04-05-2004, 09:53 AM
as salam alykom Maey
The hadeeth u quoted is true, however, u must also remember that it involves a command for us not to judge who will go to hell or otherwise but he /she has to be a believer first.
So the point of believing or not is a major issue here.
For example I can never judge a Muslim regardless of his/ her apparent attitude if he is going to hell or heaven, most importantly never judge whose deeds are accepted.
As for non believers here is an Ayah:
"Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allâh and of the angels and of mankind, combined" (Quran 2:161)
Look at the Ayah carefully, he is a disbeliever but has to die as such. Because Allah the Merciful gives a chance after the other waiting for the servant to come back, only until he/she dies he is labelled as such and certainly shall face this destiney. So in other words we still can not call people kafirs haphazardly until they die on such a state.
I hope I helped
wallah u a`alam, what ever is correct is from Allah and whatever is wrong is from myself and shaytan