Is Allah going to put non-muslims in heaven?

Can a non-muslim enter paradise, for example, a Christian who believes in God (believing Jesus is a prophet) and his prophets, excluding Mohammad (P.B.U.H) ?

Praise be to Allaah.

The answer to this question is presumably quite clear to all Muslims, because it is one of the obvious matters of ‘aqeedah (belief).

In answer to this question, it is sufficient to quote one aayah and one hadeeth.

The aayah is (interpretation of the meaning): "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers." [Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]

The hadeeth is: "By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no-one of this ummah, Jew or Christian, who hears of me then dies without believing in that with which I have been sent, but he will be one of the people of Hell." (Reported by Muslim, may Allaah have mercy on him, in al-Saheeh, 153).

You have to know there are three kinds of people (Islamic point of view):
1) Believers
2) Non-Muslims
3) Disbelievers

Believers are true Muslims, and shall go to Heaven inshaAllah.
Disbelievers are those who 'reject' Islam (or existence of 1 God) even when Knowing it ! (they shall go to Hell)

However, you question relates to 'non-musims'...those who may be aware of Islam but do not follow it (possibly because of their parents? - or they got wrong impression of Islam so they never bothered?)

Now, before I continue, go through these Quranic verses (interpretations):

1) Quran [17:15]: Allah (swt) says, He will not punish those, to whom He has not sent any messenger (to warn him).

2) Quran [2:268]: Allah (swt) says, "to NO soul a Burden will be placed, greater than it can bear"

3) Quran [5:48]: Allah (swt) says, for every human being, there is a different test depending on what he is capable of !

For those non-muslims, their intentional actions in their lives will be considered ...and also... there will be a final 'test' for them at the Day of Judgement that will decide whether would he go to Hell or Heaven.

Conclusions:

1) Every Muslim and Non-Muslim will be tested differently and according to their "acts" and "intentions".

2) Every Non-Muslim will be Tested again on the Last_Day (only those who had done "righteous" acts and/or had "clean" intentions are likely to pass that test) That means Non-Muslims are required atleast to do righteous things in their Life.

3) Every Disbeliever, (i.e. those who know there is 1 God - Allah (swt) and still doesn't worship Him) shall goto Hell directly.

4) There will be No injustice, Allah (swt) knows the Best !

Hope that helps,
Salaam

Inshallah everyone prays the shahada before dying

I would hope so... How can you say someone who lives as a Christian or are Jewish, who give their life to God in the way they were raised to believe, do good things, live right according to what they were taught but...oops you were born to the wrong family, wrong part of the world, wrong religion, you burn in hell for eternity!

I call that garbage and unjust..and God is not unjust. This is a man made human philosophy/propaganda that if you don't follow (insert religion name here) you go to hell...


(Those who believe [in the Quran], and those who follow the Jewish [scriptures], and the Christians and the Sabians,—any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.) (Al-Baqarah 2:62)
Source: http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-a...to-heaven.html

format_quote Originally Posted by MustafaMc

Is it our place to judge who will and who will not be among the people of Paradise? Rather it is our responsibility to share the message of Islamic monotheism with the presumption that the only acceptable religion is Islam. Yet again even with that, only Allah (swt) will be our judge.

True,

When we think about it, we do not know who will go to Jannah. We do believe all who die as Muslims will. But that does not mean we know with certainty who will not got to Paradise.

Fortunately it is not our place to make that decision. We know Allaah(swt) will judge with mercy and fairness.

As is stated in a post above there is a difference between a disbeliever and a Non-Muslim. I like to think that when I meet a Non-Muslim it is possible that in his heart he is a devout Muslim, but has not been taught how to follow Islam and is doing so to the best of his ability.

﴾وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلَّهِ ﴿82:19
and the command, that Day,
is [entirely] with Allah. (82:19)

As-salamu alaykum


[Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 284]
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “By the one in whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no one who hears of me from this nation of Jews and Christians and then dies without believing in my message except that he will be a companion of the Fire.”

Salam alaykum

Only Allah knows the real answer - as others have wrote before.

Or do you know better than HIM?

Maybe you should better just try to show a good example what a good muslim is to those whose aren´t muslims (in some cases yet).

Surely they that believe, and those of Jewry, and the Christians, and those Sabaeans, whoso believes in God and the Last Day, and works righteousness--their wage awaits them with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them; neither shall they sorrow. (Qur'an 2:62, Arberry)

Which isn't to say it might not be much harder for some people than for others, don't get me wrong.

format_quote Originally Posted by MrKhan89

so are you telling me that, people that worship the creation instead of the creator still have a chance to enter jannah?

Anyone who hears/reads the message of Islam in its pure form and rejects it, will have a strong evidence against him or her.
﴾إِنَّهُ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّـهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ ﴿٧٢
Indeed, he who associates others with Allah -Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire.(5:72)


As for those who died without hearing about Islam, or the Prophet, certainly their case will be with Allah swt on that Day.
That Day belongs to Allah swt, and Allah is The Just, The All-Knowing, All-Wise.
﴾وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا ﴿٤٩
And your Lord does injustice to no one.(18:49)


Allah Knows Best!

I think this is an important concept, for us as muslims to reflect on.

Sometimes, we may see non-muslims around us - and an 'internal instinct' as a believer, is to feel that we are 'the guided ones', and that until they accept islam, then they are 'eternally doomed to hell'.

I think we need to move ourselves away from such forms of thinking, and realise the following:

- We have no way of knowing if someone has actually received the message of Islam, and then rejected it - simply by looking at a person and his outward behaviour.
It may be possible that the person has heard of the religion of Islam - but other than that, does not really know what its teachings are......and so, has not had the chance to accept/reject it as a way of life.

- It is only through the mercy of Allah, that we may find ourselves as followers of this deen.
If we are to look at others in 'scorn' for not sharing the same beliefs, it is possible that Allah Taa'la can take this precious gift away from us as well.
Just because you are a believer now, does not gurarantee that you will leave this earth with imaan/ in a manner that is pleasing to Allah.
How many a muslim has been struck by death in the most sinful of places - in discos, gambling quarters, in the arms of the illicit beloveds, etc.....

I have 2 collegues at the moment who have turned away from Islam, despite being raised as muslims from birth.
These are intelligent people, who are able to recognise all the signs of Allah, who have even been for Hajj and umrah - but for some reason, their hearts have been sealed from the truth.
In the same way, we can suffer the same fate.....if we do not hold on tightly to our deen, and do not lose the arrogance and hatred that we feel for other groups of people.

- I think we should spend less time worrying about how Allah azza wajjal is going to judge others, and spend more time being concerned about how He is going to judge us.
Just being 'muslim' is not a one-way ticket to Jannah.
We have to work on our imaans, are nafs, shaytaan and his many temptations to sin, our love for Allah and His messenger (sallalahu alaihi wasalam) - every day.
So, if we are focussed on this, we would not have the time to be concerned about the judgements of Allah Taa'la upon others.

And neither is there need, for Allah (subhanawataála) is the Best of Judgers.
SubhanAllah

Our focus needs to be more on, calling others (not forcing) to the way of Islam.

Dawah is our duty as muslims.

Guys, it is not as simple as whether they have "heard of" anything or "know about" it. We need to step out of literal minds here. We are judged for our intentions and not for our successes. It's about how well they understood it. Did they really and truly know it? That's the question. Maybe they didn't get the chance. Some types of ignorance are excusable and others are not, and even if we could read minds it would still not ultimately be ours to know which was which. We would still not be able to read hearts. There is only one who knows the thoughts within the breasts.

format_quote Originally Posted by MustafaMc

Assalamu alaikum, I agree with you that it does no good to ponder over whether others than Muslims will gain Paradise or not. However, the question does come to our minds particularly for converts to Islam like myself. I am the only Muslim in my entire family and the question does come to me regarding my family. One point to consider is the implications of considering the possibility of others attaining Paradise and that is having an "I am OK, you are OK" attitude that is at conflict with certain ayat of the Qur'an. For example Brother Al-Mufarridun above quoted part of 5:72, but he left off the first part and followed by ayat 73, "They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribes partners unto Allah, for him Allah hath forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will be no helpers. They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the third of three; when there is no Allah save the One Allah. If they desist not from so saying a painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve." which shows it was talking about the Christians. Very strong language is used toward the Christians in the Qur'an for example, 19:88-90 "And they say: The Beneficent has taken unto Himself a son. Assuredly you utter a disastrous thing whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins"

However, even with such strong language we should not be quick to judge and take an intolerant, scornful attitude toward those who walk a different path than we do. In college I had a Muslim room mate (Shi'a from Iran) for a full year before I became a Muslim. We did not have heated discussions about religion, just an occasional brief discussion. I remained a Christian until I took his Qur'an home over Christmas break and read the parts about Jesus and other people I knew from the Bible. Allah (swt) opened my eyes so that I was able to see the truth of Islam in a very short time, but it came only through the guidance of Allah (swt). I do not deserve that blessing of guidance and I have often wondered, "Why was I guided while so many yet remain astray?" Even with that divine blessing of guidance to Islam, there is absolutely no guarantee that even I will attain Paradise for I do not know the state of my iman at my death and I am unable to judge today even the intentions of my own heart.

I think it best at what Jesus replied to Allah (swt) regarding his followers in 5:188 "If You punish them, lo! they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them (lo! they are Your slaves). Lo! You, only You, art the Mighty, the Wise."

for sharing this with us akhee,

I think, what you are describing above relates particularly to those who have been invited to Islam - and then, rejects this message, and continues in their ways of kufr and associating partners to Allah.

I can relate to some extent, on how you feel about your family members.
My mum was not born into a muslim family (my dad is), and even though she was happy to see her kids raised as muslims, she only accepted Islam a few years ago.
SubhanAllah - there are no words to describe ones joy when someone close to you, accepts Islam as the truth!

Prior to this, I used to worry about her fate if she were to pass on as a disbeliever.
And even today, I worry, because its an ongoing task of trying to teach a new muslim how to pray, read quran, etc - esp. when one is not as young and now has to learn and 'unlearn' things in life.

I think, in a lot of cases - disbelievers hold onto to the principle: that I am a 'good person', I do not harm anyone and I perform a lot of good deeds......hence, God will judge me based on this alone.

I do not deserve that blessing of guidance and I have often wondered, "Why was I guided while so many yet remain astray?" Even with that divine blessing of guidance to Islam, there is absolutely no guarantee that even I will attain Paradise for I do not know the state of my iman at my death and I am unable to judge today even the intentions of my own heart.

SubhanAllah, this is the best postion to be in.
To be always grateful to Allah for this blessing of imaan, and to always remember where we came from (our own short-comings and sins) - it is this that keeps us humble, remorseful of the past and ever repentant to Allah.

Not so long ago, I was faced with a life-changing trial in my own life.
They say, when 'Life knocks you to your knees, then you are in the best postion to pray'!
Alhmadulillah - I truly believe that were it not for this 'calamity', I would not have really opend my eyes to Allah and our purpose in life.

Its one thing to be called a 'Muslim'.

Its another thing to be actually LIVING like a Muslim.

Which is why, we should not get too 'comfy' in our 'muslimness'.

As you mention, Allah (subhanawataála) is the only One who can judge our intentions and our actions - and its only through His mercy (not by our own doing at all), that we may be rewarded with Jannah.

May Allah azza wajjal grant this to the entire ummah of Nabi (sallalahu alaihi wasalam).
Ameen

there's a great lecture by Nouman Ali Khan on Kalamullah, (which appears to be unavailable at the moment ) in which the gifted brother explains that there a 3 reasons why someone may reject the Message. first, they are truly rejecting the message; second, they are rejecting the manner in which the message was conveyed; and third, they are rejecting the one delivering the message to them.

rather worry about how many non-Muslims may get into Jannah because of YOU ( OR I) or the WAY in which we deliver the message, perhaps it would be a wee bit more beneficial to focus on OURSELVES AND THE MANNER in which the message is relayed to others. that is not to say that we ignore lies or misinformation or attacks on either the Qur'an or it's Wonderful Messenger, pbuh.

instead, you may also want to consider how many Muslims are NOT going directly into Jannah! THAT might be a better category to concern ourselves with:

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:

"The first of people against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who died a martyr. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: 'And what did you do about them?' He will say: 'I fought for You until I died a martyr.' He will say: 'You have lied - you did but fight that it might be said [of you]: 'He is courageous.'' And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man who has studied [religious] knowledge and has taught it and who used to recite the Qur'an. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: 'And what did you do about them?' He will say: 'I studied [religious] knowledge and I taught it and I recited the Qur'an for Your sake.' He will say: 'You have lied - you did but study [religious] knowledge that it might be said [of you]: 'He is learned.'' And you recited the Qur'an that it might be said [of you]: 'He is a reciter.' And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man whom Allah had made rich and to whom He had given all kinds of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: 'And what did you do about them?' He will say: 'I left no path [un-trodden] in which You like money to be spent without spending in it for Your sake.' He will say: 'You have lied - you did but do so that it might be said [of you]: 'He is open-handed.'' And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire."

[Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasa'i)]

and Allahu Alam