What is the basis for the scholars' argument using the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And We will surely make them taste the lesser punishment” as proof for the punishment of the grave?
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The student: May Allah reward you. Some of the scholars argued with the saying of Allah the Exalted: [As-Sajdah 32:21] regarding the punishment of the grave... What is the basis for their argument with this...
The Shaykh : Their assumption is that the punishment here is the punishment of the Hereafter, and they said: The punishment of the grave is before the punishment of the Day of Resurrection.
The student: How do they reconcile it?
The Shaykh : They can reconcile it, meaning they distort it from its apparent meaning, and say:
And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَى?The Shaykh : Their assumption is that the punishment here is the punishment of the Hereafter, and they said: The punishment of the grave is before the punishment of the Day of Resurrection.
The student:
so that they may return
لعلهم يرجعونThe Shaykh : They can reconcile it, meaning they distort it from its apparent meaning, and say: