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Is saying that a specific disbeliever, if he dies, will be in Hell considered an overstepping of bounds with regard to Allah, as is done by some of the takfiri people of innovation?

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To definitively assert that a specific person will enter Hellfire requires a particular textual (shar‘i) proof concerning that individual. No one is testified to be in Hellfire except those whom revelation has testified for, with the definitive understanding that whoever dies as a disbeliever is indeed among the people of Hellfire. To assert definitively that a specific person will enter Hellfire is tantamount to "presuming upon God" (al-ta'alli 'ala Allah), which is forbidden, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) statement: "Who is it that presumes upon Me that I will not forgive so-and-so? Indeed, I have forgiven so-and-so and invalidated your deeds." Therefore, it is not permissible for anyone to assert definitively about Paradise, Hellfire, or the lack of forgiveness, except for those about whom a text has been revealed.

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