Does the one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" enter Paradise even if he has not done any deeds?
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May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Does the one who dies while saying "La ilaha illa Allah" enter Paradise, even though he has never done any deed? Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says:Sahih al-Bukhari 5401 entered Paradise?
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It is qualified by the other hadiths. The one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" sincerely from his heartSahih Muslim 23a We do not take one hadith and leave the rest of the hadiths. Rather, we combine the evidence, specify the general, and qualify the absolute. This is the practice of those firmly grounded in knowledge. As for the people of deviation, Allah has informed us that they follow the ambiguous. They take one piece of evidence and leave the other evidence. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Does the one who dies while saying "La ilaha illa Allah" enter Paradise, even though he has never done any deed? Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says:
Narrated 'Urban bin Malik: who attended the Badr battle and was from the Ansar, that he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in the prayer (as an Imam). When it rains, the valley which is between me and my people, flows with water, and then I cannot go to their mosque to lead them in the prayer. O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I wish that you could come and pray in my house so that I may take it as a praying place. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah willing, I will do that." The next morning, soon after the sun had risen, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came with Abu Bakr. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for the permission to enter and I admitted him. The Prophet (ﷺ) had not sat till he had entered the house and said to me, "Where do you like me to pray in your house?" I pointed at a place in my house whereupon he stood and said, "Allahu Akbar." We lined behind him and he prayed two rak`at and finished it with Taslim. We then requested him to stay for a special meal of Khazira which we had prepared. A large number of men from the adjoining area gathered in the house. One of them said, "Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?" Another man said, "He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "Do not say so. Do you not think that he has said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," seeking Allah's pleasure? The man said, "Allah and His Apostle know better, but we have always seen him mixing with hypocrites and giving them advice." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) Fire for those who testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, seeking Allah's pleasure. "
من قال لا إله إلا اللهAnswer:
It is qualified by the other hadiths. The one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" sincerely from his heart
He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship beside Allah
من قال لا إله إلا الله وكفر بما يعبد من دون الله
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [105/186] هل من قال لا إله إلا الله يدخل الجنة وإن لم يعمل؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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