A calamity greater than death: Death separates a person from | Ilm4all

A calamity greater than death:

Death separates a person from him father, mother, wife, children, friends, and others.

It separates the person from his wealth, property, and whatever he owned in this world.

A person might dream about wanting to start a business, or get married, or travel, or build a big house, or buy a luxurious car, but when death approaches, everything – for this person – stops at its place, his dreams remain incomplete and the wishes remain unfulfilled. Everything and every relationship comes to an end for him in this world.

Is death a calamity or not?! Indeed, it is a calamity, as Allaah تعالى says:

إِنْ أَنتُمْ ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَأَصَابَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةُ الْمَوْتِ

{if you are travelling through the land and the calamity of death befalls you}
[Surah al-Maaidah (5): 106]

Death is a true calamity! It is a reality from which there is no escape.

But if one were to contemplate, they’ll realize that there is a calamity greater than death. Yes, getting cut off from doing more good deeds is indeed a greater calamity.

The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝When a person dies, all his acts come to an end except for three…❞
[Saheeh Muslim]

The Prophet ﷺ also said: ❝None of you should wish for death, for if he is a doer of good, he may increase his good deeds, and if he is an evil-doer, he may stop the evil deeds and repent❞
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5673, 7235)]

He ﷺ also said: ❝None amongst you should wish for death, and do not ask for it before it comes, for when any one of you dies, his actions (to do good deeds) are terminated, and the age of a Believer does not add except in goodness.❞
[Saheeh Muslim]

And Allaah تعالى said:

وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

{And spend [in the way of Allaah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says: "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."}
[Surah al-Munaafiqoon (63): 10]

But after death, there is no second chance, as Allaah تعالى said:

وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

{But never will Allaah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.}
[Surah al-Munaafiqoon (63): 11]