Nowadays, after the passing of the father, the children fight over the wealth of inheritance and disputes occur among the brothers, and when the inheritance is finally received, joy fills the hearts. But alas! Just as the father left all his earnings, wealth, property, cars, and houses and entered the grave, similarly, the heirs will also leave everything behind one day and pass away, and they too will be buried beneath the soil.

It is stated in ShuꜤab al-Īmān:

There was a young man who inherited a house, which he intended to rebuild. Hence, the house was demolished. The construction work commenced, and during this time, his father or grandfather appeared in his dream and said: “You desire a long life, but you have seen that the (previous) dwellers of this house are now neighbours of the deceased in the graveyard.”

In the morning, when the young man woke up, the veil of neglect had fallen from his eyes. He left the luxuries and pleasures and engaged in worship.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

2. Old age is the herald of death

Dear Islamic brothers! There is a lesson in the passing days, these departing breaths, youth followed by old age, and black hair turning white. They are also the forerunners of death. In Surah al-Fāṭir, verse 37, Allah Almighty says:

اَوَ لَمۡ  نُعَمِّرۡکُمۡ مَّا یَتَذَکَّرُ فِیۡہِ مَنۡ تَذَکَّرَ وَ جَآءَکُمُ  النَّذِیۡرُ ؕ

Did We not grant you such age in which one who understands would have understood, and a warner came to you?^[2]