Death - Very Heart Touching !!
( If you are muslim, you
must read it !! )
Every man has a fixed period of
life given to him when he is born. This is Called
Qadar.
We do not live longer or shorter than this fixed period of life. When we have
finished this period of life, the Angel of Death takes the soul from our body.
This is called
Death.
Concerning the journey of the soul
after death, the following is a Saheeh Hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah. He
said,
When the believer is about to
depart from this world and proceed to the next, angels with faces as bright as
the sun descend from the heavens and sit around him in throngs stretching as far
as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death comes and sits at his head and says,
"Good soul, come out to forgiveness and pleasure from Allah!"
His soul then emerges like a drop
of water that flows from a water-skin, and the angel takes hold of it. When he
has grasped it, the other angels do not leave it in his hand even for the
twinkling of an eye.
They take it and place it in a
perfumed shroud, and it gives off a fragrance like the sweetest scent of musk
found on the face of the Earth.
Then they ascend with it, and
whenever they take it past a company of angels, they ask, �Who is this good
soul?" The angels with the soul reply, "So-and-so, the son of so-and-so," using
the best names by which people used to call him in this world. They bring him to
the lowest heaven and ask for the gate to be opened for him.
It is
opened for him, and angels who are near Allah from each of the heavens accompany
him to heaven.
Allah
says, "Register the book of my slave in
Illiyun
and take him
back to Earth. I created them from it and I return them to it, and I will bring
them forth from it again."
His soul
is then returned to his body and two angels come to him.
They make
him sit up and they ask him, "Who is your Rubb."
He
replies, "My Rubb is Allah."
They ask
him," What is your religion?"
He
replies, "My religion is Islam."
They ask
him, "Who is this man who was sent among you?"
He
replies, " The Messenger of Allah."
They ask
him, "How did you come to know these things?"
He replies, "I read the book of the
Allah, believed it, and declared it to be true."
Then a voice from on high declares,
"My slave has spoken the truth, so spread out carpets from the Garden for him
and open one of its gates !"
Then some of its fragrance and
perfume reaches him, his grave is expanded for him as the eye can see, and a man
in beautiful garments with a fragrant scent comes to him and says, "Rejoice in
what delights you, for this is the day which you were promised."
He asks, "who are you? Yours is a
face which presages good."
He replies, "I am your good
actions."
Then he says, "O Rubb, let the Last
Hour come soon so that I may rejoin my family and my property!"
When an unbeliever is about to
depart from this world and proceed to the next, angels with black faces descend
from the heavens carrying a rough haircloth and sit around him in throngs
stretching as far as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death comes and sits at
his head and says, "Foul soul, come out to the wrath and anger of Allah!"
Then his soul scatters within his
body and it is dragged out like a skewer is pulled out of a wet piece of wool.
Then the angel takes hold of it. When he has grasped it, the other angels do not
leave it in his hand even for the twinkling of an eye. They take it and wrap it
in a rough haircloth, and a stench comes out of it like the worst stench of a
corpse (dead body) on the face of the Earth .
Then they ascend with it, and
whenever they take it past a company of angels, they ask, "Who is this foul
soul?" The angels with the soul reply, "So-and-so, the son of so-and-so," using
the worst names by which people used to call him in this world. They bring him
to the lowest heaven and ask for the gate to be opened for him, but it is not
opened.
The Messenger of Allah then
recited,
'The
gates of heaven will not be opened to them nor will they enter the Garden until
the camel passes through the eye of the needle [ i.e.never].'
[ Surah al-A'raaf (7):40]
Then Allah will say,
"Register his book in
Sijjeen
in the lowest earth." And
then his soul is flung down.
The Prophet then recited,
'Whoever
associates anything with Allah, it is as though he has fallen the sky, and the
birds snatch him away, or the wind sweeps him headlong into a place far away.'
[Surah al-Hajj (22):31]
Then his soul is returned to his
body and two angels come and say to him,
"Who is your Lord ?"
He replies, "Alas, alas, I do not
know!"
Then they say to him, "What is your
religion?"
He replies, "Alas, alas, I do not
know!"
Then they say to him, "Who is this
man who was sent among you?"
He replies, Alas, alas, I do not
know! "
Then a voice calls from on high,
"My slave has lied, so spread out carpets from the Fire and open one of its
gates for him!"
Then a hot blast from Hell-fire comes to him, his grave is made so narrow for
him that his ribs are pressed together, and a man with a hideous face and
clothing and a foul odour comes to him and says,
"Grieve on account of what has brought you disgrace, for this is the day which
you were promised ."
He asks, "Who are you? Yours is a
face which presages evil."
He replies, "I am your bad
actions."
Then he says, "O Lord, do not let
the Last Hour come!"
[Abu Dawud and Ibn Maajah]
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