What is the methodology of the people of the Sunnah regarding one who dies among the sinners or upon disbelief?
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Question:
Our sister asks and says: What are the deeds or major sins that cause a person to remain in the Fire forever? And is it true that every non-Muslim does not enter Paradise and remains in the Fire forever?
Answer:
Yes, yes. The deeds that necessitate eternal abode in the Fire, forever and ever, are the deeds of disbelief. Whoever dies as a disbeliever regarding Allah is eternally in the Fire, forever and ever, like the Jews, the Christians, the communists, and so on, and every one who commits an act of disbelief. Similarly, one who abandons prayer, or insults the religion, or mocks the religion, or mocks Paradise, or the Fire, or insults the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or belittles the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or insults Allah or belittles Him, or casts doubt in His religion. All of this is apostasy from Islam. If a person dies upon this, he becomes eternally in the Fire, forever and ever, like the other disbelievers.
As for the sinners, the sinful Muslim does not remain in the Fire forever. If he enters the Fire, he does not remain in it. For example, one who dies while committing zina and did not repent from zina, or one who dies while drinking intoxicants, but he is a monotheist, a Muslim who worships Allah alone, and does not insult Islam or the religion, but is a Muslim, however he obeyed his desires in some sins, such as drinking intoxicants, such as undutifulness to parents or one of them, such as consuming riba, such as zina. These and their like of sins, if he dies upon them while being a Muslim who worships Allah alone and is not a disbeliever, then he is under the will of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If Allah wills, He forgives him and pardons him due to his tawhid, his Islam, and his faith that he possessed. And if He wills (Exalted is He), He punishes him according to the magnitude of the crimes and sins he died upon. Then, after he is purified in the Fire and punished for as long as Allah wills, Allah takes him out of the Fire into Paradise.
As Allah (Exalted is He) said in His great Book: [Surat al-Nisa: 48]. Thus, He (Exalted is He) made it clear that shirk is not forgiven for one who dies upon shirk; it is not forgiven, we seek refuge in Allah. As for one who dies upon sins less than shirk, he is under the will of Allah. The scholars of the Sunnah have agreed, the scholars of the Muslims have agreed, that the sinner who is a Muslim, a monotheist, a believer, but has a sin, does not remain in the Fire forever. Rather, whenever he enters the Fire due to this sin, he does not remain in it, but is punished in it for as long as Allah wills, then Allah takes him out of the Fire into Paradise. This is what the people of the Sunnah and the community are upon, and it is the truth.
As for one who dies upon disbelief in Allah, he remains in the Fire forever and ever. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.
Among the disbelievers are the known Jews and Christians, the known communists, the worshippers of idols, the worshippers of the people of the graves, and among them are those who insult the religion or mock the religion, or insult Allah, or insult His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). These people, if they die upon that and do not repent, they are among the people of the Fire who remain in it forever and ever. We seek refuge in Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Our sister asks and says: What are the deeds or major sins that cause a person to remain in the Fire forever? And is it true that every non-Muslim does not enter Paradise and remains in the Fire forever?
Answer:
Yes, yes. The deeds that necessitate eternal abode in the Fire, forever and ever, are the deeds of disbelief. Whoever dies as a disbeliever regarding Allah is eternally in the Fire, forever and ever, like the Jews, the Christians, the communists, and so on, and every one who commits an act of disbelief. Similarly, one who abandons prayer, or insults the religion, or mocks the religion, or mocks Paradise, or the Fire, or insults the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or belittles the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or insults Allah or belittles Him, or casts doubt in His religion. All of this is apostasy from Islam. If a person dies upon this, he becomes eternally in the Fire, forever and ever, like the other disbelievers.
As for the sinners, the sinful Muslim does not remain in the Fire forever. If he enters the Fire, he does not remain in it. For example, one who dies while committing zina and did not repent from zina, or one who dies while drinking intoxicants, but he is a monotheist, a Muslim who worships Allah alone, and does not insult Islam or the religion, but is a Muslim, however he obeyed his desires in some sins, such as drinking intoxicants, such as undutifulness to parents or one of them, such as consuming riba, such as zina. These and their like of sins, if he dies upon them while being a Muslim who worships Allah alone and is not a disbeliever, then he is under the will of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If Allah wills, He forgives him and pardons him due to his tawhid, his Islam, and his faith that he possessed. And if He wills (Exalted is He), He punishes him according to the magnitude of the crimes and sins he died upon. Then, after he is purified in the Fire and punished for as long as Allah wills, Allah takes him out of the Fire into Paradise.
As Allah (Exalted is He) said in His great Book:
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 يَشَاءُAs for one who dies upon disbelief in Allah, he remains in the Fire forever and ever. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.
Among the disbelievers are the known Jews and Christians, the known communists, the worshippers of idols, the worshippers of the people of the graves, and among them are those who insult the religion or mock the religion, or insult Allah, or insult His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). These people, if they die upon that and do not repent, they are among the people of the Fire who remain in it forever and ever. We seek refuge in Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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