In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful
"Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing)."
(Ali-Imran 3:185)
These few nights, it is hard for me to sleep, which beats the norm of me. Within the last few weeks, I received shocking news that put shivers to my body. The news of death. People that I know went back to Allah. And these people mind you, are not old people (the one we normally associate with death). But, they are young individuals, one of the age of 27 and the other of around 40s.
The news reminds me of the finite life. Our life is finite and will have an end in this world. Your life and my life will one day ends. When the day come, are we prepared for it? We'll be left in the grave alone and lonely. Depending upon our amal, we'll either be in a luxurious place or be tormented badly each day and night. Are we ready?
Just to share, I had a bad fever a few weeks back, I felt really helpless and discomfort all over. I ate all the medicine that I can get hold of and constantly asking Allah to remove this burden from me. Imagine the pain of death, it must be very painful to the point that you die. Again, are we ready?
All these questions then boils down to what have we done with our life in this dunya. Have we been a good servant of Allah? Have we been a good staff or a good student? Have we tried our best to follow what Allah says and forbid the evils? Have we?
The two persons that died were respectful and very good individuals. One died of cancer at 27 and the other died of heart attack. If Allah ordains something, anything can happen instantly, kun fayakun. So, don't think if we are still young that it is a guarantee that we will live long. Takdir Allah overpowers everything. May Allah bless their souls and placed them with the soliheen, ameen.
For us? Let us all make dua for ourselves and for the ummah. Only with Allah's mercy will we all be safe. If you read this, please make dua for me as well.