Aslam

Praise be to Allah.Allaah has prepared for His believing

slaves in Paradise that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard and

has never even crossed the minds of men, such that even the person who

has the least blessings in Paradise will think that he is the most blessed

among them. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said

that the Prophet (peace and blessings

of Allaah be upon him) said: “The lowest of people in status in Paradise

will be a man whose face Allaah turns away from the Fire towards Paradise,

and shows him a tree giving shade. He will say, ‘O Lord, bring me closer

to that tree so that I may be in its shade… Then he will enter his house

[in Paradise] and his two wives from among al-hoor

al-‘iyn will come in and will say to him, ‘Praise be to Allaah

who brought you to life for us and brought us to life for you.’ Then

he will say, ‘No one has been given what I have been given.’” (Narrated

by Muslim, no. 275)

Among the blessings

that Allaah has prepared for His slaves are al-hoor

al-‘iyn. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“So

(it will be). And We shall marry them to Hoor (fair females) with wide

lovely eyes”

[al-Dhukhaan

44:54]

“They

will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall

marry them to Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes

[al-Toor 52:20]

Al-hoor

al-‘iyn are extremely beautiful, such that the marrow of

their shins will be visible from beneath their garments. Every man who

enters Paradise will have two wives from among al-hoor

al-‘iyn. Allaah says, describing them (interpretation of

the meaning):

“Therein

(Gardens) will be Khayraatun‑Hisaan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];

Then which of the

Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

Hoor (beautiful,

fair females) guarded in pavilions;

Then which of the

Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

With whom no man

or jinni has had Tamth [opening their hymens with sexual intercourse]

before them.

Then which of the

Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

Reclining on green

cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.”

[al-Rahmaan 55:70-76]

“And

(there will be) Hoor (fair females) with wide lovely eyes (as wives

for Al-Muttaqoon – the pious).

Like unto preserved

pearls”

[al-Waaqi’ah 56:22-23]

It was narrated from

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The first group will

enter Paradise looking like the moon on the night when it is full, and

those who follow them will be like the brightest shining star in the

sky. Their hearts will be as one, and there will be no hatred or jealousy

among them. Each man will have two wives from among al-hoor

al-‘iyn, the marrow of whose calves can be seen from beneath

the bone and flesh.” (Narratedby al-Bukhaari, no. 3014)

It was narrated that

Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I heard the

Messenger of Allaah (peace and

blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: ‘Going out and coming back for

the sake of Allaah is better than this world and all that is in it.

And a spot the size of the bow of one of you in Paradise – or a spot

the size of his whip – is better than this world and all that is in

it. If a woman from among the people of Paradise were to look at the

people of this earth, she would light up all that is in between them

and fill it with fragrance. The veil on her head is better than this

world and all that is in it.’” (Narrated

by al-Bukhaari, no. 2587)

A man will have intercourse

in Paradise with his wives from among al-hoor

al-‘iyn and his wives from among the people of this world,

if they enter Paradise with him. A man will be given the strength of

a hundred men to eat, drink, feel desire and have sexual intercourse.

It was narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the

Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) said: “The believer in Paradise will be given such

and such strength for sexual intercourse.” He was asked, “O Messenger

of Allaah, will he really be able to do that?” He said, “He will be

given the strength of one hundred (men).” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2459. He said,

(it is) saheeh ghareeb).

It was narrated from

Zayd ibn Arqam that the Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A man among the people

of Paradise will be given the strength of a hundred men for eating,

drinking, desire and sexual intercourse. A man among the Jews said,

‘The one who eats or drinks needs to excrete!’ The Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah

be upon him) said to him: ‘The excretion of any one of them will be

in the form of sweat which comes out through his skin, then his stomach

will reduce in size again.’” (Narrated

by Ahmad, no. 18509; al-Daarimi, no. 2704)

The mufassireen said

concerning the phrase “busy

in joyful things” (Yaa-Seen 36:55 – interpretation of the meaning):

‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood and Ibn ‘Abbaas

(mayAllaah be pleased with them both), and Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib, ‘Ikrimah,

al-Hasan, Qutaadah, al-A’mash, Sulaymaan al-Taymi and al-Oozaa’i said

concerning the aayaah (interpretation of the meaning),

“Verily, the

dwellers of Paradise, that Day, will be busy in joyful things” [Yaa-Seen

36:55]

they said, (it means) they will be

busy deflowering virgins. Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him)

said, according to a report narrated from him, that “busy in joyful

things” means listening to stringed instruments. Abu Haatim said: he

misheard the phrase iftidaad

al-abkaar (deflowering virgins) and thought it was samaa’

al-awtaar (listening to stringed instruments). In fact the

correct phrase is iftidaad

al-abkaar (deflowering virgins). (Ibn Katheer, 3/564)

With regard to children,

the scholars differed as to whether children would be born as a result

of this intercourse or not. Some said that there would be children if

the man wants them, but the pregnancy and birth would take just one

hour. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated

that the Prophet (peace and blessings

of Allaah be upon him) said: “If the believer wants a child in Paradise,

the pregnancy and delivery will take only an hour, then the child will

be the age that the man wants.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2487; al-Daarimi, no.

2712; Ahmad, no. 11339; Ibn Maajah, no. 4329). And Allaah

knows best.

We ask Allaah to admit us to Paradise

and to keep us far away from the Fire. May He bless us with the highest

Firdaws, for He is the One Who is Able to do that. Praise be to Allaah

the Lord of the Worlds.