Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal will enter Hellfire
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)
Authentic
hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 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 "
‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
"The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said something and I said another thing. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever dies while invoking besides Allah another equal will enter Hellfire.' And I say: 'Whoever dies while not invoking besides Allah another equal will enter Paradise.'"
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that whoever devotes anything that must be devoted exclusively to Allah to other than Him, like supplicating other than Allah or seeking relief with other than Him, and dies in this state will be from the dwellers of Hellfire. Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) added that whoever dies while not associating anything with Allah will be eventually admitted to Paradise.
Lessons
Du‘ā’ (supplication) is an act of worship that must be exclusively devoted to Allah Almighty.
The merit of Tawhīd and that whoever dies while upon Tawhīd will be admitted to Paradise, even if punished for some of his sins first.
The danger of Shirk (polytheism) and that whoever dies upon Shirk will enter Hellfire.
Explanation in Arabic
يُخْبِرُنا النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنَّ مَن صَرَفَ شيئًا مما يجب أن يكون لله إلى غيره، كدعاء غير الله تعالى، أو الاستغاثة بغيره، ومات على ذلك فإنه من أهل النار.
وزاد ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن من مات وهو لا يشرك بالله شيًا فإنَّ مَصيرَه إلى الجنة.
الدعاء عبادةٌ لا يُصرف إلا لله تعالى.
فضل التوحيد، وأنَّ مَن مات عليه دخل الجنة، وإنْ عُذِّبَ على بعض ذنوبه.
