Reconciling the Verses on Questioning on the Day of Resurrection
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Question:
He says: Some verses in the Qur'an have become unclear to him, the first of which is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:6] And in the other verse, it says: [Al-Qasas 28:78]. [Ar-Rahman 55:39].
Answer:
We say: There is no contradiction between the verses, and praise be to Allah. The Day of Resurrection has different states; people are questioned in one state and not questioned in another. The Day of Resurrection has various states; it is not a single state. In one state, they are questioned about their sins and reckoned, and in another state, they are not questioned about their sins. Questioning and not being questioned do not occur in the same state. Rather, this is in one state and that in another, so there is no contradiction between the verses.
He says: Some verses in the Qur'an have become unclear to him, the first of which is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
فَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ الَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ الْمُرْسَلِينَBut the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
وَلَا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَThen on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذَنبِهِ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّAnswer:
We say: There is no contradiction between the verses, and praise be to Allah. The Day of Resurrection has different states; people are questioned in one state and not questioned in another. The Day of Resurrection has various states; it is not a single state. In one state, they are questioned about their sins and reckoned, and in another state, they are not questioned about their sins. Questioning and not being questioned do not occur in the same state. Rather, this is in one state and that in another, so there is no contradiction between the verses.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الجمع بين قوله تعالى ﴿فلنسألن الذين أرسل إليهم ولنسألن المرسلين﴾الأعراف6 وفي الآية الأخرى... ﴿ — youtube.com
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