Why Non- Muslims who are more righteous than Muslims will go to Hell?

 

Why Non- Muslims who are more righteous than Muslims will go to Hell?

Is not Allah unjust to put non-Muslims who are more righteous into hell and just for the Muslims who are not righteous to put into heaven? Will Good righteous non-Muslims like Mother Teresa go to hell? Why only Muslims will go to Paradise and non-Muslims will go to hell? What are its references in the Glorious Quran?

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظۡلِمُ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةٗ يُضَٰعِفۡهَا وَيُؤۡتِ مِن لَّدُنۡهُ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا

Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives Himself a great reward. (Surah An-Nisa: 40)

Allah is the justest, He will not do even a minute fraction of injustice. As far as the question is concerned, we have to understand what is the meaning of righteousness and who is the righteous person. I will give you some examples to understand the importance of Tauheed to get a place in Heaven. I hope you all know that in the education system, we have practical exams besides theory exams. To pass the subject you have to pass the practical exam as well, it is compulsory. If you fail the Practical exam and pass the theory exam of the same subject, it means you fail the theory exam as well. No matter how many good marks you achieve in the theory exam. If you want to pass the exam you have to pass the practical exam. You cannot argue because this is a rule set. So, in Islam, the compulsory paper is Tauheed, the first pillar of Islam. You should believe in only one God (Allah Almighty) and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) as a messenger of Allah. It is compulsory, if you fail in this you fail the test of righteousness. You may do as many good deeds but if you do not believe this you are not righteous.

 

If I say Allah Almighty sets the Five pillars of Islam in sequence according to their compulsion.  And this world is the exam for the hereafter. In this exam paper, you have 10 questions of hundred (100) marks. The first question is Tauheed and carries 51 marks. The other four questions are based on Salah, Zakat, Saum, and Hajj. These four questions carry 30 marks. The remaining 19 marks are for other small good deeds. To pass the exam you have to score 50 marks. And if you will get zero marks in the first question which is Tauheed and being a non-Muslim you do not believe in the oneness of Allah and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as His messenger. You cannot pass this exam.

 Allah says in Holy Quran;

 

 ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَيُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلٗاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفُورُ

 [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving. (Surah Al-Mulk: 2)

 

Allah Almighty has sent us into this world as a test for the hereafter and the rules and regulations he laid down in the Quran as His last and final revelation. He kept on sending revelation, when the moment got more corrupted He sent a new revelation and His new messenger. There were many revelations sent on the face of the earth. But the last and final revelation is the glorious Quran and the last and final messenger is Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him). So, sometimes these types of questions came into our mind like, this non-muslims is very honest, and what are the marks for his honesty? Answer: Maybe this honest person gets five marks on the paper of 100 marks. Or any other person who is more charitable, he maybe gets 10 marks. But out of 100 marks, these 5 or 10 marks will not make him pass the examination. The best would be a Muslim, who believed in Tauheed, offer Salah, give charity/Zakat, fast and does the Hajj, and does other good deeds like good to neighbors, love his parents, do not gamble, etc. He will get maybe more than 90 marks on paper and he would be the best Muslim. 

The main thing we need to understand is "what is righteousness?"

Allah says in Holy Quran;

 

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٖ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ شُعُوبٗا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ أَكۡرَمَكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ

 أَتۡقَىٰكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٞ 

O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. (Surah Al-Hujrat: 13)

 

This verse depicts the criteria of Judgement in the sight of Allah Almighty, it is not gender, not wealth, not color, not race, but it is TAQWA. It is righteousness and God's consciousness. So, Allah is not unjust to put No-Muslims into Hell. He has set all the rules and regulations for us to be more righteous with detailed explanations in the Glorious Quran. Refusing the oneness of Allah Almighty is the biggest sin in Islam. So, how the Non-Muslims who have been refusing oneness of Allah Almighty from the start of their lives till end, can go to heaven?

If Allah is Merciful and not egoistic then why does he says, I will put you in hell if you worship anyone else other than me?

 If Allah is Merciful and not egoistic then why does he says, I will put you in hell if you worship anyone else other than me?  

The largest sin in Islam is worshipping someone else other than Allah, or worshipping Allah as well as someone else. This sin is called "Shirk". شرک

  It is mentioned in Quran, Surah Al-Nisa,

اِنَّ اللّٰہَ لَا یَغۡفِرُ اَنۡ یُّشۡرَکَ بِہٖ وَ یَغۡفِرُ  مَا دُوۡنَ ذٰلِکَ لِمَنۡ یَّشَآءُ ۚ وَ مَنۡ یُّشۡرِکۡ بِاللّٰہِ فَقَدِ افۡتَرٰۤی  اِثۡمًا عَظِیۡمًا ﴿۴۸

"Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. (Surah An-Nisa, verse: 48)."

 

It is also mentioned in Surah Luqman, Ayah: 13;

وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ

"And when Lokman said to his son, in warning: 'My son, associate none with Allah, to associate others with Allah is a tremendous wrong."       

 

So, in Islam, there is No Forgiveness for A MUSHRIK. But Allah is most Merciful and most compassionate. His mercy surrounds everything. In Quran it is mentioned in Surah ul Aeyraaf, verse: 156;

وَ رَحۡمَتِیۡ وَسِعَتۡ کُلَّ شَیۡءٍ

"But My mercy encompasses all things." 

 He loves the person more than anyone else. There is a Hadith that explains the love of Allah for humans.

Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Some prisoners were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and there was a woman among the prisoners who was searching (for her child). When she found her child she embraced him and put him on her breast. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to us, ‘Do you think that this woman would throw her child in the fire?’ We said, ‘No, by Allah, not if she is able not to.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this woman is to her child.’” 

So, why he will punish the MUSHRIK and will not forgive him at any chance? If he loves the man more than the love of seventy mothers, then how he can give hard punishment to His slaves?  For instance, if your son wants to hurt himself, what will you do? Will you let him do it? Of course not because you know what is better for your son. You will give him instructions to live. You will spend money for his studies. You will set an award for him. All this is because you love him. But when your son will grow up and say not only my father raised me but someone else raised me. What you will do at this time? If you will punish him, you are egoistic and Allah is NOT egoistic, He is far superior to a human, then why he will punish MUSHRIK? مشرک

Answer: Allah does not require you, you require Allah. When a Muslim says Allah u Akber (Allah is the greatest) and if he will not say that Allah is the greatest, Allah’s Greatness will not become less because He will remain always Greatest irrespective you will say it or not. He only wants humans to say that because Allah knows human psychology. For example, if one of your loved ones will have a serious injury. You will find the best specialist for his treatment and if an inexperienced or non specialist person suggests you a doctor and at the same time another experienced and specialist suggests you another doctor. To who’s suggestion, you will take? Answer; The suggestion of specialist because, you know the worth of his experience and believe in him. The same thing requires when you worship Allah and he sets different rewards and punishments for you for your better life. If the first step of belief will be weak in you then how you can be a strong believer and follow the Best religion, Islam? So, just to build a strong belief in human, Allah set the unbearable punishment. It is the single sin that has no forgiveness because it is the basic and most crucial level for Believers. Murder or killing is the Second biggest sin in Islam. Yet, it can be forgiven once a person has turned to Allah in repentance and expiated for it by doing good deeds. So every other sin will be forgiven on some chance but Shirk is not. It is not because Allah is egoistic; it is because He is Merciful and Wise. He knows how to build a strong belief of His presence in Believers and how much it is important to follow Islam and for true success of human.

 In the world, every man has a different way of working. Some need logic, some need a reason, some need reward and some need punishment to be straight on the right path. It is the way of getting rules or understanding the regulations of all humans. Some people when hearing about the punishment get fear and stop themselves to perform sin.