The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “And We Will Surely Let Them Taste of the Lesser Punishment”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, based on the evidence you have presented regarding the punishment of the grave, and Allah’s saying[As-Sajdah 32:21], we ask for further clarification, as the type of verse seems closer to the punishment of this world than to the punishment of the grave.
Answer:
The verse encompasses the punishment of this world, and it encompasses the punishment of this world through killing, namely killing the disbelievers and overpowering them through jihad in the path of Allah, and it encompasses the punishment of the grave.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, based on the evidence you have presented regarding the punishment of the grave, and Allah’s saying
And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment that perhaps they will repent.
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَAnswer:
The verse encompasses the punishment of this world, and it encompasses the punishment of this world through killing, namely killing the disbelievers and overpowering them through jihad in the path of Allah, and it encompasses the punishment of the grave.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [10] — alfawzan.live (1:04:11)
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