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Ibn Qayyim: Some of the salaf said:

“Sins lead to Kufr, kisses to intercourse, songs to zinah, a sight to falling in love, and a disease to death.”

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[Ad-Da’, p.62] (via meditatingsouls)

Questioning of Munkar & Nakeer in the Grave

pearlsofislam:

Anas narrated that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) him said,

“When a human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their foot steps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask him:

‘What did you use to say about this man, Muhammad?’ He will say: ‘I testify that he is Allah’s slave and His Apostle.’ Then it will be said to him: ‘Look at your place in the Hell-Fire. Allah has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.’”

The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) added:

“The dead person will see both his places. But a non-believer or a hypocrite will say to the angels: ‘I do not know, but I used to say what the people used to say!’ It will be said to him: ‘Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Quran).’ Then he will be hit with an iron hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and that cry will be heard by whatever approaches him except human beings and jinns.”

[Sahih Bukhari]

Prepare for your death

It is narrated that ‘Uthmân b. Áffân – Allâh be pleased with him – said in a sermon:

Son of Adam! Know that the angel of death who has been assigned to you has not ceased to pass you and move on to others, ever since you have been in this world. But it is as if he is about to pass someone else and move on to target you, so be careful and prepare for him (by correcting your deeds). And do not forget him, for he does not forget you. And know o son of Adam, if you are heedless about yourself and do not prepare, no one else will prepare for you. You must meet Allah the Mighty and Majestic, so take for yourself and do not leave it to someone else. Peace be on you.

[Abû Bakr Al-Daynûrî, Al-Mujâlasah wa Jawâhir Al-Ílm 2: 73, 74]

(Source: cardiac-art)

Death is the destination we all have in common.

(Source: malaysianmuslim)

…so how can I wish to meet Him(Allaah) when I have disobeyed Him?

nonchalante:

Abu Sulayman al Darani [d.205/830] – a great devout/ascetic (zahid) and early salaf – once asked Umm Harun (an extremely pious woman) whether she liked death:

Abu Sulayman : Do you love death?

Umm Harun replied : I do not.

Abu Sulayman asked : Why?

Umm Harun anwsered : Were I to disobey a human being, I would not wish to meet him; so how can I wish to meet Him(Allaah) when I have disobeyed Him?

Kitab Dhikr al-Mawt wa-ma Ba`dahu, p.12.

If this doesn’t even make your heart quiver, ask Allah for a new heart. Subhan’Allah; …this. This is what they were like and here we are…May Allah make me like Umm Harun; Allahumma ameen.

poeticislam:

Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’an: “Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the fire and admitted to paradise, this person is indeed successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception.” [Al-Qur’an 3:185].