If you knew...

a lot of stuff

***None of us are perfect muslims. At the end of the day, humans, naturally, do not really take in that they will die one day and be judged infront of Allah - especially when we are young. We feel like we have the whole life ahead of us.

Knowing you will die tommorow, would greatly put things into perspective, and without a doubt, you will not live normally - unless you was the perfect muslim, which I believe none of us are.

OMG!!
Never considered this before.
I'll do only one thing... cry and seek Allah's forgiveness for not being a Good Muslim.

**I should do this tonight!! Seems good reminder from Sister!! **

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Anyway, just so that my thread doesnt go off the rails too soon.

Here was the point of it, I meant to post the following:

Collected in the abridged version of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi's 'Iqtida' al-'Ilm al-'Amal' (p. 43-47), in the chapter titled 'Rushing to Deeds Before One's Youth and Health Disappear':

1 - Ghunaym bin Qays said:

"We would be admonished in the early days of Islam:

'O son of Adam! Act during your free time before you become busy, and during your youth before your old age, and during your health before your sickness, and during your stay in this world before the Hereafter, and during your life before your death.'"


2 - Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Masruq at-Tusi said:

"I recited to Mahmud bin al-Hasan:

Utilize your youth before it becomes spoiled * And the health of your body before it becomes sick;

And the days of your life before you die * For the one who lives will not live long;

And utilize your free time * Let your nights be spent in some work;

And put something forth, as every man is travelling towards * That which he has put forth...

3 - 'Abdullah bin al-Mubarak said:

Take advantage of two rak'at to bring you closer to Allah * If you happen to be relaxing;

And if you intend to speak a vain word * Replace it with a tasbih...

4 - Abu Muhammad Mansur bin Muhammad bin 'Abdullah al-Azdi chanted to himself:

Do not belittle an hour that can help you * In which you extend your hand in obedience;

As the living will die, and hopes are a deception * And the affair passes by hour by hour...

5 - Abu 'Abdillah Ahmad bin Ayyub chanted to himself:

In your free time, take advantage of the virtue of bowing in prayer * It might be that your death comes suddenly;

How many healthy ones have you seen without disease * Whose healthy selves disappeared and escaped them...

6 - Abu al-Walid Sulayman bin Khalaf bin Sa'd al-Andalusi chanted to himself:

If I knew for certain * That my entire life would last an hour;

Why would I be cheap with it * And not dedicate it to righteousness and obedience?

7 - Some of the scholars said:

"A group of people invited a man for some food on an extremely hot day. So, he said: "I am fasting."

They said: "On a day like this?!"

He said: "Do you want me to waste my days?""


8 - Abu Bakr bin Abi ad-Dunya said:

"A group of people invited a man for some food. So, he said: "I am fasting."

They said: "Break your fast today, and fast tomorrow."

He said: "And who will be there for me tomorrow?""


9 - 'Abdullah bin al-Mu'taz said:

"Seize the opportunity today, and do not wait for tomorrow, as there is nobody to guarantee tomorrow for you."


10 - One of Dawud at-Ta'i's brothers said to him:

"O Abu Sulayman! You know the kinship between us. So, advise me!"

So, his eyes began to water, and he said: "My brother! Indeed, the night and day are stages that the people pass through - one stage at a time - until they reach the end of their journey. So, if you are able to put forth for every day some provision for each stage, do so. And if your journey is cut short, prepare for your journey what you can, and fulfill what you are able of this affair, because it is as if its end will catch you by surprise. I do not know anyone who is more wasteful in this affair than I am."

He then got up and left."


11 - 'Umar bin Muhammad bin Ahmad recited:

You are in a state of heedlessness and false hope * You do now know when your end will come;

Do not be deceived by good health * For it is from the most painful of flaws;

Every soul has for its day * An awakening to cut off its incessant hope;

So, do that which is good and exert yourself * Before you are unable to do anything...

12 - 'Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Ash'ari al-Madini recited:

If yesterday you fell into a mistake * Then find some good to perform while you are thankful;

And do not delay a good deed from today to tomorrow * Tomorrow might arrive while you are deprived;

Because if you take care of today, it will benefit you * And days gone by will never return...

format_quote Originally Posted by Ushae

Curious, what an atheists response would be ? lol ^^

im not lol

its probably to make the most of the rest of their life

this could be interpreted depending on each person and how they view "making the most" is

^^ maybe living their last moments to the full.

I mean, even an atheists life must have some meaning and purpose right? (though subjective)

May we all die as Mu'mins though, ameen.

..Not kill myself.

(Do I get a hug from bat girl?)

format_quote Originally Posted by Pk_#2

..Not kill myself.

(Do I get a hug from bat girl?)

So if you wasnt going to die you'd kill yourself? And then land yourself in Jahannan?

Nah...you're stronger than that.

And yeh you do *hugs*

Just to add in a sobering thought. Forget about tomorrow. Each of us is no further than one heart beat away from death. A new born baby is just as close to death as I am.

Approaching death is a close companion of ours from the moment we are born.

Forget about tomorrow, what are you going to do with this moment? We are not guaranteed we will have as much time left as even the next heart beat.

JazakAllah khayr ^^ that was going to be the final thought for the thread, you ruined the punchline uncle! lol

I was going to say... 'What would you do if you knew you was going to die tomorrow?' .... but then think about it, 'Who guaranteed you the next hour? The next minute....the next second even?' ... subhanAllah.

I'd buy those Prada boots I longed to, I'd try to eat indian cuisine, I'd sky jump, I'd tell my boss all what I think of him right between the eyes, I'd tell my sister-in-law that her Irish stew is too terrible, I'll tell my hubby that Red Socks really suck.......... JOKING

More seriously, I'd spend my last night with my mom. I'd tell her just how much I love her. Knowing her, she'd tell me:"What do you exactly need from me?"......

People mentioned their mums. But nobody said they'd sit asking for forgiveness from Allah (swt), or asking people who they've wronged. lol Just a thought.

Just a thought.....one must be asking for forgiveness from Allah so many times a day. What's the use of asking forgiveness the very last day of one's life?


And miss Jolie Fleur, you asked to know what people would do and you were not supposed to judge them.

format_quote Originally Posted by bewildred

Just a thought.....one must be asking for forgiveness from Allah so many times a day. What's the use of asking forgiveness the very last day of one's life?

You realise you're that much more closer to the heaven or hell of Allah (swt)... you'd naturally want to distance yourself from hell when it seems so much more real to you.