The (members of the) first group which would get into Paradise will have their faces as bright as stars in the sky. They would neither pass water, nor void excrement, nor will they suffer from catarrh, nor will they spit, and their combs would be made of gold, and their sweat will be musk, the fuel of their brazier will be aloes, and their wives will be large-eyed maidens and their form would be alike as one single person after the form of their father (Adam) sixty cubits tall.
Narrated by This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Context
In this narration, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) describes the first group of people who will enter Paradise. He paints a vivid picture of their beauty and the blessings they will enjoy, emphasizing the rewards of faith and good deeds. This hadith serves as an inspiration for believers to strive for righteousness.
Modern Application
This hadith motivates individuals to aspire for a place in Paradise by engaging in good deeds and maintaining their faith. It can encourage people to support one another in their spiritual journeys, fostering a community focused on righteousness and mutual encouragement.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Day of Judgment and Paradise because it describes the rewards awaiting the righteous in the Hereafter.
And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.
But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade.
This hadith is #6970 from Sahih Muslim, in the Book of The Book of Paradise, its Description, its Bounties and its Inhabitants. It is graded Sahih and narrated by This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:.
