11/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 916b — Same Chain Tawhid
Prompt the Dying person to say La Ilaha Ill-Allah
Supporting Chain for the Dying Person Tawhid Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 916b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 916b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، جَمِيعًا بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ .
This hadith has been narrated by Sulaiman b. Bilal with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 916bIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1997
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 916b
This narration states that the hadith was narrated by Sulaiman b. Bilal with the same chain of transmitters. The content it supports is the instruction to prompt those who are dying with the words, 'There is no god but Allah.' Because this report mainly records the chain, its teaching is tied to the same brief command found in the nearby narration. It shows how hadith transmitters preserved not only the wording of a teaching but also its route of transmission. For readers searching for the hadith about La ilaha illa Allah at death, this entry supports the same subject of tawhid in the final moments.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the same report through its chain.
- It is connected to prompting the dying with La ilaha illa Allah.
- Hadith preservation includes attention to transmitters.
- The supported teaching centers on tawhid at the time of death.
