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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of the Hadith: “Indeed, Allah has forbidden the Fire for the one who says, ‘There is no god but Allah’”

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The questioner:
In a hadith, the questioner says: “Indeed, Allah
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. "حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله
Sahih al-Bukhari 5401
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The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a hadith at the beginning of the book *Tawhid* by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him)
That Allah has forbidden the Fire for the one who says, “There is no god but Allah,” seeking therebyأن الله حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله يبتغي
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 3:173


The questioner:
By that.

The Shaykh:
That is the face of Allah, because some of the Companions mentioned another Companion whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) asked about, as he had not attended the gathering. Some of them spoke disparagingly of him, so his fellow Companion replied, “
By Allah! O Allahs Apostle! We know nothing about him but good.والله يا رسول الله ما علمنا عليه إلا خيرا
Sahih al-Bukhari 4418
” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Indeed, Allah has forbidden the Fire…” This is the hadith of ‘Utbah, the hadith of ‘Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Indeed, Allah has forbidden the Fire for the one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" seeking thereby the Face of Allahإن الله حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله يبتغي بذلك وجه الله
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 3:173
. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (45:15)

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