The Gates of Paradise

Paradise has eight gates, established in the Sahih ¹, and its people enter on the Day of Resurrection through all eight in peace and security, as in al-Zumar: «until they reach it and its gates are opened and its keepers say to them: peace be upon you, you were good — enter it, abiding» ².

The Prophet said: «Whoever spends a pair in the way of God is called at Paradise: O servant of God, this is good — whoever was of the people of prayer is called from the gate of prayer; whoever of jihad, from the gate of jihad; whoever of fasting, from the gate of al-Rayyan; whoever of charity, from the gate of charity.» Abu Bakr asked whether anyone would be called from all the gates; he said: «Yes — and I hope you will be one of them» ¹.