Does the punishment of the grave continue until the Day of Resurrection?
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The questioner : Does the punishment of the grave continue until the Day of Resurrection without a limit?
The Shaykh : What does he say?
The questioner : He asks whether the punishment of the grave continues until the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : Yes, Allah knows best. Allah knows best. It may continue, and it may not. As for the one who is a believer, he is punished according to the measure of his sins. It may last the entire time between his death and the Day of Resurrection, and it may not. As for the disbeliever, the apparent view is that it is perpetual, perpetual until the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : ... that their souls are in Paradise ...
The Shaykh : Truth.
The questioner : Meaning that the door is opened for that ...
The Shaykh : The body
The questioner : The body, and only the soul now ...
The Shaykh : The soul does not have a door opened for it, but after that it is released, it ascends to Paradise and is released in Paradise, and yes, wherever it wills.
The Shaykh : What does he say?
The questioner : He asks whether the punishment of the grave continues until the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : Yes, Allah knows best. Allah knows best. It may continue, and it may not. As for the one who is a believer, he is punished according to the measure of his sins. It may last the entire time between his death and the Day of Resurrection, and it may not. As for the disbeliever, the apparent view is that it is perpetual, perpetual until the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : ... that their souls are in Paradise ...
The Shaykh : Truth.
The questioner : Meaning that the door is opened for that ...
The Shaykh : The body
The questioner : The body, and only the soul now ...
The Shaykh : The soul does not have a door opened for it, but after that it is released, it ascends to Paradise and is released in Paradise, and yes, wherever it wills.