Have you prepared yourself?

[halah]

Constant Awareness of Being 'Prepared'
Imam Ibn ul Jawzee

Asslamu alaikum dear sisters and brothers,I think each one of us is in need to prepare him or herself for the time of leaving this life,so I like to share this with you ,May Allah benefit of it.



It is a duty upon every sane person to be prepared for his departure (from this world), for one does not know when he will be served by his Lord's commands (to take away his soul) nor does he know how long it is going to be before he will be summoned (for the Day of Judgment).

I have seen so many people enchanted by their youth. They have forgotten that their peers no longer exist, yet they are preoccupied with prolonged hopes (to stay alive).

A person in the process of acquiring knowledge may tell himself; 'I will acquire knowledge today and will adopt it the following day.' Such (postponement) may leave him in his deviation whilst giving himself a break (for the day)! Delaying his readiness to achieve repentance, whilst exposing himself to be indulged in (sins, such as) backbiting or listening to such (backbiting) or getting involved in a Shubhah (suspected, Halaal or Haraam) matters. He hopes to cancel it out (i.e. the bad deed/s) through his would be observance, the following day, forgetting that death may be sudden.

The wise one is he who values each and every moment of his life, observing one's due duties. Then, if death was to come suddenly, one would be ready (to face The Judge, Allaah subhanahu wata'aala). However, if one is granted his wish (in his life being prolonged) that would mean the increasing of (one's scale of) good deeds.

 

[farhopes]

The most difficult challenge

Assalamo alikom, Jazaki Allah Khair dear sister Halah.

One of the most difficult challanges facing us is that we think we are prolonged. Death is always far from our minds. We just remember it when we get old or terribly sick.

Remembering death is a sign of strong faith. It is just like a bell that always rings in your ears telling you " watch your deeds, time may be over very soon"


May Allah be Merciful for my late Dad. He always used to remember death and remind us of it. When my Mom got upset with that, he used to say" The more you remember death, the stronger your faith is".

 

[Saifu deen]

Assalam Alykom

Thank you brother for reminding us about death. Jazak Allah khair. Subhanallah, how often do we forget death. ANd my brother farhopes may Allah have mercy on your late father and enter him Jannah ...AMIIN

 

[halah]

Thank you brother for reminding us about death. Jazak Allah khair. Subhanallah, how often do we forget death. ANd my brother farhopes may Allah have mercy on your late father and enter him Jannah ...AMIIN

:salam2: May Allah reward you ,but Halah and farhopes are sisters

 

[farhopes]

Thank you brother for reminding us about death. Jazak Allah khair. Subhanallah, how often do we forget death. ANd my brother farhopes may Allah have mercy on your late father and enter him Jannah ...AMIIN

Thanks for your prayers, brothers. May Allah make them reach my father.

 

[zarah]

:salam2:

Jazzak-Allah Khair for sharing.