O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgive us with Your mercy; bless us privilege of true repentance and ease the death throes upon us as well as bless us with the blessed sight of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم at the time of  our death.

گَر تِرے پیارے کا جلوہ نہ رہا پیشِ نَظَر    سختیاں نَزع کی کیونکر مَیں سَہُوں گا یا رَبّ!

نَزع کے وَقت مجھے جلوۂِ محبوب دکھا      تیرا کیا جائے گا میں شاد مَروں گا یا رَبّ!

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 84)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Causes of the severities of death

Death throes will be meted out to everybody according to his worldly deeds; his misdeeds and good deeds, both will be presented to him at the time of his death. Severities will pass through upon him one by one and the last severity will seize his soul. Displeasure of mother is a cause of severe death throes.

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imam Muhammad Ghazali عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has stated, ‘Eating food to a full stomach is one of the causes of severity in accountability in the Hereafter and torment at the time of death.’

(Minhaj-ul-‘Abidin, pp. 94)

One of the saints says, ‘A jealous person faces humiliation and disgrace in gathering; angels curse him and bear malice against him; he receives grievances and anxieties from others; he suffers severe death throes and misery on the Day of Judgement and he will face disgrace, humiliation and misery in the plain of resurrection on the Day of Judgement.’ (Jahannam mayn lay janay walay A’mal, vol. 1, pp. 199)

Salvation from the severity of death

The true believer will be blessed with salvation from the severity of death. As it is stated in blessed Hadis: The Blessed and Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم invoked, ‘Those who brought Iman upon me and they testified that I am Your Rasul (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم), make them eager to meet You and make their death easy and reduce their worldly possession but the one who did not bring Iman upon me and nor did he testify that I am Your Rasul (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم), neither bless him with eagerness to meet You nor ease the death throes for him and increase his  worldly possession.’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 18, pp. 313, Hadis 808)

The Beloved and Blessed Rasul صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘I saw one of my Ummatis (followers) who did good to his parents and when his time of death approached; the virtue of doing good to parents eased his death throes.’ (Naykiyaun ki Jaza-ayn, pp. 19 to 20)

Undoubtedly, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says, ‘One who does Silah Rahmi [kind treatment to his relative], I will increase his age, grant blessing in his wealth, make him prosper, make death throes easy for him and the doors of Jannah would call him, ‘Come towards us.’ (Naykiyaun ki Jaza-ayn, pp. 93)

Sayyiduna Ibn-e-‘Umar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا has stated, ‘There are three excellences of paying Sadaqah Fitr:         (1) Acceptance of Ramadan fasts (2) Ease in agony of death (3) Salvation from the torments of grave.

(Al-Mabsut lil-Sarkhasi, Kitab-uz-Zakah, vol. 2, pp. 114)

Allamah Mulla ‘Ali Qari عَـلَيْـهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـبَارِی has stated, ‘A dying person should be made to do Miswak (twig) and fragrance should be applied to him; this would ease his agony of death; if possible make him to do Ghusl (bath), make him wear nice clothes and if possible he offers two Rak’at Nafl Salah with the intention of