English translation
1444. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Urge your dying ones to say Lâ ilâha illallâh.' (Sahih)
Hadith 1444
What Was Narrated Concerning Urging The Dying Person To Say Lâ Ilâha illallâh
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الحديث: 1444 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 464
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Source no. 1444 · Volume 3 · Page 444
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٣ / ١٤٩) ، الروض النضير (١١٢٥) ، الأحكام (١٠)
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Arabic text
1444 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ»
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'The dying person' in this Hadith means a person at the verge of death. 'Persuading a dying person to recite Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshiped but Allâh)'; the scholars explained the phrase that the people around the dying person should recite Lâ ilâha illallâh; so that the person on death bed may recite by hearing it from other people. It is incorrect to understand from this Hadith that the persuasion by Lâ ilâha illallâh is after the burial at the grave, for the Prophet ﷺ did not do so nor was it narrated on the authority of any Companion of the Prophet through an authentic chain, so it must be avoided. Of course, making supplication for the steadfastness of the person after the burial is authentically proven by the Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ. (Sunan Abu Dâwud: 3221)