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[quote]Salam brother Oosman,

You said:- Would you consider such a person to be a believer or unbeliever?

A Hindu who does shirk all his life, but at the moment of death, he prays to Allah to save him, afterwards he goes back to shirk. Allah answered his prayer while the man became a believer momentarily.

I think such a person is an unbeliever, and that is what I meant when I said God answers the prayers of unbelievers also.

>>> If any disbeliever or mushrik prays to God for saving him/her from hell fire near the time of his/her death, Almighty God does not accept his/her prayer. For an example, Almighty God did not accept the prayer of Pharao.

10:90  We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea.  Pharaoh and his troops pursued them, aggressively and sinfully. When drowning became a reality for him, he said, "I believe that there is no god except the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed; I am a submitter."

10:91   "Too late! For you have rebelled already, and chose to be a transgressor.

Also please see;

40:84  Subsequently, when they saw our retribution they said, "Now we believe in GOD ALONE, and we now disbelieve in the idol worship that we used to practice."

40:85  Their belief then could not help them in the least, once they saw our retribution. Such is GOD's system that has been established to deal with His creatures; the disbelievers are always doomed.

Brother you should also know that Almighty Allah conditionally accepts the repentance;

4:17  Repentance is acceptable by GOD from those who fall in sin out of ignorance, then repent immediately thereafter.  GOD redeems them. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

4:18   Not acceptable is the repentance of those who commit sins until death comes to them, then say, "Now I repent." Nor is it acceptable from those who die as disbelievers. For these, we have prepared a painful retribution.

So brother, God does not accept prayers/repentance from the idol worshipper also He does not forgive him if he maintains his idol worshipping till death, the Quran tells us that they are doomed and are destined to hell e.g. 4:116.

As for Hindu, if he repents and reforms then Almighty Allah will accept his repentance/prayer.

3:86 – 89  “Why should GOD guide people who disbelieved after believing, and after witnessing that the messenger is truth, and after solid proofs have been given to them? GOD does not guide the wicked. These have incurred condemnation by GOD, and the angels, and all the people. Eternally they abide therein; the retribution is never commuted for them, nor will they be reprieved.  EXEMPTED ARE THOSE WHO REPENT THEREAFTER, AND REFORM. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful”.

3:90  “Those who disbelieve after believing, then plunge deeper into disbelief, their repentance will not be accepted from them; they are the real strayers”.

3:91 “Those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers, an earthful of gold will not be accepted from any of them, even if such a ransom were possible. They have incurred painful retribution; they will have no helpers”.

God only accepts the repentance of believers;

9:104  “Do they not realize that GOD accepts the repentance of His worshipers, and takes the charities, and that GOD is the Redeemer, Most Merciful?”

Even God does not accept the prayers of any believers if he prays on behalf of the idol worshippers(for them), for example;

Abraham(pbuh), God’s beloved servant, was not allowed to pray for his father (9:114).

Noah(pbuh) could not pray for his son (11:45-46).

Muhammad(pbuh) could not pray for his relatives (9:80).

Regarding Iblees, Almighty God gave him a chance also He too gave us and I explained this to you in detail through my previous mail. Iblees’s request was not the same as the prayer of any disbeliever. Don’t forget that Iblees was an Angel and was not a disbeliever before his refusal to prostrate before Adam. I hope you will understand this.

Minara.[/quote]

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