[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] The Grave

Assalamualaikum wbt n hye....

Without further ado... I present the advice from Imam Ghazali.

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Tenth Counsel

The Grave

My Dear Son,

Plant resolution in your spirit, and place defeat in your lower self and death in your physical body. For your true destination is the grave and the people of the grave are awaiting for you at every moment. Take care, beware lest you arrive without provision for the journey.

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq has said:
"These bodies are like cages of those of birds, or like stables of animals; so consider yourself of which you are. If you are of the heavenly bird, when you hear the roll [of the drum] : 'Return to your Lord', you will fly upwards until you reach the highest towers of Paradise."

As messenger of Allah said:
"The throne of the Compassionate shook at the death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh."

May Allah save you if you are as one of these animals, as Allah the Exalted says:
"They are like cattle, nay more misguided." (Quran, 7:179).

So do not consider yourself safe from the removal of your security of your home to the fire of Hell.

It was narrated that Hassan al-Basri r.a was given a drink of cold water. He took the glass whereupon it fell from his hands and he fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness he was asked: "What is the matter, O Abu Sa'id?" He said: "I remembered the desire of the inmates of Hell when they say to the people of Paradise: Give us some of the water or some of the provisions that Allah has granted you (Quran, 7:50)."

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p/s- Im coming up with a series of sketches called "Visualisation". Its gonna be another series like this Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib. InsyaAllah (",)v