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6128 Note that Evil finds itself isolated, and cries out in lonely agony (verse 24), while Good receives a warm welcome from
the Lord of Goodness Himself,-also that it is the soul which enters heaven, and not the gross body which perishes.
(89.28)
89:29 - "Enter thou then among my Devotees!
89:30 - "Yea enter thou my Heaven"! 6129
6129 The climax of the whole is: "Enter My Heaven!" Men may have imagined all kinds of heaven before, and many types
are used in the sacred Word itself. But nothing can express the reality itself better than "My Heaven"-Allah's own
Heaven! May we reach it through Allah's grace! (89.30)
91:7 - By the Soul and the proportion and order Given to it; 6152
6152 Allah makes the soul, and gives it order, proportion, and relative perfection, in order to adapt it for the particular
circumstances in which it has to live its life. Cf. xxxii. 9. See also n. 120 to ii. 117. He breathes into it an understanding
of what is sin, impiety, wrong-doing and what is piety and right conduct, in the special circumstances in which it may
be placed. This is the most precious gift of all to man, the faculty of distinguishing between right and wrong. After the
six external evidences mentioned in verses 1-6 above, this internal evidence of Allah's goodness is mentioned as the
greatest of all. By these various tokens man should learn that his success, his prosperity, his salvation depends on
himself,-on his keeping his soul pure as Allah made it; and his failure, his decline, his perdition depends on his soiling
his soul by choosing evil. (91.7)
Sahih Muslim Hadith
Hadith 6867 Narrated by
AbuHurayrah
When the soul of a believer leaves (his body) it is be received by two angels who take it to the sky. Hammad (one of
the narrators in the chain of transmitters) mentioned the sweetness of its odour (and added) that the dwellers of the
sky say: Here comes the pious soul from the side of the Earth. Let there be blessings of Allah upon the body in which
it resides. And it is carried (by the angels) to its Lord, the Exalted and Glorious. He says: Take it to its Lord, the
Exalted and Glorious. He says: Take it to its destined end. If he is a non-believer, when it (the soul) leaves the body--
Hammad mentioned of its foul smell and its being cursed--the dwellers of the sky say: There comes a dirty soul from
the side of the Earth, and it should be said: Take it to its destined end. AbuHurayrah reported that Allah's Apostle
(peace be upon him) put a thin cloth, which he had, upon his nose while referring to (the foul smell) of the soul of a
non-believer.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.95
The Abode of Souls
Ibn al-Qayyim dealt with this subject under a separate chapter in which he mentions opinions of various scholars concerning
the abode of souls. Mentioning the most correct position he explained, "It is said that the abodes of the souls in barzakh vary
considerably. Some of them are in the highest reaches of the heavens, such as the souls of the Prophets, peace be upon
them all. Their status also varies as observed by the Prophet, peace be upon him, during the night of Isra."
Some souls are in the form of green birds who roam around freely in Paradise. These are the souls of some of the martyrs,
but not all of them. The souls of some martyrs are prevented from entering Paradise on account of their debts or some other
similar thing. This is supported by a report by Ibn Hanbal in his Musnad from Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Jahsh that "A man
came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and asked, 'O Allah's Prophet! What would I have if I am killed in the cause of
Allah?' The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied, 'Paradise.' But, when the man got up to go, the Prophet added, 'Unless you
have some debts to pay. Gabriel has informed me about it just now'."
Some souls will be locked out at the gate of Paradise, in accordance with this hadith: "I have seen your companion locked out
at the gate of Paradise." Other souls are restricted to their graves as is evident from the hadith about the martyr who had
stolen a cloak (He had stolen it out of the spoils of war before their proper distribution) when he was killed, the people asked,
"Will he have bliss in Paradise?" The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "By Him in whose hand is my soul, the cloak which
he stole causes a fire to flare over him in his grave."
The abode of others is at the gate of Paradise, as described in a hadith by Ibn 'Abbas that, "The abode of martyrs is in a
green dome, on a bright river, near the gate of Paradise. Their provision comes from Paradise in the morning and in the
evening.'' (Ahmad) This does not apply to Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, whose hands were transformed into wings, and with these he
flies wherever he wishes in Paradise.
Others remain confined to earth, for these souls cannot rise to heaven. Indeed, these are base, earthly souls which do not
mix with the heavenly souls, just as they do not mix with them during their sojourn on earth. A soul that is oblivious to its Lord,
blind to His love, negligent of His remembrance, and remiss in seeking His pleasure is a despicable earthly soul. After
separation from its body, it cannot go anywhere, but remains here. On the other hand, the heavenly soul in this life clings to
the love of Allah and to His remembrance, and seeks His pleasure and nearness. After separation from its body, it will join
other kindred heavenly souls. In the barzakh (Literally an interval, a separation or a partition, Al-barzakh may be defined as
the intervening state between death and the Last Day) and on the Day of Resurrection a person will be with those he loved.
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