virtues of Laa ilaaha illa Allaah (there is no god but Allaah).
Knowing Allaah The Almighty is the best branch of knowledge.
Oneness of Allaah The Almighty is the best action and every beneficial
and good thing is just a fruit of it.
Amongst them are:
1. Making property and blood sacred[i.e., it is forbidden to
seize his property or shed his blood]:
It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon
him, said: “Whoever says Laa ilaaha illallaah and rejects everything
that is worshipped instead of Allaah, his property and
his blood will be sacred and his reckoning will be with Allaah.”122
2. Entering Paradise:
It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon
him, said: “Whoever dies knowing that there is no god except
Allaah will enter Paradise.”123
He, peace and blessings be upon him, also said: “None will
enter paradise except a believer soul.”124
3. Allaah The Almighty will make the Hellfire forbidden for
him.
It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon
him, said: No one testifies that there is no god except Allaah
and that I am the Messenger of Allaah will enter the Hellfire or
consume him.”125
And in another narration, he, peace and blessings be upon
him, said: “Whosoever testifies that there is no god except Allaah
and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, Allaah
122 Reported by Muslim (23).
123 Reported by Muslim (26).
124 Reported by Al-Bukhaari.
125 Reported by Muslim (54).
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4. One will be brought forth from of the Hellfire because of
saying and believing in it:
It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon
him, said: “Whoever says Laa ilaaha illallaah and has barley
grain’s weight of goodness in his heart will be brought forth
from the Hellfire. Then whoever says, “Laa ilaaha illallaah” and
has a wheat grain’s weight of goodness in his heart will be
brought forth from the Hellfire. Then whoever says: Laa Ilaaha
illallaah and has an atom’s-weight of goodness in his heart will
be brought forth from the Hellfire.”127
5. Those who worship Allaah The Almighty alone will be
benefited from the deeds of their offspring:
‘Amr ibn Shu‘yab narrated from his father from his grandfather
that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to
‘Amr ibn Al-‘Aas, may Allaah be pleased with him: As for your
father, if he was to establish and confirm Tawheed (monotheism)
and you fasted and gave charity on his behalf, then it
would have benefited him.”128
6. Laa ilaaha illallaah is the heaviest thing in the Balance:
It was narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr, may
Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and
blessings be upon him, said: “A man will be brought forth in the
presence of all creatures on the Day of Resurrection and will
spread ninety-nine scrolls for him, each scroll extending as far
as the eye can see. Then it will be said, ‘Do you object to anything
in this? He will say, ‘No, my Lord.’ Then it will be said, ‘Do
126 Reported by Muslim (47) on the authority of ‘Ubaadah ibn As-Saamit. may Allaah be
pleased with him
127 Reported by Al-Bukhaari.
128 Reported by Ahmad (2/182), Hadeeth no. (6704), Sheykh Ahmad Shaakir said: It has a
sound chain of transmission and it is in the Majma‘ Az-Zwaa’id (4/192).
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you have any excuse or a reward (missed)?’ He will be awed
and then say, ‘No my Lord.’ Allaah will say, ‘On the contrary,
you have with Us a good deed, and you will not be wronged
this Day.’ A slip of paper will then be brought out, on which are
the words ‘Ashhadu an laa ilaaha illallaah wa ashhadu anna
Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasooluhu (I bear witness that
there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad
is His slave and His Messenger). The man will say, ‘O Lord,
what is this slip of paper in comparison to these scrolls?’ And
He will reply, ‘You will not be wronged.’ The scrolls will then
be put in one side of the Balance and the slip of paper in the
other, and the scrolls will become light and the slip of paper
heavy.”129
7. One will be among the most blessed by the intercession:
It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be
upon him, said: “The people who will be most blessed by my
intercession on the Day of Resurrection are those who say Laa
ilaaha illallaah sincerely from the heart.”130
8. Those who worship Allaah The Almighty alone are the
intercessors in the worldly life and Hereafter:
It was narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah
be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings
be upon him, said: “There is no Muslim who dies and forty men
who associate nothing with Allaah pray the funeral prayer for
him, but Allaah will accept their intercession for him.”131
9. Acceptance of deeds:
It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be
upon him, said: “Allaah does not accept any deed except
129 Reported by At-Tirmithi, the book of Al-Imaan (2641), Ahmad in Al-Musnad (2/213), ibn
Maajah in Az-Zuhd no. (4300), Sheykh Ahmad Shaakir said in his comment on Al-Musnad (1994): It
has a sound chain of transmission.
130 Reported by Al-Bukhaari in Al-Fat-h (1/99).
131 Reported by Muslim (948).
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that which is done only for Him and to seek His Countenance.”132
Allaah The Almighty says in Al-Qudsi Hadeeth: “I am so selfsufficient
that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus he
who does an action for someone else’s sake as well as Mine
will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated
with Me.”133
Moreover, Allaah The Almighty says:
{So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let
him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his
Lord anyone.} [Al-Kahf: 110]
Yahya ibn Katheer said: These are the two basic features of
acceptable deeds: To be correct and their intent is for the
sake of Allaah alone. It was said: How they can be correct?
He said: To be done in accordance with the way of the Messenger
of Allaah, peace and blessings be upon him.
10. Forgiveness:
Allaah The Almighty says: {Indeed, Allaah does not forgive association
with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for
whom He wills.} [An-Nisaa’: 48]
It was also narrated on the authority of Anas, may Allaah be
pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be
upon him, said: ‘Allaah The Almighty says: “O son of Adam,
were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth
and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I
would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.”134
11. Whoever abides by the requirements of ‘laa ilaaha
illallaah’ will enter paradise without being brought to
account or being punished:
132 Reported by An-Nasaa’i with a good chain of transmission.
133 Reported by Muslim.
134 Reported by At-Tirmithi in ‘Al-Jaami‘’ No. (3534) and said: Hasan Ghareeb (good and
strange) Hadeeth. It was also reported by Ahmad in Al-Musnad (5/172-154) and it has a witness
with Muslim on the authority of Abu Tharr in “As-Saheeh” No. (2687).
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It was narrated that the Messenger of Allaah, peace and
blessings be upon him, said: “Seventy thousand of my nation
will enter Paradise without being brought to account. They are
the ones who do not seek Ruqyah135 and do not believe in
bad omens; they put their trust in their Lord…”136
And in another narration, he, peace and blessings be upon
him, said: “They are the ones who do not believe in bad omens,
do not seek Ruqyah (from others) and do not use branding (in
curing diseases); they put their trust in their Lord.”137
135 Ruqyah is an Arabic word referring to the legal incantation; to get oneself treate
