Discussion on the validity of the attribution to Ibn al-Qayyim that the Fire will perish, along with an explanation of the virtue of greeting in Islam.
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The questioner : Well; a question. We heard in one of your writings or ... is it.
The Shaykh : Correct your phrasing, one does not say "one of your writings."
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : No, "one" is masculine, "your writings" is feminine, you say: "one of."
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, I am not a grammarian.
The Shaykh : But you are an Arab.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : [The Shaykh laughs!] Yes.
The questioner : I was in a scholarly gathering, and this gathering touched upon the science of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh: Good.
The questioner : So they supported their speech with a statement you made, you said: Our Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah erred in the issue of such and such; did you say ...?
The Shaykh : ... Ibn Taymiyyah, we ... a scholar among the scholars errs and hits the mark, it is possible, why not? It is possible.
The questioner : And do you believe that Ibn Taymiyyah said in this issue, for example?
The Shaykh : No ... you now ... .
Another questioner : The perishing of Paradise and the Fire.
The questioner : The perishing of Paradise and the Fire, do you believe that Ibn Taymiyyah said this issue?
The Shaykh : Yes, I believe so.
The questioner : In which of his writings, for example?
The Shaykh : I have an introduction of fifty pages and more that explained this topic, and I quoted the words of Ibn Taymiyyah, some from the printed and some from the manuscript, and the clear words of Ibn al-Qayyim, his student, in his book "Hadi al-Arwah ila Bilad al-Afrah" (The Guide of Souls to the Lands of Joy).
The questioner : ... Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah says in his commentary on "Al-Qasidah al-Nuniyyah," and this is well known, he says: Whoever says that Paradise and the Fire will perish has committed disbelief, and I mention this statement from our Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah.
The Shaykh : How? This could be ... Ibn al-Qayyim has a book "Al-Kalim al-Tayyib" (The Sweet Word), and I quoted this statement there and clarified that it was in a stage of his study. Ibn al-Qayyim says in this book "Al-Wabil al-Sayb fi al-Kalim al-Tayyib" (The Gentle Rain of Sweet Words) that the Fire is two fires: a Fire that perishes, which is the Fire of the monotheists, and a Fire that remains, which is the Fire of the disbelievers. So I said at that time: Perhaps this is what he meant when he said it in the end of his study and his scholarly maturity. It is a long research in this, meaning I have, in my opinion and belief, covered the topic from all its angles. And then I do not care about the person, I care about whoever might say this statement, meaning, and there are those who say it.
The questioner : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Please, it is no burden on you, please, my lord, meaning ... .
The Shaykh : Correct your phrasing, one does not say "one of your writings."
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : No, "one" is masculine, "your writings" is feminine, you say: "one of."
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, I am not a grammarian.
The Shaykh : But you are an Arab.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : [The Shaykh laughs!] Yes.
The questioner : I was in a scholarly gathering, and this gathering touched upon the science of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh: Good.
The questioner : So they supported their speech with a statement you made, you said: Our Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah erred in the issue of such and such; did you say ...?
The Shaykh : ... Ibn Taymiyyah, we ... a scholar among the scholars errs and hits the mark, it is possible, why not? It is possible.
The questioner : And do you believe that Ibn Taymiyyah said in this issue, for example?
The Shaykh : No ... you now ... .
Another questioner : The perishing of Paradise and the Fire.
The questioner : The perishing of Paradise and the Fire, do you believe that Ibn Taymiyyah said this issue?
The Shaykh : Yes, I believe so.
The questioner : In which of his writings, for example?
The Shaykh : I have an introduction of fifty pages and more that explained this topic, and I quoted the words of Ibn Taymiyyah, some from the printed and some from the manuscript, and the clear words of Ibn al-Qayyim, his student, in his book "Hadi al-Arwah ila Bilad al-Afrah" (The Guide of Souls to the Lands of Joy).
The questioner : ... Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah says in his commentary on "Al-Qasidah al-Nuniyyah," and this is well known, he says: Whoever says that Paradise and the Fire will perish has committed disbelief, and I mention this statement from our Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah.
The Shaykh : How? This could be ... Ibn al-Qayyim has a book "Al-Kalim al-Tayyib" (The Sweet Word), and I quoted this statement there and clarified that it was in a stage of his study. Ibn al-Qayyim says in this book "Al-Wabil al-Sayb fi al-Kalim al-Tayyib" (The Gentle Rain of Sweet Words) that the Fire is two fires: a Fire that perishes, which is the Fire of the monotheists, and a Fire that remains, which is the Fire of the disbelievers. So I said at that time: Perhaps this is what he meant when he said it in the end of his study and his scholarly maturity. It is a long research in this, meaning I have, in my opinion and belief, covered the topic from all its angles. And then I do not care about the person, I care about whoever might say this statement, meaning, and there are those who say it.
The questioner : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Please, it is no burden on you, please, my lord, meaning ... .
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