Invocations of the terminally ill (2 of 3)
OD-151
Hisn al-Muslim 151
Recited once
Narration
جَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ يُدْخِلُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ، وَيَقُولُ:
'Aa.ishah radhi-yAllaahu'anhaa related that The Prophet sal-Allaahu'alayhe wa sallam [during his illness in which he passed away] would dip his hands in water and then he would wipe his face and say:
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ إِنَّ لِلْمَوْتِ سَكَرَاتٍ
Transliteration
Lā ilāha illā llāhu inna lilmawti sakarāt
Translation
‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, death does indeed contain agony.’
Source and grading
Hisn al-Muslim 151
Reference as printed in Hisn al-Muslim; grading pending review
البخاري مع الفتح، 8/ 144، برقم 4449، وفي الحديث ذكر السواك.
Virtues
No narrated virtues are recorded for this entry.
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Invocations of the terminally ill