Allah will say, Should I give you what is better than all this

Imam Malik narrated, that Zayd bin Aslam said that Ata' bin Yasar said that Abu Said Al-Khudri said that the Messenger of Allah said,

 

إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ لاَِهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ 

 

Allah, the Exalted and Ever High, will say to the people of Paradise, O residents of Paradise!'

 

فَيَقُولُونَ لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّنَا وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ فِي يَدَيْكَ  

 

They will say, Labbayka (here we are!), our Lord, and Sadayk (we are happy at your service!) and all the good is in Your Hand.'

 

فَيَقُولُ هَلْ رَضِيتُم

 

He will ask them, Are you pleased?'

 

فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا لَنَا لَا نَرْضَى يَا رَبِّ وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنَا مَا لَمْ تُعْطِ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ  

They will say, Why would not we be pleased, O Lord, while You have given us what You have not given any other of your creation!'

 

فَيَقُولُ أَلَا أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ 

 

He will say, Should I give you what is better than all this?'

 

فَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ  

 

They will say, O Lord! What is better than all this!'

 

فَيَقُولُ أُحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْوَانِي فَلَ أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا 

 

He will say, I will grant you My pleasure and will never afterwards be angry with you.'

 

The Two Sahihs collected the Hadith of Malik.

Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Surah Taubah 72

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