Tagged: death

1957

إِنَّمَا حَظُّ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الطُّولِ وَالْعَرْضِ قِيدُ قَدِّهِ مُتَعَفِّراً عَلى خَدِّهِ

Surely, your share of this earth with its great length and width, is merely the size of your body while your cheek is on the dust.

This quote appears in one of the Nahjul Balaghah sermons: sermon 82.

1774

إنَّ هذا الأمْرَ لَيْسَ بِكُمْ بَدَأَ، وَ لا إلَيْكُمُ انْتَهى ، وَ قَدْ كانَ صاحِبُكُمْ هذا يُسافِرُ، فَعُدُّوهُ في بَعْضِ سَفَراتِهِ ، فَإنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمْ ، وَ إلاّ قَدِمْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ

قاله عليه السلام عند تعزية قوم بميت

Condoling relatives of a deceased person, Ali bin Abi Talib said:

This matter did not start with you, and it does not end with you. Your companion was traveling, so consider him in one of his travels; he will either arrive to your place, or you will arrive to his place.

1281

ألا تائِبٌ مِنْ خَطيئَتِهِ قَبْلَ حُضُورِ مَنيَّتِهِ

Isn’t there someone repenting his sins before his death comes?

Watch and listen to this video clip about repentance:

Listen to Dua Tawbah by Imam Sajjad (a.s.):

1613

إن اليوم عمل ولا حساب وغدا حساب ولا عمل

Today there are deeds and no judgment, and tomorrow there will be judgment and no deeds.

The Imam is drawing our attention to the opportunity we have been given in this world to prepare for the afterlife. Once we die, we don’t have it anymore and the only thing we have in the afterlife is judgment of our deeds, whether good or bad.