One who dies believing in Islam without converting

hassana elkoussi

hassana elkoussi

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One who dies believing in Islaam without converting​


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QUESTION


I know this person who beleived and accepted Islam, but died before they could convert. What does Islam say about such a person, is he/she forgiven by Allah or still considered as one of the "kaffar"?


Praise be to Allaah.

If a person does not pronounce the Shahaadatayn and enter Islaam, we cannot say that he is a Muslim, even if he admired Islaam and recognized that it is the best religion, a great religion, and so on. Abu Taalib, the uncle of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died a kaafir, and Allaah forbade His Prophet to pray for forgiveness for him, even though he used to defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said in his poems:
"I do know that the religion of Muhammad is better than all other religions of mankind;
were it not for fear of blame or slander, you would find me accepting it completely."

If a person accepts Islaam out of conviction, and begins to practise it, then he is a Muslim, even if he does not register his Islaam officially, or go to a court or Islaamic centre to obtain documentation, or announce it to others. If such a person dies, then we hope for Paradise for him and pray for mercy for him.

And Allaah is the One Who sees all that His slaves do.

:salam2:
 
wardah noor

wardah noor

Muslimah 4 life
thank you so much for answering this question i always wanted to know.
may Allah reward you inchallah.
jazakallah.......:wasalam:
 
nyerekareem

nyerekareem

abdur-rahman
hassana elkoussi said:
From ISLAM Q&A​



One who dies believing in Islaam without converting​


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QUESTION


I know this person who beleived and accepted Islam, but died before they could convert. What does Islam say about such a person, is he/she forgiven by Allah or still considered as one of the "kaffar"?


Praise be to Allaah.

If a person does not pronounce the Shahaadatayn and enter Islaam, we cannot say that he is a Muslim, even if he admired Islaam and recognized that it is the best religion, a great religion, and so on. Abu Taalib, the uncle of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died a kaafir, and Allaah forbade His Prophet to pray for forgiveness for him, even though he used to defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said in his poems:
"I do know that the religion of Muhammad is better than all other religions of mankind;
were it not for fear of blame or slander, you would find me accepting it completely."

If a person accepts Islaam out of conviction, and begins to practise it, then he is a Muslim, even if he does not register his Islaam officially, or go to a court or Islaamic centre to obtain documentation, or announce it to others. If such a person dies, then we hope for Paradise for him and pray for mercy for him.

And Allaah is the One Who sees all that His slaves do.

:salam2:
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:salam2:

as time goes on, i become more and more thankful to ALLAH SWT for guiding me to islam. sometimes i think about all of those people that agreed with islam and died , but failed to declare their faith in islam. failing to act upon the truth that they have received. it happens very often i'm sure. i also think about those that died disbelieving in islam, and if they knew back then what they now know; they'd be muslims and first in the prayer rows.

i am so grateful for being a muslim, alhamdulillah. we all should be.
:wasalam:
 
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