A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu al-Faraj ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Jawzy ( r.a. ) wrote, in Thib ar-Ruhani , that a person of sound mind should not fear illness excessively, because it must inevitably befall him some time during his life, and fearing what is inevitable is merely an increase in harm.  As for fearing death and thinking about it, it is something that is hard to do but what eases it, is knowing that death is inevitable so caution does not benefit the person in anyway rather it increases one's cautiousness.  Every time a person imagines the intensity of death, he experiences it emotionally, this is why he should not picture death in his mind, he will only die once, not multiple times, and avoiding thinking about it will ease it.   A person should also know that Allah ( s.w.t. ) is Able to Make it easier, if He Wills, and that what is after death is more disturbing than death itself, because death is a bridge that takes us to our eternal ...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said to Sayyidina Mu’adz ibn Jabal ( r.a. ), “ Ya Mu’adz.”   And Sayyidina Mu’adz ( r.a. ) replied, “Yes, O my Prophet.”   They rode on, and the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “ Ya Mu’adz.”   “Yes, my Prophet.”   Again the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) did not say anything, indicating that what he was about to say was extremely important.  A moment later, again the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “ Ya Mu’adz.”   And again, Sayyidina Mu’adz ( r.a. ) said, “Yes, yes, my Prophet, at your service.”   The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “Know this: For anyone who says ‘ Laa ilaha illa Allah , Muhammad ar-Rasulullah ’, there will be no Punishment, and all will be Forgiven.”   Sayyidina Mu’adz ( r.a. ) quite excitedly said, “Is this something I can tell everyone?”   The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “No, do not tell it, because they will ease off on their work, and they will ease off on their prayers.” ...