Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim

I looked into Paradise and found that the majority of its people are the poor, and I looked into the Fire and found that the majority of its people are women

عن ابن عباس وعمران بن الحصين رضي الله عنهم عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «اطَّلَعت في الجنة فرأيتُ أكثرَ أهلِها الفقراءَ، واطَّلعتُ في النار فرأيتُ أكثرَ أهلها النِّساءَ».

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relates that he had a look into Paradise and found that the majority of its people are the poor, because they do not have the means to commit transgression, so they are submissive and humble.

One thoughtful and deep look into the verses of the Qur'an would reveal that those who deny the messengers are the prestigious and wealthy people, as opposed to the weak who follow the messengers, and hence they constituted the majority of the people of Paradise. The Hadīth by no means implies that each single poor individual is better than each single wealthy person. It rather denotes that the poor, in general, are more in Paradise than the wealthy.

It is not poverty that caused them to enter Paradise, despite the fact that it made their reckoning easier. Instead, it was their righteousness along with poverty. The poor is not at all better than the wealthy if he is not righteous in the first place.

Furthermore, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relates that he also saw Hellfire and found that the majority of its inhabitants are women, because they have some bad habits that dominate their demeanor like being ungrateful to their husbands besides the fact that they curse a lot. Therefore, it is imperative that they preserve their religion to be saved from Hellfire.

Source

- صحيح البخاري، للإمام أبي عبد الله محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري، عناية محمد زهير الناصر، دار طوق النجاة، الطبعة الأولى، 1422هـ. - صحيح مسلم، للإمام مسلم بن الحجاج، حققه ورقمه محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي، دار عالم الكتب، الرياض، الطبعة الأولى، 1417هـ. - كنوز رياض الصالحين، لحمد بن ناصر العمار، دار كنوز إشبيليا، الطبعة الأولى، 1430ه. - شرح رياض الصالحين؛ للشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين، مدار الوطن، الرياض، 1426هـ. - بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي، دار ابن الجوزي - الطبعة الأولى، 1418ه. -دليل الفالحين لطرق رياض الصالحين, محمد علي بن محمد البكري, اعتنى بها: خليل مأمون شيحا, الناشر: دار المعرفة, بيروت - لبنان, الطبعة: الرابعة، 1425هـ - 2004م. -نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين, مصطفى سعيد الخن، مصطفى البغا، محي الدين مستو، علي الشربجي، محمد أمين لطفي, مؤسسة الرسالة, سنة النشر: 1407ه – 1987م, الطبعة: 14.
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