Imagine you had only three months to live

[CosmicPathos]

This thread is depressing yet depicts reality. We are talking about preparing for death but what about the reluctance to not die? We enjoy our flesh so much that I am sure all of us will be saddened if we were given the news that we are going to die in next 3 months. Only a Mumin and a lover of Allah will not be saddened a bit after hearing these news. He/she would rather thanks God to let him/her know that his/her time is about to be up and they should start finalizing their ibadah. But I feel sad because I am not that strong to be at that state yet. It requires guts to be even able to imagine that you are going to die .... I think its the materialistic worldly-minded person in me that I have to get rid off and I am sure most of us here will have these problems ... ya Allah.

 

[PouringRain]

Tell people things I need to say to them before I leave.
Make peace, put things right, repent, draw closer to God.
Make sure my husband and children will be supported and cared for by others after my death.
Spend quality time with all that are important to me.
Write a few things down for my children to read as they grow up.

I would do those things also. While we can do those at this point in our present lives, if I knew I was going to die then I would make sure it was all prepared. For example, I can make plans and provisions for my children now, in case of my death, but if I knew I was going to die within 3 months then I would make certain again that everyone knew what was going on and was prepared for it. At this point I wouldn't sit around talking abotu my death and my plans with them, because I wouldn't want to scare them or concern them unecessarily.

Adding to the topic of the thread, if you could choose, would you consider it a blessing to have some time left to prepare for death?
Or would you rather die suddenly and expectantly?

I would liek time to prepare..... mostly for others. I'd like time to prepare my children. I wouldn't want to suddenly go and they are left lost and scared. I am almost the only thing they have in life.

It is sad to think some people would feel it necessary to change anything. We should always think we may not have even 3 seconds left and should live with that attitude.

So true....... like that saying "live like you were dying."

 

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/Peace

.. would you rather die suddenly...

while in salat/ prayer , I think it would be nice to go to God Almighty .