Does one testify to Paradise for anyone other than the ten promised Paradise?
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The questioner:
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If there are a number of those promised Paradise, such as A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), Ikamah ibn Mahsan, Thabit ibn Qays, and others, what distinguishes the ten known as the ten promised Paradise from the others, such that it is said "the ten promised Paradise"?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, they were not singled out. For this reason, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah says in al-Basitah: "We testify to Paradise for whoever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to, such as the ten and Qays ibn Thabit ibn Shamas. Yes, so whoever the Messenger testified to, we testify to him, even if he was not among the ten; he is added to them. Yes."
The questioner:
In the name of Allah, may Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
But these people were distinguished by the fact that the Messenger testified to all of them in a single instance, and also, they were all from Quraysh (may Allah be pleased with them). Yes.
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If there are a number of those promised Paradise, such as A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), Ikamah ibn Mahsan, Thabit ibn Qays, and others, what distinguishes the ten known as the ten promised Paradise from the others, such that it is said "the ten promised Paradise"?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, they were not singled out. For this reason, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah says in al-Basitah: "We testify to Paradise for whoever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to, such as the ten and Qays ibn Thabit ibn Shamas. Yes, so whoever the Messenger testified to, we testify to him, even if he was not among the ten; he is added to them. Yes."
The questioner:
In the name of Allah, may Allah be with you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
But these people were distinguished by the fact that the Messenger testified to all of them in a single instance, and also, they were all from Quraysh (may Allah be pleased with them). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [18] هل يشهد بالجنة لغير العشرة المبشرين بالجنة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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