Saleh al-Mizee said:
“In the middle of the day, I entered the graveyard. I looked at the graves and they were like a group of silent people.
I said,
‘How perfect Allah is! Who will bring you back to life and resurrect you after a long period of decomposition?’
A caller called out to me from behind those holes (in the ground), saying:
‘O Saleh:
And among His Signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His Command, then afterwards when He will call you by single call, behold, you will come out from the earth (i.e from your graves for reckoning and recompense). (Surah Rum 30:25)
Saleh said :
“By Allah, I then fell down unconscious.”
[Ibn Kathirs 'al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah']
15 Comments
April 7, 2008 at 16:57
subhaan’Allah !
April 7, 2008 at 22:36
Assalaamu alaykum,
I think I read an article on your site once where Umar Abdul Azeez said he never allows an hour to go by without thinking of death. What was the title of that post?
April 8, 2008 at 06:55
`alaykum as salam wa rahmatullah
and then they would weep
April 8, 2008 at 18:02
Jazaaki Allaahu khayr for putting up the link but its not that one. Its another article. In the one i’m talking about he only refers to himself, not anyone else.
April 8, 2008 at 20:31
Aameen – wa iyyak.
I’m sorry but I can’t find any other posts [on this blog] related to `Umar bin `Abd al `Azeez [rahimahullah] other than this:
“O People!” {Tearjerker!}
[His final khutbah].
But here is some narrations regarding his rememberance of the hereafter and his fear of it.
1] It was narrated that `Abd al-Salem had related to us saying “`Umar bin `Abd al-`Azeez wept and then his wife wept with him. Consequently, all his people at home wept with him and none of them knew why the others wept. When things became calm again Fatimah asked him ‘By my father, O Ameer ul-Mumineen, why did you cry?’
He answered:’I remembered something Fatimah; I remembered when all people will stand in trial in between the hands of Allah, the Exalted and how some of them will be sent to Paradise and the rest will be sent to Hell.” It was said that after he said this he cried and fell unconscious.
2] It was also narrated that `Abdullah bin az-Zubayr related to us “I have heard al-Qadah mentioning that whenever death is mentioned in front of `Umar he would shudder like a bird. He would also cry deeply, so deeply that his tears would run down his beard.”
3] It was also related that Sa`eed said: ” We have been told that whenever death is mentioned in front of `Umar bin `Abd al-`Azeez all his limbs would tremble.”
Taken from the Virtues of `Umar bin `Abd al-Azeez by ibn al-Jawzi
April 8, 2008 at 22:33
Ok, jazaa ki Allaahu khayr.
It is possible that it could have been on another blog that looks like yours.
June 30, 2008 at 10:37
subahanallah!
November 8, 2008 at 17:40
Subhan’Allah, what a powerful and timely ayah.
May Allah save us from ghaflah. Ameen
Ps. You need to post more ;)
November 14, 2008 at 05:07
^ i agree sister Fajr, I came to tell her the same thing!
January 5, 2009 at 19:35
As-salaamu ‘alaykum warahmatullaah,
Mashaa’Allaah, an excellent reminder and you have a great blog. May Allaah reward you for it and increase you in status in Aakhirah. Are you the same sis from __________?
January 7, 2009 at 19:30
`alaykum as salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
Yep, I am the same sis from ” ___”. (Sorry I had to edit your question – I’m a extremely private person and prefer personal details to remain undisclosed to the online world).
January 8, 2009 at 06:55
Wa ‘alaykum salaam warahmatullaah!
No worries! Sorry I didn’t realise you would mind, forgive me.
Can I add your blog to mine?
January 8, 2009 at 12:47
No need to apologise sis , you weren’t to know.
Sure, go ahead inshaAllah.
January 18, 2009 at 00:07
assalamu alaykum….
you know the post from this blog i ALWAYS remember….is
‘Allah knows i killed him’….
masha Allah….for some reason it refuses to leave me.
i think of this blog and i think of that post
January 18, 2009 at 14:18
wa`alaykum as salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Well habibty… do me a favour inshaAllah, narrate that story to ibn/bint `Uthman for me.