I had a thought, which I wanted to share. The Devil tries to misguide people in countless different ways. Knowing about his traps can aid a person to avoid them. Chapter 35 Fatir, verse 6:
“Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy. He only invites his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.”
One of his biggest aims is to put one off from remembering their death, grave and their Final Judgement. He knows remembering death encourages one to prepare for it, which involves using the blessings one has been granted in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted, as outlined in the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. This is why the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, encouraged Muslims to often remember death, as it is the destroyer of pleasures. This has been advised in a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 4258. Therefore, the Devil tries to prevent one from remembering death by reminding them of their never-ending worldly preoccupations so that they fail to prepare for it adequately.
If one happens to remember their death, then he diverts them to thinking about it from the perspective of other people. Meaning, a person will think about the effects of their death on other people, such as their children. Even though worrying about the future of one’s children is not a bad thing, nonetheless, a Muslim should never forget that the Provider and Sustainer of their children is none other than Allah, the Exalted. He simply uses the parent for this process and He can easily replace the parent with some other means. Secondly, thinking about death from other people’s perspective, diverts a person’s attention from preparing for their death. Instead, they will be encouraged to work harder in this world in order to obtain and hoard more wealth and properties for their dependents, out of fear of leaving them poor and needy, if they happen to die. This again distracts them from practically preparing for their own death. One must note, there is a big difference between reasonably saving wealth for one’s children and going overboard, which most Muslims do.
One must push past these distractions set up by the Devil and instead truly reflect on their death from their own point of view, so that they practically prepare for it, their lonely and dark grave, where all their relatives, friends and worldly possessions will abandon them, and for their Final Judgement, when they will face the consequences of their actions, alone. Chapter 80 Abasa, verses 34-37:
“On the Day a man will flee from his brother. And his mother and his father. And his wife and his children. For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.”
Perhaps through this reflection one will avoid this particular trap of the Devil and practically prepare for these inevitable stages of existence.
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