Saif Morad – Why We Hate Death

Soleiman ibn Abd al Malik, he visited Medina

once, and he stayed there for 3 days,

and he asked the people that isn't there

anyone

who accompanied the companions of the Prophet that

can speak to us and give us a

reminder? So they said there is a man

by the name of Abu Hazim, and When

Suleiman sent for him and he came, they

had a long conversation.

And from it, I'll mention 3 points.

Three questions that Suleiman asked Abu Hazim. One

of the questions he asked him was, oh,

Abu Hazim, why do we hate death? Why

do we dislike death? To which he replied,

it's because you have built your dunya,

and you have ruined your akhirah.

And you hate to leave that which is

built

to that which is in ruins.

Then he asked him, how will it be

when we approach Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, when

we return to Allah? Allah? To which he

replied, as for the Muslim, the one who

has done good.

For this individual, it's like when he's returning

home, after being absent for a long time,

they return happy and excited.

But as for the person who did bad,

then it's as if they are a fugitive,

a runaway.

And they get captured,

and they return scared and fearful of what's

waiting for them. And upon hearing this, Suleiman,

he started crying. And then he asked him

that what do we have with Allah? To

which Abu Hazm said that weigh yourself, weigh

your deeds against the book of Allah, and

you will know where you fall because Allah

says in the Quran.

This statement of his personally hit me really

hard.

Because it's true. If we look at ourselves,

and we look at our deeds,

and we put it in front of the

Quran when Allah talks about the believers and

their characteristics,

and other than that,

where do we fall? May Allah truly forgive

our sins and our shortcomings,

and make us amongst those individuals who strive

to Jannah.