Brilio.net – Of course, most people are reluctant to talk about death when it’s unknown. Talking about death feels so scary because it imagines things that are sad or painful.
However, there are times for you to remember about death. There is nothing wrong with feeling the pleasures of the world, but don’t forget to continue doing good deeds, good behavior, and worship.
This good practice can be your provision later when you die and are in the afterlife. In addition to good practices, you can also read words of wisdom that can remind you of death even more and increase your enthusiasm to do good. So, here brilio.net summarizes various sources, Thursday (23/9), Islamic wise words about death that can strengthen faith.
1. “Don’t desperately chase something that doesn’t lead to death.” – Gus Dur
2. “And the life of the world is but a deceptive pleasure.” – QA Ali Imran (3): 185
3. “Because death does not wait for your goodness, does not wait for your salvation, does not wait for your thousand promises of prostration.”
4. “After death comes, everything we have in this world will be destroyed. Only good deeds can be proud later.”
5. “If we pursue the world, the afterlife will leave us. But if we pursue the afterlife, the world will be with us.” – Habib Ali Zainal Abidin Al Hamid
6. “Each community has a time limit, so when the time has come they cannot postpone it even for a moment and cannot (also) advance it.”
7. “Knows no age, knows no time, knows no place. Truly death is very close.”
8. “The coming of death is not waiting until you will get better. Be a good person and wait for death.” – Habib Ali Zainal Abidin
9. “Every soul shall taste death.” – QS Ali Imran: 183
10. “Death sounds like an ordinary thing. But when we think about it, we can’t laugh. This world is not where we live, but where we die.”
11. “Wherever you are, death will surely come to you even if you take refuge in a very high and sturdy fortress.” – QS An-Nisa 78
12. “Arrogant with a temporary life? Whereas every day our age is getting less and more and more death is chasing before our eyes.”
13. “The world is only a place of rest and accommodation to wait for the hereafter. No one knows the coming of death, including the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.”
14. “Death will be the breaker of all enjoyment and happiness felt in the world. Life in the afterlife is eternal. Meanwhile, nothing is eternal in this world.”
15. “O soul, exercise a little (do righteous deeds), then you will rest a lot in the paradise of Firdaus.”
16. “And Allah will not delay (the death) of a person when the time of his death has come.”
17. “Most people think death is still far, far away. But know.. when that day comes, it will be too late to do what we can do today.”
18. “As you walk the earth with pride, remember ‘today the ground is under you, tomorrow it may be the ground above you.'” -Dr. Bilal Phillips
19. “Why is a commendable person called earlier by God? Because in the eyes of God, his provision is more than enough to settle in heaven.”
20. “Too busy fixing myself for a crush and putting off preparing to die.”
21. “No one can predict. Instill faith in your heart and be useful for others.”
22. “We are born in one way, but death picks up in many ways.”
23. “The best human being is the one whose merit lives on even though his body is gone.”
24. “What is close to us is not family or relatives, but what is close to us is death.”
25. “Make death only in the body because your place of residence is the grave and the inhabitants of the grave are always waiting for your arrival at all times.” – Imam Al Ghazali
26. “Death is enough for advice.” – Umar bin Khatab
27. “There is no such thing as a truly ending. Even in death, it is the beginning of life in the afterlife.”
28. “One day your name will only be a memory, so leave something good as you want to be remembered.”
29. “From death we remember mistakes, and from pleasure we usually forget mistakes.”
30. “No matter how luxurious our lifestyle is, someday the land will be our return.”
31. “If death before our eyes has not been able to encourage repentance. Then what kind of advice can bring obedience to the divine?”
32. “You only live once, so don’t waste it looking for the best return home.”
33. “Keep yourselves from hell even if it is only with alms of half a date. Whoever does not get it, then say the words well.” – HR Bukhari
34. “If you want to demand something, then demand the afterlife. Because you will not get it except by looking for it.” – Umar bin Khatab
35. “From it (earth) We created you and to it We will return you and from there We will take you out at another time.” – QS Thaha 55
36. “To God you return.” – QS Hud 4
37. “Whoever remembers death a lot, he will get three glories, that is to repent quickly, his heart will be Qona’ah (feel enough), and be enthusiastic in worship”
38. “Every time your heart is careless and dissolved in the life of the world, you go out to the grave.”
39. “How can I be happy to be said to be young, while the conditions for dying don’t have to be old.”
40. “Don’t tell about your pain, don’t complain about the misfortune you experienced, and don’t consider yourself holy.”
41. “Never underestimate small sins, because it could be that things like that weigh more than deeds that we think are big but are zero.”
42. “Many believed that he would die.
But many forget that death can come at any time and so quickly.”
43. “Fear God and always remember the afterlife in your heart. Keep death always in your eyes and don’t forget your situation in front of God.” – Imam Shafi’i
44. “Asked to Imam Malik, ‘how are you this morning?’ So he replied, ‘Age is decreasing, and sin is increasing.'”
45. “Remember no matter how high the rank you have, in the end you will be called ‘dead.'”
46. ”And no matter how many friends you have, no matter how much property you have, only your righteous deeds will accompany you until the Day of Judgment comes.”
47. “It’s not when I’m worried about dying, but when I die later.”
48. “The world is running away from you, while the Hereafter is running towards you.”
49. “O people, all of you are guaranteed to enter heaven, except for one person. I’m really worried that one person is me.” – Umar bin Khattab
50. “Increase in remembering the breaker of pleasure, namely death. Because if death is remembered by a person who is in distress in life, it will be able to alleviate his distress.” – HR Thabrani and Al-Hakim
51. “When other people do not care about you when you are in trouble, then know that Allah Ta’ala wants to deal with your affairs, and Allah is enough as a helper.”
52. “Don’t delay repentance because death comes suddenly.”
53. “No matter how hard you want to chase the world, the finish line is still death.”
54. “He rarely goes to congregational prayers at the mosque, one day he goes to the mosque. He also gets the front row even ahead of the imam because he comes not to pray, but to pray.”
55. “My biggest regret is when the sun goes down. My death is getting closer, but my deeds are not increasing.” – Ibn Mas’ud
56. “Know that the world goes farther and farther away, while the Hereafter draws nearer.” – Ali bin Abi Talib
57. “He promised to repent tomorrow morning, then he went to sleep and did not wake up again.”
58. “Prepare for your death the way you plan your dream wedding.”
59. “The hereafter that will come, we ignore. While the world that will be left behind is busy thinking about it.” – Abuya Uci Turtusi
60. “When you are unable to take care of your own corpse, then don’t ever say ‘take care of yourself’ when advised.”
61. “Before this we heard stories about other people’s deaths. Until one day the stories about our deaths will be told by others.”
62. “Life and death are in the hands of the Divine. Destiny is a certainty, but life must go on. The process of life is the essence, while the final result is only the law. Gusti Allah will judge the sincerity of human struggle, not the end result. Even if you have to meet death, that is means martyrdom in the way of God.” – Diponegoro
63. “More people face death in bed than people die on a plane. But why are more people afraid of dying on a plane than people afraid of getting on a bed.” – Buya Hamka
64. “Death is the bridge that connects the one who loves with the one he loves.” – Jalaluddin Rumi
65. “Dying without love is the worst death of all deaths.” – Jalaluddin Rumi
66. “Most humans struggle to make themselves up. To stand out for themselves, even for that they negate other creatures. Until they have the heart to negate their God, that is death.” – Emha Ainun Nadjib
67. “Pay attention to our life and God will pay attention to our death.” – Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VIII
68. “Any amount of pride melts at the remembrance of death.” – Habiburrahman El Shirazy
69. “Death is the pinnacle. The end of a servant’s longing for his Lord.” – Asma Nadia
70. “Courage does not hasten death, and fear cannot avoid death. We must die, but in what circumstances? The choice is in our hands.” – Abdul Somad
71. “Truly charity quenches the wrath of God and rejects a bad death.” – Muhammad Khalil Itani
72. “Death is a partner who will definitely come to accompany us to step in a new life.”
73. “Don’t think so much about living well that you forget to think about dying well.”
74. “Allah Ta’ala has determined death before we were born. And death cannot be avoided, moved forward, backwards, because only with Allah’s permission can we meet death.”
75. “Each of us has pocketed a ticket to death with no date, time, and day specified.”
76. “O son of adam, step on the earth with your feet because soon it will be your grave. By Allah, you have always reduced your age since you were born from your mother’s belly.” – Abu Hatim
77. “Live each day as if it were the last day of your life. One day that (last) day will really happen in your life.” – Ibnul Qayyim
78. “O self, your life is your capital, the world is your field, your deeds are your results, and the afterlife is your abode.”
79. “If we don’t want to die on polytheism, then don’t feel safe from polytheism and never feel that our monotheism has been great.”
80. “When the time comes, may we be made easy and get husnul khotimah.”
81. “How many of us laugh morning and night, but we forget that our shroud is being woven.”
82. “The best among you is the one whose life is long and whose deeds are good.” – HR At Tirmizi
83. “Repent immediately, multiply good deeds, use your time for useful things. Don’t easily make excuses for being busy with work because death comes without notification.”
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