Jami' at-Tirmidhi Chapters on the description of Paradise

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2523

Chapter: What Has Been Related About the Description of the Trees of Paradise

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2523

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَشَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ عَامٍ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Verily, in Paradise there is a tree, a rider will travel in it's shade for a hundred years."

Other chains report similar narrations.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2523), Al-Bukhari (No. 2793, 3252, 4881), Muslim (No. 2826a), Ibn Majah (No. 4335), Ahmad (No. 7185, 8875, 9049, 9456, 9492, 9571, 9685, 9869) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2716, 2717).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 2793

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ) الْمَقْبُرِيِّ. قَوْلُهُ : ( يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا ) قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ فِي شَرْحِ مُسْلِمٍ : قَالَ الْعُلَمَاءُ الْمُرَادُ بِظِلِّهَا كَنَفِهَا وَذُرَاهَا وَهُوَ مَا يَسْتُرُ أَغْصَانَهَا اِنْتَهَى. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ ) أَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ فَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ فِي تَفْسِيرِ سُورَةِ الْوَاقِعَةِ , وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ فِي صَحِيحِهِ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : مَا طُوبَى ؟ قَالَ : ( شَجَرَةٌ مَسِيرَةَ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ , ثِيَابُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَكْمَامِهَا :…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2523
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim	The hadith	No. 2523
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2523
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2523

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2793

A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that upon which the sun rises and sets

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that upon which the sun rises and sets."

‏لَقَابُ قَوْسٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا تَطْلُعُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَتَغْرُبُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَغَدْوَةٌ أَوْ رَوْحَةٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا تَطْلُعُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَتَغْرُبُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3252

The Prophet (ﷺ) said "There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and huge that) a rider could travel in its shade for a hundred years. And if you wish, you can recite:--'In shade long extended..' (56. 30) and a place in Paradise equal to an arrow bow of one of you, is better than (the whole…

إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَشَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ، وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏‏{‏وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ‏}‏‏"‏ «وَلَقَابُ قَوْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4881

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "In Paradise there is a tree which is so big that a rider can travel in its shade for one hundred years without passing it; and if you wish, you can recite: 'In shade long extended.' 56.30.

إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ عَامٍ لاَ يَقْطَعُهَا، وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏‏{‏وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ‏}‏‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2826a

In Paradise, there is a tree under the shadow of which a rider can travel for a hundred years.

إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَشَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 4335

“In Paradise there is a tree under whose shade a rider could travel for one hundred years and never leave it.” "Recite, if you wish: 'And in shade long-extended (56:30).'"

"‏ إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ لاَ يَقْطَعُهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏‏{وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ * وَمَاءٍ مَسْكُوبٍ ‏)‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 7185