There is no way for us to know precisely the fate or destiny of a person after his or her death; the only people who may receive such intimations are prophets who receive direct communications from Allah; even they are not given full knowledge of such matters.

 

So, as ordinary believers, we should not pretend to know such matters. They belong to the realm of Ghayb or matters beyond rational cognition or perceptions.

 

All that we are given to know is that those who die in a state of faith in God and prophets and God’s reckoning and have died in a state of self-surrender will enter the heaven based on the good deeds they have done in this world:

 

Allah says, “Whoever surrenders his will to God while doing good works, they shall have their rewards with their Lord, and they will have no reason to fear or grieve.”   (Al-Baqarah 2:112)

 

Almighty Allah knows best.