Ibn al-Qayyim states that the Fire is two fires: the fire of the sinners among the monotheists and the fire of the disbelievers. The fire that will cease to exist is the fire of the sinners among the monotheists, while the fire of the disbelievers will not cease to exist.
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The student: Ibn al-Qayyim said that it appears in the book *Hadi al-Arwah* that the Fire is two fires: the fire of the disbelievers and the fire of the sinners among the monotheists. The fire of the sinners among the monotheists is the one that will cease to exist, while the fire of the disbelievers will not cease to exist. Does not this detail negate the claim that Ibn al-Qayyim did not say that the Fire will cease to exist?
The Shaykh : No, he mentioned in the book *Shifa al-'Alil* the disagreement regarding the Fire of Jahannam, which is for the disbelievers.
The student: Is this not a restriction of what he stated generally in *Shifa al-'Alil*?
The Shaykh : What is it... the discussion is about our Shaykh's commentary on what he found before him.
The Shaykh : No, he mentioned in the book *Shifa al-'Alil* the disagreement regarding the Fire of Jahannam, which is for the disbelievers.
The student: Is this not a restriction of what he stated generally in *Shifa al-'Alil*?
The Shaykh : What is it... the discussion is about our Shaykh's commentary on what he found before him.
