What is the Shariah status of a Muslim who claims that a Christian woman who lived all her life as a Christian and was buried as a Christian, is in he

Answer

The claim that people will be going to Jannat solely on the basis of Allah's mercy, while partially correct, is confined to Muslims – to those who die with Imaan. The mercy of Allah Ta'ala, according to Islam, is not for even the most humanitarian kaafir who dies with kufr – without Imaan. It was therefore highly improper, un-Islamic and not permissible for a Muslim to sing praise in tribute of a dead kaafir woman. This act alone is sufficient to severely condemn the singer of the tribute.

Allah Ta'ala says in the Qur'aan Majeed:

"Do not say any prayer on any of them (kuffaar) who has died, and do not even stand at his (i.e. kaafir's) graveside, for verily he has died in the state of kufr against Allah and His Rasool."

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:

"When a faasiq is praised, the Arsh of Allah shudders."

"He who honours a person of bid'ah aids in the destruction of Islam." To praise and honour a kaafir woman, especially a dead one, is a capital sin in terms of the Shariah. He should feel ashamed of himself for singing the praise of a dead kaafirah. For whose ears are his praises intended?

The one who had sung the praises of the kaafir woman has indeed committed a terrible sin akin to kufr. He should repent – make Taubah. The view that a non-Muslim can enter Jannat on the basis of good deeds, is kufr. The pivot of Najaat (Salvation) is Imaan, not good deeds. Many deviant Muslims nowadays are trapped in this belief of kufr. The one who holds this kujfr belief has become a murtad. He has to repent and renew his Imaan.