Certainty regarding Paradise or Hellfire for any person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it permissible to affirm Paradise or Hellfire for any person?
Answer:
One does not affirm Paradise or Hellfire for anyone except for those for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed that they are among the people of Paradise, such as the Companions for whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to their entry into Paradise. One does not rule with certainty that someone is in Hellfire except for those about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that they are among the people of Hellfire. As for the rest, we hope for the doer of good and fear for the doer of evil, and we do not affirm that this person is among the people of Hellfire and that person is among the people of Paradise except with evidence.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it permissible to affirm Paradise or Hellfire for any person?
Answer:
One does not affirm Paradise or Hellfire for anyone except for those for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed that they are among the people of Paradise, such as the Companions for whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to their entry into Paradise. One does not rule with certainty that someone is in Hellfire except for those about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that they are among the people of Hellfire. As for the rest, we hope for the doer of good and fear for the doer of evil, and we do not affirm that this person is among the people of Hellfire and that person is among the people of Paradise except with evidence.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 18-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (56:06)
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