Question

My brother passed away on the day of Arafat in a accident. He passed away straight away. what does this mean?

Answer

May Allah accept Hajj from your brother, grant him forgiveness and Jannatul Firdous! May Allah bless you and your parents with Sabre-Jameel, peace and happiness!

A person's death (time, place) is decreed by Allah. Then, what is better is dying on the day of Hajj in that blessed place? There are several Ahadith describing the virtues of a person dying during Hajj. Form those narrations, we learn that a haji who died during Hajj will be raised on the day of judgement reciting Talbia (Labbaik). If a haji died during Hajj, a reward of Hajj will be written for him until the day of judgement!

The deceased's inheritance should be distributed (ask a Mufti on those details) and care/assitance should be provided to his wife and children, if any. You should make Dua, give some Sadaqa and make Esaal-e-Sawaab of good deeds to your brother, on a regular basis.

This incident is an eaxmple which shows how temporary this life is. The best thing we can do is to become pious friends of Allah. 'Religious' does not mean who prays and fast only - the definition is 'who abstains from all sins' - this includes our daily life, food, earning and sepnding, dress, full hijab (niqab for woman), manners and purification of heart - read the article and Khutbah on our site and listen to leactures .. inshaAllah your knowledge will increase.

This life is all about controlling desires and protecting from the traps of Nafs (self) and Shaytaan. This is a temporary life where desires and feeling may not be fulfilled completely - the place for enjoyment and desires is Jannah. Paradise is a reality ' with rivers of milk and honey, palaces of gold and silver, delicious food and fruits, beautiful companions, always happy, always young, always healthy ' a great kingdom for ever and ever for an unending enjoyment and bliss.

The best thing for a believer is to make Taubah from all sins, big or small -- make a list of all mistakes in your past life, pray 2 rakat (Salah of Taubah) and ask Allah to fogive you. Then, try to make up for any missing Salah, any missing fasting, any missing Zakah/Hajj etc. Also, ask forgiveness from other people if any injustice or verbal abuse as made.

There are other obvious sins in our society - encourage everyone in our homes and community to make Taubah --- for example, not keeping a beard (for men), not observing proper Hijab (Niqab for women), watching movies/ pictures, music, mixing with non-Mahram, hanging pictures of living beings in home. These and many other activities are a waste of time/resources, makes a person unmindful of Akhirah (Hereafter) and lose the opportunity of earning millions of good deeds via Dawah, learning and teaching, Zikr, Tilawat of Quran, Durood, Isteghfar and Dua.

To keep good motivation, you may listen to some lecture and read articles on our site.

Purpose of Life (article)
http://www.islameasy.org/pdf/Purpose_of_Life_flyer.pdf

Purpose of Life (lecture)
http://islameasy.org/bayan/Taleem/PurposeOfLife.mp3

Cure for depression
http://islameasy.org/Cure_Depression.php

How should Every Muslim live through day and night?
http://www.islameasy.org/MuslimDailyLife.php

Prayer and Du'a - Strong connection with Allah
http://islameasy.org/index.php
 

And Allah knows best.

Ask Alimah Team

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