It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Paradise is surrounded with hardships and Hell is surrounded with desires."'

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ وَحُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « حُفَّتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ وَحُفَّتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: 'I have prepared for My righteous slaves that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it ever crossed the mind of man."' This is confirmed in the Book of Allah: "No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do."

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَشْعَثِىُّ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِىَ الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لاَ عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلاَ أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ ». مِصْدَاقُ ذَلِكَ فِى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ (فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِىَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ)

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: 'I have prepared for My righteous slaves that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it ever crossed the mind of man,' apart from that of which Allah has informed you."

حَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِىَ الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لاَ عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلاَ أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ ذُخْرًا بَلْهَ مَا أَطْلَعَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: "I have prepared for My righteous slaves that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it ever entered the heart of man," apart from that of which Allah has informed you."' Then he recited: "No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy..."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِىَ الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لاَ عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلاَ أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ. ذُخْرًا بَلْهَ مَا أَطْلَعَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ». ثُمَّ قَرَأَ (فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِىَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ)

Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi said: "I was present with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) in a gathering where he described Paradise, and at the end of his talk he said: 'There is in it that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it ever crossed the heart of man.' Then he recited these Verses: "Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend (in charity in Allah's Cause) out of what We have bestowed on them. No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do."

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو صَخْرٍ أَنَّ أَبَا حَازِمٍ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِىَّ يَقُولُ شَهِدْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَجْلِسًا وَصَفَ فِيهِ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى ثُمَّ قَالَ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى آخِرِ حَدِيثِهِ « فِيهَا مَا لاَ عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلاَ أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلاَ خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ ». ثُمَّ اقْتَرَأَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ (تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِىَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ).

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "In Paradise there is a tree in whose shade a rider could travel for one hundred years."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ قَالَ « إِنَّ فِى الْجَنَّةِ لَشَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِى ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ ».

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will say to the people of Paradise: 'O people of Paradise!' They will say: 'Here we are at Your service, our Lord, all goodness is in Your Hand.' He will say: 'Are you pleased?' They will say: 'How could we not be pleased, O Lord, when You have given us that which You have not given to anyone else among Your creation?' He will say: 'Shall I not give you something even better than that?' They will say: 'O Lord, what can be better than that?' He will say: 'I bestow My pleasure upon you, and I will never be angry with you."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَهْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِى مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ لأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ. فَيَقُولُونَ لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّنَا وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ فِى يَدَيْكَ. فَيَقُولُ هَلْ رَضِيتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا لَنَا لاَ نَرْضَى يَا رَبِّ وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنَا مَا لَمْ تُعْطِ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ أُحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْوَانِى فَلاَ أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا ».

It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The inhabitants of Paradise will see the highest place in Paradise as you see the planets in the sky."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِىَّ - عَنْ أَبِى حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ فِى الْجَنَّةِ كَمَا تَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ فِى السَّمَاءِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The inhabitants of Paradise will see the people of the highest place in Paradise above them, as you see the brilliant star far away on the horizon in the east, or the west, because of the difference in status between them." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, is that the status of the Prophets that no one else will attain?'' He said: "No, by the One in Whose Hand is my soul. They are men who believed in Allah and believed in the Messengers."

حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَوْنَ أَهْلَ الْغُرَفِ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ كَمَا تَتَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الدُّرِّىَّ الْغَابِرَ مِنَ الأُفُقِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ أَوِ الْمَغْرِبِ لِتَفَاضُلِ مَا بَيْنَهُمْ ». قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تِلْكَ مَنَازِلُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ لاَ يَبْلُغُهَا غَيْرُهُمْ. قَالَ « بَلَى وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ رِجَالٌ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَصَدَّقُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Among the most beloved of my Ummah to me are people who will come after me, one of whom would wish to have seen me, even if that was at the expense of his family and his wealth."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « مِنْ أَشَدِّ أُمَّتِى لِى حُبًّا نَاسٌ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِى يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ رَآنِى بِأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ ».