Is the punishment in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) for a Muslim an expiation for his sins, or is it the beginning of his punishment?
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Question:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: What happens to a Muslim in the life of the barzakh? The terrors and punishment— is it an expiation for his bad deeds, or is it the beginning of his punishment in the barzakh?
Answer:
No, the punishment of the grave, as far as the Muslim is concerned, is among the expiators. Allah expiates his sins through it; it is among the expiators. Yes.
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: What happens to a Muslim in the life of the barzakh? The terrors and punishment— is it an expiation for his bad deeds, or is it the beginning of his punishment in the barzakh?
Answer:
No, the punishment of the grave, as far as the Muslim is concerned, is among the expiators. Allah expiates his sins through it; it is among the expiators. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2555- 4717] هل عذاب البرزخ للمسلم كفارة لذنوبه أو هو بداية للعذاب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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