What is the ruling on disbelievers who die without having been reached by the correct Islamic religion, but rather by a distorted version which they then abandoned? Do they fall under the category of the people of the interval (ahl al-fatra) or not?

The questioner : Some people ask about the one who dies now from among the non-Muslims, for example in European countries, who grew up in a corrupt environment, may Allah protect us from it, and no one conveyed the Islamic religion to him. And if it did reach him, it was distorted such that he has no desire to enter it. So I do not know, meaning, do these people fall under the ruling of the people of the interval (ahl al-fatra), or is there a major difference?

The Shaykh : No, these are like the people of the interval (ahl al-fatra) to whom the call did not reach. They have a special treatment in the open spaces of the Day of Resurrection.

The questioner : As for these people

The Shaykh : I am telling you that these people are like the people of the interval (ahl al-fatra). They have a special treatment in the open spaces of the Day of Resurrection. So they are not judged here for Paradise or for Hellfire.

The questioner : ...This is what our Lord intended by this

The Shaykh : This is after the trial in the open spaces, yes.

The questioner : "Open spaces" (al-'aradat) means the paths, meaning

The Shaykh : The open spaces are the standing grounds in the land of the gathering.

The questioner : Yes, yes. The one who dies from among them now, whose right is upon whom, for example?

The Shaykh : What is it?

The questioner : Whose right is it? Who is responsible for it? Who bears his sin and his guilt? Do the Muslims, for example, who did not go to convey the religion to them, bear it?

The Shaykh : Which type are you talking about? The type you asked about first?

The questioner : The same question, about the one who dies, for example, from France, from America, from Britain, or similar, and no one conveys this religion to him.

The Shaykh : May Allah guide you.

The questioner : Amen.

The Shaykh : You ruled at that moment that these people bear sin.

The questioner : How?

The Shaykh : You ruled at that moment that they bear sin.

The questioner : Those who did not convey it to them, that is my intention.

The Shaykh : I know your intention, may Allah guide you. Did you understand from me that these people who died and the call did not reach them are sinful?

The questioner : No, I did not understand it that way.

The Shaykh : So did you understand that they are not sinful?

The questioner : Yes, yes, I understood.

The Shaykh : So how do you say who bears their sin?

The questioner : So no one bears it.

The Shaykh : Is there anything else with you?

The questioner : There is one last thing, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.

The questioner : Have you reviewed the two previous hadiths for us?

The Shaykh: No, by Allah

The questioner : So what is your opinion in this case? Do we narrate them?

The Shaykh : No, I do not narrate them at all.

The questioner : Not at all.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : Wherever we know the truth.

The Shaykh : Because I searched for the book and did not find it.

The questioner : The book *Hadi al-Arwah* (Guiding the Souls).

The Shaykh : Yes, it is with me, but I did not find it.

The questioner : I found the topic, its name is "The Chapter on the Chambers of Paradise."

The Shaykh : I did not find the book, not the topic.

The questioner : Ah, the book. The book is simple, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh : If Allah wills.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you as well.

The questioner : Peace be upon you

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.