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| Who will we see in Paradise |
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| Caraj |
| 07/09/04 at 23:54:56 |
| Those who make it to Paradise, will they see other family members (see or be with them?) What about a man or woman who was married more than once? (If people in Paradise are with a spouse) What about unborn children who died before birth? Where in the Quran can one read about such issues. Thank you |
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| timbuktu |
| 07/10/04 at 05:59:30 |
| [slm] [quote] Where in the Quran can one read about such issues. [/quote] I am not sure if it is in the Quran. I think it is from Hadith, but I would not be able to provide the Hadith. I think some people here are very qualified to give references. I will try to give here what I remember, and if I am wrong, I will appreciate if it is corrected. [quote] Those who make it to Paradise, will they see other family members (see or be with them?) [/quote] Yes, if a person’s family members and he/she make it to paradise, they will be able to meet each other, as well as meet friends, as well as those they haven’t met in this world but love (some of us will be so lucky as to be with the Prophet [saw]). They can also not just meet, but also be with them. If they are not all in Paradise, then those who are in Paradise will, if they so wish, be allowed to see those of their relatives or acquaintances who are in Hell, and converse with them. [quote] What about a man or woman who was married more than once? (If people in Paradise are with a spouse)[/quote] They will get a chance to chose their spouse in Paradise from among those they had married in this world. The first choice will (I think) be given to the woman. [quote] What about unborn children who died before birth?[/quote] Unborn children who die before birth, (also those children who die before coming of age), will be in Paradise, and will have the right to intercede on behalf of their (Muslim) parents, and will reside with them in Paradise. |
| 07/10/04 at 06:04:15 |
| timbuktu |
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| sal |
| 07/10/04 at 20:36:29 |
| [slm]You will meet all those who are in the paradise be them friends on earth or not since in the paradise the people are as one family .No difference in any thing.Everlasting love peace etc. as there will be no devil to separate us The unborn children or those who died in their early childhood since they will go to heaven they will request to enter the heaven with the companion of their parents so they will be offered this appeal [quote]What about a man or woman who was married more than once? (If people in Paradise are with a spouse) [/quote] The same question been asked one of the eminent scholars in the Saudi Arabia in a radio program called NURUN ALLAA DARB. answered the woman will marry again in the heaven to the most beloved one to her incase all their husbands she married enter the paradise .Another scholar in the same program but in a different occasion answered the same but added saying the one who was the best in manner out of them (the husbands) wanting to indicate how much a good conduct is one of the best deeds ,a person could have done to qualify him be the best selected among the rest even though their entering the paradise I think this agrees with brother timbuktus answer that the woman will be given the choise A wife definitely prefers the good treatment that only be obtained from a well mannered man :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let me add this story I have remembered on my way while typing this post ;) One day while sheik al SHAIRAWI(he was an eminent scholar ,passed away before several years ) may ALLAH be merciful to him.While he was interpreting the QURAN ,in a mosque infront of big gathering as he used to do, he reached the point where men will marry again their wives on earth if they go to heaven. One of the attendants shouted OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO NABAWIYAH AGAIN ? The sheikh answered don’t worry if Nabawiyah(that guy’s wife)enters the heaven she will not be the same Nabawiyah she is now May ALLAH GATHER US ALL IN THE PARADISE AAMEEEN |
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| Maryam |
| 08/19/04 at 13:13:11 |
| [slm] What about a spouse that you could not get along with? What if you had only been married once and it's not worked out. But you could not seperate or divorce for fear of pointed fingers. Does the woman have any say in that matter? Furthurmore, if we have to be with the same spouse, will we remember all the pain and suffering that the spouse put us through during the life in duniya? And how that pain caused our loved ones pain as well and much much mental anguish? Or will we forget all the bad things somehow, and have a fresh start? Jazak Allah khair. [wlm] |
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| timbuktu |
| 08/19/04 at 13:40:37 |
| [slm] Jannah is not a place where we would be troubled by negative thoughts or rememberances, so in all likelihood you will be in love with your husband, who would have been changed to your ideal of a husband. If you didn't want to have the same spouse, you would be provided with one you will be happy with. :) and those who aren't married here, will have spouses who love them and care about them. There is a Hadith which says something like the Jannatees being asked how much they had suffered in the world, and they would say we have never suffered. Second, everyone will be at an age which is considered the most attractive and at one's peak. The Jannatees will be purged of all the physical, character and other shortcomings in Jannah, so all will be in love with their spouses, and the spouses will be worth it. It says in one Hadith something like the husbands will go out, and will return with Jannah dust, and their wives will say to them, "wallahi, your handsomeness has increased while you were out. What have you done to yourself." and the husbands will say: "wallahi, your beauty has also increased manyfolds while we were out. What have you done to yourself!" :) You see, Jannah is for eternal bliss and the only negative bits one will remember is about the kuffar who made fun of you, and you will ask to be shown what happened to them, and that will be shown, and you will ask to speak to them, and you will say to them: :don't you find what was promised to you. We have been blessed with what was pomised to us". The bottom line is we will all be happy, and there will be no negativity to disturb us. |
| 08/19/04 at 18:56:13 |
| timbuktu |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/19/04 at 20:41:20 |
| [slm] Question : A question that we hear often is with regards to men and women in the Hereafter; can you tell us something (according to Quran and Sunnah) regarding where the women will be with respect to their husbands. In other words, will a woman be with her husband in Jannah? Will he/she or both have a choice as to whether or not they want to be together? Wa Jazaakumullaahu Khairan Answer : Praise be to Allaah. 1.Yes, a woman will be with her husband in Paradise, and even with her children, sons and daughters, if they are Muslim. This is indicated by the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): “And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith, - to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything.” [al-Toor 52:21] It is also indicated by the du’aa’ of the angels who carry the Throne: “Our Lord! And make them enter the ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) which you have promised them — and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise” [Ghaafir 40:8 – interpretation of the meaning] Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “(This means) bring them together so that they may find delight in one another in neighbouring dwellings. This is like the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): ‘And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith, - to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything.’ [al-Toor 52:21] This means: We shall make them all equal in status so that they may find joy. This will not be by lowering the one who is higher in status until he is equal with the one who is lower; on the contrary, We shall raise the one who is lacking in good deeds and make them equal, as a bounty and a blessing from Us. Sa’eed ibn Jubair said: when the believer enters Paradise, he will ask about his father, son and brother and where they are. It will be said to him, they did not reach the same level of good deeds as you did. He will say, But I only strove for my sake and for theirs. Then they will be brought to join him on the level where he is.” (Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 4/73) 2. We do not think that anyone who Allaah has decreed will enter Paradise and have all trace of hatred taken away from them will choose to be separated from a loved one when he or she meets them in the Hereafter. 3. If a woman does not get married in this world, Allaah will grant her a spouse in whom she will find delight in Paradise. The joys of Paradise are not limited only to males – they are for males and females alike, and part of that joy is marriage.” (Majmoo’ Fataawaa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/53), There will be no single people in Paradise. And Allaah knows best. Islam Q&A Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com) |
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| panjul |
| 08/21/04 at 02:44:59 |
| [slm] I love this ayah from Surat Al-Fajr (89:27-30). It sends chills down my spine and gives hope to the heart. The words of our beloved Allah to the pious believing servants are so beautiful, it makes one want to cry. Reading it always wants me to strive towards the path of goodness just so that inshallah, one day I can hear these words: "O the one in complete rest and satisfaction! Come back to your Lord--well-pleased (to yourself) and well pleassing (unto Him)! Enter you then among My (honored) servants, and enter you My Paradise." What the heart desires, it will have. |
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| ltcorpest2 |
| 08/29/04 at 13:39:40 |
| how about this. If your spouse has some anoying habit ie: chewing nails, smoking, leaving the toilet seat up (or down depending on the gender) driving to fast (or too slow), Will they no longer do this or will it no longer bother you? |
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| timbuktu |
| 08/29/04 at 14:35:15 |
| [quote author=mike link=board=lighthouse;num=1089428097;start=0#7 date=08/29/04 at 13:39:40]how about this. If your spouse has some anoying habit ie: chewing nails, smoking, leaving the toilet seat up (or down depending on the gender) driving to fast (or too slow), Will they no longer do this or will it no longer bother you?[/quote] mike you are a riot :) the spouse will lose all annoying habits. Paradise is not a place where dirty habits persist. |
| 08/29/04 at 14:36:10 |
| timbuktu |
| Re: Who will we see in Paradise |
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| se7en |
| 08/30/04 at 11:33:15 |
| as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, that story brother salem posted is HILARIOUS, that the shaykh was teaching his students they they will be with their wife/husband in Jannah, and the student was like, "oh no, I have to live with her AGAIN?" :-/ Subhan'Allah, I think we always try to understand Jannah in *our* terms when in fact it transcends any understanding we have.. like for example, in Ibn Abbas' interpretation of the Quran he says that the 'fruit' of Jannah is not like the 'fruit' of this world -- the similarity is in the name/concept, but not in the thing itself. And we know from hadeeth that in Jannah there will be what the eye has never seen, the ear has never heard, and the heart has never felt in such happiness, beauty, and joy.. From what I understand you will be with your husband or wife if you would like to be -- but a perfected and purified and beautified version of themselves, just as you yourself, when you enter Jannah, will be forever young and beautiful, purified and perfected. Also, the Quran states such a beautiful description of Jannah, in Surah A'araf: [color=black] ..Those who believe and work good deeds - and no burden do we place on any soul, but that which it can bear - they will be companions of the garden, to dwell therein forever -- [i]and We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury.[/i] beneath them will be rivers flowing, and they shall say 'praise be to God, who has guided us to this happiness; never could we have found guidance had it not been for the guidance of God; indeed it was the truth that the messengers of our Lord brought to us.' and they shall hear the cry: ' behold the garden before you -- you have been made its inheritors, for your good deeds.' [/color] Abdullah Yusuf Ali's commentary: A person who may have suffered or been disappointed may have a lurking sense of injury at the back of his mind, which may spoil his/her enjoyment on account of past memory intruding in the midst of felicity. In such cases memory itself is pain. Even sorrow is intensified by memory: as Tennyson says, "A sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things." But that is in this our imperfect life. In the perfect felicity of the righteous, all such feelings are blotted out. No "heartaches" then, and no memories of them! The clouds of the past will have dissolved in glorious light, and no past happiness will be comparable with the pefect happiness which will have been attained. Nor will any sense of shortcoming be possible in that pefect bliss. ahhh.. read the ayah and commentary again :) and then read it again. it is soo incredible; it brings such lightness and hope to the heart. ya ar-Rahimar rahimeen, make us of those who experience this, make us of those of jannah, ameen thumma ameen. |
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