What to Say at The Last Moments
At the last moments of one’s life,
one should be reminded to say: /laa
ilaaha illal-laah/
Translation
(There is no god but Allah).
The Prophet said, “If the last words
one [who is dying] utters are ‘There is no god but Allah’, he goes to heaven.”
He also said, “Make your own folks that are dying repeat after you, ‘There is
no god but Allah’.” In this respect, you should do that as gently as possible
in order that the dying person does not become so annoyed that he may reject to
declare the Shahada – may Allah forbid. It is recommended that if the dying
person utters the Shahada once, you do not need to repeat it unless he says
something else.
