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This was on another post, so some of the things in the post may be irrelevant. But just check it out - you may get what i'm tryin to say in the post insha'Allaah.
First of all i want you to remember that God is the Most Just, this means that he is even Just to the non muslims - the ones who dont even believe in God.
The first point is, God will test those whom he loves - like its been mentioned in the verse:
[29.2] Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, We believe, and not be tried?
[29.3] And certainly We tried those before them, so Allah will certainly know those who are true and He will certainly know the liars.
That means that God will test the people (the believers) he loves in this life. This means putting them through different sorts of hardships, so it is a Just way of forgiving the persons sins.
this relates to the hadith of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who said:
“Whatever befalls a Muslim of exhaustion, illness, worry, grief, nuisance or trouble, even though it may be no more than a prick of a thorn, earns him forgiveness by Allah of some of his sins.”
But you have to keep in mind:
2:286 On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns.
This way - God is being Just and the believers sins will be forgiven.
Whereas, God will keep giving goodness to the non-believers in this life, for the deeds they have done. For instance, if a person who is a kafir (a person who rejects faith) has smiled at a person in this life - God will reward them in some way for that deed they have done,
so the person may get alot of riches in this life. This is the Justness God gives to all people whether they believe or not.
Whereas God may keep testing the believer in this life, but we will stay pleased and remain steadfast, like our beloved Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
" Wondrous are the believer's affairs. For him there is good in all his affairs, and this is so only for the believer. When something pleasing happens to him, he is grateful, and that is good for him; and when something displeasing happens to him, he is enduring (sabar), and that is good for him " (sahih Muslim )
but the rejectors of faith will try to stop the believers..
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed, (83:29)
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery); (83:30)
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting; (83:31)
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!" (83:32)
But this doesn't mean that the people who reject faith and do bad acts get away with it, no - they will get the fire in the afterlife.
For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination. (67:06)]
Say: "See ye?- If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver
the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?" (67:28)
But the disbelievers keep rejecting faith:
..their messengers came to them with clear arguments; so it was not Allah Who should do them injustice, but they were unjust to themselves. (9:70)
The people in hell will be in different punishments, which will be affected by the amount of sins they had commited in this life, we know
this because our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his beloved family) said:
Hadith - Qudsi 38
When Allah Almighty created Paradise and Hell-fire, He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying: Look at it and at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants.
The Prophet May Allah's peace and praise be on him said: So he came to it and looked at it and at what Allah had prepared therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet May Allah's peace and praise be on him said: So he returned to Him and said: By your glory, no one hears of it without entering it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by forms of hardship, and He said: Return to it and look at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet May Allah's peace and praise be on him said:
So he returned to it and found that it was encompassed by forms of hardship. Then he returned to Him and said: By Your glory, I fear that no one will enter it. He said: Go to Hell-fire and look at it and what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants, and he found that it was in layers, one above the other.
Then he returned to Him and said: By Your glory, no one who hears of it will enter it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by lusts. Then He said: Return to it. And he returned to it and said: By Your glory, I am frightened that no one will escape from entering it.
...That was because they rebelled and used to transgress. (5:78)
They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!
The believers are treatedly unjustly;
Those who have been expelled from their homes without a just cause except that they say: Our Lord is Allah. And had there not been Allah's repelling some people by others, certainly there would have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques in which Allah's name is much remembered; and surely Allah will help him who helps His cause; most surely Allah is Strong, Mighty. (22:40)
Those who, should We establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and enjoin good and forbid evil; and Allah's is the end of affairs. (22:41)
"The believers, men and women, are friends of one another. They command what is right and forbid what is wrong." (9:71)
Those who say: Our Lord! surely we believe, therefore forgive us our faults and save us from the chastisement of the fire. (3:16)
The patient, and the truthful, and the obedient, and those who spend (benevolently) [in charity] and those who ask forgiveness in the morning times. (3:17)
Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants; (23:08)
And who (strictly) guard their prayers;- (23:09)
These are they who are the heirs, (23:10)
Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for ever). (23:11)
"Say, 'Shall I bring your attention to things far better than those? For the righteous are gardens in nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath, eternal therein, with pure companions and the good pleasure of Allah. For within Allah's sight are all His servants – especially those who say, "Our Lord, we have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the agony of the Fire." Those who are patient, are truthful, who worship devoutly, who spend in the way of Allah and who prays for forgiveness in the pre-dawn hours.'"
[ali'-Imran, 3: 15-17]
"Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow, they shall be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk. They have been guided in this life to good speech, and they have been guided to the path of Him, the All Praised."
[Hajj, 22: 23-24]
"Their salutation on the day they meet Him will be 'Peace!; and He has prepared for them a generous reward."
[Ahzab, 33: 44]
This is the just a taster of the Justness of Allah the Most Beneficial, the Most Merciful to His servants.
If you need more info, or dont understand - please do ask. :) & i hope you understand insha Allaah (God willing.)
wa Allaahu ta'aala a'lam. (and Allaah the Most Beneficial, the Most Merciful knows best.)
I think you might find this link useful too insha'Allaah (God willing):
http://www.islamicboard.com/comparat...t=intercession
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