Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Kharaqī al-Marwazī informed us; Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abdullah al-Taysafūnī informed us; Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Shurayh informed us; Abdullah ibn Umar al-Jawharī informed us; Ahmad ibn Ali al-Kushmīhanī informed us; Ali ibn Hujr informed us; Isma'il ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Kathir al-Madinan informed us, from Humayd al-Tawil, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “If a woman from among the women of Paradise were to look down upon the earth, she would illuminate all that lies between heaven and earth and fill it with fragrance. Her crown upon her head is better than this world and all that it contains.” (1) [Authentic. It was transmitted by Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad, from Mu'awiyah ibn Umar, from Abu Ishaq, from Humayd.] (2)
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Yusuf al-Juwaynī informed us; Abu Muhammad Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sharik al-Shafi'i informed us; Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Muslim informed us; Abu Bakr al-Jurabadhī informed us; Ahmad ibn al-Faraj al-Himsī informed us; Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn Kathir ibn Dinar informed us; Muhammad ibn al-Muhajir informed us, from al-Dahhak al-Ma'afiri, from Sulayman ibn Musa, who said: Kurayb told me that he heard Usamah ibn Zayd say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Is there anyone who will strive earnestly for Paradise? Paradise has no equal. By the Lord of the Ka'bah, it is radiant light, swaying fragrant plants, a lofty palace, a flowing river, ripe fruit, a beautiful and fair wife, abundant garments, and an everlasting abode in a secure dwelling—8/b—together with lush fruit, delight, and bliss in a lofty, splendid quarter.” They said, “Yes, Messenger of Allah, we shall strive for it.” He said, “Say: ‘If Allah wills.’” The people said, “If Allah wills.” (3)
It is narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The people of Paradise will be hairless, beardless, and dark-eyed. Their youth will never fade, nor will their garments wear out.” (4)
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abd al-Samad al-Turabī informed us; al-Hakim Abu al-Fadl al-Haddadī informed us; Abu Yazid Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Khalid informed us; Ishaq al-Hanzalī informed us; Abu Mu'awiyah informed us; Abd al-Rahman ibn Ishaq informed us, from al-Nu'man ibn Sa'id, from Ali, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Indeed, there is a marketplace in Paradise in which there is neither buying nor selling, but only images of men and women. Then, when…”