Does everyone who says "La ilaha illa Allah" enter Paradise?
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, does this mean that everyone who says "La ilaha illa Allah" has earned entry into Paradise?
Answer:
If he says it sincerely for the sake of Allah, believing in its meaning and seeking by it the Face of Allah, then he enters Paradise. He enters Paradise by it. So if he dies after saying it while believing in it, he enters Paradise. Likewise, if he lives after uttering it and then dies, his destination is Paradise. Even if he has major sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), he is among the people of Paradise. He may be punished in the Fire, or Allah may forgive him, but his ultimate destination is Paradise. The people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) have Paradise as their destination.[Al-An'am 6:82] Yes.
Shaykh Salih, does this mean that everyone who says "La ilaha illa Allah" has earned entry into Paradise?
Answer:
If he says it sincerely for the sake of Allah, believing in its meaning and seeking by it the Face of Allah, then he enters Paradise. He enters Paradise by it. So if he dies after saying it while believing in it, he enters Paradise. Likewise, if he lives after uttering it and then dies, his destination is Paradise. Even if he has major sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), he is among the people of Paradise. He may be punished in the Fire, or Allah may forgive him, but his ultimate destination is Paradise. The people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) have Paradise as their destination.
They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُم بِظُلْمٍ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 17|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|تحقيق التوحيد|هل كل من قال لا إله إلا الله يدخل الجنة؟|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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