What is the prescribed guidance for the one who is on the verge of death?
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Question:
The one on the verge of death, and what is the guidance?
Answer:
When death approaches, he is taught to say, "There is no god but Allah," just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1444Sahih (Darussalam) They should remember Allah at his side, saying, "There is no god but Allah." If he says it, they should stop; they should remain silent.
Q: So he says it, and then they remain silent?
The Shaykh: If he says it, that is sufficient.
Q: Are his eyes closed?
The Shaykh: When the soul departs, when the soul has departed.
The one on the verge of death, and what is the guidance?
Answer:
When death approaches, he is taught to say, "There is no god but Allah," just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
‘Urge your dying ones to say La ilaha illallah.”
لقّنوا موتاكم لا إله إلا اللهQ: So he says it, and then they remain silent?
The Shaykh: If he says it, that is sufficient.
Q: Are his eyes closed?
The Shaykh: When the soul departs, when the soul has departed.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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