PEOPLE WHO BELONG IN JANNAH AND JAHANNUM

I STRCITLY TRY TO AVOID TRANSLATING QURAN KARIM AND AHADITH BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW ARABIC AND TRANSLATING FORM A TRANSLATION POSES MAJOR RISKS FOR MISINTERPRETATION. THAT IS WHY I OBTAINED AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MA'ARIF UL QURAN SO THAT I CAN JUST QUOTE FROM IT. BUT I HAVEN'T GOT AN AUTHENTIC TRANSLATION OF AHADITH WHERE I CAN IMMEDIATELY FIND THE RELEVANT HADITH. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NOW SO MANY OF MY YOUNGER, VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART, WHANAU WHO DO NOT READ URDU THAT I DO NOT WISH THEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE AMAZING TEACHINGS I WAS EXPOSED TO IN MY EARLIER LIFE. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AS AN ATTEMPT TO CONVEY THE MEANING, AND NOT A LITERAL TRANSLATION. MAY ALLAH SWT FORGIVE ANY UNINTENDED MISTAKES. (AMEEN)

While once addressing the Sahaba (holy companions) Rasool Allah SAW once said, "Should I not tell  you about the people who belong in Jannah?" Then Rasool Allah SAW said, "A person who is weak and insignificant in the eyes of people, (someone who is either physically weak, or financially poor or has a low social status, and people generally think that he is an insignificant person) but that weak person is so beloved to Allah SWT that if he makes a promise on behalf of Allah SWT, Allah SWT makes it so. (meaning if he swears that something will happen this way then Allah SWT will make it happen that way)"

Then Rasool Allah SAW said, "Should I not tell you about the people who belong in Jahannum (hell)?" Then Rasool Allah SAW said, "کل عتل جواظ مستکبر"

The word عتل refers to a person who has a harsh manner. When he speaks to someone he speaks harshly, who is unable to speak softly, who aways talks angrily, and who thinks that others are inferior to him.

The word جواظ refers to a person who is bad tempered, whose forehead is always creased in anger, who is not willing t talk to people he thinks are insignificant, who thinks it would be insulting for him to talk to people who he thinks are low in financial or social status than him, and who is always bragging and boastful.

The word مستکبر refers to a person who does Takabbur meaning he believes he is superior to others, and other people are are inferior to him. 

Rasool Allah SAW has said that these are the people who belong in Jahannum (hell) as they consider themselves superior to other people.

Adapted from the talk, "Do not disrespect poor people" by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani RA.