What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And We have not granted to any human being before you immortality)?
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The questioner : Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: [Al-Anbya 21:34] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for example, mentioned this, the one who said, for example, there was a war with the verse.
The Shaykh : Yes, perhaps this verse is cited as evidence that Allah did not grant immortality to any human being before him, even if the intended meaning is until the Day of Resurrection. However, it is said that if he had remained, Allah would have granted him immortality until the coming of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because he would have come to the Messenger, as he was a believer. As for 'Isa, yes, it is authentic that it is said he did not enter [the grave] at all, because he was not in a state of death.
The questioner : And the professor, the Shayatins.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because Shaytan, as we said, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, granted him respite until the Day they will be resurrected.
The questioner : Is it specific to the body?
The Shaykh : No, it is an apparent illness, if the intended meaning is regarding the children of Adam.
And We did not grant to any man before you eternity
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَThe Shaykh : Yes, perhaps this verse is cited as evidence that Allah did not grant immortality to any human being before him, even if the intended meaning is until the Day of Resurrection. However, it is said that if he had remained, Allah would have granted him immortality until the coming of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because he would have come to the Messenger, as he was a believer. As for 'Isa, yes, it is authentic that it is said he did not enter [the grave] at all, because he was not in a state of death.
The questioner : And the professor, the Shayatins.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, because Shaytan, as we said, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, granted him respite until the Day they will be resurrected.
The questioner : Is it specific to the body?
The Shaykh : No, it is an apparent illness, if the intended meaning is regarding the children of Adam.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 689- 4600 ما معنى قوله تعالى ( وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ )؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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