If a man dies in a state of disbelief, do we testify specifically that he is among the people of the Fire?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a question that has been asked repeatedly. He says: If a man dies and we know that he died a disbeliever, do we testify specifically that he is among the people of the Fire?
Answer:
How do you know that he died a disbeliever? You do not know the unseen. A person may have repented and you did not know it. So you say: It appears to me that he died in a state of disbelief; it appears to me thus; I fear for him that he died a disbeliever. But if you assert with certainty and say, "He died in a state of disbelief," that is claiming knowledge of the unseen. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a question that has been asked repeatedly. He says: If a man dies and we know that he died a disbeliever, do we testify specifically that he is among the people of the Fire?
Answer:
How do you know that he died a disbeliever? You do not know the unseen. A person may have repented and you did not know it. So you say: It appears to me that he died in a state of disbelief; it appears to me thus; I fear for him that he died a disbeliever. But if you assert with certainty and say, "He died in a state of disbelief," that is claiming knowledge of the unseen. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [132 -560] إذا مات الرجل على الكفر، هل نشهد بعينه بأنه من أهل النار؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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