Combining the Verse of Forgiveness with the Verse of Warning for the Intentional Murderer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the statement[An-Nisa 4:47-48] with His statement, Exalted is He, [An-Nisa 4:93]
Answer:
Yes, what Allah said about being eternal in it forever means he remains in the Fire for a long, long time, but he is not eternal in it forever. This is a matter of warning, not a matter of disbelief; it is a matter of warning. And killing falls under His statement, Exalted is He, “and He forgives what is less than that”[An-Nisa 4:48]. Killing falls under “what is less than that.” Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we reconcile the statement
(47) O you who were given the Scripture, believe in what We have sent down [to Muhammad], confirming that which is with you, before We obliterate faces and turn them toward their backs or curse them as We cursed the sabbath-breakers. And ever is the decree of Allah accomplished. (48) Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.
اللَّهِ مَفْعُولًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُBut whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.
وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًاAnswer:
Yes, what Allah said about being eternal in it forever means he remains in the Fire for a long, long time, but he is not eternal in it forever. This is a matter of warning, not a matter of disbelief; it is a matter of warning. And killing falls under His statement, Exalted is He, “and He forgives what is less than that”
Indeed, 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 يَشَاءُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 099 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الجنايات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:36)
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