Question
Is there a narration which states that balconies in Jannah are made of gold? I have seen the following English translation “I came upon a square palace having balconies made of gold” but cannot find the mention of balconies in the Arabic.
Answer
This narration is recorded in Sunan Tirmidhi. The narration is regarding the palace of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) which Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had seen in Jannah.
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) described the palace of Sayyiduna ‘Umar: “…I came to a square palace, that had a balcony of gold…”
The Arabic word is ‘مشرف’ which is explained as ‘له شرفة’ i.e. It has a balcony.
(Refer: Sunan Tirmidhi and Tuhfatul Ahwadhi, Hadith: 3689)
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