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91 The description of the seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning is mentioned in the hadith. These people are characterized by several qualities: they do not seek Ruqyah (spiritual healing) from others, demonstrating the completeness of their reliance on Allah and the full attachment of their hearts to Him, even though asking for Ruqyah is permissible. They also do not seek cauterization with fire as a treatment, nor do they engage in pessimism or superstitious beliefs, as pessimism is forbidden in Islam. The overarching quality that unites all these characteristics is their perfect trust in Allah and their total dependence on Him, the Almighty.
It is important to note that the hadith does not mention that they will avoid passing over the Sirat (the bridge over Hellfire). Allah says in the Quran:
“There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell). This is with your Lord, a decree which must be accomplished. Then We shall save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees” (Surah Maryam 19:71-72).
Passing over the Sirat is part of the trial, and as established in the Sunnah, some will cross it as fast as lightning or the wind. This hadith also does not imply that the rest of the believers will enter Hell. Among the accountable people, there are those who will not be subjected to reckoning at all, and there are others who will undergo an easy reckoning where their sins are displayed and then forgiven. Some, however, will face a more detailed accounting, and whoever is scrutinized in this way will be punished, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said.
The hadith also does not suggest that the seventy thousand are the best among all believers, nor does their privileged entry without reckoning imply their superiority over others. There are, in fact, individuals who will be reckoned before entering Paradise who are of higher rank. The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned that some people will enter Paradise after their reckoning and be greater than the seventy thousand.
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari narrated from Rifa’ah al-Juhani that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “My Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning, and I hope that they will not enter until you and those righteous among your spouses and offspring have also taken your places in Paradise.” This indicates that while the seventy thousand have the distinction of entering without reckoning, it does not mean they are the highest in rank. There are others, even among those who will face reckoning, who are more virtuous.
It has also been narrated that some of these seventy thousand will be resurrected from the cemetery of Baqi’. At-Tabarani reported from Umm Qays bint Mihsan, the sister of ‘Ukasha, that she went out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) to Al-Baqi’, and he said, “From this cemetery, seventy thousand will be resurrected and will enter Paradise without reckoning, their faces shining like the full moon.”
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The description of the seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning is mentioned in the hadith. These people are characterized by several qualities: they do not seek Ruqyah (spiritual healing) from others, demonstrating the completeness of their reliance on Allah and the full attachment of their hearts to Him, even though asking for Ruqyah is permissible. They also do not seek cauterization with fire as a treatment, nor do they engage in pessimism or superstitious beliefs, as pessimism is forbidden in Islam. The overarching quality that unites all these characteristics is their perfect trust in Allah and their total dependence on Him, the Almighty.
It is important to note that the hadith does not mention that they will avoid passing over the Sirat (the bridge over Hellfire). Allah says in the Quran:
“There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell). This is with your Lord, a decree which must be accomplished. Then We shall save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees” (Surah Maryam 19:71-72).
Passing over the Sirat is part of the trial, and as established in the Sunnah, some will cross it as fast as lightning or the wind. This hadith also does not imply that the rest of the believers will enter Hell. Among the accountable people, there are those who will not be subjected to reckoning at all, and there are others who will undergo an easy reckoning where their sins are displayed and then forgiven. Some, however, will face a more detailed accounting, and whoever is scrutinized in this way will be punished, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said.
The hadith also does not suggest that the seventy thousand are the best among all believers, nor does their privileged entry without reckoning imply their superiority over others. There are, in fact, individuals who will be reckoned before entering Paradise who are of higher rank. The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned that some people will enter Paradise after their reckoning and be greater than the seventy thousand.
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari narrated from Rifa’ah al-Juhani that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “My Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning, and I hope that they will not enter until you and those righteous among your spouses and offspring have also taken your places in Paradise.” This indicates that while the seventy thousand have the distinction of entering without reckoning, it does not mean they are the highest in rank. There are others, even among those who will face reckoning, who are more virtuous.
It has also been narrated that some of these seventy thousand will be resurrected from the cemetery of Baqi’. At-Tabarani reported from Umm Qays bint Mihsan, the sister of ‘Ukasha, that she went out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) to Al-Baqi’, and he said, “From this cemetery, seventy thousand will be resurrected and will enter Paradise without reckoning, their faces shining like the full moon.”
