Verily, in Paradise, there is a tree that the rider of a lean, swift horse would travel for a hundred years without reaching its end

Arabic text

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ الْجَوَادَ الْمُضَمَّرَ السَّرِيعَ مِائَةَ عَامٍ مَا يَقْطَعُهَا».

Translation

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, in Paradise, there is a tree that the rider of a lean, swift horse would travel for a hundred years without reaching its end."

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that in Paradise, there is a tree under which a rider on a horse, prepared for fast racing, would travel for a hundred years without reaching the end of its branches.

Benefits

• Demonstrating the vastness of Paradise and the greatness of its trees.

Topics

• Virtues and Manners
• Heart-Softeners and Sermons
• Descriptions of Paradise and Hell