How to reconcile the two verses: “When You took me” and “They did not kill him”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The presenter : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : The question: Shaykh, he says: Allah the Exalted said, “And We raised him,” and “They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but Allah raised him to Himself.” And in another verse He says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:117] How do we reconcile the verses, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is no difference between them. “Took me” means “You took me to You.”
The presenter : That is, You encompassed me, that is, You raised me. Yes, may Allah reward you, Shaykh. Amen.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The presenter : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : The question: Shaykh, he says: Allah the Exalted said, “And We raised him,” and “They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but Allah raised him to Himself.” And in another verse He says:
but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them
فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي كُنتَ أَنتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْThe Shaykh : There is no difference between them. “Took me” means “You took me to You.”
The presenter : That is, You encompassed me, that is, You raised me. Yes, may Allah reward you, Shaykh. Amen.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2729- كيف الجمع بين الآيتين فلما توفيتني والآية وما قتلوه/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.