Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ حَدَّثَنِي الْمَشْيَخَةُ أَنَّهُمْ حَضَرُوا غُضَيْفَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الثُّمَالِيَّ حِينَ اشْتَدَّ سَوْقُهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَقْرَأُ يس قَالَ فَقَرَأَهَا صَالِحُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ السَّكُونِيُّ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ مِنْهَا قُبِضَ قَالَ فَكَانَ الْمَشْيَخَةُ يَقُولُونَ إِذَا قُرِئَتْ عِنْدَ الْمَيِّتِ خُفِّفَ عَنْهُ بِهَا قَالَ صَفْوَانُ وَقَرَأَهَا عِيسَى بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عِنْدَ ابْنِ مَعْبَدٍ.
English Translation
Abu al-Mughirah told us: Safwan told us: The elders told me that they attended Ghudayf ibn al-Harith al-Thumali when his death agony grew intense, and he said: "Is there anyone among you who can recite Ya-Sin?" So Salih ibn Shurayh al-Sakuni recited it, and when he reached its fortieth (verse), he passed away. The elders used to say: "When it is recited at the side of the dying, it eases things for him." Safwan said: "And Isa ibn al-Mu'tamir recited it at the side of Ibn Ma'bad."