Re: Husband and Wife on different levels of Jannat?
Here's the answer I received from Islamtoday.com. It doesn't exactly answer your query directly, but I hope you'll find it helpful.
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Assalamo alaykum, Someone asked the following question: Just a question occured to me right now. What if a husband and wife are on different levels in Jannat, or enter via different gates, will they be reunited in Jannat ? will they live seperately on the different levels? Is there any information concerning this ? I hope to hear from you soon, insha'Allah. Jazakumullahu khairan. Sadiyah
Question: Will a person be able to see his brother in Paradise?
Answered by: Sheikh Muhammad al-Qannâs
Allah tells us that the people of Paradise will talk to each others and that they will ask each other about some of the things that went on during their worldly lives.
Allah says: “Then they will turn to one another and question one another. One of them will say: ‘I had a comrade (on the Earth) who used to say: “Do you really believe that when we die and become dust and bones, we shall indeed receive rewards and punishments?”’ He shall say: ‘Would you like to look down?’ He shall look down and see him in the midst of the Fire. He shall say: ‘By Allah! You were little short of bringing me to perdition. Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)’.” [Sûrah al-Sâfât: 50-57]
In his commentary on the Qur’ân, Ibn Khathîr discusses these verses, saying:
Allah tells that the people of Paradise will approach each other and question each other about their life on the Earth and how it was and what they went through therein. This will be their topic of discussion while they take drinks and during their meetings while reclining on couches with servants attending to them, bringing them all goodness in the form of food, drink and apparel such no one has ever seen, heard, or even imagined.” [Tafsîr Ibn Khathîr]
Allah says: “And those who believe and whose families follow them in faith, We shall reunite them with their families; nor shall we deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: Each individual is in pledge for his deeds.” [Sûrah al-Tûr: 21]
In this verse Allah says that He will bless the believing family members that he shall bring them together in Paradise. This will take place by raising the status in Paradise of the children who fell short of their parents’ status to the levels in Paradise attained by their parents. This is by Allah’s immense generosity and favor.
Ibn Kathîr relates the following that Ibn `Abbâs said regarding the above verse:
These are the children of the believers who die on belief. Then, if their fathers attained a higher level in Paradise than they did, they will follow their fathers, and none shall have any of their good deeds reduced. [Tafsîr Ibn Kathîr]
Abû Nu`aym relates on the authority of Hamîd b. Hilâl that: “I has been conveyed to us that the denizens of Paradise, the higher and lower grades from among them, shall visit each other.”
There are several hadîth about the visiting of the people of Paradise, however they are all weak. They are mentioned by Abû Nu`aym in Sifât al-Jannah (258-260) and by Ibn al-Qayyim in Hâdî al-Arwâh Ilâ Bilâd al-Afrâh (332-336).
May Allah guide us all.
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