Being Happy when a person of Bidah (that calls to his bidah) dies – Ash-Shaykh Munir As-sa'diy

Shaykh Rabi ibn Hadi al Madkhali حفظه الله said,

"Iran, the deviant state, is more misguided than the Jews and the Christians. It has been an agent from ancient history until our present day. All the confrontations are lies upon lies, all aimed at misleading the Muslims. They pretend enmity towards the Jews to establish this party of Shaytan called Hezbollah."

[Al Nafahāt 39]

Sheikh Ibn Uthyameen رحمه الله said,

"The one who prays the Sunnah prayer of Fajr quickly is better than the one who does it with a long recitation, long bowing and prostration. The former is better because it is the Sunnah."

[Sharh al-Kafiyah 369]

Seek Forgiveness at All Times, Especially as You Become Older or Encounter Ill Health

Regarding seeking forgiveness, Shaykh Fawzan in explanation of the final verse of soorah an-Nasr said,

“It is better to complete ones lifespan with seeking and supplicating for forgiveness, because people, whether they are upon righteousness, uprightness and performance of righteous actions; then indeed they still have shortcomings regarding the right of Allah, so they should seek forgiveness. Subsequently it takes precedence and is obligatory for the sinful servant to seek and supplicate for forgiveness from Allah.

There is great virtue in seeking forgiveness and seeking of forgiveness is legislated to be done when completing righteous actions; when your life is approaching its end; when getting up from a gathering(Sunan at-Tirmidhi 3433, Authenticated by Shaykh al-Albaani) and when completing the prayer.

On the authority of Thawbaan (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: When he had finished his prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to ask for forgiveness three times and say: “Allaahumma anta al-salaam wa minka al-salaam, tabaarakta yaa dhaa’l-jalaali wa’l-ikraam (O Allaah, You are al-Salaam (the One Who is free from all defects and deficiencies) and from You is all peace, blessed are You, Possessor of Majesty and Honour).” [Sahih Muslim 135]

Likewise he completes his life with asking for forgiveness, just (as he does at the end of each obligatory prayer) because seeking of forgiveness is sought after (at then end of an action, or one’s life).

[Source:Maa Tayyasara wa Tahassala min Duroos al-Quraan fee Hizb al-Mufassal pg. 527 with additional benefits from the recorded lesson.]

The wonder of all wonders is that you are pleased with your arrogance {ghurur), and your indulgence into idle play while overlooking what has been hidden for you! You are fooled with your health and seem to forget that sickness is near; and you rejoice for your wellness all the while you fail to notice the pain that is yet to come. Verily, the death of others was just to remind you of your own death, and the death of others was only to remind you of your death! Your indulgence in fulfilling your desires averts you from remembering the destruction of your essence. As one poet said, As if you had not heard o f the news o f the people before, and had not seen how time ruined those in the present. It you did not know, then look at their ruins, the wind and the grave erased their remains.

~ Captured thoughts by Imam ibn al Jawzi

O you who steps forward towards such an end, with every moment that passes, yet act as if he does not know or understand! How can the heart sleep in tranquillity, while not yet knowing whether it will dwell in hell or heaven?

~ Captured thoughts by Imam ibn al Jawzi

Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله said,

"You are the most precious creature to Allah, so be content with what Allah has decreed for you, because he who loves never questions or accuses the one he loves.

The Grace of Allah upon you in all that He created for your sake is as clear as daylight, so how could you imagine that He would neglect when you are at the roof of it all?”

[Seeds of Admonishment and Reform pg. 186]

السنة

Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman said: I visited my father when I was very sad.

He said: What’s wrong?

I said: A friend of mine died.

He replied: Did he die on the Sunnah?

I said yes.

He said: Then don’t fear for him!

Source: Tabaqat al-Hanabilah (p. 345)

The Prophet said: None of you should ever die except while assuming the best about Allaah.

Source: Saheeh Muslim (no. 5125)

This means: You should think that He’ll have mercy on you and forgive you.

Source: Tafsir al-Qurtubi (p. 21) and Sharh Saheeh Muslim of Imam Nawawi (v. 17, p. 210)

Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله used to say: "The grave eats up the bones and meat, but doesn't eat up the Iman.

[العزلة لابن أبي الدنيا ٢٠٤]

‎Shaykh as-Sa’dī رحمه الله said in Tafseer of this Āyah: “For indeed the Jāhil (ignorant one) utters speech which ‎has no benefit in it and he is the one WHO MAKES FUN OF PEOPLE.”

[أنظر : تفسير السعدي ٢\٦٧]