Sermon (188): The death of the one who has knowledge of Allah and the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) is martyrdom
I praise Him in gratitude for His bounties and seek His help in assuming the office by His rights.. He has a great army and great glory. And I bear witness that Muhammad is the servant and messenger of Allah. Who called people to obey him and conquered his enemies by doing Jihad in the cause of religion.. The people's refutation of them and their efforts to extinguish their light could not divert them from this path (of preaching and Jihad).. Now you must cling to the fear of God. So that the bonds of this rope are strong and the top of its refuge is secure in every way, and fulfill your duties and deeds before death and its hardships (overshadowing), and prepare before it comes, because the final destination is the Day of Judgment and it is for giving advice to the wise and as a lesson for the ignorant, and before its final destination you know what is what.. The horrors of the narrowness of the graves, the horrors of fear (from the pressure of the grave), the shifting of the ribs from side to side, the deafness of the ears, the darkness of the bones, the threats of punishment, the closing of the grave's crack and the cutting of stones on it.. O servants of Allah! Fear Allah! Fear because the world is walking on the same track for you and you and the Resurrection are tied in the same rope, as if it has come revealing its signs and has drawn its flags and has drawn you closer and made you stand on its path as if it has stood over you with its troubles.. And has bowed his breast, and the world has shunned its inhabitants and separated them from its bosom as if it were a day that had passed and a month that had passed.. His new things became old and rough new (body) thin. (Arriving) in a place that is narrow and (wired) and (entangled) in things that are complex and great and (burning) in a fire whose torments are fierce, screams are raised by flames, sounds of flaming, furious flames are fierce.. Flare up fast. The dangers are terrible, far from the deep vision, the arrows and stars (fires) are opening the cauldrons and all the conditions are harsh and unpleasant and those who used to fear Allah.. They will be led to Paradise one by one, they will be safe from punishment, they will be freed from rebuke, and they will be free from anger, their home will be peaceful and they will be happy with their destination.. These are the people whose actions in the world were pure and pure. And their eyes used to be full of tears. Their nights in this world were in humility and repentance and asking for forgiveness (due to awareness). Day and day were their nights because of being wild and isolated from people. So Allah has declared Paradise as their return to their abode and its blessings as their reward, and they were the ones who were punished and entitled to it.. In this everlasting kingdom and everlasting blessings. Therefore, O servants of God! Adhere to those things, by adhering to which you will be successful, and by not wasting and ruining, you will receive the loss of wrong.. Prepare a store of deeds before death, so that you will be entrusted with the deeds you have sent forward and you will be rewarded for the deeds you have done, and you should understand that it is as if death has come upon you.. After which there is no turning back for you. And there is no opportunity to withdraw from sins and mistakes. May Allah Almighty grant us and you the ability to obey Him and His Messenger and grant us and you a place in the path of forgiveness out of the abundance of His mercy.. Stick to the ground. Be patient with the unyielding, do not move your hands and swords, overcome by the desires of your tongue, and do not hasten those things which Allah has not hastened.. Undoubtedly, whoever among you, knowing the truth of Allah and His Messenger and His Ahl al-Bayt, dies even on his bed, he dies as a martyr, and Allah is responsible for him.. And the good deed he intends to do deserves its reward, and this intention of his is the substitute for the sword.. Indeed, everything has a period and an expiration date.
