Do the people of Paradise speak anything other than the salam?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Waqi'ah 56:25-26] Do the people of Paradise speak and hear words other than the salam?
The Shaykh:
Yes, they speak and converse. They speak among themselves and converse among themselves, and some of them greet others with the salam. It is not the case that they are restricted to the salam; they converse and speak.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The questioner:
In the remembrance of Allah, is there anything of the speech of the people of Paradise?[At-Tur 52:25-28]
The Shaykh:
They converse, some of them speak to others, and they ask one another questions. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(25) They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin - (26) Only a saying: "Peace, peace."
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَامًا سَلَامًاThe Shaykh:
Yes, they speak and converse. They speak among themselves and converse among themselves, and some of them greet others with the salam. It is not the case that they are restricted to the salam; they converse and speak.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The questioner:
In the remembrance of Allah, is there anything of the speech of the people of Paradise?
(25) And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other. (26) They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah]. (27) So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire. (28) Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُThe Shaykh:
They converse, some of them speak to others, and they ask one another questions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [923- 4717] هل يتكلم أهل الجنة بغير السلام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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