Is Belief in Allah Without Accepting His Messenger Sufficient for Paradise?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
If someone believes in Allah but not in His Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace), is that considered faith? What if they heard of Islam and the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) but didn’t accept him? Would they eventually enter Paradise due to their belief in Allah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
If one heard of Islam and the Islamic beliefs regarding the Prophets and thereafter, only believed in Allah to the exclusion of the Prophets, this is not valid faith which would allow them entrance to Paradise. [Laqqani, Jawhara al-Tawhid]
Denying any Prophet or Messenger that Allah tells us He sent is tantamount to disbelieving in the words of Allah Most High affirming that Prophethood. Believing in Allah necessitates belief in everything that Allah revealed.
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies in Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen. There he completed the memorization of the Qur’an and his study of the Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz, al-Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, al-Shaykh Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others. Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
