Transcript Those who will enter Paradise before the Day of Judgement The first

Those who will enter Paradise before
the Day of Judgement
The first human being ever to enter Paradise was the
father of mankind, Adam (as)
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But Aadam disobeyed Allâh by eating
from the tree which Allâh (swt) had
forbidden him to eat from, so Allâh
(swt) sent him down from the Garden
of Paradise to this world of distress and
misery: "We had already, before hand,
taken the covenant of Adam, but he
forgot, and We found on his part no
firm will-power. When We said to the
angels, "Prostrate yourselves to
Adam". They prostrated themselves
but not Iblîs, he refused. Then we said,
"O Adam! Verily, this is an enemy to
you and your wife. So let him not get
you both out of the Garden, so that you
are landed in misery. There is in it
[enough provision] for you not to go
hungry nor to go naked, Nor to suffer
from thirst nor from the sun's heat".
Allah continues..
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But Shaytân whispered evil to him,
he said, "O Adam, Shall I lead you
to the Tree of Eternity and to a
kingdom that never decays?" As a
result they both ate of the tree and
so their nakedness appeared to
them, and they began to sew
together leaves from the Garden
for their covering. Thus did Adam
disobey his Rabb and allow himself
to be seduced. But his Rabb chose
him [for His Grace]; He turned to
him with forgiveness, and gave him
guidance. He [Allâh] said, "Get you
down, both of you - all together from the Garden, with enmity one
to another."
[20:115-123]
The Messenger of Allâh (saw) also saw Paradise. Al-Bukhâri
reports from 'Imrân ibn Husayn that the Prophet (saw) said
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I have seen Paradise and I saw
that its inhabitants are the
poor.." [Sahîh Bukhâri]
Among those who will enter
paradise before the Day of
Resurrection are ash-Shuhadâ
[the martyrs]. Muslim reports
that Masruq said, "We asked
Abdullâh ibn Mas'oud about this
âyah:
"Think not of those who are
slain in Allâh's way as dead.
Nay, they live, finding their
sustenance in the presence of
their Rabb" (3:169)
Ibn Masood said:
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He said, "We asked about that too, and
the Prophet (saw) said,
"Their souls are in the bellies of green
birds, and they have lights suspended
from the Throne. They wander about in
Paradise wherever they wish, then they
take shelter in those lights. Their Rabb
will suddenly come to them and ask ,"
Do you desire anything?" They will say,
"What thing could we wish for when we
can wander wherever we wish in
Paradise?" Allâh will come and ask this
three times. When they see that they
will not be allowed to giver no reply,
they will say, "O Rabb, would that we
could return our bodies and be killed
for Your sake one more time." When
Allâh (swt) sees that they have no
wants or needs, they will be left
alone"".
(Mishkât al-Masâbîh)
Also Whoever dies will be shown his position in Paradise or Hell
morning and evening. Muslim reports from Ibn 'Umar (ra) that the
Messenger of Allâh (saw) said:
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When any one of you dies, he
will be shown his position
morning and evening. If he is
one of the people of Paradise,
then he will be one of the
people of Paradise, and if he is
one of the people of Hell, then
he will be one of the people of
Hell and he will be told, "This is
your position until Allâh (swt)
resurrects you to it on the Day
of Resurrection""
The Believers will enter Paradise through gates
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Adn [Eden - everlasting gardens] of
Paradise, whose doors will open for
them"[38:50]
"...And angels shall enter unto them
from every gate [with the salutation]:
"Peace be unto you for that you
persevered in patience! How excellent
is the final home!" [13:23-24]
Allâh (swt) has told us that these gates
will be opened when the believers
reach them, and they will be welcomed
by the angels with greetings of peace:
"...til, when they reach it, its gates will
be opened, and its keepers will say,
"Salâmun 'alaykum! You have done
well, so enter here to abide therein."
[39:73]
The number of gates in Paradise is eight, one of which is called ArRayyân, which is exclusively for those who fast. Al-Bukhâri and
Muslim report from Sahl ibn Sa'îdi that the Messenger of Allâh (saw)
said,
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In Paradise there are eight
gates, one of which is called arRayyân. No one will enter it
except those who fast, and
when they have entered it will
be locked behind them and no
one else will enter it".
In addition to Ar-Rayyân, there are also gates for those who pray
much, those who give in charity and those who fight in jihâd; Abû
Hurayrah (ra) reported that the Prophet (saw) said,
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Whoever spends a pair [of anything]
from his wealth for the sake of Allâh
(swt) will be called from the gates of
Paradise, and Paradise has eight
agates. Whoever used to pray
[regularly and properly] will be called
from the gate of prayer; whoever use to
give in charity will be called from the
gate of charity' whoever used to fight in
jihâd will be called from the gate of
jihâd, and whoever used to fast
[regularly] will be called from the gate
of fasting". Abû Bakr (ra) said, "By
Allâh, it would not matter if a person
was called from any of them but will
anyone be called from all of them, O
Messenger of Allâh (saw)?" He
said,"Yes, and I hope that you will be
one of them". [sahîh, Ibn Kathîr]
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Whoever performs wudhu and
does it properly, then lifts his
gaze to the sky and says,
"Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illa Allâh,
wahdahu lâ sharîka lah, wa
ashhadu anna Muhammadan
'abdahu wa rasuluhu, the eight
gates of Paradise will be
opened to him, and he will enter
it through whichever one he
wishes".
[Muslim, ]
For the forerunner who will not be held to account,
there is a special gate for them:
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"Allâh (swt) will say, "O
Muhammad, admit those of your
ummah who do not need to be
brought to account through the
right-hand gate and the others will
enter through the other gates like
the rest of the people.""
In the same hadîth, the Prophet
(saw) described the width of the
gates of Paradise:
"By the One in Whose Hand is the
soul of Muhammad, the distance
between two panesl of the gates of
Paradise or between the two
gateposts, is like the distance
between Makkâh and Hajar, or
between Makkah and Basra" [anNihâyah, 2/221]
The gates of Paradise are opened every year during
Ramadan
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When the month of Ramadhan
comes, the gates of heaven are
opened". - Muslim
In some reports it states that
the distance between the two
gate-panels when they are open
is that of a forty year journey.
The Messenger of Allâh (saw)
said,
"The distance between the two
gate-panels of one of the gates
of Paradise is the distance of
forty-year's walking, but there
will come a time when it is very
crowded".
[Ahmad in al-Musnad]