Evidence that the islam of one who becomes muslim on his deathbed is valid, so long as the death thoes have not begun; Abrogation of permission to supplicate for forgiveness for the idolaters; Evidence that one who dies an idolater is one of the people of hell and no intervention can save him from that
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said to his uncle (at the time of his death):
Make a profession of it that there is no god but Allah and I will bear testimony (of your being a Muslim) on the Day of judgment. He (Abu Talib) said: Were it not the fear of the Quraysh blaming me (and) saying that it was the fear of (approaching death) that induced me to do so, I would have certainly delighted your eyes. It was then that Allah revealed: " Verily you cannot guide to the right path whom you love. And it is Allah Who guides whom He will and He knows best who are the guided" (28:56).
Reference: Sahih Muslim 25 b In-book : Book 1, Hadith 42 USC-MSA web (English) : Book 1, Hadith 38 (deprecated)
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