What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Indeed, in Paradise there is a market, wherein there is no selling or buying, except for images of men and women. If a man desires an image, he enters it. And in it there is a gathering place for the Houris, who raise their voices in a manner the creation has never seen, saying: 'We are the eternal, so we shall not perish; we are the content, so we shall not be displeased; we are the blissful, so we shall not be miserable.' Blessed is he who belongs to us and to whom we belong." And is it strong enough to be used as evidence? And does the word (man) include both men and women?
The aforementioned hadith has a weak chain of transmission (isnaad) and its content cannot be definitively asserted. Some scholars have mentioned that a woman in Paradise has the same ability as a man to change forms. The meaning of the hadith is that Paradise contains a market where there is no buying or selling, except for forms (suwar). There is a difference of opinion regarding the meaning of "forms" (al-suwar) and "entering into them": some say they are appearances that the people of Paradise choose to adorn themselves with, so the description changes, but not the essence. Others say they are beautiful forms presented to the people of Paradise, and whoever desires something from them, Allah will fashion that for him. Some scholars are of the view that the change occurs in both the appearance and the essence.
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