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REWARD OF SINCERE WITNESSING

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“Mu'az was riding pillion behind the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, when the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called to him and he replied: ‘Obedient with happiness and much help O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,’ He repeated this three times. Then the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: ‘For those worshipers of Allah who sincerely bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and that Muhammad is His worshiper and Messenger, Allah has forbidden the Fire for them!’ Mu'az asked: "O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, shall I tell everyone so that they may rejoice?’ He replied: ‘No, perhaps they would depend upon this entirely.’ When death approached Mu'az, he disclosed what the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had told him, fearing that he would be guilty of withholding some of the knowledge he had been given.”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related this hadith