If You Don’t Find Me In Paradise

If you don’t find me in Paradise … إن لم تجدوني في الجنة

The pious people of the past used to say to their friends:

إن لم تجدوني في الجنة بينكم فاسألوا عني فقولوا : ” يا ربنا عبدك فلان كان يذكرنا بك
“If you don’t see me among yourselves in Paradise, ask about me.
Say: “Our Lord, such and such servant of Yours used to remind us of You.”

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The Prophet said:
“‏ إِذَا خَلَّصَ اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَمِنُوا فَمَا مُجَادَلَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ يَكُونُ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَشَدَّ مُجَادَلَةً مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِرَبِّهِمْ فِي إِخْوَانِهِمُ الَّذِينَ أُدْخِلُوا النَّارَ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِخْوَانُنَا كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ مَعَنَا وَيَصُومُونَ مَعَنَا وَيَحُجُّونَ مَعَنَا فَأَدْخَلْتَهُمُ النَّارَ ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ اذْهَبُوا فَأَخْرِجُوا مَنْ عَرَفْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ
“When God has saved the believers from Hell and they are safe, none of you will dispute with his companion more vehemently for some right of his in this world than the believers will dispute with their Lord on behalf of their brothers in faith who have entered Hell.
They will say: “Our Lord! They are our brothers, they used to pray with us, fast with us and perform Hajj with us, and you have admitted them to Hell.”
God will say: “Go and take out those whom you recognize among them.”
[“Ibn Majah”, 60 – صحيح ].
https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/introduction/60
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And so I say:

In the next life, if you don’t see me among yourselves in Paradise, then ask about me …

Say:

Our Lord, there was this ungrateful servant of Yours, who used to remind us of You.
Do not deprive him of Your Mercy.
He is in desperate need of Your Forgiveness.
Forgive him.