The Three Who Will Enter Jannah First on the Day of Judgement

Three ordinary souls.

Three nameless faces in the crowd of Madinah.

Yet the Prophet ﷺ stood before the entire ummah and declared:

“The very first three to enter Paradise will be…”

Who are they?

Not the richest merchants.

Not the bravest warriors of Badr and Uhud.

Not the greatest scholars.

They are three people whose lives make us feel ashamed of our own.

The First

A poor man who owned nothing but the clothes on his back.

One day he stood before the Messenger ﷺ with trembling lips:

“Ya RasulAllah, I am poor. I have no wealth, no status. How will I ever enter Jannah?”

The Prophet ﷺ looked at him with eyes full of mercy and said:

“When you receive anything — no matter how small — say Alhamdulillah and eat in the name of Allah.

When you give anything — even a single date — give it in the name of Allah.

And when you have nothing at all, be patient and place your trust in Allah alone.”

That man spent the rest of his life doing exactly those three things.

He never complained. He never lost hope.

And because of that, he will be the very first person to walk through the gates of Jannah.

The Second

A young man in the prime of his youth.

Handsome, strong, desired by many.

The whole world lay open before him — pleasure, fame, wealth.

Yet every time Shaytan whispered and temptation knocked at his door, he answered with only one sentence:

“I fear Allah.”

Not once. Not twice. Every single time.

He guarded his eyes, his heart, his body — all for Allah.

His youth, the most precious currency of life, he spent only in obedience.

Because of that, he will be the second to enter Jannah.

The Third

An old man with aging, frail parents.

Night after night he woke up to serve them.

He fed them with his own hands when their hands shook.

He carried them when their legs gave way.

He cleaned them when they could no longer clean themselves.

He never raised his voice. Never showed the slightest irritation.

When people asked why he did so much, he smiled and said:

“This is my Jannah while I am still on earth.”

Because of that pure, selfless love, he will be the third to enter Jannah.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

أَوَّلُ ثَلَاثَةٍ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ

“The first three to enter Paradise will be:

• the wealthy person who is constantly grateful,

• the young person who guards his chastity,

• and the one who is exceptionally kind and dutiful to his parents.”
(Tirmidhi, Ahmad)

Three simple people.

Three simple qualities.

Yet they will beat everyone else to Jannah — even the martyrs, even the scholars, even the prophets’ closest companions.

Today, the door is still wide open.

You can still become one of them.

You can still be all three.

Start right now:

• Say Alhamdulillah for whatever you have, and Sabr for whatever you don’t.

• When temptation calls, answer with a single, firm sentence: “I fear Allah.”

• And turn to your parents — living or departed — and serve them with a love that expects no reward except Allah’s pleasure.

Because the three who will enter Jannah first —

and there is still an empty spot with your name on it.

Did this story shake your heart the way it shakes mine every single time?

In the comments, tell me honestly:

Which one are you determined to become today?

The grateful poor?

The pure youth?

The devoted child?

Or… all three?

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JazakAllahu khairan for reading until the end.

May Allah make us among those three. Ameen.