What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Does the man think that We will not gather his bones? Yes, We are able to restore his fingertips in their proper form”?
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The questioner : He is asking about the noble verse in Surat al-Qiyamah: [Al-Qiyamah 75:3-4]?
The Shaykh : The meaning of the two verses is that Allah the Exalted rebukes the one who thinks that Allah will not gather his bones or resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection. And He says, Mighty and Majestic: meaning, We are capable of that; We are capable of restoring his fingertips, that is, the tips of his fingers, to their proper form, meaning to restore them as they were, even though the earth has consumed the man and his entire body has vanished. But Allah the Exalted is capable of creating him, even his fingertips, which are the tips of his fingers; Allah the Exalted creates them in their proper form as they were. This is also not a difficult matter for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, nor is it a matter that is delayed. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: [An-Nazi'at 79:13-14] And He said, the Exalted: [Az-Zumar 39:68]. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener to the program, 'Ayd 'Adhwa' Saqr, says: “My esteemed Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, I love you for the sake of Allah. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.” He is from al-Buhayrah in Egypt and resides in Jordan. He says: “Question, my esteemed Shaykh.”
(3) Does man think that We will not assemble his bones? (4) Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَلَّنْ نَجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ بَلَى قَادِرِينَ عَلَى أَنْ نُسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُThe Shaykh : The meaning of the two verses is that Allah the Exalted rebukes the one who thinks that Allah will not gather his bones or resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection. And He says, Mighty and Majestic:
Yes
بلى(13) Indeed, it will be but one shout, (14) And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ * فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِAnd the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead except whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on.
وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنْظُرُونَThe questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener to the program, 'Ayd 'Adhwa' Saqr, says: “My esteemed Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, I love you for the sake of Allah. Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.” He is from al-Buhayrah in Egypt and resides in Jordan. He says: “Question, my esteemed Shaykh.”