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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Death in Ramadhaan

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-‘Uthaymeen [May Allaah have Mercy on him] was asked:

Question: The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “When Ramadhaan comes, the doors of Jannah opened and the doors of Jahannam are locked.” [Narrated by Muslim (1079)] Does this means that those who die in Ramadhaan will automatically be admitted into Jannah?

Answer: This is not how it is, rather the meaning of the saying that the doors of Jannah will be made open is to encourage us to increase in good deeds so that we may be of those who enter through them.

The fact that the doors of the Hellfire are locked is sufficient for the people of Eemaan to be warded off from disobeying Allaah, until he is safe from entering from these doors.

So the meaning is not how the questioner thinks, that those who die in Ramadhaan will enter into Jannah automatically without account, rather those who will enter Jannah without account are those the Messenger of Allaah [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said,“Those who do not seek to have Ruqya done upon them, those who do not believe in bad omens, those who have full reliance in their Lord.”[Narrated by Bukhaaree (5795) and Muslim (218)]

These are those who made it upon themselves to do good and righteous deeds.

[Fiqh al-‘Ibaadah Pg. 210 (Question 153)]

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