A reading of the chapter on remembering death and shortening hope from Riyad al-Salihin.

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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said, in the context of the verses in the chapter "Remembering Death and Shortening Hope": "Allah the Exalted said:

⁽⁹⁾ O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers. ⁽¹⁰⁾ And spend [in the way of Allah] 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." ⁽¹¹⁾ But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلا أَوْلادُكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ * وَأَنْفِقُوا مِنْ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَولا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ * وَلَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْساً إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

[Al-Munafiqun 63:9-11]

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And He the Exalted said:

⁽⁹⁹⁾ [For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back ⁽¹⁰⁰⁾ That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. ⁽¹⁰¹⁾ So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. ⁽¹⁰²⁾ And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful. ⁽¹⁰³⁾ But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally. ⁽¹⁰⁴⁾ The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles. ⁽¹⁰⁵⁾ [It will be said]. "Were not My verses recited to you and you used to deny them?"

حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ * لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحاً فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ كَلاَّ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَائِلُهَا وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ * فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلا أَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ * فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ * وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدُونَ * تَلْفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَالِحُونَ * أَلَمْ تَكُنْ آيَاتِي تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

[Al-Mu'minun 23:99-105]

up to His saying:

⁽¹¹²⁾ [Allah] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?" ⁽¹¹³⁾ They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate." ⁽¹¹⁴⁾ He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known. ⁽¹¹⁵⁾ Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"

كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْماً أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ فاسْأَلِ الْعَادِّينَ * قَالَ إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ * أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثاً وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لاَ تُرْجَعُونَ

[Al-Mu'minun 23:112-115]

Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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