His final question asks: When a person dies, does he go to Paradise or to the Fire after his death, or does he remain in the grave until the Day of Resurrection? We ask for clarification.
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The questioner : His final question asks: When a person dies, does he go to Paradise or to the Fire after his death, or does he remain in the grave until the Day of Resurrection? We ask for clarification of this, along with adding some information about it. Thank you.
The Shaykh : As for the body of the deceased, it remains on the earth in the place where it was buried until the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:[Ya-Sin 36:51] And He the Exalted said: [Al-Mu'minun 23:100] So it remains on the earth. As for its soul, it is either in Paradise or in the Fire. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said: [An-Nahl 16:32] Thus, He made clear that this saying occurs at the time of death. The meaning of this is that they enter Paradise on the day of their death, and this is only for the soul, not for the body. It is established in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the deceased, if he is a believer, has a door opened to him in his grave toward Paradise, and he receives from its spirit and its bliss.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the disbeliever, his soul is also taken to the punishment. Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:[Ghafir 40:46] And He the Exalted said: ..
The questioner : Did you say "Enter"?
The Shaykh : "Enter."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In it is a reading:[Ghafir 40:46] [Ghafir 40:46] And in it: [Ghafir 40:46] .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And He the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:97] And He the Exalted said: [Al-Anfal 8:50-51] This is evidence that the deceased believer receives his reward in Paradise from the day of his death.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the disbeliever receives his punishment in the Fire from the day of his death. This is with regard to the soul, while the body remains on the earth until the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The soul may be connected to it, either in punishment or in bliss, as indicated by the hadiths. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this session, in which we presented the questions of Mr. Ahmad Faris Ali Muhammad from Yemen, the listener M M K from Makkah al-Mukarramah, and finally a message from Mahdi Abu Saleh.
We presented the questions and inquiries that reached us in their messages to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in al-Qassim, and imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in the city of Unaizah.
Thank you to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad, and thank you, my brothers. Until we meet again in your presence, we entrust you to Allah. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : As for the body of the deceased, it remains on the earth in the place where it was buried until the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:
And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten.
ونُفخ في الصور فإذا هم من الأجداث إلى ربهم ينسلونand behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.
ومن ورائهم برزخ إلى يوم يبعثونThe ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do."
الذين تتوفاهم الملائكة طيبين يقولون سلام عليكم ادخلوا الجنة بما كنتم تعملونThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the disbeliever, his soul is also taken to the punishment. Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:
The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
النار يُعرضون عليها غدوا وعشيا ويوم تقوم الساعة أدخلوا ءال فرعون أشد العذابThe questioner : Did you say "Enter"?
The Shaykh : "Enter."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In it is a reading:
Make the people of Pharaoh enter
ادخُلوا ءال فرعونMake the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
وأدخِلوا ءال فرعون أشد العذابAnd the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
ويوم تقوم الساعة ادخُلوا ءال فرعون أشد العذابThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And He the Exalted said:
Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." The angels will say, "Was not the earth of Allah spacious
إن الذين توفاهم الملائكة ظالمي أنفسهم قالوا فيم كنتم قالوا كنا مستضعفين في الأرض قالوا ألم تكن أرض الله واسعة(50) And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs and [saying], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire. (51) That is for what your hands have put forth [of evil] and because Allah is not ever unjust to His servants."
ولو ترى إذ يتوفى الذين كفروا الملائكة يضربون وجوههم وأدبارهم وذوقوا عذاب الحريق * ذلك بما قدمت أيديكم وأن الله ليس بظلام للعبيدThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the disbeliever receives his punishment in the Fire from the day of his death. This is with regard to the soul, while the body remains on the earth until the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The soul may be connected to it, either in punishment or in bliss, as indicated by the hadiths. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this session, in which we presented the questions of Mr. Ahmad Faris Ali Muhammad from Yemen, the listener M M K from Makkah al-Mukarramah, and finally a message from Mahdi Abu Saleh.
We presented the questions and inquiries that reached us in their messages to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in al-Qassim, and imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in the city of Unaizah.
Thank you to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad, and thank you, my brothers. Until we meet again in your presence, we entrust you to Allah. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.