May Allah reward you for this effort brother Bosso.

Jezak Allah Khair

JazzakAllahu khair Andrew Booso. This has been one of the most important articles for Muslims. I would like to add, I found similar hadith in a translation of Wahidi’s Asbab un Nuzool and I think(although I can’t remember exactly, one or two might be the same)

I found this online.

Salman Al-Farisi reported: I asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the people of religion who had been with me, mentioning their prayers and acts of worship. Then, Allah revealed the verse, “Verily, those who believe, those who are Jewish, Christian, or Sabians – whoever believed in Allah and the Last Day and worked righteousness – they will have their reward with their Lord and they will not fear nor grieve.” (2:62)

Source: Tafseer Ibn Abu Hatim, verse 2:62

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Taymiyyah and Al-Busiri

قَالَ سَلْمَانُ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَهْلِ دِينٍ كُنْتُ مَعَهُم فَذَكَرَ مِنْ صَلاتِهِمْ وَعِبَادَتِهِمْ فَنَزَلَتْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِر

2:62 تفسير ابن أبي حاتم سورة البقرة قوله إن الذين آمنوا والذين هادوا

المحدث ابن تيمية خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح

المحدث البوصيري خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده رواته ثقات

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

Therefore, the appropriate conclusion is that, the whole Quran taken into account, the non-Muslims of today are all disbelievers and only Muslims can enter Paradise.

Whoever doesn’t accept this has left Islam in the same way someone who believes another religion is acceptable has left Islam. We can’t, for example, have someone saying “I’m not a Qadiani, but it is ok to be one.” Because it isn’t.

A.W.B

Salman Al-Farisi reported: I asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the people of religion who had been with me, mentioning their prayers and acts of worship. Then, Allah revealed the verse, “Verily, those who believe, those who are Jewish, Christian, or Sabians – whoever believed in Allah and the Last Day and worked righteousness – they will have their reward with their Lord and they will not fear nor grieve.” (2:62)

Source: Tafseer Ibn Abu Hatim, verse 2:62

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Taymiyyah and Al-Busiri

قَالَ سَلْمَانُ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَهْلِ دِينٍ كُنْتُ مَعَهُم فَذَكَرَ مِنْ صَلاتِهِمْ وَعِبَادَتِهِمْ فَنَزَلَتْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِر

2:62 تفسير ابن أبي حاتم سورة البقرة قوله إن الذين آمنوا والذين هادوا

المحدث ابن تيمية خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح

المحدث البوصيري خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده رواته ثقات

There are two important aspects to consider from the above part of the narration:

– The fate of those who die in submission today but does not hear of the Prophet.
– The unequality between hearing of the Prophet when he is alive and direct witnessing, as was the case when Prophet made the statement, from hearing the Prophet through secondary sources, as is the case today.