How can the hadiths which mention that a certain doer of good will not enter the Fire be reconciled with the hadiths which threaten the disobedient with the Fire?
The understanding of the People of the regarding the texts of promise and warning is based on the principle that Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him, but He forgives anything less than that to whom He wills. Thus, some disobedient monotheists are forgiven, while others temporarily enter Hellfire but do not abide therein eternally. Texts indicating that a person who performs a specific act will not be punished are interpreted as requiring the existence of the cause and the absence of any impediment, or they are subject to other interpretations, such as: that this was before the revelation of the legal punishments (Hudud), or that it was expressed in the manner of the prevailing situation, or that it means they will not enter it for eternal abiding, or that it refers to the Hellfire of the disbelievers, or that this is their ruling: that they will not enter it. In this way, the texts are in agreement and do not contradict each other, and they affirm the creed of the People of the Sunnah and the Community.
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