65/2.22. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4497 — Dying Upon Tawhid
The Statement of Allah :"And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals (to Allah). They love them as they love Allah..." (V.2:165)
أَضْدَادًا، وَاحِدُهَا نِدٌّ.Andad is a plural of Nidd and it means opponent, or rival, etc.
Hadith About Shirk and Dying Upon Tawhid
Sahih Bukhari : 4497
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4497
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَلِمَةً وَقُلْتُ أُخْرَى قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ مَاتَ وَهْوَ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ نِدًّا دَخَلَ النَّارَ ". وَقُلْتُ أَنَا مَنْ مَاتَ وَهْوَ لاَ يَدْعُو لِلَّهِ نِدًّا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ.
`Abdullah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said one statement and I said another. The Prophet (ﷺ) said "Whoever dies while still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah, will enter Hell (Fire)." And I said, "Whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter Paradise."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4497In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 24
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4497
This hadith about shirk and Tawhid is direct and serious. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever dies while invoking anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah will enter Hell. Abdullah then said that whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to Allah will enter Paradise. The text places the focus on worship and invocation. Calling upon a rival to Allah is treated as a grave matter, while dying without such invocation is linked by Abdullah to Paradise. The explanation should not add details outside the report. The core message is clear: worship belongs to Allah alone, and a person should guard the heart and tongue from directing devotion to rivals.
What we learn from this hadith
- Invoking a rival to Allah is warned against in strong terms.
- The report links Tawhid with hope for Paradise.
- The words focus on how a person dies in relation to shirk or Tawhid.
- Worship and calling upon must be directed to Allah alone.
