Death & The Grave Archives

Reciting Quraan before he died

Death, Death & The Grave, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Quran & Its Sciences, Words of Wisdom 8 September 2014 Abu 'Abdullaah

I was with al-Junayd when death was approaching him, and he completed [reciting] the Qur.aan, then began [reciting again from] Soorah al-Baqarah - reciting seventy aayahs before he died.

Better than the voluntary Hajj

Aqeedah & Beliefs, Creed, Death & The Grave, Hajj & Umrah, Hajj and 'Umrah, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Speech & The Tongue, Words of Wisdom 9 November 2012 Abu 'Abdullaah

Ibraaheem ibn Tahmaan departed for [the voluntary] hajj. [Along the way] he passed by Neesaaboor. [There] he found them to be upon the speech (teachings) of Jahm [ibn Safwaan]. So he said

Being charitable to relatives

Dealings & Transactions, Death, Death & The Grave, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Wealth & Poverty, Words of Wisdom, Zakat & Charity 7 September 2012 Abu 'Abdullaah

Never has a relative of mine who had an outstanding loan died, except that I paid it off for him.

Let the workers work

Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, Death & The Grave, Fasting, Fasting & Ramadan, Fiqh & Islamic Jurisprudence, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Parents & Honouring Them, The Soul & Nafs, Words of Wisdom 2 November 2011 Abu 'Abdullaah

I visited Ibraaheem ibn Haani whilst he was on his deathbed. [Whilst there] he called his son Ismaa'eel and said to him: 'Has the sun set [yet]?' He (Ismaa'eel) replied: 'No.' He then said

I am amazed at the people who take care of themselves

Death & The Grave, Food & Eating, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Sins, Sins & Avoiding Them, Tawbah & Repentance, Words of Wisdom 19 December 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

I am amazed at the people who take care of themselves by eating food out of fear of dying, yet do not protect themselves from sins out of fear of the Fire.

Take from your life for your death

Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, Death, Death & The Grave, Health & The Body, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Prayer & Worship, Sleep & Waking, Time Management & Priorities, Words of Wisdom 17 November 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

If you live until the evening, then do not expect to live until the following morning. And if you live until the morning, then do not expect to see the evening.

As if your were a stranger or passer by

Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, Death, Death & The Grave, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Prophets & Their Stories, Words of Wisdom, Worldly Life & Its Deception 1 October 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ took hold of my shoulder, and said:
Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a passer by.

Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern

Death, Death & The Grave, Humility & Tawadu, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Prophets & Their Stories, Reliance on the World vs Hereafter, Time Management & Priorities, Words of Wisdom 7 March 2002 Abu 'Abdullaah

Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern, then Allaah will be sufficient for him concerning his affairs and needs in the world, and whoever's concerns are divided amongst the affairs of the...