Combining the verse “No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another” with the hadith about the deceased being tormented by wailing
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted, “No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another,” with the hadith in which it is stated that the deceased is punished in his grave for what he used to do?
The Shaykh:
Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) says: This is not the intended meaning of torment. It is not torment as a punishment. Rather, it is torment as pain. So the deceased regrets and feels pain from the wailing over him. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And another burden. This is a punishment. A soul is not punished for the sin of another. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted, “No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another,” with the hadith in which it is stated that the deceased is punished in his grave for what he used to do?
The Shaykh:
Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) says: This is not the intended meaning of torment. It is not torment as a punishment. Rather, it is torment as pain. So the deceased regrets and feels pain from the wailing over him. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And another burden. This is a punishment. A soul is not punished for the sin of another. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 031 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الجنائز / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:56)
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