❖ The Reality of ʿIlliyyīn and Sijjīn: Recording of Names in Paradise and Hell ❖
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Vol. 1, Kitāb al-Janaʾiz, p. 563
❖ What Are ʿIlliyyīn and Sijjīn?
Question:
Are ʿIlliyyīn a location in Paradise and Sijjīn a location in Hell?
❖ Response:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʾAmma baʿd!
➤ Mention in the Ḥadīth of al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib (رضي الله عنه)
◈ In the famous ḥadīth narrated by al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib (رضي الله عنه), the mention of souls being recorded in the registers of ʿIlliyyīn and Sijjīn appears.
(Musnad Aḥmad 4/287–288, Ḥadīth no. 18533)
➤ Authenticity of the Ḥadīth
◈ The chain of transmission (isnād) of this ḥadīth is authentic (ṣaḥīḥ), as has been clarified earlier.
➤ Implications of Being Recorded in These Registers
◈ Whoever’s name is recorded in ʿIlliyyīn is destined for Paradise.
◈ Whoever’s name is recorded in Sijjīn is destined for Hellfire.
(Shahādat Magazine, February 2004 Edition)
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب
