Ruling on reciting al-Fatihah for the dying person?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The second question in this session, and the last one. He says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding reciting al-Fatihah for the dying person, is there any evidence for it?
Answer:
This has no basis. We have said and repeated that one does not recite for the dying person, but rather teaches him to say "There is no god but Allah," because it is authentic in the hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to youSunan Ibn Majah 1444Sahih (Darussalam), and if Sunan Abi Dawud 3116Sahih (Al-Albani). As for reciting al-Fatihah or other parts of the Qur'an for him, this has no basis.
Yes, it is reported that Surat Yasin is recited for the dying person, but there is a defect in the chain of this hadith, and it is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
May Allah reward you. The second question in this session, and the last one. He says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding reciting al-Fatihah for the dying person, is there any evidence for it?
Answer:
This has no basis. We have said and repeated that one does not recite for the dying person, but rather teaches him to say "There is no god but Allah," because it is authentic in the hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to you
‘Urge your dying ones to say La ilaha illallah.”
لقنوا موتاكم لا إله إلا اللهIf anyone's last words are "There is no god but Allah" he will enter Paradise.
من كان آخر كلامه لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنةYes, it is reported that Surat Yasin is recited for the dying person, but there is a defect in the chain of this hadith, and it is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم قراءة الفاتحة على الميت حال الاحتضار؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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