Is the Fire in the lower earth?
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Question : The earth we are on, and what does that mean? I hope, by the grace of Allah, that you will clarify this for us with some detail.
Answer : Yes, this is correct. What is reported from me is correct, based on the authentic hadith regarding the spirit of the disbeliever. Allah the Exalted says: "The gates of the heavens are closed against it," and He says: "Write the record of My servant in As-Sijjin in the lower earth, and his spirit is cast down to the earth." Also, according to the opinion of some scholars, when the seas are ignited, meaning set on fire, they become the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. As for the earth we are on, Allah knows best about it, but it is certainly not for permanence.
Answer : Yes, this is correct. What is reported from me is correct, based on the authentic hadith regarding the spirit of the disbeliever. Allah the Exalted says: "The gates of the heavens are closed against it," and He says: "Write the record of My servant in As-Sijjin in the lower earth, and his spirit is cast down to the earth." Also, according to the opinion of some scholars, when the seas are ignited, meaning set on fire, they become the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. As for the earth we are on, Allah knows best about it, but it is certainly not for permanence.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 150 - 4600 هل النار في الأرض السفلى؟ ابن عيمين — youtube.com
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