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Does the soul of the Muslim alone enter paradise or with his body at death?

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On the Day of Judgment, God revives the bones, and souls return to their bodies, allowing believers to enter Paradise with both their souls and bodies. As narrated in Musnad Ahmad: "When they are on the Day of Judgment, every soul enters its body." In the narration of Ibn Abi Asim, it is stated that once the bodies are brought forth, God sends the souls, and each soul rushes to its body faster than a blink, then the trumpet is blown, and they stand looking.

Ibn al-Qayyim explained that bodies grow in graves, and when the trumpet is blown, souls return swiftly to their bodies, emerging from graves either radiant or dark, depending on their deeds. God gathers these souls in the trumpet and blows it again, causing them to disperse like bees, filling the space between the heavens and the earth before reuniting with their bodies. The earth then splits open, and they rise quickly to their Lord, carrying the same souls they possessed in worldly life, reflecting their righteous or sinful actions.

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