and light before him, you would benefit from it; but in the Hereafter, that will not be so.

In the Hereafter, people will also perspire, but their sweat will vary tremendously, even though they are in the same place. For some, the sweat will reach their ankles; for others, their knees; for others, their waist; and some will be bridled by their sweat.

Thus, it is not permissible to compare the conditions of the Hereafter to those of this world, and then go on to invent matters for which neither the Quran nor the sunnah provides any basis—such as dividing the Fire into two Fires: one for sinful Muslims and one for the disbelievers. What has reached us, and what our knowledge has established, is that it is one Fire, though it varies in its severity.

The fifth point: Where is it located?

The answer: It is located in the earth. Some scholars, however, have said that it is in the seas, while others have said that it is in the depths of the earth. What appears to be correct is that it is in the earth, but we do not know precisely where in the earth it is.

The evidence that the Fire is in the earth is the saying of Allah Most High:

“Indeed, the record of the wicked is in Sijjin.” [Surah al-Mutaffifin 83:7]

Sijjin is the lowest earth, as stated in the hadith of al-Bara' ibn 'Azib concerning the disbeliever at the time of death and when his soul is taken: the gates of heaven are not opened for them, and Allah Most High says, “Write the record of My servant in Sijjin, in the lowest earth, and return him to the earth.” (1) If the Fire were