Does one who dies upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) enter Paradise even if he did not perform deeds?
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Question:
May Allah reward you? This questioner says: Does one who dies upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) enter Paradise even if he did not perform deeds, or is it the one who said "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) and died upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) but did not perform deeds?
Answer:
Yes, in a hadith, it is mentioned that the owner of the record is presented withSunan Ibn Majah 4300Sahih (Darussalam) all filled with sins. It is said to him: Do you have any good deed? He says: No, O my Lord. Then Allah says: Yes, you will not be wronged. Then a record is brought to him written with "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), and he enters Paradise with it. This indicates that this man entered Paradise without having done deeds, saying "La ilaha illa Allah," but he did not do deeds, so he enters Paradise. The Murji'ah say this is evidence that deeds are not part of faith. We say: No, this hadith is general, and there are detailed hadiths. We do not take one and leave the rest. This is general, and there are detailed hadiths that it is necessary to have the verses and hadiths that deeds are part of faith, as mentioned before.
But this man said this word sincerely from his heart, then he died and was unable to perform deeds. He died and was unable to perform deeds. He entered Islam and pronounced the two testimonies of faith, then he died or was killed, and was unable to perform deeds. He enters Paradise with that, by his sincerity and his pure intention, and by his entry into Islam. We do not take one end of the evidence and leave the other end; we combine the evidence. Yes, this hadith is not the only one that came regarding this issue; rather, there are many hadiths that explain one another, restrict one another, and specify one another. Yes.
May Allah reward you? This questioner says: Does one who dies upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) enter Paradise even if he did not perform deeds, or is it the one who said "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) and died upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) but did not perform deeds?
Answer:
Yes, in a hadith, it is mentioned that the owner of the record is presented with
and ninety-nine scrolls will be spread out for him, each one extending as far as the eye can see
له تسعة وتسعون سجلا كل سجل مد البصرBut this man said this word sincerely from his heart, then he died and was unable to perform deeds. He died and was unable to perform deeds. He entered Islam and pronounced the two testimonies of faith, then he died or was killed, and was unable to perform deeds. He enters Paradise with that, by his sincerity and his pure intention, and by his entry into Islam. We do not take one end of the evidence and leave the other end; we combine the evidence. Yes, this hadith is not the only one that came regarding this issue; rather, there are many hadiths that explain one another, restrict one another, and specify one another. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [10/186] هل من مات على التوحيد يدخل الجنة وإن لم يعمل؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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