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(Book 20, Hadith 14) #35778
The Inevitability of Death

SUMMARY: Death is inevitable and one should not perform any actions after death.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar shrouded his son Waqid ibn Abdullah, who had died at al-Juhfa while in ihram, and he veiled his head and face and said, "If we had not been in ihram we would have perfumed him". Malik said, "A man can only do things while he is alive. When he is dead, his actions stop".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَفَّنَ ابْنَهُ وَاقِدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَمَاتَ بِالْجُحْفَةِ مُحْرِمًا وَخَمَّرَ رَأْسَهُ وَوَجْهَهُ وَقَالَ لَوْلاَ أَنَّا حُرُمٌ لَطَيَّبْنَاهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَإِنَّمَا يَعْمَلُ الرَّجُلُ مَا دَامَ حَيًّا فَإِذَا مَاتَ فَقَدِ انْقَضَى الْعَمَلُ

TOPICS
death  *  inevitability  *  actions

QUICK LESSONS:
Accept death as an inevitable part of life and make the most out of your life while you are alive.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the inevitability of death and how it is a natural part of life. It tells us that when someone dies, they can no longer perform any actions. This hadith was narrated by Yahya who heard it from Malik who heard it from Nafi who heard it from Abdullah ibn Umar. Abdullah ibn Umar was shrouding his son Waqid ibn Abdullah when he said this hadith. He was expressing regret that he could not perfume his son as would have been done if they were not in ihram at the time of his death. This hadith teaches us to accept death as an inevitable part of life and reminds us to make the most out of our lives while we are alive because once we die, our actions will cease forever.

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