Islam Is The Only religion Acceptable in the Sight of Almighty Allah: 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

The Best Blog Ever -The Virtue of the Quran

THE VIRTUE OF HE WHO LEARNS THE QUR’AAN AND
TEACHES IT:

(1) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) Blessings and Peace be upon him’ said:
"The best of you is he who learns the Qur’aan and teaches it."
(Reported by Bukhari)

(2) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

“Will not any of you go to the Masjid and learn or read two verses from
the Book of Allah ‘The Exalted’, Mighty and Glorified be He? (For) that
is better for him than two she-camels, and three (verses) are better
for him than three (she-camels), and four (verses) are better for him
than four (she-camels). And the number (of verses read in total) are
better than the same number of camels.” (Reported by Muslim)

(3) And he (Peace Be upon Him) said:

“There is no envy (acceptable) except in two (cases): a person whom
Allah has given the Qur’aan and recites it throughout the night and
throughout the day. And a person whom Allah has given wealth, that
he gives out throughout the night and throughout the day.” (Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim)

THE VIRTUE of READING THE QUR’AAN

(4) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Whosoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah will receive a
Hasanah (good deed) from it (i.e. his recitation), and the Hasanah
(good deed) is multiplied by ten. I do not say that Alif-laam-meem is
(considered as) a letter (in reward), rather Alif is a letter, laam is a
letter, and meem is a letter." (Reported by At-Tirmidhi, Ad-Darami)

(5) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"He who is skillful in reciting the Qur’aan is with the unveiled,
honorable, and pious (i.e. Hur al-Ain). And he who stutters when
reading the Qur’aan, (and its recitation) is difficult upon him, will
receive two rewards." (Reported by Bukhari)

(6) And he (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Verily he who has nothing of the Qur’aan in his heart, is like a house
(which has been) destroyed." (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)

THE INTERCESSION OF THE QUR’AAN FOR ITS BEHOLDER

(7) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Read the Qur'aan. For verily it will come forth on the Day of
Resurrection as an intercessor for its readers." (Reported by Muslim)

(8) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"The Qur’aan and its people, those who implemented it, will he
brought forth on the Day of Resurrection, (being) led by Surat al-
Baqarah and al-Imram, to support their beholders." (Reported by Muslim)

(9) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"The Qur’aan is an intercessor (which by Allah's permission)
intercedes, and an opponent (which is) truthful. He who appoints it as
his leader (then it) will lead him to Paradise. And he who puts it behind
him, (then it) will lead him to the Fire." (Reported by Ibn Hibban in his 'Sahih'
and AI-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab Al-Iman from Jabir ibn Abdullah ". It was also reported by
At-Tabarani and AI-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab AI-Iman from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud ". The
Hadith is Sahih.

(10) And he (Peace Be upon Him) said:
"Fasting and the Qur’aan will intercede for the slave on the Day of
Resurrection. Fasting will say: 'Oh my Rabb! I prevented him from
food and desires, so accept my intercession for him.' And the Qur’aan
will say: 'I prevented him from sleep during the night, so accept my
intercession for him.' He ! said: "And they will (be allowed to)
intercede." (Reported by Ahmad, At-Tabarani, AI-Hakim, and others from Abdullah
ibn 'Umar ibn Al-As ". The Hadith is Sahih.

THE COMMAND TO MAINTAIN THE QUR’AAN

(11) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Maintain the Qur’aan. For verily, by He in Whose Hand Muhammad's
soul is in, it (the Qur’aan) is more intense in escaping (memory) than
a camel from its rein." (Reported by Bukharl and Muslim)

(12) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"Verily the likeness of the beholder of the Qur’aan is like that of a
reined camel. If he were to undertake it, he would grasp it. And if he
were to leave it, it would escape." (Reported by Bukharl and Muslim)

(13) And he (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Maintain learning the Qur’aan, by heart for verily it is greater in
escaping from the chests of men than camels from their reins."
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim)

IMPROVING THE SITUATION OF THE MUSLIMS THROUGH
THE QUR’AAN

(14) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Verily Allah raises nations by this book (the Qur’aan) and puts down
(i.e. destroys) others by it." (Reported by Muslim)

THE VIRTUE OF THE RECITER OF THE QUR’AAN

(15) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"The likeness of the believer who reads the Qur’aan is like that of
citron; its taste is delicious and its scent is pleasant. And the likeness
of the believer who does not read the Qur’aan is like that of a date; its
taste is delicious, yet it has no scent. And the likeness of a hypocrite
who reads the Qur’aan is like that of a basil; its scent is pleasant, yet
its taste is bitter. And the likeness of a hypocrite that does not read
the Qur’aan is like that of a colocynth; its taste is bitter and it has no
scent." (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim)

THE STATUS OF THE BEHOLDER OF THE QUR’AAN THAT
PUTS IT INTO PRACTICE

(16) The Messenger of Allah ! said:
"It will be said to the beholder of the Qur’aan: ‘Recite, ascend, and
Rattil (recite slowly and distinctly) as you used to Rattil in the life of
this world, for verily your level (in Paradise) is at the last verse you
read. (Reported by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi from Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn Al-As ".
The Hadith is Sahih)

THE DESCENDING OF TRANQUILLITY DUE TO THE
RECITATION OF THE QUR’AAN

(17) From Bara ibn Azib "(May allah Be pleased with Him) who said:
"There was once a man who had a horse tied with two ropes (due to
the horse's strength) and was reading Surah Al-Kahf. Then a cloud
came over them, such that it began to twirl and come closer. His horse
began to flee from it. So when he (the man) woke up he came to the
Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) and told him (what happened)." He (Peace Be upon Him) said: "This is the tranquility that descended due to the Qur’aan." (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim)

THE ORDER OF RECITING THE QUR’AAN FOR THE SAKE OF
ALLAH'S FACE AND NOT USING IT FOR WORLDLY
MATTERS AND TO EAT FROM IT

(18) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Read the Qur’aan, put it into practice, do not abandon it, do not put
grudges (upon others) through it, and do not eat and gain wealth
through it." (Reported by Ahmad, At-Tabarani, and others from 'Abdul Rahman ibn
Shibl. The Hadith is Sahih)

(19) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"Read the Qur’aan and through it seek the Face (pleasures) of Allah,
Exalted be He, before there comes a nation that implements it like an
arrow. They read it fast and they do not recite it slowly (to
implement)." (Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud from Jabir ibn' Abdullah " The
Hadith is Hasan)

FAVORING THE BEAUTIFYING OF ONE'S VOICE WHEN
READING THE QUR’AAN

(20) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Engender the Qur’aan with your voices, for verily the voice of beauty1
increases the beauty of the Qur’aan." (Reported by Al-Hakim from Bara ibn
'Azib ". The Hadith is Sahih)
1- i.e. A beautiful voice fulfilling proper pronunciation and the roles of recitation.
[TRANSLATOR]

(21) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"Verily the best of people with regard to voices, is he whom you feel
fears Allah, when he recites." (Reported by Ad-Darimi and others. The Hadith is
Sahih)

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-FATIHAH

(22) Abu Said ibn Al-Mu'alla (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said to me:

"Shall I not teach you the greatest Surah in the Qur’aan before you
leave the Masjid?" So he ! took me by my hand until we were about
to leave the Masjid, (when) I said: 'Oh Messenger of Allah !, you said
that you would teach me the greatest Surah in the Qur’aan.' He !
said: "Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alamin (i.e. Surat Al-Fatihah); it is the
Seven Repeatedly Recited Verses, and the Grand Qur’aan which has
been given to me." (Reported by Bukhari)

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-BAQARAH

(23) The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Do not render your houses into graveyards. Verily the devil flees from
a house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is read." (Reported by Muslim)

(24) And he (Peace Be upon Him) also said:

"Read Surat Al-Baqarah, for verily grasping it is a blessing, abandoning
it is a deterrent, and magicians cannot hear it." (Reported by Muslim)

THE VIRTUE OF AYAT AL-KURSI

(25) From Ubay ibn K'ab " who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said:

"Oh Abu AI-Mundhir, do you know which verse with you from the Book
of Allah is (the) greatest?" He said: 'Allah and His Messenger know
best.' He (Peace Be upon Him) said (again): "Oh Abu AI-Mundhir, do you know which
verse with you from the Book of Allah is (the) greatest?" He (Peace Be upon Him) said: ‘Allahu La Ilaha illa huwal-hayyul Qayyoom (i.e. Ayat al-Kursi). He
[Abu Al-Mundhir " said: 'So he struck my chest and said: "Oh Abu AIMundhir,
Allah will make knowledge please you." (Reported by Muslim)

THE VIRTUE OF THE END OF SURAT AL-BAQARAH

(26) The Messenger of Allah ((Peace Be upon Him)) said:

"Whosoever reads the last two verses from Surat Al-Baqarah, in a
night, (then that will be) sufficient2 for him." (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim)

2- Meaning it will grant him the reward of night prayer in reciting the Qur’aan. It
was said that it meant that it would be sufficient for him (in protection) from all
calamities. It was said that it would be sufficient for him from the evil of the devils.
And it was said that they (i.e. the recitation of the two verses) would drive the evil of mankind and the devils away from him

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-FATIHAH AND THE END OF SURAT AL-BAQARAH

(27) From Ibn 'Abbas (radhi allahu 'Anhu) who said:

"While Jibra'eel (Gibrael) " `May Peace be upon him' was sitting with
the Prophet !, he heard the opening of a gate above him. So he raised
his head and said: `This is a gate from the shies that has opened
today, which has never opened before this day.' So an angel
descended from it (the gate). So he Jibra'eel May Peace be upon him said: "This is an angel that has descended to the earth, which has never descended except
today. He gave Salam and said: 'Receive glad tidings [Oh Muhammad
(Peace be upon you) with two lights which have been given to you, that have never been given to a Prophet before you: The Opening of the Book (i.e. Surat Al-
Fatihah) and the end of Surat Al-Baqarah. Never do you read a letter
from either of the two (Surahs) except that you are given it.3 (Reported
by Muslim)
3- Which means that you are given its reward (i.e. the reward of recitation)" Taken
from Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim with Shaykh AI-Albani's editing, p.553, Hadith no.
2094.

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-KAHF

(28) The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said:

"Whosoever memorizes ten verses from the beginning of Surat Al-Kahf
will be protected from Dajjal (His appearance is a major trial and one of the
final signs of the Last Day-TRANSLATOR) (Reported by Muslim)

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-FATH

(29) From Ibn Umar (radiAllah hu Anhu) who said:
"I came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) and gave him my salam, where upon he ! (Peace be upon Him): 'There has been a chapter revealed upon me this night, that is more beloved to me than one upon whom the sun has
risen.' Then he (Peace be upon Him) recited; `Verily we have given you (Oh Muhammad !) a manifest victory.'" (i.e. Surah no. 48) For what it contains of signs
of forgiveness and victory." (Reported by Bukhari)

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT TABARAK

(30) The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said:

"Verily a Surah in the Qur'aan, (which contains) thirty verses,
intercedes for its possessor until he is forgiven, and it (i.e. the Surah)
is, `Exalted be He in Whose Hand is the dominion? '" (i.e. Surah no. 67)
(Reported by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, and others. The Hadlth is Sahih)

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-KAFIROON

(31) The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said:

"(The Surah of) ‘Say! Oh you disbelievers is equal to one fourth of the
Qur’aan." (i.e. Surah 109) (Reported by At-Tabarani from Abdullah ibn Umar AIKhattab
". The Hadith is Sahih.

(32) And he (Peace be upon Him) also said:
"Read, `Say! Oh you disbelievers, at your bed (i.e. before sleeping),
for verily it is an immunity from Shirk (Association). Reported by Al-
Bayhaqi in ‘Shu'ab Al-Iman’ from Anas ibn Malik ". The Hadith is Sahih.

THE VIRTUE OF SURAT AL-IKHLAS

(33) From Abu Said AI-Khudri " (who said) that the Messenger of
Allah (Peace be upon Him) said with regard to the Surah of ‘Say! He is One.’ (i.e. Surah) "By He in Whose Hand my soul is in, it is equal to one third of the
Qur’aan." (Reported by Bukhari)

(34) And from Abu Hurairah " (who said) that the Messenger of Allah
! said: "'(The Surah of) Say! He is Allah, One’, is equal to one third of
the Qur’aan." (Reported by Muslim)

THE VIRTUE OF THE MU`AWIDH-DHATAN

(35) From `Uqbah ibn `Amir " (who said) that the Messenger of Allah
(Peace be upon Him) said:
"Have you not seen the verses which have been revealed upon me this
night, which no one has seen the like thereof before; (they are) 'Says I
seek refuge with the Rabb of the Dawn.' (i.e. Surah no. 113), and ‘Say! I
seek refuge with the Rabb of Mankind.’" (i.e. Surah no. 114) (Reported by
Muslim)

(36) (And) also from `Uqbah ibn `Amir (radiallah Hu Anhu) who said:

"While the Messenger of Allah ! and I were going from Al-Juhfah to
AI-Abwa', we were overspread by winds and severe darkness. So the
Messenger of Allah ! began to seek refuge with 'Say! I seek refuge
with the Rabb of the Dawn (i.e. Surah no. 113), and `Say! I seek refuge
with the Rabb of Mankind (i.e. Surah no. 114) and said: ‘Oh ‘Uqbah, seek
refuge with them, for no person seeking refuge has sought refuge with
anything like them.' (Reported by Abu Dawud in his book of Sunnah. The Hadith
is Sahih).

4- i.e. Surah 113 (Al-Falaq -The Day Break) and 114 (An-Nas - The People).
Mu`awidh-dhatan literally means the two chapters used in seeking refuge.
[TRANSLATOR]

THE VIRTUE OF LOVING TO HEAR THE QUR’AAN FROM OTHERS

(37) From `Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (Radhi allah hu 'Anhu) who said:

"The Prophet ! said to me: `Recite the Qur’aan upon me.' So I said:
`(How can I) read the Qur’aan upon you, and (yet) upon you it was
revealed?' He ! said: `I like to hear it from others besides me.' So I
recited Surat An-Nisa (i.e. Surah no. 4) upon him until I reached the
following verse:

“How (will it be) then, when We bring from each
nation a witness and We bring you (0h Muhammad !) as a witness
against these people?”

So he ! said: `That is enough for now.' So I
turned to him (only to see) his eyes flowing with tears.' (Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim) And...

(38) From Anas ibn Malik ", (who said) that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said to Ubay ibn K'ab (rashi Allah hu 'Anhu): "`Verily Allah has ordered me to read upon you.'
He (Ubay ") said: `Has Allah named me for you?!'
He ! said: `Allah has named you for me.'
He (Anas ") said: so Ubay began to weep."
(Reported by Muslim)

THE VIRTUE OF STUDYING THE QUR' AN

(39) The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said:

"There is not a group which has gathered in a house from the houses
of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it between them,
except that tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will befall them,
the Angels will encircle them, and Allah will mention them to those
who are with Him (i.e. the Angels). And he who falls short (in gaining
knowledge and memorizing the Qur’aan) should (be prompt in) action,
(in) that which lineage5 will not hasten him (to do)." (Reported by Muslim)
And Allah has said in His Noble Book: (Oh Mankind! We have created
you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes,
that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you
with Allah is that [believer] who has piety. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Aware.) (Qur’aan 49:13)

5 - For example, if someone is the son of a scholar and falls
short in gaining knowledge and memorizing the Qur’aan, then
it is upon him to hasten in redeeming himself through studying
and hard work, not by relying upon his lineage, i.e. him being
the son of a scholar, king, or even being from the descendants
of the family of the Messenger r, etc. This meaning is taken
from An-Nawawi's explanation of Sahih Muslim [Translator]

And to conclude,

I ask Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, that He
may benefit the Muslims in every vicinity throughout the corners of the
vast Islamic world with this tafseer, and that He may have mercy upon
Ibn Katheer, with His Mercy of immensity. For He is capable of doing
all things, and in answering He is All-Worthy. And the last of our
supplications is that thankfulness be to Allah, the Rabb of the `Alamin
(mankind, jinns, and whatsoever exists).May Allah forgive me for unwanted mistakes.

Weeping From the Fear of Allah

"Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe to be affected by Allah's Reminder and that which has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture before, and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were rebellious, disobedient (faasiqoon)." [Al-Hadeed, (57):16]

Allah sent to us the Qur'an and "the skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allah." [39:23]

He mentioned in the Qur'an the promise and the threat, and made clear that His believing servants are fearful and shivering from the punishment of their Lord. Our Lord the Exalted elucidated to us that the believer, whenever his iman strengthens and his certainty increases, becomes more fearful of Allah.

Weeping of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam

The Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said to `Abdullah ibn Mas`ood, "Read to me the Qur'an." He said, "O Messenger of Allah! Should I recite to you and it was revealed to you?" He said, "Yes, for I like to hear it from others." "I recited Soorat an-Nisaaa' until I reached the ayah,

"How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people?" [An-Nisaa' (4):41]

He then said, 'Stop now.' I found that his eyes were tearful." [Fath al-Bari 8:712]

Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkheer, radhiallahu `anhu, said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, praying with us, and I heard the sound of his weeping coming out of his chest, which was like the sound of a boiling pot." [Abu Dawood, An-Nasaa'i, and At-Tirmidhi in ash-Shama'il, authenticated by Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim]

Weeping of Abu Bakr, radhiallahu `anhu

`Aaisha said, "During his illness, the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, said: 'Order Abu Bakr to lead the prayer.' I told the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, that, 'Indeed, if Abu Bakr stands in your place the people will not be able to hear him due to his (excessive) weeping.'" [al-Bukhari]

Our weeping

The righteous have cried, the worshippers have cried and the believers have cried. And in this time there are people by whom a complete year passes and they do not drop a single tear from the fear of Allah.

O Allah we seek refuge with you from hard hearts. O Allah soften our hearts to Your remembrance!

"Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest." [Ar-Ra'd (13):28]

"The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Qur'an) are recited unto them, they increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone)." [Al-Anfaal (8):2]

So why do we not cry today? We do not cry from the strength of the hardness of our hearts and our hearts' attachment to this world. So our hearts have hardened and our eyes have dried.

We are distant from our Lord. Had we been close our hearts would not have hardened. So he, who spends a whole week without his eye dropping a tear, let him sit and supplicate and humble himself. Maybe his heart would soften and his eye would drop a tear.

And if his heart doesn’t drop a tear, then let him open the Book of Allah and read its ayat with contemplation, humility and submissiveness. So if his eye cries, his heart fears and his soul humbles he has succeeded; and if he continues in the state of the hardened heart, let him sit in a dark room and weep over his state, for his heart has died.

Authentic Hadith about death - Muhammed(Peace Be Upon Him)

Allaah takes souls at the time of their death and [the souls] of those that do not die during their sleep. He retains those souls for which He has ordained death, whereas He releases the rest for an appointed term. [39:42]

Ibnul-Qayyim identifies over 90 supporting statements from the Quran, the Sunnah and sayings of the companions, which altogether give a complete picture of the nature of the human soul and the conditions which surround it.

If you could see when the worngdoers taste the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out, [saying], 'Deliver up your souls. This day you will be awarded a degrading punishment.' [6:93]

Here it is stated that death is painful for the disbelievers. Although they are ordered to surrender their souls to the angels, they are unwilling; therefore, the soul must be forced out as it does not wish to meet its punishment. [Qurtubi]

According to hadeeth: The Angel of Death... [says], 'O you foul soul, come out to the anger and wrath of your Lord.' The soul inside the disbeliever's body is overcome by terrible fear [and does not want to deliver itself up], whereupon the Angel of Death violently pulls it out like multi-pronged skewers being yanked out of wet wool - tearing with them the ateries and nerves.

Umm Salamah (radhiAllaahu 'anha) reported: Allaah's messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) entered upon Abu Salamah [i.e., his corpse], whose eyes were wide open. The prophet closed the lids and then said, 'When the ruh is taken out, the eyesight follows it [i.e., watches it ascend].' [Muslim & Ahmed]

The Angel of Death comes to the [dying] believer, sits at his head and says, 'O you good soul, come out and receive your Lord's forgiveness and pleasure.' Then the soul flows out effortlessly just as water flows from the mouth of a waterskin.

Abu Hurairah (radhiAllaahu 'anhu) narrated that the messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: When the soul of a believer comes out [of its body], two angels receive it and rise with it towards the heavens, whereupon the inhabitants of the heavens say, "A good soul has come from the earth. Allaah has blessed you and the body which you used to occupy." [Muslim]

The nafs and the ruh: The correct view, as maintained by the vast majority of Muslim theologians and endorsed by the scholars of ahl-us-Sunnah, is that the terms nafs and ruh are interchangeable. However, the term nafs is usually applied when the soul is inside the body, and the word ruh is used when the soul is aprt from the body. However, each one has clearly distinct and restricted applications in certain contexts. E.g., nafs may represent self as in 24:61, or revelation as in 42:52, or Jibreel as in 26:192-193, or in an even more restricted sense e.g., spirit of faith as in 58:22.

Hadeeths which prove that both are the same thing:

Umm Salamah (radhiAllaahu 'anha) reported that the messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: When the ruh is taken out, the eyesight follows it.

Abu Hurairah (radhiAllaahu 'anhu) reported that the messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Do you not see that when a person dies his gaze is fixed intently; that occurs when his eyesight follows his nafs [as it comes out] [Both in Muslim & Qurtubi's at-Tadhkirah] Also see Siddeeq Hasan Khan's Fath-ul-Bayaan.

The experience of death: Every soul will taste death [3:185]

Hardships and agonies:

And the agony of death comes, in truth; that is what you wished to avoid. [50:19] In this verse the phrase "sakratul mawt" is used to indicate the swoon of death. This verse implies that every dying person must experience some pain and torment. [See al-Alusi's Ruh-ul-Ma'ani and Qurtubi's tafseer]

Aishah (radhiAllaahu 'anha) related: [On the occasion of his approaching death], Allaah's messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) had a small vessel of water placed before him. He began to dip his hands in the water,a nd wiping his face with them. He said: There is none worthy of worship except Allaah. Indeed death brings with it agonies! Then he raised his hand up and kept repeating, 'In the most exalted company' until his soul was taken and his hand fell limp. [Bukhari]

Aishah (radhiAllaahu 'anha) reported: Truly, I saw the messenger of Allaah when death approached him. He had a container with some water in it into which he dipped his hand and then wiped his face. Then he said: O Allaah help me to overcome the agonies of death.

Appearance of Satan:

Hadeeth: Verily Satan comes to you at all circumstances and affairs of your life, even at the time of eating. [Muslim]

Al-Qurtubi mentions that a great number of pious and dependable scholars are known to have witnessed the presence of Satan at death. He relates that he heard one of his own respected teachers, Imam Abul-'Abbaas Ahmad bin 'Umar al-Qurtubi, say, "I visited the brother of our teacher, shaikh Abu Jafar Muhammad al-Qurtubi at Cordova and found him near death. It was said to him, 'Repeat Laa ilaaha illallaah,', to which he replied, 'No! No!' When he came to, we mentioned what had occurred. He said, 'Tow devils came to me , one on my left and the other on my right. One of them said, "Die as a Jew, for verily it is the best of religions," while the other said, "Die as a Christian, for truly it is the best of religions." So I answered them saying, "No! No! How dare you say such a thing to me!"

Repentance before death:

Hadeeth: When any of you completes the last tashahhud of his prayer, let him seek refuge in Allaah from four things, saying, 'O Allaah, verily I seek refuge in you from the punishment of the Hellfire and the torment of the grave; from the fitnah of life and of death; and from the evil fitnah of the false messiah.[Muslim, Nasai & others]

Allaah accepts the repentance of the servant so long as his spirit has not arrived at his throat. [Tirmidhi, al-Haakim, Ibn Hibbaan]

Their faith was of no use to themonce they saw Our doom. [40:85]

Forgiveness is not for those who continue to do evil deeds up until when death comes to one of them [and] he says, 'Truly, I repent now!' [4:18]

What Happens After Death

If you could see when the worngdoers taste the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out, [saying], 'Deliver up your souls. This day you will be awarded a degrading punishment.' [6:93]

Hadeeths which prove that both are the same thing:

Umm Salamah (radhiAllaahu 'anha) reported that the messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: When the ruh is taken out, the eyesight follows it.

The experience of death: Every soul will taste death [3:185]

Hardships and agonies:

Appearance of Satan:

Hadeeth: Verily Satan comes to you at all circumstances and affairs of your life, even at the time of eating. [Muslim]

Repentance before death:

Allaah accepts the repentance of the servant so long as his spirit has not arrived at his throat. [Tirmidhi, al-Haakim, Ibn Hibbaan]

Their faith was of no use to themonce they saw Our doom. [40:85]

Forgiveness is not for those who continue to do evil deeds up until when death comes to one of them [and] he says, 'Truly, I repent now!' [4:18]

Best Duas in Arabic Text and English Translation

At this stage I can not find a better gift or greater masterpiece than to present to those who fast gifts from the Prophet of guidance sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam. They are those practical hadiths that have been mentioned in connection with rewards and blessings. Behold! They are the hadiths that lead to the doors of happiness and the paths of goodness in this world and the Hereafter.

'Whoever recites the Surah al Ikhlas ten times, Allah will build for him a house in the Paradise' (Ahmad - sahih).

'Whoever recites the Surah al Kahf on a Friday, a light will be created for him until the next Friday' (Al Hakim and Al Bayhaqi - sahih).

'Whoever recites the verse of the throne after every compulsory prayer will not be forbidden entrance to Paradise' (Ibn Hibban and Al Nisa'e - sahih).

'Whoever recites Surah al Ikhlas it is as if he read one-third of the Quran' (Ahmad, Al Nisa'e, Al Tirmidhi - sahih).

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Best Duas Said by Prophet Muhammed(Peace be upon him) with English Tanslation(Arabic Text)