Is it true that the first to say that the Fire will cease to exist is only 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it true that the first to say that the Fire will cease to exist is only 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and that the statements regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on this issue were contradictory?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a wrong statement in any case, and I do not know about its attribution to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, but it is a wrong statement; because the verses and hadiths indicate that the Fire remains and does not cease to exist.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it true that the first to say that the Fire will cease to exist is only 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and that the statements regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on this issue were contradictory?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a wrong statement in any case, and I do not know about its attribution to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, but it is a wrong statement; because the verses and hadiths indicate that the Fire remains and does not cease to exist.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 339 - هل صحيح أن أول من قال بفناء النار فقط هو علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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