In what state will you die PART I

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AsalamuAlaykum,

In what state will you die?
By Amjad Rafiq

Verily, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers (in
the state of disbelief), upon them is the curse of Allaah, the
angels and the whole of mankind.

Part 1.

Allaah, the Exalted, said:

"O you who believe, have taqwaa of Allaah and do not die except
while you are Muslims (in a state of submission to Him)."

In every Muslim's mind a question should arise upon reciting or
reading this verse. This verse should make everyone think:

IN WHAT STATE WILL I DIE?

Death is something that cannot be avoided and will eventually come
to every being, Allaah, the Sublime, said:

"Every soul shall taste death."

He also said:

"Everything upon it (the earth) will perish."

He also said:

"Wherever you may be death will overtake you, even if you were in
towers, built high and strong."

The disbelievers love this life so much that they are even willing
to have their bodies frozen with the hope that in the future they
may be brought back to life. It is strange that this hope and
expectation does not lead them to believe in the plausibility of the
resurrection. They think they can cheat that moment of death!

Yet there are others who wish they could live for a thousand years
amassing wealth, children and belongings,

Death will certainly come to them all and also to us but,

IN WHAT STATE WILL WE DIE?

Will we die for example:

1. Bankrupt, devoid of any actions, never having done any good, or
tried to do good or even had a desire to do good?

Until when death comes to one of them he says: "O my Lord, send me
back so that I may do good in that which I neglected." But no! It is
only a word that he utters and between them is a partition (barzakh)
until the day that they are raised up.

2. Or will we die having gathered riches, wealth, status, power yet
finding ourselves in the situation which Allaah has described:

The sinner would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of
that Day by his children. And his wife and his brother. And his
kindred who sheltered him. And all that are on the earth, so that it
might save him. By no means, verily it will be the Fire of Hell!

and also:

But as for the one who is given his record in his left hand, he will
say: "I wish that I had not been given my record! And that I had
never known, how my account is? I wish that it would have been my
end (death). My wealth has not availed me. My power and arguments
(to defend myself) have gone from me! It will be said: "Seize him
and fetter him. Then throw him in the Blazing Fire. Then fasten him
with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits. Verily he used
not to believe in Allaah the Mighty, and urged not the feeding of
the poor. So no friend has he here this Day, nor any food except
filth from the washing of wounds, (which) none will eat except the
khaati'oon (sinners, those who fall into the wrong disbelievers
etc...)

3. Or will we die in a state of negligence. Having been neglectful
of our duty to Allaah and at the same time finding fault with and
mocking other Muslims? Mocking at them for sticking to the commands
of Allaah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (S.A.W.S.), laughing at their
appearance and so on...Allaah said:

Or that the soul may say: Alas, my grief that I was undutiful to
Allaah (i.e. I have not done what Allaah has ordered me to do) and I
was indeed among those who mocked (at the truth)

4. Or will we die in the midst of the kuffar, having become like
them, adopted their habits, customs and ways of behaving, having
nurtured our children upon their ways and customs?

And you dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged themselves and it
was clear to you how We dealt them. And we put forth many parables
for you.

And Umar (ra) said: "Whoever lives in the land of the pagans and
disbelievers and celebrates their festivals and behaves like them
until he dies, he will be resurrected with them on the Day of
Judgement."

5. Or will we die in a state of kufr, disbelief, or doubt?

Verily those who believe, then disbelieve then believe, then
disbelieve then increase in disbelief, never will Allaah forgive
them and nor guide them to a (correct) way.

This is a great danger and many Muslims have already fallen into it.
Some have actually been led to and fallen into disbelief.

Believing there is a better way than Islam is disbelief
Practicing magic is disbelief
Not treating the Jews and Christians or pagans as disbelievers, or
doubting in their concepts is disbelief
Acting on Islam but out of dislike in the heart is disbelief
Thinking that Islam or the Sunnah is outmoded, outdated, of no
relevance to the modern times is disbelief

And there are many other such matters which constitute or lead to
disbelief

Allaah said:

Verily, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers (in
the state of disbelief), upon them is the curse of Allaah, the
angels and the whole of mankind.

6. Or will we die for example in a state of HEEDLESSNESS, oblivion,
like the animals?

The Exalted said:

And who is more unjust than the one is reminded of the signs of His
Lord and then turns away from them.

And do not be like those who forgot Allaah so Allaah made them
forget their own souls.

Closer and closer to mankind comes their reckoning, yet they turn
away in heedlessness.

Those amongst us who couldn't care less, never bother about learning
about the deen, or even reflecting upon the creation so that the
possibility of the resurrection becomes vividly clear and certain
and which in turn moves and excites the heart to Allaah's worship.
There are some Muslims who we have heard saying, upon receiving
advice and admonition: "Please leave us alone , as for us we will
settle our matter with Allaah when the time comes on the Day of
Judgement, give us a break."!!! Such ignorance and arrogance!!

So these are some of the ways and states in which people will die,
amongst many others which have been mentioned in Allaah's Book, and
we seek refuge in Allaah from such a situation.

And worthy of contemplation is the saying: The most contemptible of
people is the one who went astray in the final part of his journey,
having approached his destination [Al-Fawaa'id of Ibn al-Qayyim]

WalaykumSalaam....to be continued!

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AsalamuAlaykum,

Part 2.

We all know the story of the young boy, the priest, the sorcerer and
the king. The boy was given the power to heal people from their
sicknesses and ailments and when the king found out he summoned him.
The king ordered him to denounce his religion but he refused to do
so. The king tried a number of times to kill him by having him
thrown off a mountain or drowned in the sea, but Allaah saved him
each time. The boy eventually told the king how he would be able to
kill him, with an arrow and by saying: In the name of the Lord of
the young boy. The king followed the boys orders and was killed. But
as a result the rest of the people said: We believe in the Lord of
the young boy. The king ordered them too to denounce their religion
but they refused and so a ditch was dug and and a fire was kindled
in it. They were all asked to jump in or were thrown in until there
was a mother with her child in her arms. She hesitated in jumping
and the little boy said to her: O mother be firm and have patience
as indeed you are upon the truth.

This story is also mentioned in the Quran:

Cursed were the people of the ditch. Fire supplied abundantly with
fuel. When they sat by it. And they witnessed what they were doing
against the believers (the burning). They had nothing against them
except that they believed in Allaah, the Almighty, Worthy of all
Praise!

Listen also to the story of the sorcerers of Pharaoh who declared
their belief in Allaah after having witnessed their own falsehood
and the truthfulness of Moosaa (as) and Allaah's signs:

So the magicians fell down prostrate and said: We believe in the
Lord of Aaron and Moses. Pharaoh said: Believe you in him (Moses)
before I give you permission? Verily, he is your chief who has
taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and feet on
opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you on the trunks of palm
trees and you shall surely know which of us (i.e. Pharaoh or the
Lord of Moses) can give the severe and lasting torment. They said:
We prefer you not over the clear signs that have come to us, and to
Him (Allaah) who created us. So decree whatever you desire to
decree, for you can only decree (regarding) the life of this world.

The purpose of mentioning these stories is to illustrate how the
believers in Allaah, the state in which they died. We have hundreds
of examples also from the companions and the pious believers of this
ummah.

One may die naturally, due to illness, due to an accident, or one
can be martyred or simply murdered and tortured, like in the
examples given above and in many other examples in Muslim history
and even in the present times , for no other reason except holding
belief in Allaah.

The question arising is that if we were to die like this, that is by
being murdered, slaughtered by the enemies of Allaah, which is a
possibility, even in this country where we are comfortable and
satisfied [and who feels secure from the plan of Allaah except one
who is destroyed?] upon what state will we die?

Like the people of the young boy?
Like the sorcerers of Pharaoh?

OR

Bankrupt without any good deeds?
Having been neglectful of our duty to Allaah?
Satisfied with the life of this world?
Having imitated and become exactly like the kuffar?
In doubt, disbelief?
Heedlessness, ignorance of Allaah, His Deen, the resurrection?

IN WHAT STATE WILL YOU DIE??

This is something which everyone of us should think deeply about for
the next week and make preparations for.

We finish with a hadeeth of the Messenger (S.A.W.S.):

"One of you continues doing the actions of the People of Paradise
until there is but an arms length between him and it and then what
is written for him overtakes him so he does the actions of the
people of Hellfire and enters it."

Therefore O Muslims:

Walaa tamootunna illaa wa antum muslimoon

...do not die except while you are Muslims (in a state of submission
to Him)

Rabbanaa afrigh alainaa sabran watawaffanaa muslimeen

Source:
http://www.troid.org/articles/ibaada...soul/tarheeb/d
ie.htm

WalaykumSalaam.