Thursday, April 30, 2020

A description of Jaannah ( paradise )

1. Paradise is true; it currently exists and it is among the matters of the Unseen that a Muslim must believe in. 

2. It is given great attention by the verses of the Qur’an and the Prophetic Hadiths; and its importance is emphasized.

 3. Belief in Paradise encourages a Muslim to do righteous deeds in order to get there. The positive effect of this belief on the society is that it makes it righteous society where mutual love, brotherhood and good relationship prevail. 
4. The Muslims’ belief in Paradise has great impact on spiritual nurturing of Muslim soldiers whenever they are faced with difficulties. It makes them more steadfast and more persevering. 

5. Entering Paradise can only be through Allah’s Mercy; and it is of Allah’s mercy upon His servant to make righteous deeds easy for him. 

6. Paradise has many names; and having many names indicates nobility and excellent position of the named.

7. Paradise consists of various gardens of different sizes, trees, living apartments, palaces, rivers and other kinds of delights. 
8. There is neither day nor night in Paradise.
 9. Paradise is of varying grades; and its dwellers will be able to see one another as clearly as the shining star in the horizons is seen. The highest of its grades is ‘Al-Wasilah’, which is exclusively for Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him,. 

10. The delights of Paradise are of many different kinds. They are unending and everlasting; and nothing thereof will be denied to the dwellers of Paradise. 
11. All that is mentioned of the bliss of Paradise has no equivalent in this world but only in names.

 12. The greatest aspect of the delight of Paradise is glancing at the noble Countenance of Allah – High and Exalted.

 13. The women of Paradise are described with attributes of perfection, purity and beauty. They are chaste and preserved and they do not expose their beauties even when they are in Paradise.
 
14. Rivers of Paradise are of different kinds; they all originate from Firdaws. 

15. Fruits of Paradise are many and of different kinds. They resemble one another in beauty and ripeness and nothing thereof can be looked down upon. Whenever a fruit is plucked, another one spontaneously grows in its place.

16. Conditions of the Hereafter are different from those of this earthly life. Eating and drinking in Paradise are not for repelling hunger and thirst, neither are they for preserving health. They are only for enjoyment. In Paradise, remnants of food and drinking are expelled from the body in form of sweat that exudes the aroma of musk. 

17. The dwellers of Paradise will not enter it until after they have been purified from all their sins and misdeeds. 

18. The dwellers of Paradise shall live in perpetual light. They will never sleep for sleeping is a brother of death. 

19. The dwellers of Paradise will not be touched with anything that may affect their health. 

20. The dwellers of Paradise will be people of the same age. They will have everlasting youthfulness and they will never grow old. 

 21. Of Allah’s favor upon the dwellers of Paradise and His pleasure with them is His greeting of them and addressing them in Paradise. 

22. The dwellers of Paradise will greet one another and reminisce on their life on the earth.

 23. The dwellers of Paradise will be served; and their servants are like preserved pearls. 

24. The dwellers of Paradise will converse with the dwellers of Hell as a way of scolding the latter and increasing their torment.

25. The end of the people of Al-A‘raaf (the Heights) is Paradise through Allah’s mercy and generosity.


Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Following the Companions

Stated the Muhaddith of his era, Imaam Muhammad Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee: The Messenger of Allaah (e) said, “The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them.” So these were the followers in the first generation, the generation of the righteous and pure Companions (y). Then there were those who came after them saying, “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in eemaan.” [Sooratul-Hashr 59:10] So it is obligatory for the one who wishes to be from amongst the Saved Sect, that he must act in accordance to what these Companions and the taabi’een were upon. And they were the Salafus-Saalih whom we must take as an example.

Friday, April 10, 2020

You will be joined with your family in jannah

In Paradise, Allah, High and Exalted, will bring together these righteous people and their fathers, mothers, spouses and children who also deserve to enter Paradise, even though they have not attained their positions. Their relatives who are below them in degree will be made to join them; and if these relatives are above them in degree, they will be made to join those relatives. All this is a manifestation of favor and blessing from Allah (SWT) on His righteous servants.

“And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to them shall We join their offspring.” (At-Toor 52:21)

“Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which they shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously from among their fathers, and their wives, and their offspring. And angels shall enter unto them from every gate.” (Ar-Ra‘d 13:23)