Is the report that two devils stand over a servant at the time of death, one on his right, authentic?
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The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Do you have a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that says: It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): ...?
The Shaykh : That is enough for you, that is enough for you, it is not authentic.
The questioner : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : It is mentioned here: Abu al-Hasan al-Qadi mentioned it in his commentary on the Risalah of Ibn Abi Zayd, and Abu Hamid mentioned it in the same sense in his book Kashf 'Ulum al-Akhirah?
The Shaykh : We are honored.
The questioner : May Allah bless you
The questioner : And it also narrates ...?
The Shaykh : Spare yourself these illusions.
The questioner : So, is there nothing to it?
The Shaykh: No, it is not.
The questioner : This is just talk. May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you, if Allah wills. You have reassured our hearts. May Allah reassure you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, my brother, welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: There is nothing new. This is a discussion in the session regarding the issue of authority, the pledge of allegiance, giving the covenant, and the like. May Allah guide the lost youth; he wants to form a state, and as we say, in our home we are not able to establish a state.
Abu Layla : I mean, our Shaykh, does this brother ease his mind? Because he naturally requested a meeting with you, and he said, "I want to send these questions to the Shaykh before I come."
The Shaykh : Yes, he can ease his mind.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. By Allah, Shaykh, we originally only wanted to see you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. You will see good always, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you
The questioner : Because we only read and listen.
The Shaykh : We ask Allah to benefit us with what you read and what you hear.
The questioner : Do you have a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that says: It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
That when a servant is at the time of death, two devils sit with him, one on his right and the other on his left. The one on his right is in the form of his father and says, "O my son, I was compassionate toward you and loved you, but die upon the religion of Christianity, for it is the best of religions." And the one on his left is in the form of his mother.
أن العبد إذا كان عند الموت قعد عنده شيطانان الواحد عن يمينه والآخر عن شماله فالذي عن يمينه على صفة أبيه فيقول يا بني إني كنت عليك شفيقا ولك محبا ولكن مت على دين النصرانية فهو خير الأديان والذي عن شماله على صفة أمهThe Shaykh : That is enough for you, that is enough for you, it is not authentic.
The questioner : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : It is mentioned here: Abu al-Hasan al-Qadi mentioned it in his commentary on the Risalah of Ibn Abi Zayd, and Abu Hamid mentioned it in the same sense in his book Kashf 'Ulum al-Akhirah?
The Shaykh : We are honored.
The questioner : May Allah bless you
The questioner : And it also narrates
When one is at the time of death, he tells you, and this is that the concise one sees the angels and sees them, and they may greet him and he responds to them, sometimes with words, sometimes with gestures, and sometimes
عند ما يقبل الواحد عند الموت يحكيلك وهذا أن المختصر ليشاهد الملائكة ويراهم وقد يسلمون عليه ويرد عليهم تارة وباللفظ وتارة بالإشارة وتارةThe Shaykh : Spare yourself these illusions.
The questioner : So, is there nothing to it?
The Shaykh: No, it is not.
The questioner : This is just talk. May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you, if Allah wills. You have reassured our hearts. May Allah reassure you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, my brother, welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: There is nothing new. This is a discussion in the session regarding the issue of authority, the pledge of allegiance, giving the covenant, and the like. May Allah guide the lost youth; he wants to form a state, and as we say, in our home we are not able to establish a state.
Abu Layla : I mean, our Shaykh, does this brother ease his mind? Because he naturally requested a meeting with you, and he said, "I want to send these questions to the Shaykh before I come."
The Shaykh : Yes, he can ease his mind.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. By Allah, Shaykh, we originally only wanted to see you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. You will see good always, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you
The questioner : Because we only read and listen.
The Shaykh : We ask Allah to benefit us with what you read and what you hear.
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