Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, commenting on the verse “and then has decreed a stated term (for you to die). And there is with Him another determined term (for you to be resurrected)” [al-An‘aam 6:2]: With regard to the time when it is ordained that an individual should die, this is known to the angels who write down the individual’s provision, lifespan, deeds and whether he is doomed to Hell or destined for Paradise, as it says in as-Saheehayn, where it is narrated that Ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) – who is the most truthful one – told us: “The creation of any one of you is put together in his mother’s womb for forty days as a nutfah (sperm drop); then he becomes a ‘alaqah (a piece of thick coagulated blood) for a similar period; then he becomes like a chewed piece of flesh (mudghah) for a similar period., then the angel is sent to him and is instructed to write down four things. It is said: Write down his provision, his lifespan, his deeds and whether he is doomed (to Hell) or blessed (destined for Paradise). Then the soul is breathed into him.” This lifespan is the appointed time of death which Allah may make known to whomever He wills among His slaves. With regard to the other “determined term”, i.e., the resurrection, no one knows it except Him. End quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa, 14/489
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:30:37 +0000
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