سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 73
وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوهَا خَـٰلِدِينَ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who kept their duty to their Lord (Al-Muttaqûn) will be led to Paradise in groups, till, when they reach it, and its gates will be opened (before their arrival for their reception) and its keepers will say: Salâmun ‘Alaikum (peace be upon you)! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَسِيقَ
wasīqa
And (will) be driven
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱتَّقَوْا۟
ittaqaw
feared
رَبَّهُمْ
rabbahum
their Lord
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
l-janati
Paradise
زُمَرًا ۖ
zumaran
(in) groups
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءُوهَا
jāūhā
they reach it
وَفُتِحَتْ
wafutiḥat
and (will) be opened
أَبْوَٰبُهَا
abwābuhā
its gates
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and (will) say
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
خَزَنَتُهَا
khazanatuhā
its keepers
سَلَـٰمٌ
salāmun
Peace be
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
طِبْتُمْ
ṭib'tum
you have done well
فَٱدْخُلُوهَا
fa-ud'khulūhā
so enter it
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
(to) abide eternally
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
1. The people of faith and piety will also be taken to Paradise in groups; first the Muqarrabeen, then the Abrar, and in this way, each group will consist of people of the same rank. For example, the Prophets (علیہم السلام) will be with the Siddiqeen, the martyrs with their own kind, the scholars with their peers, meaning every category will be with its own kind or those similar to it. (Ibn Kathir)
2. It is mentioned in a hadith that Paradise has eight gates, one of which is Rayyan, through which only those who fast will enter (Sahih Bukhari). Similarly, the other gates will also have names, such as Bab al-Salat, Bab al-Sadaqah, Bab al-Jihad, etc. (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Siyam; Muslim, Kitab al-Zakat). The width of each gate will be equal to the distance of forty years, yet they will be filled (Sahih Muslim).
3. The first to knock on the door of Paradise will be the Prophet ﷺ (Muslim). The faces of the first group to enter Paradise will shine like the full moon on the fourteenth night, and the faces of the second group will shine like the brightest star in the sky. In Paradise, they will be free from urine, feces, spittle, and phlegm. Their combs will be of gold, and their sweat will be musk. Their incense burners will be of fragrant wood. Their wives will be al-Hur al-‘Ayn. Their height will be like that of Adam (علیہ السلام), sixty cubits tall (Sahih Bukhari).
4. From another narration in Sahih Bukhari, it is known that every believer will have two wives, and their beauty will be such that the marrow of their shins will be visible from behind the flesh (Kitab Bad’ al-Khalq). Some have said that these two wives will be from the women of this world, apart from the houris, but since the narration about seventy-two houris is not authentic in its chain, it appears that every inhabitant of Paradise will have at least two wives, including a houri. However, under "وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشْتَهُونَ", more are also possible. And Allah knows best.
2. It is mentioned in a hadith that Paradise has eight gates, one of which is Rayyan, through which only those who fast will enter (Sahih Bukhari). Similarly, the other gates will also have names, such as Bab al-Salat, Bab al-Sadaqah, Bab al-Jihad, etc. (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Siyam; Muslim, Kitab al-Zakat). The width of each gate will be equal to the distance of forty years, yet they will be filled (Sahih Muslim).
3. The first to knock on the door of Paradise will be the Prophet ﷺ (Muslim). The faces of the first group to enter Paradise will shine like the full moon on the fourteenth night, and the faces of the second group will shine like the brightest star in the sky. In Paradise, they will be free from urine, feces, spittle, and phlegm. Their combs will be of gold, and their sweat will be musk. Their incense burners will be of fragrant wood. Their wives will be al-Hur al-‘Ayn. Their height will be like that of Adam (علیہ السلام), sixty cubits tall (Sahih Bukhari).
4. From another narration in Sahih Bukhari, it is known that every believer will have two wives, and their beauty will be such that the marrow of their shins will be visible from behind the flesh (Kitab Bad’ al-Khalq). Some have said that these two wives will be from the women of this world, apart from the houris, but since the narration about seventy-two houris is not authentic in its chain, it appears that every inhabitant of Paradise will have at least two wives, including a houri. However, under "وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشْتَهُونَ", more are also possible. And Allah knows best.
