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What are the authentic hadiths mentioned in Al-Bukhari and Muslim concerning Al-Hur Al-'Ain (the wide-eyed, beautiful women) in Paradise?

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The authentic hadiths about Paradise cannot be enumerated. Among what is narrated in the Sahihayn (Bukhari and Muslim) are:

The hadith of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) describing the first group to enter Paradise, stating that they will not spit nor blow their noses. Their vessels and combs will be of gold, and their sweat will be musk. Each of them will have two wives, and their hearts will be as one, glorifying Allah morning and evening.

The hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) stating that a morning or evening journey in the path of Allah is better than the world and all that it contains. And the space of one's bow in Paradise is better than the world and all that it contains. If a woman from the people of Paradise were to appear, she would illuminate what is between the heavens and the earth and fill it with fragrance. And her head covering (nasif) is better than the world and all that it contains.

The hadith of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri states that the lowest in rank among the people of Paradise will be given the equivalent of the world ten times over. And his two wives from the wide-eyed houris will enter upon him, saying: "All praise is due to Allah who brought us to life for you and brought you to life for us."

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