Purity: Recommended Recitations for Comforting a Dying Person
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
Ruling 527:
In order to comfort a dying person, it is recommended to recite at his side the blessed surahs of Yāsīn,[1] al-Ṣāffāt,[2] and al-Aḥzāb;[3] and to recite Āyat al-Kursī,[4] verse fifty-four of Sūrat al-Aʿrāf,[5] and the last three verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah.[6] In fact, [it is recommended] to recite as much of the Qur’an as possible.
-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Purification (Taharah)
1
Chapter 36 of the Qur’an.
2
Chapter 37 of the Qur’an.
3
Chapter 33 of the Qur’an.
4
Verse 255 of Chapter 2 of the Qur’an.
5
Chapter 7 of the Qur’an.
6
Chapter 2 of the Qur’an.