Does the one who pronounces the testimony of faith before his death fall under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever’s last words from this world are ‘There is no god but Allah’ will enter Paradise”?
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The questioner : Does the one who pronounces the testimony of faith before his death fall under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Mishkat al-Masabih 1621?
The Shaykh : Yes. If he says: “There is no god but Allah” at the time of his death, with his heart certain in it, then he falls under the hadith. But let it be known that the general texts regarding what enters one into Paradise or what enters one into the Fire are not applied to a specific individual except by evidence. For example, regarding “Whoever’s last words from this world are ‘There is no god but Allah’ will enter Paradise,” if we know that this man’s last words from this world were “There is no god but Allah,” we say: It is hoped that he is among the people of Paradise. One does not assert with certainty for a specific individual; rather, one says “it is hoped” if he is in a state of good, or “it is feared” if he is in a state of evil, because there is a distinction between the general and the specific. We testify, know, and are certain that every believer is in Paradise, but do we testify for every specific believer that he is in Paradise? No. But if we know that he is a believer, we hope for him that he is among those who enter Paradise. We believe that Allah the Exalted loves the believers and loves those who do good. So if we see a man who does good, and we see a believer who performs the obligatory acts and avoids the forbidden, do we testify that Allah loves him? The answer is no, because specifying is not generalizing. But we say: We testify that Allah loves every believer, and we hope that this specific man is among those whom Allah Mighty and Majestic loves. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) indicated this in his Sahih when he said: “Chapter: It is not said: So-and-so is a martyr” even if he was killed in the cause of Allah, do not say: He is a martyr. He cited as evidence for this the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): His saying (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1656Sahih (Darussalam) is an indication that you do not testify for the specific individual, but rather say: Allah knows best.
The Amir al-Mu'minin, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), delivered a sermon and said: "You say: 'So-and-so is a martyr, so-and-so is a martyr,' and you do not know; perhaps he did such and such. But say: 'Whoever dies in the cause of Allah or is killed, he is a martyr.'" He (may Allah be pleased with him) distinguished between specifying and generalizing. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says.
If anyone’s last words are ‘There is no god but God,’ he will enter paradise.
من كان ءاخر كلامه من الدنيا: لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنّةThe Shaykh : Yes. If he says: “There is no god but Allah” at the time of his death, with his heart certain in it, then he falls under the hadith. But let it be known that the general texts regarding what enters one into Paradise or what enters one into the Fire are not applied to a specific individual except by evidence. For example, regarding “Whoever’s last words from this world are ‘There is no god but Allah’ will enter Paradise,” if we know that this man’s last words from this world were “There is no god but Allah,” we say: It is hoped that he is among the people of Paradise. One does not assert with certainty for a specific individual; rather, one says “it is hoped” if he is in a state of good, or “it is feared” if he is in a state of evil, because there is a distinction between the general and the specific. We testify, know, and are certain that every believer is in Paradise, but do we testify for every specific believer that he is in Paradise? No. But if we know that he is a believer, we hope for him that he is among those who enter Paradise. We believe that Allah the Exalted loves the believers and loves those who do good. So if we see a man who does good, and we see a believer who performs the obligatory acts and avoids the forbidden, do we testify that Allah loves him? The answer is no, because specifying is not generalizing. But we say: We testify that Allah loves every believer, and we hope that this specific man is among those whom Allah Mighty and Majestic loves. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) indicated this in his Sahih when he said: “Chapter: It is not said: So-and-so is a martyr” even if he was killed in the cause of Allah, do not say: He is a martyr. He cited as evidence for this the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):
There is no one who is wounded in the cause of Allah, and Allah knows best who is wounded in His cause, but that on the Day of Resurrection he will come with his wound oozing blood, the color the color of blood, and the scent the scent of musk.
ما من مكلومٍ يُكلم في سبيل الله والله أعلم بمن يُكلم في سبيله، إلا إذا كان يوم القيامة جاء وجرحه يثعُب دماً، اللون لون الدم، والريح ريح المسكand Allah knows better about who has been injured in His cause
والله أعلم بمن يُكلم في سبيلهThe Amir al-Mu'minin, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), delivered a sermon and said: "You say: 'So-and-so is a martyr, so-and-so is a martyr,' and you do not know; perhaps he did such and such. But say: 'Whoever dies in the cause of Allah or is killed, he is a martyr.'" He (may Allah be pleased with him) distinguished between specifying and generalizing. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says.