Whoever’s last words are “There is no god but Allah” and those who have sins
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Whoever’s last words from this world areSunan Abi Dawud 3116Sahih (Al-Albani),” if a person says this and has minor or major sins upon him, will he be punished for them before entering Paradise?
Answer:
This is up to Allah the Exalted. I say it is up to Allah the Exalted. As for minor sins, Allah will expiate them for him. As for major sins, the default ruling is that they are subject to His will: if Allah wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Whoever’s last words from this world are
There is no god but Allah" he will enter Paradise.
لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنةAnswer:
This is up to Allah the Exalted. I say it is up to Allah the Exalted. As for minor sins, Allah will expiate them for him. As for major sins, the default ruling is that they are subject to His will: if Allah wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ذكر تشهد ابن مسعود وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:07:00)
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