- The Siraat -
.....then the last person to cross the Siraat would cross it. And he would feel so grateful and special for being saved, he couldn't imagine anyone being given more than he had:
عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " آخِرُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلٌ فَهُوَ يَمْشِي مَرَّةً وَيَكْبُو مَرَّةً وَتَسْفَعُهُ النَّارُ مَرَّةً
فَإِذَا مَا جَاوَزَهَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَجَّانِي مِنْكِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَانِيَ اللَّهُ شَيْئًا مَا أَعْطَاهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The last to enter Paradise would be a man who would walk once and stumble once and be burnt by the Fire once.
Then when he gets beyond it, he will turn to it and say: Blessed is He Who has saved me from you. Allah has given me something He has not given to any one of those in earlier or later times." [Muslim]
The sins that cause a person to fall most are breaking ties between kith and kin and betraying ones trust.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ ذَنْبٍ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ يُعَجِّلَ اللَّهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الْعُقُوبَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعَ مَا يَدَّخِرُ لَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْبَغْىِ وَقَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ
Abu Bakrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no sin more worthy of Allah hastening the punishment upon its practitioner in the world – along with what is in store for him in the Hereafter – than tyranny and severing the ties of kinship.” [Tirmithi]
- القنطرة -
Before entering Paradise, people need to settle scores between each other.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ " . قَالُوا الْمُفْلِسُ فِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ لاَ دِرْهَمَ لَهُ وَلاَ مَتَاعَ ."
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do you know who the bankrupt is?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah! The bankrupt among us is the one who has no Dirham nor property."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْمُفْلِسُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَنْ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِصَلاَتِهِ وَصِيَامِهِ وَزَكَاتِهِ وَيَأْتِي قَدْ شَتَمَ هَذَا وَقَذَفَ هَذَا وَأَكَلَ مَالَ هَذَا وَسَفَكَ دَمَ هَذَا وَضَرَبَ هَذَا فَيَقْعُدُ فَيَقْتَصُّ هَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ وَهَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ فَإِنْ فَنِيَتْ حَسَنَاتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْتَصَّ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا أُخِذَ مِنْ خَطَايَاهُمْ فَطُرِحَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ طُرِحَ فِي النَّارِ "
The Messenger of Allah (sﷺ) said: "The bankrupt in my Ummah is the one who comes with Salat and fasting and Zakat on the Day of Judgement, but he comes having abused this one, falsely accusing that one, wrongfully consuming the wealth of this one, spilling the blood of that one, and beating this one. So he is seated, and this one is requited from his rewards. If his rewards are exhausted before the sins that he committed are requited, then some of their sins will be taken and cast upon him, then he will be cast into the Fire." [Tirmithi]
Imagine, this persons good deeds, - and they have to be accepted first -, will be given away to all the people he hurt. And when his good deeds finish, he'll have to take from the sins of the people he hurt, and then go to the hellfire for purification.
Imagine someone passing all the stages on the Day of Judgement, and then having to go to the hellfire because of this.
That's why we need to be careful of our tongues.
سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم عن أكثر ما يدخل الناس الجنة؟
قال: تقوى الله و حسن الخلق
و سئل عن أكثر ما يدخل الناس النار
قال: الفم و الفرج
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the deed which will be foremost in leading a man to Paradise.
He replied: Fear of Allah and Good Conduct
Then he was asked about what would lead a man to hellfire, and answered: The Tongue and the Private Parts. [Tirmithi]
Allah can forgive regarding his rights, but people don't forgive - they'll come and take their deeds. That's why it's better to pardon others in life, so that you can be elevated. The relationship with Allah in comparison to people is so easy.
If you've backbit an entire nationality or group of people, you'll have to pay all of them their rights. And if you oppress an animal or a disbeliever, your good deeds will be taken, although it won't benefit them.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ "عُذِّبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فِي هِرَّةٍ حَبَسَتْهَا، حَتَّى مَاتَتْ جُوعًا، فَدَخَلَتْ فِيهَا النَّارَ"
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger." [Bukhari]
There's a دعاء we can make:
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، مُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ، أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ، اقْضِ عَنِّي الدَّيْنَ، وَأَغْنِنِي مِنَ الْفَقْرِ.
'O Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth, and Lord of all things, Splitter of the grain and seeds, the One who sent down the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur'an! I seek refuge with You from every evil. You take by the forelock. You are the Outward, and there is nothing above You. You are the Inward and there is nothing below You. Pay my debts for me and keep me safe from poverty. - [Al Adab Al Mufrad Book 1, Hadith 1212]
There will only remain a few people, standing at the gates of Paradise waiting to enter it.
- Paradise -
Only the mercy of Allah can help us overcome all the stages on our journey to Allah. Allah is الرب, He never neglected us. He nurtures us in this life to enter Paradise. He is الهادي; the One who is guiding us to enter Paradise. Only knowing Allah by His names and attributes can help us overcome all the obstacles in this life and the next. In (49:7):
Allah is the One who made us hate disbelief and love belief - it's not us, it's Him.
If you are searching for happiness - then real happiness is in knowing Allah and understanding the Qur'an. If you take the means of happiness in this life, then Allah will give you Paradise - the ultimate happiness - in the next life. In (11:108):
يَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لَا عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلَا خَطَرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ "فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ"
“Allah has said: I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no heart has conceived. So recite if you wish: "No person knows what is kept hidden for them of delights of the eye as a reward for what they used to do" (32:17).
Entering Paradise will make you forget every sad moment you felt in this world, every hardship, every difficulty you ever faced.
That's why everything in this life reminded the companions of the Prophet ﷺ about Paradise and the hereafter. Their goal wasn't merely this world.
The moment your goal is this world - it becomes low. Allah doesn't want you to settle for something inferior. Because of our ignorance, we want low quality. So ask yourself - What is my goal in life?
وَمَوْضِعُ سَوْطٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنْ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ
"....And the space in Paradise occupied by a whip is better than the whole world and everything in it. Recite if you wish: Whoever is removed from the Hellfire and entered into Paradise is indeed successful, for the life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception.” (3:185)"
In (10:25):
Gathering at the Gates of Paradise
You won't enter Paradise alone. We'll all be in one line going together. No one will be behind anyone. In (39:73):
Allah is الفتاح.
It's so exciting to open something after its closed. It's more fun to open up a wrapped gift. When the gates of Paradise open, it's keepers will greet you. سلام عليكم, come to your home. You've finished all your trials, the grave, the Day of Judgement, the Sirat - so come in peace. You've been purified.
No one will enter Paradise except that he's pure. His state will be pure, his body will be pure, his manners will be pure.
What purified him? The trials of this life, and if that wasn't enough then the grave, and if that wasn't enough, then the Day of Judgement, and if that wasn't enough, the hellfire.
So live a pure life in this world. Live like the People of Paradise in the way you talk, your heart, your actions.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " آتِي بَابَ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَسْتَفْتِحُ فَيَقُولُ الْخَازِنُ مَنْ أَنْتَ فَأَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ . فَيَقُولُ بِكَ أُمِرْتُ لاَ أَفْتَحُ لأَحَدٍ قَبْلَكَ "
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I will come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection, and would seek its opening, and the keeper would say, 'Who are you?'
I would say, 'Muhammad'
He would then say, 'It is for you that I have been ordered, and not to open it for anyone before you.'"
This is a privilege that Allah gave the Prophet ﷺ. There are so many times where the Prophet ﷺ intercedes for us, it's as if to tell you - you can't enter Paradise unless you follow the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ. He is our leader.
Paradise has 8 gates - each gate for people performing a specific deed.
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ saying, "Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah's Cause will be called from all the gates of Paradise, "O Allah's slave! This is good.' He who is amongst those who pray will be called from the gate of the prayer (in Paradise) and he who is from the people of Jihad will be called from the gate of Jihad, and he who is from those who give in charity (i.e. Zakat) will be called from the gate of charity, and he who is amongst those who observe fast will be called from the gate of fasting, the gate of Rayan."
Abu Bakr said, "He who is called from all those gates will need nothing," He added, "Will anyone be called from all those gates, O Allah's Messenger ﷺ ?"
He said, "Yes, and I hope you will be among those, O Abu Bakr."
Women have a special opportunity to be called by all gates:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “If a woman prays her five
(daily prayers), fasts her month (Ramadan),
guards her chastity and obeys her husband, it will
be said to her: ‘Enter Paradise by whichever of the
gates of Paradise you wish.' [Ahmad]
(daily prayers), fasts her month (Ramadan),
guards her chastity and obeys her husband, it will
be said to her: ‘Enter Paradise by whichever of the
gates of Paradise you wish.' [Ahmad]
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The distance between the two gate-panels of one of the gates of Paradise is the distance of forty-year's walking, but there will come a time when it is very crowded". [Ahmad]
Who will be the first people to enter Paradise?
-> Abu Bakr
Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Jibreel came to me, and showed me the gate of Paradise through which my ummah will enter". Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, would that I had been with you to see it!". The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "But you, O Abu Bakr, will be the first of my ummah to enter Paradise" [Abu Dawud]
We need to love him.
-> The Ummah of Muhammed ﷺ
The first nation to enter Paradise will be the Ummah of the Prophet ﷺ - although we are the last Ummah on earth.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "We are the last, but we will be the first on the Day of Resurrection. We will be the first of mankind to enter Paradise". [Agreed upon]
Description of the first group to enter Paradise
The Prophet ﷺ said, "...The first group (of people) who will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like the moon when it is full.
They will not spit or blow their noses or relieve nature.
Their utensils will be of gold and their combs of gold and silver; in their centers the aloe wood will be used, and their sweat will smell like musk.
Everyone of them will have two wives; the marrow of the bones of the wives' legs will be seen through the flesh out of excessive beauty.
They (i.e. the people of Paradise) will neither have differences nor hatred amongst themselves; their hearts will be as if one heart and they will be glorifying Allah in the morning and in the evening."
In (56:10-24):
When you rely on Allah you will be the foremost. Allah made them foremost, and nearer to Him. The faster you go to Paradise, the nearer you will be to Allah.
Only Allah can make us among these - so rely on Him.
No one will be a servant in Paradise. In the Dunya there are rich, poor, servants, masters - as a test. But everyone will be a king in Paradise.
The Delights of Paradise
In (13:22-24):
You'll enter Paradise along with your family members. And when you enter, you won't feel like a stranger, although you've never been there before. It'll be home for you. Allah will remove any feeling of strangeness in your heart.
And you won't just feel like that, Allah will guide you such that you know exactly where your home is in it- even though it's width is the size of the heavens and earth.
How are the houses in Paradise?
To build a house in this world is a big headache. You take so much effort building it that you never actually enjoy it. And if you notice, the more things you have in life, the less you are able to enjoy it.
When you enter your house in Paradise, it'll be exactly how you like it. And it'll be furnished. Every little detail will be complete.
In (88:8-16):
There'll be rivers flowing under your house, raised couches, and there'll even be cups, cushions. Your house will be ready for you.
What is your house built of?
It'll be made of bricks which are made of gold and silver.
"....I asked "O Messenger of Allah (saw), From what are people made?"
He said, "From water."
We asked, "From what is Paradise built?"
He said, "Bricks of gold and silver and mortar of fragrant musk; its pebbles are pearls and rubies, and its soil is saffron. Whoever enters it is blessed with joy and will never be miserable; he will remain there forever and never die; his clothes will never wear out, and his youth will never fade away." [Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh, 3/89, no. 5630]
How can I build a house in Paradise?
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allaah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat (as follows):
4 Rak'aat (2+2) before and 2 after the Dhuhr Prayer,
2 after the Maghrib,
2 after the ‘Ishaa’ Prayer
and 2 before the Fajr prayer." [Tirmithi]
Where are the different locations of the houses?
There are better locations than others in Paradise, just like in this world.
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا زَعِيمٌ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْمِرَاءَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقًّا وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْكَذِبَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَازِحًا وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ حَسَّنَ خُلُقَهُ
Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for one who leaves arguments even if he is right, and a house in the middle of Paradise for one who abandons lies even when joking, and a house in the highest part of Paradise for one who makes his character excellent.” [Abu Dawud]
The centre and the high part of Paradise are the best places to live.
The Tents in Paradise
The Prophet ﷺ said: "The believer in Paradise will have a tent made out of a single, hollowed-out pearl, sixty miles long, in which he will have [a number of] wives, whom he will visit in turn, none of whom will see the others". [ Muslim, Kitaab al-Jannah]
The Rivers in Paradise
There are rivers of water, milk, wine. And the best of the rivers is Kawther.
In (47:15):
The Trees in Paradise
إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ عَامٍ لاَ يَقْطَعُهَا، وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ} ".
The Prophet ﷺ said, "In Paradise there is a tree which is so big that a rider can travel in its shade for one hundred years without passing it; and if you wish, you can recite: "In shade long extended." (56.30)
The Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no tree in Paradise that does not have a trunk made of gold" [Tirmithi]
How can I increase the number of my trees in Paradise?
سبحان لله
الحمد لله
لا اله الا الله
الله اكبر
Focus on doing good deeds and Allah will take care of the result.
Ibn Mas'ud reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid, "I met Ibrahim (ﷺ) on the Night of Ascension, and he said to me: 'O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Ummah, and tell them that Jannah has a vast plain of pure soil and sweet water. It is a plain levelled land. The plants grow there by uttering: Subhan-Allah, Al-hamdu lillah, La ilaha illallah and Allahu Akbar (Allah is free from imperfection; praise be to Allah; there is no true god except Allah; and Allah is Greatest)." [At- Tirmidhi].
The Fragrance of Paradise
Some of the companions, before they died, said they could smell the fragrance of Paradise.
Day and Night in Paradise
There are no day and night in paradise, no sun and moon. It is perpetually like dawn/before sunrise time in Paradise. It's such a peaceful, soothing time.
There's no sleeping in Paradise - because sleep is minor death. You just recline and enjoy yourself.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the dwellers of Jannah enter Jannah, an announcer will call: "(You have a promise from Allah that) you will live therein and you will never die;
you will stay healthy therein and you will never fall ill;
you will stay young and you will never become old;
you will be under a constant bliss and you will never feel miserable" [Muslim]
You're sitting and relaxing, and you think about drinking something - you'll get it. You think about a fruit - and the branch will come to you and open for you.
In (77:42):
In (69:25):
We can't eat in complete enjoyment in this world. We worry about gaining weight, sicknesses, etc.
The Clothes in Paradise
In (22:23):
In (44:53):
You won't be afraid of jealousy, envy, or anything. You won't be worried about washing the clothes, etc.
And your servants will put jewellery on you. You'll be like a Queen.
The People of Paradise
The People of Paradise will be the same height - the height of Adam عليه السلام.
They'll all have the best of beauty.
And they will all be young - the age of 33.
The Hur alAyn
They'll have wide lovely eyes, with beautiful skin and voices. They're like rubies and coral.
In (55:58):
The Prophet ﷺ said, “If a Hur looks down from her abode in heaven onto the earth, the whole distance (space) shall be filled with light and fragrance. Her face is more radiant than a mirror, and one can see one’s image in her cheek. The marrow of her shins is visible to the eyes.”
But the women in Paradise will be more beautiful than the حور.
In (56:35-37):
Allah will recreate every woman - so they'll all be virgins.
And you'll be very beautiful with an expressive voice. You'll speak romantically to your husband - such that your husband will forget about the rest of Paradise because he'll be mesmerized by you.
Now if you do that to your husband he'll ask what's wrong with you, or if your newly married you'll be awkward and embarrassed, or when you're older not in the mood. Nothing is perfect in this life.
No one will be single in Paradise.
If both the husband and wife are righteous, Allah will unite and purify both of them. If a woman is not married Allah will marry her to someone in Paradise. If a woman had more than one husband, she'll be with her last husband in Paradise.
The People of Paradise will truly be indulged in pleasure, because they practiced Taqwa and patience while they lived on earth.
How will the people of Paradise talk?
What will they say?
In (58:25-28):
The Marketplace in Paradise
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "In Jannah there is a market to which the people will come every Friday. The northern wind will blow and shower fragrance on their faces and clothes and, consequently, it will enhance their beauty and loveliness.
They will then return to their wives who will also have increased in their beauty and loveliness, and their families will say to them: 'We swear by Allah that you have been increased in beauty and loveliness since leaving us.'
Thereupon they will reply: 'We swear by Allah that you have also been increased in beauty and loveliness since we left you." [Muslim].
We have examples of all this in the Dunya - but we want the hereafter. We want Paradise. We live here on earth as travelers. I use the Dunya but at the back of my mind اللهم لا عيش الا عيش الآخرة.
You will have whatever you want. If you want a child you'll have it immediately, without pain, delivery. Allah said in (25:16):
While the People of Paradise are enjoying all these delights and pleasures, an announcement will be made:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ لأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ
Allah will say to the People of Paradise, "O People of Paradise!"
فَيَقُولُونَ لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّنَا وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ فِي يَدَيْكَ
And they would say in response, "At your service and pleasure, Our Lord, the good is in your Hand"
فَيَقُولُ هَلْ رَضِيتُمْ
So He will ask, "Are you pleased?"
فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا لَنَا لاَ نَرْضَى يَا رَبِّ وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنَا مَا لَمْ تُعْطِ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
They would say: Why should we not be pleased, O Lord, when you have given us what you haven't
given to any of your creatures?
فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
He would say, "Shall I not give you (something) even more excellent than that?"
فَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
And they would say, "O Lord, what thing can be more excellent than this?"
فَيَقُولُ أُحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْوَانِي فَلاَ أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا
And He will say, "I shall cause My pleasure to alight upon you and I shall never be angry with you afterwards"
Imagine hearing Allah directly telling you that He will never be angry with you. In (9:72):
In our lives we want to attain the pleasure of Allah. Imagine Allah, الملك، القدوس، السلام, the One whom there is no one like, telling you He is pleased with YOU.
And then Allah will give us something even more. He will remove the veil. And we will not be given anything more beloved to us than seeing the face of Allah. In this life we love hearing and talking about Allah. How will it be when you see Allah?
In (75:22-23):
When we talk about Allah in this world we forget about everything else and our problems. Imagine seeing Allah how it'd make us feel. Imagine looking at the Creator of beauty - العظيم، الجميل، الودود، الرحيم، الغفور، النور.
And Allah will greet us. In (36:58):
The journey to Allah isn't an easy journey, but when you look at the end, all of it become worth it. Every bit of pain we feel is worth it.
The People of Paradise will then be settled in Paradise, and the People of Hell will be settled in Hell. But there'll be people sitting in the middle - whose good deeds are equal to their sins. They're the People of the A'raaf.
In (7:44-49):
In the end, Allah by His mercy, will admit them into Paradise.
The sinners will be punished in Hell for as long as Allah wills, then purified and entered into Paradise. Everyone and everything will be settled. Those destined to remain in Hell forever will be there. Those destined to remain in Paradise forever will be there. There'll be no exchanging anymore.
Death will then be brought forth in the form of a ram.
"...A caller will cry out, ‘O people of Paradise!’ They will crane their necks and look, and he will say, ‘Do you recognize this?’
They will say, ‘Yes, it is death,’ and all of them will have seen it.
Then he will cry out, ‘O people of Hell!’ They will crane their necks and look, and he will say, ‘Do you recognize this?’
They will say, ‘Yes, it is death,’ and all of them will have seen it.
Then the ram will be slaughtered, and he (the caller) will say:
"O people of Paradise, it is eternal and there will be no death; .
O people of Hell, it is eternal and there will be no death.’”
And so begins the life of eternity.
Then, in the end:
The Angels, the People of Paradise, the People of Hell, everyone will say الحمد لله الرب العالمين. Because even the People of Hell witnessed the perfect attributes and justice of Allah.
In (10:10):
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