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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.  (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

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salam 3aleikum:

i would like to know plz whether there is a hadeeth or a proof from quran kareem(but i don't think it would be there cuz i tried to look for it and didn't find anything about the subject i'll ask about in Quran kareem)about how would the relationship be between ppl in janna....i mean if the ppl i am surrounded by and i love in donia are to be from the fortunate ppl to be in janna and i was too inshallah ta3ala...would i recognize them in janna....and if a woman in her life loved a man and this man died and is in janna bi ithn illah would she be with him in janna.....and same if vise versa.....and also i would like to know about women's situation in janna.....if men would have hoors with them all the time...what about women???

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Answer:

What happens in Paradise?

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

The main principle, blessing, bounty, and promise of our Merciful and Gracious Lord is that whoever enters the Eternal Gardens of Paradise will be provided whatever one desires! All he/she has to do is ask for it, and the Bounteous Lord will immediately provide these fortunate dwellers of Paradise with it! Whatever they ask for, they shall have in these Eternal Gardens of Bliss!

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah Qaaf verse 35:There they (the men and women of Paradise) shall have all that they will desire, and We have with Us yet more for them!

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqan verses 15-16:As them, “Is this (the Fire) better, or the everlasting gardens which have been promised to the God-fearing, righteous people (men and women)?”. That will be the recompense of their good deeds and the final destination of their journey, wherein, they will get everything they desire, and wherein they will dwell forever. This is a promise which your Lord has taken upon Himself to fulfill.

Ref: Relationship between the people of Paradise….

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43 Surah Zukhruf verse 67:When the Day (of Judgment) comes, all friends shall become enemies of one another; except the pious (or righteous)!

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 52 Surah Tur verse 21: Those who have believed and their descendants also have followed in their footsteps in some degree of faith, We shall join to them those of their descendants also (in Paradise), and shall not deprive them of anything of their deeds.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah Raad verses 23-24: Gardens wherein they shall live for ever. They will enter into them along with the righteous from among their forefathers, wives, and descendants. The angels will come to welcome them from every side, saying, “Peace be upon you! You have won this blessing because of what you steadfastly endured in the world (gone by).”

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43 Surah Zukhruf verses 70-72:(It will be said) “Enter Paradise, you and your wives! You will be made happy!” There they shall have platters and cups of gold passed round to them, and there they shall have everything that the souls can desire, and the eyes can delight in. It will be said to them, “You shall live here for ever! You have inherited this Paradise by virtue of the deeds you did in the world! You have abundance of fruit here, which you will eat.”

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 15 Surah Hijr verse 47:(It will be said to the people of Paradise) “Enter into these (Gardens) in Peace and Security.” We will remove from their hearts even the little bit of spite that will be therein, and they will become like brethren, and sit face to face on couches. They will have no toil to weary them, nor will they be cast our from there!

Your Question: I mean if the ppl i am surrounded by and i love in donia are to be from the fortunate ppl to be in janna and i was too inshallah ta3ala...would i recognize them in janna....

Not only will the people of Paradise recognize the people they loved in the duniya, Allah in His Mercy and Grace, will bring and unite them together and increase their love for each other… And if among one’s forefathers, wives or descendants, one of them is in the higher grades of Jannah due to their superior deeds, the Generous Lord will upgrade all the loved ones to that grade so that they can live together in bliss and happiness together for ever and ever!

The Mercy, Grace and Bounty of the Generous Lord will be Infinite!

Your Question: and if a woman in her life loved a man and this man died and is in janna bi ithn illah would she be with him in janna.....and same if vise versa.....

If they were husband and wife in the world, and both of them make it to Jannah; Allah in His Mercy will re-unite them and they will be a couple in Paradise! And if the husband makes it Paradise alone, Allah will marry him to the single woman of his choice who made it there without her husband…

Everyone will be united with the people he loves in the Eternal Gardens of Bliss to live therein for ever!

Your Question: and also i would like to know about women's situation in janna.....if men would have hoors with them all the time...what about women???

Every fortunate being, whether they be male or female, who makes it to Paradise, it is the promise of Allah that He will give them whatever their hearts desire…. Allah has promised the men of Paradise in excess of 72 hoors or women of Paradise…. But his wife of the world who makes it to Paradise, she will be the queen of the hoors… and the most beautiful one amongst all of them!

The women of Paradise, like the men, will get whatever they desire…. Whatever they want; all they will have to do is wish it in their hearts and ask the Generous Lord… and the Bounteous Lord shall provide it instantly! Such will be the hospitality of the fortunate people in the Kingdom of the Merciful Lord! They will live therein for ever, as honored guests of the Supreme Lord of the Universe! These fortunate guests may ask, …and ask,…..and ask, …..and ask, ……and ask……..and ask…. And the Gracious Lord will multiply what they ask for and present it to them…. To such an extent, that it is narrated by the Prophet (saws) that there will come a time that the person will say He does not know what else to ask for!….. and Allah Subhanah, from His Bounty will again multiply whatever the person has got and bestow it upon them! And this system of bliss will never end!

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said that Allah Subhanah said in a Hadith Qudsi regarding the extent of His Infinite wealth and treasures: “O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you, to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than that a needle decreases the sea, if put into it.”

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said in an authentic narration that the bounties of Paradise are something which no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and no human mind has ever even perceived!

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan