Review and repetition of what was presented in the previous chapter and this chapter
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) spoke about the life of the prophets in their graves, after mentioning what necessitates that the testimony of the people of affirmation regarding the denial of the divine attributes is that there is no deity in the sky to be worshipped, nor any speech of Allah between us, nor any messenger of Allah in the grave. He clarified the aspect of our statement that it necessitates, according to their view, that there be no messenger of Allah in the grave, which is that they say: What is death? It is an attribute among attributes, so death is like the loss of color or the loss of health, or the like. It is an attribute among attributes; when a person dies, his soul departs, and when his soul departs, the description of messengership ceases to be upon him, because messengership is conditioned by the presence of the soul, as was mentioned previously.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) clarified the life of the prophets in their graves, and said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not alive in his grave as we are alive now. For this reason, he said:
"Do you think he is alive under the earth, then *** does not issue rulings to them regarding the laws of faith?"
The answer is: No.
"And he relieves his Ummah from opinions, *** and the great disagreement, and all falsehood"
Because if he were alive, he would have relieved the Ummah from this great disagreement that is established among them regarding beliefs and rulings.
"Or was he alive but unable to speak, *** and unable to answer a questioner who errs?"
The answer is: No, because if he were alive, speaking would be among the most important attributes of life, and he would have become a speaker.
"And regarding movement, so the life that you *** have affirmed, clarify it with explanation" If he were alive, he would have been capable of movement.
And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) spoke about the life of the prophets in their graves, after mentioning what necessitates that the testimony of the people of affirmation regarding the denial of the divine attributes is that there is no deity in the sky to be worshipped, nor any speech of Allah between us, nor any messenger of Allah in the grave. He clarified the aspect of our statement that it necessitates, according to their view, that there be no messenger of Allah in the grave, which is that they say: What is death? It is an attribute among attributes, so death is like the loss of color or the loss of health, or the like. It is an attribute among attributes; when a person dies, his soul departs, and when his soul departs, the description of messengership ceases to be upon him, because messengership is conditioned by the presence of the soul, as was mentioned previously.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) clarified the life of the prophets in their graves, and said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not alive in his grave as we are alive now. For this reason, he said:
"Do you think he is alive under the earth, then *** does not issue rulings to them regarding the laws of faith?"
The answer is: No.
"And he relieves his Ummah from opinions, *** and the great disagreement, and all falsehood"
Because if he were alive, he would have relieved the Ummah from this great disagreement that is established among them regarding beliefs and rulings.
"Or was he alive but unable to speak, *** and unable to answer a questioner who errs?"
The answer is: No, because if he were alive, speaking would be among the most important attributes of life, and he would have become a speaker.
"And regarding movement, so the life that you *** have affirmed, clarify it with explanation" If he were alive, he would have been capable of movement.