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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2547 (Book 38, Hadith 25) #28182
Entering Paradise as Muslims

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) asked his companions if they would like to be a quarter, third or half of the people of Paradise and reminded them that only Muslims will enter Paradise and that Shirk is like a few white hairs on a black bull or black hairs on a red bull.

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated: "We were in a tent with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), about forty of us when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to us: 'Would you be pleased to be a quarter of the people of Paradise?' They said:'Yes'. He said: 'Would you be pleased to be a third of the people of Paradise?' They said: 'Yes'. He said: 'Would you be pleased to be one half of the people of Paradise? Verily none shall enter Paradise except a Muslim soul. And you are not with relation to Shirk except like the white hair on the hide of a black bull or like the black hair on the hide of a red bull". Other chains report similar narrations.
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ فِي قُبَّةٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا شَطْرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِي الشِّرْكِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَحْمَرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

TOPICS
paradise  *  muslims  *  shirk  *  jannah  *  muminun  *  kufr

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for faith in Allah above all else .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of being Muslim in order to enter paradise. The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) asked his companions if they would like to be one quarter, one third or one half of the people who will enter paradise and reminded them that only those who are Muslim will be able to do so. He also compared shirk, which is disbelief in Allah, to white hair on the hide of a black bull or black hair on the hide of a red bull - meaning it is very rare and insignificant compared to faith in Allah which should be our main focus instead. This hadith teaches us that we should strive for faith in Allah above all else so we can have hope for entering paradise when our time comes here on earth.

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