Is it permissible to rule that a specific disbeliever is eternally in the Fire after his death?
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Question:
It was said: A questioner asks: Is ruling that a specific disbeliever is eternally in the Fire after his death contrary to the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
For a specific individual, one does not rule that he is in Paradise or in the Fire except with evidence of specification, namely one about whom Allah informed that he is in the Fire, or about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that he is in the Fire. We are certain of that and rule that he is among the people of the Fire. And the one about whom Allah informed that he is in Paradise, or about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that he is in Paradise, we are certain of that for him, such as the ten promised Paradise and other Companions about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testified that they are among the people of Paradise. We believe in that, and that he is among the people of Paradise.
As for the one for whom there is no evidence that he is among the people of the Fire or among the people of Paradise, we do not assert certainty for him. But we hope for the doer of good and fear for the doer of evil. This is the rule of the people of the Sunnah and the community: we hope for the doers of good and fear for the doers of evil, and we do not rule for anyone that he is in Paradise or in the Fire except for the one about whom Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) testified or about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testified. This is the rule of the people of the Sunnah and the community.
It was said: A questioner asks: Is ruling that a specific disbeliever is eternally in the Fire after his death contrary to the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
For a specific individual, one does not rule that he is in Paradise or in the Fire except with evidence of specification, namely one about whom Allah informed that he is in the Fire, or about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that he is in the Fire. We are certain of that and rule that he is among the people of the Fire. And the one about whom Allah informed that he is in Paradise, or about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that he is in Paradise, we are certain of that for him, such as the ten promised Paradise and other Companions about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testified that they are among the people of Paradise. We believe in that, and that he is among the people of Paradise.
As for the one for whom there is no evidence that he is among the people of the Fire or among the people of Paradise, we do not assert certainty for him. But we hope for the doer of good and fear for the doer of evil. This is the rule of the people of the Sunnah and the community: we hope for the doers of good and fear for the doers of evil, and we do not rule for anyone that he is in Paradise or in the Fire except for the one about whom Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) testified or about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testified. This is the rule of the people of the Sunnah and the community.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يحكم على الكافر المعين عقب موته بأنه خالد في النار؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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