(2) Shaykh al-Shinqiti, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The Exalted One declares, “When the trumpet is blown, there will no longer be any kinship between them that Day, nor will they question one another” (23:101). This noble verse shows that on that Day kinship will carry no weight and people will not exchange questions. Yet other verses confirm the opposite: that ties of kinship will still be recognized, as in “A Day when a man will flee from his brother…” (80:34), and that people will in fact converse, as in “They will turn to one another asking questions” (37:27). Reply to the first issue: the verse negates not the reality of kinship itself but the benefits and effects it once conferred—affection, assistance, social bonds, and boasting of forebears—all of which will cease. Reply to the second issue may be expressed in three ways: 1. The negation of questioning applies to the interval between the first and second trumpet blasts, while its affirmation applies to the time after the second blast. 2. The negation refers to the moments when people are stunned, under judgment, or crossing the sirat (the bridge over Hell), whereas the affirmation concerns other moments. This is the view of al-Sudi, transmitted by Ali ibn Abi Talha from Ibn Abbas. 3. The questioning that is denied is a specific type: one person asking another to pardon him for rights owed. On that Day they will despair of receiving anything, even from a father, son, mother, or spouse. These three explanations are likewise cited by the author of Al-Itqan. See Daf‘ Iham al-Idtirab, 1/145-146.