Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

A man once asked the Prophetﷺ, "O Messenger of Allah, among which deeds are most beloved to Allah?"

Heﷺ said, “That you die while your tongue is moist with the remembrance of Allah.”
Sahih Ibn Ḥibbān 818

As we enliven the Holy Night of Nisfu Sha’aban, where our fate for the coming year is duly decreed and sealed, wise ones take special care to supplicate fervently seeking repentance from Allahﷻ, asking to be in the list of goodness, with long life, to prepare for an inevitable end to earthly existence, death.

GrandShaykh Abdullah Faiz Ad-Daghestaniق said that, in life, one should not merely ask to be saved from the torments of Hell, it is an incomplete supplication. One must ask, “O Allah grant me Your Love, the Love of those who love you, and the right actions that will lead me to Your Love.” [Insert dua picture here] You praying for safety from Jahannam is not enough, you must pray for the love of Saintly Ones who have attained Allah’sﷻ Love and can Guide you to perform the deeds that will help you to also attain Hisﷻ Love, Mercy and Shelter.

This life is but only a preparation for death. A short time, to gear up for an everlasting eternal journey ahead.

All the sufferings coming through life, heartache and difficulties must turn the sincere seeker into a fountain of Love, as such one knows that tests and trials are means to attain a ‘Golden Heart’, Qalbun Saleem, free of every rancour and malice, cleansed to perfection, to become a vessel worthy only for The Almighty Most Divine.

For this, a sincere mureed must grasp onto the handhold of his Mursheed. The firm, guiding handhold that will lead one to upkeep every step, breath, thought and action into a course towards servanthood to Allah Most High.

Every prophet was sent to divert the love of dunya towards love for akhirah. Similarly, the inheritors of Prophetﷺ steer their mureeds to focus and prepare for a good everlasting Hereafter and not chase after a temporary life to be in eternal suffering.

May we be wise ones, busy preparing for our inevitable death, to be raised with our Guideق in Safety and reach to attain the Love of Allah Almighty with hisق guidance.