Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The Gardens of Firdaws are four." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: After this he mentioned the complete hadith.
Ahmad recorded it; its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب أهل الجنة / 18647
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (416/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 19232»
Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Firdaws is the elevated ground of Paradise, its highest and its middle part, and from it the rivers of Paradise gush forth."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and al-Bazzar in abridged form, and he added these words to it: "When you ask Allah Almighty, then ask Him for (Paradise) al-Firdaws!" The narrators of one of al-Tabarani's chains have been declared trustworthy, and some of them have weakness.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب أهل الجنة / 18648
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (6886) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 6886»
Sayyiduna al-Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you ask of Allah Almighty, then ask Him for Firdaws!"
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب أهل الجنة / 18649
Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say to us: "Firdaws is the middle elevated ground of Paradise, which is its highest and most beautiful part."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Yusuf bin Khalid al-Samti, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب أهل الجنة / 18650
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Ask Allah Almighty for Firdaws! For it is the middle of Paradise, and the people of Firdaws will hear the sound of the Throne."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Ja'far bin al-Zubayr, who is matruk (abandoned).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب أهل الجنة / 18651
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (7966) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 7966»