الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأذكار والدعواتBook of Remembrances and Supplications
بَابُ فَضْلِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Chapter on the Virtue of "La ilaha illallah"
Hadith 5422
Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْإِيمَانُ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ بَابًا أَرْفَعُهَا وَأَعْلَاهَا قَوْلُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَدْنَاهَا إِمَاطَةُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Faith has sixty-four branches, the highest and most superior of them is "La ilaha illallah" (There is no god but Allah), and the lowest is removing something harmful from the path.
Hadith 5423
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْصِنِي قَالَ إِذَا عَمِلْتَ سَيِّئَةً فَأَتْبِعْهَا حَسَنَةً تَمْحُهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قَالَ هِيَ أَفْضَلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Advise me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you commit a bad deed, then follow it up with a good deed, so that it may erase the effect of that bad deed." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Is 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah) also a good deed?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is the most virtuous of good deeds."
Hadith 5424
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَاذَا يُنْجِينَا مِمَّا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا مَا أَمَرْتُ عَمِّي أَنْ يَقُولَهُ فَلَمْ يَقُلْهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I wished that I had asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the deed that would save us from those (whisperings and blameworthy matters) which Satan puts into our souls. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I had asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) this question, and he replied: Mention of that word will save you from these matters, the same word which I presented to my uncle, but he did not recite that word.
Hadith 5425
عَنْهُ أَيْضًا فَقَالَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَوَفَّى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ نَجَاةِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَدْ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا نَجَاةُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَبِلَ مِنِّي الْكَلِمَةَ الَّتِي عَرَضْتُ عَلَى عَمِّي فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيَّ فَهِيَ لَهُ نَجَاةٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Allah Almighty caused His Prophet to pass away, while we had not yet asked what is the salvation in this matter. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I had asked this question to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I got up and went to him and said: May my parents be sacrificed for you, you were more deserving of this. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is the salvation in this matter? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever accepted from me that word which I presented to my uncle, but he did not accept it, then that word will be salvation for him.
Hadith 5426
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Instruct those who are near death to say Lā ilāha illallāh.
Hadith 5427
عَنْ زَاذَانَ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ لُقِّنَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ
Abu Umar Zadhan narrates from a Companion that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever is prompted to say LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH at the time of death will enter Paradise.
Hadith 5428
عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ أَبْيَضُ فَإِذَا هُوَ نَائِمٌ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ أُحَدِّثُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ نَائِمٌ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ وَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَّا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ عَلَى رَغْمِ أَنْفِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَجُرُّ إِزَارَهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَإِنْ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَكَانَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَذَا بَعْدُ وَيَقُولُ وَإِنْ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing white clothes and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sleeping. I went again to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to talk, but this time too he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sleeping. When I went to him (peace and blessings be upon him) the third time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) had woken up, so I went and sat with him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever says LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH (There is no god but Allah) and dies upon it, will enter Paradise. I said: Even if he has committed adultery and theft? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if he has committed adultery and theft. I asked again: Even if he has committed adultery and theft? This happened three times. The fourth time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Abu Dharr’s nose be rubbed in dust. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) left dragging his lower garment and saying: Even if Abu Dharr’s nose be rubbed in dust. Then whenever he narrated this hadith, at the end he would say: Even if Abu Dharr’s nose be rubbed in dust.
Hadith 5429
عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاحِدًا أَحَدًا صَمَدًا لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كُتِبَتْ لَهُ أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Tamim Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever recites this supplication ten times: LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAHU WAAHIDAN AHADAN SAMADAN, LAM YATTAKHIDH SAHIBATAN WA LAA WALADAN, WA LAM YAKUN LAHU KUFUWAN AHAD. (There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, He is One, Unique, Self-Sufficient, He has neither a wife nor a child, and there is none comparable to Him) forty thousand good deeds will be written for him.
Hadith 5430
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ مِنْ طَيَالِسَةٍ مَكْفُوفَةٌ بِدِيبَاجٍ أَوْ مَزْرُورَةٌ بِدِيبَاجٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ هَذَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ كُلَّ رَاعٍ ابْنِ رَاعٍ وَيَضَعَ كُلَّ فَارِسٍ ابْنِ فَارِسٍ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُغْضَبًا فَأَخَذَ بِمَجَامِعِ جُبَّتِهِ فَاجْتَذَبَهُ وَقَالَ لَا أَرَى عَلَيْكَ ثِيَابَ مَنْ لَا يَعْقِلُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ نُوحًا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ دَعَا ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَاصِرٌ عَلَيْكُمَا الْوَصِيَّةَ آمُرُكُمَا بِاثْنَيْنِ وَأَنْهَاكُمَا عَنْ اثْنَتَيْنِ أَنْهَاكُمَا عَنِ الشِّرْكِ وَالْكِبْرِ وَآمُرُكُمَا بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا فِيهِمَا لَوْ وُضِعَتْ فِي كِفَّةِ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَوُضِعَتْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فِي الْكِفَّةِ الْأُخْرَى كَانَتْ أَرْجَحَ وَلَوْ أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا حَلْقَةً فَوُضِعَتْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا لَفَصَمَتْهُمَا أَوْ لَقَصَمَتْهُمَا وَآمُرُكُمَا بِسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَبِهَا يُرْزَقُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He was wearing a green shawl cloak, which was fastened with silk. He said: "Your companion wants the shepherds to be elevated and the horsemen to be lowered." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up in anger, grabbed him by the chest and shook him, and said: "I do not want to see the clothing of fools on you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned and sat down and said: "Indeed, when the time of death of Nuh (peace be upon him) approached, he called his sons and said: 'I am about to give you advice. I command you with two things and forbid you from two things. I forbid you from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and arrogance, and I command you with La ilaha illallah. If the heavens, the earths, and all that is between them were placed on one side of the scale, and La ilaha illallah on the other side, the latter would outweigh them. And if the heavens and the earth were a ring, and La ilaha illallah was placed upon it, this word would break it. And I command you to say Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi, for it is the prayer of everything, and by it everything is provided with sustenance."
Hadith 5431
عَنْ ثَابِتٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ وَكَانَ يَتْبَعُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا وَيَسْمَعُ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَقِيَ نَوْفًا فَقَالَ نَوْفٌ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ ادْعُوا لِي عِبَادِي قَالُوا يَا رَبِّ كَيْفَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ دُونَهُمْ وَالْعَرْشُ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ إِذَا قَالُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ اسْتَجَابُوا
Thabit says: A resident of Syria narrated to us, that man used to stay with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) and would listen to his words. He says: Once I was with him when he met Nauf. Nauf said: It has been conveyed to us that Allah Almighty said to the angels: Call My servants for Me. They said: O Lord! How should we call them when there are seven heavens as barriers before them and above them is the Throne? Allah Almighty said: When they say LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH, then they will respond.
Hadith 5432
عَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ نَوْفًا وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْعَاصِ اجْتَمَعَا فَقَالَ نَوْفٌ لَوْ أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا فِيهِمَا وُضِعَ فِي كِفَّةِ الْمِيزَانِ وَوُضِعَتْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فِي الْكِفَّةِ الْأُخْرَى لَرَجَحَتْ بِهِنَّ وَلَوْ أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ كُنَّ طَبَقًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَخَرَقَتْهُنَّ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that Nauf and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) both gathered together. Nauf said: If the heavens, the earths, and all the creatures between them are placed on one side of a scale, and "La ilaha illallah" is placed on the other side, the latter side will outweigh the former. And if the heavens, the earth, and all the creatures between them are made into a layer of iron and "La ilaha illallah" is placed upon it, then this word will pierce through it and reach Allah Almighty.
Hadith 5433
عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا مُعَاذٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا كُنْتُ أَكْتُمُكُمُوهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ
Kathir bin Murrah says: Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said during his illness of death: I heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I kept it hidden from you, now I am narrating it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever's last words are "La ilaha illallah" (There is no god but Allah), Paradise will become obligatory for him.
