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According to [[hadiths]], talqin and similar practices help one after their death, though they do not have a decisive role. The main decisive factor in one's life after death is their own deeds and beliefs throughout their worldly lives. Some misdeeds may neutralize the effects of talqin, as [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] is reported to say: "at the time of the [[Prophet (s)]], a man from [[Medina]] was sick and about to die, and he lost his ability to talk. The Prophet (s) went to him and told him: "say that there is no god except Allah". The man could not reiterate the phrase. There was a woman there. The Prophet (s) asked her: "is his mother still alive?" She replied: "I am his mother." The Prophet (s) told her: "are you satisfied with him?" "No", she answered. The Prophet (s) asked her to forgive him, and she did so. Then the Prophet (s) told him to say that there is no god except Allah, and this time he could reiterate it.