he were to swear an oath by Allah, Allah would surely fulfill it.

From this we derive a profound lesson: a man may enjoy high rank in this world yet have no standing with Allah, while another may be despised here below, considered of no worth by people, and still be, in Allah’s estimation, better than many others besides him. We ask Allah Most High to make us and you among those honored in His sight, and to grant us and you an elevated station with Him, together with the prophets, the ever-truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous.

3/254 – Abu Saʿid al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Paradise and Hellfire disputed with each other. Hellfire said, ‘In me are the tyrants and the arrogant.’ Paradise said, ‘In me are the weak and the poor of the people.’ Allah then judged between them: ‘You, Paradise, are My mercy; through you I show mercy to whom I will. And you, Hellfire, are My punishment; through you I punish whom I will. Upon Me rests the task of filling each of you.’” Reported by Muslim.

Explanation
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—cites the narration from Abu Saʿid al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) in which the Prophet ﷺ said: “Paradise and Hellfire disputed,” meaning that each contended with the other, each presenting its argument. This is one of the matters of the unseen that we are obliged to believe in, even if reason finds it unlikely and someone were to ask, “How can Paradise…"