The Meaning of the One Who Is Confused in the Grave and Whether the Disbeliever Is Questioned
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Regarding the Shaykh al-Islam's statement in al-Wasitiyyah, "As for the doubter, he says, ha, ha, I do not know," is the doubter intended to be the disbeliever, or is it the sinful believer?
The Shaykh:
The one who is confused is the hypocrite. The hypocrite is the one who displays Islam in this world and appears to be with the Muslims. When he is placed in his grave and the two angels come to him, he says, “Ha, ha, I do not know,” because the boy did not say, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,” and he did not pray and fast out of certainty and faith. Rather, he did this to keep up with people, for show, and for reputation, not out of faith. Therefore, his argument is lost in the grave. He says, “Ha.” So the people of this state—this hypocrite who displayed Islam before death while being a liar in his heart and a denier—the first one stammers when questioned. Yes.
The presenter:
We ask Allah.
The Shaykh:
As for the disbeliever, he is a disbeliever. How can he be tested when he is a disbeliever? He is a disbeliever, a disbeliever from the start. But this applies to the one who claims Islam but is a disbeliever inwardly, so that his true state is exposed and his affair becomes clear.
The questioner:
And it is fitting to ask: Is there a questioner who asks in his grave?
The Shaykh:
It is reported that he is questioned in his grave because he is a disbeliever. How can a disbeliever be questioned? Only the believer is questioned. The believer is tested, and the hypocrite who resembled the believers in this world is tested. Allah the Exalted said:[Ibrahim 14:27] [Ibrahim 14:27]. Yes.
The questioner:
What came in the hadith of al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib… and as for the slave who is a disbeliever or a hypocrite, he isMusannaf Abd al-Razzaq 7:687 in this world and in the Hereafter.
The Shaykh:
I do not know, no, I do not know about the disbeliever, but he is a disbeliever. How is he tested while he is a disbeliever? He did not believe in the Messenger at all, nor did he believe in the messengers at all. How is he tested?
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The honorable one says: Is the method of some students of knowledge?
The Shaykh:
Abu Janbira ibn 'Azib, meaning it is not strong in its chain. Yes. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Regarding the Shaykh al-Islam's statement in al-Wasitiyyah, "As for the doubter, he says, ha, ha, I do not know," is the doubter intended to be the disbeliever, or is it the sinful believer?
The Shaykh:
The one who is confused is the hypocrite. The hypocrite is the one who displays Islam in this world and appears to be with the Muslims. When he is placed in his grave and the two angels come to him, he says, “Ha, ha, I do not know,” because the boy did not say, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,” and he did not pray and fast out of certainty and faith. Rather, he did this to keep up with people, for show, and for reputation, not out of faith. Therefore, his argument is lost in the grave. He says, “Ha.” So the people of this state—this hypocrite who displayed Islam before death while being a liar in his heart and a denier—the first one stammers when questioned. Yes.
The presenter:
We ask Allah.
The Shaykh:
As for the disbeliever, he is a disbeliever. How can he be tested when he is a disbeliever? He is a disbeliever, a disbeliever from the start. But this applies to the one who claims Islam but is a disbeliever inwardly, so that his true state is exposed and his affair becomes clear.
The questioner:
And it is fitting to ask: Is there a questioner who asks in his grave?
The Shaykh:
It is reported that he is questioned in his grave because he is a disbeliever. How can a disbeliever be questioned? Only the believer is questioned. The believer is tested, and the hypocrite who resembled the believers in this world is tested. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah keeps firm those
يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَwho believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.
آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُThe questioner:
What came in the hadith of al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib… and as for the slave who is a disbeliever or a hypocrite, he is
If he is in a state of approaching
إذا كان في إقبال منThe Shaykh:
I do not know, no, I do not know about the disbeliever, but he is a disbeliever. How is he tested while he is a disbeliever? He did not believe in the Messenger at all, nor did he believe in the messengers at all. How is he tested?
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The honorable one says: Is the method of some students of knowledge?
The Shaykh:
Abu Janbira ibn 'Azib, meaning it is not strong in its chain. Yes. Yes.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 05 — archive.org (59:09)
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