Hadith 348
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Hadith.349 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) entered upon a man from the descendants of Abdul Muttalib, while he was in the throes of death and was facing away from the Qibla.
The Prophet said
'Direct him toward the Qibla, for when you do so, the angels will approach him, and Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, will turn toward him with His face (attention).'
And he remained in that state until he passed away.”
349 - وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَبْدِ اَلْمُطَّلِبِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلسُّوقِ وَ قَدْ وُجِّهَ لِغَيْرِ اَلْقِبْلَةِ فَقَالَ «وَجِّهُوهُ إِلَى اَلْقِبْلَةِ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَ أَقْبَلَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ» فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُقْبَضَ.
Similar narrations
- Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #748 “If you turn his face towards qiblah, angels and God look at him till his soul is captured.”