March 09, 2016
  Daily Islamic Message (DISM)
  
  
  | Hadith of the Day | 
  | Hadith: Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu 'anhu narrates that Rasulullah 
Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said, while Mu'adh Radiyallahu 'anhu was 
riding behind him on the same camel's saddle: O Mu'adh ibn Jabal! Mu'adh
 replied: Here I am at your service, may you be blessed, O Rasulallah! 
He again said: O Mu'adh! He again replied: Here I am at your service, 
may you be blessed, O Rasulallah! May you be blessed, this happened 
thrice, then Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said: Anyone who 
bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that
 Muhammad is His Messenger truthfully from his heart, then Allah will 
forbid him from the Fire. Mu'adh said: O Rasulallah! Should I not inform
 people that they may rejoice? He replied: Consequently, they will 
depend on this alone (and give up their good deeds). However, Mu'adh 
Radiyallahu 'anhu narrated this hadith, at the time of his death, for 
fear of the sin (of concealing knowledge). (Bukhari: 128) Note: Commentators give two explanations to the Ahadith in which Hell  
(Fire) is forbidden, only on bearing witness of La ilaha illallahu  
Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah "There is none worthy of worship except Allah and
  Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah". One is deliverance from eternal  
Punishment of Hell, i.e. they would not be in Hell forever like  
unbelievers or polytheists, though they would be in Hell for such time  
until Punishment for their sins is over. The second meaning is that  
bearing testimony to La ilaha illallahu Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah  
encompasses the whole of Islam. One who testifies to this truly and  
thoughtfully will indeed mould his life according to the tenets of  
Islam. (Mazahir Haque)
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