What is the ruling on testifying specifically that a disbeliever is among the people of the Fire if he died upon that?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do we not testify specifically that one who died upon disbelief is in the Fire, based on the saying of the Prophet, since some people say that perhaps he entered Islam.
Answer:
If you know that he died upon disbelief, testify that he is in the Fire. But what makes you know that he died upon disbelief? Do you know the unseen? You do not know the unseen. But if you know that he died upon disbelief, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testifies for him because Allah informed him and revealed the unseen to him. So the Messenger has a special status, but we do not. No, we have no knowledge of the final outcomes, or where people will end up on the Day of Resurrection; that is part of the knowledge of the unseen.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do we not testify specifically that one who died upon disbelief is in the Fire, based on the saying of the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Companion: "If you pass by the grave of a disbeliever, give him the glad tidings of the Fire," or as it was narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him).
صلى الله عليه وسلم للصحابي إذا مررت على قبر كافر فبشره بالنار أو كما روي عنه صلى الله عليه وسلمAnswer:
If you know that he died upon disbelief, testify that he is in the Fire. But what makes you know that he died upon disbelief? Do you know the unseen? You do not know the unseen. But if you know that he died upon disbelief, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) testifies for him because Allah informed him and revealed the unseen to him. So the Messenger has a special status, but we do not. No, we have no knowledge of the final outcomes, or where people will end up on the Day of Resurrection; that is part of the knowledge of the unseen.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [606 -1024] ما حكم الشهادة للكافر بعينه أنه من أهل النار إن مات على ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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