عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "مَنْ لَقِيَ الله لا يُشْرِك به شَيئا دخل الجنَّة، ومن لَقِيَه يُشرك به شيئا دخَل النار".
[صحيح] - [رواه مسلم]
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Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hell."
Sahih/Authentic. - [Muslim]

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that the one who dies without having associated others with Allah, in terms of his lordship, worship, or his names and attributes, will enter Paradise. But the one who dies while having associated others with Him will enter Hellfire.

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Benefits from the Hadith

  1. Whoever dies as a believer will not dwell in Hellfire forever and will ultimately enter Paradise.
  2. Whoever dies as a polytheist will deservedly enter Hellfire.
  3. Paradise and Hellfire are near to people, and nothing stands between them and Paradise or Hellfire but death.
  4. We are required to fear from polytheism, for salvation from Hellfire is conditional upon being unblemished by polytheism.
  5. It is not the plenty of deeds that matters but rather being unblemished by polytheism does.
  6. It explains the meaning of "there is no god worthy of worship but Allah", namely to refrain from polytheism and devote worship to Allah Almighty alone.
  7. It points out the merit of being free from polytheism.
  8. It establishes the existence of Paradise and Hellfire.
  9. The deeds that matter are the final ones.