If a person dies in a state of disbelief and he is from a Western country, is he judged to be in the Fire?
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The Shaykh : The first question asks: If a person dies in a state of disbelief, for example, if he is from a Western country, is he judged to be in the Fire or not?
We do not testify that he is in the Fire, but we say that everyone who dies in a state of disbelief is in the Fire. As for the rulings of this world, we rule for him with the ruling of a disbeliever, meaning: we do not pray for his mercy, he is not washed, he is not shrouded, and no funeral prayer is performed for him. But in the Hereafter, we do not know; perhaps he will believe in the last moment of his life. For this reason, it is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community that one does not testify for any specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified.
We do not testify that he is in the Fire, but we say that everyone who dies in a state of disbelief is in the Fire. As for the rulings of this world, we rule for him with the ruling of a disbeliever, meaning: we do not pray for his mercy, he is not washed, he is not shrouded, and no funeral prayer is performed for him. But in the Hereafter, we do not know; perhaps he will believe in the last moment of his life. For this reason, it is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community that one does not testify for any specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified.