Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Dying People Chapter: Dictations to a Dying Person ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الأشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ ٠ُونٍ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَداً ٠ِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْ٠َوْتُ قَالَ لَهُ قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِي٠ُ سُبْحَانَ الله رَبِّ السَّ٠َاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الأرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَ٠َا وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِي٠ْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَ٠ِينَ فَإِذَا قَالَهَا الْ٠َرِيضُ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ بَأْسٌ.

It is Allah, Lord of seven heavens and the Lord of seven earths, all that is between them and the Lord of the great Throne who is free of all defects. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.’ Upon the patient’s saying this, he (the Imam) then would say, ‘Go on. You do not have to worry about anything.’”