The Strongest Opinion Regarding the People of the Intervals Who Were Not Reached by the Message
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. He says, in continuation of his question: What is the strongest opinion regarding the people of the intervals (ahl al-fatra) who were not reached by the pure religion before the message?
Answer:
Their affair is left to Allah. The strongest opinion is that we entrust their affair to Allah the Exalted. However, in this world, we treat them as disbelievers because their deeds are those of disbelief. Therefore, their funerals, inheritances, and other matters are governed by the rulings for disbelievers. As for the Hereafter, in the matter between them and Allah, we do not intervene; their affair is left to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. He says, in continuation of his question: What is the strongest opinion regarding the people of the intervals (ahl al-fatra) who were not reached by the pure religion before the message?
Answer:
Their affair is left to Allah. The strongest opinion is that we entrust their affair to Allah the Exalted. However, in this world, we treat them as disbelievers because their deeds are those of disbelief. Therefore, their funerals, inheritances, and other matters are governed by the rulings for disbelievers. As for the Hereafter, in the matter between them and Allah, we do not intervene; their affair is left to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [522- 4717] أرجح الأقوال في أهل الفترة الذين لم تبلغهم الرسالة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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