- Sometimes comfort comes to you in this life
from people that you least expect it from,
and sometimes even Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala blesses you
with a pet, or a word of affirmation,
or something that might seem completely random
but it offers comfort to the soul.
You know, when we're thinking about Jannah,
there are creatures that
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will create there,
that will serve the purpose
of serving us the way that we used to serve,
and comforting us the way that we used to comfort.
So I often get asked this question,
"Do we have pets in Jannah?"
and it's a very significant question
to someone that has a significant relationship
with a pet.
And the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
definitely talked about animals in Jannah,
but they're heavenly animals.
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said in one Hadith
"that by the one in whose hand is my soul.
When the believers come out of their graves,
they're going to be received with white she-camels
with wings and gold saddles
and the laces of their hoofs will be brilliantly shining."
And he said, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam,
that every single step of them
will be to the range of vision.
So what does the sound like?
It sounds like Buraq,
the animal the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
rode on the night Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj.
So imagine having your own Buraq,
your own heavenly animal that takes a step
to the end of your sight,
and that takes you around paradise as you please.
So you have the Buraq-like animals
that belong to you in Jannah.
How many of them?
Well look back at the Hadith of Abu Mas'ud
where he said that a man brought a she camel
to the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
with a rope through its nose ring.
And he said Ya Rasulullah,
I'm giving this for the sake of Allah.
And the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said,
on Yawm al Qiyamah, on the day of judgment
you're going to have 700 she camels each
with a rope through its nose ring, in Jannah.
So basically they were placed on your Mizaan,
on your scale before,
so you got the reward of 700.
And now you get to enjoy 700 camels
in Jannah as a result of the one that you sacrificed
for the sake of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala here.
Now what if I don't want camels?
What if I want cats?
What if I want dogs?
What if I want something else?
There's actually another Hadith where a Bedouin came
to the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam and he said,
ya Rasullulah, inni uhibu khil
You know, I love horses.
So I'm not a camel guy, I'm a horse guy.
A fil jannati khail? Are there horses in Jannah?
And the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
he responded and he said
if Allah enters you into Jannah
you shall be brought a horse of rubies
with two wings and then you shall be carried on it.
Thumma tara bika haythu shith
And then it will take you wherever you want.
So you have horses, you have camels
and they're not just beautiful to look at,
they actually serve a purpose
of taking you around jannah as you please as well.
And of course there are animals as well that
you can just admire exotic animals that are walking around
Jannah, you know, we have the narrations about the birds
around Al-Kawthar, the fountain of the prophet
SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
and their necks are the lengths of giraffes.
You know, think about beautiful flamingos and, you know
if you look at birds, subhanAllah
it's one of the most heavenly creations that exists
amongst us in this dunya.
Can you imagine the beauty
of exotic birds in paradise, when the beauty
of exotic birds in dunya are so beautiful.
And in one Hadith the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
said, furaashad dhahab,
that there are butterflies of gold in Jannah.
You know, one of the most beautiful things you'll see
and subhanAllah, it's delicate and intricate to the eye
when you see a butterfly garden in this life.
Imagine the butterflies of gold flying around al Jannah.
And of course gold in Jannah is not like gold here,
so the colors will be absolutely amazing.
So you have pets that accompany if you want.
You have pets that take you around places.
You have animals that are strolling
around Jannah, none of them threatening you,
no one's gonna attack you in Jannah.
And you have the insects even that are just
absolute beautiful glitter throughout al Jannah.
And then Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
talks about the servants of al Jannah.
So similar to hoor al ayn, the maidens of al Jannah,
this is a heavenly creature that's made
in Jannah for the pleasure and service
of the people of Jannah.
So it's not like anyone goes
to Jannah and then becomes a servant in paradise.
You know, I once had a mother who lost her child,
May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
reunite her with her child in Jannah
and she was crying because she said, is it true
that my child is going to become one of the young youth
that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
talks about that serves in Jannah?
And I said, no, no, absolutely not.
Your child doesn't become a servant in Jannah.
Your child will enter into Jannah with you
bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala
and then become an adult like you to be served.
So you don't serve in Jannah, you are only served in Jannah.
And what are these heavenly creatures?
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says:
Wa yatoofu 'alaihim wildaanum mukhalladoona ithaa
ra aytahum hasibtahum lu'lu 'am mansoora
"that they will be waited on by eternal youth,
If you saw them, you would think they are scattered pearls."
So it's like scattered pearls walking all
around Jannah to the service of the believers.
And at the seat of that that the scholars mention,
that when the believer first enters into Jannah,
he's received by 70,000 servants
and it's as if they are pearl.
So you're looking out to this ocean
of servants all there for you
as one person and they're arranged on both sides of you.
And anytime you walk, they walk behind you
ready to serve you as you request
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
compared them to scattered pearls
as ibn al Qayyim Rahimahullah said
not just because of their beauty and charm
but because they're in constant motion.
So you're looking at them and they're not in one place,
they are sparkling because
they are moving around you in Jannah,
carrying out your wishes,
carrying out your commands as you wish.
And Ad duhak Rahimahullah He says that while the friend
of Allah is sitting in his palace in paradise
a messenger from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
is going to come and visit.
And that messenger from Allah being an angel is going to say
to the keeper, "seek permission for the messenger
of Allah to see the friend of Allah
Who's the friend of Allah?
You, bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala
So the messenger comes to you and says, Ya Wali Allah,
"o friend of Allah
here is a messenger of Allah, asking permission to see you."
And you permit him.
And that Angel enters and puts before you
all sorts of gifts and says to you:
Ya Wali Allah,
"O friend of Allah, Allah is sending you his salam
and telling you to eat from this plate."
You know Subhanahu Allah,
the welcoming committee brings you stuff to your room
So the eternal youth that Allah mentions in the Quran
bring forth this plate, and they put it in front of you.
and you say, "well, I've already eaten this."
And they say, "no, go ahead and eat from this."
And you eat from it, and you find in it
the taste of every single fruit of Jannah.
You know subhanAllah
if you go to like a fancy resort,
they send you something to the room on the house.
This one comes from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
unexpected through the angels and
through these endless youth serving you a new type of food.
And one of the gems that we take from this
subhanAllah
is that you don't need gatekeepers
and guards to protect you from anything in Jannah,
that's all there just to add to your rank.
And Abu Hurairah radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
said that the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said
the lowest person in rank in Jannah,
and there is no one that is low there, right.
Because low in Jannah still means very high.
The lowest person in Jannah is someone who will have
15,000 servants in the morning and the evening.
Every servant has a specific duty which the
other one does not have.
So subhanAllah,
what does 15,000 tasks even look like?
All to make you happy.
Let Allah Subhanahu Wa ta'ala deal with that.
But one thing we take from this dear brothers and sisters,
is we have so many hadiths from the
prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
about how to be people of service in this world.
You've been a person of service your entire life,
now it's your turn to be served for all of eternity.
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