Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Prompt your dying ones to say La Ilaha Illallah."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ بِشْرٍ - قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ - حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ غَزِيَّةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُمَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىَّ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ».

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'There is no Muslim who is stricken with a calamity and says what Allah has enjoined - 'Innalillahi wainna ilaihi raji'un. Allahummajurni fi musibati wa akhlif Ii khairan minha (Verily to Allah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, reward me for my affliction and compensate me with something better) - but Allah will compensate him with something better."' She said: "When Abu Salamah died, I said: 'Who among the Muslims is better than Abu Salamah, the first household to emigrate to join the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' Then I said it, and Allah compensated me with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." She said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah to me with his proposal of marriage, but I said: 'I have a daughter and I am of a jealous nature.' He said: 'As for her daughter, we will pray to Allah to make her independent of her, and I pray that Allah will take away her jealousy."'

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ - قَالَ ابْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ - أَخْبَرَنِى سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ عَنِ ابْنِ سَفِينَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ تُصِيبُهُ مُصِيبَةٌ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِى فِى مُصِيبَتِى وَأَخْلِفْ لِى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا. إِلاَّ أَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ لَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا ». قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ أَىُّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَبِى سَلَمَةَ أَوَّلُ بَيْتٍ هَاجَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. ثُمَّ إِنِّى قُلْتُهَا فَأَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ لِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. قَالَتْ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَاطِبَ بْنَ أَبِى بَلْتَعَةَ يَخْطُبُنِى لَهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ لِى بِنْتًا وَأَنَا غَيُورٌ. فَقَالَ « أَمَّا ابْنَتُهَا فَنَدْعُو اللَّهَ أَنْ يُغْنِيَهَا عَنْهَا وَأَدْعُو اللَّهَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِالْغَيْرَةِ ».

It was narrated that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w), said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say..." a Hadith similar to that of Abu Usamah. And he added: "She said: 'When Abu Salamah died, I said: "Who is better than Abu Salamah, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" Then Allah caused me to say it, and I said it."' She said: "Then I married the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)."

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عُمَرُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ كَثِيرٍ - عَنِ ابْنِ سَفِينَةَ مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِى أُسَامَةَ وَزَادَ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّىَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ مَنْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَبِى سَلَمَةَ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ثُمَّ عَزَمَ اللَّهُ لِى فَقُلْتُهَا. قَالَتْ فَتَزَوَّجْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'If you are in the presence of one who is sick or dying, then say good things, for the Angels say Amin to whatever you say."' She said: "When Abu Salamah died I came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Abu Salamah has died.' He said: 'Say: Allahummaghfili wa lahu, wa a'qibni minhu 'uqba hasanah (O Allah, forgive me and him, and compensate me with something good.) She said: "I said it and Allah compensated me 'with someone who was better than him, Muhammad (s.a.w).''

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِذَا حَضَرْتُمُ الْمَرِيضَ أَوِ الْمَيِّتَ فَقُولُوا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ ». قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ « قُولِى اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِى وَلَهُ وَأَعْقِبْنِى مِنْهُ عُقْبَى حَسَنَةً ». قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ فَأَعْقَبَنِى اللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لِى مِنْهُ مُحَمَّدًا -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) entered upon Abu Salamah and his eyes were fixed open. He closed them then he said: 'When the soul is taken, the sight follows it.' Some of his family wailed and he said: 'Do not pray against yourselves except for good things, for the Angels say Amin to whatever you say.' Then he said: 'O Allah, forgive Abu Salamah and raise him in status among those who are guided, and take care of his family who are left behind. Forgive us and him, O Lord of the Worlds, and make his grave spacious for him, and illuminate it for him.'"

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِىُّ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى أَبِى سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ شَقَّ بَصَرُهُ فَأَغْمَضَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ « إِنَّ الرُّوحَ إِذَا قُبِضَ تَبِعَهُ الْبَصَرُ ». فَضَجَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ « لاَ تَدْعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ ». ثُمَّ قَالَ « اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لأَبِى سَلَمَةَ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِى الْمَهْدِيِّينَ وَاخْلُفْهُ فِى عَقِبِهِ فِى الْغَابِرِينَ وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِى قَبْرِهِ. وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ ».

Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Do you not see that when a person dies, his eyes look upward?' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'That is when his sight follows his soul."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبِى أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَلَمْ تَرَوُا الإِنْسَانَ إِذَا مَاتَ شَخَصَ بَصَرُهُ ». قَالُوا بَلَى. قَالَ « فَذَلِكَ حِينَ يَتْبَعُ بَصَرُهُ نَفْسَهُ ».

Umm Salamah said: "When Abu Salamah died, I said: 'He is a stranger in a strange land. I will cry for him in a manner that will be spoken of.' I had prepared myself to cry for him, and a woman came from the upper part of Al-Madinah to help me. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) met her and said: 'Do you want to admit the Shaitan to a house from which Allah has expelled him?' - twice, so I refrained from crying and I did not cry."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ - قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ - عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِى نَجِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ غَرِيبٌ وَفِى أَرْضِ غُرْبَةٍ لأَبْكِيَنَّهُ بُكَاءً يُتَحَدَّثُ عَنْهُ. فَكُنْتُ قَدْ تَهَيَّأْتُ لِلْبُكَاءِ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الصَّعِيدِ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُسْعِدَنِى فَاسْتَقْبَلَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَقَالَ « أَتُرِيدِينَ أَنْ تُدْخِلِى الشَّيْطَانَ بَيْتًا أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ». مَرَّتَيْنِ فَكَفَفْتُ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ فَلَمْ أَبْكِ.

It was narrated that Usamah bin Zaid said: "We were with the Prophet (s.a.w) and one of his daughters sent word to him, calling him and informing him that a child of hers - or a son of hers - was dying. He said to the messenger: 'Go back to her and tell her that to Allah belongs that which He has taken, and to Him belongs what He gives, and everything has an appointed time with Him. Tell her to be patient and seek reward.' Then the messenger came back and said: 'She is adjuring you to come to her.' The Prophet (s.a.w) got up, and Sa'd bin 'Ubadah and Mu'agh bin Jabal got up with him, and I went with them. The child was lifted up to him and his soul was rattling like water poured into a water skin. His eyes filled with tears and Sa'd said to him: 'What is this, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'This is compassion that Allah has instilled in the hearts of His slaves. Allah only shows mercy to the merciful ones among His slaves"'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ عَنْ أَبِى عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِىِّ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ إِحْدَى بَنَاتِهِ تَدْعُوهُ وَتُخْبِرُهُ أَنَّ صَبِيًّا لَهَا - أَوِ ابْنًا لَهَا - فِى الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لِلرَّسُولِ « ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَأَخْبِرْهَا إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَمُرْهَا فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ » فَعَادَ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا قَدْ أَقْسَمَتْ لَتَأْتِيَنَّهَا. قَالَ فَقَامَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَقَامَ مَعَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَرُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ الصَّبِىُّ وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ كَأَنَّهَا فِى شَنَّةٍ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ مَا هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ فِى قُلُوبِ عِبَادِهِ وَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَاءَ ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: "Sa'd bin 'Ubadah fell sick and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came to visit him with 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf, Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas and 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud. When he entered upon him, he found him unconscious and he said: 'Has he died?' They said: 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) wept, and when the people saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) weeping, they also wept. He said: 'Have you not heard? Allah does not punish for the tears of the eye or the grief of the heart, rather He punishes for this' - and he pointed to his tongue - 'or shows mercy (because of it)."'

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّدَفِىُّ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْعَامِرِىُّ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الأَنْصَارِىِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ اشْتَكَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ شَكْوَى لَهُ فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَعُودُهُ مَعَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَدَهُ فِى غَشِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ « أَقَدْ قَضَى ». قَالُوا لاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَبَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْقَوْمُ بُكَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بَكَوْا فَقَالَ « أَلاَ تَسْمَعُونَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُعَذِّبُ بِدَمْعِ الْعَيْنِ وَلاَ بِحُزْنِ الْقَلْبِ وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَذَا - وَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ - أَوْ يَرْحَمُ ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: "We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when a man from among the Ansar came to him and greeted him with Salam, then the Ansari turned and left. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O brother of the Ansar, how is my brother Sa'd bin 'Ubadah?' He said: 'He is better.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Who among you will visit him?' He stood up and we stood up with him, and we were more than ten, none of us wearing shoes, Khuffs, caps or shirts, and we walked in that barren land until we came to him. His family withdrew from around him so that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and his Companions who were with him could draw close to him."

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَهْضَمٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنْ عُمَارَةَ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ غَزِيَّةَ - عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْمُعَلَّى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الأَنْصَارِىُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « يَا أَخَا الأَنْصَارِ كَيْفَ أَخِى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ». فَقَالَ صَالِحٌ.فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ يَعُودُهُ مِنْكُمْ ». فَقَامَ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ وَنَحْنُ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ مَا عَلَيْنَا نِعَالٌ وَلاَ خِفَافٌ وَلاَ قَلاَنِسُ وَلاَ قُمُصٌ نَمْشِى فِى تِلْكَ السِّبَاخِ حَتَّى جِئْنَاهُ فَاسْتَأْخَرَ قَوْمُهُ مِنْ حَوْلِهِ حَتَّى دَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَصْحَابُهُ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.