How to reconcile the hadith "In it is what no ear has heard" with the fact that Allah described Paradise in His Book?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that in Paradise there is what no ear has heard, with the fact that Allah has described Paradise and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has described it? There are things that are not in Allah's description nor in the description of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); hidden things that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention.[As-Sajdah 32:17]
Answer:
In Paradise,Sahih al-Bukhari 7498 there are things that have not been made clear to people because they cannot bear them; their minds cannot bear these things.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that in Paradise there is what no ear has heard, with the fact that Allah has described Paradise and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has described it? There are things that are not in Allah's description nor in the description of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); hidden things that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mention.
And no soul knows what has been hidden for them
فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمAnswer:
In Paradise,
as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.
ما لا عين رأت ولا أذن سمعت ولا خطر على قلب بشر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [155 /641] ما الجمع بين حديث "فيها ما لا أذن سمعت" مع أن الله وصف الجنة في كتابه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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