Can Women Be with All Their Friends and Family in Paradise?
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad
Question
Will women be able to reunite with their family, female friends, adult children, and their mothers in Janna if they all enter Paradise?
Answer
Thank you for your question. Yes, you will be with those that you love, by the grace of Allah Most High, as the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) told us.
Those You Love
A man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and said,
“O Allah’s Apostle! What do you say about a man who loves some people but cannot catch up with their good deeds?” Allah’s Apostle said, “Everyone will be with those whom he loves.” [Bukhari]
It is mentioned in Tabarani on the authority Abu Umama that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said:
“The people of Paradise will visit one another on saddled camels. The people of the higher levels will visit those who are lower than them, but those who are lower than them will not visit those who are in the higher levels, except two who loved one another for the sake of Allah; they will visit one another in Paradise wherever they wish.” [Tabarani, al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir]
Please see more details here:
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May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.
[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick
Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied ‘aqida, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Masters in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She later moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.
