Reconciling the statement "Everything will perish except His Face" with the verse in Surah al-Zumar
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. How do you reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Qasas 28:88], with the exception in the verse from Surat al-Zumar, [Al-An'am 6:128]?
The Shaykh:
[Al-Qasas 28:88] (Glorified and Exalted is He). As He, (Exalted and Majestic is He), said, [Ar-Rahman 55:26-27]. And Allah remains, (Glorified and Exalted is He), first without a beginning and last without an end. And as for the question, what is it?
The questioner:
And between His statement (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the verse in al-Zumar[Al-An'am 6:128].
The Shaykh:
Yes,[Al-An'am 6:128], it was said that [Al-An'am 6:128] the intended meaning is the houris, and it was said that the intended meaning is the angels, and Allah knows best. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills their permanence, they remain. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. How do you reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُexcept for what Allah wills
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُThe Shaykh:
Everything will be destroyed except His Face
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ(26) Everyone upon the earth will perish, (27) And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِThe questioner:
And between His statement (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the verse in al-Zumar
except for what Allah wills
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُThe Shaykh:
Yes,
except for what Allah wills
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُAnd [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing."
إِنَّThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills their permanence, they remain. Yes.
Source
منظومة الإحسائي على مقدمة أبي زيد القيرواني 09-04-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (46:25)
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