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Why were the Ten specifically mentioned, as opposed to the rest of those given glad tidings of Paradise?

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Many Companions, both men and women, were given glad tidings of Paradise. However, the ten who were given glad tidings were mentioned in a single hadith, and they are: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talha, Al-Zubayr, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Sa'id ibn Zayd, and Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, as narrated in the hadith of Al-Tirmidhi and others.

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