Authenticity of Hadith?
Anyone know the authenticity of this hadith, mentioned in the last page of the last book of the Ihya Illum id-Din by Imam al-Ghazali (RA):
"No Muslim will die without seeing his place in hell being filled up by a Jew or Christian" or something simmilar, depending on your translation.
Who narrated it? Is it sahih?
Jazakallah wa Khayrun
Originally Posted by Ohossino
The Hadith you seem to be referring to is found in Sahih Muslim, as Imam al Ghazali himself indicated, and agreed upon by Hafiz al Iraqi in his Takhrij to the Ihya. It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim with various wordings as follows:
Book 37, Number 6665:
Abu Musa' reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: When it will be the Day of Resurrection Allah would deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: That is your rescue from Hell-Fire.
Book 37, Number 6668:
Abu Burda reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There would come people amongst the Muslims on the Day of Resurrection with as heavy sins as a mountain, and Allah would forgive them and He would place in their stead the Jews and the Christians. (As far as I think), Abu Raub said: I do not know as to who is in doubt. Abu Burda said: I narrated it to 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz, whereupon he said: Was it your father who narrated it to you from Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)? I said: Yes.
Conclusion: The Hadith is Sahih Insha'allah.
Wassalam
Book 37, Number 6666:
Abu Burda reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: No Muslim would die but Allah would admit in his stead a Jew or a Christian in Hell-Fire. 'Umar b. Abd al-'Aziz took an oath: By One besides Whom there is no god but He, thrice that his father had narrated that to him from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).
Thank you very much, so what does this mean?
I thought that some Muslims would actually enter the fire because they had not even done one good deed, but then would be rescued later on because of an atom of faith in their hearts. How can the two hadiths be reconciled?
Jazakallah wa Khayrun
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