The Gate Keeper of Paradise


There was a lady called Zaedah who remembered Allah a lot. Once she kneading flour for her family and then went out to bring fire wood. She narrates that at that time she saw a horse rider who was very handsome. She had never seen such a handsome person. The horse rider turned towards her and enquired: “How is Mohammad (s.a.w.a.)?
She replied: He (s.a.w.a.) is making people aware about the signs of Allah.”
The horse rider said: “When you go to Mohammad (s.a.w.a.) convey my salaam to him and say that Rizwan, the gate keeper of Paradise has conveyed that Allah, the High has divided paradise in three parts for your nation. One third of your nation will enter paradise without any questioning and accounting. One third of your nation will enter paradise after some accounting.  For the last part you will intercede and your intercession will be accepted. “
After hearing this she could not lift the fire word and started looking around. At that time, Rizwan asked her whether she is finding difficult to lift it. She replied in affirmative.
Then, Rizwan he pointed his cane towards the fire wood and then saw towards me. There was stone lying there. He asked me to keep the fire wood on the stone and sit down.
She narrated this to Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and said that he lighten my weight. I saw that the stone was remembering you (Prophet) and then the stone dropped my fire wood and left.
(Kunuzul Mojezaat, pg.  18 – 19)

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