Most Of Those Who Entered Paradise Were Poor People
Narrated Usama: The Prophet ﷺ said, “I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who had entered it were poor people, while the rich were forbidden (to enter along with the poor, because they were waiting the reckoning of their accounts), but the people of the Fire had been ordered to be driven to the Fire. And I stood at the gate of the Fire and found that the majority of the people entering it were women”.
اسامہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”میں جنت کے دروازے پر کھڑا ہوا تو دیکھا کہ اس میں داخل ہونے والوں کی اکثریت غریبوں کی تھی، جب کہ امیروں کو (غریبوں کے ساتھ داخل ہونے سے) منع کیا گیا تھا، کیونکہ وہ جنت کا انتظار کر رہے تھے۔ ان کے حساب کتاب، لیکن آگ والوں کو آگ کی طرف لے جانے کا حکم دیا گیا تھا اور میں آگ کے دروازے پر کھڑا ہوا تو دیکھا کہ اس میں داخل ہونے والوں کی اکثریت عورتوں کی تھی۔
In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad observed that most of those who entered Paradise were poor people, while the rich had to wait for their accounts to be settled before they could enter. He also noticed that most of those who entered Hell were women. This suggests that poverty and gender can play a role in determining one’s fate in the afterlife. It is important to note however, that these factors alone do not guarantee entry into either Heaven or Hell; rather it is one’s faith and deeds which will ultimately determine where they will end up after death. Furthermore, this hadith serves as a reminder for us all to strive towards righteousness and piety regardless of our social status or gender so we may be among those who are granted entry into Paradise on Judgment Day.
