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Is it true that when one spouse
enters the paradise he or she will take the other
spouse into Jannah also?
The
admission of one spouse to Paradise does not
necessarily mean that the other will also be admitted
Praise be to Allah.
If one spouse is admitted to Paradise, does not
necessarily mean that the other will also be admitted.
The fate of the wives of Nooh and Loot (peace be upon
them) is sufficient to prove that this view is
mistaken, because they both went to Hell even though
their husbands were Prophets.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allah sets
forth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of
Nooh (Noah) and the wife of Loot (Lot). They were
under two of our righteous slaves, but they both
betrayed them (their husbands by rejecting their
doctrine). So they [Nooh (Noah) and Loot (Lot)]
availed them (their respective wives) not against
Allah and it was said: ‘Enter the Fire along with
those who enter!’”
[al-Tahreem 66:10]
Ibn Katheer said: “Allah says, ‘Allah sets forth an
example for those who disbelieve’ meaning, the fact
that they may mix with Muslims or live among them will
be of no avail to them and will not benefit them
before Allah, if faith does not enter their hearts.
Then Allah mentions the example and says, ‘the wife of
Nooh (Noah) and the wife of Loot (Lot). They were
under two of our righteous slaves’ meaning, two
Prophets and Messengers; they were with them and in
their company night and day, eating with them, being
intimate with them, and interacting with them in the
closest way; ‘but they both betrayed them’ means, with
regard to faith and belief, because they did not share
their faith or believe that they were Messengers of
Allah. So that did not help them at all and it did not
ward off harm from them. Hence Allah says, ‘So they [Nooh
(Noah) and Loot (Lot)] availed them (their respective
wives) not against Allah’ meaning, because of their
kufr. And it was said to both wives, ‘Enter the Fire
along with those who enter!’”
(Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 4/394).
But there is the hope that if one of the spouses
enters Paradise and is of a higher status than his
spouse or children, Allah may cause them to join him.
Children may benefit from the righteousness of their
parents by being raised in status to join them in
Paradise, if they enter it. Allah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
“And those
who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith,
— to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall
not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything.
Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned”
[al-Toor 52:21]
And Allah knows best.
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