The Difference Between the Soul and the Self
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Question:
This questioner, Muhammad Naji, says in his first question: What is the difference between the soul (ruh) and the self (nafs)? And which one is tormented, the soul or the self? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
The soul is the self, and the self is the soul. The torment is for both the self and the body, but the soul’s share of pleasure and torment is greater. Otherwise, the body receives its share of torment in the grave. And so, after the soul is returned to the body, both will have the entirety of the torment, and both will have the entirety of the pleasure. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
This questioner, Muhammad Naji, says in his first question: What is the difference between the soul (ruh) and the self (nafs)? And which one is tormented, the soul or the self? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
The soul is the self, and the self is the soul. The torment is for both the self and the body, but the soul’s share of pleasure and torment is greater. Otherwise, the body receives its share of torment in the grave. And so, after the soul is returned to the body, both will have the entirety of the torment, and both will have the entirety of the pleasure. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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