response to those who say heaven and hell will perish ibn taymiyyah

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إِمَاتَةٌDeathحَتَّىuntilإِذَاifكَانُواthey wereفَحْمَاًcharcoalأَذِنَhe permittedبِالشَّفَاعَةِwith intercession,,فَجِيءَthen they were broughtبِهِto themضَابَائِرُgroups(١)(1),,ضَمَائِرُsoulsفَبَثُّواthen they spread(٢)(2)عَلَىonأَنْهَارِthe riversالْجَنَّةِof Paradise,,ثُمَّthenقِيلَit was said::يَاOأَهْلَpeople ofالْجَنَّةِthe Paradiseأَفِيضُواpour outعَلَيْهِمْupon themفَيُنْبَتُونَand they will growنَبَاتٌgrowthالْحَبَّةُthe grainتَكُونُthat isفِيinحَمِيلٍthe rich soilالسَّيْلِof the flood(٣)(3).

Death until if they were charcoal, then permission was given for intercession, and they were brought as groups, souls, and they spread upon the rivers of Paradise. Then it was said: O people of Paradise, pour out upon them, and they will grow as the grain that is in the rich soil of the flood.

وَفِيAnd in"الصَّحِيحَيْنِ"the two Sahihs(٤)(4)عَنْonأَبِيAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurayraفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe hadithالطَّوِيلِthe longالَّذِيthatفِيهَin itالْمُرُورَthe passingعَلَىoverالصِّرَاطِthe bridge,,وَالشَّفَاعَةِand the intercession,,وَقَالَand he saidفِيin it::"حَتَّىuntilإِذَاifفَرَغَHe finishedاللَّهُAllahمِنَfromالْقِصَاصِthe recompenseبَيْنَbetweenالْعِبَادِthe servants,,فَأَرَادَand He wantedأَنْtoيُخْرِجَbring outبِرَحْمَتِهِby His mercyمِمَّنْfromأَرَادَwhom He willedمِنْofأَهْلِthe people ofالنَّارِthe Fire,,أَمَرَHe commandedالْمَلَائِكَةَthe angelsأَنْtoيُخْرِجُواbring outمِنَfromالنَّارِthe Fireمِنْwhomكَانَwasلَاnotيُشْرِكُassociating partnersبِاللَّهِwith Allahمِمَّنْof whomأَرَادَHe willedاللَّهُAllahأَنْtoيَرْحَمَهُhave mercy on him,,مِمَّنْof those whoيَقُولُونَsay::لَاthere is noإِلَٰهِgodإِلَّاbutاللَّهُAllahفَيَعْرِفُونَهُمْthey will recognize themبِآثَارِby the tracesالسُّجُودِof prostration,,وَتَأْكُلُand the Fire devoursالنَّارُthe Fireمِنْfromابْنِthe childآدَمَof Adamإِلَّاexceptأَثَرَthe traceالسُّجُودِof prostration,,فَيَخْرُجُونَthey will come outمِنَfromالنَّارِthe Fireقَدْhavingامْتَحَشُواbecome dried up,,فَيَصُبُّand He poursعَلَيْهِمْupon themمَاءَthe waterالْحَيَاةِof life,,فَيُنْبِتُونَand they will growفِيهِin itكَمَاasتَنْبُتُit growsالْحَبَّةُthe grainفِيinحَمِيلٍthe rich soilالسَّيْلِof the flood,,ثُمَّthenيَفْرَغُHe finishesاللَّهُAllahمِنَfromالْقِصَاصِthe recompenseبَيْنَbetweenالْعِبَادِthe servants,,وَيَبْقَىand remainsرَجُلٌa manمُقْبِلٌcomingبِوَجْهِهِwith his faceعَلَىtowardsالنَّارِthe Fire,,وَذُكِرَand it was mentionedصَرْفُهُto divert himعَنْfromالنَّارِthe Fire,,ثُمَّthenتَقَدَّمَهُHe brings him forwardإِلَىtoالْجَنَّةِthe Paradise,,ثُمَّthenإِلَىtoبَابِهَاits door,,ثُمَّthenإِدْخَالُهُhis entering(٥)(5)الْجَنَّةِthe Paradise,,وَإِنَّهُand heيُعْطَاهُgives himمَاwhatتَنَاهَىhas attained,,مِثْلُهُsimilar to itمَعَهُwith him(٦)(6).

And in the two Sahihs, on Abu Hurayra, in the long hadith, which includes the passing over the bridge, and the intercession, and he said in it: "Until if Allah finishes the recompense between the servants, and He wanted to bring out whom He willed from the people of the Fire, He commanded the angels to bring out from the Fire those who did not associate with Allah from those whom Allah willed to have mercy, among those who say: 'There is no god but Allah,' and they will recognize them by the trace of prostration, and the Fire devours of the son of Adam except the trace of prostration. They will come out from the Fire having become dried up, and He pours upon them the water of life, and they will grow in it as the grain grows in the rich soil of the flood. Then Allah finishes the recompense between the servants, and remains a man facing towards the Fire, and it is mentioned to divert him from the Fire, then He brings him forward to the Paradise, then to its door, then his entering to Paradise, and he is given what he has attained, similar to it in company with him.

وَرَوَاهُAnd narrated itأَبُوAbuسَعِيدٍSa'id,,وَقَالَand he said::"وَعَشْرَةٌ"and tenأَمْثَالَهُlike him"(٧)(7).

And narrated it Abu Sa'id, and he said: "and ten like him."

(١)(1) هُمْThey areالْجَمَاعَاتُthe groupsفِيinتَفْرِقَةٍdifferentiation"النِّهَايَةِthe endلِـforابْنِIbnالأَثِيرِ"al-Athir"

(1) They are the groups in differentiation. "The End" for Ibn al-Athir.

(٢)(2) فِيinالصَّلْبِthe text"فَيَبَثُّونَ""they spread"وَمُصَوَّبَةٌand correctedبِالْهَامِشِin the marginكَمَاasأَثْبَتَهَاit was established,,وَهِيَand it isالْمُوَافِقَةُthe agreementلِلْلَّفْظِto the wordingالْحَدِيثِof the hadithفِيinمُسْلِمٍMuslim.

(2) In the text "they spread" is corrected in the margin as established, and it agrees with the wording of the hadith in Muslim.

(٣)(3) قَوْلُهُHis saying"حَمِيلٌ"the rich soilالسَّيْلِ"of flood"هُوَIt isمَاwhatيَجِيءُcomesبِهِwithالسَّيْلِthe floodمِنْofطِينٍmudأَوْorغُثَاءٍwasteأَوْorغَيْرِهِother."

(3) His saying "the rich soil of flood" is what comes with the flood of mud or waste or other."

(٤)(4) فِيinالصَّلْبِthe text"الصَّحِيحِ""the Sahih"كُتِبَتْit was writtenفَوْقَهَاabove it"الصَّحِيحَيْنِ""the two Sahihs"مَعَwithالإِشَارَةِthe referenceلِكَوْنِهَاto its beingجَاءَتْit cameهَكَذَاlike thisفِيinنُسْخَةٍanother copyأُخْرَىother,"وَأَثْبَتَهَاand it was establishedلِمُطَابَقَتِهَاfor its matchلِوُرُودِfor the narrationالْحَدِيثِof the hadithفِيinالصَّحِيحَيْنِthe two Sahihs,كَمَاasسَيَأْتِيit will comeتَخْرِيجُهُthe establishmentهَامِشٍin the margin٥-٦5-6فِيinنَفْسِthe sameالْصَّفْحَةِpage.

(4) In the text "the Sahih" it was written above "the two Sahihs" with the reference for its being like this in another copy, and it was established for its match with the narration of the hadith in the two Sahihs, as will come in the establishment in the margin 5-6 on the same page.

(٥)(5) فِيInصَلْبِthe originalالأَصْلِtext"يُدْخِلُهُ""he entered him"وَمُصَوِّبَةٌand it is correctedبِالْهَوَامِشِin the marginsكَمَاasأَثْبَتَهَاit was established.

(5) In the text "he entered him" and it is corrected in the margins as established.

(٦)(6) "صَحِيحُ الْبُخَارِي""Sahih al-Bukhari"مَعَwithشَرْحِهِits explanation"فَتْحِ الْبَارِي""Fath al-Bari""كِتَابِ"the Book ofالرِّقَاقِ"the softening",,بَابِChapter:: الصِّرَاطِthe bridgeجِسْرِof HellجَهَنَّمَJahannam"١٣/٤٥٣"13/453حَدِيثٌHadithرَقْمٌnumber٦٥٧٣6573"وَصَحِيحُ"And Sahihمُسْلِمٍ"Muslim".

(6) "Sahih al-Bukhari" with explanation "Fath al-Bari", "the Book of the softening", Chapter: the bridge of Hell "13/453 Hadith number 6573" and "Sahih Muslim".

(٧)(7) "صَحِيحُ مُسْلِمٍ""Sihih Muslim"--الْمَصْدَرُthe sourceالسَّابِقُprevious١/١٦٧1/167

(7) "Sahih Muslim" - the previous source 1/167.