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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الجنة و النار و صفتهماBook of Paradise and Hell and Their Description
Statement about the blessings of Paradise
Hadith 957
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ: عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ يَنْعَمُ لَا يَبْأَسُ، لَا تَبْلَى ثِيَابُهُ وَلَا يَفْنَى شَبَابُهُ، وَفِي الْجَنَّةِ مَا لَا عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلَا خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ.
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever enters Paradise will always remain in blessings and prosperity, he will never be miserable, his clothes will never become old, nor will his youth ever end, and in Paradise there is that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has ever imagined."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the inhabitants of Paradise will always remain happy and content; they will never be distressed or saddened, and they will always remain youthful, never growing old. They will live joyfully and like kings.
In another narration from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “(On the Day of Resurrection) a caller (an angel addressing the people of Paradise) will proclaim: ‘You will always remain healthy, never falling ill. You will always remain alive, never dying. You will always remain young, never growing old. You will always enjoy, never being grieved.’ And this is the meaning of the blessed statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: ﴿وَ نُوْدُوْٓا اَنْ تِلْکُمُ الجنة اُوْرِثْتُمُوْهَا بِمَا کُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ﴾ (Al-A‘raf: 43).... ‘The people of Paradise will be called: This is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit as a reward for what you used to do.’” (Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise and its Description, Chapter on the Perpetuity of the Bliss of the People of Paradise, etc.)
From the above hadith, it is also understood that the blessings and comforts of Paradise are such that the eyes of the people of this world have never seen them, nor have their ears ever heard of them. But the question arises: if no eye can see Paradise and its delights and blessings, then how is it that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam witnessed them during the event of Mi‘raj? The answer is that this absolute negation refers to the Ummah of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam not having seen them; the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is an exception to this. And in the Noble Qur’an, the above-mentioned point is also confirmed: ﴿فَـلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّآ اُخْفِیَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ قُرَّةِ اَعْیُنٍ جَزَآءً بِمَا کَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ﴾ (As-Sajdah: 17).... “No soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as a reward for what they used to do.”
The word “nafs” (soul) is indefinite, which gives a sense of generality, meaning that no one except Allah knows those blessings which He has kept hidden for the aforementioned believers, by which their eyes will be cooled.
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that the inhabitants of Paradise will always remain happy and content; they will never be distressed or saddened, and they will always remain youthful, never growing old. They will live joyfully and like kings.
In another narration from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “(On the Day of Resurrection) a caller (an angel addressing the people of Paradise) will proclaim: ‘You will always remain healthy, never falling ill. You will always remain alive, never dying. You will always remain young, never growing old. You will always enjoy, never being grieved.’ And this is the meaning of the blessed statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: ﴿وَ نُوْدُوْٓا اَنْ تِلْکُمُ الجنة اُوْرِثْتُمُوْهَا بِمَا کُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ﴾ (Al-A‘raf: 43).... ‘The people of Paradise will be called: This is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit as a reward for what you used to do.’” (Sahih Muslim, Book of Paradise and its Description, Chapter on the Perpetuity of the Bliss of the People of Paradise, etc.)
From the above hadith, it is also understood that the blessings and comforts of Paradise are such that the eyes of the people of this world have never seen them, nor have their ears ever heard of them. But the question arises: if no eye can see Paradise and its delights and blessings, then how is it that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam witnessed them during the event of Mi‘raj? The answer is that this absolute negation refers to the Ummah of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam not having seen them; the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is an exception to this. And in the Noble Qur’an, the above-mentioned point is also confirmed: ﴿فَـلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّآ اُخْفِیَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ قُرَّةِ اَعْیُنٍ جَزَآءً بِمَا کَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ﴾ (As-Sajdah: 17).... “No soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as a reward for what they used to do.”
The word “nafs” (soul) is indefinite, which gives a sense of generality, meaning that no one except Allah knows those blessings which He has kept hidden for the aforementioned believers, by which their eyes will be cooled.
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 957
