the females companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) in Paradise if he reaches their status? And will he be
able to see righteous women such as Rabia al-'Adawiyyah and other
believing women? May Allaah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
In Paradise, there will beno evil looks or sickness of the heart such
that men in Paradise will seek women other than his own womenfolk.
Andwomen will not seek men whom they knew inthis world. Paradise is
the place where Allaah honours people and there is no evil there, and
no haraam desires or wishes.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "The first group to enter Paradise will look like the moon
when it is full. They will not spit or blow their noses or defecate
therein. Their vessels and combs will be of gold and silver, their
incense burners will be of aloeswood and their sweat will be musk.
Each of them will have two wives, the marrow of whose calves will be
visible from beneath the flesh because of their beauty. There will be
no dissent or enmity among them and their hearts will be as one, and
they will glorify Allaah morning and evening."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3073) and Muslim (2834).
According to a report narrated by al-Bukhaari: "they will not envy one another."
Secondly:
One of the blessings of Paradise for men is that Allaah will bestow
upon them wives whose love and gaze will be only forthem, and he will
not see anyone who is better than them, and hewill not desire anyone
else.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And beside them will beQaasiraat-at-Tarf [chaste females (wives),
restraining their glances (desiring none except their husbands)]"
[al-Saaffaat 37:48].
Imam al-Tabari (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Allaah, may He be exalted, says: With these sincere slaves of Allaah
in Paradise will be qaasiraat al-tarf (chaste females restraining
theirglances), who will be wives who lower their gaze and refrain from
looking at anyone other than their husbands, andwill not desire anyone
but them, and they will not look at anyone but them.
Tafseer al-Tabari (21/41).
Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaanal-Sa'di (may Allaah havemercy on him) said:
"Andbeside them will be Qaasiraat-at-Tarf [chaste females (wives),
restraining their glances" means: With the people of the abode of
bliss in their places will be al-hoor al-'iyn, perfect in appearance
and restraining their glances. Either they will restrain their glances
by looking at no one but their husbands, because they will be chaste
and have no desire for anyone else, and because their husbands will
be so handsome andperfect that they will notseek or desire anyone else
in Paradise, or because they will be so beautiful that their husbands
will look only at them. This is indicative of their perfect beauty
which will make their husbands restrain their glances and look only at
them. Restraining the glance also indicates that his love will be
restricted only to her. Both meanings are possible and both are valid.
All of this indicatesthat the men and women in Paradise will be
beautiful and will love one another, a love that does not desire
anyone else. They will allbe extremely chaste and there will be no
envy or hatred there, because the causes of that will not exist.
Tafseer al-Sa'di (p. 702)
The apparent meaning of the verses "And beside them will be
Qaasiraat-at-Tarf [chaste females (wives), restraining their glances
(desiring none except their husbands)]" [al-Saaffaat 37:48] and "And
beside them will beQaasiraat-at-Tarf [chaste females (wives)
restraining their glances (desiring none except their husbands)],
(and) of equal ages" [Saad 38:52] is both al-hoor al-'iyn and the
women of this world who enter Paradise. What is meant by 'iyn is
wide-eyed and what is meant by "of equal ages" is of the same age.
Thirdly:
No woman will be unmarried in Paradise. Every woman will have
ahusband, and there will be no single people in Paradise.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "...there will be no one in Paradise who is unmarried."
Narrated byMuslim (2834).
Fourthly:
With regard to this specific issue, it seems from the texts that women
will live with their husbands and children in their own realms in
Paradise, and awoman will be content with her husband and have no need
to see other people, as stated above. There is no text to suggest that
she will see non-mahrams there, or that the righteous men will see
righteous, worshipping believing women in Paradise.
Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaanal-Barraak (may Allaah preserve him) said:
There is no way to knowmatters of the unseen except by information
from the infallible one (i.e., the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him)), because matters of the unseen cannot be known by
reasoning and thinking. Information about Paradise is one of the
matters of the unseen that are hidden, and we must adhere to what
hasbeen stated in the texts of the Qur'aan and Sunnah. We must
believein Paradise and what Allaah has told us of the various delights
therein, whilst remembering thatits realities are known only to
Allaah. There is nothing in the texts to say that a man will meet the
wives of others, and there is nothing to confirm or deny the seeing
asked about here. We cannot say thata person will be able to see the
Mothers of the Believers or that it is not possible; rather we must
refrain from thinking about that or indulging in discussion of it, for
it is superfluous and is not something that it is prescribed to pray
for orwish for. But what is indicated by the Qur'aanis that the
believers will meet and sit facing one another on thrones, as Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"A multitude of those (foremost) will be from the first generations
(who embraced Islam).
14. And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later generations.
15. (They will be) on thrones woven with gold and precious stones.
16. Reclining thereon, face to face"
[al-Waaqi'ah 56:13-16]
"And We shall remove from their hearts any deep feeling of bitterness
(that they mayhave). (So they will be like) brothers facing each other
on thrones"
[al-Hijr 15:47]
We should not indulge in discussion of matters of the unseen without
knowledge, rather if such a question comes up, we should answer
bysaying Allaah knows best, and the questioner should be told not to
indulge in such topics, because there is no benefit in that.
"And follow not (O man, i.e., say not, or do not, orwitness not) that
of which you have no knowledge. Verily, the hearing, and the sight,
and the heart of each of those ones will be questioned (by Allaah)"
[al-Isra' 17:36]
"They (angels) said: Glory is to You, we have no knowledge except what
you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise"
[al-Baqarah 2:32]
We ask Allaah to guide us to the Straight Path and to make us all
people of Paradise. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon His
slaveand Messenger Muhammad and upon his family and ... And
Allaah knows best......
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