Dealing with Death: Adab of Dying Person & the People around them - Shaykh Yahya Rhodus & Shaykh Faraz Rabbani - Seekers Guidance 3/27/2021

Dealing with Death: Adab of Dying Person & the People around them - Shaykh Yahya Rhodus & Shaykh Faraz Rabbani - Seekers Guidance 3/27/2021
Youtube Lecture : https://youtu.be/pMqQVmgNQP8

No one is certain how much time they have in this world. Some of us leave as young people, some are taken in middle age, and others as elders. One truth remains the same, however whenever one's time draws close, it is upon us to act with dignity and observe the best of etiquette. Even as a supportive friend or family member, one has certain etiquettes one needs to observe through this difficult time. Join us for this important seminar in which Shaykh Yahya Rhodus and Shaykh Faraz Rabbani will expound on: - Understanding the decree of Allah Most High - How to have patience when enduring tribulation - Having good conduct in bad times - How supportive friends and family can and should behave before and after the loved one's passing.
Books : 1.Al-Ghazali on the Remembrance Of Death & the Afterlife : Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (TJ Winter)
https://www.amazon.com/Al-Ghazali-Remembrance-Death-Afterlife-Ghazali/dp/1911141015

This is the first English translation of a key section of al-Ghazali’s Revival of the Religious Sciences, (Ihya’ Ulum al-Din), widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. Its theme is of universal interest: death, and the life to come. After expounding his Sufi philosophy of death, and showing the importance of the contemplation of human morality to the mystical way of self-purification, al-Ghazali's takes his readers through the stages of the future life: the vision of the Angels of the Grave, the Resurrection, the Intercession of the Prophets, and finally, the torments of Hell, the delights of Paradise, and—for the elect—the beatific vision of God’s Countenance. In this new edition, the Islamic Texts Society has included a translation of Imam Ghazali’s own Introduction to the Revival of the Religious Sciences which gives the reasons that caused him to write the work, the structure of the whole of the Revival and places each of the chapters in the context of the others.

2.The Lives of Man: A Guide to the Human States: Before Life, In the World, and After Death by Imam Abdullah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad - Translated by Mostafa Al Badawi with a Preface by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Myrad ( T.J. Winter)
https://fonsvitae.com/product/the-lives-of-man/

Based on the Qu’ran and Hadith, in this fascinating book, Imam al-Haddad explains that every human being passes through several “lives:” before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the Resurrection, and finally, the Garden of the Fire. A complete Muslim must be aware of each of these if he is to be sufficiently prepared for eternal life.
What happens after Death? Who are “Munkar and Nakir?” What will Heaven and Hell be like? What signs should we expect before the day of Judgement? Who is the Dajjal? When will the Mahdi appear?
These and many other questions are answered, on the basis of the Qu’ran and Hadith, in this fascinating book. Imam al-Haddad explains that every human being passes through the “lives:” before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the Resurrection, and finally, the Garden of the Fire. A complete Muslim must be aware of each of these if he is to be sufficiently prepared for eternal life.

From Timothy Winters preface to the book:

“No culture since Adam has lived in deeper ignorance of what man truly is: a symmetrical, noble form enshrining a soul, an organ capable of such translucence that it can, when the senses and passions which distract it are stilled, form a window onto that Reality of which this world offers no more than a distorted reflection. For those human beings who have been granted this state of awakening, the real world which they survey is truer than anything they had known here-below. All of us will see the real world, the ākhira, at death. But only the Prophets fully know of it before they die, and hence can warn their contemporaries. The revelations which God gives them, and which they give to mankind, are thus the only sources of meaning and understanding which will ever be available. To hold to them is to cling to a rope let down from God, while to let go is to fall ineluctably into chaos.”
Hadith: Virtue of reciting ‘Allahumma barik fil mawti wa fima ba’dal mawt’ [O Allah! Bless me in death and in the stages after death] twenty five times daily

Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) has recorded the following narration:
Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) once asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), “[Is it correct that] a martyr [shahid] is only one who is killed in the path of Allah? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘ O ‘Aaishah! If that was the case then the martyrs from my ummah will be very minimal, whomsoever says ‘Allahumma barik fil mawti wa fima ba’dal mawt’ twenty five times daily and passes away on his bed, Allah will grant him the reward of a martyr”

(Al Mu’jamul Awsat, Hadith: 7672)

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad : The Gift of Death & God's Decree

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/XTtK6pRyP7U

Death is certain; a Divine promise that will come true and yet people spend their whole lives trying to avert it. Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad reminds us for the believer, death is not to be feared but rather a gift to be embraced. Those who are content with God’s decree and who work diligently towards meeting Him will neither fear nor grieve.