Instructing the Dying Person in the Testimony of Faith
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the dying person, is it sufficient to instruct him only in the testimony that there is no god but Allah, or should the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah be added to it?
Answer:
It is sufficient, it is sufficient, it is sufficient to say, "There is no god but Allah." Do not say to him, "Bear witness that there is no god but Allah," and do not say to him, "Say, 'I bear witness.'" This burdens him, and he is in a critical state. Say to him, "There is no god but Allah," or do not say, "Say it," but rather say, "There is no god but Allah," so he hears you and then speaks it. Remind him, meaning be gentle with him as much as possible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the dying person, is it sufficient to instruct him only in the testimony that there is no god but Allah, or should the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah be added to it?
Answer:
It is sufficient, it is sufficient, it is sufficient to say, "There is no god but Allah." Do not say to him, "Bear witness that there is no god but Allah," and do not say to him, "Say, 'I bear witness.'" This burdens him, and he is in a critical state. Say to him, "There is no god but Allah," or do not say, "Say it," but rather say, "There is no god but Allah," so he hears you and then speaks it. Remind him, meaning be gentle with him as much as possible. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 22-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (48:13)
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