The certainty that a specific disbeliever will enter the Fire
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I hear about the death of one of the disbelievers, one of the disbelievers I know, is it permissible for me to be certain and say that he is in the Fire?
The Shaykh:
If you hear what?
The questioner:
If I hear about the death of one of the disbelievers, one of the disbelievers I know, is it permissible for me to be certain and say that he is in the Fire?
The Shaykh:
Do not be certain, for you do not know what his end was. Perhaps he repented, and you do not know about that. But do not say that he is a Muslim. It was said that he died, and I know about him that he is from the disbelievers. As for whether he repented and you did not know, Allah knows best. One does not rule for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire. This is the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community: one does not rule for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to as being in Paradise or in the Fire. As for others, they say: We hope for the doers of good and we fear for the doers of evil. This is the rule.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I hear about the death of one of the disbelievers, one of the disbelievers I know, is it permissible for me to be certain and say that he is in the Fire?
The Shaykh:
If you hear what?
The questioner:
If I hear about the death of one of the disbelievers, one of the disbelievers I know, is it permissible for me to be certain and say that he is in the Fire?
The Shaykh:
Do not be certain, for you do not know what his end was. Perhaps he repented, and you do not know about that. But do not say that he is a Muslim. It was said that he died, and I know about him that he is from the disbelievers. As for whether he repented and you did not know, Allah knows best. One does not rule for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire. This is the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community: one does not rule for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified to as being in Paradise or in the Fire. As for others, they say: We hope for the doers of good and we fear for the doers of evil. This is the rule.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : فضل التوحيد وما يكفر من الذنوب - 4 — islamhouse.com (46:41)
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