What is the ruling on the people of the period of ignorance, and is there any obligation in Paradise?
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The questioner : Regarding the people of the period of ignorance, what is the stronger position concerning them?
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that they are like the children of the polytheists. Allah knows best what they would have done. So on the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Exalted will test them with whatever He wills. Whoever obeys will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys will enter the Fire.
The questioner : ... This is the abode of action, and this is the abode of recompense and reckoning.
The Shaykh : Fine, and we say it this way, but Allah has the right to impose obligation. Does not Allah the Exalted say:[Al-Qalam 68:42] Is this an obligation or not an obligation?
The questioner : It is an obligation.
The Shaykh : It is an obligation, clear? Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that they are like the children of the polytheists. Allah knows best what they would have done. So on the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Exalted will test them with whatever He wills. Whoever obeys will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys will enter the Fire.
The questioner : ... This is the abode of action, and this is the abode of recompense and reckoning.
The Shaykh : Fine, and we say it this way, but Allah has the right to impose obligation. Does not Allah the Exalted say:
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration
يوم يكشف عن ساق ويدعون إلى السجودThe questioner : It is an obligation.
The Shaykh : It is an obligation, clear? Yes, indeed.