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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The People of Paradise Know One Another

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. My sister passed away; I loved her very much and I hope to meet her in Paradise. If we meet, will we recognize each other? May Allah reward you with good?

Answer:
There is no doubt that the people of Paradise know one another, especially relatives. Allah the Exalted said:
And those who believed and whose descendants followed themوَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم
[At-Tur 52:21]
with him
in faith - We will join with them their descendantsبِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ
[At-Tur 52:21]
. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying],جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:23]
. Thus, the believers in Paradise, and the relatives, will recognize one another and love one another, being brothers on couches facing each other, until
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4485- أهل الجنة يعرف بعضهم بعضاً - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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