The Trial of a Person at the Time of Death
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My esteemed Shaykh, I love you for the sake of Allah. May Allah benefit with your knowledge and bless you! You mentioned in your explanation of these blessed verses that the person at the point of death is tested. Is this specific to the disbeliever, or does it apply to all those at the point of death?
May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
As for the disbeliever, he is a disbeliever and dies upon disbelief; but the believer who is in danger is the one who is tested.
The questioner: You said that he is tested,It is said to him: be a Christian, or be a Jew.
The Shaykh: This is called the presentation of religions. Is the presentation of religions for every deceased person? No.
It is not for every deceased person; but some people are tested. It is said that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), in the context of death, would faint, and those around him would hear him saying: "After? After?" When he regained consciousness, they would say: "What is after? After? O Abu 'Abdullah?"He said: I saw Satan biting his fingertips, saying: "Test me, O Ahmad,"I said: "After? After?" How is this? Because as long as a person's soul has not departed, he is exposed to trial.
May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me.
As for the disbeliever, he is a disbeliever and dies upon disbelief; but the believer who is in danger is the one who is tested.
The questioner: You said that he is tested,It is said to him: be a Christian, or be a Jew.
The Shaykh: This is called the presentation of religions. Is the presentation of religions for every deceased person? No.
It is not for every deceased person; but some people are tested. It is said that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), in the context of death, would faint, and those around him would hear him saying: "After? After?" When he regained consciousness, they would say: "What is after? After? O Abu 'Abdullah?"He said: I saw Satan biting his fingertips, saying: "Test me, O Ahmad,"I said: "After? After?" How is this? Because as long as a person's soul has not departed, he is exposed to trial.