36/1. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3928 — La Ilaha Illallah and Reckoning with Allah
Refraining from harming one who says: La Ilaha Illallah
Hadith About La Ilaha Illallah and Allah’s Reckoning
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3928
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3928
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ " .
Jabir 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: La ilaha illallah, 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 3928In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3928
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3928
This hadith about La ilaha illallah is narrated from Jabir and repeats the same main meaning: when people say La ilaha illallah, their blood and wealth are protected from the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), except for a right due from it, and their reckoning will be with Allah. The power of the hadith is in its balance. It names the statement of Tawhid and then says that final judgment belongs to Allah. It also includes the phrase “except for a right that is due from it,” so the wording does not erase responsibility. For readers searching for the hadith blood and wealth are protected, this narration should be understood through its own words: the outward declaration is protected, and the hidden account is with Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The statement of La ilaha illallah is linked with protection in the text.
- The hadith still mentions a due right, so responsibility is not removed.
- Final reckoning is with Allah.
- The narration helps show the serious place of Tawhid in Islam.
