THE BEGINNING OF REGRET

FOR DISBELIEVERS
DEATH
َ ‫ت ۗ َو َن ْبلُو ُك ْم ِبال َّشرِّ َوا ْل َخٌ ِْر فِ ْت َنة ۗ َوإِلَ ٌْ َنا ُترْ َجع‬
‫ُون‬ ِ ‫س َذائِ َق ُة ا ْل َم ْو‬
ٍ ‫ُك ُّل َن ْف‬
Kullu nafsin-zaaa-iqatul-mawt; wa nabloukum-bish-sharri wal-khayri
fitnah. Wa ilaynaa turja’oun.
Everyone has to taste death, and We test you through
bad and good (situations) with a trial, and to Us you are
to be returned.
QUR’AAN 21:35

Presented by
HAJI MOHAMAD HANIM MOHAMAD ISA
Death is considered to be an end and a final
destruction by those who do not believe in the
Hereafter. This is a flawed perception however
because death is not an end but a beginning.
For believers, it is the beginning of a perfect,
eternal Paradise that is free from all evil and
flaws. For disbelievers on the other hand, it is
a transition to a life in Hell, where a great
penalty is suffered.
Those who comprehend this reality live a
pleasant end in the world when death
meets them and a pleasant beginning in
the Hereafter. These two occur
simultaneously. Disbelievers, on the
other hand, encounter the irrecoverable
regret of disregarding this reality, of
which they had been previously informed.
They suffer this regret at every moment
for as long as Allah wills and never find
respite from it.
Although death is not a subject of profound
thought for most people, it is an
unavoidable end. That is because Allah
creates death as the definite end of this
life. So far, not a single person has
avoided death. No one's property,
wealth, career, or close friends have
provided salvation from death. Certainly
everyone will meet death. Allah relates
this fact in many verses in the Qur'an:
 1. QUR’AAN 4:78 •
……. ‫ُوج ُم َش ٌَّ َد ٍة‬ ُ ‫أَ ٌْ َن َما َت ُكو ُنوا ٌ ُْد ِر ْك ُك ُم ْال َم ْو‬
ٍ ‫ت َولَ ْو ُك ْن ُت ْم فًِ ُبر‬ •
• Ayna maa takounou yud-rik-kumul-mawtu wa law kuntum fee buroujim-mushayyadah. ….
• "Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong
and high!”…..
2. QUR’AAN 62:8 •
‫ب َوال َّش َها َد ِة َف ٌُ َن ِّب ُئ ُك ْم ِب َما‬ َ ‫ون ِم ْن ُه َفإِ َّن ُه م ََُلقٌِ ُك ْم ۗ ُث َّم ُت َر ُّد‬
ِ ٌْ ‫ون إِلَ ٰى َعال ِِم ْال َغ‬ َ ‫قُ ْل إِنَّ ْال َم ْو‬
َ ُّ‫ت الَّذِي َتفِر‬ •
َ ُ‫ُك ْن ُت ْم َتعْ َمل‬
‫ون‬
• Qul’innal-Mawtallazee tafirrouna minhu fa’innahou mulaaqeekum thumma turaddouna ilaa
Aalimil-gaybi wash-shahaadati fayunabbi-ukum-bimaa kuntum ta’maloun.
• Say, Indeed, the death from which you (try to) run away has to visit you, then
you will be sent back to the Knower of the Unseen and the seen, and He will tell
you what you used to do.
3. QUR’AAN 63:11 •
َّ ‫َّللاُ َن ْفسا إِ َذا َجا َء أَ َجلُ َها ۗ َو‬
َ ُ‫َّللاُ َخ ِبٌ ٌر ِب َما َتعْ َمل‬
‫ون‬ َّ ‫َولَنْ ٌ َُؤ ِّخ َر‬ •
• Wa lany-yu’akhkhiraLLaahu nafsan izaa jaaa-a ajaluhaa: WaLLaahu khabee-rum-bimaa
ta’maloun.
• But Allah will never give respite to anyone, once his appointed time will come.
And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
So, does avoiding contemplation over death
and the life after death save one from facing
this reality? Surely the answer to this
question is "No". Since man is desperate
against death, the most rational thing to do
is to constantly contemplate upon death and
to get prepared for the hereafter, as the
Prophet Muhammad (saas) said "Ponder on
death a lot. Allah opens the heart of that person who
thinks about death a lot and makes death easy for him."
(Narrated by Abu Huraira)
Those who neglect thinking about the
Hereafter whilst being distracted by this
fleeting worldly life are taken by surprise by
death. Those saying "While we are young,
we can make the most of our lives and think
about death in the latter years of our lives"
grasp that they will never have such an
opportunity. That is because death is
predestined by Allah. A person may well die
before he grows old. In this case, solely
making future plans and postponing the
fulfillment of Allah's commands will only lead
to dreadful regret.
Those who spend their lives distant from Allah
and who only repent when they realize they
are close to death will experience such
regret. Yet repentance which arises from the
fear of death and which doesn't bear sincere
intention to correct and purify one's self may
not be acceptable by Allah. Openly being in
favor of this life despite the existence of
death, such people desperately strive to
save themselves only when they realize
death is very near.
This however brings no benefit. Allah knows
their insincerity, because Allah is closer to
man than his jugular vein. He knows what is
inside of man, including his most inner
thoughts and deepest secrets. Allah informs
us in the Qur'an that He will not accept
repentance based on the fear of death at the
very last moment:
QUR’AAN 4:18 •
•
‫ض َر أَ َح َد ُه ُم‬ َ ‫ت َح َّت ٰى إِ َذا َح‬ َ ُ‫ٌن ٌَعْ َمل‬
ِ ‫ون ال َّس ٌِّ َئا‬ َ ‫ت ال َّت ْو َب ُة لِلَّ ِذ‬
ِ ‫– َولَ ٌْ َس‬
َ ‫ون َو ُه ْم ُك َّفا ٌر أُولَ ٰـ ِئ‬
‫ك‬ َ ‫ٌن ٌَمُو ُت‬َ ‫ْت ْاْل َن َو ََل الَّ ِذ‬ُ ‫ت َقا َل إِ ِّنً ُتب‬ ُ ‫ْال َم ْو‬
‫أَعْ َت ْد َنا لَ ُه ْم َع َذابا أَ ِلٌما‬
• Wa laysa-tittaw-batu lillazeena ya’malounas-sayyi-aati hattaaa izaa
hazara ahadahumul-mawtu, qaala innee tubtul’aana wa lallazeena ya-
moutouna wa hum-kuffaar; ulaaa’ika ‘a-tadnaa lahum azaaban aleemaa.

• Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do

evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now
have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting
Faith: for them have We prepared a punishment most
grievous.
It is stated in many verses that when another
chance is granted, these insincere people
soon resume their ungrateful attitude:

QUR’AAN 6:27 •
َ ‫ت َر ِّب َنا َو َن ُك‬ َ ‫ار َف َقالُوا ٌَا َل ٌْ َت َنا ُن َر ُّد َو ََل ُن َك ِّذ‬ ْ
‫ون م َِن‬ ِ ‫ب ِبآ ٌَا‬ ِ ‫َولَ ْو َت َر ٰى إِذ وُ ِقفُوا َعلَى ال َّن‬ •
َ ‫ْالم ُْؤ ِمن‬
‫ٌِن‬
• Wa law taraaa’iz wuqifou alan-Naari faqaalou yaa-laytanaa nuraddu wa laa
nukazziba bi’Aayaati Rabbinaa wa nakouna minal-Mu’mineen.
• If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with the Fire! They will
say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then would we not reject the
signs of our Lord, but would be amongst those who believe!"
QUR’AAN 6:28 •
َ ‫ون ِمنْ َق ْب ُل َولَ ْو ُر ُّدوا لَ َعا ُدوا لِ َما ُنهُوا َع ْن ُه َوإِ َّن ُه ْم لَ َكا ِذب‬
‫ُون‬ َ ُ‫َب ْل َبدَا لَ ُه ْم َما َكا ُنوا ٌ ُْخف‬ •
• Bal badaa lahum-maa kaanou yukh-founa min qabl. Wa law ruddou la’aadou limaa
nuhou’anhu wa innahum la-kaaziboun.
• Yea, in their own (eyes) will become manifest what before they
concealed. But if they were returned, they would certainly relapse to the
things they were forbidden, for they are indeed liars.
For this reason, it would be erroneous to
have a rationale based on the thought "I
will repent when the appropriate time
comes."
This kind of thinking will not save one from
the torment in Hell. So if one does not
want to suffer an eternal grievous penalty
after death, he should live for a purpose,
knowing that he will absolutely meet
Allah and have to give an account of his
actions.
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