The Ruling on One Who Denies the Punishment of the Grave
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Question:
This questioner asks about the ruling on one who denies the punishment of the grave?
Answer:
This is the position of the Mu'tazilah. As we mentioned to you, the Mu'tazilah rely on reason and do not rely on evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. The punishment of the grave is established by the Book and the Sunnah, and it is mass-transmitted (mutawatir). Therefore, it is not permissible to deny it. The one who denies it is either ignorant or a stubborn rationalist who does not rule by the transmitted evidence. We said that reason provides only conjecture. Yes, like the Mu'tazilah, and whoever follows their path among the rationalists. The punishment of the grave is among the matters of the unseen (ghayb) that no one knows except Allah. What happens in the grave and in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) is known only to Allah. If you were to uncover the dead person in his grave, you would see nothing. If you touched it, you would see nothing. But he is in punishment or in bliss, and you do not know, because he is in a realm and you are in a realm. You are in the realm of this world, and he is in the realm of the Hereafter. This is among the matters of the unseen that no one knows except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner asks about the ruling on one who denies the punishment of the grave?
Answer:
This is the position of the Mu'tazilah. As we mentioned to you, the Mu'tazilah rely on reason and do not rely on evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. The punishment of the grave is established by the Book and the Sunnah, and it is mass-transmitted (mutawatir). Therefore, it is not permissible to deny it. The one who denies it is either ignorant or a stubborn rationalist who does not rule by the transmitted evidence. We said that reason provides only conjecture. Yes, like the Mu'tazilah, and whoever follows their path among the rationalists. The punishment of the grave is among the matters of the unseen (ghayb) that no one knows except Allah. What happens in the grave and in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) is known only to Allah. If you were to uncover the dead person in his grave, you would see nothing. If you touched it, you would see nothing. But he is in punishment or in bliss, and you do not know, because he is in a realm and you are in a realm. You are in the realm of this world, and he is in the realm of the Hereafter. This is among the matters of the unseen that no one knows except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 04/شرح كتاب نواقض الإسلام (شرح ثان مختصر)/من الأول إلى الرابع/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (48:10)
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