March 09, 2016
Daily Islamic Message (DISM)
Hadith of the Day
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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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