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8 gates of Jannah and Dua to enter Jannah

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8 gates of Jannah and Dua to enter Jannah

The doors to Jannah in Islam

Eight gates of Jannah :The 8 gates of Jannah Names:

وعددها ثمانية، منها باب الريان المخصص لدخول الصائمين، ومنها باب الصلاة للمكثرين الصلاة، وباب الصدقة للمتصدقين، وباب الجهاد للمجاهدين في سبيل الله. وهذا كله مذكور في حديث النبي: «من أنفق زوجين من شيء من الأشياء في سبيل الله دعي من أبواب الجنة يا عبد الله هذا خير لك وللجنة أبواب فمن كان من أهل الصلاة دعي من باب الصلاة ومن كان من أهل الجهاد دعي من باب الجهاد ومن كان من أهل الصدقة دعي من باب الصدقة ومن كان من أهل الصيام دعي من باب الريان»(1)

  1. Baab As-Salaat: This gate is for those muslims who are punctual and focused on prayer.
  2. Baab Al-Jihad: This gate is for those who took part in Jihad (died in defense of Islam).
  3. Baab As-Sadaqah: This gate is for those who frequently gave to charity.
  4. Baab Ar-Rayyaan: This gate is for those who fast (siyam).
  5. Baab Al-Hajj: This gate is for those Muslims who participated in the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca)
  6. Baab Al-Kaazimeen Al-Ghaiz Wal Aafina Anin Naas: This gate is for those who controlled or withheld anger and practiced forgiving others.
  7. Baab Al-Iman: This gate is for those those who had sincere faith.
  8. Baab Al-Dhikr: This gate is for those who showed zeal in remembering Allah.

Entrance to Jannah:

Dua to enter Jannah:

A very beautiful dua extracted from a hadith that can help us enter jannah from all 8 gates:

A beautiful moment connected to this hadith which I always want to remember is that our sheikh made us read this hadith and asked us to read behind him and then he said now that you have read this hadith believe that Allah will make you enter Jannah through any of the eight gate you wish.

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Dua to enter Jannah:

 أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَابْنُ أَمَتِهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ وَأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ النَّارَ حَقٌّ

I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone [with no partner] and that Muhammad (Sallahu alaihe wa sallam) is His slave and Messenger, and that ‘Eisa (Alaihe As salam) is the slave of Allah, the son of His maidservant, a Word which He bestowed upon Maryam (alaihe Salam) and a Spirit from (created by) Him, and that Paradise is true and that Hell is true,”

Subhan Allah ! that was a moment that gave me goosebump! May Allah enter all of us to Jannah.

Another dua to enter Jannah:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ

Allahumma Inni As’aluka Al Jannah

O Allah, I ask You for Paradise“.

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: “Whoever asks Allah (s.w.t) Paradise three times, Paradise says: ‘O Allah, admit him into Paradise’, and whoever seeks refuge from the Fire three times, the Fire says: ‘O Allah, save him from the Fire.’” Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2572

8 Gates of Jannah Hadith

The full hadith where the dua to enter Jannah is found is :

حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ – عَنِ ابْنِ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَيْرُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جُنَادَةُ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ مَنْ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَابْنُ أَمَتِهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ وَأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ النَّارَ حَقٌّ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَىِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ شَاءَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Translation:

Ubâdah bin As- Samit said: “The Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam) said: ‘Whoever says: I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone [with no partner] and that Muhammad (Sallahu alaihe wa sallam) is His slave and Messenger, and that ‘Eisa (Alaihe As salam) is the slave of Allah, the son of His maidservant, a Word which He bestowed upon Maryam (alaihe Salam) and a Spirit from (created by) Him, and that Paradise is true and that Hell is true,” Allah will admit him through whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wants.”

Hadith reference: Sahih Muslim, Hadith 140 (hard copy)

dua to enter jannah, 8 gates of jannah

We should refrain from kabira sins and try to adopt a life of piety and taqwa and have good hopes with Allah.

who shall enter through the gates of Jannah

The Angels and the Muslims shall enter Jannah: للجنة أبواب يدخل منها المؤمنون ويدخل منها الملائكة

Jannah as mentioned in Quran

  1. Dar as salam
  2. Jannatul Adan
  3. Jannatu Naeem
  4. Darul Muttaqeen
  5. Jannatul Firdaus
  6. Jannatul khald
  7. Al ghurfa
  8. darul maqam
  9. Jannatul mawa
  10. Maqamul ameen
  11. Maqamul sidq
  • دار السلام، ra bracket.png لَهُمْ دَارُ السَّلَامِ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ aya-127.png la bracket.png[الآية 1]
  • جنات عدن، ra bracket.png وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ وَرِضْوَانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ aya-72.png la bracket.png[الآية 2]
  • جنات النعيم، ra bracket.png إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ يَهْدِيهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ aya-9.png la bracket.png[الآية 3]
  • دار المتقين، ra bracket.png وَقِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا مَاذَا أَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا خَيْرًا لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ وَلَدَارُ الْآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ وَلَنِعْمَ دَارُ الْمُتَّقِينَ aya-30.png la bracket.png[الآية 4]
  • جنات الفردوس، ra bracket.png إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا aya-107.png la bracket.png[الآية 5]
  • جنة الخلد، ra bracket.png قُلْ أَذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَاءً وَمَصِيرًا aya-15.png la bracket.png[الآية 6]
  • دار المقامة، ra bracket.png الَّذِي أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ الْمُقَامَةِ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبٌ aya-35.png la bracket.png[الآية 7]
  • جنة المأوى، ra bracket.png أَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْمَأْوَى نُزُلًا بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ aya-19.png la bracket.png[الآية 8]
  • المقام الأمين، ra bracket.png إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ aya-51.png la bracket.png[الآية 9]
  • مقعد صدق، ra bracket.png فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ aya-55.png la bracket.png[الآية 10]

Levels of Jannah

الجنة درجات بعضها فوق بعض، وأهلها متفاضلون فيها بحسب منازلهم فيها، بل وحتى الأنبياء متفاضلون من بينهم، والأدلة تكثر على تقسيم الجنة لدرجات وعلو درجة بعض المؤمنين على درجة بعضهم الآخر، فقد قال الله: 

 يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَإِذَا قِيلَ انْشُزُوا فَانْشُزُوا يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ aya-11.png

،[سورة المجادلة، الآية 11] وقال النبي: «إن في الجنة مائة درجة أعدها الله للمجاهدين في سبيل الله، ما بين الدرجتين كما بين السماء والأرض، فإذا سألتم الله فاسألوه الفردوس، فإنه أوسط الجنة، ومنه تفجر أنهار الجنة، وفوقه عرش الرحمن.»وسبب تفاضل الدرجات بسبب اختلاف أصحابها في الأعمال.

There are 100 levels of Paradise. In paradise some have a higher level than the other. The ambiyas will be at the highest level. When we ask for Jannah we should ask for the highest level of paradise- that is Jnnatul Firdaus because above it is the arsh of Allah.

Allah is Raheem, Kareem. We should try to do good and keep out tongue moist with astaghfar and other zikr. We should stay away from shirk as shirk is not forgiven. One who read kalima, believes in kalima and fulfills the right of kalima, then he will be  forgiven. Amal are like teeth of key. You can’t open door without proper key. Kalima is the key to jannah but amal is also important. so we should always try to acquire ilm and do amal in it.

Also read : 30 Dua

Another beautiful thing to know is about the gates ofJannah.

 فإن أسماء الأبواب ستة، وهي: «باب الصلاة، وباب الجهاد، وباب الريان، وباب الصدقة، والباب الأيمن، وباب الكاظمين الغيظ والعافين عن الناس».

Allah says,

وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوهَا خَـٰلِدِينَ

But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say, “Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so enter it to abide eternally therein,” [they will enter].(Quran 39:73)

May Allah forgive our sins and enter us into jannah bila hisaab. Ameen.

Ref:

 النهاية لابن كثير

Understanding “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un”(2:156)

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  1. Islam is such a beautiful way of living it teaches us life in this world is nothing compared to the hereafter
    May allah bless all of us (alhamdhulilah for everything)

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