Verily, in Paradise, there is a tree that the rider of a lean, swift horse would travel for a hundred years without reaching its end
Narrator in the source: Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah
Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, in Paradise, there is a tree that the rider of a lean, swift horse would travel for a hundred years without reaching its end."- Grade in the source
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- HadeethEnc · 8350 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ الْجَوَادَ الْمُضَمَّرَ السَّرِيعَ مِائَةَ عَامٍ مَا يَقْطَعُهَا».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that in Paradise, there is a tree under which a rider on a horse, prepared for fast racing, would travel for a hundred years without reaching the end of its branches.
Lessons from the hadith
- Demonstrating the vastness of Paradise and the greatness of its trees.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (8/ 114) (6553). صحيح مسلم (4/ 2176) (2828). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 1289). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (3/ 345). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل مُبَارَك (ص1086).