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Sunan Abi Dawud 3115 (Book 21, Hadith 27) #23405
Saying Good Words at the Time of Death

SUMMARY: When attending a dying person, one should say good words as the angels will say 'Amin' to them.

Narrated Umm Salamah: The Messenger of Allah : When you attend dying man, you should say good words, for the angels say Amin to what you say. When Abu Salamah died, I said: What should I say, Messenger of Allah? He said: O Allah forgive him, and give us something good in exchange. She said: So Allah gave me Muhammad in exchange for him.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِذَا حَضَرْتُمُ الْمَيِّتَ فَقُولُوا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ ‏"‏ قُولِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَأَعْقِبْنَا عُقْبَى صَالِحَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَأَعْقَبَنِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِهِ مُحَمَّدًا

TOPICS
death  *  prayer  *  exchange  *  mawt  *  qul  *  tayyibah  *  malakayn

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak kindly even at difficult times such as death; Pray sincerely from Allah; Ask for something better in exchange from Allah; Say good words so that angels may respond with 'Amin'.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about saying good words when attending a dying person. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that when we are present with someone who is dying, we should say good words as the angels will be listening and they will respond with 'Amin'. Umm Salamah asked the Prophet ﷺ what she should say when her husband Abu Salamah died and he replied that she should pray for Allah to forgive him and give them something better in exchange. Allah answered her prayer by giving her Muhammad ﷺ in exchange for Abu Salamah. This hadith teaches us to always speak kindly even at difficult times such as death, and also reminds us of how powerful our prayers can be if we ask sincerely from Allah.

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