In the hadith of Abu Hurayrah when he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Who is the happiest of people with your intercession?"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, when he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Who isSahih al-Bukhari 99?" If someone says that one who is not sincere in his worship may still benefit from the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because the word "happiest" is a superlative, meaning the happiest of people with the intercession is the sincere one, but the insincere one may also benefit from it, how do we respond to that? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
Sincerely from your heart. If it is not sincere, this falls into two categories: either it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), which does not exclude one from the intercession of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because he is a believer and a Muslim. But if it is not sincere, meaning it is major shirk, then he has no intercession with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, when he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Who is
Narrated Abu Huraira: I said: "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: O Abu Huraira! "I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing for the (learning of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah."
أسعد الناس بشفاعتك؟ فقال من قال لا إله إلا الله خالصا من قلبهAnswer:
Sincerely from your heart. If it is not sincere, this falls into two categories: either it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), which does not exclude one from the intercession of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because he is a believer and a Muslim. But if it is not sincere, meaning it is major shirk, then he has no intercession with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [546 /1350] في حديث أبي هريرة لما قال للنبي ﷺ "من أسعد الناس بشفاعتك؟ فقال: من قال لا إله إلا الله.. — youtube.com
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