The ruling on one who dies before the call to Islam reaches him
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are those who say that those to whom the call did not reach are not called disbelievers, but rather non-Muslims.
Answer:
He is either ignorant or obstinate. Those to whom the call did not reach are classified with the people of the period of ignorance (fatrah). They are classified with the people of the period of ignorance, and a Messenger will be sent to them on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever responds to him will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys him will enter the Fire.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are those who say that those to whom the call did not reach are not called disbelievers, but rather non-Muslims.
Answer:
He is either ignorant or obstinate. Those to whom the call did not reach are classified with the people of the period of ignorance (fatrah). They are classified with the people of the period of ignorance, and a Messenger will be sent to them on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever responds to him will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys him will enter the Fire.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1558- حكم من مات ولم تبلغه دعوة الإسلام - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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