ UC DC L»• '.A11 ~ -JJ ~).t:. ~l '"....
•.••..••....0 J,g Y.WI' ~~ ';' A).\ I
01SJ - ~\ . 4J' ~ . \ ... J ~. ~
4..lb. -3 ~..... U:H ~ I..,?'\
«($. -Jw.JI .agbjj ~ ~ 6A ~.u.
(6474) ($.-J~I lbn Abbas narrates that RasnIullah said, "The person
Sahl bin Sa'd narrates that RasfIlullah said, "He who who falls in love, remains chaste, conceals this [from
others], and dies is a shahid."
guaranlccs me that he will protect his tongue and private
parts (by protecting them from evil and fulfilling his Munawi explains that the love mentioned in the above
desires lawfully), I will guarantee him Jannat.,,98 hadith refers to a love with a woman with whom marriage
is possible and it is such a severe love which affects all
The great reward for controlling one's sexual desires the body parts. Although this love could occur because of
in this world looking and hearing, this is not necessary because AlHih
~ can place this love in a person's heart without any
lJ..<l : .:& \ JJ-Ul) JIj : JIj .:G.c.
.:& \ ~ J l.i"l4c ~\ UC apparent cause. The person who remains chaste despite
being afflicted by this severe love and thereafter dies will
~-J ($.JG.....JII J\j - ~.~ ~W ~ ~ ~ receive the reward of a shahid in the hereafter. The rank
~ lc ~ JA ..\kl4--a DC -Jl.i: C,H -.>:-:Yl 0 IJ-J AlII of a person who remains chaste is similar to the rank of a
[~~l ~yt.A ~ ~~ C,HIofij J ~ person who dies fighting in the path of Allah ~ because
hath have sacrificed their pleasure for the sake of AWih
~I y:iS.11 )J - 187 : ~I 0A ~1~1 Just as a fighter sacrificed his life for the uplifment of
~-J ~t¥1 ~J.ll WlA-J-: ~Wl "' ~ J (~J~ [he religion of AWih, the chaste person strived against his
~J.lI ~~ ~Wl "' ...0 J JL.k.l1 JI ~l ~ AlII desires for the sake of Alliih ~.99 The youth especially
fij ~ ~l ~\~l 4.:US ~ ~l ~-J ($.I-J..,'~JI should strive to remain chaste in order to gain this virtue.
~JA ~ ~LS o~ Jt1e~I 6A ~~J11111 6A The need for struggling and undergoing difficulty in
order to reach Jannat
o~l ~WJ\ 6A~~wLSwl J~~ J~~
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.:&\ ~.:&\ J~J JIj :JIj.:G.c..:&\ ~J ~\ UC
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~-J ($.).Ai.31 ~l ~WI J\j J ofij:UI ~ ~l-~-J ~ ' (6487) '-:?J~\/ ~ ~ - 0JlS..J~
(7130)
98 (Sahih Bukhari)
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68 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA T 69 '1'111<:
MAIDENS OF JANNAT
Anas bin Malik narrates that RasUlulHlh said, for its inhabitants,' .Iihr:liI .1' I,ll (':111Wand saw what AlHlh
"Hellfire has been covered with desires and Jannat has ~ prepared for the illll;i1\II:IIII~; (II' .!annat. He returned to
been covered with difficulties." (Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) Alla,h ~ and said, ' Itv III\' (lalll of Your honour, every
person who Iwars :i11lI111.I:lIlllal will enter it.' Allah ~
The road to Jannat is filled with difficulties. A person has commanded :lIld .1:11111;11
II':I~; SllITOLlIlded by hardships and
to worship Allah ~, stand in salah, spend from his d ilTicul1 y, A II:III\\I~, Illid .IIIHaj I 8':5!l1 to go to J annat once
wealth, cat only that which Allah ~ has allowed, and :lgaill :llId It) 1'\:1111111\'II lit- returned and saw that now
many other obligations. This requires him to go against .1:11111:111 it'd hy difficulties.
\\,;1:-, :.11111111111 He returned to
his desin?,<; and strive to please Allah ~. On the other
hand, it is 'cry easy to follow one's desires and reach the
/\11;111 :Illd '.:1111,'II\, III\' (lalh of Your honour, fear than I
1111IIII\' \\'i1II'1I11'1 111111 ,1;llIllat now.' Allah then said to
hellfire.
difficulties
A smart person
of this world
will undergo the temporary
in order to gain the eternal
111111,' (;11 fll 1.111.11111:1111
:lIld see what have prepared I for
II', 11111:1"1101111'.'
IIIH:11I ,toUI came to Jahannam and saw
pleasures or the hereafter.
,,11.11 .\11.111 ILld prepared for its inhabitants. He saw
111.1111.llf'. III 1:111;11111;1111 were riding on each other. He
.3 ~\ ,&\ 0h LJ:~ ,ili\J.J-Ul.JJ19 : J~ 0J:!Y> ~\ l.P
1IIIIIIll'd III :\llall, and said, "By the oath of Your
4k '1 ~ w..J~ I L, ~) .3 4::J) pI Jw J1~ J...,) .J\.lll Iii II Ii 1111 I \ ,'I \' pnson who hears about Jahannam will
.3 JG.9 .u.\1
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~ ,&1 ~l L, cs-',II .3 1,
~,~,II ,1:.:. "-w
' .1\, Iii I 1'llfl'IIII)' II.' Allah commanded and Jahannam
J19o).,S ..J~ ,,,,.,:,,q ~ y\j
4h..J ':1) hI ~ ~ ':1 c:lliy:. "d'. '.\111'1I1111"'d hy desires. Jibrail returned to
\j~ C?'~ J19 ~ 4k '1 w..J~ I L,~) j 4::J)p19 4::J) C?') 1.111.11111.1111
:11111said, , By the oath of Your honour, I fear
':1 u ,I ~ " ..JS.I c:lli.JC .3 Jw .u.\\ .', I!:::?- J".J ,q 0 \5..Jl.J ...~..ll\ I..,?'
.l\ 111.11,1,'1 \'lllW will ent~r into Jahannam""lOO
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4.A.:...J ~ 6:1 J\l J .l4.:t.1 01J.J - 4h..J :l) hI ~ ~ ':1
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O\J.J J (190 : ~ 6:'i ~\ 4.i..A) ~ O..lI.l..J! ~I
( 308/ 4: ~-J~\)
J (692/ 4: ($.lA->U1) ~ ~ ~\ 4.A.:...J J\lJ ($.lA->u\
Ahn Hurayrah narrates that RasUlullah ~ said, "He
/ 6 : ($..J4-1\ ~) ($.jJ o..ll.l..Jl ~I 4.A.:...J ~ 6:\ ~W\ J\l
who fears will travel during the first portion of the night,
(320
alld he who travels during the first portion of the night
AbG I-lurayrah nalTates that RasGlulHlh said, "When
Allah ~ created Jannat and Jahannam (hellfire), He sent
Jibrail to Jannat and said, 'See what I have prepared
11111 (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
70 71 '1'111<M A mENS OF JANNA T
THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT
will reach his destination. Listen, Allah's merchandise is Ka'bah, Jannat is a lighf WillI II ~;IIIIIl·S.III Jannat, there are
fragrant plants which ,';W;IVIII III\' IlI\'\'/,e, lofty mansions,
lxpensive. Allah's merchandise is Jannat."lOl
long rivers, ahllildilllllqll' 111111, kalilifllI wives, and many
'[he meaning of this hadjth is that when a person has fear clothes. IThe d\Vl'lkl 1)1 LrIIlI;1Iwill he in] an eternal place
over losing something, he undertakes difficulty and where there will Ill' 11.1111)111\':;:; alld brightness. [He will
hardship to secure and protect it. The most valuable live illlhi).II, :;;d(', dlI\IIW,IIIIr11l1rooms." The Companions
object of a person is Jannat and pleasure of AlHih ~ in ,s;lid, "WI' will \\1111"10w;lI"(ls Jannat." RasGlullah
the hereafter. Therefore, the traveler on the journey of the 111\'11
~;aid, ".'~a\ /111.\/\,111 will do sol if Allah wills.,,102
hereafter should sacrifice his desires and comforts in
fulfilling the commands of Allah ~. If people are willing WI\III' It I', \," \ I III"v,i1dl' In learn about Jannat, the real
to sacrifice years of effort, time, and money for a good \01'11'111\\ I', III \\1111..Illw;mls Jannat. All the readers
life in this temporary world, then how much more "III!ldd ,ii'" Ill.d, III\' 1I111'Iliionto make the herafter the
sacrifice should be made for the permanent life of Jannat? P'"I"I',\ 1111/1\II Ilk
ill 11\' Wlilt ,fJ4 g1't1111 liS the ability to strive for His
The purpose of hearing about Jannat is to turn one's
1'/l'iI\lIII' III tillS world and grant us a death with fman.
attention to the hereafter
'\/11\' '''/ilt 114.: grallt ellery Muslim the highest level of
ul9 ~ ~ '11 : ~ ~I JY-"-.JJIj : JIj ~ ~LI uc IIIIIII/If, "fin/11I1's. May Allah iff grant us the greatest
\r~ .. J~ - ~I.. w -.J3~ <l.1 ~ ,L '1
/lolIlI(ln 0/ Jilllllllt; His pleasure and the sight of His
3~ ..' .' 4...ihJ .--.J3 4...i.::J\
.
/1/'111.1: ,Wdh ;f/f. guide the Muslim youth to
,Hill'
>'~ ~-3j -3 ~;;..# ~l9 -3 j~ ~J ~ ~
1I111//'I'!III1t! (I/(' reality of this world and the reality of the
~\.c. -.J-3j ~;;y4j 3;;~ ~ 1.l,l1f'~ ~;;..# Jh -3 ~ 1t/'II'III(a .• 'mill
U,
'1 I yJ~..Jlj ~l JY-" -.J W '+'\, U3~ .. ,.. \\
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,\ 111111I;111 king has his own understanding of beauty
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WillI" I:; confined to his limited and deficient knowledge.
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dC',(II!wd the women of Jannat as beautiful, so we can
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(359/2 : ~~jll ~~) 1~;I.';IIII1I1(\h said, "If one woman of Jannat were to
!',LiIllT towards the earth, she would fill the space
Usamah narrates that RasUlullilh :I; said, "Listen, is !wIween the earth and the sky with light and perfume.
there anyone preparing for J annat? [Y ou should all The scarf on her head is better than the world and all it
prepare for Jannat] because no one can imagine what l"lIlIlains." (Sahih Bukhilri)
Jannat will be like. I take the oath of the Lord of the