Assalamoalaykum Burhan Bhai, It is told to us in various Hadiths and also in Quran that Allah Subhanah will reward Jannah` to the Swaleh people and they will get as a prize "Hoors" there. But Hoors will be meant for the Men Jannati. So what about women Jannati. What will the Women get in Jannat?
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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It is told to us in
various Hadiths and also in Quran that Allah Subhanah will reward Jannah` to
the Swaleh people and they will get as a prize "Hoors" there. But
Hoors will be meant for the Men Jannati. So what about women Jannati. What will
the Women get in Jannat?
And also
women are lagging in shahadat because they were prohibited to go in the
War(qetal). So won`t there be prejudices for men because a `Shahid` will get
more of `Hoors`.
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Answer:
What will women get
in Paradise
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your
Question: So what about women Jannati. What will the Women get in Jannat?
The
fortunate people who will be rewarded Paradise by Allah Subhanah, will get an abundance of things from their
Lord: eternal life of pleasure, gardens,
wealth, properties, palaces, servants,
canals of milk and honey, natural
springs, abundance of food and
fruits, and loving husband/wives, children,
family, etc. And above all, they will get the Pleasure and Good Will of
their Lord and Creator!
The
‘hurs’ are only a part of the bounty that the men of
Allah
has promised the fortunate dwellers of
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah Qaaf verse 35:
There they (the men and women of
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqan verses 15-16:
Ask them, “Is this (the Fire) better, or the
As
regards the rewards that the successful people of
Allah
Subhanah, Who Created everything in
existence, also created its nature. And since man was created polygamous by
nature, one of the rewards which The All
Knowing and All Wise Lord has promised the fortunate men of Paradise is the
companionship of many chaste,
beautiful, and obedient wives in that
Eternal Abode of the Hereafter.
The
nature granted by Allah to women is not the same that was granted to men.
Unlike men, a woman is not polygamous by nature. The things that a woman desires most from her
husband is that he love her, cherish
her, honor her, respect her, and treat her like a queen. And every woman also has the desire to be the
most beautiful of all!
Thus,
of all the heavenly wives of the righteous men of
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 32 Surah Sajdah verse 17:
No living being knows
what comfort of the eyes has been kept hidden from them, as a recompense for their (righteous) deeds!
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 4.467 Narrated by Abu
Huraira
Allah's Messenger
(saws) said, "Allah, The High and Exalted He is, said, 'I have prepared
for My pious slaves (men and women) things which have never been seen by an
eye, or heard by an ear, or imagined by a human being.'
Your
Question: And also women are lagging in shahadat because they were prohibited
to go in the War(qetal). So won`t there be prejudices for men because a
`Shahid` will get more of `Hoors`.
First and foremost, it is the
ardent belief of every believer who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last
Day that their Lord is a Judge Supreme, and His Justice can never ever be
tainted or accused of being biased, prejudiced, or unfair in the least. Amongst our Majestic and Supreme Lord’s Noble
and Exclusive Attributes and Names is that He Alone is the All-Just, and it
would be absolutely against His Principles of Justice that He would ever be
unjust to any amongst His creation.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.43 Narrated by Aisha
(That she said), "O Allah's Messenger
(saws)! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah's
cause?" He (saws) said, "The
best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-mabrur (i.e. Hajj which is done according to the
Prophet's tradition and is accepted by Allah)."
Abu Hurairah
narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Hajj is the jihad for
the old, the weak and the women."
Related by Nasa'i.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.84 Narrated by Aisha
I said, "O Allah's Messenger (saws)!
Shouldn't we participate in Holy battles and Jihad along with you?" He (saws) replied, "The best and the most
superior Jihad (for women) is Hajj which is accepted by Allah."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2534 Narrated by Aisha
Aisha asked Allah's Messenger (saws) whether
jihad was incumbent on women, and he (saws) replied, "Yes, jihad which
does not include fighting is incumbent on them. It is the Hajj and the Umrah."
Allah has tested the believing
men and the believing woman according to the duties and responsibilities which
He, in His Supreme and Majestic Wisdom, has laid upon each according to their
natures. Although Jihad is incumbent
upon the believing males, the believing women are excused from this obligation;
but in the Supreme Scales of Justice of Allah Subhanah the reward for a
believing man striving in the Cause of Allah is equivalent to the reward of a
believing woman performing the Hajj and the Umrah!
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother and
sincere well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister