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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Can the punishment of the grave be delayed?

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The questioner : Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, Khalid.

The questioner : Can the punishment of the grave be delayed?

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : I say: Can the punishment of the grave be delayed?

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : I say: Can the punishment of the grave be delayed?

The Shaykh : ?

The questioner : That the punishment of the grave is delayed.

The Shaykh : Delayed?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : It is possible.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : It depends on the state of the person, and this is something about which we have no knowledge.

The questioner : If...

The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic) may forgive the person, or he may be afflicted with calamities. Death may be severe for him, and then He may forgive him. Yes.

The questioner : Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ... They said:
Who has raised us up from our sleeping place? من بعثنا من مرقدنا
[Ya-Sin 36:52]
.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Some scholars say that the punishment is cut off from the disbelievers between the two blasts, yes, and they say this verse points to that. And some say no, the meaning of "our resting place" is from the sleep in which we were, because they believe that what comes after the resurrection is more severe than what was in the grave.
Source alathar.net

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