The ruling on one who enters Islam and dies immediately
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Question:
May Allah bless you. A questioner asks, Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who enters Islam and dies immediately?
Answer:
If he entered Islam and died immediately, and his entry was sincere from his heart, then he is a Muslim and enters Paradise, with Allah’s permission, because he died upon Islam. And we have no concern but the outward appearance. So, if one pronounces the two testimonies of faith, we rule that he is a Muslim. If he dies immediately, we perform the washing, shrouding, and funeral prayer for him, and bury him in the Muslim cemeteries. If it is delayed, we look at his actions. If, after saying “La ilaha illa Allah” (There is no god but Allah), he was upright upon it, fulfilled the obligatory duties, and abandoned the forbidden things, then he is a true Muslim. As for if there is a deficiency or shortcoming on his part, then it is according to what occurs from him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
May Allah bless you. A questioner asks, Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who enters Islam and dies immediately?
Answer:
If he entered Islam and died immediately, and his entry was sincere from his heart, then he is a Muslim and enters Paradise, with Allah’s permission, because he died upon Islam. And we have no concern but the outward appearance. So, if one pronounces the two testimonies of faith, we rule that he is a Muslim. If he dies immediately, we perform the washing, shrouding, and funeral prayer for him, and bury him in the Muslim cemeteries. If it is delayed, we look at his actions. If, after saying “La ilaha illa Allah” (There is no god but Allah), he was upright upon it, fulfilled the obligatory duties, and abandoned the forbidden things, then he is a true Muslim. As for if there is a deficiency or shortcoming on his part, then it is according to what occurs from him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/213 — archive.org (15:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.