Aslam

The Prophet said: When I entered Paradise I heard the sound of the walking of a man and saw that he was Bilal. I found also in the upper station of Paradise the poor and their children. In the lower station of Paradise, I found a few rich men and women. I asked : O my Lord, what is their affair ? He said : Two red things, gold and silk dress, kept the women pleased and long accounts kept the rich busy. I did not first find my rich companion Abdur Rahmen bin-Auf there, but afterwards he came to me weeping. I asked : What is the thing which kept you behind ? He said : O Prophet of God, I could not reach you till I crossed Mushiat. I feared that I might not meet you. I asked : What is its reason ? He said : I was giving account of my wealth.

Now look what thing happened in the case of Abdur Rahman who was a reputed companion of the Prophet and who was one of the ten persons who had been given good news of Paradise in the world.

Once the Prophet went to a poor man and saw that he had nothing. He said : If his light would have been distributed among the inhabitants of the world, it would have been sufficient. The Prophet said : Shall I not inform you about the kings of Paradise ?
The companions said : O Messenger of God, inform us. He said :
Every weak man who is known to the people as weak, having disheveled hairs and dust ridden cloth, having only two pieces of cloth and bereft of honour. If he is given oath in the name of God.
God proves him true.

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