حَدَّثَنَا
مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا
شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ
أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنْ
رَجُلٍ، عَنْ
فَرْوَةَ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا أَقُولُهُ إِذَا أَوَيْتُ إِلَى فِرَاشِي ، قَالَ : " اقْرَأْ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ فَإِنَّهَا بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ " ، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ : أَحْيَانًا يَقُولُ مَرَّةً وَأَحْيَانًا لَا يَقُولُهَا ،
´Farwah bin Nawfal (ra) narrated that:` He came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may say when I go to my bed.” So he said: “Recite: Say: ‘O you disbelievers’ for verily it is a disavowal of Shirk.” Shu`bah said: “Sometimes he would say: ‘One time’ and sometime he would not say it.” (Another chain) from Farwah bin Nawfal, from his father: "That he came to the Prophet (ﷺ)" then he mentioned similar in meaning. And this is more correct. [Abu `Eisa said:] And Zubair reported this hadith from Ishaq, from Farwah bin Nawfal, from his father from the Prophet (ﷺ), with similar wording. This is more appropriate and more correct than the narration of Shu`bah. The companions of Abu Ishaq were confused in the narration of this hadith. This hadith has been reported through routes other than this. `Abdur-Rahman is the brother of Farwah bin Nawfal.
Israel narrated from Abu Ishaq, and Abu Ishaq from Farwah bin Nawfal, and Farwah from his father Nawfal, that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then he mentioned a hadith similar in meaning to the previous hadith. © Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- And this narration is more authentic,
2- Also, Zuhair narrated this hadith from Abu Ishaq, Abu Ishaq from Farwah bin Nawfal, Farwah from his father Nawfal, and Nawfal from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the same way, and this narration is more similar and more authentic than the narration of Shu’bah. And the companions (students) of Abu Ishaq are confused in this hadith,
3- This hadith has also come through other chains besides this chain; this hadith was also narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Nawfal from his father (Nawfal), and Nawfal from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and Abdur Rahman is the brother of Urwah bin Nawfal.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
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
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