The Companion Who Bought Paradise

1. Paradise for expanding Masjid al-Nabawī

Like this, a time came when Masjid al-Nabawī had to be expanded. There was a piece of land nearby. The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم announced glad tidings of Paradise in exchange for its inclusion in the masjid. As soon as Sayyiduna ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ learnt of this, he quickly reached the owner of that plot, purchased the land, and gave it as endowment for the masjid.^{^[1]}

2. Paradise for a garden of dates

The Banū Najjār once owned a date-palm orchard in Madinah. The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked, “Who will purchase this and build a masjid?” Sayyiduna ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ hastened forward, purchased the orchard, and built a masjid. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم promised him a garden in Paradise.^{^[2]}

سُبْحٰنَ اللہ Look at the high rank of Sayyiduna ꜤUthmān b. ꜤAffān رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ! How passionate was he for building masjids! When Masjid al-Ḥarām and Masjid al-Nabawī needed expansion, he rushed forward to complete these tasks. He also built other masjids and contributed to the construction of others. In other words, building masjids was a part of his very character and habit.

3. Heavenly spring in exchange for Biˈr Rūmah

Dear Islamic brothers! The third Caliph of Islam, ꜤUthmān b. ꜤAffān رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ is he who bought Paradise. He purchased it not just once, but many times. One incident is very famous in this regard. When the Companions عَلَیْہِمُ الرِّضْوَان emigrated to Madinah, they found no water available.

[1] Al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr, vol. 1, p. 146, hadith 522

[2] Faḍāʾil al-Ṣaḥāba Li Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, vol. 1, p. 484, hadith 784

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