حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الْعَبَّادَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ الرَّقَاشِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْکَدِرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَا أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ فِي نَعِيمِهِمْ إِذْ سَطَعَ لَهُمْ نُورٌ فَرَفَعُوا رُئُوسَهُمْ فَإِذَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ وَذَلِکَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ سَلَامٌ قَوْلًا مِنْ رَبٍّ رَحِيمٍ قَالَ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَا يَلْتَفِتُونَ إِلَی شَيْئٍ مِنْ النَّعِيمِ مَا دَامُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّی يَحْتَجِبَ عَنْهُمْ وَيَبْقَی نُورُهُ وَبَرَکَتُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي دِيَارِهِمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 184
It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdulláh said: “The Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h said: ‘While the people of Paradise are enjoying their blessings, a light will shine upon them, and they will raise their heads, and they will see their Lord looking down upon them from above. He will say: “Peace be upon you, 0 people of Paradise.” This is what Allah says in the Verse: “ Salam (peace be on you) — a Word from the Lord (Allah), Most Merciful.” He will look at them and they will look at Him, and they will not pay any attention to the delights (of Paradise) so long as they look at Him, until He will screen Himself from them. But His light and blessing will remain with them in their abodes,” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020