What is the meaning of the Hadith: "No woman harms her husband in this world except that his wife from among the Houris says: 'Do not harm him, may Allah destroy you, for he is only a transient guest with you and is about to leave you for us'"? And does this mean that the husband marries the Huri instead of his worldly wife? And how does this reconcile with other Hadiths that mention that the righteous wife will be her husband's wife in Paradise? And what is the situation of a wife who has not given birth?
The Hadith, "No woman harms her husband in this world but his wife from among the Houris (maidens of Paradise) says: 'Do not harm him, may Allah destroy you, for he is only a guest with you and will soon depart from you to us,'" does not mean that a believer will marry the Houris instead of his worldly wife. Rather, "guest" (دخيل) means a visitor, indicating his temporary stay in this world.
Religious texts confirm that the wives of believers will enter Paradise with their husbands, as in the Almighty's saying: "{Gardens of Eden, which they will enter, and [also] those who acted righteously among their fathers, their spouses and their offspring}" (Quran 13:23) and "{They and their spouses will be in [pleasant] shades, reclining on adorned couches}" (Quran 36:56).
The mention of specific characteristics for wives in the Hadith, "And your women from the people of Paradise: the loving, the fertile, the one who returns to her husband..." does not imply exclusivity. Rather, it is a mention of some individuals from the general category who conform to the general rule, and it does not negate that women who do not possess these characteristics will also be wives of believers in Paradise.
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