36/1. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3927 — La Ilaha Illallah and Protection
Refraining from harming one who says: La Ilaha Illallah
Hadith About La Ilaha Illallah and the Sanctity of Life
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3927
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3927
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَحَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوهَا عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I have been commanded to fight the people until they say: La ilaha illallah. If they say it, then their blood and wealth are protected from me, except for a right that is due from it, and their reckoning will be with Allah.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3927In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3927
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3927
This hadith about La ilaha illallah centers on the weight of the testimony of faith. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said he was commanded to fight the people until they say: La ilaha illallah. Then, when they say it, their blood and wealth are protected from him, except for a right that is due from it, and their reckoning is with Allah. The wording keeps two points together. First, the outward statement is given protection in this hadith. Second, what remains hidden inside a person is left to Allah’s reckoning. The explanation should not go beyond the text into wider legal detail. The clear teaching here is the sanctity connected to the declaration of Tawhid and the fact that Allah handles the final account.
What we learn from this hadith
- The testimony La ilaha illallah is treated with great seriousness in this narration.
- The hadith states that blood and wealth are protected after this statement, except by due right.
- Hidden reckoning belongs to Allah, not to people.
- The wording teaches respect for the outward declaration of faith.
