The Exegesis of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "And We will surely let them taste of the lesser punishment"
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Question:
The brother who sent a message with his name coded as alif alif says: What is the meaning of the noble verse in which Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[As-Sajdah 32:21]
Answer:
It is well known among the scholars that this refers to the punishment of the grave, "We will cast them down"[As-Sajdah 32:21] meaning into the graves, may Allah protect us from that, [As-Sajdah 32:21] that is, We will remind them of it so that they repent to Allah from the sins that are the cause, and from the disbelief that is the cause of the punishment of the grave. It was also said that "We will cast them down" refers to the lesser punishment, which is what the disbelievers suffer by being killed in jihad in the path of Allah.
The brother who sent a message with his name coded as alif alif says: What is the meaning of the noble verse in which Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِAnswer:
It is well known among the scholars that this refers to the punishment of the grave, "We will cast them down"
the nearer punishment
مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰshort of the greater punishment that perhaps they will repent.
دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/179 — archive.org (10:59)
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