Some people say that Islam and faith are not limited to the message of our Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) only, rather Islam and faith may be attained by every person who worships Allaah in whatever way both before and after the blessed mission of Muhammad (lettings and peace of Allaah be upon him). What is your comment?.
Praise be to Allaah.
As for the time before the mission of the Prophet Muhammad
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him), everyone who believed in the
previous Messengers, is one of the people of Paradise. Whoever believed in
Moosa, ‘Eesa, Hood, Saalih, in all the Messengers, was one of the people of
Paradise if he died believing in that. But after the mission of Muhammad
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him), no one is among the people of
Paradise except those who followed Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allaah
be upon him). All of the people of Earth after the sending of Muhammad
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) have no way of salvation except
by following Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him). The
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “All of my ummah
will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” It was said: O Messenger of
Allaah, who refuses? He said: “Those who obey me will enter Paradise, and
those who disobey me have refused.” So the followers of the Prophet Muhammad
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) are those who will enter
Paradise, to the exclusion of others. And the Prophet (blessings and peace
of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the one in whose hand is my soul, no one of
this nation hears of me, Jew or Christian, then dies without believing in
that with which I have been sent, but he will be one of the people of the
Fire.” So after the sending of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allaah be
upon him), no one can be one of the people of Paradise except those who
follow him. As for those who hear about him and disbelieve in him, and do
not believe in him, they are people of the Fire. As for those who do not
hear about the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) or the
Messenger or of the Qur’aan, they come under the same ruling as those who
lived in the intervals between Prophets. Their case will be up to Allaah on
the Day of Resurrection; Allaah will test them and those who pass the test
will enter Paradise, and those who do not pass the test will enter Hell --
we ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound. As for those who hear about the
message of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) and hear
about the Qur’aan and do not believe, they will be among the people of the
Fire. The one who does not regard the disbelievers as disbelievers is like
them. It is essential to regard as disbelievers the one who does not believe
in Allaah, and to regard as a disbeliever the one who disbelieves in Him.
Hence it is proven in the saheeh hadeeth that the Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “The one who believes in the oneness of
Allaah and disbelieves in that which is worshipped instead of Allaah, his
wealth and his blood become haraam, and his reckoning will be with Allaah.”
And Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“Whoever disbelieves in Taaghoot [false gods etc.] and
believes in Allaah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that
will never break. And Allaah is All-Hearer, All-Knower”
[al-Baqarah 2:256]
So it is essential to believe in Allaah, believe in his
Oneness, and be sincere towards Him, and to believe that the believers are
following the true faith. And it is essential to regard as disbelievers
those disbelievers who heard of sharee’ah but did not believe, like the
Jews, the Christians, the Magians, the Communists and others who exist today
or who existed previously. Whoever hears the message of Allaah and does not believe is one of the people of Hell -- we ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound. End quote.
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