The Sufficient (Vol 3) · Hadith 490 (#Ḥadīth #10)

10ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ حَضَرَ رَجُلاً الْمَوْتُ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنَّ فُلاَناً قَدْ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ فَنَهَضَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَمَعَهُ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ وَهُوَ مُغْمًى عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ كُفَّ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَهُ فَأَفَاقَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مَا رَأَيْتَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضاً كَثِيراً وَسَوَاداً كَثِيراً قَالَ فَأَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ السَّوَادُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قُلِ اللهمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الْكَثِيرَ مِنْ مَعَاصِيكَ وَاقْبَلْ مِنِّي الْيَسِيرَ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ فَقَالَهُ ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ خَفِّفْ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَهُ فَأَفَاقَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضاً كَثِيراً وَسَوَاداً كَثِيراً قَالَ فَأَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ الْبَيَاضُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) غَفَرَ الله لِصَاحِبِكُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِذَا حَضَرْتُمْ مَيِّتاً فَقُولُوا لَهُ هَذَا الْكَلاَمَ لِيَقُولَهُ.

10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu Hashim from Salim ibn abu Salmah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said that a man was in a dying condition and the Messenger of Allah was informed about it. The Messenger of Allah decided to visit him along with a group of his companions and they found him fainted. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘O angel of death, do not do anything to him; I want to ask him a question.’ The man regained consciousness and the Holy Prophet asked, ‘What did you see?’ He replied, ‘I saw a great deal of white things and a great deal of black things.’ The Holy Prophet asked, ‘Which kind was closer?’ He replied, ‘The black things were closer.’ The Holy Prophet asked him to say, ‘O Allah, forgive me for the great deal of my disobedience to You and accept from me the small amount of good deeds of obedience to You.’ The man then fainted again. The Holy Prophet said, ‘O angel of death, relieve him so I can ask him a question.’ The man gained consciousness again. The Holy Prophet asked, ‘What did you see?’ He replied, ‘I saw a great deal of white things and great deal of black things.’ The Holy Prophet asked, ‘Which kind was closer?’ He replied, ‘The white kind was closer.’ The Messenger of Allah then said to his companions, ‘Allah has granted forgiveness to your friend.’ The narrator has said that abu ‘Abd Allah , said, ‘If you find a person in dying condition tell him to say the above words.’”

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