Every self will taste death. We test you with both good and evil as a trial. And you will be returned to Us. (Surat al-Anbiya': 35)
Never Forget That…
• Everyone, including ourselves and our family members will certainly die,
• The time of death is determined by our Lord,
• Everyone's death is predetermined and that no one can put off that predetermined time when it comes,
• At death, we will return to our Lord,
• Our body will be of no value whatsoever once we die,
• When placed in the earth the body will undergo a rapid process of decay,
• The repentance made at the moment of death may not be accepted,
• All the forms of weakness we have in this world are given us to remind death,
• Thinking about death will purify us of all false ambitions,
• You must pray to Allah to take you as a Muslim at your death.