NOTES
[1] ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ood reports that the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “Their souls are within green birds, having lanterns suspended from the Throne, roaming freely in Paradise as they please, then taking shelter in those lanterns.” Reported by Muslim (Eng. trans. 3/1047/no.4651).
[2] Ka’b ibn Maalik reports that Allah’s Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “The soul of the believer is (within) a bird amongst the trees of Paradise, until Allah returns it to his body on the Day when He resurrects him.” Reported by Maalik, Ahmad, at-Tirmidhee and an-Nasaa’ee. Shaikh al-Albaanee has declared it saheeh in as-Saheehah (no.995).
[3] There is a report that ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr said, “The souls of the infidels are gathered in Barhoot, a deep pit in Hadramaut.” However, one of the narrators is unknown. The fact that this is not correct is shown clearly in ar-Rooh (pp.145-147) of Ibn al-Qayyim and Ahwaalul-Quboor (pp.255-263) of Ibn Rajab. Rather, the correct position is that which is indicated by the Book and the Sunnah, which is that they are in Sijjeen (beneath the seventh earth). Refer to Mysteries of the Soul Expounded by Abu Bilal Mustafa al-Kanadi.
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