When Death Comes

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When Death Comes
Husayn al-Awayishah



1- The Kafir seeks to return to the world when death comes.
Allah, may He be Exalted, says:
“(In Falsehood will they be) until, when death comes to one of them, he says: 'O my Lord! send me back (to life), - in order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected': 'By no means.' It is but a word he says. '- Before them is a partition till the Day they are raised up.” [Surah Al--Mu'muinun, 23: 99-100).


2-The agonies of death.
Al-Bukhari narrated from' A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “There is no god but Allah. Truly there is agony in death”[1]


3- A Kafir's belief at the point of death is not acceptable. From lbn'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “When Pharaoh was drowning, he said: 'I believe that there is no god but He in Whom the Children of Israel believe.' Jibril told me: 'O Muhammad, if only you could have seen how I took the black mud of the sea and shoved it in his mouth for fear that the mercy of Allah would reach him.”[2].


4-The Angel of Death sits at the head of the dying person.


5- The Angel of Death informs the, believer of Allah's forgiveness and pleasure, and informs the Kafir of Allah's wrath and anger.

[1] Also narrated by Ahmad in Al-Musnsd.

[2] Reported by Ahmad, Al-Musnad, Al-Tirmidhi, Sahih Al-Jami; No. 5082.