"I have an important question to which I would like to know the answer. I have researched a great deal on the Internet but have not found any answer. After death, when the angel of death takes my soul, then gives it to the angels to shroud me with a shroud from Paradise, will I be aware of that? Will I be aware of the angels and see them when they take me up to heaven, and the angels open the heaven for me, and they say: “Who is this good soul?” and they say: “This is so-and-so”? Will I be aware of all that and see it? Will I hear the voice of Allah when I am taken up to the seventh heaven and He says: “Take him down to the earth”? What will happen to me? Or where will I go when I am brought down to the earth? Will I see my body when it is being washed, or when they are taking me to the grave?"

Praise be to Allah.

Firstly:

These matters are matters of the unseen which the Muslim must accept, but not ask about how they happen, for no one knows how the life of al-barzakh is, or its true nature, except Allah.

The soul is something created, like any other created thing, but knowledge of its true nature is something that belongs only to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and He has kept the knowledge of that to Himself, as is stated in the hadith that was narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Whilst I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on a farm, and he was leaning on a palm branch stripped of its leaves, the Jews passed by, and some of them said to others, Ask him about the soul. Some of them said, What urges you to ask him about it? Others of them said, Don’t ask him in case he says something you dislike. But they said, Ask him, so they asked him about the soul. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) kept quiet and did not respond to them, and I realised that he was receiving revelation, so I stayed where I was. When the revelation of the verse was complete, he said (interpretation of the meaning): And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, “The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little”} [al-Isra 17:85]. Narrated by al-Bukhaari.

Allah, may He be exalted, has mentioned the soul in His Book, and the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) has mentioned it in his Sunnah, ascribing several characteristics to it, including the following: it is taken (in death); it may be chained and shrouded; it comes and goes; it ascends and descends; it is drawn out as a hair is drawn out of dough… What is required of us is to affirm these attributes that are mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah, and to know that the soul is not like the body.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:

A person’s death means that his soul departs from his body. When he is buried in the grave, is the soul returned to his body, or where does it go? If the soul is returned to the body in the grave, how does that happen?

He replied:

It is proven from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that when a person dies, his soul returns to him in his grave, and he is questioned about his Lord, his religion and his Prophet. Allah rewards those who believe with the word that stands firm in the life of this world and in the hereafter, so the believer says: My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam and my Prophet is Muhammad. As for the disbeliever or hypocrite, when he is asked, he says: Oh, oh, I do not know; I heard the people saying something so I said it.

This return of the soul to the body in the grave is not like when a person’s soul is in his body in this world, because it is the life of al-barzakh (the interval between death and the resurrection), and we do not know how it is, because we have not been told about the nature of this life.

Regarding all matters of the unseen that we have not been told about, we are required to refrain from speculating about them, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): { And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned} [al-Isra’ 17:36]. End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb, al-‘Uthaymeen (4/2).

Secondly:

The deceased person does not see his body as he is being washed or carried to the grave, because the soul has departed from it, and will not return to it until he is in his grave, when he is questioned by the angels.

Regarding the fate of the soul, when the soul of the believer comes down from heaven, it is returned to the body in which it was, then the person is questioned in the grave, and Allah makes him steadfast with the word that stands firm and expands his grave for him as far as the eye can see.

As for the soul of a disbeliever, the angels give him tidings of hellfire and divine wrath, then they take it up, disgraced, humiliated and afraid, and the gates of heaven are not opened for it. Then it returns to its body, and the person is punished in his grave and it is constricted for him, and the intense heat of the Fire comes to him.

This is mentioned in detail in the lengthy hadith of al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib, which we have quoted in the answer to question no. 8829 .

But the return of the soul to the body at the time of questioning is a specific type of return; it will not be like it was in this world, as has been noted above. Rather it will be a return that is appropriate to al-barzakh; so his life, his questioning and his answers will be appropriate to al-barzakh and will not be as they were in this world. Allah knows best about how they are and their characteristics.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

Regarding matters of the hereafter of which Allah has told us, we are required to say: We believe and affirm, and we should not speculate, because the matter is beyond our comprehension. This is the principle regarding matters of the unseen, whether they have to do with Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, or His creation.

Matters of the unseen cannot be subject to the question “Why?” at all or the question “How?”, because the matter is beyond our comprehension. Hence, when they asked the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) about the soul, what did Allah say to them? He said: {And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, “The soul is of the affair of my Lord}, a matter that you cannot comprehend, {And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little”} [al-Isra 17:85]. Subhaan Allah! In other words, have you learned all matters of knowledge except knowledge of the soul? Most of the matters of knowledge have passed you by and you have not been given of knowledge except a little. This is strange, that you ask such questions. Your soul, that is inside your body and without which you are nothing, you do not even know what it is! We do not know anything of the soul except what is mentioned in the religious texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah. Apart from that, we do not know anything.

End quote from Liqaa’aat al-Baab al-Maftooh (no. 169).

And Allah knows best.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/266021/he-is-asking-will-he-be-aware-of-what-happens-to-him-and-to-his-soul-after-death

First i will like to say kudos for being among the few people who are curios about this life and every mystery surrounding it.

More than 99% of humans just live their lives the bandwagon way doing what others are doing and not being curios and asking questions.


Now my honest opinion....first you need to understand that the consciousness that you have on earth is not the same consciousness that exist outside here.

That means just as you cant remember who you were, what you were and where you were before being born on this earth, when you die, you wont also remember whatever has happened here because what makes you to remember your deeds here while you are still alive is your consciousness.

Immediately you die, your consciousness goes away too.

It simply resets to before you were born.
Now the question is " where were you before you were born?"

The answer is you didn't exist before you were born.

AllahuAkbar

We become obliterated forever.

Body decay, soul go back to the creator

When are we getting our 72 virgins and alcohol Mohammed promised us?

We smoosh our virgins

Lol, what happened to Mohamed body

We ask Allah to grant a peaceful death in the religion of Abraham, the worship of the one and only indivisible Lord Allah!

We ask Allah to protect us from the torment of the grave, the day of Qiyam and Jahannam.

Grant us Good in both world for you are Ar-Rahmaan and Ar-Raheem. Aamin.

Only someone who has died and come back to life can tell you this. So, if you have Abiku or Ogbanje around you, ask them.

Worry about more important things. We can only speculate we will never know for sure till we die.

Nothing special, the body decays and the soul simply stop existing, just like that of animals you kill everyday. There is nothing special about it. Know this and know peace.

RisenJoe:
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The question should have been what happens to us if we die as a suicide bomber and the answer is that Allah will give us our own 70 big lustful eye virgins and make our dik rise forever.

Hope I get am?

Vawulence

Alhamdulilah. My Muslim Brothers and sisters, on this Friday, may Allah ease our affairs, give us good health, sustain and make life easy for us both in the duniya and in the hereafter.



Juma@ Mubarak �

Allah is the greatest.

The Body Rots And is Eventually Turned to Dust.
The soul Goes back to the Source of Creation to Enjoy all of eternity. Sorry fellas 72 Virgins No follow for the Equation

Allahu Akbar... Jumuatu Mubarak

Let’s check the hadith.


What happens to the soul after death is where the soul will go, either hell or paradise, but even muhammad said he didn’t know what will be done to him, so how will Muslims know

Sahih al-Bukhari 3929
Narrated 'Um Al-`Ala:
An Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) that the Ansar drew lots concerning the dwelling of the Emigrants. `Uthman bin Maz'un was decided to dwell with them (i.e. Um Al-`Ala's family), `Uthman fell ill and I nursed him till he died, and we covered him with his clothes. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) came to us and I (addressing the dead body) said, "O Abu As-Sa'ib, may Allah's Mercy be on you! I bear witness that Allah has honored you." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "How do you know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, "I do not know. May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! But who else is worthy of it (if not `Uthman)?" He said, "As to him, by Allah, death has overtaken him, and I hope the best for him. By Allah, though I am the Apostle of Allah, yet I do not know what Allah will do to me," By Allah, I will never assert the piety of anyone after him. That made me sad, and when I slept I saw in a dream a flowing stream for `Uthman bin Maz'un. I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and told him of it. He remarked, "That symbolizes his (good) deeds."

sotall:
First i will like to say kudos for being among the few people who are curios about this life and every mystery surrounding it.

More than 99% of humans just live their lives the bandwagon way doing what others are doing and not being curios and asking questions.


Now my honest opinion....first you need to understand that the consciousness that you have on earth is not the same consciousness that exist outside here.

That means just as you cant remember who you were, what you were and where you were before being born on this earth, when you die, you wont also remember whatever has happened here because what makes you to remember your deeds here while you are still alive is your consciousness.

Immediately you die, your consciousness goes away too.

It simply resets to before you were born.
Now the question is " where were you before you were born?"

The answer is you didn't exist before you were born.

Assumptions or Facts? If facts, point us to the resources used to arrive at this conclusion.

MT:


Assumptions or Facts? If facts, point us to the resources used to arrive at this conclusion.

This is an opinion. If you had read it right, you will see it were i wrote " my honest opinion ".


Secondly, what i wrote isnt rocket science.
You can prove some part if not all by yourself.

When you die, your body becomes plant food, your soul ceases to exist, it is only the memories people have of you that remains.

If you left people with bad memories, e.g. General Sami Abacha, that is what will be said of you as long as people remember

Same thing happens if people have good memories of you.

sotall:


This is an opinion. If you had read it right, you will see it were i wrote " my honest opinion ".


Secondly, what i wrote isnt rocket science.
You can prove some part if not all by yourself.

I just asked.

The challenge is whatever happens in the afterlife cannot be prove with FACTS. No one has been there and come back. We have many religious books that have differing perspectives about what happens in the afterlife. I feel no mortal understands what awaits us at the other side. Just my contribution and not intended to oppose your view. Thanks

Jazakumu Llahu Khairan sir for the food of thought.

Masha Allah...I really love this OP... Jumma'at Mubarak

If you don't know where you were before you were born, what makes you think you would know where you will be after you die?

Lukgaf:
"I have an important question to which I would like to know the answer. I have researched a great deal on the Internet but have not found any answer. After death, when the angel of death takes my soul, then gives it to the angels to shroud me with a shroud from Paradise, will I be aware of that? Will I be aware of the angels and see them when they take me up to heaven, and the angels open the heaven for me, and they say: “Who is this good soul?” and they say: “This is so-and-so”? Will I be aware of all that and see it? Will I hear the voice of Allah when I am taken up to the seventh heaven and He says: “Take him down to the earth”? What will happen to me? Or where will I go when I am brought down to the earth? Will I see my body when it is being washed, or when they are taking me to the grave?"

From my knowledge, Some of the pictures u imagine after life due to what u are told in d hadith is nt d same. They are just parables and we tend to picture them how they are said in the hadith but its not exactly like that. When we die we become more Aware, especially about the illusion of this world. U will think this world is real but its more like a dream. When u die u wake up to reality. U will start seeing the world for what it is, an illusion. Our physical body is fake our soul is our real self, wen u die u will realize ur body is a waste. When u die and in Barzakh (after life) everything u do in this world start repeating itself. If u are an evil person u will continue to do evil get punished do evil the next minute u are freed, get punished again, It will continue till d day of judgment. If u are a good person this same process will repeat. Barzakh is a beautiful place 100 times more beautiful than the most beautiful place in this world and peaceful. The only time u remember the ppl of this world is when they pray for u and u receive their prayers. This small piece of barzakh Allah has shown to his servant is a very wide topic dnt even know where to start. Just know that If you are a pure person dnt fear death be prepared anytime. Its a better place than this world. U have God's view of this earth wen u die, that's when u will know that earth is A small place, whether from America, China to Nigeria u will be seeing it like u are seeing ur front. Dead pple are shock wen pple are crying because they are dead because they are actually in a better place than this world

MT:


I just asked.

The challenge issue whatever happens in the afterlife cannot be prove with FACTS. No one has been there and come back. We have many religious books that have differing perspectives about what happens in the afterlife. I feel no mortal understands what awaits us at the other side. Just my contribution and not intended to oppose your view. Thanks

U dnt have to Believe me but pple have seen it.