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Testifying of Faith<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Testifying of Faith: <\/strong>The explanation of this verse is mentioned in some narrations of the Prophet and Imams (\u2018a). They have recommended that when a believer falls ill and is likely to die he should open the door of his house for worshippers. Then when he feels he is returning to his or her Lord the faithful person should reiterate his faith in \u201cThere is no god, except Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah\u201d, and in the finality of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet and in Ali being the friend (Wali) and vicegerent of Allah.<\/p>\n

It is emphatically mentioned in traditions that one should say, \u201cHasan and Husain are the sons of the Prophet of Allah and the nine descendants of Husain are the saints of Allah and the Imams of the believers. And indeed the death is truth and the Paradise and the Hell is truth\u2026These are my beliefs. So give witness tomorrow on the Day of Judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the meaning of the verse:
\nThey shall not control intercession, save he who has made a covenant with the Beneficent God. (19:87)
\nSome narrations on this are recorded in Usul Kafi and Tafsir of Ali bin Ibrahim Qummi. They asked, \u201cHow to make a will better?\u201d The Imam replied, \u201cFirst narrate your true beliefs clearly. At that time, if you have minor children, appoint a guardian for them, if you have a lot of money, make a will in respect of one third of it so that it may be given in charity after you pass away. If you do not have much wealth then let the said one third remain with your legal heirs so that they may benefit from it.
\nIf among your relatives there are some who are poor and also do not have heirs then fix something from the said one third for them.\u201d
\nIn Urwathul Wuthqa it is mentioned in the chapter about the rules regarding the wills that the dying person should announce his beliefs.
\nIt is written in Shaykh Tusi\u2019s Misbah that witness should be called from the audience around the death bed and a written testimony should be obtained from them that so and so, son of so and so, gives witness and testifies his belief in the Oneness of God and the messengership of Muhammad (\u2018s) and the Imamat of Ali (\u2018a) and his eleven sons and about the truth of death and Resurrection on the Day of Judgment and paradise and hell\u2026
\nThe signed paper is then placed with the two green branches and buried along with the dead. I can\u2019t say what is the exact explanation for this.<\/p>\n

An amazing story about testifying to faith<\/strong>
\nHaji Noori writes in Darus Salam: Once in Najaf-e-Ashraf a man named Syed Muhammad Faqihi who was a good scholar, told me one night, \u201cIf possible please lend me the book Misbahul Faqih (by Shaykh Tusi).\u201d I said, \u201cWell, I will bring it for you tomorrow evening.\u201d Next day I brought Misbah, which is about supplications, and handed it over to that person. He came again the next night and said, \u201cI request you to do something for me. Please do it.\u201d Noori said, \u201cI am at your service.\u201d He said, \u201cPlease you and the great Jurist (Maraja) come to my place and have breakfast with me tomorrow morning.\u201d I told this to the late scholar who accepted the invitation. When we arrived the next morning, I saw two great scholars, the late Shaykh Jawwad Najafi and Syed Muhammad Husain Kazmi and his two students sitting there. Thus we were six persons in all. After the breakfast, the host went in and brought the same book of Tusi (Misbah) and said, \u201cDear Sirs! Please hear these beliefs of mine and then be witnesses.\u201d
\nThe late Haji Noori says, \u201cI took Misbah from him and read.\u201d I said, \u201cImam has said, \u2018The one who is about to die should do this\u2019 while you are hale and hearty.\u201d Thus implying that he was not covered by this narration. But Shaykh Muhammad Tabrizi said very humbly, \u201cWhy do you restrain me from a good deed? May be this narration applies to me.\u201d I said, \u201cAll right, you know better.\u201d Then he reiterated his beliefs one by one with such humility that it made all of us weep. Then he said, \u201cNow it is your turn to give testimony.\u201d All those present there also gave witness.
\nThat evening he returned the Misbah of Shaykh to me and said, \u201cI am also giving you this letter. Please give it to the respected scholars and others to put their seals on it.\u201d I took the letter and had it attested by the respected scholars. The following night a man came and said, \u201cSir, your friend is not able to attend the dawn prayer, you should visit him.\u201d Next day, I went to see him with the scholars. He passed away on the seventh day.
\nHaji says, \u201cI wonder how he knew that he was nearing his death!\u201d<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s death of adversity<\/strong>
\nNowadays sudden deaths overtake more and more people and one is unable to make a will because of unexpected and sudden heart failure or accident etc. However, one must try ones best to act on this narration and keep the Hereafter in mind. If possible you may act as per this narration.
\nMajlisi (r.a.) acted cautiously and wrote down his beliefs while he was hale and healthy and asked forty people to witness it. They also endorsed his note by writing: There is not doubt in the faith of Majlisi.
\nIn this age, is it done this way in our hospitals? How pitiable is this condition? Worse is that they expect health from the physician and medicines, that is, they die in polytheism.<\/p>\n

That Which Completes Faith (2)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n