The meaning of the exception in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “(They will abide therein as long as the heavens and the earth remain, except for what your Lord wills)”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Some verses mention the eternal abode of the people of the Fire, such as the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:65]. Also, Allah the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:128]. How do we reconcile these verses?
Answer:
[Hud 11:107] Allah. They said that this refers to those who are in Paradise, or to those who are punished in the Fire for as long as Allah wills, meaning their punishment in the Fire for the major sins they committed. As for the people of the Fire, [Hud 11:107] the intended meaning is what is before their entry into the Fire.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Some verses mention the eternal abode of the people of the Fire, such as the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Abiding therein forever
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًاwherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُAnswer:
[They will be] abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَabiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord should will
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [101 -560] معنى الاستثناء في قوله تعالى (خالدين فيها ما دامت السماوت والأرض إلا ما شاء ربك)؟ — youtube.com
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