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Sahih al-Bukhari 6547 (Book 81, Hadith 136) #6296
Poverty and Gender in the Afterlife

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ observed that the majority of people entering Paradise were poor, while the rich were forbidden to enter until their accounts are settled. He also noticed that most of those entering Hell were women.

Narrated Usama: The Prophet said, "I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who had entered it were poor people, while the rich were forbidden (to enter along with the poor, because they were waiting the reckoning of their accounts), but the people of the Fire had been ordered to be driven to the Fire. And I stood at the gate of the Fire and found that the majority of the people entering it were women".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ قُمْتُ عَلَى باب الْجَنَّةِ فَكَانَ عَامَّةُ مَنْ دَخَلَهَا الْمَسَاكِينَ، وَأَصْحَابُ الْجَدِّ مَحْبُوسُونَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ قَدْ أُمِرَ بِهِمْ إِلَى النَّارِ، وَقُمْتُ عَلَى باب النَّارِ فَإِذَا عَامَّةُ مَنْ دَخَلَهَا النِّسَاءُ

TOPICS
afterlife  *  poverty  *  gender  *  akhirah  *  faqr  *  jins

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive towards righteousness and piety regardless social status or gender

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad observed that most of those who entered Paradise were poor people, while the rich had to wait for their accounts to be settled before they could enter. He also noticed that most of those who entered Hell were women. This suggests that poverty and gender can play a role in determining one's fate in the afterlife. It is important to note however, that these factors alone do not guarantee entry into either Heaven or Hell; rather it is one's faith and deeds which will ultimately determine where they will end up after death. Furthermore, this hadith serves as a reminder for us all to strive towards righteousness and piety regardless of our social status or gender so we may be among those who are granted entry into Paradise on Judgment Day.

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