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Sahih Muslim 2737a (Book 49, Hadith 2) #14006
Poverty and Gender in the Afterlife

SUMMARY: The majority of people in Paradise are poor, while the majority of people in Hell are women.

Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger said: I had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the majority constituted by women.
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، الْعُطَارِدِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ‏ "‏ اطَّلَعْتُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَاطَّلَعْتُ فِي النَّارِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ

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afterlife  *  poverty  *  gender

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic teachings and strive for equality
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of being mindful of our actions and how they will affect us in the afterlife. It tells us that poverty is not a barrier to entering Paradise, as many of those who enter it will be poor. However, it also warns us that women should be especially careful with their actions as they make up a large portion of those who end up in Hell. We should strive to live our lives according to Islamic teachings so that we can avoid this fate and instead enter Paradise when we die.

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