Where is the abode of the souls of the believers and others?
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Question:
Where is the abode of each of the following: the souls of the believers, the disbelievers, and the sinners among the monotheists after death? Are there people in Paradise or the Fire right now? Do they die at the second blast? Please mention the evidence. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
As for the martyrs, their souls are in the bellies of green birds that roam in Paradise wherever they wish, then they return to lamps hung beneath the Throne, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated regarding the souls of the believing martyrs.
As for the souls of the believers, they are in Paradise. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of this in an authentic hadith: that the soul of a believer is a bird that perches in the trees of Paradise.
As for the souls of the sinners, Allah knows best about them, and likewise the souls of the disbelievers. Allah has promised them the Fire, and they have their share of the Fire. As for where their place is within it, and whether they are in it at all times or only at some times, Allah knows best. Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh: [Ghafir: 46]. He did not say at all times: [Ghafir 40:46], then He said: [Ghafir: 46].
So the souls of the disbelievers have their share of the Fire in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection). As for their abode: whether it is in the graves, or in another place, or on the edge of the Fire, or near the Fire, or whether they are transported to it at intervals, Allah knows best about that.
And the sinners are in between; their souls are in a state of uncertainty. They may be forgiven and become among the people of Paradise, or they may be suspended due to not being forgiven, so their affair is up to Allah .
Where is the abode of each of the following: the souls of the believers, the disbelievers, and the sinners among the monotheists after death? Are there people in Paradise or the Fire right now? Do they die at the second blast? Please mention the evidence. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
As for the martyrs, their souls are in the bellies of green birds that roam in Paradise wherever they wish, then they return to lamps hung beneath the Throne, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated regarding the souls of the believing martyrs.
As for the souls of the believers, they are in Paradise. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of this in an authentic hadith: that the soul of a believer is a bird that perches in the trees of Paradise.
As for the souls of the sinners, Allah knows best about them, and likewise the souls of the disbelievers. Allah has promised them the Fire, and they have their share of the Fire. As for where their place is within it, and whether they are in it at all times or only at some times, Allah knows best. Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:
The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening.
النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّاThe Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening.
النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّاAnd the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِSo the souls of the disbelievers have their share of the Fire in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection). As for their abode: whether it is in the graves, or in another place, or on the edge of the Fire, or near the Fire, or whether they are transported to it at intervals, Allah knows best about that.
And the sinners are in between; their souls are in a state of uncertainty. They may be forgiven and become among the people of Paradise, or they may be suspended due to not being forgiven, so their affair is up to Allah .
Source
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