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| The Scene of a Death Bed [Illustration Only] |
Yazid Raqqashi (mercy of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said that one of the cruel Israelites was cohabiting with his wife in his own house when he saw a stranger entering the house. He flew into a rage and stepped towards him. He asked him who he was and by whose permission he had entered the house. The stranger replied that he had entered there with the permission of the owner of the house and added that no barrier could obstruct his way.
He did not even consider it necessary to seek permission when meeting the kings. He was neither afraid of the dread of a cruel man nor anything that could hinder him from approaching the arrogant and the haughty. As soon as the cruel man heard the stranger, he was terrified, started trembling, and fell upon the ground prostrate. After that, he said that he was beyond all doubt, the angel of death, which the stranger admitted. Then the owner of the house requested the angel of death to allow him time to enable him to make a will.
The angel told him that the time for making a will had lapsed and that his days were numbered. He further said that the appointed time of his death had approached which did not admit of any delay. The owner asked the angel of death where would he lead him. The angel of death told him that he would lead him to his own deeds (just as he has done the deeds, so small he found his place). His place in the next world would be determined based on deeds done by him in the world.
The cruel man told the angel of death that he had done no good deeds and had made no preparation for the next world. Whereupon the angel of death informed him that he would lead him to hell fire) (A reference is made to a verse of Surah Ma‘arij, the translation of which is) “But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell, eager to roast. It calls him who turned and fled (from truth)”.
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ ١١
Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
Soon after that, the angel of death extracted the soul of the cruel man. As soon he died, the members of his family bemoaned and child.
He was overpowered by the feeling of pity for that woman and her child and felt agitated as to what would become of the lonely child in the desolate jungle. The angels told him that the cruel man whose soul he had to extract was the) same child. The angel of death was astonished to hear the news and _ glorified Allah hymned His praise and lauded His power.
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[THE STATEMENT OF HASSA BASRI ON DEATH]
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