3. They will reside forever in that which their hearts desire.

4. They will not fear the great terror of the Day of Judgement.

5. The angels will greet them by saying, “This is your Day; which you were promised.”

From these two verses we learn: all the Companions عَلَیْہِمُ الرِّضْوَان have been promised حُسْنٰی. This means they shall all be kept far from the Fire, they will not hear the slightest sound of it, they will reside in that which their hearts desire, and by the grace of Allah Almighty, angels will welcome them on the Day of Judgement.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ and the promise of Paradise

Dear Islamic brothers! In this way, all the Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم are promised Paradise. Yet, Sayyiduna ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ is that fortunate Companion who was given glad tidings of Paradise not once, but many times by the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Let us listen to a few hadith in this regard.

Abū Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ relates of how the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

لِکُلِّ نَبِیٍّ رَفِیْق ٌوَ رَفِیْقِیْ يَعْنِيْ فِيْ الْجَنّةِ عُثْمَانُ

Every prophet shall have a rafīq in Paradise, and mine is ꜤUthmān. ^[1]

The ummah’s leading expert in Quranic tafsīr, ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤAbbās رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ explained, “One day, the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘A person from the