The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "Abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth remain, except for what your Lord wills"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it is difficult for many:[Hud 11:107].
Answer:
The scholars have discussed its effect, saying that “as long as your Lord wills” could mean the Day of Resurrection, or it could mean the state in the graves. As for when they enter the Fire, they will never come out of it forever. This is what remains in the earth, which is in this world: the standing on the Day of Resurrection and the standing in the grave. Some of them said it refers to the sky of the Fire and the earth of the Fire, for its sky and earth are permanent over them. We ask Allah for safety.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), it is difficult for many:
abiding 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 رَبُّكَAnswer:
The scholars have discussed its effect, saying that “as long as your Lord wills” could mean the Day of Resurrection, or it could mean the state in the graves. As for when they enter the Fire, they will never come out of it forever. This is what remains in the earth, which is in this world: the standing on the Day of Resurrection and the standing in the grave. Some of them said it refers to the sky of the Fire and the earth of the Fire, for its sky and earth are permanent over them. We ask Allah for safety.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٤ — archive.org (22:13)
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