Dear readers,
Although
death is the bridge that unites the believer with Allah; one should not ask for
his own death. Instead one should try to increase his good deeds in this ephemeral
world. Because our Prophet (s.a.w.) ordered:
"World is the field of afterlife.” [Daylami]
“Do not ask for death! Because if a person is
good, his goodness increases the more he lives. If he is evil, he might turn
back from his mistakes and find the true path.” [Bukhari]
And death should
not be asked for in periods of distress. Rasulullah
(s.a.w.) ordered:
"Do not ask for death during times of
distress. If you can simply not keep yourself just say ‘O Allah, let me live if
you wish me to and let me die if it should be the way’.” [Bukhari]
Any trouble, distress and calamities are the atonement for man’s sins:
“Any
distress, sickness, sadness, sorrow, grief and even a sting in foot of a
believer who follows the right way become the atonement for his sins." [Bukhari]
If it is a sudden death, it is a grace for the deceased believer.
"Sudden death is a mercy to the faithful
believers, but a sorrow for the ungrateful heretics.” [I. Ahmad]
Dear readers; death is a divine fate and nobody, except Allah, knows when
it shall approach. Sudden death refers to mercy for the believer, but it is
sorrow and remorse for the ungrateful. Everybody should get
prepared for the death any time in order not to feel remorse in the end.
# First step of preparing for death: Repentance
“Repentance”
is the first step for
preparation. It means returning to Allah and feeling sorrow and remorse for
following his nafs and again being subject to God’s will. It is ordered in a
verse from Quran:
"O ye who believe!
Turn to Allah with sincere repentance." [Tahrim, 8].
Repentance has two aspects:
one is invisible side which is felt by heart
(remorse and regret), and the other is visible side regarding to
behaviors (istighfar: praying for forgiveness). Rasulullah ordered:
"Feeling remorse for sins is repentance.” [Hakim]
Dear friends; what really matters is your heart.
We should always regret for our misbehaviors, mistakes and flaws. Also, we
should always ask for forgiveness by word. This can be done by simply saying "Astaghfirullah" (O Allah, I ask for forgiveness). Rasulullah (s.a.w.) ordered:
"I swear, I ask Allah to forgive me more
than seventy times a day and repent with faith.” [Bukharî]
Repentance should start by
reciting Basmala (in the Name of Allah ) and paying respects to Allah and saying
salawat for His Prophet. The prayers
done for the Prophet is called as salawat. For an extensive repentance you should say:
"Astaghfirullah,
astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, al-azim,
al-karim, allazi lailahe illa hu, al-hayya'l-qayyume wa atubu ilaih.
(O Allah, I ask for forgiveness. He
is almighty, generous. There is no God, but He. He is alive and eternal. He
provides the subsistence of all the living beings, and I repent unto Him.)
Tawba Ya Rabbee! (3
times)
“O Allah, I repent for my sins that I have committed since
my puberty until now; all the shirk (polytheism), kufr (unbelief), denial,
rebellion, slander I have done and all the hidden and
apparent sins, the ones that I am aware and unaware of, whatever sins I have
committed, I repent. I regret and I am remorseful. I pledged not to commit them
again. O Allah, forgive my sins and do not forsake this incapable servant of
yours.”
# Refresh your Faith
After repentance, Faith should
be refreshed by saying:
"Ashhadu an la ilahe illallah wa
ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu."
(I bear
witness that there is no God besides Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is
His servant and messenger.).
Asking for forgiveness
and Kalima-i shahada purifies a man. Rasulullah
(s.a.w.) ordered:
"Those who ask for forgiveness will be
considered as if they have never committed a sin” [Ibni Mace]
Dear readers; sins are forgiven through repentance and if the servant
returns to Allah, it shall not mean that his previous unjustices, cruelties and
their outcomes should be forgotten. The person should try to compensate those
acts and give back to their owner if he has taken anything unjustly. Goods and
money gained through gambling, cheating, stealing etc. should be returned to
where it belongs; if those people are dead, the money should be returned to
their inheritors. If it cannot be reached those people, that money should be
given to the poor as alms and its sawab (the afterlife reward) should be sent
to the right owner's spirit. We should perform our prayers previously
unfulfilled, pay our zakat dept and oath penance, give the bride price to our wife at once.
# The most correct measure for the good and evil
The most
correct measure for the good and evil is the provisions of Allah. Mankind is responsible for these provisions.
That is why we are obliged to learn these provisions (the requirements and
restrictions of religion) and apply them in our lives. Great efforts should be
given to completely fulfill the main tasks of Islam especially such as salat (prayers),
fasting, paying zakat (alms) and pilgrimage.
Prophet
replies to a person who asks what duties should be done in order to enter
Jannah (Paradise ): “Those who believe in Allah and perform salat
(prayer), pay zakat and fast during Ramadan enters Jannah”.
Especially, performing
salat is of paramount importance. Rasulullah (s.a.w) ordered:
“On Judgment day, the first question will be
about salat. If salat was practiced well, the other duties will be approved.” [Taberani]
Dear readers,
Allah (swt)
has limitless mercy and grace towards His creatures. He has also compassion
upon us servants. His compassion to us is even much more than a mother to her
children. On the other hand, His wrath against heretics that spoil His order
and against people who are cruel to others is violent. It is ordered in a Quran
verse:
# One should have fear for dying without Faith
Nobody should
think that they can get away with their evil deeds. Evil
and cruelty should be avoided and we shall repent our mistakes and flaws
immediately. Repentance should not be left until last breath.
Once a person
is nearly dead, his position in afterlife is shown to him. At that moment, he
understands the realities of afterlife and it would be too late to repent by
that time. It is ordered in a verse from Quran:
"Of no effect is the
repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and
he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting
Faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous." [Nisaa, 18].
One shouldn’t
be afraid of death, but to die without faith. It is ordered in the Quran verses:
"They are those who
deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the
Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment,
give them any weight" [Kahf, 105]
"Those who reject
our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: " [Nisaa, 56].
# Good deeds of heretics shall not help them
Good deeds of
heretics shall not help them in the afterlife.
"If any one rejects
faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of
those who have lost (all spiritual good)." [Maida, 5]
"And if any of you
turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit
in this life and in the Hereafter;" [Baqara, 217]
"The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as
ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have
they over aught that they have earned: that is the straying far, far (from the
goal)." [Ibrahim, 18]
Allah (swt)
is fair. He does not consider cruel people and good people as equals.
"Shall We then treat
the People of Faith like the People of Sin?" [Qalam, 35]
"What! Do those who
do evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and do
righteous deeds,- that equal will be their life and their death? Ill is the
judgment that they make." [Jathiya, 21]
# Allah has great compassion and mercy
Dear readers;
Allah has great compassion and mercy; He is fair and He
does not tyrannize anybody. People tyrannize over themselves by following
their nafs. And they not only give trouble for themselves, but also cause
distress to people around them. The divine order is formed in such a way that
the divine justice shall take place on its own. “Those who do good shall
find goodness, those who do evil shall find evilness.” But their price in
the afterlife are far more important and long-lasting. One shall never doubt
the divine justice. Either way or another, it shall appear for sure. Mankind
should not think that he is unrestrained.
“Faith is the primary source of goodness, blessings and happiness in this world
and in afterlife. Reason and Faith are the most important two parameters that
define a human being. Devoid of these two blessings, a person would be no
different from any animal. That is why we shall appreciate these two blessings
and all the other blessings which we are not even aware of. We should be
grateful to Allah for these, we should give a lot of importance to His words,
offers and commands (the provisions of Quran) and be subject to Him completely.
There should be no rebellion. We should not be ungrateful for our Almighty
Allah. We shall fear from falling into unbelief and dying without Faith.
Be entrusted
to Allah.
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