—the people destined for Hell had already been ordered on their way there. I then stood at the gate of Hell and saw that the greater part of those who entered it were women.” Agreed upon.

al-jadd, with an open jīm, means luck and affluence, while the phrase “were detained” means that the wealthy had not yet been permitted to enter Paradise.

Explanation
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—relates, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Many a shaggy, dusty man, rejected at people’s doors, who—were he to swear an oath by Allah—Allah would surely fulfill it.”

“Shaggy” describes the hair: his hair is disheveled because he owns nothing with which to oil or comb it, nor does he give any thought to his appearance. “Dusty” refers to the color of his skin and the state of his clothes—both covered with dust because of his extreme poverty.

“Rejected at people’s doors” means he enjoys no social standing; when he comes to them seeking permission to enter, they refuse and shove him away, for he has no worth in their eyes. Yet he is precious in the sight of the Lord of all worlds. If he were to swear by Allah that something would not happen, it would not happen; and if he swore that something would occur, it would. Allah honors his oath because of this man’s nobility before Him and his exalted rank.

How, then, is such a station attained? It may be that a shaggy, dusty man, spurned at doors, could swear by Allah and his oath would not be fulfilled, while another shaggy, dusty man, likewise spurned at doors, who—