Is Ibn al-Qayyim’s intention in his statement, “By Allah, they have not smelled the scent of his religion,” the deniers of the attributes and the people of graves?
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The questioner : [Ar-Rum 30:48].
The Shaykh : They rejoice... closer to the Qur'an[Az-Zumar 39:45] Yes, in... a copy
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the correct view is that it includes both these groups and those. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned His attributes and His exaltedness, which implies that he means the deniers of the attributes. But there is no doubt that the people of graves are also included; if you come to the person of a grave and insult him in front of the one he worships, he will be angry with you, or perhaps he will kill you. Yes.
immediately they rejoice
اذا هم يستبشرونThe Shaykh : They rejoice... closer to the Qur'an
but when those [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice.
واذا ذكر الذين من دونه اذا هم يستبشرونThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the correct view is that it includes both these groups and those. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned His attributes and His exaltedness, which implies that he means the deniers of the attributes. But there is no doubt that the people of graves are also included; if you come to the person of a grave and insult him in front of the one he worships, he will be angry with you, or perhaps he will kill you. Yes.