Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The poor will enter Paradise five hundred years before the rich, and that is equivalent to half a day of the Day of Resurrection." __QUR_N__ Imam Tirmidhi says: This hadith is hasan sahih.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In this hadith, a period of five hundred years is mentioned, whereas in the preceding hadith, a period of forty years is mentioned. The difference in duration is due to the difference in the ranks and statuses of the poor. It is thus understood that some of the poor, according to their ranks and statuses, will enter Paradise five hundred years earlier, while some of the poor will enter forty years earlier.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2353
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(It is correct with the wording "the poor among the Muhajirun")
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2355
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ With Allah, a period of a thousand years is equal to one day. (Surah Al-Hajj: 47)
Therefore, the meaning of the poor entering Paradise half a day before the wealthy is that, according to worldly reckoning, they will enter Paradise five hundred years earlier.
➋ Entering Paradise first indicates their elevated ranks, and they will also have to endure fewer hardships on the Day of Resurrection.
➌ Another reason for this is that the wealthy will have to give an account for the acquisition and expenditure of their abundant wealth, which will take considerable time, whereas the poor will be done with their reckoning in a short time due to their limited earnings.
➍ Receiving little or no wealth in this world is also a blessing from Allah, but along with it, patience is necessary, just as gratitude is necessary with abundant wealth.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4122