﴿ وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ دِينًۭا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ﴾

“For, if one goes in search of a religion other than self-surrender unto God, it will never be accepted from him, and in the life to come he shall be among the lost.”

If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted of him�He [Sahl] said:Islam means the committing of one�s affairs [to God] (tafwīḍ) as in His words: Do not die except as Muslims [3:102], by which He means �as ones who have committed their affairs [to Him].� The same is implied by His words: The Religion before God is Islam [3:19].He was asked about His words: