What is the ruling on one who died before the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): is he called a Muslim or a disbeliever?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who died before the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): is he called a Muslim or a disbeliever? What?
Answer:
He is from the people of the period of ignorance, and his case is left to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who died before the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): is he called a Muslim or a disbeliever? What?
Answer:
He is from the people of the period of ignorance, and his case is left to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [93 -560] من مات قبل بعثة النبي ﷺ هل يسمى مسلما أو يسمى كافرا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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