Pronouncing Shahaadah to one who is dying

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Pronouncing Shahaadah to one who is dying

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Pronouncing Shahaadah to one who is dying

Allaamah Muhammad Naasiruddin al-Albaani

Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz1

Translated By: Abu Ahmad

When someone is dying then those who are near him or her should be mindful of

the following:

A: To do Talqeen2 of the Shahaadah3. The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alaihi

wasallam) said, “One who is dying amonst you, Talqeen ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah’ to

him.4 .. One who utters ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah’ before dying will eventually enter

Jannah5, no matter how much he is punished before that.”6

B: To supplicate for him, and only mention good things before him. The

Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said, “When you are present

with a patient or one who is dying then only say good because the Angles say

‘Aameen’ to what you say.”7

Talqeen does not only mean to dictate or to repeat the Shahaadah but it also

means to urge the one who is dying to say it (even if some of the people of

Knowledge differ in this). Our proof is the following Hadeeth of Anas

(radiallaahuAnhu), “The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam)

went to visit one Ansaari and said, ‘O Uncle, say ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah’’. He

asked, ‘Uncle (maternal) or Uncle (paternal)?’ He (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam)

said, ‘No, but Uncle (maternal).’ He asked, ‘Is saying ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah’ good

in my favor?’ He (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said, ‘Yes.’”8

To recite Surah Yaseen or to turn him (i.e. one who is dying) in the direction of

Qiblah9 is not proven from any Saheeh Hadeeth10, rather the famous Taaba’ee11

1 [Translators Footnote]This is translated from the Urdu version of the book Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz,

(pg.48 – 51)

2 [Translators Footnote] Dictate, Pronounce, Repeat also, persuasion or urging someone to

pronounce.

3 [Translators Footnote] The first Testification of Creed, that : Laa ilaaha illallaah Muhammadur

Rasoolulllaah [There is no Ilaah except Allaah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah(

sallallaahu alaihi wasallam)].

4 Saheeh Muslim, Kitaab al-Janaa’iz, Hadeeth 916,917

5 [Translators Footnote] Heaven

6 Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan, Hadeeth 3004

7 Saheeh Muslim, Kitaab al-Janaa’iz Hadeeth 918

8 Musnad Imaam Ahmad v.3 p.154, Imaam Albaani graded it Saheeh on Muslims’ conditions.

9 [Translators Footnote] the direction of Qaa’bah, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia