My question is " i was told by one of my friend that it is compulsary 4 a person 2 read the shahadah that is kalima at the time of sakraat
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assalamualaikum
brother burhan,
may allah
reward u 4 the services u r doing 4 the muslim umma.
my question is " i was told by one of my friend that it is compulsary 4 a
person 2 read the shahadah that is kalima at the time of sakraat that is while
dying otherwise the person died will be among the kaafirs at the day of
judgement, is it true?" please reply in the light of quran and sunnah.
allah hafiz
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Answer:
Obligatory to recite
kalima at Death
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, if one has believed in
Allah and His Last Messenger (saws), lived his life fearing Allah and the Last
Day, and died as a believer worshipping none save Allah Subhanah….but for some
reason was unable to recite the ‘shahaadah’ or testimony of faith at his moment
of death, it is absolutely untrue and inconceivable that such a good person
will be amongst the disbelievers on the Day of Judgment only because he was
unable to recite the ‘shahaadah’ or testimony of faith at his precise moment of
death!
On the Day of Judgment, The Lord Most High, Most Merciful
will Judge each and every individual with Absolute Justice regarding their
faith, their belief, and their deeds….and none will be wronged in the
least. Just because one who lived his
life and died as a true believer was unable to recite the ‘shahaadah’ at his
precise moment of death will not by itself make him a disbeliever in the Sight
of Allah Subhanah.
But on the other hand, if one who lived his whole life as
an ardent disbeliever but at his ‘saqaraat’ or when face to face with the
reality of death, were to declare the ‘shahaadah’ or testimony of faith….his
faith will not be accepted by Allah Subhanah!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 10 Surah
Yunus verses 90-91:
90 We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts
followed them in insolence and spite. At
length when overwhelmed with the flood he (the Pharoah) said: "I
believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of
91 (It was said to him): "Aah!!! Now?? But a little while before
wast thou (O Pharoah) in rebellion! And thou didst mischief (and violence)!”
The evil Pharoah lived his whole life in rebellion of
Allah and His Messengers, but when he saw death in front of him, he immediately
declared the testimony of faith….but Allah Subhanah Declares in His Glorious
Quran that Pharaoh’s testimony of faith, once he had reached the ‘saqaraat’ was
not acceptable to Allah Subhanah.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verse 102:
102 O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not
except as a ‘muslim’.
Although it is the wish and desire of every true believer
that he be given the opportunity to declare the testimony of faith upon his
last breath, if one who has lived one’s life as a true believer for some reason
is unable to declare the ‘shahaadah’ at his precise moment of death; it is expected
that the Lord Most Gracious Most Merciful will raise him on the Day of Judgment
amongst the believers.
On the contrary, if one has lived his whole life as a
disbeliever and only when faced with the reality of certain death were to
simply declare the testimony of faith….the testimony and faith of such a person
will be totally rejected by Allah Subhanah, and such a person will be, without
an iota of a doubt, amongst the disbelievers on the Day of Judgment.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister