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with jinn and humans alike. It is vast, so it will not become full until He constricts it around those within it.
He said:
“As for Paradise, Allah will bring people into being for it and admit them to Paradise.”
He thus made it clear that Allah, glorified be He, will not constrict Paradise. Rather, He will bring people into being for it and admit them to Paradise, for Allah admits to Paradise those who have done no good deeds, since this is an act of benevolence. Punishment in the Fire, however, is only for those who have disobeyed; He does not punish anyone who has committed no sin. And Allah knows best.
مِنْ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ وَهِيَ وَاسِعَةٌ فَلَا تَمْتَلِئُ حَتَّى يُضَيِّقَهَا عَلَى مَنْ فِيهَا.
قَالَ:
" وَأَمَّا الْجَنَّةُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُنْشِئُ لَهَا خَلْقًا فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ الْجَنَّةَ. فَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَا يُضَيِّقُهَا سُبْحَانَهُ بَلْ يُنْشِئُ لَهَا خَلْقًا فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ الْجَنَّةَ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا؛ لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ بَابِ الْإِحْسَانِ. وَأَمَّا الْعَذَابُ بِالنَّارِ فَلَا يَكُونُ إلَّا لِمَنْ عَصَى فَلَا يُعَذِّبُ أَحَدًا بِغَيْرِ ذَنْبٍ. وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.