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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is meant by the visitor to the cemetery saying: “And indeed, if Allah wills, we are to follow you,” given that death is a certainty for every living being?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He asks and says: What is meant by the visitor to the cemetery saying, “And indeed, if Allah wills, we are to follow you,” given that death is a certainty for every living being? Or is the intended meaning different from what comes to mind? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The questioner wanted to know why the exception by the will of Allah was used. Yes, yes. “And indeed, if Allah wills, we are to follow you,” even though it is known that every soul will die. Yes. And the answer to this, and Allah knows best, is that the phrase “if Allah wills” is either for the sake of realization, or for the sake of dying upon Islam and joining the believers, because this is a matter that is not guaranteed. A person does not know what his ending will be, so he says “if Allah wills” as a means of seeking help from Allah and having good opinion of Allah that he will die upon Islam and join his believing brothers. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المراد بقول الزائر للمقبرة: (( وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقون ))، مع أن الموت أمر حتمي على كل حي؟ — youtube.com

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