It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that a man came to the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, what are the two things quite unavoidable? He replied: He who dies without associating anyone with Allah would (necessarily) enter Paradise and he who dies associating anything with Allah would enter the (Fire of) Hell.
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It is narrated on the authority of Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA) : I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: He who met Allah without associating anything with Allah entered Paradise and he who met Him associating (anything) with Him entered Fire.
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The same hadith has been narrated by Ishaq bin Mansur on the authority of Jabir with another chain of transmitters.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij: [صحيح مسلم 269]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Shirk is such a sin that it burns and reduces all righteous deeds to ashes. Despite this, the majority of people in every era have remained involved in shirk.
The statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
«وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّـهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ»
“And most of mankind, even though you desire it, are not believers except that they commit shirk.” [سورة يوسف : 106]
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 38