How can you increase your share in the trees of Jannah

RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam met with Ibraheem ‘alayhis salaam in Israa` wa miraaj. Ibraheem is the father of this Ummah; he wants the best for this Ummah. Even though he died thousands of years before Muhammad, and is so detached from this Ummah (in terms of time span), he was still so eager to help us. He tried to help Muhammad sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and so he said to him: “O Muhammad, give your Ummah my salaam, and tell them that Pardaise is beautiful – it’s water is pure, and it’s soil is clean, and tell them it is vast, huge pieces of land. The trees of Jannah are subhaanAllah, walhamdulillah, wa laa ilaaha ilallah, wAllahu Akbar.” It’s that easy – just saying that makes a tree grow in Jannah for you. Use your time in dunya to grow acres of these trees. You don’t want to find empty land when you go there.

If you want to have some treasures in Paradise: la hawla wa la qu watta ilallah billah. That is of the treasure of the treasures of Paradise.

What about the animals and the birds of Jannah? RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was asked about the rivers of al-kawthar. So he said, it is a river that Allah has given to me. It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. There are some birds that drink from it, and their necks are like the necks of camels; these birds are so huge and well fed from drinking from al-kawthar. They are organic, however, because sometimes we associate size with growth hormones. ‘Umar ibn AlKhattaab was in the audience and he said, subhaanAllah, they must be having a lot of fun! RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said that the ones who will eat them will have more fun [the people of Jannah].

Allah subhaana wa ta’aala says: “And the flesh of birds, any that they may desire.” (56:21) Say you see a bird that really opens up your appetite – you just make a request and point towards it; it will be there for you immediately for you to eat.

You’re with your wife, going from one restaurant to another, spending days on end out of your mansion. [For parents this is truly bliss...because with kids the work just seems endless and as if you never have a few hours to spend with your spouse as you did when you were newlyweds...] You realize that this is endless. You will go back home and rest to continue your journey later on. Imagine – if the lowest Jannah is 10 times this earth, how much time will it take to look at your property?!