The eternal abode of the suicide in the Fire… Does this conflict with Allah’s forgiveness for what is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted,[An-Nisa 4:48] in Surat al-Baqarah, with what is reported in the hadiths regarding the eternal abode of the suicide in the Fire?
Answer:
The type of eternity is permanent. The one who kills himself intentionally and oppressively, his recompense is Hellfire, abiding therein. The meaning is not absolute eternity; rather, it is a long abode. It may be long, but it is not eternal. As for the one who says, “abiding therein forever,” yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted,
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُAnswer:
The type of eternity is permanent. The one who kills himself intentionally and oppressively, his recompense is Hellfire, abiding therein. The meaning is not absolute eternity; rather, it is a long abode. It may be long, but it is not eternal. As for the one who says, “abiding therein forever,” yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3406] خلود المنتحر في النار.. هل يتعارض مع مغفرة الله لما هو دون الشرك؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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