Death. Nobody wants to experience it. (At least not that I know of.) Yet, some people are curious about the feeling of death.
"The pain of sakaratul maut (the removal of life from our body by Angel Izrail) is about three hundred times more painful than being struck by a sword."(IMAGINE THAT!) - H.R. Ibnu Abu Dunya
Death is VERY painful. Especially for those who do not believe. Even the Prophet Muhammad felt pain when his life was extracted by Angel Izrail (The angel assigned by Allah to remove lives). "Jibril, how sick is this sakaratul maut!" the Prophet said to Angel Jibril, who was by his side.
Seeing his father's life being extracted, Fatimah's eyes shut. Ali, who was also by the Prophet's side, lowered his head and Angel Jibril turned his face. "Jibril, are you disgusted to see me, so you turned away?" asked the Prophet. Jibril replied, "Who would bear seeing Allah's favorite creature being snatched away by death?"
Then the yell of the Prophet was heard, because the pain was unbearable. "Oh Allah, death is horrifying! Just give all the punishment of death to me, not to my people" (Awww! how generous and thoughtful is he?)
The Prophet's body became cold. His legs and chest weren't moving anymore. His lips trembled as if he wanted to whisper something. Ali immediately brought his ears close to the Prophet's lips. "Uushiikum bis shalati, wa maa malakat aimanuku" Meaning: Watch your prayers and teach the weak people among you to be polite.
Outside the door, cries were heard, friends hugging each other. Fatimah covered her face with her hands and Ali's ears again were brought closer to the Prophet's lips, which were beginning to turn blueish. "Ummatii, ummatii, ummatii," he said. Meaning: My people, my people, my people. And the Prophet returned to Allah's side.
If someone like the Prophet felt that much pain when his life was extracted, let alone us, imperfect humans! Moreover, the unbelievers, the pain will be very horrendous, indeed!
Even though the pain of sakaratul maut is unbearable, the Prophet had the chance to request to Angel Jibril to meet Allah and ask Him to let him suffer all the pain that his people will suffer during sakaratul maut. But Allah didn't accept the Prophet's request, which was delivered by Angel Jibril. Then the Prophet asked for two-thirds of his people's pain to be inflicted on him. Still, Allah rejected the request. The Prophet then asked for only one-third of his people's pain to be inflicted on him. That last request, Allah accepted.
Mentioned in a narration: when a believer is dying, four angels will come towards him/her. One angel extracts the soul from the right foot, one angel extracts the soul from the left foot, one angel extracts the soul form the right hand and the other angel extracts the soul from the left hand. Then his/her soul is free just like that when they extract it from the end of his/her head and fingers.
Angel Izrail extracts a human life depending on what he/she has done throughout their lifetime. If the person that's going to die rebels Allah, then Angel Izrail will extract his/her soul roughly. Otherwise, if the person that's going to die respects Allah, then Angel Izrail will extract his/her soul gently.
The Prophet once said, "The believer's soul comes out by jumping out and the unbeliever's soul is hard to be taken out, like extracting a soul from a donkey." - Narrated by ath-Thabarani and Abu Na'aim of al-A’masy of Ibrahim of Alqamah of Abdullah.
Outside the door, cries were heard, friends hugging each other. Fatimah covered her face with her hands and Ali's ears again were brought closer to the Prophet's lips, which were beginning to turn blueish. "Ummatii, ummatii, ummatii," he said. Meaning: My people, my people, my people. And the Prophet returned to Allah's side.
If someone like the Prophet felt that much pain when his life was extracted, let alone us, imperfect humans! Moreover, the unbelievers, the pain will be very horrendous, indeed!
Even though the pain of sakaratul maut is unbearable, the Prophet had the chance to request to Angel Jibril to meet Allah and ask Him to let him suffer all the pain that his people will suffer during sakaratul maut. But Allah didn't accept the Prophet's request, which was delivered by Angel Jibril. Then the Prophet asked for two-thirds of his people's pain to be inflicted on him. Still, Allah rejected the request. The Prophet then asked for only one-third of his people's pain to be inflicted on him. That last request, Allah accepted.
Mentioned in a narration: when a believer is dying, four angels will come towards him/her. One angel extracts the soul from the right foot, one angel extracts the soul from the left foot, one angel extracts the soul form the right hand and the other angel extracts the soul from the left hand. Then his/her soul is free just like that when they extract it from the end of his/her head and fingers.
Angel Izrail extracts a human life depending on what he/she has done throughout their lifetime. If the person that's going to die rebels Allah, then Angel Izrail will extract his/her soul roughly. Otherwise, if the person that's going to die respects Allah, then Angel Izrail will extract his/her soul gently.
The Prophet once said, "The believer's soul comes out by jumping out and the unbeliever's soul is hard to be taken out, like extracting a soul from a donkey." - Narrated by ath-Thabarani and Abu Na'aim of al-A’masy of Ibrahim of Alqamah of Abdullah.
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