Instructing the Dying Person in the Two Testimonies
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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 for him to say, "No, do not tell him to say, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.' Do not tell him to say, 'Say: I bear witness,' for that is heavy for him, and he is in a state of distress. Tell him, 'Say: There is no god but Allah,' or do not tell him to say it; rather, say, 'There is no god but Allah,' and let him hear you, then let him utter 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 for him to say, "No, do not tell him to say, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.' Do not tell him to say, 'Say: I bear witness,' for that is heavy for him, and he is in a state of distress. Tell him, 'Say: There is no god but Allah,' or do not tell him to say it; rather, say, 'There is no god but Allah,' and let him hear you, then let him utter it. Remind him, meaning, be gentle with him as much as possible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، مقدمة الكتاب — islamhouse.com (48:13)
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