It is reported about Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that when his final moments drew near, he said: "Bring the people to me." The people came to him, and he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
"Whoever comes before Allah Almighty in a state in which he associates nothing with Him as a partner, Allah Almighty will admit that person into Paradise."
(Then Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) "I am narrating this hadith only now, close to death, and the witness to this narration is Sayyiduna Uwaymir Abu al-Darda'." The people went to Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "My brother (that is, Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)) has spoken the truth, and he has narrated this hadith to you close to his death."
Imam Ahmad recorded it; its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except that Abu Salih did not hear from Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 9
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:منقطع
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