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Do not the good deeds mentioned—such as building mosques, reciting certain surahs, and dhikr—increase a Muslim's dominion in Paradise, and does the dominion of the people of Paradise increase in status, beauty, and measure over time?

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To attain higher ranks in Paradise, one must increase their good deeds, for Paradise has ranks, and its inhabitants vary therein, as mentioned in the Prophetic tradition. As for the matter of planting trees and building palaces in Paradise, there are no clear texts specifying their extent, and it is preferable not to delve into these unseen details. Striving to enter Paradise and be saved from Hellfire is paramount, for Allah the Almighty says: "So whoever is removed from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained success." Righteous women in this world are superior to the Houris (maidens of Paradise) in Paradise. One should not question unseen matters about which no text has been revealed, as that is a form of extremism.

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