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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Hell will continue to have people cast into it, saying: ‘Is there more?’ until the Lord of Might places His foot in it. Then its parts will fold into each other, and it will say: ‘Enough, by Your might and generosity!’ And there will remain in Paradise a surplus 1 until Allah creates a people for it and settles them in its surplus.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 4848 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2848a (unverified) 95% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “There will remain in Paradise a surplus,” meaning empty dwellings without occupants. His statement: “Until Allah creates a people for it.” Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: His statement: “As for Paradise, Allah will create for it a people” is evidence for the people of Sunnah that reward is not dependent on deeds, as these are created then and given Paradise without deeds. Al-Tayyibi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Mu’tazila may say that negating injustice for those who did not sin proves that punishing them would be unjust, which is our view. The response is: Even if we say punishing them is not unjust, as He does not act in another’s dominion, He does not do so due to His generosity and kindness, so negating injustice affirms generosity. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله : لا يزال في الجنة فضل : أي زيادة مساكن خالية عن السكان. وقوله: «حتى ينشئ الله لها خلقا إلخ». قال النووي له في قوله: «وأما الجنة فإن الله ينشئ لها خلقا، هذا دليل لأهل السنة على أن الثواب ليس متوقفا على الأعمال، فإن هؤلاء يخلقون حينئذ ويعطون الجنة بغير عمل. قال الطيبي الله وللمعتزلة أن يقولوا: إن نفي الظلم عمن لم يذنب دليل على أنه إن عذبهم كان ظلما، وهو عين مذهبنا، والجواب: وإن قلنا: وإن عذبهم لم يكن ظلما؛ فإنه لم يتصرف في م لك غيره، لكنه تعالى لا يفعل ذلك لكرمه ولطفه مبالغة، فنفي الظلم إثبات للكرم. كذا في «المرقاة».