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What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Verily, there is a river in Paradise, the length of Paradise, on whose banks stand virgins, facing each other, singing with the most beautiful voices ever heard by creation, such that they do not see any pleasure in Paradise comparable to it. We said, 'O Abu Hurairah, and what is that singing?' He said, 'If Allah wills, it is tasbeeh (glorification of Allah), tahmeed (praising Allah), taqdees (sanctification of Allah), and praise of the Lord, the Mighty and Majestic'"?

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In Paradise, there is a river stretching its entire length, and on its banks are virgins singing with the most beautiful voices, glorifying, praising, sanctifying, and lauding Allah the Almighty. This singing is not like the singing of this world, for there is nothing in Paradise from this world except the names.

It has been reported that those who kept themselves and their ears pure from gatherings of frivolity and the devil's flutes in this world will hear in Paradise the glorification, praise, and laudation of Allah with sweet voices such as they have never heard before.

It has also been reported that the Houris in Paradise sing, saying: "We are the beautiful Houris who have been guided to noble husbands."

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