عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «مَنْ لَقِيَ اللهَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَمَنْ لَقِيَهُ يُشْرِكُ بِهِ دَخَلَ النَّارَ».
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hellfire."
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- Narrated by Muslim
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- Authentic
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- Muslim
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) says that whoever dies while not associating anything as a partner with Allah will end up in Paradise, even if he is punished for some of his sins; and that whoever dies while associating anything as a partner with Allah will abide in Hellfire forever.
Lessons from the hadith
- This points out the merit of monotheist belief and that it is the means of salvation from an eternal stay in Hellfire.
- Paradise and Hellfire are close to people, and only death separates them.
- It warns against polytheism, little or much, for salvation from Hellfire is attained by avoiding it.
- What matters in one's deeds is how they end up.
English text: HadeethEnc.com
