Surah 22:24
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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدۡخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ جَنَّـٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوۡنَ فِيهَا مِنۡ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٖ وَلُؤۡلُؤٗاۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمۡ فِيهَا حَرِيرٞ
Surely God will cause those who believe and do righteous deeds to enter Gardens through which rivers flow. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and (with) pearls, and there their clothes (will be of) silk.
وَهُدُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلطَّيِّبِ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَهُدُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ
They have been guided to good speech, and they have been guided to the path of the Praiseworthy.
When Allah tells us about the state of the people of Hell - we seek refuge with Allah from that state of punishment, vengeance, burning and chains - and the garments of fire that have been prepared for them, He then tells us about the state of the people of Paradise - we ask Allah by His grace and kindness to admit us therein. He tells us:
means, these rivers flow throughout its regions, beneath its trees and palaces, and its inhabitants direct them to go wherever they want.
{wherein they will be adorned} - with jewelry -
{with bracelets of gold and pearls} means, on their arms, as the Prophet said in the agreed-upon Hadith:
«The jewelry of the believer [in Paradise] will reach as far as his Wudu' reached.»
in contrast to the garments of fire worn by the inhabitants of Hell, the people of Paradise will have garments of silk, Sundus and Istabraq, fine green silk and gold embroidery, as Allah says:
{But only the saying of, "Peace! Peace! (Salamun! Salamun!)."} [56:25-26]
They will be guided to a place in which they will hear good speech.
{Therein they shall be met with greetings and the word of peace and respect.} [25:75],
unlike the scorn which will be heaped upon the people of Hell by way of rebuke, when they are told:
"and they are guided to the path of Him Who is Worthy of all praises."
to a place in which they will give praise to their Lord for all His kindness, blessings and favors towards them, as it says in the Sahih Hadith:
«They will be inspired with words of glorification and praise, just as they are inspired with breath.»
Some scholars of Tafsir said that the Ayah,
refers to the Qur'an; and it was said that it means La ilaha illallah or words of remembrance prescribed in Islam. And the Ayah:
means, the straight path in this world. These interpretations do not contradict that mentioned above. And Allah knows best.
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 6, Page 547)