Whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allah, seeking the Face of Allah, as his final action...

11-11-2016 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is the hadith that is mentioned below authentic or not? May Allaah reward you. It was narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, “Whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (there is no god but Allaah) seeking the Face of Allaah and that was his final action will enter Paradise. Whoever fasts one day seeking the Face of Allaah and that was his final action will enter Paradise. Whoever gives charity seeking the Face of Allaah and that was his final action will enter Paradise.” Narrated by Imam Ahmad, 22813, from the hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with him). Regards.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

A group of Hadeeth scholars gave strength to this hadeeth:

Al-Booseeri commented on it saying, "Its chain of narration is saheeh (sound)." [It-haaf Al-Khiyrah Al-Maharah]

Al-Haythami said, "The narrators of this hadeeth were accepted and accredited by Al-Bukhari, except for ‘Uthmaan ibn Muslim Al-Batti, who was declared a trustworthy narrator by Hadeeth scholars." [Majma‘ Az-Zawaa'id]

Al-Albaani declared it authentic in his book Ahkaam Al-Janaa'iz.

Shu‘ayb Al-Arnaa’oot said in his commentary on Imaam Ahmad's Musnad, "It is Saheeh-Lighayrih (sound due to external factors, such as another hadeeth with stronger chains of narration corroborating it)."

Allah knows best.