Allah the Exalted said: “As for those who have gone astray, they will be in the Fire, and for them therein is…,” the verses. What is the interpretation of those verses and the exceptions within them?

Question:
In Surat Hud, verses 105, 106, and 107, He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: . The question is: What is the interpretation of those verses and the interpretation of the exceptions within them? May Allah reward you with good, for they were revealed regarding the people of the Fire and the people of Paradise. If we know that the disobedient believer may be punished in the Fire and then enter Paradise, what is the exception mentioned regarding the people of Paradise? Is there anyone who exits Paradise and enters the Fire? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, these are two great verses containing admonition for the believers. The word of Allah the Exalted is: The verse indicates that the people of the Fire will abide in it eternally, and this applies to the disbelievers and those who associate partners with Allah. As for those who enter it from among the believers due to their sins and major sins, they will not abide in it eternally; rather, they will remain in it for as long as Allah wills, then they will be brought out of it and enter Paradise. This is the return of the exception, and Allah knows best. “Except what your Lord wills” means that for the people of faith, if they enter the Fire, they will not abide in it eternally; rather, they will remain in it for as long as Allah wills, then they will be brought out when they are purified and refined. They will be cast into a river called the River of Life. They will come out of the Fire like burning charcoal, and be cast into a river called the River of Life, where their bodies will grow and be completed, and then they will be permitted to enter Paradise.
Likewise, in His word, the Exalted: This contains the eternal abode of the people of Paradise in Paradise, and that they will never be brought out of it, and that it is permanent and lasting forever, and that its people will remain in it forever, not dying, not growing old, not falling ill, and not fearing. Rather, they will be in perpetual joy and a comfortable life that does not cease or depart. And His word “Except what your Lord wills” is, and Allah knows best, regarding the people of major sins who are delayed in entering it at first, and who enter the Fire, then are brought out of it and enter Paradise. The exception, and Allah knows best, returns to these people. Yes.