virtuous deeds as well as the opportunity to prepare for the Hereafter before death, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Causes of agonies of death

Dear Islamic brothers! Everyone goes through the agonies of death according to their deeds. If we spend our life performing good deeds, our soul will be seized with ease at the time of agonies of death. مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, if we have committed sins throughout our life, we will not be able to bear the agonies of death. Therefore, now valuing life we should refrain from even a minor sin and not miss even a minor good deed at all out of our laziness.

Deeds those turn grave into Paradise

Dear Islamic brothers! This world is Dar-ul-‘Amal (the place where deeds are performed) and the Hereafter is Dar-ul-Jaza (the place where rewards are reaped). Whatever we sow here, we shall reap in the Hereafter. Desiring to have rice after sowing wheat can be called foolishness. Therefore, it is wise to sow the seeds of what we want to reap. Hence for going into Paradise we will have to perform the deeds that lead to Paradise. Would that we take such an interest in virtuous deeds due to which we do not even have thought of any sin! Let’s know about some deeds which illuminate the grave and make it comfortable.

1-5. Salah, Sawm, Hajj and Zakah etc.

Sayyiduna Ka’b رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated: When a righteous person is buried in the grave, his good deeds—Salah, Sawm, Hajj, Jihad and Sadaqah etc., gather near him. When the angels of torment come from the direction of his feet, the Salah says: Stay away from him, there is nothing for you, he used to worship Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ standing on these feet. Then those angels come from the direction of the head, so the Sawm says: There is no way for you here because in the world he observed many Siyam for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and endured hunger and thirst for a long time. The angels come from the direction of other parts of his body, so the Hajj and Jihad say: Get away; he performed Hajj and Jihad by putting his body in difficulty for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, therefore there is no place for you here. They then come from the direction of his hands, the Sadaqah says: Get away from my friend; he gave Sadaqah so many times using these hands only for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ