Does the saying of the Exalted, “And you were dead, so He gave you life,” imply that non-existence precedes existence?
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : The verse says He gave you life after your death.
The Shaykh :[Al-Baqarah 2:28] The verse you brought up is the opposite of what you were saying, that death comes before life, right?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner :[Al-Baqarah 2:28]
The Shaykh : Yes, whereas you were saying death comes after life.
The questioner : No, death comes before life, He who created death and life.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner :[Al-Baqarah 2:28].
The Shaykh : Yes, this immortality, death is non-existence... is it in it?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : The verse is correct, and non-existence is intended in it, but is it permissible to repeat the verse in the context of what we are discussing now? No, the intent of the verse is non-existence, then grace...
The questioner : Certainly, excuse me, excuse me, in the first creation of the world of al-Dhar, after that, in it, we have, meaning, death, then life, then death, so another life, meaning the creation...
The Shaykh : Be patient a little so that we can understand what he is saying. What are you pointing out now in your assumption?
The questioner : The verse says[Al-Baqarah 2:28] So He created us in the world of al-Dhar, then He caused us to die, then, of course, after that, He created us in this worldly life, then He will cause us to die, then He will resurrect us for the Day of Reckoning. You, before your current existence, you were not in the world of al-Dhar... where were you? You did not exist, you were not created in the worldly life. You, before you were born, where were you...
Another questioner: ...
The Shaykh : You say it remained as it was until the spirit was breathed into it...
The questioner : Meaning, there is no life for it here, it does not have the attribute of life except when...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Is there a difference between death and the dead?
The questioner : Yes, like the difference between, for example, life and the living.
The Shaykh : What does this philosophy mean?
The questioner : ... there were living beings...
The Shaykh : We have no choice but to believe... only the report came with that, so we believed in it. As for us coming and constructing details upon it that cannot be reached by the path of reason or by the path of transmission...
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : If a scholar, such as Ibn Taymiyyah and others, preceded...
The questioner : The verse says He gave you life after your death.
The Shaykh :
How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life
كيف تكفرون بالله وكنتم أمواتا فأحياكمThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner :
How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life
كيف تكفرون بالله وكنتم أمواتا فأحياكمThe Shaykh : Yes, whereas you were saying death comes after life.
The questioner : No, death comes before life, He who created death and life.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner :
How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.
كيف تكفرون بالله وكنتم أمواتا فأحياكم ثم يميتكم ثم يحييكم ثم إليه ترجعونThe Shaykh : Yes, this immortality, death is non-existence... is it in it?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : The verse is correct, and non-existence is intended in it, but is it permissible to repeat the verse in the context of what we are discussing now? No, the intent of the verse is non-existence, then grace...
The questioner : Certainly, excuse me, excuse me, in the first creation of the world of al-Dhar, after that, in it, we have, meaning, death, then life, then death, so another life, meaning the creation...
The Shaykh : Be patient a little so that we can understand what he is saying. What are you pointing out now in your assumption?
The questioner : The verse says
when you were lifeless and He brought you to life
وكنتم أمواتا فأحياكمAnother questioner: ...
The Shaykh : You say it remained as it was until the spirit was breathed into it...
The questioner : Meaning, there is no life for it here, it does not have the attribute of life except when...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Is there a difference between death and the dead?
The questioner : Yes, like the difference between, for example, life and the living.
The Shaykh : What does this philosophy mean?
The questioner : ... there were living beings...
The Shaykh : We have no choice but to believe... only the report came with that, so we believed in it. As for us coming and constructing details upon it that cannot be reached by the path of reason or by the path of transmission...
Another questioner: ...
The questioner : If a scholar, such as Ibn Taymiyyah and others, preceded...