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Will the size of a believer's status in the highest Paradise be greater than on Earth?

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A Muslim in Paradise, specifically in Firdaus, will possess a space larger than Earth. This is based on what is narrated in Al-Bukhari, where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger, establishes prayer, and fasts Ramadan, it is a right upon Allah to admit him into Paradise." He also said: "Indeed, in Paradise there are one hundred levels that Allah has prepared for those who strive in His cause. The distance between any two levels is like the distance between the heavens and the earth. So, if you ask Allah, ask Him for Firdaus, for it is the middle of Paradise and the highest part of Paradise, and above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful, and from it spring forth the rivers of Paradise."

Even the lowest in rank among the people of Paradise will have more than the Earth. In Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "I know the last of the people of Hellfire to emerge from it, and the last of the people of Paradise to enter it. He is a man who comes out of the Fire stumbling. Allah will say: 'Go and enter Paradise.' So he will go to it, and it will appear to him as if it is full. He will return and say: 'My Lord, I found it full.' Allah will say: 'Go and enter Paradise, for you will have the like of the world and ten times its like.'"

The meaning of "the like of the world and ten times its like" is one and the same, and what is meant by "times" is "likes."

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