Will the murderer remain in the Fire forever on the Day of Resurrection?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks about the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He):[An-Nisa 4:93] The question is: Is he eternally abiding in the Fire with the hypocrites and disbelievers, even if retribution is taken from him in this world and his punishment is exacted?
Answer:
The murderer is not eternally abiding in the Fire as long as he is among the people of faith. Even if he is a murderer, he will not remain in the Fire forever, because intentional killing as an act of aggression does not take one out of the religion. However, there is a severe warning for him, and it does not take him out of the religion. If he is tormented in the Fire, he will not remain in it forever. The verse says "abiding in it," but it did not say "abiding in it forever." It said "abiding in it." The meaning of "abiding" here is a long, prolonged stay, a long stay, not a permanent, eternal stay. Rather, it is a long stay, meaning that his torment in the Fire is extended, and his exit from the Fire is delayed, may Allah protect us. In any case, he is a believer. Even if he is tormented in the Fire, he will exit, by the permission of Allah, to Paradise. So the end of his affair is Paradise. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks about the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He):
But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.
وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًاAnswer:
The murderer is not eternally abiding in the Fire as long as he is among the people of faith. Even if he is a murderer, he will not remain in the Fire forever, because intentional killing as an act of aggression does not take one out of the religion. However, there is a severe warning for him, and it does not take him out of the religion. If he is tormented in the Fire, he will not remain in it forever. The verse says "abiding in it," but it did not say "abiding in it forever." It said "abiding in it." The meaning of "abiding" here is a long, prolonged stay, a long stay, not a permanent, eternal stay. Rather, it is a long stay, meaning that his torment in the Fire is extended, and his exit from the Fire is delayed, may Allah protect us. In any case, he is a believer. Even if he is tormented in the Fire, he will exit, by the permission of Allah, to Paradise. So the end of his affair is Paradise. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [218- 4717] هل يخلد القاتل في النار يوم القيامة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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