ʿUmar passed by Talhah, and he narrated a similar report. He said: ‘Umar passed by Talhah and saw him looking worried. He said: Perhaps you are upset because your cousin was appointed (as caliph)? - referring to Abu Bakr. He said: No, but by Allah, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿI know a word which, if a man says it when he is dying, it will be light in the record of his deeds, or he will find comfort in it at the time of death.ʿ ‘Umar said: I will tell you of it; it is the word that he wanted his paternal uncle to say, the testimony that there is no god but Allah. He said: It is as if a great burden has been lifted from me. He said: You are right. If he had known anything better that it, he would have instructed him to say it.  

عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَمَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ فَرَآهُ مُهْتَمًّا قَالَ لَعَلَّكَ سَاءَكَ إِمَارَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ قَالَ يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا كَانَتْ نُورًا فِي صَحِيفَتِهِ أَوْ وَجَدَ لَهَا رَوْحًا عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِهَا هِيَ الْكَلِمَةُ الَّتِي أَرَادَ بِهَا عَمَّهُ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّمَا كُشِفَ عَنِّي غِطَاءٌ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ لَوْ عَلِمَ كَلِمَةً هِيَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهَا لَأَمَرَهُ بِهَا  

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  

"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".