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LOSING JANNAH IS THE GREATEST LOSS

 FAJR REMINDER: LOSING JANNAH IS THE GREATEST LOSS

By: Umm Affān

Shawwāl 21, 1447 (9-April-2026)


Why should we not strive earnestly for Jannah (Paradise)? Jannah is a dwelling of indescribable beauty, filled with magnificent gardens, flowing rivers, and a radiant light beyond human imagination. Its peaceful environment and endless blessings reflect the Mercy of Allāh, granting everlasting joy and comfort to those who enter it. Abū Hurayrah (Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhu) reported: Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) once described Paradise saying: “Allāh said: I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human heart has conceived. Recite the verse if you wish: No soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort.” (32:17) [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3244, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2824]


Indeed, the believers are promised immense delight and everlasting pleasure. Allāh says: “(You) who believed in Our Āyāt (proofs, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were Muslims (who submit totally to Allāh’s Will and believe in the Oneness of Allāh—Islāmic Monotheism). Enter Paradise, you and your wives, in happiness. Trays of gold and cups will be passed round them; (there will be) therein all that one’s inner-selves could desire, and all that eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein forever. This is the Paradise, which you have been made to inherit because of the deeds that you used to do (in the life of the world). Therein for you will be fruits in plenty, of which you will eat (as you desire).” [Sūrah Az-Zukhruf (43): 69-73]


The believers will also inherit the places of the disbelievers in Jannah after the latter are taken to Hell. This is because every person has two abodes prepared in the Hereafter: one in Paradise and one in Hell. If a person enters Hell, his place in Paradise will be inherited by the people of Paradise. Abū Hurayrah reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “None will enter Paradise but that he will be shown the place he would have occupied in Hellfire if he had done evil, so that he may be more thankful. None will enter the Hellfire but that he will be shown the place he would have occupied in Paradise if he had done good, so that it may be a cause of sorrow for him.” [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6569]


Thus, the believers shall inherit the homes in Paradise that would have belonged to the disbelievers had they obeyed Allāh. This is because the believers fulfilled what was required of them in worship, while the disbelievers abandoned the purpose for which they were created and neglected the commands of their Lord. How tragic indeed it would be for one to lose the everlasting delights of Jannah.


I beseech Allāh not to make us among the disbelievers. Aameen.

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