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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Instructing the Dying Person in the Two Testimonies

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Question:
He said, and he instructed him to say "There is no god but Allah" once.

Answer:
This is part of what is done for the dying person, and it is the most important thing to do: instructing him in the testimony, instructing him to say "There is no god but Allah." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Instruct your dying ones to say 'There is no god but Allah,'" so that he dies upon this word, making it his last utterance. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoeverمن كان
last words are "There is no god but Allah" he will enter Paradise.آخر كلامه لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنة.
Sunan Abi Dawud 3116Sahih (Al-Albani)
So, instruct him to say it gently. If he says it once, then leave him alone. If he says it once, do not repeat it to him, because repeating it burdens him, and he is in a state of illness and severe pain, so do not burden him by repeating "There is no god but Allah." If he says it once, the objective is achieved. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح زاد المستقنع (حلقات إذاعية)|50 من 194|كتاب الجنائز|مدخل الكتاب|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (27:59)

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