Heavenly Wives Will Be with Their Heavenly Husbands
Question
A person says that on the Day of Judgment, after the accounting, if both husband and wife go to Paradise, they will not stay together; they will live separately. And the worldly woman will definitely not meet her worldly husband, not even the wives of the Prophet ﷺ will be with him. The person who holds the belief that the worldly wife will meet her husband in Paradise or that the wives of the Prophet ﷺ will be with him is a denier of the following verses of the Holy Quran, meaning he is a denier of the Quran:
There are other verses of the Quran as well, but I have written briefly. He also says that there will be such wives there whom no one will have even touched. He says that the above verses are specific that they will not stay together; if the wife’s deeds increase, then what will she get? Therefore, opposition to the verses is inevitable.
Answer
Among the verses of the Holy Quran mentioned by this person, I did not find a single verse that states that if both husband and wife enter Paradise, the wife will not meet her husband. You should ask this person to write one verse along with its text and translation that clearly proves his alleged issue.
The command of the Almighty is:
ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ أَنْتُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ ۔
“Enter Paradise, you and your wives.”
﴿وَازْوَاجُكُم﴾ زوجاتكم
If the addressees are men, then “azwaj” means wives, and if the address is to women, then each woman’s “zawj” means her husband.
From this noble verse, it is established that the “husband-wife” relationship of the believers who enter Paradise will remain intact in Paradise as well. In the verses where it is mentioned that neither any jinn has touched them nor any human, two things are meant:
First:
These are the heavenly maidens (Hur).
And this is the stronger opinion.
Second:
These are the women of the world who, after being resurrected, will be prepared in the best manner for the inhabitants of Paradise.
The famous Tabi’i Imam Shu’bah, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
هن من نساء أهل الدنيا خلقهن الله في الخلق الآخر۔
They are the women of the world whom Allah will create in the best (most excellent) form.
Imam Abu Ya’la Al-Mawsili, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
حدثنا إسماعيل بن عبدالله القرشي أبو المليح عن ميمون بن مهران قال: خطب معاوية أم الدرداء رضي الله عنها فأبت أن تتزوجه ، قالت: سمعت أبا الدرداء رضي الله عنه يقول قال رسول الله :المرأة لآخر أزواجها .. ولست أريد بأبي الدرداء بدلاً .»
Ismail bin Abdullah (bin Khalid Al-Raqi) Al-Qurashi narrated to us: Abu Mulaih (Al-Hasan bin Umar Al-Raqi) narrated to us, he narrates from Maymun bin Mehran that Muawiyah (bin Abi Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with him) sent a marriage proposal to Umm Al-Darda, may Allah have mercy on her, but she refused to marry him. Umm Al-Darda said: I heard Abu Al-Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: A woman will be with her last husband. And I do not want anyone else instead of Abu Al-Darda.
Note:
This narration with the chain of Abu Ya’la is also present in Tarikh Dimashq by Ibn Asakir (116.74). In it, the status of Umm Al-Mujtaba Fatimah bin Nasir Al-Alawiyah (in my research) is authentic and the rest of the chain is sound. It has several other chains as well.
The chain of this hadith narrated by Imam Abu Ya’la is Hasan and a brief mention of the narrators is as follows:
◈ Ismail bin Abdullah bin Khalid bin Yazid Al-Abdari Al-Raqi Al-Sukkari Al-Qurashi: Imam Darqutni said:
ثقه
Abu Hatim Al-Razi said:
صدوق
He is truthful.
Ibn Hibban mentioned him in Kitab al-Thiqat.
Hafiz Al-Dhahabi said:
الشيخ الفقيه العالم ، وكان صاحب حديث واتقان۔
A sheikh, jurist, scholar, and you were a hadith narrator and reliable (thiqah).
And he said:
قاضي دمشق فصدوق يتجهم۔
Judge of Damascus, truthful, but Jahmi.
Al-Dhiya Al-Maqdisi took hadith from him in Al-Mukhtarah.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani said:
صدوق رمي لراي جهم
He is truthful, but you are accused of Jahmiyyah.
In refutation of this, it is written in Taqreeb al-Tahdheeb (1/135):
بل ثقة . إلخ
“Rather, they are trustworthy.”
The accusation of Jahmiyyah was made by Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Allan al-Hurrani al-Hafiz. The background is that Ibn Abi Dawood al-Mu’tazili had appointed him as a judge in Sham, as is evident from the statement of Muhammad ibn Faiz al-Ghassani. The accusation of Jahmiyyah is rejected for several reasons:
First:
This belief is not explicitly proven from Ismail ibn Abdullah.
Second:
After the consensus of the majority confirming his reliability, this criticism holds no weight.
Third:
Ibn Abi Dawood appointing someone as a judge is not definitive proof that the person was necessarily Jahmi.
Summary:
That Ismail ibn Abdullah ibn Khalid al-Raqi is trustworthy in hadith.
Note:
Ismail ibn Abdullah ibn Zararah followed him, as will be mentioned later.
◈ Abu al-Malih Hasan ibn Umar al-Raqi: Trustworthy.
◈ Maymun ibn Mihran al-Jazari: Trustworthy jurist.
Summary of the Investigation:
This narration is Hasan Ladhatah. From this, it is understood that the wives of the believers will also be their wives in Paradise.
Great Benefit:
Hafiz Abu al-Sheikh al-Asbahani, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
حدثنا أحمد بن إسحاق الجوهري قال : ثنا إسماعيل بن زرارة قال : ثنا أبو المليح الرقي عن ميمون بن مهران عن أم الدرداء عن أبي الدرداء أن النبي ﷺ قال: ( إن المرأة لآخر أزواجها .)
Ahmad bin Ishaq al-Jawhari narrated to us a hadith, he said: Ismail bin (Abdullah bin) Zararah narrated to us a hadith, he said: Abu al-Malih al-Raqi narrated to us a hadith, he narrated from Maymun bin Mehran from Umm al-Darda (al-Sughra Hajimah, may Allah have mercy on her) from (Sayyiduna) Abu al-Darda رضي الله عنه from the Prophet ﷺ that a woman will be with her last husband.
The chain of this hadith is Hasan and a brief mention of its narrators is as follows:
◈ Ahmad bin Ishaq al-Jawhari: He is a trustworthy Sheikh. He narrates good hadiths.
◈Ismail bin Abdullah bin Zararah: Al-Raqi: He is truthful, Azdi (weak) has spoken against him without any evidence.
Ibn Hibban has mentioned him in Kitab al-Thiqat.
Khatib Baghdadi has narrated Dar Qutni’s authentication in his mention.
In summary, the mentioned Ismail is good in hadith.
◈The mention of Abu al-Malih al-Raqi and Maymun bin Mehran has passed, and Umm al-Darda al-Sughra Hajimah, may Allah have mercy on her, is trustworthy and a jurist.
Summary of Verification:
This chain is Hasan Lidhatah and combined with the previous Hasan chain, it is Sahih Lighayrih. Our Master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed his respected wife Lady Aisha Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said:
فأنت زوجتي فى الدنيا والآخرة.
“So you are my wife in this world and the Hereafter.”
When Jibril (Gabriel) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and brought the picture of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in a silk garment and said:
هذه زوجتك في الدنيا والآخرة .
“This is your wife in this world and the Hereafter.”
Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) said in a sermon:
إني لأعلم أنها زوجته في الدنيا والآخرة.
Indeed, I know that she (Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her) is your ﷺ wife in this world and the Hereafter.
Despite these authentic evidences, if someone says, “The wives of the Prophet ﷺ will not be with him in Paradise, or the worldly woman will definitely not meet her worldly husband in Paradise,” then that person is a severe disbeliever, misguided, astray, and godless.
Considering the above research, it is stated that men will have their wives, heavenly women, and houris in Paradise. Likewise, heavenly women will have their heavenly husbands. Women whose husbands are not in Paradise will be given other heavenly men as husbands, as Allah wills.
An Important Point:
Dear readers! See how the deniers of Hadith, along with their entire army, are attacking the Quran, authentic Hadiths, and the honor of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Sometimes they say that the creation of Adam and Eve is a myth, and sometimes they claim that humans evolved from a germ, meaning according to Darwin, the Jewish imaginary theory of evolution, humans have reached this stage. Sometimes they say that the wives of the Prophet ﷺ will not be with him in Paradise, etc. It is stated that if the wives of the Prophet ﷺ will not be his wives in Paradise, then will they become the wives of his followers? The Pure Wives (Azwaj-e-Mutahharat) are the mothers of the Ummah. How can a mother become a wife? Whoever says that the wife of the Prophet and the mother of the Ummah will become the wife of any follower is the worst disbeliever and blasphemer of the universe.
Muslims!
Open your eyes and carefully observe how the disbelievers, apostates, and hypocrites are attacking the foundations of Islam day and night with all their resources. Where is the love for Allah and the Messenger and religious zeal and honor?
And silencing those who attack authentic hadiths and eradicating them is the most important duty in this era. May we be sacrificed! When a person foolishly objected to a hadith during the time of Amir al-Mu’minin Harun al-Rashid al-Abbasi, may Allah have mercy on him, the Abbasid Caliph said: Some atheists have told him this speech.
It is known that Harun al-Rashid considered a person who objects to Hadith as an infidel (disbeliever). Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him (died 728 AH), says:
فكل من لم يناظر أهل الالحاد والبدع مناظرة تقطع دابرهم ، لم يكن أعطى الإسلام حقه ولا وقى بموجب العلم والإيمان ولاحصل بكلامه شفاء الصدور وطمأنينة النفوس ولا أفاد كلامه العلم واليقين.
Every person (a scholar who possesses the relevant knowledge) who debates with the infidels and innovators but does not uproot them has neither fulfilled the rights of Islam nor fulfilled the obligations of knowledge and faith. His speech does not bring healing to hearts nor reassurance to souls, nor does his speech benefit knowledge and certainty.
وما علينا إلا البلاغ
