“He is definitely going to hell”
It is hard not to judge others, and we as muslims are not too far from this, and we need to be careful.
Seeing people who do a lot of immoral things can easily create some sort of judgment inside our minds. While some are understandable (like when you are getting traumatized because of abuse and bullying), the digitalization age has introduced a new way for people to hate others that is not directly interacting with them. In this context, this refers to a public figure, a celebrity, a politician, or even a stranger with a small following.
Wealth, Fame, and Education are usually used to determine how people measure success. A same sentence spoken by a celebrity, compared to being spoken by a nobody, can have a different reception. In this digital age, some people even encourage limiting their connection to those who are successful, and some even suggest trying to wear an expensive suit and watches to fool others that you are that successful person.
This is such a condescending view of looking at people. Judging a person, whether someone is good or not, is worth talking to and not, only based on their looks and materialistic value, is really comes as arrogant and prideful. We should not judge other people, or even determine whether someone is a “lost cause” or not only from what you can see. Who knows what the future holds? They might be in a better position than you.
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٣٤
“And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who refused and acted arrogantly, becoming unfaithful.” – Al-Baqarah: 34.
In this ayah, the unfaithfulness is being on the same term as arrogance. Ustadz Nouman Ali Khan argues that this shows that the opposite of believing is being arrogant. We can see that people that is arrogant (most of them) act deviantly towards Allah. Those who have power, influence, and wealth are the ones who are most judgmental, prideful, hateful, feel superior, and privileged towards others.
It is best that we treat others with kindness, and not judge whether someone is good or not, or even think “this guy is definitely going to jahannam”, only Allah knows what fate every soul will be. Remembers that arrogance can be in the form of other things, including feeling yourself superior in faith towards Allah than other people, including judging which person is going to jannah and which one is going to jahannam.
Allah is the All-Knowing (Al-Alim)
Allah is the one whose knowledge is comprehensive and extends to all that is seen and unseen, apparent and hidden, present and future, near and far. His knowledge precedes, and He is intuitively aware of all things, even before they happen. He is the knower of all details, and nothing goes unnoticed or unrecorded. Indeed, He is the Omniscient One.
The true knowledge only comes from Allah, the knower of all things, is only Allah. May Allah forgive any mistakes or bias I have.
