Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: Nay, when it reaches the throat
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the noble verse in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Qiyamah 75:26-29].
Answer:
This is at the time of death, when death descends upon a person. At that point, repentance is not accepted. When the soul reaches the throat, repentance is not accepted in this state. The Muslim must repent to Allah before death overtakes him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the noble verse in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
(26) No! When the soul has reached the collar bones (27) And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?" (28) And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation (29) And the leg is wound about the leg,
كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِAnswer:
This is at the time of death, when death descends upon a person. At that point, repentance is not accepted. When the soul reaches the throat, repentance is not accepted in this state. The Muslim must repent to Allah before death overtakes him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (185) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (12:27)
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