Did one who died upon disbelief receive forgiveness?
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The Shaykh : Among the hadiths mentioned in the books of biography is the story of a man from the noble Arabs who was used as a standard of excellence. When his son, who had embraced Islam, asked him, likewise these people died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and are being punished. Therefore, these reports mean that these people deserved the punishment, and they do not deserve the punishment unless the call had reached them. And His saying, the Exalted, [Al-Isra 17:15] does not judge individuals; rather, it establishes a general rule.
Today, we, the Muslims, say that no messenger came to us, and a messenger did come to us, meaning the call came to us. Do you think the call has reached everyone who exists today on the face of the earth? I do not stop at the idea that it has not.
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He asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "My father used to entertain guests and feed the poor, and so on. Will that benefit him?" He said: "No, because he never said on any day: 'My Lord, forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.'"
سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إن أبي كان يقري الضيف ويطعم المساكين و و إلى آخره فهل ينفعه ذلك قال لا لأنه لم يقل يوما رب اغفر لي خطيئتي يوم الدينOne day he (peace be upon him) passed by while riding his mount, and the sun was scorching him. He looked and saw two graves there, so he asked those with him when these two had been buried. They said: "In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance." He said, (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him): "Were it not that you bury one another, I would have let you hear the punishment of the grave."
مر عليه السلام يوما وهو على دابته فشمست به فنظر ورأى قبرين هناك فسأل من كان معه متى دفن هذان قالوا في الجاهلية فقال عليه الصلاة والسلام لولا أن تدافنوا لأسمعتكم عذاب القبرAnd never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولاToday, we, the Muslims, say that no messenger came to us, and a messenger did come to us, meaning the call came to us. Do you think the call has reached everyone who exists today on the face of the earth? I do not stop at the idea that it has not.
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