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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3188 (Book 47, Hadith 240) #28837
The Power of La Ilaha Illallah

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of saying La Ilaha Illallah and how Allah guides whom He wills.

Narrated Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: "The Messenger of Allah said to his uncle: 'Say La Ilaha Illallah and I may bear witness with that, on your behalf, on the Day of Judgement'. So he said: 'If it weren't that the Quraish would insult me (saying): "He only said it out of fright" then I would delight your eyes'. Then Allah the Mighty and Sublime revealed: Verily, you guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills (28:56)".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ الأَشْجَعِيُّ، هُوَ كُوفِيٌّ اسْمُهُ سَلْمَانُ مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ الأَشْجَعِيَّةِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لِعَمِّهِ ‏"‏ قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدْ لَكَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَوْلاَ أَنْ تُعَيِّرَنِي بِهَا قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّمَا يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَزَعُ لأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا عَيْنَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏:‏ ‏(‏إنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ ‏)‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ

TOPICS
belief  *  guidance  *  judgement  *  quraish  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Believe in one God, Say La Ilaha Illallah .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the power and importance of saying La Ilaha Illallah. It was narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah said to his uncle that if he said this phrase then he would bear witness on his behalf on the Day of Judgement. His uncle hesitated because he was afraid that people would think he only said it out fear but then a verse from Quran was revealed which stated that it is not up to us who we guide but rather it is up to God who He guides. This hadith teaches us about the power and importance in believing in one God and also reminds us that ultimately it is up to God who He chooses to guide.

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