Guaranteed Admission to Paradise for Muslims, Except?
The Prophet Muhammad guaranteed all his people to go to heaven:
كُلُّ أُمَّتِي يَدْخُلُوْنَ الْجَنَّةَ
"All people go to heaven"
But, apparently not all of the Prophet's people, wanted to enter heaven. The Prophet mentioned who did not want it:
إِلَّا مَنْ أَبَى
"Except those who refuse"
The friends were surprised when they were told that someone refused to enter heaven. They also ask about who does not want it. The Prophet replied:
مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ أَبَى
"Someone who obeys to me, surely he goes to heaven. And those who oppose me, truly he has refused (entered heaven) "
Simply stated, the Prophet's explanation emphasizes that anyone who obeys the commands and prohibitions of the Prophet must go to heaven. But, who opposes it, he refuses to go to heaven.
But is there a Muslim openly opposing the Prophet? We can say rarely. Because people who openly oppose the Prophet, usually do not want to claim to be Muslim. He prefers to use other diction to affirm his choice of belief, rather than claiming to be Muslim.
Then, what is meant by Muslims who are "said" reluctant to go to heaven? In the editorial of the hadith, the phrase "مَن أبَى" is positioned as mustatsna minhu (which is excluded). That means, the position of people who refuse to go to heaven, at birth claimed to be part of the people of the Prophet Muhammad, but his behavior shows that he did not get a guarantee to go to heaven for opposing the Prophet.
But, this interpretation should not then be used as a tool to consider fellow Muslims infidels, only for reasons that are not fundamental. In fact, the existence of mustatsna minhu (exception) in the hadith refers to the meaning, that there is a Muslim who is given the opportunity to enter paradise easily, through certain practices in the Shari'a, but he ignores them. That is the person who refuses to enter heaven.
And the opportunity to enter heaven easily, is usually often overlooked or even underestimated. Such a person associates entering heaven with a prestigious practice. He forgot that getting rid of spikes on the road could also make him into heaven. Likewise, being kind to the fellow creatures of God, can also make it easy to enter heaven.
Therefore, Allah calls the path (sabil) to heaven in the plural (subul ul-salam). That is, many paths to heaven:
یَهۡدِی بِهِ ٱللَّهُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضۡوَ ٰنَهُۥ سُبُلَ ٱلسَّلَـٰمِ وَیُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذۡنِهِۦ وَیَهۡدِیهِمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ
Meaning:
"It is with this Book that Allah instructs those who follow His pleasure to the ways of salvation, and (with that Book) Allah expels the person from darkness to light with His permission, and shows it to the straight path." QS: Surah Al-Ma'idah verse 16)
However, the many roads to heaven are not necessarily visible to all. So that not a few people choose the most difficult path to enter heaven. Whereas Allah has given him the easiest path in sight.
اللهم اجعلنا من أهل الجنة ونجنا من عذابك يوم القيامة
"O Allah make us included in the inhabitants of heaven and save us from your doom on the Day of Judgment."
كُلُّ أُمَّتِي يَدْخُلُوْنَ الْجَنَّةَ
"All people go to heaven"
But, apparently not all of the Prophet's people, wanted to enter heaven. The Prophet mentioned who did not want it:
إِلَّا مَنْ أَبَى
"Except those who refuse"
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The friends were surprised when they were told that someone refused to enter heaven. They also ask about who does not want it. The Prophet replied:
مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ أَبَى
"Someone who obeys to me, surely he goes to heaven. And those who oppose me, truly he has refused (entered heaven) "
Simply stated, the Prophet's explanation emphasizes that anyone who obeys the commands and prohibitions of the Prophet must go to heaven. But, who opposes it, he refuses to go to heaven.
But is there a Muslim openly opposing the Prophet? We can say rarely. Because people who openly oppose the Prophet, usually do not want to claim to be Muslim. He prefers to use other diction to affirm his choice of belief, rather than claiming to be Muslim.
Then, what is meant by Muslims who are "said" reluctant to go to heaven? In the editorial of the hadith, the phrase "مَن أبَى" is positioned as mustatsna minhu (which is excluded). That means, the position of people who refuse to go to heaven, at birth claimed to be part of the people of the Prophet Muhammad, but his behavior shows that he did not get a guarantee to go to heaven for opposing the Prophet.
But, this interpretation should not then be used as a tool to consider fellow Muslims infidels, only for reasons that are not fundamental. In fact, the existence of mustatsna minhu (exception) in the hadith refers to the meaning, that there is a Muslim who is given the opportunity to enter paradise easily, through certain practices in the Shari'a, but he ignores them. That is the person who refuses to enter heaven.
And the opportunity to enter heaven easily, is usually often overlooked or even underestimated. Such a person associates entering heaven with a prestigious practice. He forgot that getting rid of spikes on the road could also make him into heaven. Likewise, being kind to the fellow creatures of God, can also make it easy to enter heaven.
Therefore, Allah calls the path (sabil) to heaven in the plural (subul ul-salam). That is, many paths to heaven:
یَهۡدِی بِهِ ٱللَّهُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضۡوَ ٰنَهُۥ سُبُلَ ٱلسَّلَـٰمِ وَیُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذۡنِهِۦ وَیَهۡدِیهِمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ
Meaning:
"It is with this Book that Allah instructs those who follow His pleasure to the ways of salvation, and (with that Book) Allah expels the person from darkness to light with His permission, and shows it to the straight path." QS: Surah Al-Ma'idah verse 16)
However, the many roads to heaven are not necessarily visible to all. So that not a few people choose the most difficult path to enter heaven. Whereas Allah has given him the easiest path in sight.
اللهم اجعلنا من أهل الجنة ونجنا من عذابك يوم القيامة
"O Allah make us included in the inhabitants of heaven and save us from your doom on the Day of Judgment."
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