Farwah bin Nawfal quoted his father as saying that the Prophet ﷺ said to Nawfal (his father): Say, O infidels! and then sleep at its end, for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
And whoever died in such a state that he was free from shirk (associating partners with Allah), then for him is the promise of Paradise.
The noble statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is:
“Whoever dies while knowing that there is no deity except Allah will enter Paradise.” (Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith: 26)
Whoever died in such a state that he had certainty in La ilaha illallah (there is no deity except Allah), then he will enter Paradise.
In Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever dies while associating anything with Allah will enter the Fire (Hell).”
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radi Allahu anhu) says, and I say:
“And whoever dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Funerals, Hadith 1238 and Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith: 920)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5055
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The researched point is that Furwah's father, "Nawfal al-Ashja'i," is a Companion (Sahabi). Further on, the author is mentioning this hadith from the Musnad of Nawfal through various chains of transmission; that is the correct view.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3403