Al-Fiqh al-Akbar - Abu Hanifa - (138)

Prohibition of Presuming to Decide on Allah’s Behalf

Abu Ẓabyān narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Woe to those of my ummah who presume to speak for Allah.” They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the presumers?” He replied, “Those who say, ‘So-and-so is in Paradise and so-and-so is in the Fire.’

Nāfiʿ narrated from Ibn ʿUmar that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Do not declare that members of my ummah are in Paradise or in the Fire. Leave them until Allah judges between them on the Day of Resurrection.”

Abān narrated from al-Ḥasan that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah—exalted is He—will say, ‘Do not consign My servants to Paradise or to Hell until I alone judge between them on the Day of Resurrection and assign them their abodes.’”

I then asked, “Inform me about the killer and about praying behind him.” He replied, “Prayer behind every upright or wicked person is valid; your reward remains yours.”

تَحْرِيم التألي على الله وَحدثت عَن أبي ظبْيَان قَالَ قَالَ رَسُول الله ﷺ (ويل للمتألين من امتي قيل يَا رَسُول الله وَمَا المتألون قَالَ الَّذين يَقُولُونَ فلَان فِي الْجنَّة وَفُلَان فِي النَّار) وَحدثت عَن نَافِع عَن ابْن عمر قَالَ قَالَ رَسُول الله ﷺ (لَا تَقولُوا أمتِي فِي الْجنَّة وَلَا فِي النَّار دعوهم حَتَّى يكون الله يحكم بَينهم يَوْم الْقِيَامَة) قَالَ وحَدثني أبان عَن الْحسن قَالَ قَالَ رَسُول الله ﷺ (يَقُول الله – Exalté soit-Il – لَا تنزلوا عبَادي جنَّة وَلَا نَار حَتَّى اكون انا الَّذِي احكم فيهم يَوْم الْقِيَامَة وانزلهم مَنَازِلهمْ) قلت فَأَخْبرنِي عَن الْقَاتِل وَالصَّلَاة خَلفه فَقَالَ الصَّلَاة خلف كل بر وَفَاجِر جَائِزَة فلك أجرك