Does the name "Saa'id" (the happy one) imply that people are equal in happiness?

The questioner : Saa'id is a superlative name indicating that people differ in degree. Many of those who say "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) with sincerity, so what does that mean?

The Shaykh : But does this imply that they are equal? If they are equal, they are equal in this rank, which is the highest degree of happiness. So if we say, for example, so-and-so is the happiest of people and so-and-so is the happiest of people, they are equal in this rank.

The questioner : Do you mean that those who are less than them in sincerity enter Paradise?

The Shaykh : No, sincerity may differ. Sincerity differs; some people have strong sincerity, some have weak sincerity, and some have no sincerity but rather shirk (associating partners with Allah). But even if we assume two people are equal, each of them is in this highest rank.