There are those whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) promised Paradise who were not among the ten; do we give them precedence over the people of the Pledge of Acceptance and the people of Badr?

Question:
There are those whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) promised Paradise who were not among the ten; do we give them precedence over the people of the Pledge of Acceptance and the people of Badr?

Answer:
Whoever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to as being in Paradise, we testify to him as being in Paradise, as follows. We have come across this in the treatise and will explain it, if Allah wills. However, it is not said that he is among the ten who were promised Paradise, which would include him in the ten; rather, he has a promise of Paradise. We hold this to be the case for, for example, Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shamas (may Allah be pleased with him), whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) promised Paradise, and for Abdullah ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) promised Paradise. He promised Paradise to others as well, but the ten have a special virtue that belongs to them alone.