Dars e Imam-Plight Of Dead

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem””Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is nothing that will take you closer to Paradise but that I have enjoined it upon you, and there is nothing that will take you closer to Hell but that I have warned you from it.” [Musnad ash-Shafi’e and others]

The Jews asked Allah’s Messenger ﷺ about the soul and in reply the Qur’aan said: “They ask you concerning the soul. Say that the soul is from Allah and you have not been given knowledge of it except a little.” 17/ 85

Death-Death occurs when the soul separates from the human body and enters the realm of ‘Barzakh’, which is the period between one’s death and the Hereafter. The Soul is a creation of Allah.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “This Ummah will be tried in its grave. If it were not for the fear that you might not bury your dead, I would pray to Allah to make you hear what I hear.” [Saheeh Muslim]

Uthman Ibn Affan (radhiAllahu anhu) used to cry until he wet his beard, if he was to stand on a grave. He was told: ‘You mention the Heaven and the Hell-Fire and you don’t cry, but when you mention the grave, you burst in tears!’ He said: ‘I heard the Prophet of Allah (sallAllahu alaihe wa-sallam) saying: “The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter, whoever passes it will be at ease afterwards, and if he does not succeed in it, he will be in worst of conditions.” I also heard him saying: “Never have I seen a sight more horrifying than that of grave.”

Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “Three things follow a dead man, two of which will return and one will remain with him. His people, his property and his deeds follow him but his people and property return, while his deeds remain with him.” [Saheeh al-Bukharee (8/ 521)]

At this time, if one’s deeds are good and righteous, they become for him a good company. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “(After the questioning) a man with a beautiful face, beautiful garments and sweet odor comes to the righteous slave and says: “Rejoice in what pleases you, for this is your day which you have been promised.” He asks: “Who are you? For your face is perfectly beautiful and brings good.” He replies: “I am your good deeds.” He then says: “My Lord, bring the Last Hour; my Lord bring the Last Hour, so I may return to my people and my property.” Regarding the evildoer, he ﷺ said: ” a man with an ugly face, ugly garments and an offensive odor comes to him and says: “Be grieved with what displeases you, for this is your day which you have been promised.” He asks: “Who are you? For your face is most ugly and brings evil.” He replies: “I am your wicked deeds.” He then says: “My Lord, do not bring the Last Hour.” [Saheeh al-Jami as-Sageer, 1/1676]

All this and the Hereafter has still not commenced for us. So, let this be a reminder for all to prepare for death by doing good deeds in accordance to the Qur’aan and the Sunnah, even if it means to give a trifle in charity. Allah’s Messenger (sallAllahu alaihe wa-sallam) said: “Protect yourself from the Hellfire, even by a part of a date (that is given in charity).” [Saheeh al-Bukharee]

After clarifying the good and evil in this world, Allah, the Exalted, has given every man a free will to choose between them. It is up to the individual, whether he takes enough good deeds to accompany him in his grave, or he chooses to carry the burden of evil deeds. This choice of evil and good is only valid as long as one is alive. As death approaches, all deeds come to an end and the person becomes weak and helpless; so helpless that after death he is in need of the living to give him ghusl, shroud him, place him in his grave and make Du’aa for his forgiveness. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “When the coffin is ready (for its burial) and people lift it on their shoulders, then if the deceased is a righteous person he says, ‘Take me ahead,’ if he is not a righteous one, then he says, ‘Woe to it (me)! Where are you taking it (me)!’ And his voice is audible to everything except human beings; if they heard it they would fall down unconscious.” [Bukharee (2/ 462)]

Allah and His Messenger ﷺ have clearly defined to us journey of the soul after death and the abode of both, the disbelieving souls and the righteous souls. This period between the death and the Hereafter is known as ‘Barzakh’. Linguistically, ‘Barzakh’ means a veil, barrier or partition between two things.

Ibn Abbas (radhiAllahu anhu) defines Barzakh as a Hijab (a partition of veil). Al-Qurtubi, in his exposition states: ‘The Barzakh is a barrier between two things. It is the stage between this world and the other world – from the time of death until the time Resurrection. Thus, whoever dies enters the Barzakh”

[See al-Qurtubi’s Tafseer, vol.12, p.150] Once the soul enters the realm of Barzakh, there is no return for it back into the world as is clearly known from the Qur’aan and the Ahaadeeth of Allah’s Messenger (sallAllahu alaihe wa-sallam).

Allah says regarding the evil soul: ” when death comes to one of them (who joins partners with Allah), he says: “O My Lord! Send me back to life. In order that I may do good deeds in the things that I neglected. By no means! It is but a word he says. And before him is a Barzakh until the day they are raised up.” [Soorah al-Mu’minoon 23/ 99-100] This verse reveals the condition of the disbeliever upon death; when he faces the realities of the Hereafter, he wishes to return back to the world and mend his mistakes, in order to avert the punishment. But he is plainly refused and confined in the grave and punished for his sinful actions because he has entered the Barzakh. It is impossible for him to escape the strong Guardian Angels of Allah and return back to this world.

The abode of the righteous soul is Paradise, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The soul of a believer is a bird eating from the trees of Paradise until Allah restores it to its body on the Day of Resurrection.” [An-Nasa’ee, Ibn Majah and others. Authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee Sharh al-Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah (p. 455, footnote: 1)] It is unlikely that the righteous soul, who is surrounded by the bounties of Allah, would leave the blessings of Allah and come to the world.

Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “No servant who has good in store for him with Allah and dies ever wants to return to the Earth – even if he were to have the whole world and everything that is in it – except for the martyr. That is due to what he sees in the nobility of martyrdom. Verily, he would like to return back to the Earth, in order to be martyred another time.” [(Saheeh) Saheeh Sunan at-Tirmidhee (1341)]

SINS ARE GIVEN UP

1.hyabat/fearing Allah (Increase ibadat =increases khuaf/fear of Allah)

Fearing Allah means avoiding sins /disobedience.

2.modesty/haya of Allah (because of mohabbat/love)

Loving Allah means following sunnah of rasoolAllahﷺ

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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