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Here's something that has been on my mind lately... We all understand that in Islam, once humanity is judged, some will go to heaven and some will go to hell. Heaven is eternal, and as I understand, so is Hell (for some people anyway...).

But I want to know who exactly Hell is eternal for... I've heard many times that some people will pay for their sins in Hell, and then be admitted into heaven... Some people say this only applies to sinful Muslims, but I want to know if Non-Muslims can come under this category as well. Can someone who isn't Muslim eventually leave Hell? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Anas ibne-Malik RadhiyAllahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam said:
On the Day of Resurrection, mankind will be in confusion. Then they will approach Adam 'Alaihis Salam and say: Intercede for us before your Rabb. He will reply: I am not eligible to intercede, you should approach Ibrahim, as he is the Khalil (close friend) of Ar-Rahman. So, they will approach Ibrahim 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say to them: I am not eligible, you should approach Musa, as he is Kalimullah (who speaks to Allah Ta'ala). So, they will approach Musa 'Alaihis Salam, but he will say: I am not eligible, you should approach 'Isa, as he is Ruhullah and Kalimatullah (the Spirit of Allah, and Word of Allah). So, they will approach 'Isa 'Alaihis Salam; but he will say: I am not eligible, you should approach Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam. Thus, they will approach me and I will say, I am the one to intercede. So I will beseech my Rabb; and He will oblige me. Then He will inspire me with such words that I will praise Him with, but I have no knowledge of these words now. So I will praise Him by those praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So, I will submit: O my Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! (Have mercy on it). It will then be said: Go and take out of the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a grain of barley. So, I will go and obey as commanded.
Then I will return and praise Him again by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will beseech: O My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out from the Fire whoever has, in his heart, Iman equivalent to a particle of dust or a mustard seed. So, I will go and comply with the command.
Then I will return and, praise Him once more by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will implore: O My Rabb! My Ummah! My Ummah! Then it will be said: Go and take out from the Fire whoever has Iman, in his heart, as much as the smallest, smallest, smallest grain of mustard seed. So I will go and do as bidden.
And then, I will return for the fourth time and praise Him by the same praises and will fall in prostration. Then it will be said: O Muhammad! Raise your head; speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be granted; intercede, your intercession will be accepted. So I will urge: O My Rabb! Permit me (to intercede) for anyone who has said La ilaha illallah. Thus, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: By My Honour, and By My Majesty, and By My Grandeur, and By My Sublimity; whoever has said La ilaha illallah, I will certainly take him out of the Fire. [Bukhari]

And in the narration of Abu Sa'id Al Khudri Radhiyallahu 'anhu: (In reply to the urges of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam for the fourth time) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: The Angels have interceded, and the Prophets have interceded, and the believers have interceded, and none remain except the Most Merciful of the Merciful. He will then grasp a handful from the Fire, taking out those who had not done a single virtuous act, and who had been turned to charcoal. He will then put them into a river of life at the entrance of Paradise, called Nahar-ul-Hayat (the River of Life). They will be revived like the seedlings that sprout in the silt carried by a flood. And they will come forth like pearls; around their necks shall be straps of gold. The dwellers of Paradise will recognize them by these straps as those whom Allah had released from the Fire and made to enter Paradise without having done any good deed. Then Allah will say to them: Enter into Paradise, and whatever you have seen is yours. So they will say: O our Rabb! You have given us what none was given in the world! He will reply: For you I have something better than this. They will say: O our Rabb! What could be better than this? He will then reply: My Pleasure, and now I will never be angry with you. [Muslim]
 
AabiruSabeel said:
And in the narration of Abu Sa'id Al Khudri Radhiyallahu 'anhu: (In reply to the urges of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam for the fourth time) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will say: The Angels have interceded, and the Prophets have interceded, and the believers have interceded, and none remain except the Most Merciful of the Merciful. He will then grasp a handful from the Fire, taking out those who had not done a single virtuous act, and who had been turned to charcoal. He will then put them into a river of life at the entrance of Paradise, called Nahar-ul-Hayat (the River of Life). They will be revived like the seedlings that sprout in the silt carried by a flood. And they will come forth like pearls; around their necks shall be straps of gold. The dwellers of Paradise will recognize them by these straps as those whom Allah had released from the Fire and made to enter Paradise without having done any good deed. Then Allah will say to them: Enter into Paradise, and whatever you have seen is yours. So they will say: O our Rabb! You have given us what none was given in the world! He will reply: For you I have something better than this. They will say: O our Rabb! What could be better than this? He will then reply: My Pleasure, and now I will never be angry with you. [Muslim]
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So is this Hadith taken to refer to Non-Muslims in Hell? Or just really bad Muslims?
 
Tyrion said:

But I want to know who exactly Hell is eternal for... I've heard many times that some people will pay for their sins in Hell, and then be admitted into heaven... Some people say this only applies to sinful Muslims, but I want to know if Non-Muslims can come under this category as well. Can someone who isn't Muslim eventually leave Hell? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
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That's kind of like being given a second chance.

Allah has said in the Qur'an:

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Lo! Those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers; on them is the curse of Allah and of angels and of men combined. 2:161
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They ever dwell therein. The doom will not be lightened for them, neither will they be reprieved. 2:162

and He will never go against His word



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salaam

so ultimatley all monetheists will have a chance of going to heaven thanks to Allah swt mercy which will allow the prophet pbuh to intercede for them.

Only the serious disbelievers will stay in hell forever.

peace
 
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This topic has been bothering me too lately, I'd appreciate if someone could help me. Here is what I wrote to someone else previously:

Ok here goes. My problem lies with the concept of hell. Hell is the eternal abode for disbelievers and is the worst place one can imagine. My question is... How is it fair to sentence someone to an eternity in the worst possible place imagineable, simply for disbelieving? Disbelieving is the worst crime annyone can commit but why does it deserve such a punishment? This may sound like a stupid question at first, but let me elaborate.

Why do people disbelieve in Allah? Generally, people will probably cite a lack of evidence as the main reason. We claim to have the evidence and if we show it to disbelievers they often still reject it. Why do they reject it? Usually, it's the result of faulty reasoning or the misrepresentation of Islam. So at the heart of the matter, what we have is billions upon billions of people essentially going to hell due to faulty reasoning or the misrepresentation of Islam. How can this possible be fair? If we provided undeniable evidence, undoubtably most people would be Muslim. Most of them disbelieve not because they don't want to but out of ignorance. Does this deserve them being burnt for all eternity?

We often say life is a test. What is Allah actually testing for? Is he testing our reasoning skills? Or is he testing us to see whether we are good or bad? If it's the latter, one does not need to believe to be good or to be bad. And even then, even if we do many bad things in this life, finite crimes cannot possible justify infinite punishment. People often say, "But you are rejecting God and this is a crime against an infinite being so it deserves infinte punishment," but I don't think this is a good enough reason. People don't willing reject God, they always cite a lack of proof or a lack of evidence (again due to ignorane or faulty reasoning). I could understand an eternity in hell if people willingly rejected Allah knowing full well Allah is there. But 99% of people don't do this, they are merely a circumstance of where they are born and raised. Who decides where people are born? Allah. So how can people be blamed (and sentenced to all eternity in hell) for simply being a product of the environment Allah put them in?

This leads me on to my next point. How can people be accountable for sins and disbelieving? This again seems a stupid question at first but bare with me. But what shapes us as human beings is our environment and our personality. Who decides our environment? Allah and our personality is based on our genes. Again who decides are genes? Allah. So, Allah creates us the way we are so how can people be blamed for our actions? Linking back to my previous point. Whether we disbelieve or not is mostly down to our environment, so how can people be blamed for disbelieving and sent to an eternity in hell simply for being born somewhere Allah decided?
 
Sigma said:
This topic has been bothering me too lately, I'd appreciate if someone could help me. Here is what I wrote to someone else previously:

Ok here goes. My problem lies with the concept of hell. Hell is the eternal abode for disbelievers and is the worst place one can imagine. My question is... How is it fair to sentence someone to an eternity in the worst possible place imagineable, simply for disbelieving? Disbelieving is the worst crime annyone can commit but why does it deserve such a punishment? This may sound like a stupid question at first, but let me elaborate.

Why do people disbelieve in Allah? Generally, people will probably cite a lack of evidence as the main reason. We claim to have the evidence and if we show it to disbelievers they often still reject it. Why do they reject it? Usually, it's the result of faulty reasoning or the misrepresentation of Islam. So at the heart of the matter, what we have is billions upon billions of people essentially going to hell due to faulty reasoning or the misrepresentation of Islam. How can this possible be fair? If we provided undeniable evidence, undoubtably most people would be Muslim. Most of them disbelieve not because they don't want to but out of ignorance. Does this deserve them being burnt for all eternity?

We often say life is a test. What is Allah actually testing for? Is he testing our reasoning skills? Or is he testing us to see whether we are good or bad? If it's the latter, one does not need to believe to be good or to be bad. And even then, even if we do many bad things in this life, finite crimes cannot possible justify infinite punishment. People often say, "But you are rejecting God and this is a crime against an infinite being so it deserves infinte punishment," but I don't think this is a good enough reason. People don't willing reject God, they always cite a lack of proof or a lack of evidence (again due to ignorane or faulty reasoning). I could understand an eternity in hell if people willingly rejected Allah knowing full well Allah is there. But 99% of people don't do this, they are merely a circumstance of where they are born and raised. Who decides where people are born? Allah. So how can people be blamed (and sentenced to all eternity in hell) for simply being a product of the environment Allah put them in?

This leads me on to my next point. How can people be accountable for sins and disbelieving? This again seems a stupid question at first but bare with me. But what shapes us as human beings is our environment and our personality. Who decides our environment? Allah and our personality is based on our genes. Again who decides are genes? Allah. So, Allah creates us the way we are so how can people be blamed for our actions? Linking back to my previous point. Whether we disbelieve or not is mostly down to our environment, so how can people be blamed for disbelieving and sent to an eternity in hell simply for being born somewhere Allah decided?
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If you ever had the opportunity to turn to the truth and then you not only reject it, but begin to insult it and think of it in a really negative way, then as you can imagine, when your Creator shows you exactly what you did/said against Him, will there be any complaint for an eternal punishment? Is it not bad enough that Mankind continue'd to reject his messages through the likes of Moses(pbuh), Jesus(pbuh) etc. to the point that God Himself had to make the promise of protecting His final message as an act of great Mercy. Lucky for us, we won't be judged as a whole upon Mankind and instead will be judged individually.

At the end of the day, no one can ever say for sure what God wills and what His judgements will be, one thing is for certain as it was said in the Quran, God will be absolutly 100% Just/Fair when dealing with everyone on Judgementday. He will take everything into consideration, how big the test was, how they did in it etc. God even says that {whoever goes right, then he goes right only for the benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray to his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear another's burden. And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning).} [17:15].

You should note, even the most racist haters, the one's who have commited so much Sin, even these people have finally accepted the truth and turned to Islam. So if they can do it, why can't everyone else? This will certainly be an arguement against them on that day.

No way does the Believer who has rejected evil, who has rejected all the "desires" of this falsly world deserves to be in the same league as the one who has done the absolute opposite, moreover insulted the truth. That would be great injustice.

Allah(swt) in the end knows best.

Edit: I see you've asked other questions, I'm sure there's alot more people on this forum that can answer them better then myself.
 
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Perseveranze said:
If you ever had the opportunity to turn to the truth and then you not only reject it, but begin to insult it and think of it in a really negative way, then as you can imagine, when your Creator shows you exactly what you did/said against Him, will there be any complaint for an eternal punishment? Is it not bad enough that Mankind continue'd to reject his messages through the likes of Moses(pbuh), Jesus(pbuh) etc. to the point that God Himself had to make the promise of protecting His final message as an act of great Mercy. Lucky for us, we won't be judged as a whole upon Mankind and instead will be judged individually.

At the end of the day, no one can ever say for sure what God wills and what His judgements will be, one thing is for certain as it was said in the Quran, God will be absolutly 100% Just/Fair when dealing with everyone on Judgementday. He will take everything into consideration, how big the test was, how they did in it etc. God even says that {whoever goes right, then he goes right only for the benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray to his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear another's burden. And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning).} [17:15].

You should note, even the most racist haters, the one's who have commited so much Sin, even these people have finally accepted the truth and turned to Islam. So if they can do it, why can't everyone else? This will certainly be an arguement against them on that day.

No way does the Believer who has rejected evil, who has rejected all the "desires" of this falsly world deserves to be in the same league as the one who has done the absolute opposite, moreover insulted the truth. That would be great injustice.

Allah(swt) in the end knows best.

Edit: I see you've asked other questions, I'm sure there's alot more people on this forum that can answer them better then myself.
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Punishment is fine, but eternal punishment? People have had the opportunity to turn to the truth but then again, I have the opportunity to turn to Hinduism however I don't seen any evidence for its claims. Similarly, some non-muslims who are perfectly rational people who do not insult Islam but don't seen enough proof for it don't believe in it. Should they go to hell for all eternity? Simply for disbelief, not insulting or being necessarily bad or evil. Just for simply disbelieving in something they don't think there is enough proof for.
 
Sigma said:
Punishment is fine, but eternal punishment? People have had the opportunity to turn to the truth but then again, I have the opportunity to turn to Hinduism however I don't seen any evidence for its claims. Similarly, some non-muslims who are perfectly rational people who do not insult Islam but don't seen enough proof for it don't believe in it. Should they go to hell for all eternity? Simply for disbelief, not insulting or being necessarily bad or evil. Just for simply disbelieving in something they don't think there is enough proof for.
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Asalaamu Alaikum,

I think the part you need to realise Brother, is that we Muslims don't even know if we will go to Heaven. Even the Prophet(pbuh) said He had no knowledge of what God will decide and only through God's mercy would anyone ever enter the Gates.

That's why we say "Allah-Willing" we will go to Heaven.

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Just for simply disbelieving in something they don't think there is enough proof for.
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God will know, since we Muslims believe the evidence is substantial and today no one has been able to successfully disapprove the Miraculous Quran or how it originated. If someone Geniunly looked into Islam, with real purpose to find the truth, with an open mind and tried hard to study it in the depths, then I don't see why they would "reject it".

I told you in another thread, I rejected Islam before because of my arrogance. But when I gave it another go, when I really tried hard to look deep into it, I was more convinced then anything else.

Do you know there's some people that accept the Quran's divinity but aren't Muslims? Some people just don't want to commit to that change, No girlfriends, no drinking, having to pray 5 times a day etc. There are also "levels" of Hell, just like a system where the lowest level will be the harshest and the highest level will be less harsh.

Anyways, I am not qualified in any way to give you a correct answer to your questions, but all you need to realise is that God will judge everyone fairly. He knows far better then any Human does, we are merely his Creation and none of us can ever say with complete conviction as to how He will judge people, no one can point fingers and say "you will go to Hell for eternity", do you know that man better then his Creator? You don't, only God knows and only God will decide. The Quran though, does thankfully outline who's on the right path and who isn't.
 
Perseveranze said:
Asalaamu Alaikum,

I think the part you need to realise Brother, is that we Muslims don't even know if we will go to Heaven. Even the Prophet(pbuh) said He had no knowledge of what God will decide and only through God's mercy would anyone ever enter the Gates.

That's why we say "Allah-Willing" we will go to Heaven.
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I mean in general terms not people in specific. Isn't it said that all Muslims will eventually go to heaven.

Perseveranze said:
God will know, since we Muslims believe the evidence is substantial and today no one has been able to successfully disapprove the Miraculous Quran or how it originated.
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I don't know, the main miracle is the Qur'an's literary miracle. To appreciate this people have to be very well versed in Classical arabic. Now to any old random westerner, this is asking too much. So this links back to my point about the environment, not everyone is given an equal footing. But that's not my main issue, it's just the infinite punishment.

Perseveranze said:
If someone Geniunly looked into Islam, with real purpose to find the truth, with an open mind and tried hard to study it in the depths, then I don't see why they would "reject it".
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Well it's hard for anyone to be completely objective. Environment shapes people the most.

Perseveranze said:
I told you in another thread, I rejected Islam before because of my arrogance. But when I gave it another go, when I really tried hard to look deep into it, I was more convinced then anything else.

Do you know there's some people that accept the Quran's divinity but aren't Muslims? Some people just don't want to commit to that change, No girlfriends, no drinking, having to pray 5 times a day etc. There are also "levels" of Hell, just like a system where the lowest level will be the harshest and the highest level will be less harsh.

Anyways, I am not qualified in any way to give you a correct answer to your questions, but all you need to realise is that God will judge everyone fairly. He knows far better then any Human does, we are merely his Creation and none of us can ever say with complete conviction as to how He will judge people, no one can point fingers and say "you will go to Hell for eternity", do you know that man better then his Creator? You don't, only God knows and only God will decide. The Quran though, does thankfully outline who's on the right path and who isn't.
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I agree with you in this at the end of the day. However, I know people who reject Abrahamic religion simply because of this issue of Infinite hell. So for believers it's not much of a problem, but for people sitting on the fence or on the other side. It's one of their main contentions.
 
If someone never heard of Islam, will they go to hell?

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I'm still student and want to know Islam deeply! as we know that non-Muslim will go to hell if they don't take Islam as their way of life. If someone never heard/known of Islam, Will they go to hell? If this type of people go to hell, Allah is not fair to His creatures. Please give me any dalil or statement from Hadith or Quran to assure me. Wassalam




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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
This question deals with the last part of the verse (And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning).} [17:15]. In fact, this verse includes three things of utmost importance:
Firstly, it is the person who decides his own fate, be it good or bad. It is he who masters his own mind and his own senses. Indeed Allah has shown all the people the way that leads to the good and the one that leads to the bad.
Secondly, no person bears another person's burden no matter how close they are to one another. As a matter of fact, everybody bears his own burden and shall not blame but his own soul when he finds himself alone on The Day of Resurrection.
Thirdly, Allah has provided His slaves with a great blessing when He decided not to punish people until He has sent a messenger to warn them against the Evil and call them for the Good. Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {whoever goes right, then he goes right only for the benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray to his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear another's burden. And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning).} [17:15].
There are many verses dealing with the same issue. All of them are agreed that Allah does not throw anyone into Hell unless He has sent messengers to them.
To conclude, Allah makes it clear that He does not punish any people before sending a messenger to them to guide them to the right path and warn them of the consequences of going astray giving evidence, setting Sharia rules and calling to the good and right religion.
There is no difference between the era of the Prophet Muhammad and the consecutive eras that came after him. But if the call to Islam does not reach someone and he does not hear about Prophet Muhammad his rule is then the same as the one who dies before the sending of Muhammad as a Prophet and did not know about other Prophets. It is narrated in a Hadeeth that such people will be tested and tried on The Last Day. Ahmad narrated that the Prophet said: "Four people will 'protest' on the Day of Judgement, a deaf who does not hear anything, an idiot, a decrepit and one who dies and in a period where no Prophet was sent (Fatra).
As for the deaf he says: "O my Lord! Islam came while I could not hear"; an idiot says: "O my Lord! Islam came while children were throwing me with dung. The decrepit says: "O my Lord! Islam came while I could not understand anything". The one who died in a period where no Prophet was sent says: "O my Lord! No Prophet came to me". Then Allah takes a covenant from them that they would obey Him and then He sends one to tell them to enter Hell. By Him in whose hand is my soul! If they enter Hell it will be cool, and a means of safety for them".
It is narrated in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet said: "By him in whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire".
Allah knows best.

http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=82190
 
"as we know that non-Muslim will go to hell if they don't take Islam as their way of life."
----This is incorrect.
In my opinion----there is a difference between a "disbeliever" and a "Non-Muslim."

According to Toshihiko Iztuzu, the word Kaffir (disbeliever) ---"one who covers up" or someone who covers up the seed with dirt (a farmer)---comes from the root word that is the same as "ungrateful"....therefore a "Kaffir" is one who has understood Islam and rejects it out of ungratefulness. A person cannot reject something they do not know---they must know and understand it before they choose to reject it. Therefore, a non-Muslim is not necessarily a "Kaffir."

The word "Muslim" itself in the Quran is not a label for a group of people but a "state of being"---it means "one who submits" (to God). Apart from "Muslim", there are other words the Quran uses to denote a state of being such as Momeen (One who has faith) Mutaqqeen(One who has Taqwa/God-awareness) etc.

The word Islam is also not a "label" but a "quality"---The word means (willing) submission and its root word is the same as for salam (peace) ---so that Islam in its full context means willing submission to God's will to attain peace. (both spiritual peace and worldly peace).

Islam (the religion) is not simply about "belief"---in fact it advocates AGAINST blind belief---it is about submission to God's will ----which can be summarized as ----Right belief that promotes right intentions that lead to right actions for the benefit of all of God's creations.
In other words---we will be held accountable for our belief, intentions, and actions. All 3 things are important.

That is why it is not a good idea to speculate on who does or does not go to Paradise/Hell....these are complicated matters best left to the Judgement of God. We must confine judgements to ourselves and ask ourselves---will God approve of our intentions and actions?----leave the destiny of others to God's will......
 
"Allah creates us the way we are so how can people be blamed for our actions? " 1) We are all created inherently good. We have the moral capacity to understand good and bad.---therefore there is no excuse for doing bad. 2)We have been given "Guidance" in the form of knowledge and teachers such as parents, school, teachers, professors, philosophers and Prophets to teach us---so no excuse there either. 3)We have been given intelligence to understand Guidance and to think for ourselves and the free-will to decide our own intentions and actions---so, again there is no excuse. 4) Justice demands that we are held accountable for thedegree of responsibility we are capable of. therefore, if God has given us less mental capacity than others, he will Judge us accordingly---if he has given us more blessings than others---then our responsibilities are higher and our Judgement will be accordingly as well.
 
Tyrion said:
Here's something that has been on my mind lately... We all understand that in Islam, once humanity is judged, some will go to heaven and some will go to hell. Heaven is eternal, and as I understand, so is Hell (for some people anyway...).

But I want to know who exactly Hell is eternal for... I've heard many times that some people will pay for their sins in Hell, and then be admitted into heaven... Some people say this only applies to sinful Muslims, but I want to know if Non-Muslims can come under this category as well. Can someone who isn't Muslim eventually leave Hell? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Tyrion.

I would be surprised if Islam teaches that non Muslims eventually leave Hell. This link:

http://futureislam.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/can-a-non-muslim-go-to-heaven/

seems to say that all non Muslims stay in Hell. I am interested as well as you if anyone has a different understanding.

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The aayah is (interpretation of the meaning): “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islaam, 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).
 
I would be surprised if Islam teaches that non Muslims eventually leave Hell. This link:
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you bet. use your braincells Eisenstein.

There is a great deal of evidence in the Qur’aan and Sunnah to show that Hell will never cease to exist, and that the kaafireen will abide in Hell forever and will never come out of it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“This, because you took the Revelations of Allaah (this Qur’aan) in mockery, and the life of the world deceived you. So this Day, they shall not be taken out from there (Hell), nor shall they be returned to the worldly life (so that they repent to Allaah, and beg His Pardon for their sins)”

[al-Jaathiyah 45:35]
 
Ummu Sufyaan said:
you bet. use your braincells Eisenstein.

There is a great deal of evidence in the Qur’aan and Sunnah to show that Hell will never cease to exist, and that the kaafireen will abide in Hell forever and will never come out of it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“This, because you took the Revelations of Allaah (this Qur’aan) in mockery, and the life of the world deceived you. So this Day, they shall not be taken out from there (Hell), nor shall they be returned to the worldly life (so that they repent to Allaah, and beg His Pardon for their sins)”

[al-Jaathiyah 45:35]
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That is settled then.
 
Hiroshi said:
My own expectation is not to live forever in either heaven or hell. Doesn't even the Qur'an say that the righteous will inherit the earth (Surah 21:105)?
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End that right there... I really don't want to go off topic here...
 

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