O Abu Sa‘īd, whoever is pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a messenger, Paradise is guaranteed for him

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that whoever believes in Allah, accepts Him as a Lord, God, Owner, Master, and Commander, embraces Islam as a religion, submitting and surrendering to all of its commands and prohibitions, and believes in Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as a prophet with everything he was sent with and conveyed, Paradise will be guaranteed for him. Abu Sa‘īd (may Allah be pleased with him) was amazed and asked: Repeat it to me, O Messenger of Allah, and he did. Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) added: And I have another quality by which Allah raises a slave by one hundred degrees in Paradise; the distance between every two degrees is like that between the heavens and the earth. Abu Sa‘īd asked: What is it, O Messenger of Allah? He replied: Jihad for the sake of Allah, Jihad for the sake of Allah.

Lessons from the hadith

• Among the causes of entering Paradise is accepting Allah as a Lord, Islam as a religion, and Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as a prophet.
• Highlighting the significance of performing Jihad for the sake of Allah Almighty.
• The high rank of the Mujāhid (fighter in the cause of Allah) in Paradise.
• In Paradise, there are countless levels and innumerable ranks, and of them, there are one hundred levels for the Mujāhids.
• The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had a love for knowing goodness, its paths, and its causes.