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Musnad Ahmad 1384 (Book 6, Hadith 4) #35008
The Power of La ilaha illallah

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the power of the words La ilaha illallah and how it can bring relief to a person at the time of death.

It was narrated from Yahya bin Talhah that his father said: 'Umar(رضي الله عنه) saw Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah looking upset and said: "What is the matter with you, O Father of so and so? Perhaps your cousin being appointed as caliph has upset you, O Father of so and so?" He said: "No, but I heard a Hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and nothing prevented me from asking him about it except the fear of not being able to comply with it sand I did not ask him about it until he died. I heard him say: 'I know a word which no one says at the time of death but his colour will brighten and Allah will relieve him of his distress'. Umar (رضي الله عنه) said: "I know what it is". Talhah said: "What is it?" ’Umar(رضي الله عنه) said: "Do you know any word that is greater than the word he enjoined his uncle to say when he was dying, La ilaha illallah?" Talhah said: "You are right. By Allah, that is what it is".
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُطَرِّفٌ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَى عُمَرُ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ثَقِيلًا فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا فُلَانٍ لَعَلَّكَ سَاءَتْكَ إِمْرَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ يَا أَبَا فُلَانٍ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا مَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهُ إِلَّا الْقُدْرَةُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا عَبْدٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا أَشْرَقَ لَهَا لَوْنُهُ وَنَفَّسَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَتَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ مَا هِيَ قَالَ وَمَا هِيَ قَالَ تَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً أَعْظَمَ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أَمَرَ بِهَا عَمَّهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ صَدَقْتَ هِيَ وَاللَّهِ هِيَ‏.‏
TOPICS
belief  *  death  *  relief  *  word  *  ikhlas  *  mawt  *  najah  *  iman

QUICK LESSONS:
Remembering Allah through words like "La ilaha Illalllah" during times such as death or distress .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the power of one word, La ilaha illallah, which is known as the Kalimatul Ikhlas or ‘the word of purity’ in Arabic. It was narrated by Yahya bin Talhah from his father that Umar saw Talhah looking upset and asked him what was wrong. Talhah said he heard a hadith from Prophet Muhammad but did not ask him about it until he died because he feared not being able to comply with it. Umar then told him that this hadith was referring to saying La ilaha illallah at the time of death, which will bring relief and brighten one's colour in their last moments on earth. This shows us how powerful this phrase is and how important it is for us to remember Allah in our lives so we can be reminded when we are dying too. We should also strive to live our lives according to Islamic teachings so that we can be relieved when we die as well!

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