The Wives of Paradise – Al Hureen and of this world
The wife of the Believer in This world will be his wife in the hereafter if she is righteous
“They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones.” [36:56]
“Enter Paradise, you and your wives, in happiness” [43:70]
“Enter Paradise, you and your wives in happiness” [43:70]
If a woman marries more than once which husband will she most likely be with? Most correct opinion is the last of her husbands:
In Tarikh ar-Raqqah, Abu Ali al-Hurani reported from Maymun ibn Mahrah that Muawyiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (ra) proposed to Umm ad-Darda but she refused to marry him saying,
“I heard Abud-Darda say that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said, “A woman will be with the last of her husbands.”
Also from the Sunnah we have the following to support this view:
Asma bint Abi Bakr was married to az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam who was harsh towards her. She came to her father and complained to him, and he said, “O my daughter have patience, for if a woman has a righteous husband, and he dies and she does not remarry after his death they will be reunited in Paradise.”
The 2nd report was narrated by al-Bayhaqi in as-Sunan, where he says that Hudayfah said to his wife, “If you want to be my wife in Paradise do not remarry after I die, for the woman in Paradise will be with the last of her husbands on earth.”
Also it is for this reason, Allah forbade the wives of the Prophet (saws) to remarry after his death, because they will be his wives in the Hereafter.
In addition to their wives in this world Allah will marry the men of this world to the al hureen
“So [it will be] and We shall marry them to Houris with wide lovely eyes.” [44:54]
The Quran describes al-Hural-Eyn as being firm and full breasted”
Verily for al-Muttaqun there will be a success; gardens and grape yards and young full breasted [mature] maidens of equal age.” [78:31-33]
Al-Hur al-Eyn are creatures that Allah (swt) has made especially for Paradise, and has made them virgins:
“Verily, We have created [their companions] of special creation, and made them virgin-pure [and undefiled], beloved [by nature], equal in age.” [56:35-37]
The fact that they are virgins means that no-one has ever married them before” whom no man or jinn has touched before them.” [55:56]
This refutes the thought of some that the wives of this world will go back to being virgins thus making the verse refer to them. The following verse refutes this notion as well
“In them will be [maidens] restraining their glances, whom no man or jinn has touched before them, Then which of the favors of your Rabb will you deny? Like unto rubies and coral.” [55:56-58]
The Prophet mentions the Hureen in many hadith
“..the marrow of those leg bones will be visible through the flesh because of their extreme beauty.” [Bukhari]
“If one of the women of Paradise were to look at the people of this world everything in between them would be lit up and filled with her fragrance. The veil on her head is better than his world and everything in it.” [Bukhari]
The smallest number of wives that any one man will have in Paradise is 72. It was reported that Shaid will have 72 wives from amongst al-Hur al-Eyn [Mishkat]
The Messenger (saws) told us that al-Hur in Jannah sing with sweet beautiful voices. In al-Mujam al-Awsat, At-Tabarani reports with a sahih isnad from Ibn Umar that the Prophet (saws) said
“The wives of the people of Paradise will sing to their husbands in the most beautiful voices that anyone has ever heard. What they will sing is: “We are good and beautiful, the wives of a noble people, who look at their husbands content and happy.” And they will sing, “We are eternal, and will never die, we are safe and will never fear, we are remaining here and will never go away.”
“al-Hur al-Eyn are singing in Paradise saying “We are the beautiful houris we are being kept for noble husbands.”
The Prophet (saws) told us that al-Hur feel protective over their husbands in this world, if the wife of one of them upsets him. Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi report with a sahih isnad from Muadh that the messenger of Allah (saws) said
“No woman in this world upsets her husband but his wife from among al-Hur al-Eyn will say “Do not upset him, may Allah kill you! For he is with you only temporarily and soon he will leave you and come to us.” [Sahih al-Jami]
One may ask how will a man have the strength to handle all these wives?
Anas reported that the Prophet (saws) said,
“The believer in Paradise will be given such and such strength.” He was asked “O Messenger of Allah, will he really be able to do that?” He said, “He will be given the strength of one hundred men.” [Tirmidhi]
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