Hadith on Death: Best deed to die while remembering Allah

Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among which deeds are most beloved to Allah?” The Prophet said, “That you die while your tongue is moist with the remembrance of Allah.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 818

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ أَنْ تَمُوتَ وَلِسَانُكَ رَطْبٌ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ

818 صحيح ابن حبان باب الأذكار ذكر نفي المرء عن داره المبيت

165 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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