In the hadith: (No one is punished by fire except the Lord of the Fire). How did some of the Companions say to burn the one who commits the act of Lot?
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The questioner : Okay, the hadith that says no one is burned by fire except the Lord of the Fire?
The Shaykh :.
The questioner :Sunan Abi Dawud 2673Sahih (Al-Albani), this one who commits the act of Lot ... fire, this contradicts the hadith.
The Shaykh : The answer to this is that they (may Allah be pleased with them) intended the utmost severity of punishment; they did not intend to choose fire. For example, suppose this person could be disciplined by means other than fire; then one would not say, "I will punish him with fire so that I burn him as a punishment." Rather, they said, "We will discipline him, and we see that this is more severe and more effective."
The Shaykh :
No one is punished by fire
لا يعذب بالنارThe questioner :
no one punishes with fire except the Lord of the fire
لا يعذب بالنار إلا رب النارThe Shaykh : The answer to this is that they (may Allah be pleased with them) intended the utmost severity of punishment; they did not intend to choose fire. For example, suppose this person could be disciplined by means other than fire; then one would not say, "I will punish him with fire so that I burn him as a punishment." Rather, they said, "We will discipline him, and we see that this is more severe and more effective."