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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Types of Minor and Major Death

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Question:
He says: We can say that death is of two types, major and major. If that is the case, then the major death is sleep.

Answer:
Death is not what is meant by death. Death is divided into two categories. The minor death is sleep.
And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revivesوَهُوَ الَّذِي يَتَوَفَّاكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم بِالنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ
[Al-An'am 6:60]
with it. You wake up from this afterwards. If you get up from sleep, this is afterwards. This is the minor death. The major death is the soul’s departure from the body by the hand of the angel, the angels of death. This is the major death.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 08 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / نحب أهل العدل والأمانة / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:10)

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