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Sunan Ibn Majah 1446

Chapter: What was narrated concerning urging the dying person to say La ilaha illallah

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1446

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Ja‘far

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ لِلأَحْيَاءِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَجْوَدُ وَأَجْوَدُ ‏"

It was narrated from Ishaq bin ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far that his father said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Urge your dying ones to say: “La ilaha illallahul-Halimul-Karim, Subhan-Allahi Rabbil-‘Arshil-‘Azim, Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-‘alamin (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Forbearing, the Most Kind. Glory is to Allah, Lord of the magnificent Throne; praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds).’” They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what about those who are alive?’ He said: ‘Even better, even better.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1446).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( كَيْف لِلْأَحْيَاءِ ) أَيْ كَيْف هَذَا التَّلْقِين لِلْأَحْيَاءِ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده إِسْحَاق لَمْ أَرَ مَنْ وَثَّقَهُ وَلَا مَنْ جَرَّحَهُ كَثِير بْن يَزِيد قَالَ فِيهِ أَحْمَد مَا أَرَى بِهِ بَأْسًا وَقَالَ اِبْن مَعِين لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ وَقَالَ مَرَّة لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْس وَقَالَ مَرَّة صَالِح وَقَالَ أَبُو حَاتِم صَالِح لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ وَقَالَ النَّسَائِيُّ ضَعِيف وَقِيلَ ثِقَة وَبَاقِي رِجَاله ثِقَات وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1446
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1446
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1446
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1446

Other versions

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 1626

Recite to those of you who die, “There is no god but God, the Clement, the Beneficent; glory be to God the Lord of the mighty throne; praise be to God the Lord of the universe.” On being asked what is appropriate for the living, he replied that these words were better and better. Ibn Majah…

وَعَن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Ja‘far

On the same subject

Authentic Sahih Muslim 916b

This hadith has been narrated by Sulaiman b. Bilal with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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