Is the number of rivers in Paradise limited to three to ten?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-A'raf 7:43], it is known that "al-anhar" (rivers) is a plural of the form "af'al," which indicates a number from three to ten. The question is: does this mean that Paradise contains only between three and ten rivers?
Answer:
Allah knows best. Paradise is part of the unseen knowledge that no one knows except Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
flowing beneath them are rivers
تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُAnswer:
Allah knows best. Paradise is part of the unseen knowledge that no one knows except Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2653] هل عدد أنهار الجنة محصور بثلاثة إلى عشرة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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