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Story of a Person of People of Paradise It is reported in the Musnad of
Ahmad from Anas, radi Allahu anhu, that he said: "We were sitting in the
presence of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam one day and he said, 'A
person is about to arrive from this mountain path who is from the people of So a person from the Ansar
arrived, his beard dripping with water from wudoo and holding his sandals in
his left hand, and he gave us the salaam. Then next day the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said words of similar import and the same person
appeared in the same condition. On the third day Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam again said words of similar import and again this person appeared in
the same condition, so when Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam left,
'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-Aas followed this person and said, 'Indeed I have
abused my father and I swear that I would not go to him for three days so if
you would let me stay with you until those three days expire, I would do so.'
He replied, 'Yes.'" Anas continued saying, "So
'Abdullah told us that he spent three nights with this person yet he did not
see him stand for the night prayer at all. All he did was when he turned
sides on his bed he would mention Allah and make takbeer and would do this
until he stood for fajr prayer.' Abdullah said, 'Except that I never
hear him speak except good'. So when the three days were over I was eager
to make little of his actions. I said, 'O servant of Allah there was no hatred
or disassociation between my father and me but I heard Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam saying on three occasions, "A person is about to arrive
who is from the people of Paradise," and you arrived on those three
occasions, so I wished to stay with you so that I may look at your actions and
emulate them. But I have not seen you perform a great deal of actions, so what
is it that has reached you to make Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam say
what he said?' He replied, 'It is nothing more than what you have seen, except
that I do not find in myself any disloyalty to any of the Muslims, and
neither do I find any jealousy for the wealth that Allah has bestowed upon them.'
Abdullah said, 'This is that which has reached you and is something that we
cannot endure.'" You are invited to join us in
benefiting from the works of people of knowledge and the Inspiring
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