I want to share with you a story that shook me and it shook the
people who are there at the moment that this happened,
approximately seven years ago in Ireland, the University students
there. The boys, actually, specifically
the men. They had a hiking survivalist
type of camp or retreat in which they were trying to live off of
the basic resources of nature. This was a really rough can And
they never did this again as they were hiking, the mountains,
one of the brothers, I think 20 or 21 years old, he slipped.
And when he fell something punctured, his body and he
started bleeding out. Now, he's bleeding out there in
the middle of nowhere and they don't know what to do.
None of them are practiced Physicians, none of them are
certified to do anything. All they did was, as he's on the
ground, they started putting pressure on the wound and the
one who's saying this to me and he's almost crying as he's
relaying the story. He said, we told him everything
will be okay, don't worry, he's bleeding out.
You have no cell phone reception, you have nothing,
nobody to help you and as he's bleeding out and they're telling
him their surrounding him telling him, everything will be
okay. The one who's saying, this to me
said, I started worrying. What if this guy died right now?
What if he actually dies? So he said, just in case I told
him to say that, you know, in the lung, a phrase that for you,
and I right now you can say, so lightly, your lips don't have to
move La ilaha illa Allah, I know like half of you, just tried it
La longue, the phrase of salvation, Ian, the phrase of
happiness and success, the phrase of the prophet sallallahu
alehiwassallaam in The Messengers worked for.
So you and I could say it today Loreena in no more.
They told him say that it had a long, he did not respond.
He said can you hear us? He said I can hear you.
He said just in case ala Inna had no law.
No response. Can you hear us?
I can hear you say that. LOL.
Why are you not saying that? You know how long he remains
silent for a moment? And then finally he opens his
mouth and he says for the last six months, when I was alone in
private, Did not pray a single prayer to Allah and then he
died. May Allah have mercy on him and
use him as a lesson. For everyone else all his
friends, his click his buddies, they started crying.
Some of them said, later on, they struggled with these
similar struggles, they struggled with other struggles.
That moment was Vivid, why? Because you will die upon what
you lived upon. And you'll be resurrected upon
what you died upon as the prophet salallahu alaihe wasalam
informed us. How can you?
And I put in the effort today and never lose hope.
So that at the moment, our souls Our departing from our bodies.
We are able to say that, you know, in the law in a very
powerful way, in a very clear way, not so others can witness
it but for ourselves because that either in the law at the
moment of death is something that you have to pay for.
It's not free. Otherwise everyone would do it,
it's something you have to live by and it's something that
causes us and requires us to exemplify that either had a lot
throughout our lives by never giving up on her turning to
Allah by never losing. Hope in the mercy of Allah.
By always trying Allah. Subhanahu wa'ta'ala will not
necessarily judge you based on your results, but he will judge
you based on your sincerity and your efforts.
How bad do you want to return to a lot?
And what are you willing to do about it?
How bad do you want to say la la la?
And what are you willing to live by to reach that point?
Because the only thing all of mankind will agree upon.
It's not death and taxes some countries don't have taxes.
The only thing that all of mankind will agree upon is
death, every one of us knows that Eventually, one day will
depart from this world, it's not a sad thought, and it's not a
thought that should cause us to be gloomy or depressed, or
stagnant in our actions, death is a thought that should get us
to act more productively today. Death is a thought that should
get us to be more grateful for the blessings that we have.
And to use those blessings in ways that are pleasing to Allah
subhanahu wa'ta'ala. If you want a good ending in
this world, always return to Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala sooner
than later, never procrastinate. Your return to Allah is always
waiting for you and I And he is the most loving the most
forgiving they ever living Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala is the most
gracious. His Mercy cannot be limited, I
lost a parent, I reminds us in the Quran of the type of person
reflect on this scenario in Surat al-mulk mean Universe. 99
Allah tells us of a scenario of a man who dies and he's asking
to come back to this life. I will I is one of the most
frightening versus to read because we reflect on the
reality that people are passing away all around us.
Perhaps several hundred around the world every A few seconds.
Are we learning lessons from the people that we bury are?
We learning lessons from the Genesis that we attend from the
Facebook post about people who have passed away, are we
changing anything in our lives or Have?
We Become adapted adjusted to the way of life that were
exemplifying palazzo. Pants are reminds us had either
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So when a person passes away, he says to his Lord, Allah be
Reggie ruin. My Lord allow me to go back.
Why Dandy Amadou Sonia and FEMA to rock so I can do something
good with what I left behind so I can perfect one last prayer Ya
Allah let us go back so we can ask people for forgiveness since
we've wronged so many people. He Allah let us go back so we
can leave matters on a good note with our parents with our
spouses. With our children, with our
neighbors with people who have a right upon us, he Allah, let us
go back. So we can use our wealth in ways
that are pleasing to you. Ya Allah, let us go back for
one. Last chance, one last
opportunity to really exemplify lalalala, to really return to
you in a sincere return. In a sincere repentance, we all
have blessings and the greatest blessing that you have is that
your heart is beating right now and that you have the ability at
any moment to Simply say, Allah, forgive me, Ya Allah.
Now I return to you. Yah Allah help me out.
Allah guide me I'll not give me more strength and dedication to
your faith. The duat.
We make after every prayer or should be making after every
prayer along the jnana, they krikawa sharply.
Coughs nearly bad attic. Oh Allah!
Help me to worship you. To praise you.
And to remember in the best of manners, we ask Allah subhanahu
wa'ta'ala to make us of those who live in such a state and die
upon such a state.