I want to share with you a story that shook me and it shook the people who are there at the moment that this happened, approximately seven years ago in Ireland, the University students there. The boys, actually, specifically the men. They had a hiking survivalist type of camp or retreat in which they were trying to live off of
the basic resources of nature. This was a really rough can And they never did this again as they were hiking, the mountains, one of the brothers, I think 20 or 21 years old, he slipped. And when he fell something punctured, his body and he started bleeding out. Now, he's bleeding out there in the middle of nowhere and they don't know what to do. None of them are practiced Physicians, none of them are
certified to do anything. All they did was, as he's on the ground, they started putting pressure on the wound and the one who's saying this to me and he's almost crying as he's relaying the story. He said, we told him everything will be okay, don't worry, he's bleeding out. You have no cell phone reception, you have nothing, nobody to help you and as he's bleeding out and they're telling him their surrounding him telling him, everything will be okay. The one who's saying, this to me
said, I started worrying. What if this guy died right now? What if he actually dies? So he said, just in case I told him to say that, you know, in the lung, a phrase that for you, and I right now you can say, so lightly, your lips don't have to move La ilaha illa Allah, I know like half of you, just tried it La longue, the phrase of salvation, Ian, the phrase of happiness and success, the phrase of the prophet sallallahu alehiwassallaam in The Messengers worked for.
So you and I could say it today Loreena in no more. They told him say that it had a long, he did not respond. He said can you hear us? He said I can hear you. He said just in case ala Inna had no law. No response. Can you hear us? I can hear you say that. LOL. Why are you not saying that? You know how long he remains
silent for a moment? And then finally he opens his mouth and he says for the last six months, when I was alone in private, Did not pray a single prayer to Allah and then he died. May Allah have mercy on him and use him as a lesson. For everyone else all his friends, his click his buddies, they started crying. Some of them said, later on, they struggled with these similar struggles, they struggled with other struggles. That moment was Vivid, why? Because you will die upon what
you lived upon. And you'll be resurrected upon what you died upon as the prophet salallahu alaihe wasalam informed us. How can you? And I put in the effort today and never lose hope. So that at the moment, our souls Our departing from our bodies. We are able to say that, you know, in the law in a very powerful way, in a very clear way, not so others can witness it but for ourselves because that either in the law at the moment of death is something that you have to pay for.
It's not free. Otherwise everyone would do it, it's something you have to live by and it's something that causes us and requires us to exemplify that either had a lot throughout our lives by never giving up on her turning to Allah by never losing. Hope in the mercy of Allah. By always trying Allah. Subhanahu wa'ta'ala will not necessarily judge you based on your results, but he will judge you based on your sincerity and your efforts. How bad do you want to return to a lot?
And what are you willing to do about it? How bad do you want to say la la la? And what are you willing to live by to reach that point? Because the only thing all of mankind will agree upon. It's not death and taxes some countries don't have taxes.
The only thing that all of mankind will agree upon is death, every one of us knows that Eventually, one day will depart from this world, it's not a sad thought, and it's not a thought that should cause us to be gloomy or depressed, or stagnant in our actions, death is a thought that should get us to act more productively today. Death is a thought that should get us to be more grateful for the blessings that we have. And to use those blessings in ways that are pleasing to Allah
subhanahu wa'ta'ala. If you want a good ending in this world, always return to Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala sooner than later, never procrastinate. Your return to Allah is always waiting for you and I And he is the most loving the most forgiving they ever living Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala is the most
gracious. His Mercy cannot be limited, I lost a parent, I reminds us in the Quran of the type of person reflect on this scenario in Surat al-mulk mean Universe. 99 Allah tells us of a scenario of a man who dies and he's asking to come back to this life. I will I is one of the most frightening versus to read because we reflect on the reality that people are passing away all around us. Perhaps several hundred around the world every A few seconds.
Are we learning lessons from the people that we bury are? We learning lessons from the Genesis that we attend from the Facebook post about people who have passed away, are we changing anything in our lives or Have? We Become adapted adjusted to the way of life that were exemplifying palazzo. Pants are reminds us had either job Not on the Noose, on your hands FEMA talked. So when a person passes away, he says to his Lord, Allah be Reggie ruin. My Lord allow me to go back.
Why Dandy Amadou Sonia and FEMA to rock so I can do something good with what I left behind so I can perfect one last prayer Ya Allah let us go back so we can ask people for forgiveness since we've wronged so many people. He Allah let us go back so we can leave matters on a good note with our parents with our spouses. With our children, with our neighbors with people who have a right upon us, he Allah, let us go back. So we can use our wealth in ways
that are pleasing to you. Ya Allah, let us go back for one. Last chance, one last opportunity to really exemplify lalalala, to really return to you in a sincere return. In a sincere repentance, we all have blessings and the greatest blessing that you have is that your heart is beating right now and that you have the ability at any moment to Simply say, Allah, forgive me, Ya Allah. Now I return to you. Yah Allah help me out. Allah guide me I'll not give me more strength and dedication to
your faith. The duat. We make after every prayer or should be making after every prayer along the jnana, they krikawa sharply. Coughs nearly bad attic. Oh Allah! Help me to worship you. To praise you. And to remember in the best of manners, we ask Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala to make us of those who live in such a state and die upon such a state.