What type of exception is in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Abiding therein except for what Allah wills”?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What type of exception is this in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:128] O your Lord?
Answer:
The scholars have answered this: “Except for what your Lord wills,” because the people of Paradise may include those who committed major sins, other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), and they are punished for them in the Fire before entering Paradise. This detracts from their entry into Paradise, and therefore Allah made an exception for them when they enter the Fire and remain in it for a period. That is, this is an exception to the abiding in Paradise. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The questioner asks: What type of exception is this in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
wherein you will abide eternally, except for what
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَAnswer:
The scholars have answered this: “Except for what your Lord wills,” because the people of Paradise may include those who committed major sins, other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), and they are punished for them in the Fire before entering Paradise. This detracts from their entry into Paradise, and therefore Allah made an exception for them when they enter the Fire and remain in it for a period. That is, this is an exception to the abiding in Paradise. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نوع الاستثناء في قوله تعالى﴿خالدين فيها إلا ما شاء الله﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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