Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Indeed, whoever earns evil...}
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Question:
We conclude this session with a question from the questioner (Hassan A), who inquires about the noble verse. What is the exegesis of the noble verse: [al-Baqarah:81]?
Answer:
This refers to the polytheists, meaning: the evil of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the sin of shirk and kufr (disbelief). These are the ones who will be eternal in the Fire. As for the sinner, he is under the will of Allah, such as the fornicator and the thief, if he does not consider it permissible, and the one who is undutiful to his parents, and the drinker of intoxicants, and the one who deals in riba (usury or interest). These are under the will of Allah, as Allah the Sublime said in Surat al-Nisa in two places in Surat al-Nisa: [al-Nisa:48].
So shirk and kufr are not forgiven if a person dies upon them. Major shirk and major kufr; this is not forgiven for its owner; he is eternal in the Fire. As for minor shirk and minor kufr, its owner is in danger. If his good deeds outweigh, he is safe from entering the Fire. And if he is punished, it is to the extent of the minor shirk and minor kufr upon which he died. And so it is with the people of sins; if Allah forgives them, otherwise they are punished to the extent of their sins; a temporary punishment. Then Allah takes them out of the Fire into Paradise if they died upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and Islam. But if he died as a fornicator without repenting, or died as a thief without repenting, or died undutiful to his parents without repenting, or died eating riba, or drinking intoxicants without repenting; this is under the will of Allah. Some, Allah forgives them, and some enter the Fire and are punished in the Fire to the extent of the sin they committed and persisted in. Then Allah takes them out of the Fire by the grace of His mercy, Exalted and Majestic is He, into Paradise.
And no one is eternal in the Fire forever except the disbelievers, major kufr and major shirk. They are the ones who are eternal in the Fire forever, as Allah said regarding them: [al-Baqarah:167], and He said regarding their affair, the Sublime: [al-Ma'idah:37]. We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter: Thank you, Allah, to you, O Shaykh, and may He bless you and your knowledge and benefit the Muslims through you.
We conclude this session with a question from the questioner (Hassan A), who inquires about the noble verse. What is the exegesis of the noble verse:
Yes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
بَلَى مَنْ كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَاطَتْ بِهِ خَطِيئَتُهُ فَأُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَAnswer:
This refers to the polytheists, meaning: the evil of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the sin of shirk and kufr (disbelief). These are the ones who will be eternal in the Fire. As for the sinner, he is under the will of Allah, such as the fornicator and the thief, if he does not consider it permissible, and the one who is undutiful to his parents, and the drinker of intoxicants, and the one who deals in riba (usury or interest). These are under the will of Allah, as Allah the Sublime said in Surat al-Nisa in two places in Surat al-Nisa:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُSo shirk and kufr are not forgiven if a person dies upon them. Major shirk and major kufr; this is not forgiven for its owner; he is eternal in the Fire. As for minor shirk and minor kufr, its owner is in danger. If his good deeds outweigh, he is safe from entering the Fire. And if he is punished, it is to the extent of the minor shirk and minor kufr upon which he died. And so it is with the people of sins; if Allah forgives them, otherwise they are punished to the extent of their sins; a temporary punishment. Then Allah takes them out of the Fire into Paradise if they died upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and Islam. But if he died as a fornicator without repenting, or died as a thief without repenting, or died undutiful to his parents without repenting, or died eating riba, or drinking intoxicants without repenting; this is under the will of Allah. Some, Allah forgives them, and some enter the Fire and are punished in the Fire to the extent of the sin they committed and persisted in. Then Allah takes them out of the Fire by the grace of His mercy, Exalted and Majestic is He, into Paradise.
And no one is eternal in the Fire forever except the disbelievers, major kufr and major shirk. They are the ones who are eternal in the Fire forever, as Allah said regarding them:
Thus will Allah show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.
كَذَلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ اللَّهُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ حَسَرَاتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَا هُمْ بِخَارِجِينَ مِنَ النَّارِThey will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment.
يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا هُمْ بِخَارِجِينَ مِنْهَا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُقِيمٌThe presenter: Thank you, Allah, to you, O Shaykh, and may He bless you and your knowledge and benefit the Muslims through you.
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