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Anas (radiyallaahu anhu) narrated: Once Mu-adh was riding behind Allaah’s Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) as a companion rider. Allaah’s Messenger said, ‘’O Mu’adh!’’. Mu’adh replied, ‘’Labbaik and Sa’daik O Allaah’s Messenger!’’ Again the Prophet said, ‘’O Mu’adh!’’ Mu’aadh said thrice, ‘’Labaik and Sadaik O Messenger of Allaah!’’ Allaah’s Messenger said, ‘’There is none who testifies sincerely from his heart, that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, except that Allaah will forbid that he is punished in the fire.’’  Mu’aadh said, ‘’O Messenger of Allaah! Should I not inform the people about it so that they may have glad tidings?’’ He replied, ‘’Then, they will solely depend on it.’’ Then Mu’aadh narrated the above mentioned Hadith just before his death, being afraid of committing a sin (by concealing the knowledge) (reported by Bukhaari No: 128 and Muslim No: 32)

This is guidance for the youth, as the Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) clarifies what is obligatory upon the creation of Allaah, and that is to worship Allaah (alone) without associating a partner to Him. This is the purpose for which Allaah created them.  Allaah (The Most High) said: ‘’And I have not created Jinn and Mankind except that they should worship Me alone’’ (Dzaariyaat 56)

‘’The Rights of Allaah upon His Slaves:’’ They are obligatory upon the slaves and not that they have a choice to carry it out or not, rather they are obligatory.

‘’The Rights of The Slaves upon Allaah:’’ This is Allaah’s grace bestowed upon some more than others. It is not that anything is due from Allaah to anyone; rather He bestows this grace, and real grace belongs to Him (The One free from all imperfection).

‘’Except that Allaah will forbid that he is punished in the fire:’’ Indeed, this shows that Tawheed is a safeguard against destruction. It is either an absolute safeguard, (i.e. the person upon Tawheed will not be punished) or a safeguard against eternal punishment if he is punished for his sins; rather he will be removed from the fire and entered into paradise, as long as he is from the people of Tawheed and did not associated anything with Allaah. This shows that whoever associates anything with Allaah (The Most High) will be punished eternally. He will never have any happiness.  Allaah (The Most High) said: ‘’Verily whosoever sets up partners (in worship) with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise to him, and the fire will be his abode. And for the (polytheists and wrong-doers) there are no helpers’’ (5:72)

And Allaah (The One free from all imperfections) said: ‘’Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives other than that to whomsoever He wills’’ (4:48)

And regarding the statement of the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam): ”That He (The Most High) is not to punish him who worships none besides Him;” Meaning: Everything that is set up as a partner with Allaah (in worship), such as a tree, a stone, a dead or living person, a jinn or a human, or idols, or Angels, or Messengers, or Prophets, or the awliyaa,…anyone who sets up anything as a partner with Allaah (in worship), then indeed Allaah will not pardon him, except if he repents. But if he dies upon shirk; he will abide in the fire forever.