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Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

him and said, “Master, the Prophet ﷺ stated, ‘Whoever’s last words are There is no god but Allah will enter Paradise.’ (1)”

At this he lifted his gaze to him and recited, “Would that my people knew how my Lord has forgiven me and made me one of the honored!” (Ya Sīn 26–27). He and all those present were struck with amazement. He continued reciting until he had completed the entire surah, repeating, “Allah, Allah, Allah.”

He passed away while seated on his prayer rug.

Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi (2) said: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Takritī, the Sufi, narrated to me, “I propped him against my chest, and the last words he uttered were: ‘Would that my people knew how my Lord has forgiven me and made me one of the honored,’ and then he died.”

I say: He arrived in Baghdad in Shawwāl, remained there for one year and one month, and had with him his original manuscripts, from which he taught and transmitted.

Ibn al-Najjār said: The vizier Abū al-Muẓaffar ibn Hubayra summoned him, sent him an allowance, lodged him with him, honored him, and brought him into his assembly. He listened to the Sahih from him in a public session to which the people were admitted, the crowd exceeding all reckoning. Afterwards, Abū Muḥammad ibn al-Khashshāb read it to him at the Niẓāmiyya, and another large audience attended, though smaller than the first.

…“the mufarridun.” They asked, “Who are the mufarridun, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied: “Those who are completely absorbed in the remembrance of Allah; dhikr lifts from them their burdens so that they will arrive on the Day of Resurrection light.” Al-Hakim declared the report sound (1/495) and al-Dhahabi concurred. In another chain the wording is: “The mufarridun have forged ahead.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the mufarridun?” He answered: “Those who are devoted to the remembrance of Allah.” Muslim also records it (no. 2676) through a different isnad with the wording: “The mufarridun have forged ahead.” They asked, “Who are the mufarridun, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Men and women who remember Allah abundantly.” (1) Reported by Abu Dawud (3116) and Ahmad, 5/233, from Muadh ibn Jabal; authenticated by al-Hakim (1/351) with al-Dhahabi’s agreement. It is corroborated by a narration of Abu Hurayra in Ibn Hibban (no. 719) whose wording is: “Whoever’s last words at death are la ilaha illa Allah will enter Paradise at some point, even if he first undergoes whatever he must undergo.” (2) Al-Muntazam, 10/183.

عَلَيْهِ، وَقَالَ: يَا سيِّدِي، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: (مَنْ كَانَ آخِرَ كَلاَمِهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ، دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ (١)) ، فَرَفَعَ طَرْفَهُ إِلَيْهِ، وَتَلاَ: ﴿يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعلَمُوْنَ، بِمَا غَفَر لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ المُكْرَمِينَ﴾ [يس: ٢٦ و٢٧] فَدهش إِلَيْهِ هُوَ وَمَنْ حضَرَ مِنَ الأَصْحَابِ، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقرَأُ حَتَّى خَتَمَ السُّورَةَ، وَقَالَ: الله الله الله. وَتُوُفِّيَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى السَّجَّادَةِ. وَقَالَ أَبُو الفَرَجِ ابْنُ الجَوْزِيِّ (٢) : حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بنُ الحُسَيْنِ التَّكرِيتِيُّ الصُّوْفِيُّ، قَالَ: أَسندتُهُ إِلَيَّ، وَكَانَ آخِرَ كَلمَةٍ قَالَهَا: ﴿يَا لَيْتَ قَوْمِي يَعلمُوْنَ، بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلنِي مِنَ المُكْرَمِينَ﴾ ، وَمَاتَ. قُلْتُ: قَدِمَ بَغْدَادَ فِي شَوَّالٍ، فَأَقَامَ بِهَا سَنَةً وَشهراً، وَكَانَ مَعَهُ أُصُوْلُهُ، فَحَدَّثَ مِنْهَا. قَالَ ابْنُ النَّجَّارِ: كَانَ الوَزِيْرُ أَبُو المُظَفَّرِ بنُ هُبَيْرَةَ قَدِ اسْتَدْعَاهُ، وَنَفَّذَ إِلَيْهِ نَفَقَةً، ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَهُ عِنْدَهُ، وَأَكْرَمَهُ، وَأَحضرَهُ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ، وَسَمِعَ عَلَيْهِ (الصَّحِيْحَ) فِي مَجْلِسٍ عَامٍّ، أَذِنَ فِيْهِ لِلنَّاسِ، فَكَانَ الجمعُ يَفوتُ الإِحصَاءَ، ثُمَّ قرَأَهُ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ بنُ الخَشَّابِ بِالنِّظَامِيَّةِ، وَحضرَ خَلقٌ كَثِيْرٌ دُوْنَ هَؤُلاَءِ،

= المفردون " قالوا: وما المفردون يا رسول الله؟ قال: المستهترون في ذكر الله يضع الذكر عنهم أثقالهم، فيأتون يوم القيامة خفافا " وصححه الحاكم ١ / ٤٩٥، ووافقه الذهبي، من طريق آخر بلفظ " سبق المفردون قالوا يا رسول الله: ومن المفردون؟ قال الذين يهترون في ذكر الله ﷿ " ورواه مسلم (٢٦٧٦) . من طريق آخر عنه بلفظ " سبق المفردون "، قالوا: وما المفردون يا رسول الله قال: الذاكرون الله كثيرا والذاكرات ". (١) أخرجه أبو داود (٣١١٦) وأحمد ٥ / ٢٣٣ من حديث معاذ بن حنبل، وصححه الحاكم ١ / ٣٥١، ووافقه الذهبي وله شاهد من حديث أبي هريرة عند ابن حبان (٧١٩) ولفظه " من كان آخر كلامه لا إله إلا الله عند الموت دخل الجنة يوما من الدهر وإن أصابه قبل ذلك ما أصابه ". (٢) في " المنتظم " ١٠ / ١٨٣.