Are Islam and faith not limited to the message of our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
And another phrase he mentions, saying: Islam and faith are not limited solely to the message of our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), but rather Islam and faith pertain to every person who worships Allah, in whatever form, before and after the blessed Muhammadan mission?
Answer:
As for before the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), everyone who believed in the past messengers is among the people of Paradise. Whoever believed in Moses, in Jesus, in Hud, in Salih, in all the messengers, is among the people of Paradise, provided he died upon that. As for after Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), no one is among the people of Paradise except those who followed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
All the people of the earth after the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) have no salvation except by following Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 7280? It was said: O Messenger of Allah, who refuses? Sahih al-Bukhari 7280. So the followers of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) are those who enter Paradise, and no one else. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 153. So no one is among the people of Paradise after the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) except those who followed him. This is the one who is among the people of Paradise. As for the one to whom his news reached and he disbelieved in it, and did not believe in him, he is among the people of the Fire.
As for the one to whom the news of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reach, from the people of the intervals, those who did not hear of the Messenger or the Qur'an, these are called the people of the interval. Their affair is left to Allah on the Day of Resurrection. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) will test them. Whoever succeeds in the test enters Paradise, and whoever does not succeed enters the Fire—may Allah keep us safe. As for the one to whom his message (peace and blessings be upon him) reached, and the Qur'an reached him, but he did not believe in it, he is among the people of the Fire—may Allah keep us safe.
And another phrase he mentions, saying: Islam and faith are not limited solely to the message of our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), but rather Islam and faith pertain to every person who worships Allah, in whatever form, before and after the blessed Muhammadan mission?
Answer:
As for before the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), everyone who believed in the past messengers is among the people of Paradise. Whoever believed in Moses, in Jesus, in Hud, in Salih, in all the messengers, is among the people of Paradise, provided he died upon that. As for after Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), no one is among the people of Paradise except those who followed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
All the people of the earth after the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) have no salvation except by following Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
All my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse.
كل أمتي يدخلون الجنة إلا من أبىHe said, "Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me is the one who refuses (to enter it)."
قال: من أطاعني دخل الجنة ومن عصاني دخل النارBy Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire.
والذي نفسي بيده لا يسمع بي أحد من هذه الأمة: يهودي ولا نصراني، ثم يموت ولم يؤمن بالذي أرسلت به إلا كان من أهل النارAs for the one to whom the news of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reach, from the people of the intervals, those who did not hear of the Messenger or the Qur'an, these are called the people of the interval. Their affair is left to Allah on the Day of Resurrection. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) will test them. Whoever succeeds in the test enters Paradise, and whoever does not succeed enters the Fire—may Allah keep us safe. As for the one to whom his message (peace and blessings be upon him) reached, and the Qur'an reached him, but he did not believe in it, he is among the people of the Fire—may Allah keep us safe.
Source
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