How do the people of the Fire call out to the people of Paradise despite the distance?
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The questioner : He said in the previous session that the Fire is in the lowest depths and Paradise is in the highest heights, so how do we reconcile this with the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Al-A'raf 7:50] What is the problem? How do they hear each other? The distance between them is far, O Shaykh, how do they hear?
The Shaykh : How did they hear? Will you hear now from someone in Makkah, someone in Madinah, and someone in Riyadh despite the distance? Even though this is a creation of a human being, it has now appeared on the internet, and they converse. For example, a person sitting in his room addresses someone in America, and he sees and watches his movements, everything. And it is a human creation, so the problem is gone, praise be to Allah. Even though we have repeated and said, "O people, the unseen matter: do not ask how or why? We must say, 'We have heard and we have believed.'" But there is no harm if a person is confused and asks.
The presenter : Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
And the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you." They will say, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers."
وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُوا عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ أَوْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَThe Shaykh : How did they hear? Will you hear now from someone in Makkah, someone in Madinah, and someone in Riyadh despite the distance? Even though this is a creation of a human being, it has now appeared on the internet, and they converse. For example, a person sitting in his room addresses someone in America, and he sees and watches his movements, everything. And it is a human creation, so the problem is gone, praise be to Allah. Even though we have repeated and said, "O people, the unseen matter: do not ask how or why? We must say, 'We have heard and we have believed.'" But there is no harm if a person is confused and asks.
The presenter : Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 228 - 332 نعلم أن النار في أسفل سافلين والجنة في أعلى عليين فكيف نجمع هذا مع قوله تعالى (ونادى... — youtube.com
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