Is it permissible for us to gather around the dying person and recite the Qur'an, since some people recite Surat Ya-Sin?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If a Muslim is in the process of dying, is it permissible for us to gather around him and recite the Qur'an, since some people recite Surat Ya-Sin?
Answer:
It is reported regarding Surat Ya-Sin that it is recited for the dying person, but the hadith is weak. The dying person for whom it is established that he should be taught to say "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), so that it is his last word; whoever's last word is "La ilaha illa Allah" enters Paradise. If he says it, he is left alone and it is not repeated to him. Except if he then becomes preoccupied with something else or speaks other words, then it is repeated to him gently and kindly until he remembers it and repeats it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If a Muslim is in the process of dying, is it permissible for us to gather around him and recite the Qur'an, since some people recite Surat Ya-Sin?
Answer:
It is reported regarding Surat Ya-Sin that it is recited for the dying person, but the hadith is weak. The dying person for whom it is established that he should be taught to say "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), so that it is his last word; whoever's last word is "La ilaha illa Allah" enters Paradise. If he says it, he is left alone and it is not repeated to him. Except if he then becomes preoccupied with something else or speaks other words, then it is repeated to him gently and kindly until he remembers it and repeats it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [143 -3022] هل يجوز لنا أن نجتمع حول المحتضر ونقرأ القرآن؛ لأن بعض الناس يقرأ سورة ياسين؟ — youtube.com
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