English
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The people of Paradise will look up at the people of the lofty chambers above them, as you look at a brilliant star 1 fading on the horizon in the East or West, due to the difference 2 between them.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, are those the stations of the prophets that none but they attain?” He said, “No, by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, they are men who believed in Allah and affirmed the messengers.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 3256 (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2831 (unverified) 97% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “a brilliant star fading on the horizon”: Al-Tayyibi said: If you ask what is the purpose of specifying the star as brilliant and then fading on the horizon, I say: It indicates that this is an analogy. The resemblance is drawn from several imagined aspects in the likened object: the sight of one in Paradise seeing the occupant of the chamber is like seeing a brilliant star remaining on the eastern or western horizon in its radiance despite the distance.
Note 2
(2) His statement: “due to the difference between them”: This is the reason for the sighting, meaning it is due to the increasing ranks between the general people of Paradise and those in the lofty chambers. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: الكوكب الدري الغابر في الأفق إلخ : قال الطيبي الله: فإن قلت: ما فائدة تقييد الكوكب بالدري، ثم بالغابر في الأفق؟ قلت: للإيذان بأنه من باب التمثيل الذي وجهه منتزع من عدة أمور متوهمة في المشبه شبه رؤية الرائي في الجنة صاحب الغرفة برؤية الرائي الكوكب المستضيء الباقي من باب الشرق أو الغرب في الاستضاءة مع البعد.
Note 2
(۲) قوله : لتفاضل ما بينهم علة للترئ والمعنى إنما ذلك لتزايد مراتب ما بين سائر أهل الجنة العالية وما بين أهل الغرف العالية. كذا في «المرقاة».