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.'"  

مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ مُكْتَئِبًا أَسَاءَتْكَ إِمْرَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لاَ يَقُولُهَا أَحَدٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلاَّ كَانَتْ نُورًا لِصَحِيفَتِهِ وَإِنَّ جَسَدَهُ وَرُوحَهُ لَيَجِدَانِ لَهَا رَوْحًا عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ فَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُهَا هِيَ الَّتِي أَرَادَ عَمَّهُ عَلَيْهَا وَلَوْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ شَيْئًا أَنْجَى لَهُ مِنْهَا لأَمَرَهُ  

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  

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  

[Machine] Umar passed by Talhah after the death of the Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , and he was in a state of grief. He said to him, "What is wrong with you? Has the mother of your cousin's son hurt you?" Talhah replied, "No, but I heard the Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , say, 'I know a word that if a person does not utter it before his death, it will be a light in his record of deeds. His body and soul will find comfort in it at the time of death.'" So I did not ask him about it until he died. Umar then said, "I know it; it is what his uncle wished for him. If he had known anything that would save him from it, he would have ordered him to do so."  

مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُكْتَئِبٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لَكَ أَسَاءَتْكَ إِمْرَةُ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا كَانَتْ نُورًا فِي صَحِيفَتِهِ وَإِنَّ جَسَدَهُ وَرُوحَهُ لَيَجِدَانِ لَهَا رَوْحًا عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ» فَمَا سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهَا حَتَّى مَاتَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا أَعْلَمُهَا هِيَ الَّتِي أَرَادَ عَلَيْهَا عَمَّهُ فَلَوْ عَلِمَ شَيْئًا أَنْجَى لَهُ مِنْهَا لَأَمَرَهُ  

"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".  

"عَنْ سُعْدى زوجِ طلحةَ قالت: مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِطَلْحَةَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: مَالَكَ كَئِيبًا، أَسَاءَتْكَ إِمْرَةُ ابْنِ عَمِّكَ؟ قَالَ: لَا وَلَكِنْ سِمِعْتُ رَسولَ الله ﷺ يَقُولُ: إِنِّى لأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَا يَقُولُهَا أَحَدٌ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا كَانَتْ نُورًا لِصَحِيفَتِهِ، وَإِنَّ جَسَدَهُ وَرُوحَهُ لَيَجِدَانِ لَهَا رَوْحًا عِنْدَ المَوتِ، فَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّىَ قَالَ: أَنَا أَعْلَمُهَا، هِىَ التِى أرَادَ عَمَّهُ عَلَيْهَا، وَلَوْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ شَيْئًا أَنْجَى لَهُ مِنْهَا لأَمَرَهُ".