حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِکٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ کُنْتُ رِدْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا مُؤْخِرَةُ الرَّحْلِ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْکَ ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْکَ ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْکَ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَی الْعِبَادِ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَلَی الْعِبَادِ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِکُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَارَ سَاعَةً قَالَ يَا مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْکَ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَی اللَّهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِکَ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَهُمْ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 143
It is narrated on the authority of Sunabihi that he went to Ubada b. Samit when he was about to die. I burst into tears. Upon this he said to me: Allow me some time (so that I may talk with you). Why do you weep? By Allah, if I am asked to bear witness, I would certainly testify for you (that you are a believer). Should I be asked to intercede, I would certainly intercede for you, and if I have the power, I would certainly do good to you, and then observed: By Allah, never did I hear anything from the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) which could have been a source of benefit to you and then not conveyed it to you except this single hadith. That I intend to narrate to you today, since I am going to breathe my last. I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say: He who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, Allah would prohibit the fire of Hell for him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020