If one finds oneself on his or her deathbed or what appears to be the deathbed, one
is obliged or recommended to do certain acts of worship and people around the
dying individual are encouraged to be supportive and to provide certain basic
services.
1. The Shahaadah
Those people who are present should encourage the dying person to repeat after
them the Declaration of Faith (Shahaadah) until he or she passes away confirming
Allaah’s unique oneness (Tawheed). Both Aboo Sa ‘eed al-Khudree and Aboo
Hurayrah quoted the Prophet (r) as saying,
“Prompt your dying ones (to say): laa ilaaha il-lal-laah
1
and whoever’s last
words before dying are: laa ilaaha il-lal-laah, will enter paradise one day, even if
he is afflicted before that by punishment.”
2
This prophetic statement does not simply mean that the Shahaadah should be
mentioned by others in the presence of the one who is dying. The dying person,
himself or herself, should be instructed to say the Shahaadah, as is evident from
the Prophet’s statement “whoever’s last words are: laa ilaaha il-lal-laah”. The
following hadeeth narrated by Anas indicates the Prophet’s practise in this regard:
The purpose of this book is to provide English speaking Muslims a concise and authentic compilation of the instructions regarding funeral rites in Islam.
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