The Fate of Those to Whom the Call of the Religion of Islam Did Not Reach
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Question:
What is the fate of one who does not know that the religion of Islam is the true religion, acceptable to Allah, and believes in a religion other than Islam?
Answer:
If the person in question lived among Muslims, and the Qur'an and Sunnah reached him, yet he believes in a religion other than Islam, his ruling is the ruling of the people of the religion he believed in, which is disbelief. For Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says in the Noble Qur'an regarding His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [Al-An'am: 19], and He, Exalted is He, says: [Ibrahim: 52], and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 153.
As for the person in question who lived among disbelievers to whom the Qur'an did not reach, nor the news of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), his ruling is the ruling of the people of the period of ignorance (al-fatra). They will be tested on the Day of Resurrection; whoever succeeds in the test will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys will enter the Fire. For Allah, Exalted is He, says: [Al-Isra: 15], and success is from Allah.
What is the fate of one who does not know that the religion of Islam is the true religion, acceptable to Allah, and believes in a religion other than Islam?
Answer:
If the person in question lived among Muslims, and the Qur'an and Sunnah reached him, yet he believes in a religion other than Islam, his ruling is the ruling of the people of the religion he believed in, which is disbelief. For Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says in the Noble Qur'an regarding His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
And this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches.
وَأُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنُ لِأُنْذِرَكُمْ بِهِ وَمَنْ بَلَغَThis [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby
هَذَا بَلَاغٌ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنْذَرُوا بِهِBy 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 person in question who lived among disbelievers to whom the Qur'an did not reach, nor the news of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), his ruling is the ruling of the people of the period of ignorance (al-fatra). They will be tested on the Day of Resurrection; whoever succeeds in the test will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys will enter the Fire. For Allah, Exalted is He, says:
And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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