What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And that is the Paradise which you shall inherit because of what you used to do”?
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The questioner : Allah the Exalted said: [Az-Zukhruf 43:72] On the surface of the verse, this indicates that this Paradise was for the souls of ... so these people who believed in Allah came and inherited this Paradise?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct. Every believing person inherits from the disbelievers what was in a better position in Paradise, because every soul has a place in Paradise and a place in the Fire. So the people of Paradise inherit the places of the people of the Fire in Paradise, and the people of the Fire inherit the places of the people of Paradise in the Fire. For this reason, it is said to the believer:, and they point to his place in the Fire. And it is said to the disbeliever: , and they point to his place in Paradise. This is so that the believer may increase in joy, happiness, and delight, and the disbeliever may increase in sadness and regret.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the same verse ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Ibn Hajar says: “And inheritance was used in a general sense for what is given to one who has achieved true uprightness”.
The Shaykh : No, the original meaning of inheritance is what is left behind by another person. This is the original meaning, and the aspect of it is what I told you. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh.
And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit
وتلك الجنة التي أورثتموهاThe Shaykh : Yes, this is correct. Every believing person inherits from the disbelievers what was in a better position in Paradise, because every soul has a place in Paradise and a place in the Fire. So the people of Paradise inherit the places of the people of the Fire in Paradise, and the people of the Fire inherit the places of the people of Paradise in the Fire. For this reason, it is said to the believer:
This is your seat
هذا مقعدكThis is your seat
هذا مقعدكThe questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the same verse ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Ibn Hajar says: “And inheritance was used in a general sense for what is given to one who has achieved true uprightness”.
The Shaykh : No, the original meaning of inheritance is what is left behind by another person. This is the original meaning, and the aspect of it is what I told you. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh.