Is entry into Paradise restricted to the three categories mentioned in the noble Hadith: "The people of Paradise are three: a just, charitable, and divinely aided ruler; a merciful man with a tender heart towards every relative and Muslim; and a chaste, self-restrained person with a family?"
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The Hadith: "And the people of Paradise are three (types)..." indicates either exclusivity, meaning the mentioned categories encompass all the people of Paradise, where the just ruler includes everyone in authority, the merciful and tender-hearted encompasses all Muslims, and the chaste and abstinent includes those whose piety prevents them from indecencies. This exclusivity indicates the majority of the people of Paradise, not a negation of the existence of others, or that the concept of numbers does not imply exclusivity.
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