The reason for not ordering the dying person to say "There is no god but Allah"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the reason for not telling the dying person—meaning, when he begins to die—to say, "Say: There is no god but Allah"?
Answer:
Because he may be in a critical condition. If you tell him to say such a thing, he might have something on his mind or not say it, because he is in a critical condition. So, one should deal with him with gentleness and softness.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the reason for not telling the dying person—meaning, when he begins to die—to say, "Say: There is no god but Allah"?
Answer:
Because he may be in a critical condition. If you tell him to say such a thing, he might have something on his mind or not say it, because he is in a critical condition. So, one should deal with him with gentleness and softness.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (59:13)
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