exposing-shaytan-satan

alive until the end of the world, Imam Ibnul-Qayyim cited the
following reasons (mentioned in brief);
A) Allah’s Wisdom decreed that the father of mankind should be
tested, and that his children after him should be tested as well.
Those who fight against Shaytan will achieve salvation and those
who go along with him will share his fate. So Shaytan should
remain alive in order to fulfill the aim for which he was created.
B) Allah is All-Just and He compensates every good deed. In case of
the believer, He rewards him in this world and the Hereafter,
while the disbelievers are allotted their rewards in this world
without any recompense waiting for them in the Hereafter.
Abu Dawood At-Tayalisi recorded in his Musnad that Anas
tsaid that the Messenger of Allah rsaid, “Allah does not wrong
the faithful even concerning one good action, for he will be
rewarded for it by provision in this life and awarded for it in the
Hereafter. As for the disbeliever, he will be given provision in this
life for his good action, and on the Day of Resurrection, he will not
have any good deed.” [Quoted from Tafseer Ibn Katheer]
So, Iblees was given respite as a reward for some of the good
deeds that he had performed in the past.
C) The sin of Iblees was extremely serious; he questioned Allah’s
Wisdom and persisted in disobeying Him. Moreover, he is the
leader and origin of evil and disbelief. He should thus be
punished accordingly for all the evils that follow his foremost
transgression. So, Iblees was given respite in order to increase in
sin. Respite until the Day of Resurrection is not an honor for him.
In his case, death would have been better; it would reduce his evil
and punishment.
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