11. Men will have Al-Hur Al-’Ain in Paradise, but what for women?

Question: It has been mentioned that men will have Al-Hur Al-’Ain (Beautiful maidens of Paradise) in Paradise what will there be for women?Answer: Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High says, regarding the blessings of Paradise:“Therein you shall have (all) that your inner selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask. An entertainment from (Allah), the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Fussilat 41:31-32]And He, the Most High says:“And therein all that inner selves could desire, and all that eyes could delight in and you will abide therein forever.” [Az-Zukhruf 43:71]And it is well known that marriage is one of the things which the souls desire most, and so it will be found in Paradise for the people of Paradise, whether they be men or women. So, Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High will marry the woman in Paradise to the man who was her husband in the life of this world, as He, the Most Blessed, the Most High says:“Our Lord! And make them enter the ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) which you have promised them – and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” [Ghafir 40:8]If she did not marry in the life of this world, then Allah, the Most High will marry her to one who pleases her in Paradise.Shaikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-’Uthaimeen[Taken from Fatawa Arkan-ul-Islam (Islamic Verdicts on the Pillars of Islaam, Volume 1 (Creed & Prayer), Darussalam pg.178-179]