The state of a polytheist if he says "La ilaha illa Allah" at the time of his death
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it is mentioned in the hadithSunan Abi Dawud 3116Sahih (Al-Albani), is the polytheist considered to be among the people of Paradise if he says it at the time of his death?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is no doubt that if he says it sincerely from his heart and believes in it, he will enter Paradise, because he was unable to perform the deeds, he was unable to perform the deeds, so he left off the deeds because he was unable to do them, yes.
The questioner:
And everything that.
The Shaykh:
And everyone who says "La ilaha illa Allah" sincerely with it and dies without being able to perform the deeds, he is among the people of Paradise. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it is mentioned in the hadith
If anyone's last words are "There is no god but Allah" he will enter Paradise.
من كان آخر كلامه لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنةThe Shaykh:
Yes, there is no doubt that if he says it sincerely from his heart and believes in it, he will enter Paradise, because he was unable to perform the deeds, he was unable to perform the deeds, so he left off the deeds because he was unable to do them, yes.
The questioner:
And everything that.
The Shaykh:
And everyone who says "La ilaha illa Allah" sincerely with it and dies without being able to perform the deeds, he is among the people of Paradise. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (59:42)
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