What is the fate of the followers of the messengers before Islam?
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Question:
The claim is that six billion people scattered across the surface of the earth will end up in the Fire, based on a fatwa that does not rest on truth and justice. It states that the followers of all heavenly religions, except for those who distorted the Book of Allah, will go to Paradise if they do good deeds, in fulfillment of the saying of the Exalted: [al-Baqarah: 62] and so on.
So what is your guidance?
Answer:
Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day from all nations and follows the messengers, there is no doubt that he is destined for Paradise:[Al-Baqarah 2:62]. So whoever believes in Allah and His messengers from this Ummah, from the Children of Israel, from the Jews, the Christians, and other nations; they are all destined for Paradise. And whoever follows the messengers from the first to the last is destined for Paradise, and whoever disobeys them and contradicts them is destined for the Fire.
And there is no doubt that most of creation are destined for the Fire, and the fewest for Paradise, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Yusuf: 103], and He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [al-An'am: 116], and He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: [Saba: 20].
But in the end times: when Allah lifts up the Qur'an and sends the wind that takes the souls of the believing men and women, only the wicked will remain. The Hour will be established over them, and they are from the people of the Fire; because they remained upon shirk (associating partners with Allah) and worshipping other than Him. The Hour will be established over them—may Allah grant us safety:Sahih Muslim 148a, and in another narration: Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 48:247—may Allah grant us safety.
As for the statement that all the people of the earth are in the Fire, this is a false statement. Rather, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day is from the people of Paradise. Only he who disbelieves in Allah and contradicts His command is from the people of the Fire. But in the end times, after the lifting of the Noble Book, and after the death of the believing men and women, the wicked will remain, and the Hour will be established over them, and they are from the people of the Fire—may Allah grant us safety.
The claim is that six billion people scattered across the surface of the earth will end up in the Fire, based on a fatwa that does not rest on truth and justice. It states that the followers of all heavenly religions, except for those who distorted the Book of Allah, will go to Paradise if they do good deeds, in fulfillment of the saying of the Exalted:
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَSo what is your guidance?
Answer:
Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day from all nations and follows the messengers, there is no doubt that he is destined for Paradise:
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَAnd there is no doubt that most of creation are destined for the Fire, and the fewest for Paradise, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And most of the people, although you strive [for it], are not believers.
وَمَا أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَAnd if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah
وَإِنْ تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِAnd Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers.
وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَBut in the end times: when Allah lifts up the Qur'an and sends the wind that takes the souls of the believing men and women, only the wicked will remain. The Hour will be established over them, and they are from the people of the Fire; because they remained upon shirk (associating partners with Allah) and worshipping other than Him. The Hour will be established over them—may Allah grant us safety:
The Hour (Resurrection) will not occur until 'Allah, Allah' is not said on earth.
لا تقوم الساعةُ حتى لا يُقال في الأرض: الله، اللهUntil it is not said on the earth: There is no god but Allah.
حتى لا يُقال في الأرض: لا إله إلَّا اللهAs for the statement that all the people of the earth are in the Fire, this is a false statement. Rather, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day is from the people of Paradise. Only he who disbelieves in Allah and contradicts His command is from the people of the Fire. But in the end times, after the lifting of the Noble Book, and after the death of the believing men and women, the wicked will remain, and the Hour will be established over them, and they are from the people of the Fire—may Allah grant us safety.
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