The Meaning of Eternity in the Fire for the Sinful among the Monotheists

Question:
And other than that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) — what is the correct interpretation of the verse that the common people have broken by saying that the last one is a servant from the family of Hell?

Answer:
We say it is temporary eternity, not permanent eternity. Eternity is of two types: permanent eternity, which is for the disbelievers, and temporary eternity, which means a long duration of dwelling and being cast into the Fire, and this is for the sinful among the monotheists, or for some of the sinful among the monotheists. So the eternity here is not permanent eternity, as evidenced by the authentic hadith that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will say on the Day of Resurrection: "Take out from the Fire those who have so that no hearts remain in it permanently except those of the disbelievers."