#545
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Transliteration
Laa 'ilaaha 'illAllah
Translation
There is none worthy of worship but Allah.
Dua #545•Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 3116
Why La ilaha illallah Is So Powerful
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Narrated Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (RA): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whose last words will be -
Hadith about the Dua
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي صَالِحُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرِيبٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلاَمِهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Translation
Narrated Mu’adh bin Jabal : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone's last words are "There is no god but Allah" he will enter Paradise. [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 3116]
Common Questions
You free ten slaves. You earn one hundred good deeds. One hundred sins are erased. You get protection from the devil. Authentic hadiths tell us this. It is a key Islamic dua with many blessings for believers.
It is very powerful in Islam. It brings a person into the faith. It removes sins when you say it with honesty. It brings comfort and peace, as taught in hadiths and Islamic duas.
Say la ilaha illa Allah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer. Hadiths share this as the best words for believing in Allah alone.
Tawheed frees you from worshiping anything except Allah. It guides your heart and mind to truth. It protects believers from confusion. It helps them stay strong in Islamic faith, as hadith islam describes.
La ilaha illallah is the most powerful. Sahih muslim praises it for its reward and importance. Muslims say it every day to stay close to Allah and remember Him always.