Shaykh Saalih al Fawzaan:Taking The Means That Bring About A Good Ending: Does a person have control over whether he dies as Muslim?

Taking The Means That Bring About A Good Ending

Striving to take the means that lead to good ending:

وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

(And do not die except as Muslims)

This is a command from Allāh سبحان وتعالى that the believer should not die except he is a Muslim holding fast to his religion; does a person have control over whether he dies as Muslim or is it in the hands of Allāh سبحان وتعالى? This is in the hands of Allāh, سبحان وتعالى.

However, the meaning of His saying: (وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ), And do not die except as Muslims, is: Be firm and steadfast upon eeman and upon Islām; whoever is firm and steadfast upon eeman and upon Islām  then he has carried out the means by which Allāh سبحان وتعالى will grant him a good ending, the one who has lived his life upon something will die upon it.

So in this is an encouragement for a person to hold fast to his religion and to be patient upon it, so that his death does not arrive whilst he is sinning, as a result his life is ended with an evil ending.

Who ever lives his life upon something he will be given an ending with that; whoever lived his life in obedience and loving Allāh and His Messenger then he has taken the means which will bring about for him a good ending. As for the one who commits sins and acts of disobedience then he has taken the means that will bring about for him an evil ending.

So let the people take heed of this.¹

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¹ Shaykh Salih Al Fawzān, Wujood at Tathabut min al akhbaar wa Ihtiraam al ‘Ulamaa pp. 4-5 

Translated by Abū Tasneem Mushaf

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9/14/18, 10:19 AM

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