(117) باب أَرْوَاحِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Ka 'b bin Malik used to narrate that the Messenger of Allah said:
"The soul of the belevier is (like a bird) flying among the trees of Paradise, until Allah, the Mighty and sublime, sends it back to his body on the Day of Resurrection." (Da 'if)
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2073
In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 257
English translation: Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 2075