The Hoor-ul-`Een

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم​

There is a lot of mention in the Qur'aan and in many Ahaadeeth about the Hoor-ul-`Een in Jannah; these mentions serve as an encouragement for men to stay away from Haraam in this Dunyaa and to make the Aakhirah their goal. What is the life of this Dunyaa compared to the Aakhirah?

You get certain modernists who do not like the topic; you get feminists who feel it is undermining of women; you get deviants who claim that it is only metaphorical and that there is no sexual intercourse in Jannah. All of these are liars. The Hoor-ul-`Een are a reality. Allaah Ta`aalaa has created them for the men. They are not a metaphorical "concept". Allaah Ta`aalaa will grant both men and women everything they want in Jannah.

So in the spirit of encouraging others towards Jannah and turning away from this Dunyaa, and for the sake of angering the enemies of Islaam, the deviants/modernists/feminists who will hate it (because angering them is rewarding), we have made this thread on the topic in which we will, In Shaa Allaah, post information regarding the Hoor-ul-`Een, their description in Qur'aan and Sunnah, dreams people have had about them, etc.

No Muslim woman who reads about the Hoor-ul-`Een ever needs to feel jealous in any way, because Allaah Ta`aalaa will grant them - in Jannah - beauty which far surpasses that of any Hoori.

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

Imaam al-Ghazaali writes in "Ihyaa `Uloom ad-Deen":

“According to Rasoolullaah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم the Hurs (Houris) of Paradise will be pure women—free of menstruation, urine, stool, cough and children. The Hoors will sing in Paradise on divine purity and praise—we are most beautiful Hoors and we are for the honored husbands. Rasoolullaah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم also said that an inmate of Paradise will have the sexual strength of 70 men. Rasoolullaah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said, “An inmate of Paradise will have 500 Hoors, 4,000 unmarried women and 8,000 widowed women. Each of them will keep embracing him for the duration of his whole worldly life.” [Ihyaa `Uloom ad-Deen, vol.4, p.430]

(12,500 women.)

This Hadeeth is also narrated by Imaam ibn Abi-d Dunyaa in Sifat-ul-Jannah and by Imaam al-Bayhaqi in al-Ba`th wan-Nushoor.

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

The man with the least number of wives in Jannah will have 72 wives; 2 from the women of this Dunyaa, and 70 from the Hoor-ul-`Een. [Tuhfat-ul-Ahwazhi lil-Mubaarakfoori.]

 

[M.I.A.]

well increasingly I am coming to think that it's not what you do that counts.

it's who you do it for.

hence the disproportionate response.


cringe.

oh eyes that have betrayed me.

hands that let me down.

feet that led me to the place.

...hopefully you are all the wrong way round.

dab cringe.

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

Allaah Ta`aalaa says in Soorah al-Waaqi`ah:

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ

كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ

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{"And (there will be for the Muslimeen, in Jannah) fair females with wide, lovely eyes. Like unto preserved pearls."** [Soorah al-Waaqi`ah, 56:22, 23]

In Tafseer as-Sa`di, Imaam as-Sa`di رحمة الله عليه explains this Aayah, saying:

والحوراء : التي في عينها كحل وملاحة ، وحسن وبهاء ، والعِين : حسان الأعين وضخامها ، وحسن العين في الأنثى من أعظم الأدلة على حسنها وجمالها

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"Al-Hawraa (pl. Hoor): A female whose eyes are lined with Kuhl and which are extremely beautiful and bright. Al-`Een refers to eyes which are beautiful and wide.

Beautiful eyes in a female is one of the greatest signs of her beauty."

Explaining the Aayah, "Like unto preserved pearls," he says:

كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ أي : كأنهن اللؤلؤ الأبيض الرطب الصافي البهي ، المستور عن الأعين والريح والشمس ، الذي يكون لونه من أحسن الألوان ، الذي لا عيب فيه بوجه من الوجوه ، فكذلك الحور العين ، لا عيب فيهن بوجه ، بل هن كاملات الأوصاف ، جميلات النعوت . فكل ما تأملته منها لم تجد فيه إلا ما يسر الخاطر ويروق الناظر

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"Like unto preserved pearls: Meaning, it is as though they (the Hoors) are pure, white, shining pearls; concealed from the eyes (of men), from the wind and from the rain. Their colour is the most beautiful of colours; there is no fault therein nor any blemish. Such are the Hoor-ul-`Een; there is no fault in them whatsoever. Their qualities are all perfect. They are altogether lovely. Each time you look upon them, you see nothing except that which gladdens the heart and delights the beholder."

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

وعن زيد بن أرقم أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يُعْطَى قُوَّةَ مِائَةِ رَجُلٍ فِي الأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ وَالشَّهْوَةِ وَالْجِمَاعِ . فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ : فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْحَاجَةُ ؟! قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : حَاجَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ عَرَقٌ يَفِيضُ مِنْ جِلْدِهِ فَإِذَا بَطْنُهُ قَدْ ضَمُرَ " رواه أحمد​

Hadhrat Zayd ibn Arqam رضي الله عنه narrates that Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "A man from the people of Jannah will be given the strength of 100 men in eating, drinking, desire and sexual intercourse." A man from the Jews asked, "The one who eats and drinks has a need (i.e. to excrete)?" Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The need of one of them (will be answered) in the form of sweat which comes out through his skin, then his stomach will reduce in size again." [Narrated by Imaam Ahmad in his Musnad.]

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

Allaah Ta`aalaa says in Soorah ar-Rahmaan, describing the women of Jannah:

كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ


"(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral." [Soorah ar-Rahmaan, 55:58]

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Explaining this Aayah, Imaam at-Tabari رحمة الله عليه says:

قال ابن زيد في قوله ( كأنهن الياقوت والمرجان ) : كأنهن الياقوت في الصفاء , والمرجان في البياض ، الصفاء صفاء الياقوتة ، والبياض بياض اللؤلؤ

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"Ibn Zayd said regarding the Aayah, "(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral": It is as though they are rubies in their purity, and like coral in their whiteness. The purity is the purity of rubies and the whiteness is the whiteness of pearls." [Tafseer at-Tabari.]

 

[Aaqib]

well increasingly I am coming to think that it's not what you do that counts.

it's who you do it for.

hence the disproportionate response.


cringe.

oh eyes that have betrayed me.

hands that let me down.

feet that led me to the place.

...hopefully you are all the wrong way round.

dab cringe.

What? lol

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

Allaah Ta`aalaa says in the Qur'aan, describing the Hoor-ul-`Een:

وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا


"(The men of Jannah will have maidens who are) Kawaa`ib; equal in age." [Soorah an-Naba', 78:33]​

In Tafseer ibn Katheer, Imaam ibn Katheer رحمة الله عليه explains the word "Kawaa`ib" used in this Aayah, saying:

كَوَاعِبَ أَيْ: نَوَاهِدَ، يَعْنُونَ أَنْ ثُدُيَّهن نَوَاهِدَ لَمْ يَتَدَلَّيْنَ لِأَنَّهُنَّ أَبْكَارٌ

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"Kawaa`ib means "Nawaahid" (large, full breasts) which do not sag, because they (the Hoor-ul-`Een) are youthful virgins." [Tafseer ibn Katheer.]

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

A short clip on the description of the Hoor-ul-`Een by Shaykh `Umar as-Suwaylim:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hre0pgamd8

A must watch.

 

[M.I.A.]

What? lol

ah hem.. sorry slightly of topic.

carry on.

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

ah hem.. sorry slightly of topic.

carry on.

You don't want 12,500 Hoor-ul-`Een?

One day an `Aalim was giving a Bayaan in a Masjid (Jumu`ah), and he was speaking about this very topic of Hoor-ul-`Een. And, he was saying that some people bring up objections about Hoor-ul-`Een, saying, "Why 72?! Why so many?!" "Why are they described in such and such way?" "Why are they mentioned?!" Etc.

He says he tells them, "Well, if you don't want them, you can give them to me."

 

[Serinity]

You don't want 12,500 Hoor-ul-`Een?

One day an `Aalim was giving a Bayaan in a Masjid (Jumu`ah), and he was speaking about this very topic of Hoor-ul-`Een. And, he was saying that some people bring up objections about Hoor-ul-`Een, saying, "Why 72?! Why so many?!" "Why are they described in such and such way?" "Why are they mentioned?!" Etc.

He says he tells them, "Well, if you don't want them, you can give them to me."

I thought only Shaheeds got 72 hoors and 2 wives? And the lowest of Jannati inhabitants got 2 wives.

 

[Umm Abed]

And what do people who were unmarried in this world, get?

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

I thought only Shaheeds got 72 hoors and 2 wives? And the lowest of Jannati inhabitants got 2 wives.

No. Imaam al-Mubaarakfoori narrates from Mullah `Ali al-Qaari in Tuhfat-ul-Ahwadhi Sharh Sunan at-Tirmidhee, that the meaning of the Hadeeth which states that the lowest Jannati will have two wives, is that the Hadeeth is referring to two wives from the women of the Dunyaa. The rest of the 70 will be from the Hoor-ul-`Een. Wallaahu A`lam.

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

And what do people who were unmarried in this world, get?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-`Uthaymeen was asked about this, so he replied:

“If a woman died before marrying in this world, Allaah `Azza wa Jall will provide her with a husband who will delight her heart. Bliss in Paradise is equally for men and women, and it certainly includes marriage.”

But she will get even more than that. There is one Aayah everyone must keep in mind, and that is:

ولكم فيها ما تشتهي أنفسكم​

"You will have therein (i.e. Jannah) whatever you desire..."

No woman should worry that she will get deprived. No matter what she desires, she will get in Jannah, In Shaa Allaah. No one will be deprived.

Allaah Ta`aalaa says in the Qur'aan Kareem:

فَلاَ تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ

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"No soul knows what has been hidden for them from the cooling bounties (of Jannah)..."

This applies equally to both men and women.

عَنْ أبي هرَيْرَة رضَيَ الله عنه قال : قَالَ الرسول صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( ... وَمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَعْزَبُ ) رواه مسلم
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Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates that Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "There will be no unmarried person in Jannah." [Narrated in Saheeh Muslim.]

 

[M.I.A.]

You don't want 12,500 Hoor-ul-`Een?

One day an `Aalim was giving a Bayaan in a Masjid (Jumu`ah), and he was speaking about this very topic of Hoor-ul-`Een. And, he was saying that some people bring up objections about Hoor-ul-`Een, saying, "Why 72?! Why so many?!" "Why are they described in such and such way?" "Why are they mentioned?!" Etc.

He says he tells them, "Well, if you don't want them, you can give them to me."

...surely what is for you is for you alone.

I have no idea what is mine?

let me know if you find anything with my name on it.

jk..

seriously just a joke.

I have no concept of any of it!

 

[Huzaifah ibn Adam]

...surely what is for you is for you alone.

I have no idea what is mine?

let me know if you find anything with my name on it.

Don't worry, akhi. Whatever is meant for you, you will get.

 

[TDWT]

Allaah Ta`aalaa says in Soorah ar-Rahmaan, describing the women of Jannah:

كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ


"(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral." [Soorah ar-Rahmaan, 55:58]

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Explaining this Aayah, Imaam at-Tabari رحمة الله عليه says:

قال ابن زيد في قوله ( كأنهن الياقوت والمرجان ) : كأنهن الياقوت في الصفاء , والمرجان في البياض ، الصفاء صفاء الياقوتة ، والبياض بياض اللؤلؤ

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"Ibn Zayd said regarding the Aayah, "(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral": It is as though they are rubies in their purity, and like coral in their whiteness. The purity is the purity of rubies and the whiteness is the whiteness of pearls." [Tafseer at-Tabari.]

Btw, in regards to the ruby part, have scholars of tasfir said that the houri's have a red tint/pink tint to their complexion as well? I've seen shia tasfir's say this like they have red cheeks and I saw it in yusuf ali translation that the houris have delicate pink complexion, so I was just wondering about if mainstream tasfir scholars have said that

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"They are like rubies and corals" with red cheeks, and white complexion and fineness

• Source:
• FayD al-Kashaanee, Tafseer al-Saafee, vol. 5, pg. 113

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"They are like rubies and corals" - in red cheeks, and white complexion and fineness

• Source:
• al-Kashaani, al-aSfee fee al-Tafseer al-Qur'aan, vol. 2, pg. 1247

 

[Kiro]

Admit it

you simply just wanted to talk about Hoors