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My Lord Build For Me A Home With You In Paradise

It was narrated that Ibn Abbaas (RA) said Prophet of Allah [Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him]
drew four lines on the ground, then said: “Do you know what this is”? We said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said: “The Best of the women of Paradise are
1: Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid
2: Faatimah bint Muhammad
3: Aasiyah bint Mazaahim  [the wife of Pharaoh]
4: Maryam bint Imraan ~ [may Allah be pleased with them all.]
Source: Ahmad # 2663. Classed as Saheeh by al-Albaani.}in Saheeh al-Jaami # 1135.

It was narrated from Anas (RA) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Sufficient for you among the women of the world are
Maryam the daughter of Imran.
Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid.
Faatimah bint Muhammad.
Aasiyah the wife of Pharaoh.”
(Source: Narrated and classed as Saheeh by al-Tirmidhi H # 3878)

Aasiyah bint Mazaahim (R.A)[The Wife of Pharaoh] The Qur`an has presented Aasiyah bint Mazaahim (R.A.) as one of the best role models for women. Aasiyah (r.a.) greatness is in the fact that although she was the wife of one of the most powerful, arrogant, and tyrant rulers of Egypt, she was able to see and accept the truth in the message of Prophet Musa [Alaihis Salam].

For her, wealth, beauty, or status was not the main criterion of human excellence; she realized that without faith in God, a human being has nothing. [ALLAH had chosen her to provide refuge to Musa [Alaihis Salam] when he was an infant.] When her maids brought the cradle of Musa [A.S.] from the river, she insisted to Pharaoh that she wanted to adopt that infant as a child. The wife of Pharaoh said. ‘Here is the joy of the eye, for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’And they perceived not what they were doing. {Source  Qur’an Surat Al-Qasas (The Stories) 28 A #9 }

Aasiyah bint Mazaahim (r.a.) had declared her faith in the message of God after witnessing the miracle of Musa [Alaihis Salam] in the Court of the Pharaoh; and after witnessing the death of another believing woman under torture. Pharaoh tried to turn her away from the God of Moses and sought her mother’s help. But Aasiyah (r.a.) refused to reject the God of Moses. Pharoah said ‘Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader who has taught you magic Be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment’.
{ Source: Qur’an Surat Ţaha (Ta-Ha) 20 A # 71 }

On Pharaoh’s order, she was tortured to death.  The Qur’an sets her as an example for believers to stay away from evil and sin despite the full assault of the devil: Allah sets forth an example for those who believe- the wife of Pharaoh who said ‘ My Lord, build for me with You a house in Heaven and save me from the Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from an unjust people.’
[Source Qur’an Surat At-Tahrim (The Prohibition) 66  A # 11]

A Lil Note: In this Lady, we see the example of supreme sacrifice by marrying Pharaoh, Aasiyah bint Muzahim became the Queen of Egypt, she gained everything that she wanted in this worldly life from the materialistic point of view: the best of clothes, food, palaces, jewels, servants and maids, etc. But she sacrificed all that to be closer to Allah {Azza Wa Jall} And that is why we see her included by the Prophet [Peace be upon him] in the list of the four women who attained the level of perfection.

The Leaders Of The People Of Paradise

(i) The Leaders of the Men
A number of the Sahabah, including ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib, Anas ibn Maalik, Abu Hudhayfah, Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullaah, and Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri reported that the Messenger (saw) said, “Abu Bakr and ‘Umar will be the leaders of men of Paradise from the earlier and later generations.” [Silsilat al-Hadith as-Saheehah, 12/487, no. 824]

(ii) The Leaders of the Youth
at-Tirmidhi, al-Haakim, at-Tabaraani, Ahmad, and others reported that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said, that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Hasan and Husayn are the leaders of the youth of Paradise”. This is proven by so many reports that reach the level of tawatur. [see also the narration from Hudhayfah and from ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar in Ibn ‘Asaakir – Silsilat al-Hadith as-Saheehah, no. 797]

(iii) The Leaders of the Women
The true female leader is the one with whom her Rabb is pleased and whose deeds He accepts. The best women are those who attain the Paradise of delights. The women of Paradise are of different levels, and the Messenger (saw) told us about their leaders:

“The Messenger of Allah (saw) drew four lines and said, “Do you know what these are?” They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “The best women of Paradise are Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Faatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint ‘Imraan and Aasiyah bin Muzahim, the wife of Fir’awn” [Silsilat al-Hadith as-Saheehah, 4/13, no. 1508, from Ahmad at-Tahhaawi, al-Haakim from Ibn ‘Abbaas, saheeh]

Maryam and Khadeejah are the best of the four – “The best of its women is Maryam and the best of its women is Khadeejah” [from ‘Ali in al-Bukhaari, Kitaab Manaaqib al-Ansaar, Fath al-Baari, 7/133] – and Maryam is the “First Lady” – “The leaders of the women of Paradise, AFTER Maryam bint ‘Imraan will be..” [Silsilat al-Hadith as-Saheehah, 3/410, no. 1424, from Jaabir in at-Tabaraani, saheeh]. The reason why Maryam is considered the best of all women is clearly stated in the Qur’an:

“Behold! the angels said, “O Maryam! Allah has chosen you and purified you, chosen you above the women of all nations.” [3:42]

How could she not be the best of women when Allah has clearly stated that,

“..her Rabb accepted her with a goodly acceptance. He made her to grow in a good manner”. [3:37]

These four women are beautiful examples of perfect, righteous women. Maryam, the daughter of ‘Imran, is praised by Allah in the Qur’an:

“And Maryam, daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breather into [the sleeve of her shirt/garment] through Our Ruh [i.e. Jibreel] and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Rabb, and [also believed in] His Scriptures and she was one of the Qaaniteen [obedient to Allah]” [66:12]

Khadeejah as-Siddeeqah believed in the Messenger (saw) without hesitation; she consoled and supported him in every way. Her Rabb gave her the good news, during her lifetime, of a place in Paradise in which there would be no noise or exhaustion [al-Bukhaari, Kitaab al-Manaaqib, Fath al-Baari, 7/133]

Aasiyah the wife of Fir’awn, despised the power and luxuries of this world and rejected Pharaoh and his false claims of divinity. Hence, her husband tortured her until her soul departed to her Creator:

“And Allah sets forth an example for those who believe, the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, “My Rabb! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his works, and save me from the Dhaalimoon [those that do wrong]” [66:11].

Faatimah az-Zahraa, the daughter of the Prophet (saw), was patient, forbearing, and feared Allah. She was a branch from the pure tree, brought up by the educator of humanity.