The Hadith: My Ummah is a Merciful Ummah, and the Punishment of the Sinners
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A hadith was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4278Sahih (Al-Albani) Does this hadith indicate that the entire Ummah will not be punished, even the sinners among them?
Answer:
The sinners may be punished according to the measure of their sins, but they will not remain in the Fire eternally. The sinners are among the believers; Allah may forgive them, or He may punish them according to the measure of their sins, then take them out of the Fire and enter them into Paradise. It has even been reported that they will come out of the Fire like charcoal, charred by the Fire, and then be thrown into a river called the River of Life, where their bodies will grow and their strength will return to them, and then they will enter Paradise. Yes, so the believer is also afflicted; he is afflicted by his sins, but he is not destroyed completely as the disbeliever is destroyed.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A hadith was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said:
This people of mine is one to which mercy is shown. It will have no punishment in the next world, but its punishment in this world will be trials, earthquakes and being killed.
أمتي أمة مرحومة ليس عليها عذاب في الآخرة عذابها في الدنيا الفتن والزلازل والقتلAnswer:
The sinners may be punished according to the measure of their sins, but they will not remain in the Fire eternally. The sinners are among the believers; Allah may forgive them, or He may punish them according to the measure of their sins, then take them out of the Fire and enter them into Paradise. It has even been reported that they will come out of the Fire like charcoal, charred by the Fire, and then be thrown into a river called the River of Life, where their bodies will grow and their strength will return to them, and then they will enter Paradise. Yes, so the believer is also afflicted; he is afflicted by his sins, but he is not destroyed completely as the disbeliever is destroyed.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتمام الكلام في هذا المقام العظيم يتبين بأصول نافعة جامعة — islamhouse.com (40:53)
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