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Ustaz Ahmad Djazuli Kholil || Dzikrul Maut (Mengingat Kematian)

Name: Ustaz Ahmad Djazuli Kholil || Dzikrul Maut (Mengingat Kematian)
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Brail TV Praise be to Allah, Lord of
the worlds. O Allah, send prayers and
blessings upon our master Muhammad and
upon the family of our master Muhammad.
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy
and blessings. Brothers and sisters,
listeners of Radio Silaturahim and
viewers of Rasil Visual, may you be
blessed by Allah. Praise be to Allah,
we meet again this afternoon, Wednesday
, the 8th day of Safar 1443 Hijriah, or
the 15th of September 2021. We return
to our afternoon lecture program with
Ustaz Ahmad Zazuli Kholil, who has
thankfully joined us. As usual, we are
live via the Zoom application. Let us
greet the Ustaz first. Peace be upon
you, and Allah's mercy and blessings,
Ustaz.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings.
Are you doing well, Ustaz? Yes,
praise be to Allah.
Praise be to Allah. This afternoon, we
are discussing the theme of*Zikrul Maut
*, or remembering death. And later,
brothers and sisters who wish to join,
please join us via our WhatsApp at
0811999720. Go ahead, Ustaz.
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy
and blessings. The Fatihah for the
presence of our master and beloved, the
Messenger of Allah, Muhammad son of
Abdullah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, and for his family, his
companions, his wives, his descendants,
his brothers among the prophets and
messengers, and those who followed them
and the righteous ones, the saints, the
pious, the scholars who practice their
knowledge, and us, and for the presence
of Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace. Al-Fatihah. I
seek refuge in Allah from the accursed
Satan. In the name of Allah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be
to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of
the Day of Judgment. You alone we
worship, and You alone we ask for help,
guide us to the straight path, the path
of those whom You have favored, not of
those who have earned Your anger, nor
of those who are astray. Amen. In the
name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the
Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord
of the worlds, and prayers and peace be
upon the noblest of messengers, our
master and leader Muhammad, and upon
his family and all his companions. To
proceed: the best speech is the Book of
Allah the Almighty, and the best
guidance is the guidance of Muhammad,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace
, and the worst of affairs are the
innovations, and every innovation is a
heresy, and every heresy leads to the
Fire. Listeners of Radio Silaturahim
and viewers of Rasil TV who are blessed
by Allah. Praise be to Allah, we once
again express our praise and gratitude
to the presence of Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala, who always pours out His
blessings and favors upon us,
especially the blessing of faith and
Islam, the blessing of good health, the
blessing of a long life in obedience,
including the blessing of our meeting
this afternoon, even if only through
the airwaves, in a state of good health
to carry out one of the obligations
commanded upon us all, namely seeking
knowledge. Which, God willing, in this
afternoon's meeting we will continue
our study from last week in this
theology and morality study with the
theme of*Zikrul Maut*, which is
remembering death. We pray to Allah
that whatever we seek and learn, Allah
grants us understanding, and may Allah
make the knowledge we obtain beneficial
for us in the hereafter. Amen, O Lord
of the worlds. May prayers and peace
always be poured upon our Prophet
Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his
family, his companions, his followers,
and those who practice his Sunnah,
listeners of Radio Silaturahim. If we
talk about the issue of*Zikrul Maut*,
remembering death, this is a theme that
is already rare; it is now rare for
people to remember such things. And
this is quite understandable. Let alone
now, Imam Al-Ghazali, may Allah have
mercy on him, he explained that in our
time, he said, very few people remember
death. If it was already like that in
Imam Ghazali's time, then surely there
is a reason why it is even more so
today. Now, listeners of Radio
Silaturahim, may you be blessed by
Allah. In this chapter on remembering
death, there are several sub-topics
that we will discuss and study. The
first is about the virtues of
remembering death as well as how to
endeavor to cultivate a habit of always
remembering death. Second, we will
discuss*tulul amal*, which means having
long-term worldly aspirations or
excessive fantasies. Then the third is
about the agony of death (*sakaratul
maut*). Likewise, the intensity of that
agony. The fourth is about the passing
of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon
him, and the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
And the fifth is about the words of
those facing death, from the Rightly
Guided Caliphs and the righteous, which
we can take as a lesson. Then the sixth
we will talk about and discuss the
sayings of those who are*arif billah*(
those who truly know Allah) regarding
corpses, the laws of visiting graves,
and so on. Then the next is what death
truly is. That is, the essence of death
. And the last one, the eighth, will
discuss what can be known or understood
about death through spiritual unveiling
in sleep. Now, listeners of Radio
Silaturahim who are blessed by Allah.
The first is about remembering death
and encouraging its frequent
remembrance, and how to cultivate a
desire to frequently remember death.
Indeed, humans are divided into three
categories in their relationship with
death. The first is, those whose lives
are busy, diligently and persistently
seeking worldly pleasures, adhering to
and following the deceptions of the
world and indulging in worldly desires.
So, for people like this, it is certain
that their hearts will be heedless of
remembering death because there is no
time for it. They are so occupied with
worldly matters that they forget and
are unaware that they will actually die
. Then, if someone reminds them about
death, they do not like it, yes. They
dislike it and run away from it. Those
are the people described by Allah in
the Quran, in Surah Al-Jumu'ah, if I'm
not mistaken, verse 8. "Qul innal
mautalladzi tafirruna minhu fainnahu
mulaqikum." Say, O Muhammad, "Verily,
death...""...that you are running away
from...""...it will surely meet you."
Indeed, death will come to meet you.
Yes. So, whoever a person is, willingly
or unwillingly, running or not, liking
it or not, they will definitely die.
Those who want to die will die. Those
who fear death will also die. The
healthy will die, and the sick will
also die. Yes, the believer will die,
the disbeliever will die, the smart
will die, and the foolish will also die
. Therefore, we do not need to ask for
death, for even if we don't ask, we
will still die, yes. And we don't need
to run away from death. Where would you
run to? Wong kullun nafsin dzaaiqatul
maut. Everything that has a soul will
surely die. With corona, you die;
without corona, you also die. Yes,
catch corona you die, not catch corona
you also die. Some even catch corona
and live, while those who don't catch
it actually die. So, nowadays many
people have this extraordinary fear,
but it's not actually fear of corona.
The problem is the fear of death. Yes.
So there was a teacher who once said, "
Why do people fear venomous snakes?
What exactly are they afraid of?" Yes.
Yes. The answer is, because of what is
it? Because of its venom. Right. Eh,
because of fear of its bite. Is it true
that this person is afraid of being
bitten by a snake? I'm sure it's not
because of the fear, but because of
what is it? The venom. Is it true that
they fear the venom? I'm sure it's not
the fear of the venom, but the fear of
the pain. Even if it's venomous, if it
didn't hurt, you wouldn't be afraid.
Right. Is it true this person fears the
pain? No. It is not actually the pain
they fear. What they truly fear is
death. Is it true that this person is
actually afraid of death? Some say no,
it's not really fear of death. They are
in love with life, that's what they say
. Yes. That's why there are efforts in
China, in America, there was once a
community where they are trying to find
a way to revive the dead. Now, that's
because everyone is afraid of death or
in love with life, and it's spreading
not just among ordinary people, but
also among religious teachers and
clerics too. Now, this will lead us to,
"Wow, Ustaz Jazuli, that means you're
going against them." It's not about
going against them. It is a fact that
we are all afraid of death. And this is
what God says, in the Qur'an it is
explained, "innal mautalladzi tafiruna
minhu fa innahu mulaqikum." Al-Ghazali
says those like this are called
al-munhamiq. So, people like this, are
what you call? Are included in the
words of the Prophet, peace be upon him
. Man kariha liqa Allah karihallahu
liqaahu. Who hates it? Who doesn't want
to meet with Allah? Allah also doesn't
want to. Allah hates to meet with them.
Now, this is the first one. If Allah
doesn't want to meet us, oh, what a
great loss for us. The second is the
person who repents. Yes, the person who
repents from that. So, if a person
repents, "fa innahu yaksuru min dhikril
maut." They will often, they will
remember death frequently, realizing
that they will die. And they realize
that everything they have nurtured,
everything they have sought, not even a
little bit can be taken with them. King
Alexander the Great was a king who was
highly respected by his rivals. By his
friends, feared by his enemies. He was
a powerful and wealthy king. When he
was about to die, he told his family, "
When I die, please do not wrap my hands
." He said that when he was carried and
placed inside the coffin. "Keep my
hands outside the coffin." So it was
done. What was King Alexander the
Great's intention in doing that? Well,
he wanted to give advice to his people.
"Look at all of you, look at your
mighty king, who was feared by enemies,
respected by friends, and incredibly
wealthy.""He is helpless against death.
" Yes. "Then look at his two hands.""He
didn't take even a shred of his wealth,
because he no longer needs it and has
no ability to take it." This is what
constitutes his advice to them. And now
look at how, in our country, starting
from President Soekarno, President
Soeharto, and everyone else, heroes and
villains alike, they all died. However,
we see that for hundreds or thousands
of years, some names are still
remembered. Remembered for their
kindness, for their contributions. But
there are also those who, thousands of
years later, are still remembered for
their crimes. Oh God, why do we not
want to learn from this? Fahri, we are
currently making history, aren't we? We
are all makers of history. Will our
life story be written in golden ink or
in red ink? We are the ones writing it
ourselves. 10, 20, 30, 50, or 100 years
from now. Our life history will be read
by our children and grandchildren, by
our future generations. Yes, how proud
our descendants would be if they knew
that our life history was written in
golden ink. And how ashamed they would
be if the opposite were true. No matter
how cleverly we hide a rotting corpse,
it will eventually be smelled. No
matter how great we are at deceiving,
plotting, and so on, with extraordinary
packaging through image-building, for
example, it will all be exposed.
Because God does not like it when
people praise hypocrites. Just as God
does not like, and is not pleased if
good people are demeaned, they will
eventually be vindicated by God. Yes,
who is actually the hypocrite and who
is actually the true fighter. If we
cried when we were born, and everyone
around us laughed—our father,
grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt,
all laughed in joy—then resolve
within ourselves that someday, when we
return to face God with a smile, all of
you should be weeping. If necessary,
flying the flag at half-mast. Why? Well
, because they feel abandoned by
someone who had extraordinary merits
and kindness. And how disgraceful we
are if, when we die, people are
grateful. If when we are sick, many
pray that we die quickly. Oh God. How
terrible we are if many people pray for
bad things when we are sick. So, take a
lesson from things like this, okay?
Then we prepare ourselves so that when
we eventually face Allah, we return
with a smile. Because Allah has already
given us glad tidings. Yes, "wa hina
idzin tamurun." When the soul reaches
the throat, you will all see. See what?
See the place that will be your final
destination in the afterlife later. Is
it Heaven or Hell? Yes. So that is the
matter regarding "Thab." Now, the
person who has repented sometimes also
hates death. Meaning they do not like
to die. However, not liking to die does
not mean not wanting to meet Allah. But
their fear is actually not a fear of
death itself; rather, they fear the
loss, the absence of goodness, the lack
of virtues that are prerequisites for
meeting Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. So,
people like this, God willing, are not
included in the aforementioned hadith,
which states that whoever does not like
to meet Allah, Allah also does not like
to meet them. They are not included in
that. So let me illustrate it this way.
A person who loves, a lover, surely a
lover knows the time and place to meet
their beloved. Yes, it must be like
that. Likewise, a person who loves
Allah knows when it is time to meet
Allah. And it is impossible for them to
forget that. They definitely know when
the moment to meet Allah will be. Now,
if the person mentioned before didn't
like to die, a person who loves Allah
surely longs to meet Him. That is why
they really want to die, yes. Why is
that? Someone who loves surely feels
longing. For someone longing, there is
only one cure: meeting. As long as they
haven't met, that longing will not
disappear. So, someone who loves Allah
will definitely feel longing, and we
cannot meet Allah while we are still
alive. That is why this third type is
called the "arif." Now, as for the
second one I mentioned, the "attah,"
they also do not like to die. Meaning
they do not like meeting Allah, but it
is not that they hate meeting Allah. It
is because they realize that they do
not have enough good deeds yet. Yes. So
, if I were to make an analogy, it
would be like this: for example, there
is someone......we love someone we miss
and really want to meet. Then, it turns
out they are already not far from us.
Let's say they are at a terminal here
in Jakarta. Then they say, "Bro, I am
already at the Rambutan terminal, God
willing, or at this station or at
Cengkareng, at Halim, God willing, in 3
minutes—uh, 30 minutes—I will
arrive there." Actually, we are
incredibly happy that we will meet in
30 minutes. But unfortunately, our
house is a mess, it is messy. It is
impossible to tidy it up in 30 minutes.
So, at that moment, we will say, "O
Allah, why must they come now?" If it
were tomorrow or the next day, I would
certainly clean and tidy it up first,
so that the meeting wouldn't be
disturbed by, you know, the mess. This
place would feel serene, extraordinary,
perfect; but that perfection would be
ruined by the mess in the house. So,
it's not that they don't want to meet.
Now, that is how this repentant person,
the Taib, is. Sometimes he does not
like death, but it is not really
disliking death itself; rather, he
feels he hasn't yet improved his deeds
or his heart, so he is certain this
will disturb his meeting with Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. This is what a
person like this is called. That is why
he does not fall into the category
mentioned by the Prophet sallallahu
alaihi wasallam in his hadith. "Whoever
dislikes meeting Allah, Allah dislikes
meeting him." The third one, well, the
third one is the Arif, the Muhib, the
person who loves Allah. If a person is
like this, they will surely always
remember Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
Constantly. And it's not just
remembering; he truly desires death.
Why? The issue is the longing I
mentioned earlier. Because a person who
loves surely longs for the one they
love. And this longing will not vanish
or be cured until they meet. Yes, so do
not be surprised that many of the Aulia
desire death. Yes, I already discussed
this matter back in the chapter on
Mahabbah. Wait, isn't there a hadith
where the Prophet forbids us from
wishing for death? Oh, yes, that is
correct. But remember, the hadith says,
"La tatamanna ahadukumul mauta...""Do
not any of you wish for death," wishing
for death "li durrin ashabahu," because
of harm, sickness, or a calamity that
has befallen them. That is what is not
allowed. Because one is always poor,
always struggling, saying, "Oh Allah,
rather than suffering like this, I'd
rather just die." This is what is
forbidden. That is called despair.
Because one is sick and not recovering,
so they ask for death. That is not
right. This one is not sick, not
struggling, nothing. But because of
their longing to meet Allah, this is a
very praiseworthy act. So this is
clearly a characteristic of those who
love; it is just like that. Yes. So, as
for the second person, this Taib, his
reason is justified. If he does not
like death, his reason is accepted by
Allah. Now, for this third one, his
desire for death is also a reason
accepted by Allah. Even though the
Prophet said, "Do not ask for death."
But because the reason for asking for
death is longing, then his desire for
death is good. Ah, that is the first
point. What is the second? The virtue
of remembering death. The Prophet
sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wasallam
said, "Akthiru min dhikri hadhimil
ladhdhat." Yes, increase your
remembrance of the destroyer of all
pleasures. Because why? Regardless of
the three types, These three levels of
people, meaning the remembrance of
death for these three, well,
remembering death is always a good
thing. Even for the first type
mentioned earlier, why? It has an
influence on those who are negligent,
you know, because they are so busy with
worldly affairs they don't think about
death. Now, if they happen to remember,
it will still be good for them, even if
only for a moment; it has influence and
value. Although clearly, for the first
one, as Allah says in the Qur'an, it is
said that death will surely come to
meet you. Now, for the second, the
second characteristic is that they will
constantly prepare themselves,
occupying themselves to face death by
what? Increasing their good deeds. Last
night. I was teaching at the
Al-Magfirah Mosque in Cilangkap. It
happened to be related to the issue of
the teacher and the student, the issue
of knowledge. There are differing views
among scholars about who is more
superior, the teacher or the student,
the one teaching or the one learning.
Indeed, some say that the teacher, the
one who teaches, is more superior than
the one who learns. But there are also
those who say the one who learns is
more superior than the teacher. Yes.
However, what I...what should I call it
? What I say is that in certain
situations, the teacher or the one
teaching is more superior, and in other
certain situations, the student is more
superior. But in general, the teacher
is more superior because why? The
Prophet, peace be upon him, said this:
"Be an 'alim.""Be a knowledgeable
person." Meaning someone who teaches
knowledge to others. "Or be a
muta'allim." Or if you can't be a
teacher, if you aren't a teacher, be a
student. Be someone who learns. Now,
what is meant by learning here is not
just listening. Yes. But a student is
someone who seeks knowledge with their
ears, their eyes, and also their hands.
Now, if you aren't a student, be a
listener, someone who listens. So that
means studying only with their ears. So
some people call it "jiping," they say
it's "ear-studying." Yes, that's the
third one. The fourth is "or a
supporter." If you can't be a teacher,
can't be a student, and can't even be a
listener, be someone who supports. Yes,
supports. Someone who likes knowledge,
likes religion. "Wala takun khamisan.""
Wala takun khamisan." The Prophet said,
don't be the fifth type. Already not
teaching, not wanting to learn, not
wanting to listen, not liking it, and
even breaking up people who are
studying. Yes. Then the assembly is
also, what's it called? Ah. Locked up.
Now, this is it. So what did the
Prophet say? "Fatahlik." You will be
destroyed if that's the case. Hmm. So
this second person. They will
constantly be seeking provision. Yes,
like earlier, why did it come now? If
only it were tomorrow, give me a chance
to set things right first. Oh Allah,
it's not that I don't want to die now,
but my sins are still many, and my good
deeds are few. Give me a chance, give
me time to improve myself, increase my
righteous deeds, and repent. Now, that
is the second one. That’s how it
should be. Now, moving on. Then Aisha (
may Allah be pleased with her) said.
Mother Aisha (may Allah be pleased with
her) asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of
Allah, will anyone be gathered with the
martyrs?""Is there anyone who will be
gathered on the Day of Judgment along
with the martyrs, those who died in the
way of Allah?" Even though they did not
die as martyrs, they are gathered
together with those who did. Is there
such a person? The Prophet said. The
Prophet replied, "Yes." Yes, there is.
"Man yadhkurul maut fil yaumi
wallailati' ishrina marrah." That is,
someone who remembers death twenty
times a day and night. Is this number
20 indeed the specific number set by
the Prophet? Must it be exactly that
amount, or does it indicate a general
number? Meaning, many times. Just many,
in essence, frequently remember death.
Now, because why, brothers and sisters
in faith? Look, if we I remember when I
was in Rambutan, I had a neighbor who
was, what you call it, he was sick.
Then his wife said, "Sir, please try to
fix the roof, it's leaking when it
rains," and he got incredibly angry. "
Can't you see I'm sick?" he said,
getting angry. Now, this person had a
huge hobby of playing dominoes, Sir. So
if it was about dominoes, wow, he was
extraordinary. Not long after, his
friend came over with a domino set,
inviting him to play. Even though he
was sick and wrapped in a sarong, he
played dominoes. Extraordinary, right?
When a person already has a passion for
something, that's what it's like. Now,
imagine if this person knew he would
die the next morning, do you think he
would want to be invited to play? Yes,
invited to play dominoes. I am sure he
would not, he would not want to.
Because he knows he will die tomorrow
morning, he will use that night for as
much worship as possible. He wouldn't
even think about sleeping anymore. That
is why Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, keeps
many things hidden from us. Allah keeps
secret when that, what is it, Lailatul
Qadar is. Yes, Allah keeps it hidden.
Why is it kept hidden? That Lailatul
Qadar which has a value better than
1,000 months. So that we want to fill
the entire nights of Ramadan with
worship. If we knew that Lailatul Qadar
fell on a certain date and it was set,
we might only worship that one night
all night long. After all, its value is
better than 1,000 months, but because
we don't know, it could be on the 1st,
11th, 21st, or other dates. So finally,
we fill them all with worship. Because
if we fill them with worship from the
1st until the last, we will surely fill
Lailatul Qadar with worship. Even
though we don't know which date
Lailatul Qadar is, Allah also keeps,
what you call it, hidden, regarding
which sin will lead to the wrath of
Allah. Whether it is a major sin or a
minor sin, there is no explanation
given. Now, why is that so? So that we
avoid all sins, whether they are major
sins or minor ones. Because it could be
that God's wrath lies within a minor
sin. That is why the Prophet reminded
us like this: Look not at the smallness
of the sin. If you commit a minor sin,
do not look at how small the sin is,
but rather at whom you are sinning
against. Because it could be that God's
wrath resides precisely in that minor
sin. We do not know. Likewise, God
keeps secret where His pleasure lies.
Is it in major good deeds or minor good
deeds? We do not know. Why is it kept
secret? So that we perform all good
deeds. Not just the big ones, but we
should do the small ones too. Because
it could be that God's pleasure
actually lies in a small good deed.
Listen to what we have heard: When Imam
Al-Ghazali passed away, he was asked by
someone who met him in a dream, "How is
your condition?""Alhamdulillah, God is
pleased with me.""What deed was it that
made Him pleased with you?""Was it
because of your fasting, your
asceticism?""Your piety, your devotion,
or because you wrote the book Ihya?
None of those.""It only had something
to do with the writing of the book Ihya
.""When I was writing the book Ihya, I
used a pen with ink." Yes. "As I was
writing, a fly landed on my pen and
drank the ink." Imam Ghazali noticed
that the fly seemed thirsty. So, he
stopped writing. He let the fly drink
the ink. Once the fly was full and flew
away, he continued writing. He felt
touched and had pity for a single fly.
And that, it turns out, was what made
God pleased with Imam Ghazali. Consider
Sheikh Junaid Al-Baghdadi when he
passed away; it was the same. When
asked by people, "Was it because of
your piety?""Because of your Sufism and
all that which made God pleased?""No.""
But what made God pleased with me was
that one day I was walking in the
market of Basra.""I found a kitten that
was shivering from the cold because it
was all wet.""I saw it and felt touched
, pitying it very much.""So I took the
kitten with great care and wiped it
with the robe I was wearing.""I wiped
it and wrapped it in my robe so it
would be warm.""I kept it until it was
dry.""Once it was dry, I let it go."
Subhanallah. It seems that was what
gained God's pleasure. Just think of a
deed like that. That deed may be small
in our view, but in the sight of Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala, it is truly
extraordinary. And that is what brings
about God's pleasure. That is why it is
kept secret by God. So that we do all
good deeds, no matter how small they
may be. Because it could be that right
here lies the pleasure of God. See.
Likewise, God keeps secret the
identities of His saints (Wali). No one
knows whether someone is a saint or not
. Yes. Why then is it kept a secret? So
that we respect all people and do not
belittle them. Because it could be that
the person we have looked down upon is
actually a beloved of Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala. And when we honor a beloved
of Allah, Allah is surely very pleased.
Now, this also includes the matter of
death. Allah keeps secret when we will
die. When we die, Allah keeps it a
secret. For what? So that we are always
preparing ourselves. If death comes at
any time, we are ready. That is why it
is kept secret. If Allah had determined
that someone dies at a certain age,
then life would become chaotic. Fakri,
if it was determined you'd live to 65,
that means you have a few decades left.
"Ah, there's still a long time," you'd
think. You would act recklessly,
committing any sin, and the country and
the world would be in ruins. But by
keeping it secret, it could be that I
will die tomorrow. When about to commit
a sin, one thinks, "What if I die while
committing this sin? Oh, what a bad way
to go." That is why we are told to
always remember. And then al-isti'dad,
to prepare. Now, the Messenger of Allah
, peace be upon him, said, "Aksiru min
dhikril maut fainnahu yamhush-dhunub wa
yuzahhid fid dunya." Increase your
remembrance of death. Because
remembering death can, uh, "yamhush"
means to spit out. Like food being spit
out, it means it can remove sins and
also lead to detachment from the world.
Now, that is why there is the saying, "
Kafa bil mawti wa'izha." It is said
that death is sufficient as an advisor.
Yes, as an advisor. This is why, Pak
Hari, we as Ahlus Sunnah believe that
visiting graves is a good deed, a
sunnah from the sunnah of the prophets.
Because of what? Because by visiting
graves, we remember when we see those
who have died. Not just remembering,
but seeing those who are dead in their
graves. And by doing so, we will
naturally realize that we too will be
like them. When someone is ill, we are
told to visit the sick. When someone
dies, we are told to offer condolences.
When someone is buried, we are told to
visit the grave. Why? When seeing
someone sick, I realize I will also be
sick like them one day. If many people
visit someone when they are sick, it is
because they are a good person. Imagine
if they were a bad person; who would
visit someone evil? Now, that is what
comes to our mind. Even though we
shouldn't do good just so that people
visit us when we're sick, that's not
the goal. But we learn that they are
visited by many because Allah loves
them. Why do people like them? Because
they are good. Once they die, we offer
condolences so that we realize we too
will die. Then it is sunnah for us to
accompany the body to the grave while
reflecting, "Oh Allah." That is why our
sunnah is to contemplate. If you are
the one being carried now, it may be my
turn to be carried tomorrow or the next
day. If so many people are accompanying
you now to, what is it called? to the
cemetery. Will there be anyone to
accompany me there when I die? Oh, my
God. When we visit the graves, there
are many people there who offer prayers
. Later, when I die, will there be
anyone to pray for me? It does not mean
that we go to the cemetery to ask
things from the people in the graves.
The goal is what? To remind us of the
afterlife and also to cultivate
detachment from the world. It means
that detachment is not loving the world
. Wealth is not the issue. Even Prophet
Solomon was rich, one can be rich but
not be attached to wealth. Like that,
yes. Now, this is a scholar named Rabi
bin Husain. He wanted so much to
remember death every day that he dug a
pit in the middle of his house. Every
day he would tie his neck with a rope
and enter the grave pit he had built.
Then he would say, "O," said Rabi. "Eh,
Rabi said, 'O Allah, I am sure.'""O
Allah, if You return me to the world, I
will be a righteous person, I will be
an honest person.""I will be diligent
in worship and so on." Then he would
get up. Once he had woken up. "Eh, Rabi
, prove it, manifest now what you
promised to Allah before the arrival of
a day when, if you make the same
request, it will not be granted." He
increased his worship. In Tanah Abang,
there used to be a Mr. Hari. I got this
story from the late teacher, Mualim
Syafi'i Alhazami. In Tanah Abang, there
was a man, they say. He placed a
tombstone in his room. The tombstone
had his name written on it. Born on
such and such a date, Jakarta such and
such a date, died, it was left blank.
Ah, it was empty because he wasn't dead
yet. Now, that tombstone was placed in
his bedroom. Every time he opened the
door, the first thing he saw was that
tombstone. That is what he did. And
that tombstone was only used 30 years
later. That means the tombstone stayed
in his bedroom for 30 years. Now, why
did he do that? Every time he saw the
tombstone, he remembered that he was
going to die. And this is what will be
asked later. I shared this story with
my students. Subhanallah. There was a
student of mine, perhaps 10 years older
than me, one of my congregants. His
name is Mr. Tabrani, from Kampung
Rambutan, yes. He used to work in
Customs. Whenever he visited me, he
would shake my hand, kiss it, and cry.
And then he said, "Ustadz, I have
already bought the shroud, I bought the
cotton.""Then he called," he said, "his
children and wife." He was a true
Betawi, he said this, "Hey, when I die
later, write it like this, okay? My
name, my date of birth, and you just
fill in the date of death," he said. "
Here is my birth date, you won't need
to buy a shroud later, I've already
prepared the cotton.""That's how he was
." Every time we met, he would shake my
hand and kiss it, I said, "Mr. Tabrani,
it's not you who should kiss my hand.""
I am the one who should kiss yours.""
I'm younger, after all.""Ah, no, Ustadz
," he said, "you are my teacher." He
would cry whenever he remembered it.
Subhanallah, I felt ashamed. How could
my congregation be like that? Perhaps I
am the one who hasn't taught them well.
Well, he was incredibly humble. Even
though he said, "Oh God, Ustadz, my
sins are already like that.""Yeah." He
cried because he felt he had so many
sins. That's why I asked, "Mr. Tabrani,
" I said, "Between your sins and a
mountain, which one is bigger?""My sins
are bigger, Ustadz.""Compared to the
earth?""My sins are bigger.""Compared
to the sky, which one is bigger, my
sins?" I didn't even know what the
comparison between the sky and his sins
was. I was just saying things. "Then,
compared to Allah's Throne, are my sins
bigger?" Then I said this, "What about
compared to Allah's mercy?" and he just
went silent. "Compared to Allah's
compassion, which is greater?" He just
stayed silent. Mr. Tabrani. I said, "If
all the angels, humans, jinn, and
animals were to have their mistakes
recorded as sins.""And all those sins
were gathered into one.""Compared to
Allah's mercy, Allah's mercy is still
far greater than the sins of all
creation.""Especially just the sins of
Mr. Tabrani, which are small compared
to Allah's mercy." Because Allah's
mercy is "Inna rahmati wasi'at."
Allah's mercy encompasses all things,
and we are a small part of those things
. Do not despair. Do not despair of
Allah's mercy. That is what I told him.
That's why he was so accepting of it.
Yes, I am sure he had a good end (
husnul khatimah) and may Allah make his
grave a garden from the gardens of
Paradise. Yes. Well, that's it, Fahri,
regarding the second point; next time
we will discuss the third, which is
about shortening one's hopes (tul
al-amal). We will discuss that in the
next meeting.
With the hope that may Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala prolong our lives in worship.
Allahu Akbar.
Amin ya Rabbal Alamin. Alright, thank
you Ustadz Ahmadzuli Khul for the
enlightenment this afternoon. The theme
was remembering death (dhikr al-mawt).
May we become people who always
remember death, brothers and sisters.
Because according to the Prophet's
hadith, the wise and noble person is
one who always remembers death. Alright
, Ustadz. Let's get right to it, Ustaz,
to the questions that have come in.
Many have asked via the WhatsApp number
0811999720. I will read the first one
immediately, Ustaz, from Mr. Khairul in
East Jakarta. Peace be upon you, and
Allah's mercy and blessings, Ustaz.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings,
Ustaz. When someone becomes lazy and
pessimistic regarding worldly affairs
because they frequently remember death.
Is there something wrong in how they
interpret this*zikrul maut*(remembrance
of death), Ustaz? How should one
properly understand this*zikrul maut*,
Ustaz? That is all,
yes. In the name of Allah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Remembering death is a very good deed,
highly encouraged by the Messenger.
Because by remembering death, as the
Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said
, it can cultivate a sense of*zuhud*,
meaning detaching oneself from, what
you call it, being overly attached to
the world. Right. Besides that, such a
mindset can also erase sins. Because if
a person remembers death, they will
think twice before committing a sinful
act. But that doesn't mean that by
remembering death, we negate or remove,
or eliminate our spirit to obtain our
portion in this world. Because Allah
Himself said*la tansa**nashibaka minad
dunya*. Do not forget your portion in
this world. Yes, do not forget your
portion in this world. So, let's keep
our spirits up. It’s just that
seeking worldly things is limited to,
what should I say? Fulfilling life's
necessities in this world. How much do
we actually need? Yes, it's like that.
So it is a mistake if, because of*
zikrul maut*, we then don't want to
work, we don't want to, well, that's it
.
Yeah. So, the*zikrul maut*is good, but
leaving behind one's obligation to earn
a living, that is what's wrong. Yeah.
It cannot be blamed entirely. No. Yes,
keep doing*zikrul maut*. The*zikrul
maut*is good. It's just that they are
wrong to neglect their share in this
world. So these two things go hand in
hand, they remain in alignment. Our
obligation to earn a living must be
carried out. But if a person remembers
death while earning a living, it is
impossible for them to cheat. Let alone
stealing, that won't happen. Why?
Because they remember. So that is what
it means. Wherever we are. The Prophet
even said that someone who remembers
death 20 times a day and night will be
gathered with the martyrs.
Yeah.
That's right, 20 times.
Does a merchant even have time for that
20 times? It means we should always
remember at every moment. Every time we
are about to do something, we remember,
"Watch out, we will die, and there will
be a reckoning from Allah for all our
words and deeds," like that. So it
doesn't mean just sitting around
thinking about it; that's not what it
means. It's not about dwelling on death
, but remembering that we will die and
that every action we take will have
accountability. Allah knows best.
Alright, the next question comes from
Mr. Abdullah in Depok. Ustaz, peace be
upon you, and Allah's mercy and
blessings.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings.
Several years ago, when my mother was
on her deathbed, I was so distraught
that all I recited to her was '
istighfar', not the 'tahlil'. Since
then, I have felt a sense of regret.
Why did I not recite the 'tahlil' at
that time? Please provide some insight
on this, Ustadz.
Alright. In the name of Allah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful. A person
who knows is called 'alim', yes. A
person who does not know is called '
jahil'. 'Jahil' means ignorant. When
your mother was passing or about to
pass, you didn't recite the 'tahlil'(
lailahaillallah) to guide her. Even
though that is the sunnah, right,
mental note.
But why didn't you recite it? Because
you didn't know. Yes, 'not knowing' is
just another word for ignorance. It's
just that we get angry when called
ignorant, but not when we're told we
don't know. Because we think not
knowing is not the same as being
ignorant. Even though, in reality, they
are synonyms.
Yes.
So, was it wrong at that time? Allah
does not punish or blame someone who
does not know. However, at that moment,
you wanted to do or say something good.
Yes. And what you thought was good at
that time was 'istighfar'. Was it wrong
? No, it wasn't. At that moment, you
were not wrong and it will not be
recorded as a sin.
Like that. Even though, perhaps, you
should have known better at the time.
Yes.
And I am sure that if someone were to
pass away now, you wouldn't recite '
istighfar' but would lead with 'talkin'
because you know better now, right?
Exactly. Regretting one's past
ignorance is fine. It's good, yes.
Yes.
That's good. Because that will later
become material for us to advise our
children. "Don't let it happen, child,
that you regret it later like your
father did," something like that.
That's already quite good, it's good.
So, you don't need to be afraid of
committing a sin or anything like that
because it was not a sinful act. What
you did was already good, given your
condition at the time. But if you chose
to do that now, well, that wouldn't be
good. The best thing is indeed the '
tahlil'. But having a feeling of guilt
is something Allah likes more. Allah is
pleased when someone feels guilty.
Yes.
Feeling guilty. And Allah is not
pleased when someone feels they are
right and even feels entitled. Yes,
that kind of feeling is actually quite
good. God willing, yes. Allah knows
best.
Yes. Alright, next is a question from
Mr. Musawir. Ustadz, peace be upon you,
and Allah's mercy and blessings.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings.
Ustadz, at the moment of death, what
will the Angel of Death look like
before us? Please enlighten us, Ustadz.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. When one's soul is
taken, there are four great trials for
us, yes. One is the pain of having the
soul taken. The second is the terror of
seeing the Angel of Death.
Hmm.
The Prophet Ibrahim alaihissalam, when
visited by the Angel of Death, asked
through the Prophet Jibril, "Angel of
Death, have you come to visit me, to
pay respects, or to take my soul?" He
said, "No, just a visit.""Ah, finally
the Prophet Ibrahim said this, 'O Angel
of Death, would you show me your true
form?'""You will not be able to bear it
," said the Angel. "Come on, just show
me," he said. "Show me.""Very well,"
said the Angel of Death, "Now turn away
.""He said, turn your back to me." The
Prophet turned away. "Yes, now look."
As soon as he looked and saw his true
form, the Prophet Ibrahim immediately
fell unconscious. Once he regained
consciousness, the Angel of Death had
returned to his human form.
What did the Prophet Ibrahim say? "
Angel of Death.""If Allah did not
inflict any punishment, just seeing
your form is already a truly terrifying
torment." Now, this is only for people
who are, what shall we call them? For
those who are disbelievers, those who
are rebellious. Yes. But for the
believers, the righteous, it is
certainly not like that. Yes, not like
that. Because when the soul is taken
from that person there are some, as in
the Qur'an, "wa hinaidhin tanzurun"(at
that moment you will be watching). And
the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon
him, also explained that a person will
not leave this world. Yes, they will
not depart, they will not leave this
world. A person will not leave this
world until they know their place of
return and until they also know their
dwelling.
Whether it is heaven or hell. That will
be shown first by Allah.
That is the meaning of "wa hinaidhin
tanzurun." Yes, in which surah?
Al-Waqi'ah. That is why some people
pass away with longing, smiling, in
contentment. There are also those whose
eyes stare in terror. Why? Because of
what is shown by Allah. Yes...what is
it... "Bima ghafara li Rabbi wa
ja'alani minal mukramin." That was
Habib An-Najjar when he was dragged and
beaten by his people.
Yes, how painful was that? So, Allah
then showed him Paradise. By seeing
Paradise, the pain he suffered
disappeared.
Allah wanted to help him. That's how it
is.
Yes.
That is why he said, "Ya laita qawmi
ya'lamun, bima ghafara li Rabbi...""If
only my people knew," he said, "the
glory that Allah has given me by
showing me, what's it called, the
forgiveness of my sins and the showing
of Paradise, and everything else; that
is how it is." So the pain of the
throes of death is extraordinary. But
later for the believers, God willing,
it will be explained in the chapter
later. So, the point is, this Angel of
Death, when he arrives, can be
terrifying, or he might not be.
Yes.
Yes. Now, it depends on our deeds.
Yes. Like little children who are about
to have their teeth pulled. Some are
already crying because of the doctor,
perhaps because they see the doctor's
methods. But there are those little
kids whose teeth have fallen out but
they just stay quiet. Why?
The dentist is clever, isn't he?
Children are extraordinary
yes. Actually, this is already a
glimpse of the afterlife, especially
regarding the angels later on.
So if you, sir, do not want to be
terrified, do not want to see the angel
of death as something scary, then the
answer lies with Mr. Musawir himself.
Yes. Within ourselves, like that
yes. Very well. God knows best.
Yes. Next, from a servant of Allah,
Ustaz, in Tangerang. Peace be upon you,
and Allah's mercy and blessings, Ustaz.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings. Uh what is the
best prayer for me before death comes,
Ustaz? And is it permissible for us to
pray for a good end (husnul khatimah),
abundant sustenance, and sincere
repentance beforehand? That is all,
Ustaz.
Yes. Yes, indeed, uh, that prayer is,
uh, good. The Prophet once warned his
companions, "Let not one of you wish
for death because of an illness being
suffered." Now, if you must ask for
death, the Prophet said this, "
Allahumma ahyini ma kanatil hayatu
khairan li wa tawaffani idza kanat
wafat li khairan." Yes. O Allah, keep
me alive as long as life is better for
me and cause me to die if death is
better for me. The Prophet has already
taught us that. If we want to ask for
death.
Don't ask, "O Allah, rather than being
like this, just take my life." Don't be
like that. Even if you must, the
Prophet said, "If you ask for death,
this is how you do it.""Like that
earlier." O Allah, keep me alive if
life is better for me and cause me to
die if death is better for me. So in
the end, if you live, it's a good life.
And if you die, it's a good death. Now,
you mentioned asking for a good end (
husnul khatimah), that is good, yes.
That's why you should increase that.
Like Habib Abdurrahman, yes, in his
Ratib there is, "Ya Allah biha, ya
Allah biha, ya Allah bihusnil khatimah.
" Yes, reciting that is, of course,
good. Because our request to Allah is
that Allah grants us a good end,
because a good end is what determines
whether we are successful or not, yes,
not now, but at the end of our lives
later. Whether we are unfortunate
people or successful people, it is at
the end of life, yes. God knows best.
From Mr. Johar in Kalideres. Ustaz,
peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy
and blessings.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings.
When we are sick, Ustaz, besides
getting treatment, what prayers should
be recited and what good deeds should
be done? That is all.
Very well. In the name of Allah, the
Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. There
are several hadiths that explain, yes,
that if we are sick, we should recite
Surah Al-Ikhlas 40 times. Whoever is
sick and recites Surah Al-Ikhlas 40
times, yes, then if they recover, or if
they pass away, all their sins are
forgiven. If they recover, all their
bad blood or whatever is also replaced
and also in
uh, the forgiveness of Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala. 40 times reading Surah
Al-Ikhlas.
Yes. Now, then in another hadith, it is
to read the prayer of Prophet Yunus.
Prophet Yunus.
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu
minaz-zalimin. Yes.
Now, if I suggest to my in-laws, I say
this, "Well, if you are sick, just
increase your reading of Al-Ikhlas.
Read it 40 times. Later, after 40 times
, read the prayer of Prophet Yunus. La
ilaha illa anta subhanaka. Later, if
Allah intends to heal, Allah will heal
you quickly. If, for example, the
illness leads to death, then Allah will
erase all their sins. that is what is
read. Likewise, when my mother was sick
, my mother always read that. Besides
the verses she had memorized, such as
Yasin, Ar-Rahman, Waqi'ah, and Tabarak.
Now, I said this," Mother, increase
this, yes, Al-Ikhlas 40 times. Later,
if done, switch to the prayer of
Prophet, uh, Prophet Yunus 40 times. "
Yes.
Yes, that is a practice, a prayer.
a practice that is recited, yes. Uh-huh
. Yes, wallahu a'lam. Next is a
question from Mr. Yusril, Ustaz. Peace
be upon you, and Allah's mercy and
blessings. Peace be upon you, and
Allah's mercy and blessings.
Uh, Ustaz, could you please explain
about the disease of wahan and how it
can afflict the people of the end times
, Ustaz? Like that.
Yes. Yes, the disease of wahan consists
of two things. First, hubbud dunya (
love of the world) and this is related
to the second, waqaratul maut (hatred
of death). they are afraid of death.
And if a person already has hubbud
dunya, then it can be said, certainly,
it is certain they fear death. This is
already a disease. Which currently,
right now, has spread everywhere like
this. In all layers, yes. in all layers
, what is called hubbud dunya wa
qarahatul maut, yes. Now, because of
that, then with us doing a lot of
tafakkur (reflection) earlier, that is
looking
tafakkur
yes, uh, what is called remembering
death. God willing, if a person
remembers death, later, because the
Prophet himself has already said, right
.
Yes.
That remembering death will cause a
person to then remember the afterlife
and also be ascetic toward the world.
Because if we remember death, well,
that is what I said, if we knew we were
dying tomorrow, tonight we would not
sleep, if invited to commit sins, we
would not want to, that is the
influence of death.
Yes.
So, the reason why people are struck by
the disease of wahan is because of that
, forgetting death. Now, and it is very
true that the Messenger of Allah said,"
Aksiru min dhikri hadhthillat. "
Increase your remembrance of death. Yes
, but do not, because of remembering
death, then we abandon our other duties
. No, it is not like that, which I have
already explained.
yes. Maybe that is all for now, Mr. Ru.
Very well, Ustaz. There was, there was
a last question, a final message from a
listener, they said please ask this to
the Ustaz.
Ustaz, please, what is the practice for
heart purification, Ustaz?
Yes.
Lastly.
Okay, bismillahirrahmanirrahim, there
are several steps to purifying the
heart; the first step is riyadah, and
the second is mujahadah.
Mujahadah, what is riyadah? Like this.
To be clean, it has to be healthy,
right? Meaning the heart, Mr. Ria.
Yes.
Our physical body, if we want it to be
healthy, must be fed.
Yes.
Well, likewise with the heart.
Yes.
How about physical food? Well, it must
be tayyib (wholesome). Eat what is
tayyib, what is nutritious. Now, how
about the heart? For the heart, it's
not about being nutritious, but being
halal. If it’s nutritious but not
halal, the body is good but the heart
is ruined. If it’s halal but not
tayyib, the heart is fine but the body
will be ruined. That’s why, how do we
make the heart good and healthy, and
the body healthy too? We are told to
eat what is halal and tayyib. Halal
relates back to the heart. Then what?
Tayyib relates back to the body. Then
is it enough just to eat to be
physically healthy? No. Not enough. We
also need exercise. Ah, that exercise
is called riyadah. Running or whatever.
Or swimming, then cycling, that is the
exercise. Now, our heart is the same,
it needs heart exercise.
Heart exercise.
Like that. Now, what is the hardest
good deed for us to do? Oh, for example
, if charity is the hardest, let's
force ourselves every day, even if it's
just a little bit, keep going. Imam
Ghazali said the cure is only to do the
opposite.
The opposite.
This is training yourself. Training
yourself and then increasing your
worship. Now, these are all the steps
to clean the, what is it called, the
heart so that later, what, the bad
traits—the love of lying, deceiving
people, envy, jealousy—Then what else
? Well, that, by itself, will later,
well, it will decrease. With the
disappearance of bad traits, our hearts
will become clear, become clean, like
that.
That is through the aforementioned
riyadah and mujahadah. Mujahadah means
struggling.
Yes.
Yes. Mujahadah is struggling, and that
is what we must do throughout our lives
. Mujahadah is for our whole life.
It’s not, you know, just for a month
or two; it’s continuous, always.
For life.
Yes, exactly." Wa'bud Rabbaka hatta
ya'tiyakal yaqin. "
So, worship your Lord until certainty
comes to you. What is meant by"
certainty "here? Death.
Yes. So, as long as we are not yet dead
, we keep serving Allah. The effort is
how to make ourselves, our souls,
become clean. So that later we can be
united, to gather with the Most Holy.
Because it is impossible for the Most
Holy to accept what is dirty; it must
be pure. That is the way: riyadah and
mujahadah. Yes, later there will be,
what is it called, a discussion about
it. There will be a discussion.
Hopefully, Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
extends our lives in obedience to Him.
Amin.
May Allah guide our hearts to the path
He is pleased with and loves.
And may Allah adorn our hearts with
noble character. May Allah cleanse our
hearts from despicable character. And
may Allah bestow His mercy, guidance,
and direction upon us and our
descendants, so we may remain steadfast
in following His commands and avoiding
His prohibitions. Rabbana taqabbal
minna yaum hasanah akaraallahu
sayyidina Muhammadin wa sallam.
Alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin. Peace be
upon you, and Allah's mercy and
blessings.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings. That was our
afternoon lecture with Ustaz Ahmad
Zazuli Kholil regarding 'zikrul maut',
the remembrance of death, which we have
just listened to together. May what the
Ustaz shared increase our knowledge and
also strengthen our faith in Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Thank you very
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Subangitur, bid you farewell. Glory be
to You, O Allah, and with Your praise,
I bear witness that there is no god but
You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent
to You. And peace be upon you, and
Allah's mercy and blessings.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings.