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Any Last Words?
March 31, 2007 on 9:08 am | In Islam, Tazkiyyah| By Ilm Seeker
The day the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) died, what was the last thing he did? He used siwak to clean his mouth. Then he raised his hands and said "Allahumma ar-rafeeq al-'ala" (o Allah, the highest friends -- the closest companions to Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) in the Hereafter)--and then he died (صلي الله عليه وسلم).
Commenting on this, his beloved wife 'Aisha (رضي الله عنها) said: no Prophet lives except he is given a choice between the dunya (this word) and the akhira (the next life), and all of them chose the next life.
What will your last words be?
In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah (صلي الله عليه وسلم) promised us--and this is the promise of Allah!--that whoever says laa ilaaha illallah (there is no deity except Allah) as his last words and then dies, will enter Paradise.
"Aha," you might say, "this is it, this is my jackpot--I can live my life in disobedience and then say it and I'm saved!" NO! In fact, you will be on autopilot when that time comes, and so whatever is in your heart will emerge. It will be a mercy from the mercy of Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) if He allows you to say it before you die.
Don't think it'll be easy, either--when Imam Ahmed was dying, he said "not yet, not yet!" One of his sons was like "oh, that's not good--a great imam dying, and he's saying 'not yet?'" When he asked his father later why he was saying that, he said: When I was dying, Iblees (Shaytaan) came to me and said "o son of Adam, you are free of me!" And I said, "not yet!"
May Allah make us all among those who say laa ilaaha illallah as our last words and reach Paradise (ameen). What is the best way to be that kind of person? Increase your eman. Click here to find out the best way to do that.
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Yasir Qadhi. Lecture. AlMaghrib. Light of Guidance. University of Toronto, Toronto. March 2006.
Muhammad ibn Faqih. Lecture. AlMaghrib. Rules of Engagement. University of Toronto, Toronto. September 2006.
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To add, a beneficial quote from Wahb ibn Munnabih.
Wahb ibn Munabbih was once asked; “Isn’t the statement of “La ilaha illa-lah” the key to Paradise?”
He answered;
“Yes! But every key has ridges. If you come with the key that has the right ridges, the door will open for you. Yet if you do not have the right ridges the door will not open for you.”
May Allah ta’ala give us knowledge of La ilaha illa-lah and its conditions, such that we fulfill them and may it not be simply a statement on the tongue, but rather one that is manifested through our actions. Aameen
Comment by Bint Amina — April 1, 2007 #
nice one bro. jazak Allah khair.
btw, the imam in the article is Ahmad (rahimullah).
Comment by aarij — April 7, 2007 #
Jazakumullahu khayra :)
Comment by Ilm Seeker — April 7, 2007 #
Use and revive the sunnah of the miswak in your lifes, as stated by our prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam.
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Comment by MiracleBrush.com — April 12, 2007 #