How is the punishment inflicted upon the soul and the body?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : ... upon the soul and the body, following it, and that it is upon both the soul and the body together.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the difference?
The Shaykh : That which directly experiences the punishment is the soul and the body; it does not directly experience the punishment, but it feels pain.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : After the striking of the grave, is this punishment or bliss upon the soul? Or, at the time of questioning, the apparent meaning of the texts is that it is upon the body, yes?
The questioner : .... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt in that.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the difference?
The Shaykh : That which directly experiences the punishment is the soul and the body; it does not directly experience the punishment, but it feels pain.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : After the striking of the grave, is this punishment or bliss upon the soul? Or, at the time of questioning, the apparent meaning of the texts is that it is upon the body, yes?
The questioner : .... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt in that.