Chapter 2 of 33 2 min read
2. Good Words
2. الكلام الطيب
People present may pray aloud for the dying person, letting them hear their concern and compassion for them. Those present should also avoid saying anything in the dying person’s presence which is not good. Negative words will only increase the difficulties which the sick and dying are facing. On the other hand, good words and positive thoughts will make the process of dying easier and the recovery from illness more bearable. ِﻭلُ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺴﺔﹶ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹶﺕﹾ ﻗﹶﺎلَ ﺭﻠﹶﻤ ﺴ ﺃُﻡﻥﻋ r : )) ﺍ ﺭﺕﹶ ﻓﹶﻘﹸﻭﻟﹸﻭﺍ ﺨﹶﻴﻴ ﺃَﻭِ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﺭِﻴﺽ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﺘﹸﻡﺭﻀ ﺇِﺫﹶﺍ ﺤ ﺎ ﺘﹶﻘﹸﻭﻟﹸﻭﻥﻠﹶﻰ ﻤ ﻋﻨﹸﻭﻥﺅَﻤﻼﹶﺌِﻜﹶﺔﹶ ﻴ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﻓﹶﺈِﻥ (( Umm Salamah reported that the Prophet (r) said, “If you are in the presence of a sick or dying person, you should say good things for verily the angels say “Aameen” to whatever you say.”11 9 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, p.246, no.438, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, pp.881-82, no.3089 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.328. 10 This addition is found in Musnad Ahmad and is authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.11. 11 Sahih Muslim vol.2, p.436, no.2002, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, p.887, no.3109, Sunan Ibn-iMajah, vol.2, pp.366-7, no.1447 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.337.
When Umm Salamah asked the Prophet what should she say, he replied: )) ﻗﹸﻠِﻲ : ﻨﹶﺴﻰ ﺤﻘﹾﺒ ﻋﻨِﻲ ﻤِﻨﹾﻪﻘِﺒﺃَﻋ ﻭﻟﹶﻪ ﻟِﻲ ﻭ ﺍﻏﹾﻔِﺭﻡﺍﻟﻠﱠﻬ ((ﺔﹰ “Say: Allaahumma-ghfir lee wa lahu wa a‘qibnee minhu ‘uqba hasanah [O Allaah, forgive him and me, and grant me a good substitute after him.]”12