The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar: "These two are the masters of the elderly people of Paradise, from the first ones and the last ones, except the prophets and the messengers
Narrator in the source: Anas
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar: "These two are the masters of the elderly people of Paradise, from the first ones and the last ones, except the prophets and the messengers."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 11161 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن أنس رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأبي بكر وعمر: «هذان سَيِّدا كُهُول أهل الجنة من الأوَّلِين والآخِرين إلا النبيِّين والمرسلين».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that Abu Bakr as-Siddīq and ‘Umar al-Fārūq (may Allah be pleased with both of them) are the best of mankind after the prophets and the best of those who are admitted to Paradise after the prophets and messengers.
Lessons from the hadith
- Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) are the best people after the prophets and messengers.
- There is no old person in Paradise; rather, whoever is admitted therein will be at the age of thirty-three. What is meant here is that they are the masters of those who died in this world from the elderly, or that this is based on what they were in this world at the time of this Hadīth.
References (original Arabic)
سنن الترمذي (6/ 45) (3664). تحفة الأحوذي بشرح جامع الترمذي، لمحمد المباركفوري (10/ 103).