Will Allah Have Mercy Upon Pure Hearted Non Muslims?
I’m sorry, but I’m a little confused. From a lot of lectures, I’ve heard that Muslims that are put in hell, with even the tiniest but of Iman in their heart, will be shown the mercy of Allah SWT.
Every such narration should be seen in the light of Quran, and as per Quran, warning of eternal hell is for people ( whether claiming to be a Muslim or Non-Muslim ) committing rebellion against God ( Istakbar/Sarkashi ) for which it is mentioned in Quran that: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ عَنْهَا لاَ تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاء وَلاَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُجْرِمِينَ لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ Indeed those who denied Our revelations and evaded them in arrogance, the gates of heavens shall not be opened for them and neither shall they be able to enter Paradise except if a camel is able to pass through the eye of a needle . [This is their punishment] and in this manner do We punish the criminals. Hell shall be their bedding and [the flames of] Hell shall be their covering and in this way do We punish the evil-doers . (7:40-41) Therefore, a true muslim can never commit istakbar. If he commits sins, he will revert back to God and asks forgiveness which will ultimately result in his forgivenss, but if there is even iota of arrogance in one’s heart, then there is no forgiveness for such a person. Please also see the following response responding to this specific narration: Discussion 38044 • Reply 38054