Source: Ibn Kathir
(22) And (there will be) Houris (fair females) with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for the pious),
(23) Like unto preserved pearls.
(24) A reward for what they used to do.
(A reward for what they used to do.) meaning, `these delights that We granted them are rewards for the good deeds that they performed (in this life).'
(25) No Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech (like backbiting, etc.).
(26) But only the saying of Salam!, Salam! (greetings with peace) !
(nor any sinful speech.) meaning, nor speech that contains foul words,
(27) And those on the Right Hand, Who will be those on the Right Hand?
(28) (They will be) among thornless lote-trees,
(29) Among Talh (banana-trees) with fruits piled one above another,
(30) In shade long-extended,
(31) By water flowing constantly,
(32) And fruit in plenty,
(33) Whose season is not limited, and their supply will not be cut off,
(34) And on couches or thrones, raised high.
(And on couches, raised high.) meaning, high, soft and comfortable.
(35) Verily, We have created them (maidens) of special creation.
(36) And made them virgins.
(37) Loving (their husbands only), equal in age.
(38) For those on the Right Hand.
(Verily, We have created them a special creation. And made them virgins.`Urub, Atrab. For those on the right.) The Ayat describe the women who will be on the beds and couches, but since mentioning the beds' hints to them, they were not directly mentioned.
(39) A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islam).
(Like unto preserved pearls.), indicating that they are just as white and pure fresh pearls. We mentioned Allah's statement,
(As if they were eggs preserved.)(37:49), in Surat As-Saffat (chapter 37),
(A reward for what they used to do.) meaning, `these delights that We granted them are rewards for the good deeds that they performed (in this life).'
(No Laghw (evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech. But only the saying of: "Salaman (peace,)! Salaman (peace.)!'') meaning they will not hear foul or unnecessary speech in Paradise.
(Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.) (88:11), meaning, no foul words are uttered therein.
Allah said,
(nor any sinful speech.) meaning, nor speech that contains foul words,
| The Reward of Those on the Right After |
Allah mentioned the final destination of those foremost in faith, the nearest to Him, He next mentioned the end of those on the right, the righteous believers. Maymun bin Mihran said that those on the right side are lesser in rank than the foremost in faith. Allah said,
(And those on the right -- how (fortunate) will be those on the right) who are those on the right, what is their condition and what will their final destination be like Allah next answers this question by saying,
((they will be) among Sidr Makhdud.) Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Mujahid, Ibn Al-Ahwas, Qasamah bin Zuhayr, As-Safr bin Nusayr, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, `Abdullah bin Kathir, As-Suddi, Abu Hazrah and several others said, "The kind without thorns.'' And from Ibn `Abbas: "It is the one that is laden with fruits.'' This is also reported from `Ikrimah and Mujahid. Similar was also said by Qatadah as we mentioned. So it is the one with a full load of fruits without thorns. So it appears that both meanings apply here. The lote tree, of this life, is thorny and carries few fruits. In the Hereafter, it is the opposite; it does not have thorns and carries plenty of fruit, the weight of which strains its trunk.
`Utbah bin `Abd As-Sulami said, "I was sitting with Allah's Messenger when a Bedouin came and said, `O Messenger of Allah! Have you heard about the tree that has more thorns than any other being in Paradise' Meaning the Talh tree? So Allah's Messenger said: (For each spot that there was a thorn on it, Allah instead put fruit, similar to a castrated tight skinned ram, a food having seventy colors, each different than the other.)
(and among Talh Mandud.) refers to a large thorny shrub that used to grow in the area of Hijaz (Western Arabia).
Mujahid said that
(Mandud) means: "Its fruits are piled on top of each other. Allah is reminding the Quraysh of these kinds of trees since they used to like the shade that the Talh and Sidr provided for them.''
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Sa`id said that
(Talh Mandud) means: "The banana tree.
'' Mujahid and Ibn Zayd said similarly, Ibn Zayd added, "The people of Yemen call the banana tree, Talh.'' Ibn Jarir mentioned no other explanation for Talh.
Allah said,
(And in shade Mamdud (extended).) Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,
(In Paradise, there is a tree that a rider can travel for a hundred years under its shade but would not be able to pass it. Recite if you will: (And in shade extended.)) Muslim also collected this Hadith. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
(There is a tree in Paradise the shade of which a rider would take one hundred years to pass. Recite if you will: (And in shade extended.)) Muslim, Al-Bukhari and `Abdur-Razzaq collected this Hadith.
(And fruit in plenty, whose supply is not cut off nor are they out of reach.) indicating that they will have plenty of fruits of various kinds, that which no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of and no heart has ever imagined, as Allah said,
(Every time they will be provided with a fruit therefrom, they will say: "This is what we were provided with before, "and they will be given things in resemblance.)(2:25) The shape will appear similar, but the taste is different.
(And on couches, raised high.) meaning, high, soft and comfortable.
(Verily, We have created them), implied the maidens of Paradise although it did not mention them directly. Abu `Ubaydah said that they were mentioned before in Allah's statement,
(And Hur (fair females) with wide lovely eyes. Like preserved pearls.) Therefore, Allah's statement,
(Verily, We have created them), meaning, in the other life, after they became old in this life, they were brought back while virgin, youthful, being delightfully passionate with their husbands, beautiful, kind and cheerful.
(Verily, We have created them a special creation. And made them virgins.`Urub, Atrab. For those on the right.) The Ayat describe the women who will be on the beds and couches, but since mentioning the beds' hints to them, they were not directly mentioned.
(A multitude of those will be from the first generation. And a multitude of those will be from the later generations.) means, a multitude of those on the right will come from the earlier generations and a multitude from the later generations.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "We were with the Prophet one night and in the next morning we went to him and he said, (Some Prophets and their nations were displayed before me. A Prophet would pass in front of me with a group of men, and another with three men, and another with nobody with him.)
(40) And a multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the later times (generations).
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