Does one testify for any person that they are in Paradise?
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The questioner : That the Muslim ... Paradise through his actions.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam mentioned that he testifies for a man that he will enter Paradise by the effects of his work, meaning his righteous deeds.
The Shaykh : It will come to us, if Allah wills, after we are finished, that some scholars say that if the Muslim community agrees to praise someone, then one testifies for him that he is in Paradise, such as the four imams, for example.
The questioner : And others.
The Shaykh : And others now, for example, the Shaykh al-Islam; we do not testify, we are not able to testify for him, but we hope for him, a hope that is indeed great, that he is among the people of Paradise. Yes?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam mentioned that he testifies for a man that he will enter Paradise by the effects of his work, meaning his righteous deeds.
The Shaykh : It will come to us, if Allah wills, after we are finished, that some scholars say that if the Muslim community agrees to praise someone, then one testifies for him that he is in Paradise, such as the four imams, for example.
The questioner : And others.
The Shaykh : And others now, for example, the Shaykh al-Islam; we do not testify, we are not able to testify for him, but we hope for him, a hope that is indeed great, that he is among the people of Paradise. Yes?