Allah the Exalted said: “And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hellfire, to dwell therein forever.” Does he dwell in the Fire forever in an eternal abode?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In His saying, the Exalted and Majestic,[An-Nisa 4:93] and His saying, the Exalted, [An-Nisa 4:48] how do we reconcile the two verses?
Answer:
There is no contradiction between them. “Forever in it” — what is its meaning? “Forever in it” means a permanent abode. “Forever in it” means his punishment is prolonged; his punishment is prolonged for a measured duration, not an absolute one, because he is a Muslim. The disagreement is between the majority and Ibn Abbas. The majority say: If the intentional killer repents, he repents to Allah, and Allah accepts his repentance; Allah accepts his repentance, so He does not punish him on the Day of Resurrection. As for Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), he says: No, the repentance of the killer is not accepted; rather, he must be punished as stated in the verse, but he does not dwell in the Fire forever. He says: He must be punished, and his repentance does not remove the punishment. This is the disagreement between Ibn Abbas and the majority. They agree — Ibn Abbas and the majority agree — that he does not dwell in the Fire forever.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In His saying, the Exalted and Majestic,
But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally
وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَاIndeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُAnswer:
There is no contradiction between them. “Forever in it” — what is its meaning? “Forever in it” means a permanent abode. “Forever in it” means his punishment is prolonged; his punishment is prolonged for a measured duration, not an absolute one, because he is a Muslim. The disagreement is between the majority and Ibn Abbas. The majority say: If the intentional killer repents, he repents to Allah, and Allah accepts his repentance; Allah accepts his repentance, so He does not punish him on the Day of Resurrection. As for Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father), he says: No, the repentance of the killer is not accepted; rather, he must be punished as stated in the verse, but he does not dwell in the Fire forever. He says: He must be punished, and his repentance does not remove the punishment. This is the disagreement between Ibn Abbas and the majority. They agree — Ibn Abbas and the majority agree — that he does not dwell in the Fire forever.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2646 -3022] قال تعالى: (ومن يقتل مؤمنا متعمدا فجزاؤه جهنم خالدا فيها) هل يخلد في النار خلودا أبديا؟ — youtube.com
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