What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted, "And there is no one among you but will pass over it"?
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The questioner : ... all of them from the Fire, so it will be coolness and peace for them?
The Shaykh : That is, there is a difference of opinion regarding His saying:[Maryam 19:71] There is a difference of opinion as to whether the intended meaning of "passing over" is crossing the Sirat, which is the stronger position, or whether the intended meaning of "passing over" is entering it, but they will not be punished by it.
The questioner : In Sahih al-Bukhari, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6423.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it explicit?
The Shaykh : No, it is not explicit; there are hadiths more explicit than it that the intended meaning is passing through, I think the hadith of Umm Salama. Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, there is a difference of opinion regarding His saying:
And there is none of you except he will come to it
وإن منكم إلا واردهاThe questioner : In Sahih al-Bukhari, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah will make the Hell-Fire forbidden for him
... إلا حرم الله عليه النار إلا تحلة القسمThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it explicit?
The Shaykh : No, it is not explicit; there are hadiths more explicit than it that the intended meaning is passing through, I think the hadith of Umm Salama. Yes.