The disbeliever who dies without knowing the truth of Islam: Is he to remain in the Fire forever?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The disbeliever who dies, and who knew of Islam only a distorted image, not the reality of Islam, is he to remain in the Fire forever, or will Allah test him on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
O my brothers, we are not tasked with these issues of whether ignorance is an excuse or not. I say that after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the truth became clear and the argument was established. So whoever the Qur'an reached, the argument is established against him, if he is an Arab.
The Qur'an is in the Arabic language, and the Qur'an forbids shirk (associating partners with Allah), forbids sins, forbids riba (usury or interest), and forbids zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). The Qur'an is clear in this. The Arab knows it, even if he is uneducated; he knows this. The argument is established against him, so no one has an excuse after the sending of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Isra 17:15] And He, the Majestic and Exalted, says: [Al-An'am 6:19] And whoever the Qur'an reached, the argument is established against him. As for if he is a non-Arab who does not know Arabic, it is necessary that the Qur'an be explained to him in his language. It is explained to him in his language so that the argument is established against him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The disbeliever who dies, and who knew of Islam only a distorted image, not the reality of Islam, is he to remain in the Fire forever, or will Allah test him on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
O my brothers, we are not tasked with these issues of whether ignorance is an excuse or not. I say that after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the truth became clear and the argument was established. So whoever the Qur'an reached, the argument is established against him, if he is an Arab.
The Qur'an is in the Arabic language, and the Qur'an forbids shirk (associating partners with Allah), forbids sins, forbids riba (usury or interest), and forbids zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). The Qur'an is clear in this. The Arab knows it, even if he is uneducated; he knows this. The argument is established against him, so no one has an excuse after the sending of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And Allah the Exalted says:
And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًاAnd this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches.
وَأُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِ وَمَن بَلَغَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [43 -954] الكافر الذي يموت وما عرف من الإسلام على غير حقيقته، هل هو مخلد في النار؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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