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Talqin was common since the time of [[the Prophet (s)]]. According to a report by [[‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas]], before the burial of [[Fatima bt. Asad]], [[Imam ‘Ali (a)]]’s mother, the Prophet (s) stood near her corpse and said: “O’ Fatima! When [[nakir and munkar]] come to you and ask you about your Lord, answer them with: Allah is my Lord, and Muhammad is my prophet and Islam is my religion, and the [[Quran]] is my book, and my son is my Imam.” Shiite Imams (a) also taught their followers how to instruct (talqin) a deceased person.

According to a hadith from the Prophet (s): “instruct [talqin] your deceased with ‘La ilaha illa Allah’ (there is no god except Allah) before their death. He whose last word is ‘la ilaha illa Allah’ will go to the Heaven.” According to Shiite sources, the testimony for [[imamate]] comes after the testimony for [[monotheism]] and prophecy of the Prophet (s).