On the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And whoever turns away from My remembrance, his life will be narrow.” Most exegetes have applied this to the punishment of the grave, but the verse is general.
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The student: May Allah reward you. Regarding our statement that the descent of the angels in the Hereafter is restricted to death in the context of this verse, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, does this also apply to the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Taha 20:124]? Since most exegetes hold that it refers to the Hereafter, is the evidence that the verse is general?
The Shaykh : And it is so; the verse is general, and its generality is indicated by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nahl 16:97] The implication of this is that whoever does not possess that quality will not have a good life.
The student: What led them to believe, Shaykh, that...
The Shaykh : Perhaps they understood that the context indicates this. Here, for example,[Fussilat 41:30] the glad tidings of Paradise truly occur only at the time of death. So perhaps they thought the context necessitates restriction. Yes.
And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life
ومن أعرض عن ذكري فإن له معيشة ضنكاThe Shaykh : And it is so; the verse is general, and its generality is indicated by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life
مَن عمِل صالحًا من ذكر أو أنثى وهو مؤمن فلنحْيِيَنَّه حياة طيبةThe student: What led them to believe, Shaykh, that...
The Shaykh : Perhaps they understood that the context indicates this. Here, for example,