1 - Narrations and Traditions in The Agony of Death

Translation

We were informed by Abu Abdillah Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Harawi, who said: We were told by Abu Bakr Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ubaid ibn Sufyan al-Qurashi, famously known as Ibn Abi Dunya, who said: We were told by Ahmad ibn Hatim al-Taweel, and Ubaidullah ibn Umar al-Jushami and others. They said: We were narrated by Bishr ibn Mufaddal, referencing to Umarah ibn Ghaziya who said: Yahya ibn Umarah told us who said: I heard Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Instruct your dying ones to say, there is no god but Allah".

Hadith Translation

We were narrated by Abdullah who said: Muhammad bin Hussein told me, he said: We were narrated by Mansoor bin Suqair, he said: We were told by Abu Ma'shar, from Ibrahim son of Muhammad Ibn Asim son of Muhammad son of Urwah son of Mas'ud Al-Thaqafi, from his father, from Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him said: «Instruct your dying ones to say there is no god but Allah, for it demolishes all the sins made before it».

Abu Nasr Al-Tammar Said:

He narrated to us. . ., the Messenger of Allah, may peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever says there is no god but Allah at the point of death, all their past is demolished". They asked: And how is it in life? He said: "I destroy and destroy".

Translation

We were informed by Abdullah, who said: "We were told by Obaidullah bin Umar and Ishaq bin Ibrahim. They said: 'We heard from Bishr bin Mufadhal, who heard from Khalid Al-Hazza, who heard from Al-Waleed bin Abi Bisr. Al-Waleed said: 'I heard Humran say: 'I heard Uthman say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Whoever dies knowing that there is no god but Allah will enter Paradise."' Obaidullah added: 'He bears witness to this.'

5 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: Muhammad ibn Al-Husain narrated to me, he said: Narrated to us by Abdul Malik ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Majishoon, he said: My father narrated to me, from Zaid ibn Aslam he said: Uthman ibn Affan said: "When a person is on his deathbed, reiterate 'There is no god but Allah', for there is no servant who seals his life with it at his death except that it will be his provision to Paradise."

6 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: "Muhammad told me, he said: 'Dawud ibn Al-Muhbar told me. He said: 'Al-Hasan ibn Dinar told me: I heard, a man was on his deathbed... beside my head..., so he made me recite: 'There is no god but Allah', what a fine provision it is for the Hereafter."

7 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, who said: Hasan bin Hammad al-Dabbi narrated to me, who said: Abu Khalid al-Ahmar told us, from Yazid bin Keysan, from Abi Hazim, from Abi Hurairah who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Instruct your dying ones to say 'There is no god but Allah'"

8 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Ali bin Al-Ja'd narrated to us, saying: Abdulrahman bin Thabit bin Thauban informed me, from his father, from Makhul who said: Umar bin Khattab said, "Be present at the deaths of your loved ones and remind them, for they see what you do not see. And let them bear witness that there is no deity except Allah."

9 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: Narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Sabbah, he said: Narrated to us by 'Abdul Rahman ibn Abu Zinad, from Musa ibn Uqba, from a man of 'Umara's family he said: Abu Hurairah told me, he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "The Angel of Death approached a dying man, he looked in his heart but found nothing there, he then opened his jaws and found the edge of his tongue sticking to his palate, saying: There is no god but Allah, and he was forgiven simply for uttering this phrase of sincerity."

10 - Related to us by Abdullah, he said: "Muhammad bin Al-Hussein informed me, he said: Habban bin Hilal narrated to us, he said: Hammad bin Zayd narrated to us, from Aasim, from Abi Wael, from Abdullah who said: "Instruct your dying ones (to say) 'There is no deity but Allah.'"

11 - Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad told me, he said: Fahd ibn Hayyan told us, he said: Hafs ibn Abdul Malik told us, he said: I heard Anas Ibn Sirin saying: I witnessed Anas bin Malik, as death approached him, and he began to recite: "Teach me that there is no god but Allah," and he continued to say it until he passed away. May Allah have mercy on him.

12 - Abdullah told us, he said: Muhammad told me, he said: Dawood son of Al-Muhabbar told us, he said: Saleh Al-Murri told us, he said: I heard Aba Imran Al-Jawni say ⦗24⦘: "Abu Al-Jald advised me to remind him: There is no God but Allah, so I was by his side as the agony of death took him, and I began to say: O Abu Al-Jald, say: There is no God but Allah. He said: There is no God but Allah, with it, I hope for the salvation of my soul, There is no God but Allah, then he passed away"

13 - Narrated to us by 'Abdullah who said: Narrated to us by Muhammad bin Qudama who said: Narrated to us by Ibn 'Ulayya, from Al-Jurairiyy, from Abu Sakhr Al-'Uqailiyy who said: A man from the Arabs narrated to me, he said: I brought a camel-load to the Medina during the life of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and when I finished from my plantation, I said: Surely I will go to this man and surely I would hear from him.

And so, I met him between Abu Bakr and 'Umar as they were walking, so I followed them, until they came upon a man from the Jews, who spread the Torah to console himself over the death of his son, the best of the young men and the most handsome of them.

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "I ask you by He who revealed the Torah to Moses, peace be upon him, do you find in the Book of Allah my description and place of emergence?" The man shook his head, that is to say, 'No.' But his son said: "By the one who revealed the Torah to Moses, indeed he finds you in the Torah, your description, and your place of emergence, so I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah."

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "Keep the Jew away from your brother". Then peace was upon him, he took charge of his shroud and the prayer for him.

14 - We were told by 'Abdullah who said: We were told by Khalid bin Khidash who said: We were told by Hammad bin Zaid, from Thabit [26]: There was a Jewish boy who served the Prophet, peace be upon him. The Prophet, peace be upon him, went to visit him when he was ill, and his father was by his side. He called him to Islam, and the boy looked at his father, who said to him, "Obey Aba al-Qasim." So, he converted to Islam. Then he died, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, left saying, "All praise is due to Allah who saved him from the Fire."

15 - Narrated to us by Abu Abdullah Al-Harawi who said: Narrated to us by Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Bakkari, Abu Ja'far Al-Shirazi who said: Narrated to us by Al-Hakam bin Aslam who said: Narrated to us by Hammad bin Salamah, from Abi Al-Warqa', from ⦗27⦘ Abdullah bin Abi Aufa: A young man fell ill. It was said to him: Say 'There is no God but Allah.' But he was unable to say it. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was told: O Messenger of Allah, here is a young man who is unable to say 'There is no God but Allah.'

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: ‘Take us to him.’ He went to him and said, ‘Say there is no God but Allah.’ But the young man replied, ‘I can't say it, my heart is locked.’ The Prophet asked, ‘Why is that?’. The young man replied, ‘Because I was disobedient to my mother.’

The Prophet sent for his mother. When she arrived, he asked her, ‘If a great fire was kindled and they wanted to throw him into it, would you throw him or save him from it?’ She replied, ‘Yes.’ The Prophet said, ‘So bear witness to Allah, and bear me witness that you are pleased with him.’ She said, ‘I bear witness to Allah, and I bear you all as witnesses that I am pleased with him ⦗28⦘.’

The Prophet told him again, ‘Say there is no God but Allah’ and the young man was finally able to say it.