Refuting the Doubt Regarding the Recording of the Sounds of the Punishment of the Grave
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Question:
Also, a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has spread where people say, "I heard on a tape that a group in the West recorded the punishment of the grave, and you can hear the sounds of the punished, both women and men, through vibrations." What is the response to this doubt that has spread?
Answer:
The punishment of the grave is a truth, established by mutawatir (mass-transmitted) reports; we have no doubt in it, and we do not need the Soviet Union to provide us with a sample and say, "This is from the punishment of the grave." This is news from a disbeliever, so we do not accept it. Second, the punishment of the grave is not so far away that it can only be reached by deep excavations, as they claim, saying that their excavations penetrated so far and reached such a point.
The punishment of the grave is near; between you and it is only an arm's length or two. The grave is near, and the punishment within it is near, but it is among the matters of the Hereafter, which you do not hear or see because you are in this world and it is in the Hereafter. You are in one abode, and it is in another. Allah may make it heard by whomever He wills of His servants for the sake of admonition and reminder. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard it and informed us about it.
It is not so far away that it can only be reached by excavations, as the Soviet Union claims. Also, did the Soviet Union reach a prison in the seventh layer of the earth? A prison in the seventh layer of the earth, and where is that? Excavations do not reach the lower world, nor even one layer of the seven layers of the earth. So it is clear that this is a lie. Also, these sounds are not far from being a theatrical performance, where they gather people to make sounds and scream, record their voices, and say, "This is the punishment of the grave." Who can trust them? Who can be trusted with these matters? We do not doubt the punishment of the grave to the extent that we need such things and such nonsense. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Also, a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has spread where people say, "I heard on a tape that a group in the West recorded the punishment of the grave, and you can hear the sounds of the punished, both women and men, through vibrations." What is the response to this doubt that has spread?
Answer:
The punishment of the grave is a truth, established by mutawatir (mass-transmitted) reports; we have no doubt in it, and we do not need the Soviet Union to provide us with a sample and say, "This is from the punishment of the grave." This is news from a disbeliever, so we do not accept it. Second, the punishment of the grave is not so far away that it can only be reached by deep excavations, as they claim, saying that their excavations penetrated so far and reached such a point.
The punishment of the grave is near; between you and it is only an arm's length or two. The grave is near, and the punishment within it is near, but it is among the matters of the Hereafter, which you do not hear or see because you are in this world and it is in the Hereafter. You are in one abode, and it is in another. Allah may make it heard by whomever He wills of His servants for the sake of admonition and reminder. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard it and informed us about it.
It is not so far away that it can only be reached by excavations, as the Soviet Union claims. Also, did the Soviet Union reach a prison in the seventh layer of the earth? A prison in the seventh layer of the earth, and where is that? Excavations do not reach the lower world, nor even one layer of the seven layers of the earth. So it is clear that this is a lie. Also, these sounds are not far from being a theatrical performance, where they gather people to make sounds and scream, record their voices, and say, "This is the punishment of the grave." Who can trust them? Who can be trusted with these matters? We do not doubt the punishment of the grave to the extent that we need such things and such nonsense. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-08-التحذير من الفتن|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:16)
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