حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ حَدَّثَنِي الْمَشْيَخَةُ أَنَّهُمْ حَضَرُوا غُضَيْفَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الثُّمَالِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِينَ اشْتَدَّ سَوْقُهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَقْرَأُ {يس} قَالَ فَقَرَأَهَا صَالِحُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ السَّكُونِيُّ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ مِنْهَا قُبِضَ قَالَ فَكَانَ الْمَشْيَخَةُ يَقُولُونَ إِذَا قُرِئَتْ عِنْدَ الْمَيِّتِ خُفِّفَ عَنْهُ بِهَا قَالَ صَفْوَانُ وَقَرَأَهَا عِيسَى بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عِنْدَ ابْنِ مَعْبَدٍ
Safwan narrates: Some elders told me that they were present with Ghudayf bin Harith Thamali, and he was experiencing great hardship at the time of death. So he said: Is there anyone among you who can recite Surah Yasin? Salih bin Shurayh Sakuti recited Surah Yasin, and he had only recited forty verses when he (Ghudayf) passed away. The elders used to say that when this Surah is recited over the deceased, it brings ease to him because of it.