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Is the following hadith authentic: "The last man to enter Paradise will see a palace and prostrate himself. He will be asked, 'Raise your head. What is wrong with you?' He will reply, 'I saw my Lord.' He will be told, 'This is but one dwelling among many.' Then he will see a person whose face radiates light, and he will say to him, 'I am one of thousands of servants.'"?

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No hadith with this wording has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, it has been mentioned in authentic hadiths that the last man to enter Paradise will have immense blessings therein. This was narrated in the hadith of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when mentioning the last person to exit Hellfire and the last person to enter Paradise, and Allah's saying to him: "Indeed, for you is the like of the world and ten times its like." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled when this was mentioned and said: "That is the one with the lowest status among the people of Paradise."

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