Ahadeeth of Tawheed
From ‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’ of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by: Abbas Abu Yahya
Chapters of Tawheed and the Shahadtayn
8- Prompting a Dying Person to Say the Shahaahdah
“Say the testification, ‘la illaaha ila Allaah’ (there is none worthy of worship except Allaah) a lot, before there comes a separation between that and yourselves, and prompt the one who has reached death to say it.”
Silsilah Saheehah : 467
From the Fiqh of the hadeeth:
The hadeeth shows the legislation of prompting the dying person to say the testification of Tawheed, hoping that he will say it and become successful.
The meaning of ‘…..the one who has reached death….’ is the one whose death has now approached him, and he is still in this world where he has obligations, and it is possible that he benefits from the one who prompts him with the Shahahdah, thereby he says it, and becomes from the people of Paradise.
As for prompting him after his death, then along with that being a Bida’ which has not been mentioned in the Sunnah, and also there is no benefit from this, since he has left the world where he has obligations to the world of recompense, and he does not have the ability to say the Shahahdah, “to warn the one who is alive”
The way to prompt the dying person is to order him to say the Shahahdah. It is mentioned in some books, that you yourself should say it and not order the dying person with it, which is in opposition to the Sunnah of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.
9- The Excellence of Saying ‘La illaha ila Allaah’
“If the slave says: la illaaha ila Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar (there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest) Allaah Azza Wa Jaal says: my slave has spoken the truth, there is none worthy of worship except Me, and I am the Greatest.
And if the slave says: la illah ila Allaah Wahdahu, then Allaah Azza Wa Jaal says: There is none worthy of worship except Me Alone.
And if the slave says: La ilaaha ila Allaahu lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu (There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, to Him belongs the Dominion and for Him is all praise)
Then Allaah Azza Wa Jaal Says: My slave has spoken the truth, There is none worthy of worship in truth except Me, to Me belongs the Dominion and all praise is for Me.
And if the slave says: la illaaha ila Allaah, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaa (There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah.)
Then Allaah Azza Wa Jaal Says: There is none worthy of worship in truth except Me, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Me.)
Whoever is blessed to say this when death approaches him, then the fire will not touch him.”
The Authentic Base 