What is the reconciliation between the fact that the Hour comes suddenly and the mention of the signs that precede it?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned regarding the Hour that it is[Al-A'raf 7:187], and there are hadiths that explain that the Hour has signs and indicators. So how do you reconcile this with that, with the statement
Answer:
that the signs and indicators occur suddenly. They occur at a time of suddenness. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned regarding the Hour that it is
It will not come upon you except unexpectedly
لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةًAnswer:
that the signs and indicators occur suddenly. They occur at a time of suddenness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3197- 4717] ما الجمع بين كون الساعة تأتي بغتة وبين ذكر الأشراط التي قبلها ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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