Bab al-Rayyan

Overview

Bab al-Rayyan is one of the eight gates of Paradise, reserved by God for the fasting, whom no one rivals through it. It is named from al-rayy — satiety of drink, the opposite of thirst — a pointer to the fasters' thirst in this world ¹.

In the Sunnah

In the two Sahihs, from Sahl ibn Sa'd, the Prophet ﷺ said: «In Paradise there is a gate called al-Rayyan; the fasting enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none but they enter it. It is said: where are the fasting? They rise, and none but they enter; when they have entered, it is shut and none enters after them» ².

The Gates of Paradise

Paradise has eight gates, as the Sahih reports, each with its people of deed: a gate of prayer for the people of prayer, a gate of jihad, a gate of al-Rayyan reserved for the fasting, and a gate of charity. The Prophet said: «Whoever spends a pair in the way of God is called at the gates of Paradise: O servant of God, this is good — whoever was of the people of prayer is called from the gate of prayer».

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