The Divisions of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
After this, a message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asks a number of questions, saying: Who are the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? Is it the generation in which he was sent until the Day of Resurrection? Or are they those who believed in him, affirmed him, and followed him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) comprises all of the two groups, the jinn and the humans; they are his Ummah. However, they are called the Ummah of the Call, for all of them are called, all of them are accountable, and all of them are commanded to follow the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to have the oneness of Allah and obey Him, to follow His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and to leave what He has forbidden. All of them are commanded, whether jinn or human. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf: 158]. He the Exalted said: [Saba: 28]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 335 (peace and blessings be upon him).
The second Ummah is the Ummah of Response, who are those who responded to him and followed him. They are the Ummah about whom Allah praised and commended, who responded to him and followed His Shari'ah, as in His saying the Exalted: [Al-Imran: 110]. These are the ones who believed in him, and they possess great virtue.
As for those who did not believe, they are called the Ummah of the Call, and for them is the Fire on the Day of Resurrection due to their lack of faith in him (peace and blessings be upon him), except for those to whom his call did not reach and who did not know of him because they were in distant outlying areas. Such a person is tested on the Day of Resurrection, and they are called the people of the period of ignorance (ahl al-fatra). They are tested on the Day of Resurrection, so whoever responds to what is asked of him enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys enters the Fire.
As for those who heard of him and knew of him but did not respond, they will be among the people of the Fire, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 153, narrated by Muslim in the Sahih. And as He the Glorious and Exalted said in His great Book: [Hud: 17]. So he is the Messenger of Allah to all of them (peace and blessings be upon him). Whoever follows him and proceeds according to his methodology in the oneness of Allah and obedience to Him is from the Ummah of Response, and for him is Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever refuses, like the Jews, the Christians, the communists, the polytheists, and the rest of the atheists, whoever refuses to enter his religion is from the people of the Fire, except for those to whom his command did not reach. These are tested on the Day of Resurrection and are called the people of the period of ignorance (ahl al-fatra). And Allah the Exalted says to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), commanding him to convey the message to the people, saying (Exalted and Majestic is He), commanding his Prophet to say that: [Al-An'am: 19]. And He the Exalted says: [Ibrahim: 52]. So Allah made the Qur'an a conveyance.
And likewise, what he informed his Prophet of is a conveyance (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Qur'an and the hadiths are all a conveyance. Whoever follows the Qur'an and the Sunnah, has the oneness of Allah, and follows the Shari'ah, this is the believer. These are the people of Paradise, and they are the Ummah of Response until the Day of Resurrection. And whoever deviates from the path and does not respond to the call, whether from the Jews, the Christians, or others, is from the people of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. But whoever is far away in the outlying parts of the world and has not heard of the Qur'an or of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), this is called one of the people of the period of ignorance (ahl al-fatra); he is called one of the people of the period of ignorance... he has knowledge, so this is tested on the Day of Resurrection. The hadiths have come that he is tested on the Day of Resurrection, and a portion of the Fire is sent to him. If he responds, he enters Paradise, and if he disobeys, he enters the Fire. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
After this, a message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asks a number of questions, saying: Who are the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? Is it the generation in which he was sent until the Day of Resurrection? Or are they those who believed in him, affirmed him, and followed him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) comprises all of the two groups, the jinn and the humans; they are his Ummah. However, they are called the Ummah of the Call, for all of them are called, all of them are accountable, and all of them are commanded to follow the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to have the oneness of Allah and obey Him, to follow His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and to leave what He has forbidden. All of them are commanded, whether jinn or human. Allah the Exalted said:
Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًاAnd We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًاEvery Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all mankind.
كان النبي يبعث إلى قومه خاصة، وبعثت إلى الناس عامةThe second Ummah is the Ummah of Response, who are those who responded to him and followed him. They are the Ummah about whom Allah praised and commended, who responded to him and followed His Shari'ah, as in His saying the Exalted:
You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah.
كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِAs for those who did not believe, they are called the Ummah of the Call, and for them is the Fire on the Day of Resurrection due to their lack of faith in him (peace and blessings be upon him), except for those to whom his call did not reach and who did not know of him because they were in distant outlying areas. Such a person is tested on the Day of Resurrection, and they are called the people of the period of ignorance (ahl al-fatra). They are tested on the Day of Resurrection, so whoever responds to what is asked of him enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys enters the Fire.
As for those who heard of him and knew of him but did not respond, they will be among the people of the Fire, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
By 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 بي إلا كان من أصحاب النارBut whoever disbelieves in it from the [various] factions - the Fire is his promised destination
وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهِ مِنَ الأَحْزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُAnd this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches.
وَأُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنُ لِأُنذِرَكُمْ بِهِ وَمَنْ بَلَغَThis [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby
هَذَا بَلاغٌ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُوا بِهِAnd likewise, what he informed his Prophet of is a conveyance (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Qur'an and the hadiths are all a conveyance. Whoever follows the Qur'an and the Sunnah, has the oneness of Allah, and follows the Shari'ah, this is the believer. These are the people of Paradise, and they are the Ummah of Response until the Day of Resurrection. And whoever deviates from the path and does not respond to the call, whether from the Jews, the Christians, or others, is from the people of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. But whoever is far away in the outlying parts of the world and has not heard of the Qur'an or of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), this is called one of the people of the period of ignorance (ahl al-fatra); he is called one of the people of the period of ignorance... he has knowledge, so this is tested on the Day of Resurrection. The hadiths have come that he is tested on the Day of Resurrection, and a portion of the Fire is sent to him. If he responds, he enters Paradise, and if he disobeys, he enters the Fire. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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