Question
Recently there was an accident. The Muslim driver was stuck in the car. While the paramedics were working to free him, he was constantly screaming abusive four letter words. A crowd had gathered. I went to him, held his hand and said to him: 'Read La ilaha il lallaah. I said this to him about six times. I then had to leave. Later we were informed that he had died. Why was he swearing so much? What should we recite to save ourselves from such a calamity?
Answer
Once a Wali went with a group of his mureeds to visit his neighbour who was on his deathbed. When people were making talqeen of the Kalimah to him, he would respond: 'Ten, eleven', etc.' He continued to utter numbers until he died in this manner without the Kalimah on his tongue. The Wali was greatly grieved. He then informed his mureeds: "This man was totally engrossed with his money. Night and day he was absorbed in making money and counting it. He had no thought for this Day of Maut. He thus left this world without the Kalimah, and with his money on his tongue. If you all want Allah's Name to be on your tongue effortlessly when Maut arrives, then keep it moist with Thikrullah as Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "Your tongue should forever remain moist with the Thikr of Allah."
A person usually leaves this world with the words which were generally on his tongue. Since this person was addicted to uttering the vulgar words, he departed from the world with the evil abuse. May Allah Ta'ala forgive him and save us all from such calamities. People generally die as they lived, and they will be resurrected in Qiyaamah with those whom they loved and emulated.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- Awake! 1436 (2015)
- PDF page
- 92
Appears under "Wail (Jahannum / Destruction) for those whose hearts have hardened as a result of abstaining from Thikrullaah." THE TONGUE AT MAUT.