Instructing the Dying Person to Testify to the Two Testimonies
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Q50: What is the ruling on instructing the dying person to testify to the Two Testimonies ? And how is this done?
A50: It is recommended (sunnah) for the one present with the dying person to instruct him to testify to the oneness of Allah (tawhid) with gentleness and softness; because the state of death throes—may Allah make it easy for us and for you—is a difficult state, so one should not weary the dying person, but rather remind him of the testimony; for example, the one present with him might say: "There is no god but Allah," or say gently and softly: "Say: There is no god but Allah." If he speaks it, he should not repeat it to him; so that his life may end with it. May Allah make our ending
and the ending of our Muslim brothers an ending of happiness, and make the testimony of the oneness of Allah easy on our tongues in that station, and make the heart in agreement with the tongue, and make the Reckoning easy for us, for He is the Generous, the Bountiful.
A50: It is recommended (sunnah) for the one present with the dying person to instruct him to testify to the oneness of Allah (tawhid) with gentleness and softness; because the state of death throes—may Allah make it easy for us and for you—is a difficult state, so one should not weary the dying person, but rather remind him of the testimony; for example, the one present with him might say: "There is no god but Allah," or say gently and softly: "Say: There is no god but Allah." If he speaks it, he should not repeat it to him; so that his life may end with it. May Allah make our ending
and the ending of our Muslim brothers an ending of happiness, and make the testimony of the oneness of Allah easy on our tongues in that station, and make the heart in agreement with the tongue, and make the Reckoning easy for us, for He is the Generous, the Bountiful.
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