“I want to pray.” [This is] the wish of one of the elderly, [currently] in intensive care. [As per the old adage] “as you were raised, you shall grow old.”
Category: Death
When it's too late to return to make amends
The aayah in al-An'aam [6:27] at which 'Ali ibn al-Fudhayl died was
He broke down and wept
Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr رحمه الله narrates that he said to al-Hasan ibn Saalih رحمه الله: 'Describe for us the description of washing the body of the deceased [in preparation for burial]...
The greatest tragedy
Death is not the greatest tragedy. The greatest tragedy is the 'death' of our fear of Allaah whilst we are still alive.
Building your trust and reliance upon Allaah
It was said to Haatim al-Asamm رحمه الله, 'on what have you built your trust and reliance upon Allaah?” He said
Do not be misled by the extent of Allaah's Gentleness over you
O people who sin against Allaah, do not be misled by the extent of Allaah's Gentleness over you, [rather] be aware of His Anger, for indeed He says
How are you this morning?
How are you this morning?
The mere sight of him would awaken sadness in my heart
Whenever I looked at al-Fudhayl [ibn 'Iyaadh], [the mere sight of him] would awaken sadness [in my heart], [causing me to] despise myself, and then weep.
A man whose heart fills with emotion at the remembrance of the dead
Safwaan ibn Sulaym would visit [the graveyard of] al-Baqee' over a number of days - and [in doing so] he would pass by me.
Washing the bodies of the dead in preparation for burial
[In preparation for their burial], al-Muzanee رحمه الله would wash the dead as an act of worship, and he would say