Sickness and Death


Part 1    What is recited over a sick person (Introduction taken from the audio by Shaykh                               ‘AbdurRazzaaq ‘Abdul Muhsin al Badr) Click here
Part 2    What is recited over a sick person (Taken from the Fiqh al Ad’iyah p214) Click here
Part 3    What to say to a sick person (Etiquettes of visiting taken from Fiqh al Ad’iyah p224) Click here
Part 4    Summary Chart of Ruqyah Du’aa to say over the sick Click here
Part 5    Points on visiting the sick and further references Click here
Part 6    Explanation of Allaah's Name Ash-Shaafee The One who Cures Click here
Part 7    What to say when a person is on their death bed Click here
Part 8    Points on the Etiquettes with a dying person and when they die Click here


Points on Visiting the Sick:
  1. Sickness can be
    1. An expiation of sins
    2. A sign of Allaah’s love
    3. A sign of eemaan
    4. A magnification of rewards
    5. An elevation of degrees in Jannah
    6. An early punishment
  2. Rewards for visiting the sick
    1. 70, 000 angels ask for your forgiveness
    2. You are plucking the fruits of Jannah for as long as you visit
  3. Etiquettes of visiting the sick
    1. Choose a suitable time
    2. Keep the visit short unless there is something that is needed
    3. Make du’aa for the sick (see ruqyah chart)
    4. Sit close to his head
    5. Avoid arguments
    6. Avoid raised voices
    7. Avoid looking at ‘awrah
    8. Avoid looking at non mahrams
    9. Do not force the sick to eat or drink

Further References:

Chapter in Saheeh al Bukhaaree               Click here
Chapter in Saheeh Muslim                          Click here           
Chapter in Al Adab al Mufrad                      no. 491-537
Chapter in Riyaadhus Saaliheen                 Click here





Summary Chart of Ruqiyah Du’aa for the Sick plus Audio [1]

Ruqyah (singular)/ Ruqaa (plural): Supplications to ask Allaah to cure sickness.
There are du’aa that the sick person says over himself and du’aa that the one visiting the sick says over him. (Not all of them need to be said altogether at one time).
The sources and ahaadeeth in full for the du’aa are listed below the chart with the same numbering as in the chart.

Audios for each du'aa can be heard by clicking on the Arabic du'aa.
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Who says it
1
Sooratul Faatihah:
The sick person and the visitor
2
Sooratul Ikhlaas
The sick person and the visitor
3
Sooratul Falaq
The sick person and the visitor
4
Sooratun Naas
The sick person and the visitor
5
Sooratul Kaafiroon
The sick person
6
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ x3)‏‏( أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ (x7)
In the name of Allaah I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil that I find and that I fear
The sick person
7
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللهِ
The sick person
(who has no hope of recovery)
8
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى
O Allah! Forgive me and bestow Your Mercy on me and let me join with the highest companions
9
بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ
In the name of Allaah I make ruqyah over you from everything that may harm you and from the evil of every person or eye of the jealous one. Allaah cure you in the name of Allah I make ruqyah over you.
The visitor
10
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِه وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allaah, Lord of the people, remove the harm, cure him and You are the Curer, there is no cure except Your cure, a cure that leaves behind no illness.
The visitor
11
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ مُذْهِبَ الْبَاسِ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شَافِيَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allaah, Lord of the people, remover of harm, cure for You are the Curer, there is no curer except You, a cure that leaves behind no illness .
The visitor
12
أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ (x7)  
 I ask Allaah the Most Great, Lord of the great throne to cure you.
The visitor
13
لا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إنْ شَاءَ الله Don’t worry a purification inshaa Allaah
The visitor
14
اللهم اشْفِ say the name 3 times i.e ‘O Allaah cure Bilaal’ x3
The visitor
Suwar in Full:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
The Noble Qur’aan Translation of Meanings
1
Sooratul Faatihah:
 
1. In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.  
2. All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).  
3. The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.  
4. The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)  
5. You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).  
6. Guide us to the Straight Way 
7. The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger (such as the Jews), nor of those who went astray (such as the Christians). 
2
Sooratul Ikhlaas
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, (the) One.
2. "Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks).
3. "He begets not, nor was He begotten;
4. "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
3
Sooratul Falaq
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak,
2. "From the evil of what He has created;
3. "And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away).
4. "And from the evil of the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots,
5. "And from the evil of the envier when he envies."
4
Sooratun Naas
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind,
2. "The King of mankind,
3. "The Ilah (God) of mankind,
4. "From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one's heart after one remembers Allah) ,
5. "Who whispers in the breasts of mankind,
6. "Of jinns and men."
5
Sooratul Kaafiroon
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. Say (O Muhammad) to these Mushrikun and Kafirun): "O Al-Kafirun (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, and in Al-Qadar, etc.)!
2. "I worship not that which you worship,
3. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.
4. "And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.
5. "Nor will you worship that which I worship.
6. "To you be your religion, and to me my religion (Islamic Monotheism)."
Sources used:
‘What to recite over the Sick’ by Shaykh ‘AbdurRazzaaq al Badr. Click here to read it on www.dhikrcharts.blogspot.com.
Jaam’i Saheeh al-Adhkaar by Shaykh Al-Albaanee. Daar al Moayyad. 2005
www.sunnah.com
Ahaadeeth in full according to the numbering in the chart above:
1.       It is narrated by Sa’eed al Khudree رضي الله عنه that, A group of the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) proceeded on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab tribes and requested them to entertain them as their guests, but they (the tribe people) refused to entertain them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of treatment, but all in vain. Some of them said, "Will you go to the group (those travellers) who have dismounted near you and see if one of them has something useful?" They came to them and said, "O group! Our leader has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have treated him with everything but nothing benefited him. Has anyone of you anything useful?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah, I know how to treat with a Ruqya. But by Allah, we wanted you to receive us as your guests but you refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till you fix for us something as wages." Consequently they agreed to give those travellers a flock of sheep. The man went with them (the people of the tribe) and started spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till the patient was healed and started walking as if he had not been sick. When the tribe people paid them their wages they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's companions) said, "Distribute (the sheep)." But the one who treated with the Ruqya said, "Do not do that till we go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has happened, and see what he will order us." So they came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and mentioned the story to him and he said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got) and assign for me a share with you."[2]
2.       3 & 4 In the two Saheehs ‘Aa’ishah رضي الله عنها  said, Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) became sick, he would recite Mu'awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An- Nas) and then blow over his body. When he became seriously ill, I used to recite (these two Surahs) and rub his hands over his body hoping for its blessings.[3]
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا اشْتَكَى يَقْرَأُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ وَيَنْفُثُ، فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّ وَجَعُهُ كُنْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمْسَحُ بِيَدِهِ رَجَاءَ بَرَكَتِهَا‏.‏
'A'isha reported that when any of the members of the household fell ill Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to blow over him by reciting Mu'awwidhatan, and when he suffered from the illness from which he died I used to blow over him and rubbed his body with his hand for his hand had greater blessing than my hand.[4]
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا مَرِضَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ نَفَثَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ فَلَمَّا مَرِضَ مَرَضَهُ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ جَعَلْتُ أَنْفُثُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمْسَحُهُ بِيَدِ نَفْسِهِ لأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ أَعْظَمَ بَرَكَةً مِنْ يَدِي ‏.‏
Saying ‘mu’awidhaat’ means Sooratul Ikhlaas, Sooratul Falaq and Sooratun Naas. Sooratul Ikhlaas is included with them due to it containing the description of ar-Rabb even if it does not have the word أعوذ. [5] The hadeeth indicates the great station of these three suwar and that they are a Ruqyah and a cure for pain by Allaah’s permission.
5.       ‘Alee رضي الله عنه said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was bitten by a scorpion whilst he was praying so when he finished he said,
Allaah cursed the scorpion. It doesn’t leave a person who is praying or anyone else. Then he asked for water and salt which he rubbed on it and recited Sooratul Kaafiroon, Sooratul Falaq and Sooratun Naas. (Silsilah Saheehah 548)
" لعن الله العقرب لا تدع مصليا ولا غيره. ثم دعا بماء وملح وجعل يمسح  عليها ويقرأ بـ * (قل يا أيها الكافرون) * و * (قل أعوذ برب الفلق) * و * (قل أعوذ برب الناس) * ".
6.       From what is recited over the sick person is what is authentic in Saheeh Muslim from ‘Uthmaan bin Abee al ‘Aas that he complained to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم of a pain in his body. So the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Place your hand at the place where you feel pain in your body and say Bismillah (in the name of Allah) three times and seven times أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ A'oodhu billaahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhaadhir  (I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil that I find and that I fear).”[6]
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَعًا يَجِدُهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى الَّذِي تَأَلَّمَ مِنْ جَسَدِكَ وَقُلْ
 بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏
وَقُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
7.       Aboo Hurayrah and Aboo Sa’eed رضي الله عنهما said that they witnessed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say,
If a servant says لا إله إلا الله والله أكبر Allaah says, my servant has spoken the truth there is none worthy of worship except Me and I am the Most Great.
If a servant says لا إله إلا الله وحده Allaah says, my servant has spoken the truth there is none worthy of worship except Me alone.
If a servant says لا إله إلا الله لا شريك له Allaah says, my servant has spoken the truth there is none worthy of worship except Me without partner to Me.
If a servant says لا إله إلا الله له الملك وله الحمد Allaah says, my servant has spoken the truth there is none worthy of worship except me and Mine is the dominion and to Me is all praise.
If a servant says لا إله إلا الله ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله Allaah says, my servant has spoken the truth there is none worthy of worship except Me and there is no might or power except by Me.
Whoever says this at the time of death – the fire will not touch him. (Silsilah Saheeh 1390)
عن أبي هريرة وأبي سعيد أنهما شهدا على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
قال:«إذا قال العبد: لا إله إلا الله والله أكبر قال الله: صدق عبدي لا إله إلا أنا وأنا أكبر، فإذا قال: لا إله إلا الله وحده قال: صدق عبدي لا إله إلا أنا وحدي فإذا قال: لا إله إلا الله لا شريك له قال: صدق عبدي لا إله إلا أنا ولا شريك لي، فإذا قال: لا إله إلا الله له الملك وله الحمد قال: صدق عبدي لا إله إلا أنا لي الملك ولي الحمد، فإذا قال: لا إله إلا الله ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله قال: صدق عبدي لا إله إلا أنا ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بي.... من رزقهن عند موته لم تمسه النار» .
8.  `Aisha رضي الله عنها  narrated:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ), who was resting against me, saying, "O Allah! Forgive me and bestow Your Mercy on me and let me join with the highest companions (in Paradise)." See Qur'an (4.69). Saheeh al Bukhaaree 5674.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ مُسْتَنِدٌ إِلَىَّ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى ‏"‏‏.‏
9. It is authentically reported in Saheeh Muslim that Abu Sa'eed رضي الله عنه reported that Jibreel came to Allaah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said:
O Muhammad, have you fallen ill? Thereupon he said: Yes. He (Jibreel) said: "In the name of Allaah I make ruqyah over you from everything that may harm you and from the evil of every person or eye of the jealous one. Allaah cure you in the name of Allah I make ruqyah over you."[7]
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اشْتَكَيْتَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ ‏.‏
10. It is authentically related in the two Saheehs that `Aa’ishah رضي الله عنها said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, "O Allah, Lord of the people! Remove the harm and heal the patient, for You are The Healer. There is no cure except Your cure; healing that will leave behind no ailment."[8]
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُعَوِّذُ بَعْضَ أَهْلِهِ، يَمْسَحُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَيَقُولُ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِه وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"‏‏.‏
11. In Saheeh al Bukhaaree ‘Abdul `Aziz bin Suhayb رضي الله عنه said,
Thabit and I went to Anas bin Malik. Thabit said, "O Abu Hamza! I am sick." On that Anas said, "Shall I treat you with the Ruqyah of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" Thabit said, "Yes," Anas recited, "O Allah! The Lord of the people, the Remover of harm! Heal! For You are The Healer. None brings about healing but You; a healing that will leave behind no ailment."[9]
عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَثَابِتٌ، عَلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ ثَابِتٌ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ اشْتَكَيْتُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ أَلاَ أَرْقِيكَ بِرُقْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ مُذْهِبَ الْبَاسِ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شَافِيَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"‏‏.‏
12. Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone visits a sick whose time (of death) has not come, and says with him seven times: I ask Allah, the Mighty, the Lord of the mighty Throne, to cure you, Allah will cure him from that disease. (Aboo Daawood no. 3106)
حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَبُو خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا لَمْ يَحْضُرْ أَجَلُهُ فَقَالَ عِنْدَهُ سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ إِلاَّ عَافَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَرَضِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
13.   Narrated Ibn `Abbas رضي الله عنه :
The Prophet (ﷺ) went to visit a sick bedouin. Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) went to a patient, he used to say to him, "Don't worry, if Allah will, it will be expiation (for your sins):" The bedouin said, "You say expiation? No, it is but a fever that is boiling or harassing an old man and will lead him to his grave without his will." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then, yes, it is so." (Saheeh al Bukhaaree 5656)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُخْتَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَى أَعْرَابِيٍّ يَعُودُهُ ـ قَالَ ـ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَى مَرِيضٍ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ لاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتَ طَهُورٌ، كَلاَّ بَلْ هِيَ حُمَّى تَفُورُ ـ أَوْ تَثُورُ ـ عَلَى شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ، تُزِيرُهُ الْقُبُورَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ فَنَعَمْ إِذًا ‏"‏‏.‏
14. Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me during my illness and supplicated, "O Allah! Cure Sa'd. O Allah! Cure Sa'd. O Allah! Cure Sa'd."

(Muslim 1628).
وعن سعد بن أبي وقاص، رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ عادني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال‏:‏ ‏ "‏اللهم اشف سعداً، اللهم اشف سعداً، اللهم اشف سعداً‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

[1] Compiled by Umm ‘AbdirRahmaan 1440/2019         www.dhikrcharts.blogspot.com
[2] Saheeh al Bukhaaree 5749; Saheeh Muslim 2201.
[3] Saheeh al Bukharee 5016
[4] Saheeh Muslim 2192 a
[5] See Fath al Baari of Ibn Hajar 9/62
[6] Saheeh Muslim 2202
[7] Saheeh Muslim 2186
[8] Saheeh al-Bukhari 5743
[9] Saheeh al-Bukhari 5742






What to say when a person is on their death bed[1]
Ahaadeeth taken from Fiqh al Ad’iyyah wal Adhkaar by Shaykh ‘AbdurRazzaaq ‘Abdul Muhsin al Badr. P229
1.
It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon a young man who was dying and said:
“How do you feel?” He said: “I have hope in Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I fear my sins.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “These two things (hope and fear) do not coexist in the heart of a person in a situation like this, but Allah will give him that which he hopes for and keep him safe from that which he fears.”
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ دَخَلَ عَلَى شَابٍّ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ كَيْفَ تَجِدُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ أَرْجُو اللَّهَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَخَافُ ذُنُوبِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْمَوْطِنِ إِلاَّ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا يَرْجُو وَآمَنَهُ مِمَّا يَخَافُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Ibn Maajah vol 5. Book 37 Hadeeth 4261
2.
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying three days before his death: "Let none of you die unless he has good expectations of Allah".

[Muslim].
وعن جابر بن عبد الله، رضي الله عنهما ، أنه سمع النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قبل موته بثلاثة أيام يقول ‏:‏ لا يموتن أحدكم إلا وهو يحسن الظن بالله عز وجل‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
Arabic/English book reference
 : Book 1, Hadith 441

3.
Mu`adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He whose last words are: `La ilaaha illallaah' (There is none worthy of worship except Allah) will enter Jannah.''
[Abu Dawud].
عن معاذ رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏ "‏من كان آخر كلامه لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والحاكم وقال‏:‏ صحيح الإسناد‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
Sunnah.com reference
 : Book 7, Hadith 24




4.
'Ali reported that the last words of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were:
"The prayer! The prayer! Fear Allah concerning your slaves!"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ‏:‏ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلاَمِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ الصَّلاَةَ، الصَّلاَةَ، اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِيمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ‏.‏
Grade
: Sahih (Al-Albani)
  صـحـيـح   (الألباني)
حكم     :
Reference
 : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 158

5.
Abu Sa’id and Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Remind those who are on their death bed of the Shahadah “Laa iIlaaha illallaah.” (for them to say it, hoping it will be their last words)”
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ 1‏ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اَللَّهُ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ, وَالْأَرْبَعَةُ 2‏ .‏

‏1 ‏- أي: اذكروا وقولوا لمن حضره الموت؛ ليكون آخر كلامه: لا إله إلا الله.‏
‏2 ‏- صحيح.‏ أما حديث أبي سعيد: فرواه مسلم (916)‏، وأبو داود (3117)‏، والنسائي (4/5)‏، والترمذي (976)‏، وابن ماجه (1445)‏.‏ وقال الترمذي: "حسن غريب صحيح".‏ وأما حديث أبي هريرة: فرواه مسلم (917)‏، وابن ماجه (1444)‏، وزاد البزار بسند صحيح على شرط مسلم: "فإنه من كان آخر كلمته: لا إله إلا الله.‏ عند الموت، دخل الجنة يوما من الدهر، وإن أصابه قبل ذلك ما أصابه".‏
Reference
 : Bulugh al-Maram 535, 536

6.
Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you visit a sick or a dying person, you should utter good words because the angels say `Amin' at what you say.''
She added: When Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) died, I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Salamah has died." He (ﷺ) directed me to supplicate thus:
"Allahummaghfir li wa lahu, wa a`qibni minhu `uqba hasanatan
[O Allah, forgive me and him, and bestow upon me a better future (give me a better substitute)]." So I supplicated as he directed, and Allah gave me a man who was better for me than Abu Salamah (i.e., the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)). (The Prophet (ﷺ) married Umm Salamah afterwards.) [Muslim].
-عن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏إذا حضرتم المريض، أو الميت، فقولوا خيرا، فإن الملائكة يؤمنون علي ما تقولون، قالت‏:‏ فلما مات أبو سلمة، أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم فقلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله، إن أبا سلمة قد مات، قال‏:‏ “قولي‏:‏ اللهم اغفر لي وله، واعقبني منه عقبة حسنة‏"‏ فقلت‏:‏ فأعقبني الله من هو خير لي منه‏:‏ محمداً صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏‏"‏
Sunnah.com reference
 : Book 7, Hadith 27
7.
Taken from Majmoo Rasaa’il Ibn Rajab رحمه الله  (volume 3 p118) Maktabah Shamela.
Nakha’ee رحمه الله said that they used to recommend mentioning the good deeds of the servant when he was dying in order for him to have good thoughts about His Lord.
Abu ‘AbdirRahmaan as Sulamee رحمه الله during his illness said, ‘How can I not have hope in my Lord when I have fasted 80 Ramadhaan for Him.
When the people cried over Aboo Bakr bin ‘iyyaash when he was dying he said, ‘Do not cry! I have completed the recitation of the Qur’aan in this corner 13,000 times.

وقال النخعي: كانوا يستحبون أن يلقنوا العبد محاسن عمله عند موته لكي يحسن ظنه بربه.
قال أبو عبد الرحمن السُّلمى في مرضه: كيف لا أرجو ربي وقد صمت له ثمانين رمضان؟!.
ولما احتُضِر أبو بكر بن عياش وبكوا عليه قال: لا تبكوا، فإني ختمت القرآن في هذه الزاوية ثلاث عشرة ألف ختمة.

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Etiquettes with a Dying Person and after Death[1]
By Dr. Saleh as Saleh
Audios part 1 (11:14) part 2 (28:45)

1.       Moisten the lips to ease the saying of Laa ilaaha illa Allaah.
2.       Remind him to say Laa ilaaha illa Allaah.
3.       Close his eyes
4.       Only say good things around him as the angels say aameen
5.       Make du’aa for him like the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told Umm Salamah to say for Abee Salamah
اللهم اغْفِر لي ولَهُ، واعْقِبْني مِنْهُ عُقْبَة حَسَنَة
Allahummaghfir li wa lahu, wa a’aqibni minhu `uqba hasanah
[O Allah, forgive me and him, and bestow upon me a better future (give me a better substitute)
6.       Close his jaws while his body is still warm so mouth is not left open for ghusl water or insects.
7.       Whilst body is still warm make the joints flexible to facilitate ghusl and shrouding before it stiffens. Bend the fingers, arms, legs and straighten them.
8.       Remove clothes gently.
9.       Cover the whole body with a cloth.
10.   (Some say place a heavy object on the stomach to prevent bloating but it is not authentic or recommended to do).
11.   Hasten to prepare the deceased as long as death is confirmed. (Abasa 80:21)
12.   Hasten in carrying the janazah.
13.   Signs of Death:
a.       Medical signs:
                                                                i.      Breathing and heart stop
                                                               ii.      Brain dead (if the brain cells have died it is permissible to stop life support machine)
b.      Signs that People of knowledge have specified:
                                                                i.      Sinking of the temple between the eye and ear.
                                                               ii.      Sideward inclination of the nose
                                                             iii.      The hand seems separated from the arm as if hanging by the skin
                                                             iv.      The feet seem separated from the ankle as if loose
                                                              v.      The skin of the face is loose
                                                             vi.      The jaws separate
                                                           vii.      Contraction of the testicles
                                                          viii.      Disappearance of the blackness of the eyes (strongest sign of death)


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