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I have only one point on this topic:

That is not my job. Why? Because that is God's job. My job is to be a good 'human' which is the ultimate goal of Islam.

So if I do not send every third person in this world to hell what does that make me?

Assalamu alaikum,

I guess you answered that yourself as brother Faraz pointed out, a good human !!

Don't worry about this, some people like the idea of playing 'god' and their brain fails to comprehend matters beyond that.

salaam

as you said yourself it's not your job, it's Allah's job. All we have to do is worry about getting oursevles into heaven really. but at the end of the day it is upto Allah of who He wants to send to heaven or hell, because only He truely knows us and knows ur sins and good deeds.

According to one story, Muhammad (pbuh) is said to have informed a prostitute who had seen a thirsty dog hanging about a well and given it water to drink. Allah forgave her because of that good deed. And granted her Paradise.

the above story shows that the smallest thing we may do can make the biggest difference and vice versa. So someone might be the most angelic and noble person throught their life but they may have committed a bad deed which seemed so insignificant to them however according to Allah it was something that angered Him so therefore that can determine a person's destination in the hereafter.

We shouldn't just always look at the picture as a whole, its the small details that make the picture.

 i find this stance a bit odd and at odds with islam.

n one hand we say that muslims are the chosen and cingled out personalities amongst humans as he has chosen islam above all other faiths. Thereore we are special and will go to heaven

but on the other hand we seem to be suggesting that even though we are the chosen and special ones we are not guaranteed jannah?

whats going on

sajid

Brother Sajid,

i think you're a bit confused, what i said in my above post i deem to be true, however you are right when you say that muslims are the chosen ones and singled out personalities amongst humans as He has chosen islam above all other faiths. but you have to remember, as Muslims, as long as we believe in 'There is no God, but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger' then we will all EVENTUALLY inshallah go to heaven. 

but that's where our deeds come to play in, if our sins outwieght our good deeds then we will go to hell to be PUNISHED for sometime (only Allah knows how long) but once we've served our time Allah will eventually forgive us and let us enter paradise. and this is just for the muslims.

because if Allah said as long as you're muslim then you will enter paradise then people would take advantage of that by not trying to be the perfect muslim they can be!

so we are guaranteed jannah but that will come at the right time of when we deserve it, it depends all on our good deeds.

Once again, as mentioned before, it's Allah's job of who He sends to heaven or hell. And he never wrongs any soul. :)

NO offence intended to you but I am sure there are many Muslims who think the way you do with regards to Heaven and Hell.

Where is our quest to seek the pleasure of Allah rather than his Heaven? Why are we so obsessed with the idea of a 'reward' if the motivation of all our actions is to get an award then it seems it is a fickle attempt at goodness.

Glory be to Allah for only the best have understood him. Imam Ali says (which beautifully demonstrates this) ' My Lord, I did not worship you out of fear from Your Fire, nor out of desire for Your Paradise; but I found You worthy of worship, so I worshipped You'

So we learn the best form of worship, obedience to Allah is done when one understands the magnificence of the Creator not necessarily out of fear of hell fire or desire for Paradise.

And Razmer has asked a very good question something we all ponder over. We find Muslims but do we find good human beings? and sometimes when we find good human beings they are not Muslim. Allah has created all humans and the material of the human carries good and bad. Belief is something separate to this innate human quality. When someone is good it is actually Allahs' mercy which is displayed and the credit may not necessarily lie with the person. Not recognising the creator and his beloved is a grave injustice which Allah does not forgive. He has created the World he says so there is JUSTICE on earth.

'O Allah! How can I ask you for any favours knowing how disobedient I am, but how can I not ask you for anything knowing how Generous You are?'

so yo are saying that i will get heaven just for saying the kalima. so whats the point of my namaaz when according to your deviated logic:

the drunk muslim next door to me who knows nothing of islam will go to heaven simply on the basis of his professing the kalima and no good deeds?

wheres the the insaaf in that?

sajid

'O Allah! How can I ask you for any favours knowing how disobedient I am, but how can I not ask you for anything knowing how Generous You are?'