“Then, if he is among those brought near to Allah,
there will be rest, bounty, and a Garden of Bliss.
And if he is among the people of the right,
then a greeting of peace to you from the people of the right.
But if he is among the misguided deniers,
then a welcome of scalding water
and burning in Hell.
Indeed, this is the absolute truth.
So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.”
He Most High says in Sūrat al-Insān:
“Indeed, We guided him to the way, whether he chooses to be grateful or ungrateful.
Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains, shackles, and a blazing Fire.
Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup whose mixture is camphor,
a spring from which the servants of Allah drink, making it flow abundantly.
They fulfil their vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.
They give food, despite their love for it, to the poor, the orphan, and the captive,
saying, ‘We feed you only for the sake of Allah. We desire neither reward nor thanks from you.
Indeed, we fear from our Lord a grim and terrible Day.’
So Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day and grant them radiance and joy,
and reward them for their patience with a Garden and garments of silk.”
And the subsequent verses.
Likewise, He mentions them in Sūrat al-Mutaffifīn, saying:
“No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in Sijjīn.”
Then He goes on to say:
“No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ‘Illiyyīn.
And what will make you know what ‘Illiyyīn is?
It is an inscribed record,
witnessed by those brought near to Allah.
Indeed, the righteous will be in bliss,
seated on couches, gazing around.
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of bliss.
They will be given a sealed, pure wine to drink,
whose seal is musk—so for this let those who aspire compete.
Its mixture will be from Tasnīm,
a spring from which those brought near to Allah drink.”
It is reported from Ibn ‘Abbās—may Allah be pleased with them both—and others among the early generations that they said: “It is mixed