al-Taliqat al-Mukhtasarah ala Matn al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah - Salih Al-Fawzan - (157)

al-Taliqat al-Mukhtasarah ala Matn al-Aqidah al-TahawiyyahSalih Al-Fawzan

He—exalted is He—has said in His Book, “He forgives whatever is less than that for whom He wills” (Q 4:48). Yet, if He so wills, He punishes them in the Fire according to His justice.

Then, out of His mercy and by the intercession of the intercessors among His obedient servants, He will bring them out—unlike the Khārijites, who maintain that whoever enters the Fire never leaves it, and unlike the Murjiʾah, who claim such sinners will never pass through the Fire at all. Both views are erroneous, for we cannot guarantee their deliverance; they remain under the divine will. If He wills, He pardons them out of grace; if He wills, He punishes them out of justice. Allah has not wronged them; He punishes them only for the deeds that made them deserving of it. Allah never punishes one who has not disobeyed Him, nor does He treat the sinner and the upright believer alike:

“Shall We treat those who submit as We treat the criminals?
What is the matter with you? How do you judge?” (Q 68:35–36);

“Shall We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like those who spread corruption on earth? Shall We treat the righteous like the wicked?” (Q 38:28).

This is a reproach from Allah, exalted is He:
“Or do those who commit evil deeds think that We shall make them like those who believe and do righteous works—equal in their life and in their death? How ill they judge!” (Q 45:21).

Authentic reports from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ likewise affirm that the disobedient among the monotheists will be taken out of the Fire (1), either by the bounty of Allah Most High or through intercession.

(1) As in the hadith of intercession transmitted from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Prophet said: “They will be taken out of the Fire who said la ilaha illa Allah (there is no deity but Allah) and in whose heart was goodness equal to the weight of a barley grain; then those will be taken out who said la ilaha illa Allah and in whose heart was goodness equal to the weight of a wheat grain; then those will be taken out who said la ilaha illa Allah and in whose heart was goodness equal to the weight of an atom.” Reported by al-Bukhari, no. 7410, and Muslim, no. 193.

وجل في كتابه: (ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء) وإن شاء عذبهم في النار بعدله: ثم يخرجهم منها برحمته وشفاعة الشافعين من أهل طاعته: ــ فيها، فمن دخل النار عندهم لا يخرج منها. وخلاف المرجئة القائلين: إنهم لا يمرون على النار أبداً، فهذا غلط، بل لا نضمن لهم النجاة، فهم تحت المشيئة. إن شاء عفا عنهم بفضله، وإن شاء عذبهم بعدله، وما ظلمهم الله ﷾، بل عذبهم بأعمالهم التي أوجبت لهم ذلك، فالله لا يعذب من لم يعصه، ولا يساوي بين العاصي وبين المؤمن المستقيم، (أفنجعل المسلمين كالمجرمين*ما لكم كيف تحكمون) [القلم: ٣٥، ٣٦] (أم نجعل الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات كالمفسدين في الأرض أم نجعل المتقين كالفجار) [ص: ٢٨] . هذا استنكار من الله ﷿، (أم حسب الذين اجترحوا السيئات أن نجعلهم كالذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات سواءً محياهم ومماتهم ساء ما يحكمون) [الجاثية: ٢١] . كما صحت بذلك الأخبار عن رسول الله ﷺ: أن عصاة الموحدين يخرجون من النار (١) ، إما بفضل الله تعالى، وإما بشفاعة

(١) كما في حديث الشفاعة عن أنس ﵁ وفيه، قال النبي ﷺ: "يخرج من النار من قال: لا إله إلا الله وكان في قلبه من الخير ما يزن شعيرة، ثم يخرج من النار من قال: لا إله إلا الله وكان في قلبه من الخير ما يزن برة، ثم يخرج من النار من قال: لا إله إلا الله، وكان في قلبه ما يزن من الخير ذرة" أخرجه البخاري (رقم ٧٤١٠) ومسلم (رقم١٩٣) .