Do the people of major sins from the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) remain in the Fire forever or not, and is intercession permissible for them, and how does that happen?
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The questioner : Do the people of major sins from the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) remain in the Fire forever or not? And is intercession permissible for them or not? And how does that happen? I hope you will inform us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The people of major sins that are less than disbelief do not remain in the Fire forever, because Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:[An-Nisa 4:48] They are among the people for whom intercession is granted, in which the prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs, and the righteous will intercede. This does not mean that a person should be lax regarding major sins, for major sins may cause the heart to become darkened until it leads to disbelief, and may Allah protect us from that. As Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said in Surat al-Mutaffifin: [Al-Mutaffifin 83:10-14] This indicates that hearts may be covered over, so that they see the truth as falsehood and see the falsehood as truth. Therefore, a person should seek forgiveness for his major sins before he is unable to do so, and he should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The people of major sins that are less than disbelief do not remain in the Fire forever, because Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ(10) Woe, that Day, to the deniers, (11) Who deny the Day of Recompense. (12) And none deny it except every sinful transgressor. (13) When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." (14) No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ * الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ * وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ * إِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الأَوَّلِينَ * كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَThe questioner : May Allah bless you.