Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The sinners among the Muslims are of three types: those whom Allah will forgive and they will not enter the Fire at all; another group who will enter the Fire and be punished according to their sins, then brought out; and a third group who will enter the fire and be punished, but intercession will be made for them and they will be brought out of the Fire before they have received in full the punishment that they deserve.
Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (4/2)
Broken down:
1. those whom Allah will forgive and they will not enter the Fire at all
2. who will enter the Fire and be punished according to their sins, then brought out
3. third group who will enter the fire and be punished, but intercession will be made for them and they will be brought out of the Fire before they have received in full the punishment that they deserve.
It seems like that groups 2&3 are the sinners who died without repentence so those who were neglectful who enjoyed this dunya and forgot their ultimate goal.
This is very important to understand since we can die at any moment and we will be put into any of the 3 categories above.
This is why you must make tawbah regardless of what you do.. we must aim for the first group
Allah is Ar-Rahman.
The sinners among the Muslims are of three types: those whom Allah will forgive and they will not enter the Fire at all; another group who will enter the Fire and be punished according to their sins, then brought out; and a third group who will enter the fire and be punished, but intercession will be made for them and they will be brought out of the Fire before they have received in full the punishment that they deserve.
Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (4/2)
Broken down:
1. those whom Allah will forgive and they will not enter the Fire at all
2. who will enter the Fire and be punished according to their sins, then brought out
3. third group who will enter the fire and be punished, but intercession will be made for them and they will be brought out of the Fire before they have received in full the punishment that they deserve.
It seems like that groups 2&3 are the sinners who died without repentence so those who were neglectful who enjoyed this dunya and forgot their ultimate goal.
This is very important to understand since we can die at any moment and we will be put into any of the 3 categories above.
This is why you must make tawbah regardless of what you do.. we must aim for the first group
Allah is Ar-Rahman.
