Book: Al-Muhtadirin [The Dyings] by ibn-abi-duniya

The Door of Despair at Death for Fear of Evil Outcome

165 - Our narrator Abdullah reported: Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Aruzzi reported to us, narrated from Asad bin Rashid, on the authority of Baraa bin Abdullah, or son of Yazid, he saw Hasan I believe:

That when Muadh bin Jabal was dying, they entered upon him while he was crying, and it was said: "What makes you cry, when you have accompanied Muhammad, peace be upon him?"

He said: "I do not cry out of grief for death if it happens to me, nor for the worldly life that I will leave after me, but my crying is that Allah has taken two grips, placed one in the fire, and one in Paradise, and I do not know in which of the two grips I will be."»

166 - We were told by Abdullah who said: We were told by Muhammad son of Hussein who said: We were told by 134 Yahya son of Ishaq who said: We were told by Dimam son of Ismail Al-Ma'arifi who said: I heard Musa son of Wardan say: "When the time of death came to Muadh son of Jabal, he wept. It was asked of him: What makes you cry? He said: "I do not cry out of fear of death, but I cry for the sake of striving in the path of Allah, and for the parting of beloved ones". He continued: "Then the anxiety overwhelms him, so he began to say: Strangle your strangulation, by your majesty, indeed I love you."

167 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: I was informed by Muhammad ibn Hussein. He said: 'Umar ibn Shabib Al-Musli informed me. He said: Laith ibn Abi Suleim informed us. He said: "When death approached Hudhaifa ibn Al-Yaman, he was deeply distressed. So he was asked: 'What makes you weep?' He said: 'I am not weeping out of regret for this world, rather death is more beloved to me. However, I am uncertain about what awaits me, pleasure or wrath?'

168 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Ishaq bin Isma'il told me, saying ⦗135⦘: Mis'ar narrated to us, from Abdulmalik bin Maysarah, from Nazzal bin Sabrah, from Abu Mas'ud who said: Hudhayfah fell unconscious, then came around in the middle of the night and said: "Oh Abu Mas'ud, what part of the night is this?" He said: "It is dawn". He said: "I seek refuge with Allah from Hellfire" twice.

169 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, who said: And Muhammad bin Hussein also told me, who said: Ahmad bin Ishaq al-Hadrami was the one who narrated to us. He said: Saleh al-Murri reported to us, from Ja'far bin Zaid al-Abdi: that when death befell Abu al-Dardaa, he cried. Hence, Umm al-Dardaa asked him: "And you are crying, O companion of the Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Yes, and why wouldn't I cry, when I do not know what my sins may bring upon me?"

170 - Abdullah related to us, saying: Muhammad also told me a story, saying: Yahya bin Bustam narrated to us, saying: Jaafar bin Suleiman related, saying: "I once heard Shumayt bin Ajlan recounting [136]: 'When the specter of death came to Abu Dardaa, he was greatly distressed. His wife, Umm Dardaa, asked him, "Oh Abu Dardaa, didn't you always tell us that you looked forward to death?" He replied, "Indeed, by the Might of my Lord! But when my soul truly comprehended the reality of death, it grew averse to it." Then he began to weep, saying, "These are my final hours in this world, remind me of the creed 'La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah)'" He kept repeating this until he passed away.'

171 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Muhammad told me, he said: David bin Al-Muhabbar reported to us, he said: Muhammad bin Thabit Al-Abdi reported from Abu Imran Al-Juni that when death fell upon Abu Darda, he called for Umm Darda, embraced her to his side and wept. He said, "O Umm Darda, surely you see what has come of death, by Allah, a matter has befallen me, a matter worse than which has never befallen me. If I have good with Allah, then it is easier than what comes after it, and if the other case is true, then by Allah, it is nothing but after it like the churning of a she-camel."

He then wept and said, "O Umm Darda, work for such a fate like mine, O Umm Darda, work for a time like this." Then he called his son Bilal and said, "Woe to you, Bilal, work for the hour of death, work like the fall of your father and remember your convulsion and your moment as if it already happened."

And then he departed.

172 - Abdullah told us, he said: Kamil bin Talha told us, he said: Abu Hilal Al-Rasibi told us, from Muawiyah bin Qura, that Aba Al-Darda complained of feeling unwell. His friends visited him and asked: "What's bothering you?" He replied: "I am bothered by my sins." They asked: "What would you like?" He replied: "I desire Paradise." They asked: "Shall we call a doctor for you?" He replied: "The doctor is the one who made me lie down."

173 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: my father Allah have mercy on him narrated to us. He said: Musa, son of David, informed us from Ibn Lahi'ah, from Bakr Ibn Sawada. He said: Hudair al-Sulami visited Abu Darda while he was sick, and he was wearing a woolen robe which was sweaty due to heat, and he was asleep on a mat. He said: "O Abu Darda, why do you not wear the clothes that Muawiya offers you, and use a bed?"

He replied: "We have a home for which we work and to which we are returning, and it is better to be light for that journey than to be burdened."

174 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: narrated to us by Ishaq bin Ismail, he said: narrated to us by Hushaim, he said: informed us by Mansour bin Zadhan, from Al-Hasan, he said: "When Salman was dying, he cried; So they said: Why are you crying? You were a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. He said, "I do not cry out of sorrow for the world, nor out of desire for it, but the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made a covenant with us, we abandoned it. He said, “Let the bulging of any of you be like the provisions of the rider.” (139). He said: "He did not leave a few and twenty or a few and thirty Dirhams."

175 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, who said: Khalid ibn Khidash, and Sa'dawayh, narrated to us from Abdullah bin Mubarak, from Abdul Wahhab bin Ward, from Salm bin Bushayr bin Jahal, that Abu Hurairah wept during his illness. He was asked, "What makes you cry?" He said, "I do not cry over your worldly life, but I cry for the distance of my journey and the scarcity of my provision. Indeed, I find myself between a descent towards Heaven or Hell, and I do not know which of them will take hold of me."

176 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Muhammad bin Hussein told me, saying: Ya'qoub bin Ishaq al-Muqri narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Mu'min bin Ubaid Allah al-Sadusi told me, saying: I heard Ziyada al-Numayri say: It reached me that when death came to Aamir bin Abdullah, he wept and then said: "For such an end should the workers work. O Allah, I seek your forgiveness for my shortcomings and negligence, and I repent to you for my sins, there is no god but you." Then he kept repeating it until he died.

177 - Narrated Abdullah: Muhammad narrated to me, saying: Shu'aib ibn Muhriz narrated to us, saying: I heard Saleh Al-Murri say: I heard Yazid Al-Raqqashi say: We were informed that when Aamir bin Abdullah was on his deathbed, he wept. It was said to him: "What makes you cry?"

He said: "This death is the destination of all who strive. Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. By Allah, I do not cry out of fear of death, but I cry over the heat of the day and the cold of the night. And I seek help with Allah over my death throes just here before Him."

178 - It has been narrated to us by Abdullah who said: It was narrated to us by Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Nukri who said: Bishr ibn Umar al-Zahrani narrated to us who said: It was narrated to us by Hammam, on the authority of Qatada: that Amir ibn Abdullah, when he was on his deathbed, began to cry, and it was said to him: "What makes you cry?" (141) He said: "I am not crying out of fear of death, nor out of eagerness for this world, but I am crying due to the thirst of the day of resurrection and the standing in the long nights of winter."

179 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Omar bin Hussein told me, who said: Sa'eed bin Aamir narrated to us, who said: Hamaam bin Yahya narrated to us, who said: Aamir bin Abdullah cried intensely during the illness he died from, and it was asked of him, "What makes you cry, O Abu Abdullah?" He said: "A verse in the Book of Allah: '{Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous}' [Al-Maidah: 27]."

180 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: "Muhammad told me that he was informed by Dawood son of Al-Muhabar. He also conveyed: Hasan son of Dinar told us, from Hasan who said: 'Amir son of Abdullah visited a man to console him. He saw that the man was tremendously afraid of death. So, he said: "Are you afraid of death? By Allah, what follows death is nothing but like the bleating of a goat."

181 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: "Muhammad bin Umar Al-Muqaddami, Haroun bin Abdullah, and others told me: 'Said bin Aamir told us from Hazm, he said ⦗142⦘: Muhammad bin Wase said while he was dying: "Oh my brothers, do you know where I am being taken? By God, there is no deity but him, am being taken - either to the fire or he will forgive me."

182 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Kathir told me: Ibrahim ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told me: Mudar said: Abd al-Wahid ibn Zaid told me: I was present when Muhammad ibn Wasa was on his deathbed, he began to say to his companions: "Peace be upon you. Either to the Fire or Allah forgives"

183 - We were told by Abdullah who said: Ibrahim ibn Abdullah al-Harawi told me, and he said: We were informed by Ismail ibn Ibrahim, from Yunus ibn Ubayd who said: "We visited Muhammad ibn Wasea when he was unwell, and he said: 'What good will people's words do for me if my hands and feet were seized and I were thrown into the fire?' "

184 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Narrated to us Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, and others, they said [143]: Narrated to us Saeed ibn Aamir who said: A friend narrated to me, he said: When Muhammad ibn Wasih became ill, many people visited him. I entered, and I found some people standing, and others sitting. I sat down, and he turned towards me, and said: "Tell me, what good will these people do for me, if I am seized by my forelock and foot and thrown into the Fire tomorrow?"

185 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: 'Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Katheer narrated to us, saying: Al-Alaa narrated to us from Abi Abdussamad Al-Ammy who said: "I heard Malik bin Dinar, in his illness, say while it was among the last words I heard him speak: 'How close happiness is from misery, they follow each other and are likely to fade.'"

186 - Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Ahmad said: and Abu Abd Al-Rahman narrated to me, from Abu Qatan, from Hazm, from Malik bin Dinar, he said: "We were with him two or three days before he died. I presume he had a stomach ailment. They said, let's prepare a pot for him (i.e., food). He replied: Indeed, I hope that Allah knows that I did not desire to stay in this world for the sake of my stomach or my private parts."

187 - Ahmad said: Abu Muhammad narrated to me, from Abu Isa who said: They entered upon Malik bin Dinar while he was dying, and he began saying: "For such a day like this, was Abu Yahya accustomed."

188 - Ahmad said: 'Amr bin Muhammad bin Abi Razeen told me: Some of our companions mentioned that Malik bin Dinar said at the time of death: "If I were not afraid that it would become an innovation, I would have ordered you to tie my hands with a strip when I die, so when I appear before God and He asks me - and He knows better -: what made you do this? I would say: My Lord, I have never approved of myself."

189 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Ahmed ibn Ibrahim narrated to me who said: Mohammed ibn Ahmed narrated to me who said: Mohammed ibn Abi Yazid Al-Khorasani told me, from Mahdi ibn Maymun who said: I saw Hassan ibn Abi Sinan - I believe he was ill - it was asked of him: How are you feeling?

145 - He responded, "I am well if I am saved from the Fire." It was asked: What do you desire? He answered: "A long night, that bridges the two ends, I would spend its between in worship."

190 - Abdullah narrated to us saying: Muhammad bin Hussein told me, Zaid bin Hubab told us, Hawshab bin Aqeel told us, "I heard Yazid Al-Raqashi saying as he was about to die: 'Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection' [Aal Imran: 185]

Indeed, deeds are present and rewards are completed. For each moment, there is a pursuit. The ultimate end of this world and its people is death.

Then he wept and said: O one for whom the grave is his abode, and whose standing is before Allah, and whose destiny is in the fire tomorrow, what have you prepared for yourself? What have you prepared for your death? What have you prepared for your standing before your Lord?

191 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Muhammad told me: 146 Salt bin Hakim reported to us: Durust the Qazzaz narrated to me: When Yazid al-Raqqashi was on his deathbed, he cried. It was said to him: Why are you crying, may Allah have mercy on you? He said, "By Allah, I weep for what I will miss from standing in prayer at night, and fasting during the day."

Then he wept and said: "Who will pray for you, O Yazid? Who will fast? And who will draw near to Allah with good deeds after you have departed? And who will repent to Him for your past sins? Beware, o brothers, do not be deceived by your youth, for it is as though what happened to me with the severity of this matter and the hardship of death has come upon you. Salvation, salvation, beware, O brothers, haste and may Allah have mercy upon you."

192 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, who said: "Ubaidullah ibn Muhammad al-Taymi narrated to me. He said: 'One of our elders narrated to me: A man from among the elite of this Ummah was on his deathbed, he was extremely anxious and shed many tears. When questioned about it, he said: 'I cry not but for the fact that people will be fasting for Allah and I won't be among them. People will be offering Salat (prayer) for him, and I won't be among them. People will be remembering Allah, and I won't be among them. That is what makes me cry.'"

193 - Abdullah told us, he said: Muhammad bin Al-Hussein told me, he said: Khalid bin Amro told us, he said: Abu Israel Al-Mula'i reported from Al-Hakam, he said 147: When Abdulrahman bin Al-Aswad was on his deathbed, he wept. It was asked of him: Why do you cry? He said, "Out of regret for fasting and prayer." He continued to read the Qur'an until he died. It was seen that he was among the people of Paradise. Al-Hakam used to say: And it's not far from that, he was certainly diligently working for this, cautious of the end that came to him.

194 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: Muhammad narrated to me, he said: Narrated to us by Badal ibn al-Muhabbir, he said: Sa'eed told us, he said: I visited Zubaid al-Iyami during his illness in which he died. I said, "May Allah heal you." He replied, "I seek the best from Allah."

195 - Abdullah narrated to us, he said: "Muhammad narrated to me, he said: "Al-Qasim son of Amro son of Muhammad narrated to us, he said: 'Al-Muhariby narrated, from Idris son of Yazid Al-Awdiy, he said: 'We visited Atiyah while he was fighting for his life, and asked; 'How do you feel, may God have mercy on you?'. Then, tears welled up in his eyes, and he said: 'By Allah, I feel closer to the Hereafter than to this world; whoever among you can work for such a departure, let him do so.'"

196 - We were informed by Abdullah who said: Muhammad informed me who said: We were told by Umar ibn Hafs ibn Ghiyath who said: My father told me that when 'Amro ibn Qays Al-Mula'i was on his deathbed, he wept. His companions asked him: Why are you crying for the worldly life? By God, you used to live a difficult life. (149) He said: "By God, I am not crying for the worldly life, but I am crying for the fear of being deprived from the goodness of the hereafter."

197 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, who said: "Muhammad narrated to me, who said: "Muttayr bin Rabi' narrated to me, and said, 'Mufadhdhal bin Younus, when it was night, used to say, "A complete day of my life has passed." And when it became morning, he would say, "A complete night of my life has passed." And when he was on his deathbed, he cried and said, 'I was aware that a harsh day would come upon me, a severely poignant day, a day full of intense sadness, a day of severe weakness. But there is no god other than He who has determined death upon his creations, and differentiated them with justice among His servants.' Then he started reciting, 'He who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving' [Al-Mulk: 2]. He then exhaled, and his life departed."

198 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: Muhammad bin al-Husayn narrated to me, he said: Narrated to us by Rustum bin Usamah, he said: Narrated to us by Jafar bin Sulayman, he said: When Abu Imran al-Jawni was on his deathbed, he began to cry. So he was asked: "What is making you cry, may Allah have mercy on you?" ❦150❧ He said: "By Allah, I remembered my excesses so I cried."

199 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Muhammad also narrated to me, he said: Shu'aib ibn Muhriz told me: Rabee' ibn Subaih said: When Muhammad ibn Wase' was on his deathbed, his brothers kept saying to him: "Be of good cheer, O Abu Abdullah, for we hope for you." He wept and then said: "Either I'm taken to the fire or Allah forgives me."

200 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: Muhammad told me, he said: Khalid bin Yazid Al-Qarani told us, he said: Fadalah bin Dinar told us, he said: I was present when Muhammad bin Wasea was dying, and he began to say, "Welcome to the angels of my Lord, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah." He said: I smelled a fragrance, one like I've never smelt before. He looked up with his sight and then he died.

201 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, who said: Muhammad told me, who said: Ali bin Ishaq told us, who said: Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak told me, who said: Narrated to me by Hammad bin Sa'eed bin Abi Atiyah Al-Madhbouh, who said ⦗151⦘: When Abu Atiyah's death approached, he was distressed by it. He was asked: "Are you distressed by death?" He replied: "Why should I not be distressed, it is just an hour then I do not know where I will be led?"

202 - Narrated to us by 'Abdullah, he said: "My father - may Allah have mercy on him - narrated to me, from Abi Khaled Al-Qurashi, from Sufyan Al-Thawri, from a man who said: "When Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i was dying, he wept. When asked: 'What makes you cry?', he said: 'I am waiting for the messengers of my Lord: either for Paradise or for Hellfire.'

203 - Abdullah informed us, he said, Muhammad ibn al-Husayn informed me, he said, Shu'aib ibn Muhraz informed us, he said, Abdul Wahid ibn Zaid informed us, he said, "We entered upon Ata al-Sulami in his illness, and he fainted ♢152♢. When he regained consciousness, his companions raised their hands praying for him. He looked at them and then said, "Abu Ubaidah, order them to spare me. By Allah, I wish that my soul would swing between my throat and my larynx until the Day of Resurrection, fearing that it would go out to hell." Then, he cried.

Abdul Wahid said, "His crying made me cry, by Allah. I was affected by the onslaught that comes upon a person after death."

204 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Mohammed told me, he said: Hatim bin Sulaiman Al-Aswari informed us, he said: Ghadirah bin Qura_Hud informed us, he said: We visited Hassan bin Abi Sinan when he was at his deathbed, and one of his brethren asked him, 'How do you feel?' He replied, 'I am in the state of death.'

They asked, 'Do you, Aba Abdullah, feel intense distress?' He wept and then said, 'Indeed, that is true.' He then said, 'The believer should find relief from the distress of death and its pain in the joy he hopes to find in meeting Allah.'

205 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Mohammad narrated to us who said: Dawood son of al-Muhbar narrated to me who said: Omar son of Abi Khaleefa said: "When my father was on his deathbed, he cried. It was said to him: What makes you cry? He replied: What makes me cry, by Allah, is the thought of faces remaining in the dust until the Day of Resurrection."

206 - Abdullah told us, he said: "Muhammad told me, he said: 'Mu'adh Abu Awn told us, he said: 'Bishr ibn Mansur told us, he said: "A man among the righteous ones was on his deathbed, he wept. He was asked: 'why are you weeping, it is only the worldly life as you know?' He said: 'I am not weeping for it, but by Allah, I weep for missing the remembrance (of Allah) and the gatherings of its people."

207 - We were told by Abdullah who said: Mohammad bin Hussein told me, who said: Khalid bin Khidash told me, he said: I heard Suhail Al-Qatiei say: Ziyad Al-Numairi said when he was on his deathbed: "If it were not for what I'm facing now, I never would have spoken about this; by Allah, the thought of death has shattered my heart so much so that I fear it might actually kill me. Don't forget me after all that has happened between us."

He then looked up and passed away.

208 - Narrated by Abdullah who said: Muhammad told me, he said: Khaled bin Yazid Al-Kahili told me, he said: Abu Salama Al-Taymi told me, he said: I heard Abd Al-A'la Al-Taymi telling his neighbor who was on his deathbed: "Increase your fear of death, and for great matters, hold a good opinion of Allah."

209 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Muhammad informed me. He said: Hatim bin Sulayman informed us. He said: We entered upon Abdul-Aziz bin Sulayman as he is breathing his last. I said, "How do you find yourself?" He replied, "I find myself dying." One of his brothers asked him, "In what condition, may Allah have mercy on you?" He wept, then said, "We have nothing but good expectations from Allah." He said: We did not leave him until he passed away."

210 - Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad bin Hussein informed me, he said: Shihab bin Abbad informed us, he said: Abu Bakr bin Ayyash informed us, he said: I visited my father Hussein during his illness which he died from, he became unconscious, then he regain consciousness, and he began to recite: "And We did not burden them, but they themselves were the transgressors" [Zukhruf:76]. He fell unconscious again, then regained consciousness, and he continued to recite it, he did not stop doing that.

He (Abu Bakr bin Ayyash) said: I visited Asim when he was on his deathbed, and I heard him reciting this verse, he was saying it as though he was in a mihrab (a private place of prayer): "Then they shall be returned unto Allah, their True Lord. Indeed, His command is always dominant and He is the swiftest of those who take account" [An'am:62].

He (Abu Bakr bin Ayyash) said: I visited Al-A'amash when death came to him and he said: Do not let anyone 156 grieve for me, and when morning comes, go out to the cemetery and let them bury me there, then he wept.

211 - Abdullah told us, he said: "Muhammad once told me, he said: 'Ishaq son of Mansur son of Hayyan once told me, he said: 'Jabir son of Nuh said, "Al-A’mash wept at his death." It was said to him, "Oh Aba Muhammad, do you cry when faced with death?" He replied, "And what stops me from crying whilst I am aware of myself?"

212 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Muhammad narrated to me who said: Ubaid bin Abi Qurra narrated to me, he said: I heard Aba Abd al-Rahman al-Umari al-Zahid saying: Abu Tuwalah Abdurrahman bin Abdullah bin Ma'mar bin Hazm al-Ansari gathered his children at his death and said: "My sons, fear Allah. For if you fear Him, you will be from me on my chest and neck. And if you do not fear Him, I do not care what Allah does to you."

213 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Mohammed son of Obaidullah narrated to us, saying: Rooh son of Ubada narrated to us, saying: Al-Awwam son of Hawshab reported, from Ayash Al-Amri, from Said ibn Jubayr, who said: When the death of Ibn Umar approached, he said, "I do not regret anything except for the thirst of the immigrants, the struggle of the night, and that I did not fight the rebellious faction that descended upon us, referring to Al-Hajjaj."

214 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: Muhammad bin Abbas narrated to me. He said: Ali bin Ishaq and Masoud bin Muslim narrated to us. They both said: Abdullah bin Mubarak informed us. He said: Isa bin Umar told us, from Amr bin Murrah. He said: "When a man from the companions of Abdullah was on his deathbed, he kept saying: 'Death'. They said to him: 'Fear Allah, you were and you were.' Then he said: 'Death. Oh, if only my mother had not given birth to me."

215 - Abdullah told us, he said: "Isaac son of Ishmael told us, he said: "Jerir narrated to us from Ishmael, from Al-Sha'bi who said: "When Omar drank milk after his stabbing, he said: 'Allahu Akbar'. And there were men around him praising him, so he looked at them and said: 'Whoever is deceived, is certainly deceived. I wish I could exit (life) as I entered it. If I had all the wealth of whatever the sun rose upon and set, I would ransom it due to the terror of the rising (of the next life).'"

216 - Abdullah told us; he said: Ishaq told us; he said: Jarir told us, from Husain, from Amru bin Maimun, who said: When Omar was stabbed, a young man came to him and said: "Rejoice, O Commander of the Believers, with the news from Allah. You have old (great) status in Islam and companionship with the Messenger of Allah, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, as you know, then you were chosen as a successor and you were just, then the testimony." He said: "Oh, my nephew, I wish I had been left neutral, neither for nor against me."

217 - Abdullah narrated: Ubaydullah ibn Umar al-Jushami reported to us, Bishr ibn Mufaddal narrated from Abdullah ibn Uthman, from Abdullah ibn Abi Mulaykah who said: Zakwan told me: "Ibn Abbas came seeking permission to visit Aisha while she was on her deathbed. I said, "Here's Abdullah son of Abbas seeking your permission to visit." She said, "Let me be from Ibn Abbas. I don't need him nor his praise." Abdullah said, "Mother, Abdullah is one of your righteous sons, and he wants to give you salutations." She said, "Let him in if you like." So Ibn Abbas came, he sat down and he said, "Have good tidings, by Allah, you are about to leave all hardships and meet Muhammad and the loved ones other than when your soul leaves your body."

She said, "Also, O Ibn Abbas?"

He replied, "You were the most beloved woman to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, loved nothing but what was good. Your necklace fell on the night of Abwa and the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, started looking for it in the morning, and the people had no water. So Allah revealed to us to perform Tayammum, a good rub down. That was because of you and what Allah has made easy for this nation. Then Allah revealed your innocence from above seven heavens. So it became that there is not a mosque among the mosques of Allah where Allah is mentioned except that your innocence is recited in it night and day."

She said, "Leave me alone, O Ibn Abbas, for by Allah, I wish I were forgotten."

248 - Narrated to us by Abdullah who said: Hasan bin Quza'a bin Ubaid Al-Qurashi told me. He said: Mu'tamir bin Sulaiman, narrating from his father, said: "I visited a friend who was in distress. His despair and pain were evident, and I kept saying to him: You are like this, you are like that, trying to comfort him. He said: 'Why shouldn't I be distressed? Who has more right to despair than me? By Allah, if forgiveness were to come to me from Allah, my shyness would prevent me from whatever I have revealed to him.'"

Abdullah told us, saying: "Abu Ja'far Al-Jawhari told me, saying: Surayj bin Nu'man narrated to us, from Abu Ma'shar, from Muhammad ibn Qays, that a man from the people of Madina was on his deathbed, and he was distressed. It was said to him, 'Are you distressed?' He replied, 'And why shouldn't I be distressed? By Allah, if the messenger of the city's ruler were to come to me, I would be terrified. So, how about the messenger of the Lord of the worlds?'"

Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Umar Al-Muqaddami told me, saying: Sa'eed ibn 'Aamir informed us, saying: Abu Al-Fadl Kathir ibn Yasar told us, saying: We visited Habib, Abu Muhammad, while he was on his deathbed, he said: "I want to take a path I have never tread, I do not know what will be done to me? I said: Rejoice, O Abu Muhammad, I hope that nothing but good will be done to you ⦗162⦘. He said: How do you know? I wish that piece of bread that we have eaten is not a poison for us."

Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Khalid ibn Khidash narrated to us saying: Mu'alla ibn Isa al-Warraq told me from Malik ibn Dinar, who said: "I visited a sick neighbor of mine and I said: 'O such and such, promise Allah that you will repent, perhaps He may heal you.' He said: 'O Aba Yahya, give up, I am dying. I went to make a vow as I used to, and I heard a voice saying from the direction of the house: 'We have made a vow to you repeatedly, but we found you to be lying.'"

Abdullah narrates, he said: "Ya'qub ibn Muhammad told me: Malik ibn Dinar used to encounter a black singer and would admonish him. He would say: 'O Abu Yahya, I miss Malik.' And it was said: 'He is sick.' He went to visit him and said: 'O Sharjeon Asti.' The man responded in Persian: 'A lion stronger than me has attacked me.'

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: "Abu Hafs Al-Bukhari told me, he said: Salama bin Hayyan Al-Ataky had narrated to us. He said: Hakam bin Sinan narrated from Malik bin Dinar who said ⦗163⦘:

"I had a young neighbor who would pass by me and say, 'O Abu Yahya, by Allah, we shall knock the world. Then he fell ill, so I visited him and he said, 'O Abu Yahya, the Angel of Death is before me and he says, 'By Allah, I will surely smash your bones.'"

Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Amr narrated, saying: "Al-Hasan used to pass by a young man and advise him, saying: 'O Aba Sa'id, let us hammer at this world.' Then, he fell ill. Hasan went to visit him. When the youth saw him, he cried and said: 'O Aba Sa'id, a being came to me in my dream and it said: 'Are you the one who says to Hasan let us hammer at this world? By Allah, I will hammer you with a hammering you will never experience in this world ever again.' Then he said: 'It wasn't long before he died.'

Abdullah told us, he said: Khalaf ibn Hisham told us, he said: Al-Hakam ibn Sinan reported from Malik ibn Dinar, who said, "I had a neighbor who was a wine merchant. Sometimes, I would pass by him and admonish him. When the time of his death came, I went to him to see his condition at the time of death. When he saw me, he gestured with his hand for me to sit down. Then he said, 'O Abu Yahya, a visitor came to me in my dream last night. He said: indeed the one who is kind to the poor is angry with you. He said: indeed, you are not from me and I am not from you [164].' Malik said, 'At this, I was alarmed and thought that he was referring to me. He then placed his hand on his head and repeated what he said. I left him and before I could reach the door, I heard loud screams for him.

Abdullah informed us saying: Hasan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jarawi told me: Mohammad bin Harith told me from Abdullah bin Wahb, who reported from Abdul Rahman bin Zaid bin Aslam, from a certain man from the Ansar who said, "We attended a dying man who was one of our servants, while we were by his side and he was gasping, he screamed a scream so terrifying that everyone present fell to the ground. We came to our senses, raised our heads and saw him sitting up. We looked at him and his face resembled a clay dome, his skin adhered to his face and his head, obscuring his eyes. He then lay down and died. We enquired in his supposed right-compliance, only to find that he was known to be insincere."

Abdullah told us, he said: Muhammad ibn Al-Mughirah al-Mazini told us, he said: Suneid told me this Hadith, about Sahl Al-Anbawi. I met him and asked him about it. He told me and said: "I visited a man whose end was near. While I was with him, he suddenly shouted and it startled him, then he pounced and grabbed my knee, which terrified me. I asked him: "What's your story?"

He replied: "He was a blue Ethiopian, his eyes were like two albumen, he winked at me, and it startled me. He said to me: Your appointment is at noon. I asked about him: What did he use to do? He said: He used to drink wine."

Abdullah told us, saying: "Muhammad narrated to me, from Sunaid, from Sahl al-Anbari, who said: 'We went to visit a sick young man, but found him at the marketplace. We began to give him water, when he said: I desire some grapes. So, I went out to the Sham gate in pursuit of grapes, and told a boy: Give him water until I return to you. When I came back, I found the boy collapsed in the middle of the courtyard, covered and the water pitcher was thrown to one side. I revived him and asked what happened, he replied: I don’t know, but as I went to give him water, a blue Ethiopian appeared, who shouted at me: Do not give him water. He said: So, I was panicked. This young man was involved in these tribulations.'

Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim Al-Adami told me: Bishr narrated to us, saying: Marwan ibn Muawiya narrated from Khalid ibn Abi Haytham, who said: A man from the people of Sham, known as Al-Bara'a, told me: "I witnessed a young man dying. His body began to convulse as if he was being whipped. He would writhe in pain and say, 'Let me speak, here is what I have to say. Call for my father.' When his father was called to him, the pain would become more intense, then it would stop. This went on for two days or even longer."

"When his time came, he said, 'Here is what I have to say: Call my father for me.' When they called him, he said: 'Father, know this: I have betrayed you with your wife.' And then he died."

Abdullah narrated to us. He said, "Abdullah ibn Yunus ibn Bukayr told me. He said, 'My father narrated to me. He said, 'Abu Ishaq al-Mukhtar al-Taymi - Taym al-Rabab - told me, from Abu Matar, who informed him, saying, 'I heard Ali bin Abu Talib saying: "I entered upon Umar ibn al-Khattab when he was stabbed by Abu Luluah while he was crying, and I said, 'What makes you cry, O Amir al-Mu'minin?' He said, 'I am crying at the news of the heavens, where will it lead me, to paradise or to the fire?' [167] so I said, 'Take the good news of paradise, for indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, what I cannot enumerate, saying, «The master of the inhabitants of Paradise are Abu Bakr and Umar».' He then said, 'Are you witnessing that I will go to Paradise, O Ali?' I said, 'Yes, and you, O Hassan, testify on your father, the Messenger of Allah, that Umar is amongst the inhabitants of Paradise.'"

Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Khalaf ibn Hisham narrated to us. He said: Abu Shihab narrated to me, from Al-Amash, from Ibrahim, from Alqama. He said: Abdullah complained of a pain. I had not seen him in a pain that was more severe than that. I said to him about it, so he said: "I feared that I might be nearer to negligence due to my condition, indeed, it is more pressing and closer."

Abdullah narrated to us. He said, Salama ibn Shabib told me, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma'bad who said, Khalid ibn Hayyan told us, from Ubaid ibn Sa'eed who said: "Abdullah wept at the moment of death. It was said to him, 'Do you weep while you were a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?' He replied: 'And how could I not weep when I have engaged in what I was prohibited from, and abandoned what I was commanded to do? The world has gone with its vanity, and deeds have remained chains around the necks of men. If they are good, then good; if they are bad, then bad.'"

Abdullah told us, he said: Al-Hasan ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Jarawi told us, he said: Asim ibn Abi Bakr Al-Zuhri informed me, he recounted from Ibn Abi Hazim who said: "When Abdullah ibn Aamir ibn Abdullah ibn Aws fell sick, he wept, and his weeping intensified (169), and his family dispatched a message to Abi Hazim saying 'your brother is deeply distressed by the presence of death, go to him, comfort him, and provide him with patience'."

Ibn Abi Hazim said: "I went to him with my father. My father said to him: 'O Aamir, what makes you weep? By God, the only thing standing between you and joy is either this worldly life; indeed what you are weeping due to is something for which you have labored and strived'. Aamir then grasped a piece of his arm's skin and said: 'O Abi Hazim, how can this skin endure the fire of Hell?' My father then left, weeping at his words."

The call to Dhuhr prayer was made, he stood intending to go to the mosque, but then he fell, and passed away whilst still fasting, having not broken his fast."

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Hasan ibn Abdul-Aziz also told me. He said: Assim ibn Abi Bakr informed me. He reported from the son of Abi Hazim: Safwan ibn Sulaim, when he was close to death, was surrounded by his siblings. He was restless, so they asked: "Do you need something?" He replied: "Yes."

His daughter interjected: "He doesn't need anything." He affirmed: "Yes, I do. I wish for you all to leave me alone so I can stand and pray." There was no debating it ❶170❷.

So the people left him and he went to his mosque, he prayed, then collapsed. His daughter screamed out, so they rushed to him. They carried him, and he died."

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Hasan narrated to me, he said: Harith ibn Miskeen narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Wahb, from AbdulRahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, that he mentioned Umar and Abu Bakr, the sons of Al-Munkadir, saying: "When one of them was on his deathbed, he wept. He was asked: 'Why are you crying? We used to envy you for such a day.' He replied, 'By Allah, I am not weeping that I might have indulged in some sins against Allah's commands, but I fear that I might have regarded something as insignificant which is deemed grave by Allah."

The other one also wept on his deathbed and was asked the same question, and he replied: "Indeed, I heard Allah say to a group of people: 'And there will appear to them, from Allah, what they had not considered.' [Surah Az-Zumar: 47] Hence, I wait for what you see, and by Allah, I do not know what would appear to me."

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: "I was informed by Al-Hasan, on the authority of Harith Ibn Miskeen, on the authority of Ibn Wahb, on the authority of Abdurrahman Ibn Zayd who said: 'Safwan Ibn Sulaym visited Muhammad Bin Munkadir when he was on his deathbed."

He said: "O Abu Abdullah, it seems that death has become difficult upon you? He kept lightening up the situation and distancing himself from Muhammad, until his face seemed lit like lamps.

Then Muhammad said to him: 'If you could see what I am facing, you would be reassured. Then he passed away.'

Abdullah informed us, saying: "Ali bin Shuaib told me that Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Aziz narrated from his father, from Nafi, who said: "When he was on his deathbed, he began to cry. It was asked of him, 'Why are you crying?' He said, 'I remembered Sa'd and the pressure of the grave.'"

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Al-Mufaddal ibn Ghassan told me, from his father, he said: "As Yunus was dying, he looked at his feet and wept. It was asked of him: 'What makes you weep?' He replied: 'I remembered that they [my feet] have never been dusty in the path of Allah.'"

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Sa'id bin Zunbur Al-Hamdani told us, he said: Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak narrated to us, from Shu'bah, from Abu Ishaq who said: "A man from Abd Al-Qays was told: Give advice, he said: I warn you of the forthcoming."

Abdullah informed us, he said: Ahmed son of Ibrahim informed us, he said: Abdullah son of Qasim Al-Laithi narrated to me, from Al-Salt, he said: I heard Ataa Al-Salimy say upon his death:

Abdullah told us, he said: Muhammad ibn Al-Mughirah Al-Mazini told me, he said: Suneid told us, he said: Ja'far ibn Sulaiman told us from Harun ibn Ri'ab, he said: "I went to visit him, and there he was, dedicating himself fully. I have never missed seeing a noble man's face but I found him there. Muhammad ibn Wasia came to him and said, 'My brother, how do you find yourself?' He replied: 'This is your brother who is in a state where he could be led to fire, or God could forgive him.' And I have been informed that Muhammad ibn Wasia had said this when he was at the brink of death, thus I believe he had learnt this from Harun ibn Ri'ab."

Abdullah narrates to us, he said: 'Yusuf Ibn Musa told me that Salama Ibn Hayyan Al-Razi narrated that Ja'far Ibn Muhammad, from his father, said:

When Hasan Ibn Ali was on his deathbed, he wept bitterly. Hussain said to him, "What causes you such grief, my brother? You are surely to join Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon Him), with Ali, Fatima, and Khadijah, all your kin. Allah, through His Prophet, has affirmed that you are the master of the youth of Paradise. You have divided your wealth for the sake of Allah thrice, and you have embarked a pilgrimage to the house of Allah, on foot, fifteen times. Is it not enough?" Nonetheless, he sought to comfort him.

He replied, "By Allah, I only find myself weeping more, and I am trembling in fear. Oh my brother, I am embarking upon a great matter, like nothing that I have come upon before."

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Sa'eed ibn Sulaiman told us, from 'Abbad ibn al-Awwam, from Isma'il ibn Abi Khaled, from Qais ibn Abi Hazim who said: We entered upon Sa'd ibn Mas'ud -meaning while he was on his deathbed- and he said: "I don't know ŵ what you are saying, except that I wish what is in my coffin was fire!" When he died, they looked and there were a thousand or two thousand.

Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Darimi told me. He said: Abu Asim narrated to us that Abd al-Jabbar said:

"A companion of Hassan fell sick. He enquired about him, and it was said: 'He is ill, and he would love if you could visit him.' So Hassan visited him, entering his dwelling to find the man unsettled due to his condition."

Hassan remarked, "Truly, a situation like this should inspire one towards asceticism." Then he said, "Indeed, a matter as light as this should inspire one to be God-fearing."

When the disease took a serious turn, his daughter said to him: "O father, I have never seen a day like this." So, Hassan told her: "Be quiet. Indeed, he has never seen a day like this."

Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Azdi told me, from Abu al-Qasim bin Salam, from Abu Hafs al-Abbar, from Layth, from Mujahid who said: (176): "There is no dead person who dies except that his companions are shown to him." He said: a man was dying, and it was said to him: say there is no god but Allah. He said: "Shahk".

Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Abu Abd al-Rahman told me from Muhammad ibn Uyaynah al-Fazari, he said: I heard Abu Ishaq Al-Fazari saying to Abdullah ibn Mubarak, "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, there was a man among our companions who gathered more knowledge than you and I gathered. He fell critically ill, and I witnessed him. I told him: say, there is no god but Allah. But he would say: I am unable to pronounce it. Then he would speak, and he would speak. He said that twice. He continued in this state until he died. I asked about him, and was told: he was disobedient to his parents. Therefore, I believed that he who was denied the utterance of the words of sincerity because of his disobedience to his parents."

Abdullah narrated to us and said: Harun Ibn Abi Yahya Al-Sulami recounted to us from an elder known as Abu Muhammad, from Abi Al-Aswad, who said: "A man's death approached - it is said his name was Hirdaan - by a stream supposedly named 177 Al-Damawah. He was told: 'O' Abu Hirdaan, say: there is no God but Allah.' He replied: 'I used to be occasionally intensely dependent.' He was told: 'Say, there is no God but Allah.' He said, 'My soul has been worn down and it hardly relaxes.' He was told: 'Say there is no God but Allah.' He said: 'I used to be occasionally in the harshest disputes.' He was told: 'Say, there is no God but Allah.' He said: 'Now, you have met an opponent who won't back down.' Then he was silent. It was said: 'By Allah! I bear witness, a man was not reminded of there is no God but Allah.' It was said: 'In my dream, I was brought to witness Hirdaan, for he is among the people of Paradise.' I asked: 'Why?' It was said: 'Because of his kindness to his mother.'"

Abdullah reported to us, he said: "Muhammad, son of Al-Abbas, told me from Abbas Bin Talib, who said: 'Rabee' Bin Barra' said: "In Ahwaz, I saw a man who, as he was dying, was told: 'O you, say there is no god but Allah.' He responded: 'This is twelve, this is thirteen, this is fourteen.' And in the Levant, I saw another man to whom it was said at his death: 'Say there is no god but Allah.' He responded: 'Drink and quench your thirst.'"

And it was said to a man here in Ma'arra: 'Say there is no god but Allah.' He responded: ['The Simple Sea'] "O Lord, a woman once asked after her whereabouts had been forgotten ... 'How is the way to the bathhouse in Minjab?"

249 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Haroon ibn Sufyan also narrated to me, saying: I heard Aba Nu'aim saying: "I visited Zufar while he was concerning himself, and he was saying: 'She has three quarters «179» of the dowry, she has five-sixths of the dowry.' And with him was Nu'uh ibn Darraj, crying."

250 - Narrated to us by Abdullah, he said: "I was informed by Abdah bin Sulaiman Al-Marwazi, from Hashim Al-Marwazi, from Ibn Abi Rawaad, or someone else who said: "A man at his death was told: Say there is no god but Allah. He replied: He is a disbeliever in what you say."

251 - Hashim mentioned, narrating from Abu Hafs: 'I visited a man in Misisa while he was dying, and I said: "Say there is no god but Allah". He said: "Alas, there is a barrier between me and it".

252 - Abdullah narrated to us, he said: 'my father, may Allah have mercy on him, told me. Yunus said: "There was a man in Basra from the people of Hurraq who stood out amongst the people of Basra... He outpaced them...then he was afflicted with a sickness... in it was death. So they said to him: "Say there is no god but Allah". He said: "No...this situation has reached him, never... Then he fell and died.'