Where do the souls of the dead go after their death, and what does Allah do with the insane?
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The questioner : O esteemedThe Shaykh : As for the human being, where is his soul when he dies, and what does Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, do with the insane?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. As for the people of Paradise, their souls are in Paradise, and they are the believers. As for the people of the Fire, their souls are in the Fire, as that came in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the insane, if their people are believers, whether their father or mother, then he is among the believers. This is because the ruling for the insane and children is the ruling of their fathers. The child of believers is from the believers, and the child of disbelievers is not from the believers, but he is in the Hereafter. Yes. And the child of disbelievers is not from the believers in the rulings of this world. As for the Hereafter, the correct view is that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, tests them with whatever He wills of obligation. So whoever obeys enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys enters the Fire. Yes.
The questioner : And in the hadith of the Night Journey.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : That the Prophet saw the children around Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes, this is it.
The questioner : So the Companions asked him, "Are these polytheists?" He said: ...
The Shaykh : No ... they are the children of polytheists. The correct view regarding them is what the Messenger said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1949Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. As for the people of Paradise, their souls are in Paradise, and they are the believers. As for the people of the Fire, their souls are in the Fire, as that came in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the insane, if their people are believers, whether their father or mother, then he is among the believers. This is because the ruling for the insane and children is the ruling of their fathers. The child of believers is from the believers, and the child of disbelievers is not from the believers, but he is in the Hereafter. Yes. And the child of disbelievers is not from the believers in the rulings of this world. As for the Hereafter, the correct view is that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, tests them with whatever He wills of obligation. So whoever obeys enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys enters the Fire. Yes.
The questioner : And in the hadith of the Night Journey.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : That the Prophet saw the children around Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes, this is it.
The questioner : So the Companions asked him, "Are these polytheists?" He said: ...
The Shaykh : No ... they are the children of polytheists. The correct view regarding them is what the Messenger said: