Dear Islamic brothers! Certainly, this world is the realm of action, and the Hereafter is the day of recompense. The one who carries out any deed here, he will be requited accordingly in the Hereafter. Fortunate are those who remain preoccupied in preparation for the Hereafter whilst they are in this world and leave this world with the provision of pious deeds. Let us listen to some advice, admonitory accounts and thought-provoking statements from our pious predecessors رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ. First, let us listen to a faith-inspiring account.

No one cries contemplating the Hereafter

In volume 1, page 137 of ꜤUyūn al-Ḥikāyāt, a publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, it is written:

Sayyidunā Yazīd b. Ṣalt رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه narrates, “Once, I travelled to Baṣrah to meet a pious and ascetic friend of mine. When I arrived at his home, I found him in a critical state, and he was close to death due to the intensity of his illness. His parents, wife and children were stood around him, crying. Hopelessness was visible on their faces.

I greeted them with salām and asked, ‘What are you feeling at this moment?’

Upon hearing this, my friend stated, ‘At this moment I feel as though ants are traveling within my body.’ Whereupon, his father began to weep.

My friend enquired, ‘O my compassionate father! What makes you cry?’

He replied, ‘My dear son! Grief due to separation from you makes me cry. What will happen to us after you pass away?’

Then, his mother, wife and children all began to weep.