Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal will enter Hellfire

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Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal…

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنه قال: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَلِمَةً وَقُلْتُ أُخْرَى، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ نِدًّا دَخَلَ النَّارَ» وَقُلْتُ أَنَا: مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ لَا يَدْعُو لِلهِ نِدًّا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ.

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: "The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said something and I said another thing. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal will enter Hellfire.' And I say: 'Whoever dies while not invoking besides Allah another equal will enter Paradise.'"

Explanation of the hadith: Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal…

Lessons: Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal…

• Du‘ā’ (supplication) is an act of worship that must be exclusively devoted to Allah Almighty.
• The merit of Tawhīd and that whoever dies while upon Tawhīd will be admitted to Paradise, even if punished for some of his sins first.
• The danger of Shirk (polytheism) and that whoever dies upon Shirk will enter Hellfire.

Categories : Oneness of Allah's Worship