Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 456

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بَابُ الْمُرَاقَبَةِ.

(from previous page) ⟵ For this, he himself intercedes for the people of Paradise to enter Paradise, just as he interceded for creation to be judged between them and for them to be relieved from the terror, distress, and sorrow that befell them in the arenas of Resurrection. These two intercessions are specific to the Messenger of Allah.

أَهْلُ الْمَوْقِفِ حَتَّى يُقْضَى بَيْنَهُمْ، وَالشَّفَاعَةُ فِي أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى يَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ، فَيَكُونُ لَهُ شَفَاعَتَانِ: إِحْدَاهُمَا فِي نَجَاةِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْكُرُوبِ وَالْهُمُومِ، وَالثَّانِيَةُ فِي حُصُولِ مَطْلُوبِهِمْ، وَهُوَ فَتْحُ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيُفْتَحُ.

The people at the place of gathering wait until judgment is passed. The Prophet then intercedes for the people of Paradise until they enter it. He has two intercessions: the first is to save people from their distress and anxieties, and the second is to grant their request by opening the gates of Paradise, which are then opened.

فَأَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنَ النَّاسِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ كُلِّ النَّاسِ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُهَا مِنَ الْأُمَمِ أُمَّةُ النَّبِيِّ، أَمَّا أَهْلُ النَّارِ - وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ - فَيُسَاقُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ زُمَرًا، وَيَدْخُلُونَهَا أُمَّةً بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ، الثَّانِيَةُ تَلْعَنُ الْأُولَى وَهَكَذَا، وَيَتَبَرَّأُ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ، نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَافِيَةَ، فَإِذَا أَتَوْا إِلَى النَّارِ وَجَدُوا أَبْوَابَهَا مَفْتُوحَةً، حَتَّى يُبْعَتُوا بِعَذَابِهَا - وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ - فَيَدْخُلُونَهَا وَيُخَلَّدُ فِيهَا الْكُفَّارُ أَبَدَ الْآبِدِينَ، إِلَى أَبَدٍ لَا مُنْتَهَى لَهُ، كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَظَلَمُوا لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ طَرِيقًا مَا إِلَّا طَرِيقَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا﴾ [النِّسَاءِ: ١٦٨ - ١٦٩].

The first person to enter Paradise is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, before anyone else, and the first nation to enter is his own. As for the people of the Fire—may Allah protect us—they are driven there in groups. They enter one nation after another; each time a new group enters, they curse the one that came before them. They disown one another; we ask Allah for His protection. Upon arriving at the Fire, they find its gates already open. They are cast into its torment, and the disbelievers remain there forever, for an eternity without end, as Allah the Almighty says in His Book: 'Indeed, those who disbelieve and commit wrong—never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path, except the path of Hell; they will abide therein forever. And that, for Allah, is easy.' [An-Nisa: 168-169].

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Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 48 nouns)

• قَضَى — to judge
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• كَانَ — to be
• بَابٌ — door
• مُرَاقَبَةٌ — vigilance
• أَهْلٌ — people