Moutasem al-Hameedy – Reality of Death – Emotional Reminder

So this is why Allah says,

Do not die except

in surrender, in a state of surrender that

means you have to be

submissive to Allah.

All of us think we are the exception

and that we will get notified before we

die.

Or that we will

be ill and sick and our health will

deteriorate

before our death, so we get a chance

in order to make up for our mistakes

and be ready for death. Allah is not

going to give you more time when death

comes. It's a final decision you're going to

leave whether you are ready or not.

The person who has not been prepared

or who has not prepared for that moment,

inevitable

certain moment of leaving this world

and leaving everything behind,

including the bright future and the plans the

person had in mind

because death when it comes it interrupts

your plans

and it takes your hopes

and it breaks

all of the

ambitions that you had in this life.

So the person who is not ready, when

death jumps on them, they turn to Allah

and they say, oh Allah,

save me.

Save me for

a little while, for some time.

Give me a little extra time, so I

fix my affairs. So I get ready for

this moment and then Allah says and Allah

will never,

Allah will never delay a soul or a

person beyond their time.

Allah is not is not going to give

you more time when death comes,

it's a final decision you're going to leave

whether you are ready or not.

And this is why Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

says in the verse that we quote every

Friday at the beginning of every Khutbah.

Allah says, die not

except in submission.

Die not, except as Muslims. How do you

do that when you are prepared for death?

You have to be prepared for death.

And all of us seem to fall for

the satanic trap

of making us think

that we are different from other people who

died an unexpected

death.

All of us think we are the exception

and that we will get notified before we

die.

Or that we will be

ill and sick and our health will deteriorate

before our death, so we get a chance

in order to make up for our mistakes

and be ready for death.

All of us think we are that person

who is going to get notified,

who will get the notice be beforehand about

death.

But death often in the lives of people

comes as a surprise,

It catches you by surprise, it catches you

off guard.

That's the nature of death.

And death does not recognize

age or health,

it comes to healthy people,

it comes to young people.

And there are so many reasons

that bring death about.

You could be the healthiest

and you could be young.

You could be full of energy and hope

and ambition in this life.

You could have bright

plans and you could be a very in

exceptionally

intelligent person, and you think you have something

to contribute,

and you have been brought into this world

to be Allah's gift to the creation.

So death doesn't even cross your mind because

you think it's only gonna come when you

fulfill this mission in life, but

sometimes people are surprised by the angel of

death coming to them when they least expect

it.

So this is why Allah says, Do

not die except

in surrender. In a state of surrender that

means you have to be

submissive to Allah.

You have to be obedient to Allah all

the time,

all the time.

So many places in the Quran, Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala reminds us, especially when Allah

wants to give us advice

about how to carry ourselves well

and how to make the right choices in

life, Allah reminds us of our inevitable

return to Him.

Why?

Because nothing

brings life to our hearts

more than the remembrance of death.