{Quran 17:15}Are we really authorised to decide about them devoid of any evidence from kitab and sunnah...?
Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
For those who passed away before Allah sent his message to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), they will be exempted from punishment. For those who didn't get a chance to hear the message of Allah will be exempted, those who were misled and incorrectly taught about islam. All of them will be exempted from Allah's punishment on judgement day. However, the people who actually got a chance to research and chase after the truth but were unwilling will be judge differently by Allah.
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you are asking the wrong questions bro.
We are most certainly not authorized to decide about them...but we are not deciding anything.
We are just discussing what might happen to those people and we use our logic and reasoning for it.
Allah has not given us the power of reasoning for nothing...you can use that too besides Quran and sunnah.
The only one who decides over their destiny is Allah of course...
And to specifically highlight and add on to what you said. We don't have the license to say they are going to hell either. So its a nono from either way you think about it! @azc
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And one more thing. You asked if we are authorised to decide for them if they are exempted from punishment based on evidence from kitab or sunnah. Now i ask you, is there any proof that shows that all non-believers are kuffar? or that they will be punished in hellfire?
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