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Does the Hadith: "Indeed, in Paradise there is a marketplace where there is no buying or selling, except for images of men and women. So, if a man desires an image, he enters into it," mean that a man in Paradise can transform into a woman and be coupled with as women are, and that a woman can transform into a man and have relations with women as men do? And does this align with "And therein is whatever your souls desire"?

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The aforementioned Hadith is very weak and cannot be relied upon to establish rulings concerning Paradise, as it contains weak and mendacious narrators, and has been deemed weak by a number of scholars.

Another Hadith about the marketplace of Paradise has been authenticated in Sahih Muslim, stating that the people of Paradise will come to it every Friday, and a north wind will blow, scattering fragrance on their faces and clothes, making them more beautiful and handsome.

And if we assume, for the sake of argument, the authenticity of the first Hadith, it has no relation to gender change; rather, it contradicts human nature and what is authentically established in the texts of Sharia. The probable meaning of it is that if the people of Paradise desire a beautiful form, Allah will fashion them in that form, or what is meant by "form" is the adornment with which a person adorns himself in the market, such as robes and jewelry. So, the change here is in the attribute, not in the essence.

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