1671 - تَمَنِّي المَوتِ‏

1671. WISHING FOR DEATH

5862.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: لا يَتَمنّى‏ أحَدُكُمُ المَوتَ لِضُرٍّ نَزَلَ بهِ ، فإن كانَ ولابُدَّ فاعِلاً فلْيَقُل : اللّهُمّ أحيِني ما كانَتِ الحَياةُ خَيراً لي ، وتَوَفَّني إذا كانَتِ الوَفاةُ خَيراً لي .¹

5862.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'None of you should pray for death if harm afflicts him, rather he should say, 'O Allah, keep me alive as long as life is good for me, and take me away when death is better for me.' ²

5863.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لايَتَمنّى‏ أحَدُكُمُ المَوتَ إلّا أن يَثِقَ بِعَملِهِ .³

5863.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'None of you should wish for death unless they have trust in [the goodness of] their actions.' ⁴

5864.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِلحارثِ الهَمْدانيِّ - : وأكثِرْ ذِكرَ المَوتِ وما بعدَ المَوتِ ، ولا تَتَمَنَّ المَوتَ إلّا بشَرطٍ وَثيقٍ .⁵

5864.Imam Ali (AS) said to Harith al-Hamdani, 'Increase the remembrance of death and what comes after death, and do not wish for death without [having fulfilled] the strong condition.' ⁶

5865.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام - لِرجُلٍ يَتَمَنّى المَوتَ - : هل بينَكَ وبينَ اللَّهِ قَرابَةٌ يُحابيكَ لَها ؟ قالَ : لا . قالَ : فهَل لكَ حَسَناتٌ قَدَّمتَها تَزيدُ على‏ سَيّئاتِكَ؟ قالَ : لا . قالَ : فأنتَ إذاً تَتَمنّى‏ هَلاكَ الأبَدِ !⁷

5865. Imam al-Kazim (AS), said to a man who wished to die, 'Is there a kinship between you and Allah as a result of which He will be partial to you in it [i.e. death]?' He said, 'No.' The Imam then asked, 'So, do you have good deeds that you have done that exceed your bad deeds?' He said, 'No.' The Imam said, 'Therefore, you are wishing for the ultimate ruin!' ⁸

1670 - الاستِعدادُ لِلمَوتِ‏

1670. PREPARING FOR DEATH

5855.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ ارتَقَبَ المَوتَ سارَعَ في الخَيراتِ .¹

5855.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever anticipates death will hasten to do good deeds.' ²

5856.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اِستَعِدّوا للمَوتِ فقد أظَلَّكُم ، وكُونوا قَوماً صِيحَ بِهِم فانتَبَهوا ، وعَلِموا أنّ الدُّنيا لَيسَت لَهُم بدارٍ فاستَبدَلوا ... .³

5856.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Prepare for death for it overshadows you, and be a group who when it screams at them they awaken, and know that the world is not their abode and therefore they have exchanged it [for the Hereafter]...' ⁴

5857.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّ أمراً لاتَعلَمُ مَتى‏ يَفجَؤُكَ يَنبَغي أنْ تَستَعِدَّ لَهُ قبلَ أن يَغشاكَ .⁵

5857.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When there is something that you do not know when it will take you by surprise, then you must prepare yourself for it before it covers you over.' ⁶

5858.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَجِبتُ لمَن يَرى‏ أنّهُ يُنقَصُ كلَّ يَومٍ في نفسِهِ وعُمرِهِ وهُو لا يَتَأهَّبُ للمَوتِ !⁷

5858.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I am surprised at the one who sees that his lifespan and his breaths are decreasing every day but still does not prepare for death.' ⁸

5859.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : بادِروا المَوتَ وغَمَراتِهِ ، وامهَدوا لَهُ قبلَ حُلُولِهِ ، وأعِدُّوا لَهُ قبلَ نُزولِهِ .⁹

5859.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Get ready for death and its difficulties, plan for it before it comes, and prepare for it before it descends.' ¹⁰

5860.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما أنزَلَ المَوتَ حَقَّ مَنزِلَتِهِ مَن عَدَّ غَداً مِن أجَلِهِ .¹¹

5860.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who counts tomorrow as another of his days has not given death its true recognition.' ¹²

5861.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عنِ الاستِعدادِ للمَوتِ - : أداءُ الفَرائضِ ، واجتِنابُ المَحارِمِ ، والاشتِمالُ علَى المَكارِمِ ، ثُمّ لايُبالي أوَقَعَ علَى المَوتِ أم وَقَعَ المَوتُ علَيهِ . واللَّهِ، مايُبالي ابنُ‏ أبي طالبٍ أوَقَعَ علَى المَوتِ أم وَقَعَ المَوتُ علَيهِ .¹³

5861. Imam Ali (AS), when asked about preparing for death, said, '[It is to] Fulfil obligations, refrain from the forbidden and adopt good moral traits, and then to not care whether one should fall onto death or death should fall onto him. By Allah, the son of Abu Talib is not concerned whether he falls onto death or death falls onto him.' ¹⁴