Do Muslims believe in the rapture?

What the rapture means

The rapture is a belief held by some Protestant, especially evangelical, Christians: that true believers will suddenly be taken up to meet Christ, leaving others behind to face the end times. Many other Christians, including Catholics and Orthodox, don't hold it in that form. Islam doesn't have this idea at all.

The Islamic picture of the end

Muslims believe the Hour will come at a time only Allah knows, preceded by signs, minor and major. Among the major signs are the appearance of the false messiah (the Dajjal), and the return of Jesus, son of Mary. The Prophet ﷺ swore that the son of Mary will soon descend among people as a just ruler (Sahih al-Bukhari 3448). See What are the signs of the Day of Judgement?

Then the trumpet is blown:

After that comes the resurrection, the gathering, the judgment and finally Paradise or Hell. See What do Muslims believe happens after death?

Is there anything similar?

The closest point is a hadith about the very end. In a long narration about the Dajjal and Jesus, the Prophet ﷺ said that after these events Allah will send a pleasant wind that takes the soul of every believer, and the Hour will then come upon the worst of people (Sahih Muslim 2937). But this is different from the rapture:

• Believers die peacefully; they aren't lifted bodily to heaven.
• It happens after the great trials, not to escape them.
• Everyone, believer or not, is later resurrected and judged on the same Day.

Jesus in Islamic end times

Many Christians are surprised that Jesus has a central role in Islamic eschatology too. Muslims believe he was raised up alive by Allah, will return, defeat the Dajjal, live, and later die a natural death. He returns as a follower of the final message, not as God. See Do Muslims believe Jesus will come back?