I heard 'Umar bin al-Khattab say to Talhah bin‘Ubaidullah: Why do I see you looking unkempt and dusty since the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died? Perhaps you were upset about your cousin becoming caliph? He said: Allah forbid! I am the most unlikely among you to feel like that, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿI know a word which, if a man says it when dying his soul will find rest and provision when it comes out from his body and it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” I did not ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it and he did not tell me it. This is what has been upsetting me. 'Umar said: I know what it is. He said: To Allah be praise! What is it? He said: It is the word that he said to his uncle: La ilaha illallah. Talhah said: You are right.

قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ لِطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ قَدْ شَعِثْتَ وَاغْبَرَرْتَ مُنْذُ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ لَعَلَّكَ سَاءَكَ يَا طَلْحَةُ إِمَارَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ؟ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَأَجْدَرُكُمْ أَنْ لَا أَفْعَلَ ذَاِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا رجلٌ عِنْدَ حَضْرَةِ الْمَوْتِ إِلَّا وَجَدَ رُوحَهُ لَهَا رَوْحًا حِينَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَمْ أَسْأَلْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْهَا وَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي بِهَا فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي دَخَلَنِي قَالَ عُمَرُ فَأَنَا أَعْلَمُهَا قَالَ فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ قَالَ فَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ هِيَ الْكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي قَالَهَا لِعَمِّهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ صَدَقْتَ

“What is the matter with you, O Abu Muhammad? Perhaps you are upset about your cousin being appointed as caliph?” [referring to Abu Bakrؓ ]. He said: “No.” And he spoke highly of Abu Bakr ؓ , [then he said:] “But I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: ʿ[There is] a word which no one says when he is dying but Allah will relieve him of distress and his colour will brighten.” Nothing prevented me from asking him about it except the fear of not being able to comply with it and I did not ask him about it until he died.” ‘Umar said to him: “I know what it is.” Talhah said to him: “What is it?ʿ ‘Umar said: “Do you know any word that is greater than the word he enjoined his uncle to say when he was dying, ‘La ilaha illallah’?” Talhah said: “You are right. By Allah, that is what it is.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1386)

لَا وَأَثْنَى عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا عَبْدٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا فَرَّجَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَتَهُ وَأَشْرَقَ لَوْنُهُ» فَمَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهَا إِلَّا الْقُدْرَةَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ طَلْحَةُ وَمَا هِيَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ «هَلْ تَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً هِيَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أَمَرَ بِهَا عَمَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ» فَقَالَ لَهُ طَلْحَةُ هِيَ وَاللَّهِ هِيَ

his mother Su'da Al-Murriyyah said: "Umar bin Khattab passed by Talhah, after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died, and said: 'Why do you look so sad? Are you upset because your cousin has been appointed leader?' He said: 'No, but I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "I know a word which no one says at the time of death but it will be light in his record of deeds, and his body and soul will find comfort in it at the time of death," -but I did not ask him about it before he died.' He ('Umar) said: ' I know what it is. It is what he wanted his uncle (Abu Talib) to say, and if he had known anything that would be more effective in saving him, he would have told him to say it.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3795)

مَرَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِطَلْحَةَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ مُكْتَئِبًا أَسَاءَتْكَ إِمْرَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا عَبْدٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا لِصَحِيفَتِهِ وَإِنَّ جَسَدَهُ وَرُوحَهُ لَيَجِدَانِ لَهَا رَوْحًا عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ» فَقُبِضَ وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا الَّتِي أَرَادَ عَلَيْهَا عَمَّهُ وَلَوْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ شَيْئًا أَنْجَى لَهُ مِنْهَا لَأَمَرَهُ

I heard 'Umar bin al-Khattab say to Talhah bin‘Ubaidullah: Why do I see you looking unkempt and dusty since the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died? Perhaps you were upset about your cousin becoming caliph? He said: Allah forbid! I am the most unlikely among you to feel like that, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿI know a word which, if a man says it when dying his soul will find rest and provision when it comes out from his body and it will be light for him on the Day of Resurrection.” I did not ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it and he did not tell me it. This is what has been upsetting me. 'Umar said: I know what it is. He said: To Allah be praise! What is it? He said: It is the word that he said to his uncle: La ilaha illallah. Talhah said: You are right. (Using translation from Aḥmad 187)

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ لِطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ شَعِثًا أَوْ أَغْبَرَ رَثًّا مُنْذُ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّكَ إِنَّمَا بِكَ يَا طَلْحَةُ إِمَارَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ؟ قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَأَجْدَرُكُمْ أَنْ لَا أَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا رَجُلٌ يَحْضُرُهُ الْمَوْتُ إِلَّا وَجَدَ رُوحَهُ لَهَا رَوْحًا حِينَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» فَلَمْ أَسْأَلْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْهَا وَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي بِهَا فَذَاكَ الَّذِي دَخَلَنِي فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَأَنَا أَعْلَمُهَا قَالَ فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ فَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ هِيَ الَّتِي قَالَهَا لِعَمِّهِ «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ» قَالَ طَلْحَةُ صَدَقْتَ

his mother Su'da Al-Murriyyah said: "Umar bin Khattab passed by Talhah, after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died, and said: 'Why do you look so sad? Are you upset because your cousin has been appointed leader?' He said: 'No, but I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "I know a word which no one says at the time of death but it will be light in his record of deeds, and his body and soul will find comfort in it at the time of death," -but I did not ask him about it before he died.' He ('Umar) said: ' I know what it is. It is what he wanted his uncle (Abu Talib) to say, and if he had known anything that would be more effective in saving him, he would have told him to say it.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3795)

مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا لِكَ مُكْتَئِبًا أَسَاءَكَ إِمْرَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا عَبْدٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا كَانَتْ نُورًا لِصَحِيفَتِهِ وَإِنَّ جَسَدَهُ وَرُوحَهُ لَيَجِدَانَ لَهَا رَوْحًا» فَقُبِضَ وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُهَا هِيَ الَّتِي أَرَادَ عَلَيْهَا عَمَّهُ وَلَوْ عَلِمَ شَيْئًا أَنْجَى مِنْهَا لَأَمَرَهُ 10875 أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ فَرَآهُ كَئِيبًا نَحْوَهُ

"عن جابر بن عبد الله قال: سمعت عمر بن الخطاب يقول لطلحة بن عبيد الله: مالي أراك قد شَعِثْتَ واغْبَررْت منذ تُوُفِّي رسول الله ﷺ ؟ لعلك أساءتك إمارة ابن عمك؟ قَال: معاذ الله؛ ولكني سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "إني لأعلمُ كلمةً لا يقولُها رجلٌ عند حضرةِ الموتِ إِلَّا وجدَ رُوحه لَهَا رَوْحًا حينَ تَخْرُج مِن جسده، وكانت

له نورًا يومَ القيامةِ" فلم أَسْأل رسولَ الله ﷺ عَنْها ولا أَخْبرنِي بها، فَذَلك الذي دَخَلني، قال عمر: فأنَا أعلمها، قال: فلله الحمدُ، فما هِي؟ قال: هي الكلمةُ التي قالها لِعَمِّه: لا إله إلا الله، قال: صدقت".

"عن يحيى بن طلحة بن عبيد الله (قال: رأى عمر طلحة بن عبيد الله) حزينًا، فقال: مالك؟ قال إنى سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "إِنِّى لأَعْلَمُ كلِمَةً - وفى لفظ: كَلِمَاتٍ - لَا يَقُولُهُنَّ عَبْدٌ عِنْدَ المَوْتِ إِلَّا نُفِّسَ عَنْهُ، وَفِى لَفْظٍ: إِلَّا فَرَّجَ الله عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً وَأَشْرَقَ لَهَا لَوْنُهُ وَرَأَى مَا يَسُرُّهُ، فَمَا مَنَعَنِى أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهَا إِلَّا الْقُدْرَةُ عَلَيهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنِّى لأَعْلَمُ مَا هِىَ، قَالَ: هَلْ تَعْلَمُ كلِمَةً هِىَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ كلِمَةٍ دَعَا إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عَمَّهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ؟ قالَ طلحة: هى والله هِىَ قال عمر: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله".