BISMILLAH IR RAHMAN IR RAHEEM



THE POOREST PERSON IN PARADISE

by Khadijah Stephens Copyrighted by the Mosque of the Internet
and Khadeijah Stephens,2000
Adapted for children from an authentic hadith narrated by Nawawi
in his hadith reference "The Gardens of the Righteous" www.mosque.com

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We all want to go to Paradise and have a very nice home and position
there, or, as it is called in the Koran and Hadith "rank"
in Paradise.

To improve our chances of receiving a better place in Paradise
we must first ask Allah to forgive us and then work hard doing
such things as praying, being good, being kind, giving
away something we love, and giving charity. There are lots and
lots of other ways too, ask Mummy and Daddy to tell you about
them. InshaAllah, the more we do Allah will forgive us
and give us an even greater reward.

As I am sure you already know, not all ranks in Paradise are
the same. There are many, many different levels of ranks, such
as those of the prophets and martyrs. Prophet Muhammad, praise
and peace be upon him, will have the highest of all the
ranks and will be the closest to Allah, Al Hamdulillah.

This story is about a question Prophet Moses, peace be upon him,
asked Allah.

Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, told his companions
that one day Prophet Moses asked Allah about the poorest
man in Paradise. Allah told him that it would be a man who
arrives after everyone has been given their home and reward
in Paradise.

When the man arrives he will look and see there is no place left
for him at all and will ask: "How can I enter when everyone
has taken their place and received their gifts?" So he will
be asked: "How would you like a kingdom of all the monarchs
of the world?" "O yes, my Lord" the man will reply. So he
will be told: "It is yours and its like, and its like again,
and again, and again, and again!" The man will be so happy
that he will exclaim: "O my Lord, I am content!" Whereupon
he will be told: "Then, all this is for you, and ten times
more. You shall have whatsoever your soul desires and whatever
delights your eye." The man will be so overcome that he will
exclaim: "O my Lord, I am well satisfied!"

Can you imagine it; the POOREST man in Paradise will have a home
fifteen times larger than all the kingdoms of the world!

The homes in Paradise are too wonderful for us to even begin
to imagine, but Allah does let us have a quick glimpse of them
in the Koran. Even the most imaginative person in the whole
world can never, ever, find words to describe the wonders
and treasures of Paradise.