💌 Contemplate and reflect on how many people died
Unexpectedly, most of whom wished for longer lives.
How many passed away before trying marriage life,
Before completing their studies, or while still a child?
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How many women were widowed while they never tried
Making love or traveling with their spouse far and wide?
How many took their last breath whilst in their beds at night,
And news of their sudden death brought loved ones much surprise?
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How many friends got into arguments due to pride,
Unaware that one of them after some days would die?
How many relatives went without formal goodbyes,
With wills they did not write and huge fortune left behind?
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How many tourists were excited for some fun times
Only to be taken by Allah during their flight?
How many died in car accidents, physical fights,
Earthquakes, floods, or by lightning, with Allah's Will and Might?
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Note to self, and dear human: Death can come anytime.
So prepare yourself to meet Allah each day and night,
With good deeds for Allah and trusting Him as you strive
To do sincere Tawbah before your destined demise.
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Don't wait for clear warnings or for old age to arrive
To be inspired to pack your luggage for the next life.
Delete your selfies, albums of songs, indecent files,
And have the guts to detach from forbidden desires.
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For Allah's sake purify your heart. Keep this in mind:
"I've forgiven all Muslims, even those I dislike."
Day and night say Dhikr, and Surah Al-Mulk recite.
Please Allah to be from those who smile when death arrives.
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📖 Ibn 'Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah’s noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Take advantage of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death."
Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 9575
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is a chapter in the Qur'an, not but thirty verses (Surah Al-Mulk), which will argue on behalf of its companion until he enters Paradise. It is the chapter: 'Blessed is He (Allah the Almighty) in Whose Hand is the Dominion.'" (The Noble Qur'an 67:1)
Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat 3667
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "When the human being dies, (the rewards of) his deeds come to an end except for three: Ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge (taught or left behind), or a righteous child who prays for him."
Source: Sahih Muslim 1631
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path."
Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma would say, “If you make it to the evening, do not wait for the morning. If you make it to the morning, do not wait for the evening. Take from your health for your sickness, and from your life for your death.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6053
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari