Azami 3495

Tabarani narrated it in al-Kabir (10/233) from Abdan bin Ahmad, who said, Sulayman bin Ayub, companion of Basri, narrated to us, who said, Hammad bin Zayd narrated to us, from Asim, from Abu Waail, from Abdullah, and he mentioned it. Its chain of transmission is hasan because of Asim, who is Ibn Abu Najud, for his hadith is hasan. Haythami also graded it hasan in al-Majma (2/323).Ibn Abu Shayba narrated it (3/238) through another route, from Sharik, from Asim, from Musayab bin Rafi, from Abdullah, attributed only to Abdullah, with the wording, "Prompt your dying ones to say, 'There is no god but Allah,' for it will never be the last words of a Muslim man without Allah forbidding the Fire to him." Sharik is daif, but what is sahih is not to be faulted on account of him.On this topic there is also what was narrated from Ibn Abbas, attributed to the Prophet, "Prompt your dying ones with the testimony that there is no god but Allah, for whoever says it at the time of his death, Paradise becomes obligatory for him." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about one who says it while in good health?" He said, "That makes it even more obligatory, even more obligatory." Then he said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if the heavens and the earths were brought, along with all who are in them, all that is between them, and all that is beneath them, and placed on one side of the scale, while the testimony that there is no god but Allah were placed on the other side, it would outweigh them."Tabarani narrated it in al-Kabir (13024) from Bakr bin Sahl, who said, Abdullah bin Salih narrated to us, who said, Muawiya bin Salih narrated to me, from Ali bin Abu Talha, from Ibn Abbas, and he mentioned it. But Ali bin Abu Talha did not hear directly from Ibn Abbas. Abu Hatim said, "Ali bin Abu Talha's narration from Ibn Abbas is disconnected, he only narrated from Mujahid, Qasim bin Muhammad, Rashid bin Saad, and Muhammad bin Zayd." Haythami mentioned it in al-Majma (4/323) and said, "Its narrators are trustworthy, except that Ibn Abu Talha did not hear from Ibn Abbas." This differs from his Tafsir material from Ibn Abbas, where the intermediary between them is known.In similar meaning is what was narrated from Jabir, attributed to the Prophet, "Prompt your dying ones with, 'There is no god but Allah,'" but it is daif. Bazzar narrated it in Kashf Astar (785) from Yusuf bin Musa, who said, Waki narrated to us, who said, Abdul-Wahhab bin Mujahid (bin Jabr) narrated to us, from his father, from Jabir, and he mentioned it. In it is Abdul-Wahhab bin Mujahid, who is daif.Ibn Hibban said in al-Majruhin (751), "Abdul-Wahhab was among those who narrated from his father without ever having seen him, and he would answer whatever he was asked, even if he had not memorized it, so he deserved to be abandoned. Thawri accused him of lying." End of quote. Haythami mentioned it in al-Majma (2/323) and said, "Bazzar narrated it, and in it is Abdul-Wahhab bin Mujahid, who is daif."Likewise, what was narrated from Abdullah bin Jafar, attributed to the Prophet, is not established, "Prompt your dying ones with, 'There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.'" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about the living?" He said, "Even more excellent, even more excellent." For in it is Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Jafar, who narrated from his father, and Ishaq is obscure. Ibn Majah narrated it (1446) from Muhammad bin Bashshar, who said, Abu Amir narrated to us, who said, Kathir bin Zayd narrated to us, from Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Jafar with his chain of transmission, and he mentioned it. Ibn Abu Shayba narrated it (3/238) attributed only to Abdullah bin Jafar.On this topic there is also a report about Abu Bakr Siddiq, that he came to the Prophet ﷺ looking distressed, and the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Why do I see you distressed?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I was with my cousin last night while he was in the throes of death." The Prophet said, "Did you not prompt him with, 'There is no god but Allah'?" He said, "I did prompt him." He said, "Did he say it?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then Paradise has become obligatory for him." Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about it for the living?" He said, "It is more effective at demolishing their sins, it is more effective at demolishing their sins, it is more effective at demolishing their sins."Bazzar narrated it in Kashf Astar (786) through the route of Zaida bin Abu Raqqad, from Ziyad Numayri, from Anas, from Abu Bakr. Zaida bin Abu Raqqad, who is al-Bahili, narrated from Ziyad Numayri, and the people of Basra narrated from him. He narrates unfamiliar reports from well-known narrators, so he cannot be relied upon, and his narrations are recorded only for consideration. al-Majruhin (362). Haythami said, "Abu Yaala and Bazzar narrated it, and in it is Zaida bin Abu Raqqad, whom Qawariri deemed trustworthy, while Bukhari and others deemed daif."As for what was narrated from Maqil bin Yasar, who said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Recite by your dying ones," meaning Surah Yasin, this is daif. Abu Dawud narrated it (3121), Ibn Majah (1448), Ibn Hibban (3002), Hakim (1/565), and Ahmad (20301), all of them from the hadith of Abdullah bin Mubarak, who said, Sulayman Taymi narrated to us, from Abu Uthman, not the Nahdi, from his father, from Maqil bin Yasar, and he mentioned it. Abu Uthman and his father are both unknown.Abu Bakr Ibn Arabi related from Daraqutni that he said, "This hadith has a daif chain of transmission and an unknown text, and no hadith on this topic is sahih." Hafiz mentioned this in Talkhis Habir (2/104).In similar meaning is the report of Ghudayf bin Harith Thumali, except that it is not attributed to the Prophet. Ahmad narrated it (16969) from Abu Mughira, who said, Safwan narrated to us, who said, the elders told me that they were present with Ghudayf bin Harith Thumali when his death throes intensified, and he said, "Is there anyone among you who can recite Yasin?" So Salih bin Shurayh Sakuni recited it, and when he reached forty verses of it, he passed away. He said, the elders used to say, "When it is recited by the dying person, it eases things for him." Safwan said, "And Isa bin Mutamir recited it by Ibn Mabad."