Prompting the dying to say La ilaha illallah

Zadhan Abu Umar narrates: Someone who heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this narrated it to me: "Whoever is prompted at the time of death to say 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah) will enter Paradise."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains Ata' bin al-Sa'ib, who has been criticised because of his ikhtilat (deterioration of memory).

Zadhan Abu Umar narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is prompted at the time of death to say 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah) will enter Paradise."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Ata' bin al-Sa'ib, who has been criticised.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was distressed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Why is it that I see you distressed?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! Last night I was with a cousin of mine, so-and-so, and his soul was being taken." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you prompt him then to say 'La ilaha illallah'?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! I did so." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did he say that word?" He said: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Paradise has become due for him." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! How is it for the living?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It demolishes their sins all the more; it demolishes their sins all the more."
Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Za'idah bin Abi al-Ruqad; al-Qawariri declared him thiqah (trustworthy), while al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) and others declared him da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prompt those of you who are on the verge of death to say 'La ilaha illallah'."
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Abd al-Wahhab bin Mujahid, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever's last words are 'La ilaha illallah' will not enter Hell."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Abu Bilal al-Ash'ari, whom al-Daraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him) declared da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prompt those of you who are on the verge of death to say 'La ilaha illallah', and say: 'Stay firm, stay firm! Nothing can happen without the help of Allah Almighty.'" (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
This narration is recorded in the Sahih in abridged form.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Umar bin Muhammad bin Suhban, who is da'if (weak).

Ata' bin al-Sa'ib narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is prompted at the time of death to bear witness to 'La ilaha illallah' (and he says this word) will enter Paradise."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. The narrator named Ata' has been criticised.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this as a marfu' hadith (attributed to the Prophet) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prompt those of you who are on the verge of death to say 'La ilaha illallah', for the soul of the believer comes out with sweat, while the soul of the disbeliever comes out from the corners of his mouth, just as the soul of a donkey comes out."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prompt those of you who are on the verge of death to bear witness to 'La ilaha illallah'. Whoever says this word when close to death, Paradise becomes due for him." The people said: "O Messenger of Allah! What will the one who says this word while in good health receive?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That makes it even more due, even more due." Then he said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if all the heavens and the earth, and whatever is in them, and whatever is between them, and whatever is beneath them, were brought and placed in one pan of the Scale, and the testimony of 'La ilaha illallah' were placed in the other pan, it would outweigh them all."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy), except that Ibn Abi Talhah did not hear from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a Jewish boy who was ill. He said: "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah Almighty?" He replied: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Yes." Then he passed away, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Muslims took charge of him; they washed him and buried him.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sa'id bin Abdullah al-Awdi narrates: I was present with Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was in the throes of death. He said: "When I die, do with me as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. He said: 'When one of your brothers dies and you have levelled the earth over him, let one of you stand at the head of his grave and say: O so-and-so son of so-and-so, O son of so-and-so (woman)! For he hears but does not answer. Then let him say: O so-and-so son of so-and-so (woman)! And he will sit upright. Then let him say: O so-and-so son of so-and-so (woman)! And he (the deceased) will say: Guide us, may Allah Almighty have mercy on you, but you people will not perceive it. Then let the man say: Remember that upon which you left the world: the testimony that there is no god but Allah Almighty and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger, and that you were pleased with Allah Almighty as Lord, with Islam as religion, with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as Prophet and with the Qur'an as guide. (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says:) Then each of Munkar and Nakir takes hold of his companion's hand and says: Come with us! We will not sit with someone who has been prompted with his argument. And Allah Almighty will be the one who pleads his argument for him, instead of Munkar and Nakir.' A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What if one does not know (the name of) his mother?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Then he should attribute him to Sayyidah Hawwa' (may Allah be pleased with her) and say: O so-and-so son of Hawwa'.'"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a group of narrators whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I propped the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) up against my chest, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says 'La ilaha illallah' and his life is sealed with it will enter Paradise. Whoever fasts one day seeking the pleasure of Allah Almighty and his life is sealed with it will enter Paradise. Whoever gives some charity seeking the pleasure of Allah Almighty and his life is sealed with it will enter Paradise."
Ahmad recorded it. Al-Bazzar recorded a part of this narration which is only about fasting. The narrators of this narration have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) say to Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Why is it that since the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) I constantly see you with dishevelled hair and covered in dust? Perhaps you have some unease regarding the leadership (that is, the rule) of your cousin?" He said: "I seek refuge with Allah from that! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'I know a word which, if a person says it when close to death, his soul will feel its comfort until it leaves his body, and that word will be a light for him on the Day of Resurrection.'" Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I did not ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about that word, nor did he tell me about it, and that is what has been troubling me." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I know that word." Sayyiduna Talhah said: "All praise belongs to Allah Almighty! Which word is it?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is the word which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told his uncle to say." Sayyiduna Talhah said: "You have spoken the truth."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Majah recorded part of this narration.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Yahya bin Talhah narrates: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) sad and asked: "What is the matter with you?" Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'I know some words which, if a servant says them at the time of death, Allah Almighty will relieve his distress and make his complexion radiant, and he will see what pleases him.'" Then Sayyiduna Talhah said: "I could have asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, yet I still did not ask him about it." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I know what those words are." Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "What are they?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Do you know of any word more excellent than the word to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invited his uncle (Abu Talib) near the time of his death?" Sayyiduna Talhah said: "That is it, by Allah, that is it." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is 'La ilaha illallah'."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit a man from the Ansar. He said: "O maternal uncle! Say 'La ilaha illallah'." The man asked: "Maternal uncle or paternal uncle?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No! Rather, maternal uncle." The man said: "If I say this word, will good come to me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."
Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let none of you ever say: 'O Allah! Prompt me with my argument,' for the disbeliever is prompted with his argument. Rather, a person should say: 'O Allah! Prompt me with the argument of faith at the time of death.'"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, who has been criticised. Its chain also contains al-Sakan bin Abi Kari'ah, and I do not know him.