I think it could be a problem if it gets to a point of paranoia or where you become suicidal.
I think about it more as I continue to age. Feeling the effects of getting older myself, seeing friends and family aging, getting more frail, or even passing away.
I still have a long way to go in terms of bettering myself, but thinking about it has helped me slow down in life and to see things differently than I used to. It also helped me detach myself from things that are of no benefit.
If someone told me they were overthinking about death, I would suggest them to switch from thinking of "death" to thinking of "the Hereafter". Because DEATH itself it simply a transportation to the Afterlife (May Allah protect us all from His Wrath and any punishments of this life & the Hereafter ameen).
So THEN I would answer - I don't think there's anything wrong with "overthinking" about death (if thinking of death = Day of Judgment/Afterlife, astaghfirallah) because then one will watch every step he does while seeking the forgiveness of Allah by reciting "astaghfirallah" all throughout the days.
With that being said, STILL a Muslim should think positively and optimistically about all aspects in regards to Allah. So when thinking of the Day of Judgement, understanding initially that that Day is a frightening Day for those who are wrongdoers, we have to be hopeful of Allah's Mercy and think of our blessed, easy steps towards Jannah (may Allah protect us so we are not amongst the wrongdoers, ameen and may Allah make us among the Righteous who run towards Jannah happily and eagerly, ameen)
I suppose we have an eternal soul so that would mean in both directions of time from the beginning of time to now? Maybe death is just a transition to another form ... nobody knows. Ignorance is bliss.
I think it could be a problem if it gets to a point of paranoia or where you become suicidal.
I think about it more as I continue to age. Feeling the effects of getting older myself, seeing friends and family aging, getting more frail, or even passing away.
I still have a long way to go in terms of bettering myself, but thinking about it has helped me slow down in life and to see things differently than I used to. It also helped me detach myself from things that are of no benefit.
What about you brother? Everything ok?
Yea if you're pondering over death is fine but wanting death as in being suicidal is obviously not good
If someone told me they were overthinking about death, I would suggest them to switch from thinking of "death" to thinking of "the Hereafter". Because DEATH itself it simply a transportation to the Afterlife (May Allah protect us all from His Wrath and any punishments of this life & the Hereafter ameen).
So THEN I would answer - I don't think there's anything wrong with "overthinking" about death (if thinking of death = Day of Judgment/Afterlife, astaghfirallah) because then one will watch every step he does while seeking the forgiveness of Allah by reciting "astaghfirallah" all throughout the days.
With that being said, STILL a Muslim should think positively and optimistically about all aspects in regards to Allah. So when thinking of the Day of Judgement, understanding initially that that Day is a frightening Day for those who are wrongdoers, we have to be hopeful of Allah's Mercy and think of our blessed, easy steps towards Jannah (may Allah protect us so we are not amongst the wrongdoers, ameen and may Allah make us among the Righteous who run towards Jannah happily and eagerly, ameen)
Aren't we meant to be balanced though in terms of deen obviously I don't mean in terms of raqwa because surely the more the better for taqwa Allah knows best
If someone told me they were overthinking about death, I would suggest them to switch from thinking of "death" to thinking of "the Hereafter". Because DEATH itself it simply a transportation to the Afterlife (May Allah protect us all from His Wrath and any punishments of this life & the Hereafter ameen).
So THEN I would answer - I don't think there's anything wrong with "overthinking" about death (if thinking of death = Day of Judgment/Afterlife, astaghfirallah) because then one will watch every step he does while seeking the forgiveness of Allah by reciting "astaghfirallah" all throughout the days.
With that being said, STILL a Muslim should think positively and optimistically about all aspects in regards to Allah. So when thinking of the Day of Judgement, understanding initially that that Day is a frightening Day for those who are wrongdoers, we have to be hopeful of Allah's Mercy and think of our blessed, easy steps towards Jannah (may Allah protect us so we are not amongst the wrongdoers, ameen and may Allah make us among the Righteous who run towards Jannah happily and eagerly, ameen)
I agree with you. however, for some people this won't take the fear away.
Think about ones student time...there are always students who have been studying really hard for their test...who have been working day and night to understand everything, but still they are terrified of the test...because the fear of failing the test remains no matter how hard you worked for it.
The same with death and afterlife...we do not know how tough judgement day will be for us. We don't know whether the things we've done in our lives will be anough to take us into Jannah...and that exactly terrifies us.
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