Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Waqi'ah Verse 21

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and the flesh of birds that they desire.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

and meat from any bird they desire.

Ruwwad Translation Center

and flesh of birds that they may desire.

A. J. Arberry

and such flesh of fowl as they desire,

Abdul Haleem

the meat of any bird they like;

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And with flesh of fowls from that Which they desire.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.

Abul Ala Maududi

and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire to eat;

Ahmed Ali

Bird meats that they relish,

Ahmed Raza Khan

And meat of birds that they may wish.

Ali Quli Qarai

and such flesh of fowls as they desire,

Ali Ünal

And with the flesh of fowls such as they desire;

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (with) flesh of birds exactly to their taste.

English Literal

And bird`s meat from what they desire .

Faridul Haque

And meat of birds that they may wish.

Hamid S. Aziz

And the flesh of fowl and any as they desire.

Hilali & Khan

And the flesh of fowls that they desire.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And fruits that they choose,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And the flesh of fowl such as they desire.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And flesh of fowls that they desire.

Muhammad Sarwar

and the flesh of birds, as they desire.

Qaribullah & Darwish

and any flesh of fowl that they desire.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.

Wahiduddin Khan

and the meat of any bird that they may desire;

Talal Itani

And meat of birds that they may desire.

Tafsir jalalayn

and such flesh of fowls as they desire, for themselves to enjoy,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And with fruit that they may choose. And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.

meaning, whatever fruits they wish for will be distributed among them.

This Ayah is a proof that we are allowed to choose the fruits that we prefer and wish to eat.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Thabit said that Anas said that the Messenger of Allah liked dreams. A man might have a dream, so he would ask about him if he did not know him, and would like to hear the dream if that man was praised for his good qualities. Once a woman came to him and said,

"O Allah's Messenger! I had a dream that I was taken out of Al-Madinah and entered Paradise. I heard noise because of which Paradise wept. I looked and found so-and-so, so-and-so,' and she mentioned the names of twelve men whom the Prophet had sent with a military expedition. They were later brought on (in Paradise, in the dream) with their wounds still bleeding. It was said, `Take them to the river Baydakh or -- Baydhakh.' They were taken to that river and submerged in it and their faces turned as radiant as the full moon. They were brought a plate made of gold containing green dates. They ate as much of the green dates they wanted to and whenever they turned that plate around, they would eat from the fruit it contained, as much as they wanted, and I (the woman said) ate with them."

Later on, that army sent an emissary to convey the news (of the battle) and he said that so-and-so and so-and-so died, mentioning the names of the twelve men who were mentioned in the dream. So, Allah's Messenger called the woman and again asked her to mention her story, and she did.

This is the narration that Abu Ya`la collected, and Al-Hafiz Ad-Diya' said,

"This Hadith meets the criteria of Muslim."

Allah said,

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ


And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas said that the Messenger of Allah said,

إِنَّ طَيْرَ الْجَنَّةِ كَأَمْثَالِ الْبُخْتِ يَرْعَى فِي شَجَرِ الْجَنَّة

Birds of Paradise are like Bukht camels that graze in the trees of Paradise.

Abu Bakr commented, "O Allah's Messenger! Surely, these birds must be wonderful."

The Messenger said,

اكِلُهَا أَنْعَمُ مِنْهَا

Those who eat them are more wonderful.

and repeated this statement thrice.

The Prophet went on,

وَإِنِّي لَاإَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا

And I hope that you will be among those who eat from them.

Only Imam Ahmad collected this Hadith using this chain of narration.

Allah said;

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ