Kalimatu’l-Ikhlas ‘lailahaillaAllah’ Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (H 736-795) darultawhid.com/en Hamd belongs to Allah and help is from Him. The following hadith from Anas (ra) is recorded in Bukhari and Muslim: “It is reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik (ra) that RasulAllah (saw) addressed Mu'adh b. Jabal (ra) as he was riding behind him to which he replied: At thy beck and call, and at thy pleasure, RasulAllah. He again called out: Mu'adh, to which he (again) replied: At thy beck and call, and at thy pleasure. He (saw) addressed him (again): Mu'adh, to which he replied: At thy beck and call, and at thy pleasure, RasulAllah. Upon this he (saw) observed: If anyone testifies (sincerely from his heart) that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His bondsman and His messenger, Allah immuned him from Hell. He (Mu'adh) said: RasulAllah, should I not then inform people of it, so that they may be of good cheer? He replied: Then they would trust in it alone. Mu'adh told about it at the time of his death, to avoid sinning.” It is narrated in Bukhari and Muslim from 'Itban Ibn Malik RasulAllah (saw) stated: “Narrated 'Itban bin Malik: Once Allah's Apostle came to me in the morning, and a man among us said, ‘Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?’ Another man from us replied, ‘He is a hypocrite who does not love Allah and His Apostle.’ The Prophet said, ‘Don't you think that he says: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, only for Allah's sake?’ They replied, ‘Yes’ The Prophet said, ‘Nobody will meet Allah with that saying on the Day of Resurrection, but Allah will save him from the Fire’.” In another hadith which is mentioned in Muslim from Abu Sa’ed (ra) or from Abu Huraira (ra); while sahaba were with RasulAllah (saw) in Tabuk they fell in famine. “It is narrated either on the authority of Abu Huraira (ra) or that of Abu Sa'id Khudri (ra). The narrator A'mash has narrated this hadith with a little bit of doubt (about the name of the very first narrator who was in direct contact with the RasulAllah. He was either Abu Huraira or Abu Sa'id Khudri. Both are equally reliable transmitters of the traditions). He (the narrator) said: During the time of Tabuk expedition, the (provisions) ran short and the men (of the army) suffered starvation; they said: RasulAllah, would you permit us to slay our camels? We would eat them and use their fat. RasulAllah (saw) said: Do as you please. He (the narrator) said: Then 'Umar came there and said: RasulAllah, if you do that (if you give your consent and the men begin to slay their camels), the riding animals would become short. But (I would suggest you to) summon them along with the provisions left with them Then invoke Allah's blessings on them (different items of the provisions) It is hoped Allah shall bless them. RasulAllah replied in the affirmative. (the narrator) said: He called for a leather mat to be used as a table cloth and spread it out. Then he called people along with the remaining portions of their provisions. He (the narrator) said: Someone was coming with handful of mote, another was coming with a handful of dates, still another was coming with a portion of bread, till small quantities of these things were collected on the table cloth. He (the narrator said): Then RasulAllah invoked blessing (on them) and said: Fill your utensils with these provisions. He (the narrator) said: They filled their vessel to the brim with them, and no one amongst the army (which comprised of 30,000 persons) was left even with a single empty vessel. He (the narrator) aid: They ate to their fill, and there was still a surplus. Upon this RasulAllah (saw) remarked: I bear testimony that there is no god but Allah and I am the messenger of Allah. The man who meets his Lord without harboring any doubt about these two (truths) would never be kept away from Paradise.” RasulAllah (saw) said the following in a hadith which is narrated from Abu Dharr (ra) by Bukhari and Muslim: "Abu Dharr (ra) reported: I came to RasulAllah (saw) and he was asleep with a white mantle over him. I again came, he was still asleep, I came again and he had awakened. I sat by his side and (RasulAllah) observed: There is none among the bondsmen who affirmed his faith in La illaha ill-Allah there is no God but Allah) and died in this state and did not enter Paradise. I (Abu Dharr) said: Even if he committed adultery and theft? He (saw) replied: (Yes) even though he committed adultery and theft. I (again said): Even if he committed adultery and theft? He (saw) replied: (Yes) even though he committed adultery and theft. (RasulAllah repeated it three times) and said for the fourth time: In defiance of Abu Dharr. Abu Dharr then went out and he repeated (these words): In defiance of Abu Dharr." It is recorded in Muslim that Ubada b Samit (ra) said while he was in his death bed: “It is narrated on the authority of Sunabihi that he went to Ubada b. Samit (ra) when he was about to die. I burst into tears. Upon this he said to me: Allow me some time (so that I may talk with you). Why do you weep? By Allah, if I am asked to bear witness, I would certainly testify for you (that you are a believer). Should I be asked to intercede, I would certainly intercede for you, and if I have the power, I would certainly do good to you, and then observed: By Allah, never did I hear anything from RasulAllah (saw) which could have been a source of benefit to you and then not conveyed it to you except this single hadith. That I intend to narrate to you today, since I am going to breathe my last. I heard RasulAllah (saw) say: He who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, Allah would prohibit the fire of Hell for him.” It is recorded in Muslim that Ubada b Samit (ra) said the following while he was in his death bed: “It is narrated on the authority of Ubadah b. Samit (r) that RasulAllah (saw) observed: He who said: 'There is no god but Allah, He is One and there is no associate with Him, that Muhammad is his servant and His messenger, that Christ is servant and the son of His slave-girl and he (Christ) His word which He communicated to Mary and is His Spirit, that Paradise is a fact and Hell is a fact,' Allah would make him (he who affirms these truths enter Paradise through any one of its eight doors which he would like.” There are so many hadith which have the same meaning and it will take a long time to mention all of them here. There are two types of ahadith regarding the matter: to be continued inshaAllah...
