What is the meaning of "al-tajalluj" mentioned in the hadith?
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The questioner : What does it mean?
The Shaykh : Al-tajalluj is fluctuation; it means that he goes up and down, up and down, or that he sways to the right and left.
The questioner : And what is this?
The Shaykh : But there is something remaining regarding this; I wanted to say it but I forgot. Did this man die, or did he remain alive? Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Did he die and is being punished in his state of death by this al-tajalluj, or did he remain alive?
The questioner : Some of them say ... .
The Shaykh : Some scholars say that he remained alive and they riddle with it, saying: Is this a man from the descendants of Adam who has not died until now?
And they answered the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): ? And they said that this is not on the surface of the earth; this is inside the earth.
And some scholars say: The custom, and the Sunnah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) regarding His servants, is that if a person is swallowed by the earth, what happens? He dies. And there is no objection to him being punished by al-tajalluj in the earth while he is dead. And I do not know if Ibn Hajar addressed it? Did he address it?
The student : He addressed it, yes.
Another questioner : He addressed it.
The Shaykh : He addressed it? Yes.
He will be tossed about until the Day of Resurrection
يتجلجل إلى يوم القيامةThe Shaykh : Al-tajalluj is fluctuation; it means that he goes up and down, up and down, or that he sways to the right and left.
The questioner : And what is this?
The Shaykh : But there is something remaining regarding this; I wanted to say it but I forgot. Did this man die, or did he remain alive? Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Did he die and is being punished in his state of death by this al-tajalluj, or did he remain alive?
The questioner : Some of them say ... .
The Shaykh : Some scholars say that he remained alive and they riddle with it, saying: Is this a man from the descendants of Adam who has not died until now?
And they answered the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
That no one who is on the surface of the earth today will remain on it after a hundred years
إنه لا يبقى على ظهر الأرض ممن هو عليها اليوم أحد على رأس مائة سنةAnd some scholars say: The custom, and the Sunnah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) regarding His servants, is that if a person is swallowed by the earth, what happens? He dies. And there is no objection to him being punished by al-tajalluj in the earth while he is dead. And I do not know if Ibn Hajar addressed it? Did he address it?
The student : He addressed it, yes.
Another questioner : He addressed it.
The Shaykh : He addressed it? Yes.