What is the ruling on one who says: “The Fire will be extinguished,” and is he misguided?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who says that the Fire will be extinguished, and is he misguided?
Answer:
It is an error; he errs in that. They attribute this to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, but it has not been established from him, meaning, it has not been established from him with explicit proof. Even if it were established, it would be an error. Praise be to Allah that the Shaykh’s opponents did not find anything against him except this issue. If it were established, they would not have found an error in him, but they keep going around with it and publicizing it, rejoicing in it. This is an error. This is an error, and it does not diminish his status (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who says that the Fire will be extinguished, and is he misguided?
Answer:
It is an error; he errs in that. They attribute this to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, but it has not been established from him, meaning, it has not been established from him with explicit proof. Even if it were established, it would be an error. Praise be to Allah that the Shaykh’s opponents did not find anything against him except this issue. If it were established, they would not have found an error in him, but they keep going around with it and publicizing it, rejoicing in it. This is an error. This is an error, and it does not diminish his status (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [91 -560] ما حكم من قال: إن النار تفنى، وهل يضلل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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