Tag Archives: Death

Allah says: “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 …

  “They [the salaf] used to attend janazah, and its effect would show on them for days thereafter.  They used to often think about death and the condition of the deceased.” —Ibrahim an-Nakha’i (al-’Aqibah, p. 153) (Read on pg 91, Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim, Silent Moments: The Description …

Celebrating Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Birthday is Bid’ah Praise be to Allah. There is nothing in the Quran to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet himself (peace and blessings of …

Abu Hurayrah quoted the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) as saying, “When a man dies, his acts come to an end, except in three cases: an ongoing charity, knowledge from which people continue to benefit, and a RIGHTEOUS CHILD WHO PRAYS FOR HIM.” – [Sahih Muslim, vol. 3, …

Commanding His Prophet in the Quran, Almighty Allah says: “And warn them of the Day of regret, as the Command is decreed, and they are in a state of heedlessness, and they do not believe.” (Surah Maryam 19:39) On that day, horrors of unspeakable scale will be seen, no way …

Notes: Excerpts from this article have been taken from the books ‘Funerals’ (Pages 1-9) and ‘Life in al-Barzakh’ (Pages 1-4) by Muhammad al-Jibaly. Death is a harsh and fearful reality faced by everyone who lives. No one has the power to avoid it, nor does anyone around the dying person …

The Calamity of the Prophet’s Death : Effects on the Muslim Nation Refuting those who Say that the Death of the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) was not a Calamity Those who make this claim say, “This is Allah’s Noble Book and this is the pure Sunnah ofthe Messenger of …

The Messenger Of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) was Peace (Amanah) for his Companions (ra) Abu Musa (ra) related that the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said, “The stars are peace (amanah) to the sky: when the stars leave (i.e., when the are scattered), what has been promised to the …

The Sentiments of the Companions (ra) When the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) Died The reaction of the Companions regarding the Prophet’s death is another affair altogether: Salim ibn ‘Ubaid (ra) related, during his sickness, the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) became unconscious; when he later recovered consciousness, he said, ‘Has …

The Death of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is the Greatest of Afflictions Ibn ‘Abbas and Saabit Al-Jumahee both related that the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said: “If one of you is afflicted with a calamity, then let him remember his calamity by me (i.e., by …