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4262. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Angels come to the dying person, and if the man was righteous, they say: 'Come out, O good soul that was in a good body, come out praiseworthy and receive the glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and a Lord Who is not angry.' And this is repeated until it comes out, then it is taken up to heaven, and it is opened for it, and it is asked: 'Who is this?' They say: 'So-and-so.' It is said: 'Welcome to the good soul that was in a good body. Enter praiseworthy and receive the glad tidings of mercy and fragrance and a Lord Who is not angry.' And this is repeated until it is brought to the heaven above which is Allāh. But if the man was evil, they say: 'Come out O evil soul that was in an evil body. Come out blameworthy, and receive the tidings of boiling water and the discharge of dirty wounds,' and other torments of similar kind, all together. And this is repeated until it comes out, then it is taken up to heaven and it is not opened for it. And it is asked: 'Who is this?' It is said: 'So-and-so.' And it is said: 'No welcome to the evil soul that was in an evil body. Go back blameworthy, for the gates of heaven will not be opened to you.' So it is sent back down from
heaven, then it goes to the grave.”(Sahih)
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There are special angels to take out the souls of human beings, their leader is named the ‘angel of death’ as mentioned in the Hadith.
The angels of death come to the one who is about to die and address him, at that time he sees them and hears them but other people neither can see them nor hear them.
The angels are able to take, hold, address and punish the soul..
The heavens have (As-Samâ) a solid existence that has doors which can be opened and closed, and the angels use them to enter and to get out.
