1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:01:02,929 --> 00:01:04,930 Some people understand this verse 3 00:01:04,930 --> 00:01:06,930 to mean that a person 4 00:01:06,930 --> 00:01:08,930 must not die except while they are a believer. 5 00:01:08,930 --> 00:01:10,930 However, 6 00:01:10,930 --> 00:01:12,930 can a person guarantee that? 7 00:01:12,930 --> 00:01:14,930 And does a person know 8 00:01:14,930 --> 00:01:16,930 when they will die, so that 9 00:01:16,930 --> 00:01:19,219 they may die as a believer? 10 00:01:19,219 --> 00:01:21,219 No one is able 11 00:01:21,219 --> 00:01:23,280 to guarantee that. 12 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,280 Nor does a person know the time 13 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,310 or the place in which they will die. 14 00:01:27,310 --> 00:01:29,310 But they can only 15 00:01:29,310 --> 00:01:31,310 strive to die 16 00:01:31,310 --> 00:01:33,310 with a good ending, 17 00:01:33,310 --> 00:01:35,310 dying while they are upon faith 18 00:01:35,310 --> 00:01:37,310 and Islam. 19 00:01:37,310 --> 00:01:39,310 At that point, it does not harm them in which 20 00:01:39,310 --> 00:01:41,500 land they die. 21 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:43,500 For the life of a person, even if it is long, 22 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,500 is short, 23 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:47,500 and hearts are prone to change. 24 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:49,500 And you, O servant of Allah, 25 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:51,500 are required to die 26 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:53,500 while you are upon faith. 27 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:55,500 You are required to worship Allah 28 00:01:55,500 --> 00:01:57,500 until the very last moment. 29 00:01:57,500 --> 00:01:59,500 The Almighty says: 30 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:01,500 "And worship your Lord 31 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:03,500 until there comes to you 32 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:05,500 the certainty [of death]." 33 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:08,939 So beware of having 34 00:02:08,939 --> 00:02:10,939 a bad ending. 35 00:02:10,939 --> 00:02:12,939 For the command to observe piety and worship 36 00:02:12,939 --> 00:02:14,939 continues until death, 37 00:02:14,939 --> 00:02:16,939 so that you may attain a good ending. 38 00:02:16,939 --> 00:02:18,939 The Prophet, 39 00:02:18,939 --> 00:02:20,939 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has explained 40 00:02:20,939 --> 00:02:22,939 that some people 41 00:02:22,939 --> 00:02:24,939 strive in acts of obedience 42 00:02:24,939 --> 00:02:26,939 and distance themselves from sins throughout 43 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:29,039 their lives, 44 00:02:29,039 --> 00:02:31,039 but shortly before death, 45 00:02:31,039 --> 00:02:33,039 they commit evil deeds and sins, 46 00:02:33,039 --> 00:02:35,039 and thus die in that state, 47 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:37,039 and their lives are concluded with 48 00:02:37,039 --> 00:02:39,169 an evil ending. 49 00:02:39,169 --> 00:02:41,169 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 50 00:02:41,169 --> 00:02:43,169 "A man 51 00:02:43,169 --> 00:02:45,169 may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise 52 00:02:45,169 --> 00:02:47,169 until there is only a cubit 53 00:02:47,169 --> 00:02:49,169 between him and it, 54 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:51,169 then the decree overtakes him, 55 00:02:51,169 --> 00:02:53,169 and he performs the deeds of the people of 56 00:02:53,169 --> 00:02:55,169 the Fire and enters it." 57 00:02:55,169 --> 00:02:57,360 On the authority of Sahl Ibn Sa'd, 58 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,360 may Allah be pleased with him, 59 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,360 [it is narrated] that a man among the Muslims 60 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,360 in one of the battles with the Messenger of Allah, 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,360 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 62 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,360 fought with great valor. 63 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,360 The Companions were impressed 64 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,360 by this and said, 65 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,360 "No one among us 66 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,360 has performed today as 67 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,360 so-and-so has." 68 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,360 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 69 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,360 "Know that he 70 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,460 is among the people of the Fire." 71 00:03:23,460 --> 00:03:25,460 Some of the Companions asked, 72 00:03:25,460 --> 00:03:27,460 "Who among us is of the people of Paradise 73 00:03:27,460 --> 00:03:29,460 if this man is of the 74 00:03:29,460 --> 00:03:31,580 people of the Fire?" 75 00:03:31,580 --> 00:03:33,580 A man from the group said, 76 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:35,580 "I will follow him and see 77 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:37,580 what he does." 78 00:03:37,580 --> 00:03:39,580 He followed him, and he said: 79 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:41,580 "The man was severely wounded, 80 00:03:41,580 --> 00:03:43,580 and he sought to hasten his death. 81 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:45,580 He placed his sword upon 82 00:03:45,580 --> 00:03:47,580 the ground, with the tip of 83 00:03:47,580 --> 00:03:49,580 his sword between his breasts, 84 00:03:49,580 --> 00:03:51,580 then he leaned upon his sword 85 00:03:51,580 --> 00:03:53,580 and killed himself." 86 00:03:53,580 --> 00:03:55,580 The man returned to the Messenger of Allah, 87 00:03:55,580 --> 00:03:57,580 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 88 00:03:57,580 --> 00:03:59,580 and said, 89 00:03:59,580 --> 00:04:01,580 "I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." 90 00:04:01,580 --> 00:04:03,580 He asked, "Why is that?" 91 00:04:03,580 --> 00:04:05,580 He said, 92 00:04:05,580 --> 00:04:07,580 "The man whom you mentioned earlier, 93 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:09,580 that he is of the people of the Fire— 94 00:04:09,580 --> 00:04:11,580 the people were astonished by that, 95 00:04:11,580 --> 00:04:13,580 so I said, 'I will find out for you.' 96 00:04:13,580 --> 00:04:15,650 I went out in pursuit of him, 97 00:04:15,650 --> 00:04:17,649 until he was severely 98 00:04:17,649 --> 00:04:19,649 wounded, 99 00:04:19,649 --> 00:04:21,649 and he sought to hasten his death. 100 00:04:21,649 --> 00:04:23,649 He placed the blade of his sword on the ground, 101 00:04:23,649 --> 00:04:25,649 with its tip between his breasts, 102 00:04:25,649 --> 00:04:27,649 then he leaned upon it 103 00:04:27,649 --> 00:04:29,839 and killed himself." 104 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,839 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said 105 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,839 at that moment: 106 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,839 "A man may perform 107 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,839 the deeds of the people of Paradise 108 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:39,839 as it appears to the people, 109 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,839 while he is actually of the people of the Fire." 110 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,839 Indeed, deeds are judged by their endings. 111 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,939 So work, O Muslim, 112 00:04:45,939 --> 00:04:47,939 and be consistent in your deeds, 113 00:04:47,939 --> 00:04:49,939 and beware of dying 114 00:04:49,939 --> 00:04:51,939 while you are in a state of sin. 115 00:04:51,939 --> 00:04:53,939 For what matters is the end.