‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘Azīz on death
19 November 2020 · 4 Rabīʿ II 1442 AH
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كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بنُ عَبْدِ العَزِيْزِ رَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ: >إِنَّكَ إِنِ اسْتَشْعَرْتَ ذِكْرَ المَوْتِ فِي لَيْلِكَ وَنَهَارِكَ، بَغَّضَ إِلَيْكَ كُلَّ فَانٍ، وَحَبَّبَ إِلَيْكَ كُلَّ بَاقٍ<
Translation
‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘Azīz [d. 101H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) wrote to a man: “If you think often about death, you will detest everything that is temporary and you will obtain the love for everything that is eternal.”
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