(Continuation of the discussion on the issue of the succession of events in the past and the future, which the Jahmiyyah assert) And he decreed that the Fire was not created, nor*** the Gardens of Eden
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The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. Yes, by Allah, this is a loss, and may Allah protect us from it.
This passage states that Jahm, just as he denied the succession of events in the past, also denied it in the future. We said a moment ago that our creed is that there is no created thing except that before it is a created thing, without end, and we do not encompass that with knowledge. And we say: there is no created thing except that after it is a created thing, without end. So our creed is the assertion of succession in the past and the future. This can never involve associating partners with Allah. They say: succession is prohibited in the past and the future. The actions of Allah in the past are not eternal, and the actions of Allah in the future are not eternal. He says that Paradise is not created now, and the Fire is not created. This means that according to his statement, everything the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about regarding Paradise and what he saw in it, and the Fire and what he saw in it, is all lies or illusions that were shown to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and are not reality. If they are created on the Day of Resurrection, they will not remain, but will be annihilated, along with the bliss and inhabitants within them, and everything will be annihilated and cease to exist. Why? Because he has a rule that there must be an end in the beginning and in the end. So there is no continuity to the efficacy of the Lord, neither in the beginning nor in the end. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) was in a state of denial of the divine attributes and will be in a state of denial of the divine attributes in the end, doing nothing, may Allah protect us from that.
This passage states that Jahm, just as he denied the succession of events in the past, also denied it in the future. We said a moment ago that our creed is that there is no created thing except that before it is a created thing, without end, and we do not encompass that with knowledge. And we say: there is no created thing except that after it is a created thing, without end. So our creed is the assertion of succession in the past and the future. This can never involve associating partners with Allah. They say: succession is prohibited in the past and the future. The actions of Allah in the past are not eternal, and the actions of Allah in the future are not eternal. He says that Paradise is not created now, and the Fire is not created. This means that according to his statement, everything the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about regarding Paradise and what he saw in it, and the Fire and what he saw in it, is all lies or illusions that were shown to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and are not reality. If they are created on the Day of Resurrection, they will not remain, but will be annihilated, along with the bliss and inhabitants within them, and everything will be annihilated and cease to exist. Why? Because he has a rule that there must be an end in the beginning and in the end. So there is no continuity to the efficacy of the Lord, neither in the beginning nor in the end. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) was in a state of denial of the divine attributes and will be in a state of denial of the divine attributes in the end, doing nothing, may Allah protect us from that.