Hadith 5434
عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ شَدَّادٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي شَدَّادُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ وَعُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا حَاضِرٌ يُصَدِّقُهُ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هَلْ فِيكُمْ غَرِيبٌ يَعْنِي أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ فَقُلْنَا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَمَرَ بِغَلْقِ الْبَابِ وَقَالَ ارْفَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَرَفَعْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا سَاعَةً ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ بَعَثْتَنِي بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ وَأَمَرْتَنِي بِهَا وَوَعَدْتَنِي عَلَيْهَا الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبْشِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكُمْ
It is narrated from Ya'la bin Shaddad, he says: Our leader Shaddad bin Aus (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me, while Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present and confirming it. He said: We were present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is there any stranger among you? By this, he (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the People of the Book. We said: No, O Messenger of Allah! Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the door to be closed and said: Raise your hands and say: LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH (There is no god but Allah). So we kept our hands raised for a while, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his hand and said: Praise be to Allah, O Allah! You sent me with this word, You commanded me with this word, and You promised me Paradise for it, and surely You do not break Your promise. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Rejoice, indeed Allah Almighty has forgiven you.
Hadith 5435
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَدِّدُوا إِيمَانَكُمْ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ نُجَدِّدُ إِيمَانَنَا قَالَ أَكْثِرُوا مِنْ قَوْلِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Renew your faith. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! How should we renew our faith? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Say "La ilaha illallah" frequently.
Hadith 5436
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَلَّا يَسْأَلَنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَحَدٌ أَوَّلُ مِنْكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ خَالِصَةً مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I said to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: On the Day of Resurrection, who will be most deserving of your intercession? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: O Abu Hurairah! I thought that no one would ask me about this hadith before you, because I have seen your eagerness for hadith. The person who will be most deserving of my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who says "La ilaha illallah" sincerely and from his heart.