Combining the gathering of the blind with His saying: "But your sight today is sharp"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile Allah's saying,[Taha 20:124] in Surat al-Baqarah, with His saying, [Qaf 50:22]
Answer:
This is at the time of death. He sees the good deeds he left behind, the negligence that occurred on his part, and the disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), and sins, but he is no longer able to repent to Allah; the door has been closed to him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile Allah's saying,
and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."
وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَىٰso your sight, this Day, is sharp."
فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌAnswer:
This is at the time of death. He sees the good deeds he left behind, the negligence that occurred on his part, and the disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), and sins, but he is no longer able to repent to Allah; the door has been closed to him.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الرابع في أن حياة القلب وإشراقه مادة كل خير فيه — islamhouse.com (56:34)
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