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3794. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed bore witness that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "If a person says: 'Lā ilāha illallāhu wa Allāhu Akbar' (None has the right to be worshiped but Allāh and Allāh is the Most Great),' Allāh says: 'My slave has spoken the truth; there is none worthy of worship except I, and I am the Most Great.' If a person says: 'Lā ilāha illallāh wahdahu' (There is none worthy of worship except Allāh alone),
Allāh says: 'My slave has spoken the truth; there is none worthy of worship except I, alone.' If he says, Lā ilāha illallāhu lā sharika lahu (There is none worthy of worship except Allāh with no partner or associate),' Allāh says: 'My slave has spoken the truth; there is none worthy of worship except I, with no partner or associate.' If he says: 'Lā ilāha illallāh, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamdu (There is none worthy of worship except Allāh, all dominion is His and all praise is to Him),' Allāh says: 'My slave has spoken the truth; there is none worthy of worship except I, all dominion is Mine and all praise is (due) to Me.' If he says: 'Lā ilāha illallāh, lā hawla wa lā quwwata illa Billāh (There is none worthy of worship except Allāh and there is no power and no strength except with Allāh),' Allāh says: 'My slave has spoken the truth; there is none worthy of worship except I, and there is no power and no strength except with Me.'"
(One of the narrators) Abu Ishāq said: "Then Agharr (another narrator) said something that I did not understand. I said to Abu Ja'far: 'What did he say?' He said: 'Whoever is blessed with (the ability to say) them (these words) at the time of death, the Fire will not touch him.'"(Da'if)
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a. لا إله إلا الله (None has the right to be worshipped but Allāh) is the greatest reality and the abovementioned supplications are a confession of that reality so, Allāh also certifies it.
b. Due to sudden death, if one was not able to pronounce لا إله إلا الله his faith and belief will be a cause of his forgiveness, Allāh willing. Because, many accidental forms of death in Ahādīth are considered as martyrdom.
