A house in Paradise

Since 2012-11-18

Deeds that build houses in paradise...

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 
A house in paradise
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “He who built a mosque for Allah, Bukair said, ‘I think he (the Holy Prophet) said, ‘While he seeks the pleasure of Allah (by building the mosque)’ Allah would build for him a house in paradise.” [Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim]
 
«من بنى مسجدًا لله تعالى -قال بكير: حسبت أنَّه قال: يبتغي به وجه الله- بنى الله له بيتًا في الجنَّة» متفق عليه
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah no matter how small, even if it is as the size of a bird’s nest, Allah will build for that person a House in paradise.” [Reported by ibn Mâjah 906 and deemed authentic by Al-Albâni]
 
«من بنى مسجدًا لله كمفحص قطاةٍ أو أصغر بنى الله له بيتًا في الجنَّة» رواه ابن ماجه وصححه الألباني
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “If any Muslim servant (of Allah) prays for the sake of Allah twelve rak’ahs (of Sunnah) every day, over and above the obligatory ones, Allah will build for him a house in paradise, or a house will be built for him in paradise” [Reported by Muslim]
 
«ما من عبدٍ مسلمٍ يصلِّي لله كلِّ يومٍ ثنتي عشرة ركعةً تطوُّعًا، غير فريضةٍ إلا بني الله له بيتًا في الجنَّة أو إلا بني له بيتٌ في الجنَّة» رواه مسلم
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Whoever fills in a gap (of the rows in prayer), Allah will raise his status because of it and He will build a house for him in Paradise.” [Reported by Al-Albâni 505 in Sahȋh Aj-Jâmi’, he said that it authentic by the virtue of another Hadith]
 
«من سدَّ فرجةً رفعه الله بها درجةً، وبنى له بيتًا في الجنَّة» رواه الألباني في صحيح الجامع وقال: صحيح لغيره
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “When a child of a slave of Allah dies, Allah the Most High asks His angels, ‘Have you taken out the life of the child of My slave?” They reply in the affirmative. He then asks, ‘Have you taken the fruit of his heart?’ They reply in the affirmative. Thereupon He asks, ‘What has My slave said?’ They say, ‘He has praised You and said, ‘(Truly! To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.).’ Allah says, ‘Build a house for My slave in Paradise and name it as Bait-ul-Hamd (the House of Praise).” [Reported by At-Tirmidhi 1021 and classed as good by Al-Albâni]
 
«إذا مات ولد العبد قال الله لملائكته: قبضتم ولد عبدي؟ فيقولون: نعم. فيقول: قبضتم ثمرة فؤاده؟ فيقولون: نعم. فيقول: ماذا قال عبدي؟ فيقولون: حمدك واسترجع، فيقول الله: ابنوا لعبدي بيتا في الجنة وسموه: بيت الحمد» رواه الترمذي وحسنه الألباني
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “I guarantee a house in the lower part of Paradise for the one who gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; and I guarantee a house in the middle part of paradise for the one who abandons lying even if he is joking; and I guarantee a house in the highest part of Paradise for the one who has good manners.” [Reported by Abû Dâwûd 4800 and classed as good by Al-Albâni]
 
«أنا زعيم ببيتٍ في ربض الجنَّة لمن ترك المراء وإن كان محقًّا، وببيتٍ في وسط الجنَّة لمن ترك الكذب وإن كان مازحًا، وببيتٍ في أعلى الجنَّة لمن حسن خلقه» رواه أبو داود وحسنه الألباني
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Whoever enters a market place and says, ‘none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh, Alone without partners, to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him belong all the praises and thanks, He causes life and death and He is Living and does not die. In His Hand is all the good, and He is over all things competent.’ Allah will record for him a million good deeds, erase a million of his bad deeds, raise him a million levels, and will build for him a house in Paradise.” [Classed as good by Al-Albâni 6231 in Sahȋh Aj-Jâmi’]
 
«من دخل السُّوق فقال: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت، وهو حيٌّ لا يموت بيده الخير، وهو على كلِّ شيءٍ قديرٌ، كتب الله له ألف ألف حسنةٍ، ومحا عنه ألف ألف سيِّئةٍ، ورفع له ألف ألف درجة، وبنى له بيتًا في الجنَّة» حسنه الألباني
 
 
A chamber in Paradise
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Paradise has chambers that their outsides are seen from their insides and their insides are seen from their outsides. A Bedouin stood and asked, ‘For whom, O Messenger of Allah?’ upon which he said, ‘(they are) to whoever makes his speech good, feeds food, maintains fasting and prays at night while people are sleeping” [Reported by At-Tirmidhi 1984 and classed as good by Al-Albâni]
 
«إن في الجنة غرفا ترى ظهورها من بطونها، وبطونها من ظهورها. فقام أعرابي فقال: لمن هي يا رسول الله؟ فقال: لمن أطاب الكلام، وأطعم الطعام، وأدام الصيام، وصلى بالليل والناس نيام» رواه الترمذي وحسنه الألباني
 
 
A Pavilion in Paradise
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Verily, in Paradise, the believer will have a pavilion from a single hollow pearl, the width thereof is sixty miles. In each corner of it there are wives for the believer that do not see the other wives, and the believer will visit them all.” [Reported by Al-Bukhâri 4879]
 
«إنَّ في الجنَّة خيمة من لؤلؤة مجوفة، عرضها ستون ميلًا، في كلِّ زاويةٍ منها أهل ما يرون الآخرين، يطوف عليهم المؤمنون» رواه البخاري
 
 
A Palace in Paradise
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Whoever reads {Say (O Muhammad): “He is Allâh, (the) One.}, till he finishes the Surat ten times, Allah will build for him a palace in Paradise. He who will read it twenty times, Allah will build for him two palaces, and he who will read it thirty times, Allah will build for him three palaces in Paradise.” [Its chain of transmission is deemed authentic by al-Albani in as-Silsilah as-Sahihah]
 
«من قرأ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّـهُ أَحَدٌ} حتَّى يختمها عشر مرَّاتٍ بنى الله له قصرًا في الجنَّة، ومن قرأها عشرين مرَّةً بني له قصران، ومن قرأها ثلاثين مرَّةً بني له ثلاث» الألباني، إسناده صحيح
 
 
Pleasure in Paradise:
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “The ornament of the believer will extend to cover all the parts of the body on which he performed ablution.” [Reported by Muslim 250]
 
«تبلغ الحلية من المؤمن حيث يبلغ الوضوء» رواه
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Whoever goes to the mosque (every) morning and (every) afternoon (for the congregational prayer), Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in Paradise with good hospitality for every time he goes in the morning and in the afternoon.” [Agreed upon]
 
«من غدا إلى المسجد وراح، أعدَّ الله له نزلة من الجنَّة، كلَّما غدا أو راح» متفق عليه
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “The Quran will come on the Day of Resurrection and will say, ‘O Allah, adorn him.’ So he will be given a crown of honor. Then it will say, ‘O Lord, be pleased with him.’ So Allah will be pleased with him. Then it will be said to him, ‘Recite and advance in status, and for each verse you will gain one more reward for good deed).” [Reported by At-Tirmidhi 2915 and classed as good by Al-Albâni]
 
«يجيء القرآن يوم القيامة فيقول: يا رب حله، فيلبس تاج الكرامة، ثم يقول: يا رب زده، فيلبس حلة الكرامة، ثمَّ يقول: يا ربِّ ارض عنه، فيقال له: اقرأ وارق وتزاد بكلِّ آيةٍ حسنةً» رواه الترمذي وحسنه الألباني
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “I and the one who looks after an orphan and provides for him will be like this in Paradise,” and he showed his middle and index fingers and separated them a little.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari 5304]
 
«أنا وكافل اليتيم في الجنَّة هكذا. وأشار بالسَّبابة والوسطى، وفرَّج بينهما شيئًا» رواه البخاري
 
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “Shall I tell you about the one among you whom I love most and the one who will be seated closest to me on the Day of Resurrection?’ The people were silent, so he repeated that [question] two or three times. Then the people said, ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said, ‘The one among you with the best character.” [Classed as authentic by Al-Albâni 2650 in his book Sahîh At-Targhȋb]
 
«ألا أخبركم بأحبِّكم إليَّ وأقربكم منِّي مجلسًا يوم القيامة؟ فأعادها مرَّتين أو ثلاثًا. قالوا: نعم يا رسول الله! قال: أحسنكم خلقًا» صححه الألباني
 
 
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