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Sahih al-BukhariTo make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)

The dwellers of Paradise will see the upper abodes of Paradise as you see the stars in the sky

Chapter: The description of Paradise and the Fire

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6555

Narrator:Sahl ibn Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَهْلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"

‏إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْغُرَفَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَمَا تَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ فِي السَّمَاءِ‏"

Sahl ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dwellers of Paradise will see the upper abodes of Paradise as you see the stars in the sky."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6555) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2709).

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Explanation

The dwellers of Paradise are of different ranks and levels based on their degrees of virtue. The dwellers of the highest ranks will be seen as the stars by those in the lower ranks.

Explanation in Arabic

يتفاوت أهل الجنة في المنازل بحسب درجاتهم في الفضل، حتى إن أهل الدرجات العلى ليراهم من هو أسفل منهم، كالنجوم.

  • أهل الجنة متفاوتو المنازل بحسب درجاتهم في العمل والفضل.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( عَبْد اللَّه بْن مَسْلَمَةَ ) هُوَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ , وَعَبْد الْعَزِيز هُوَ اِبْن أَبِي حَازِم الْمَذْكُور قَبْلُ , وَسَهْل هُوَ اِبْن سَعْدٍ. قَوْله ( عَبْد الْعَزِيز ) هُوَ اِبْن أَبِي حَازِم. وَقَوْله عَنْ أَبِي حَازِم هُوَ أَبُوهُ وَاسْمه سَلَمَة بْن دِينَار الْمَذْكُور قَبْل , وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة أَنِّي نُعَيْم فِي الْمُسْتَخْرَج مِنْ طَرِيق مُحَمَّد بْن أَبِي يَعْقُوب " حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن أَبِي حَازِم عَنْ أَبِيهِ " وَتَقَدَّمَ شَرْح الْمَتْن مُسْتَوْفًى فِي الْبَاب الَّذِي قَبْلَهُ. قَوْله ( الْغُرَف ) بِضَمِّ الْمُعْجَمَة وَفَتْح الرَّاء جَمْع غُرْفَة بِضَمِّ أَوَّله وَبِفَتْحِهِ , جَاءَ فِي صِفَتهَا مِنْ حَدِيث أَبِي مَالِك الْأَشْعَرِيّ مَرْفُوعًا " إِنَّ فِي…

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The dwellers of Jannah will look at those in the upper abodes above them as you look at a shining star which remains in the eastern or western horizon; such will be the difference in superiority which some of them have over others." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: "Will…

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The inmates of Paradise will look to the upper apartment of Paradise as you see the planets in the sky. I narrated this hadith to Nu'man b. Abi 'Ayyash and he said: I heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri as saying: As you see the shining planets in the eastern and western (sides of) horizon.

إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَمَا تَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِذَلِكَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ، فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ…

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"Indeed, the people of Paradise shall see the upper chamber like they see the eastern star, or the western star, disappearing in the far edge of the sky, or ascending due to the differences in levels." They said: "Are those the Prophets?" He said: "Yes. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, and…

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"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The people of the highest degrees of Paradise will be seen by those beneath them as a rising star is seen on the horizon. Abu Bakr and 'Umar will be among them, and how blessed they are!'"

"‏ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى يَرَاهُمْ مَنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا يُرَى الْكَوْكَبُ الطَّالِعُ فِي الأُفُقِ مِنْ آفَاقِ السَّمَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَنْعَمَا ‏"

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