The surahs in this Juz (mainly Makkan) focus heavily on death and the afterlife. In Surah al-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks), there is a description of paradise and within that a description of how companions and spouses will dwell.
Starting in Surah 37 ayah 40, Allah describes all of the provisions of paradise, including the wine which has all the benefits of alcohol but none of the drawbacks---no impermanent of intellect and no hangover (p.1-089). Among other provisions, is the mention of celestial spouses.
And their shall be maidens of modest gaze with lustrous eyes (48), as if they were hidden eggs(49). And they will turn to one another, questioning each other (50). One among them will say, "I had a companion (51), who would say , "Are you among those who confirm? (52) What! When we have died and are dust and bones, are we to be requited ? (53)" He will say, "Will you look?" (54) So he will look and see him in the midst of Hellfire. (55) He will say, "By God! You did well-nigh destroy me (56); and if not for the blessing of my Lord, I would have been among the arraigned (57).
After reading the commentary I glean that these ayahs are supposed to indicate that, although we might be assigned companions or mates in this life, in the hereafter, we are each accountable for our own deen. For that reason, we might be assigned different spouses in the hereafter.According to the commentators, "When they have died and the believer goes to the Garden and the idolater goes to the Fire, the believer sees the state of the disbeliever, and according to 7:46-50, the disbelievers in Hell can see the believers in Paradise.
When I was much younger I heard a saying that stuck with me. You should choose your life partner based one criteria: will this person strengthen your deen? This criteria still resonates with me. However, if you find in life that your life partner is not strengthening your deen and in fact might be on an undesirable path, what are the implications for this life and the next?
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