I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that most of those who entered it were the poor an…

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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that most of th…

عن أسامة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «قُمْتُ على باب الجنَّة، فإذا عامَّة من دخلها المساكين، وأصحاب الجَدِّ مَحْبُوسُونَ، غير أن أصحابَ النَّار قد أُمِرَ بهم إلى النَّار، وقُمْتُ على باب النَّار فإذا عَامَّة من دخلها النساء».

Explanation of the hadith: I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that most of th…

The majority of the people who will enter Paradise are the poor and needy. That is because they have no wealth, so they will not be held accountable for what they did with it, and Allah, out of His great generosity will reward them in the Hereafter to make up for the things they were not given in this worldly life. As for the wealthy and affluent, they will be detained for some time on the Day of Resurrection because of the lengthy reckoning of their accounts, due to the wealth and influence they had as well as their indulgence in their desires and passions. The lawful pleasures of this worldly life entail accountability, and the unlawful pleasures entail punishment. The poor will be spared both because they were deprived of such pleasures. Also, the majority of the denizens of Hell will be women because they complain much and are ungrateful to their husbands.

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