1. Are you tested with hardships? Do you suffer from trails?
SICKNESS
Are you tested with hardships?
Do you suffer from trails?
The Prophet peace be upon him said: “When Allah loves someone, He tries him with hardship”.

2. What should a Mareed do? Remain patient Do not wish for death
Stay between hope & fear
Settle his debts
Make his Will [wasiyah]
Ask relatives to follow the sunnah in funeral rites

3. WE SHOULD … Visit him Seek medical treatment for him
Advice him to be patient
Pray for him
Invite him to Islam
[if he is a non-muslim]
Ask about his needs
Make duaa for him

4. Reward of visiting the sick
70,000
Angles pray for him

5. Death Struggle.. The symptoms of Death
He may be semi-conscious or unconscious
He may hear you but can not reply
He may become very weak
He may not be able to express himself
He will be struggling with Death and enduring a terrible pain
…can you help me,
save me...
are you listening?

6. He is dying what can I do?? Turn him towards the Qiblah
Read Surah Yãseen [different
opinions]
Prompt him to say “lã ilãha ill-Allãh
Make du3ã’ to Allãh to ease his situation
Be kind & patient
Wet his lips

7. ARRIVAL OF DEATH How do I know? The temples sag
The legs become slack or limp
The nose bends
The heart stops
The body becomes cold
The eyes stays fixedly open

8. ARRIVAL OF DEATH How do I know? The temples sag
The legs become slack or limp
The nose bends
The heart stops
The body becomes cold
The eyes stays fixedly open

9. What should we do? Close his eyes Say the du3ã’
[Innã lillãhi wa innã ilayhee raji3oon]
Bind his lower jaw
Straighten his arms & legs
Pay his debt
[you can] kiss him
Prepare his body for Ghusl
Hadeeth: “You should hasten with his burial”
[Bukhãri & Muslim]

10. GOOD ENDS & BAD ENDS SIGNS OF A GOOD END
Last words being Lã ilãha ill-Allãh
Sweat being upon the brow
Dying on Jumu3ah or the night before
Dying while doing a righteous action
Dying as a martyr
Death due to plague, stomach illness, drowning, building falling upon him, fire, pregnancy, defending one’s deen or property.
People saying :”we assume he is so-&-so..”
Smile on face or index finger raised

11. GOOD ENDS & BAD ENDS SIGNS OF BAD ENDS Dying while doing a prohibited
action
Frowning or darkness being
seen on the face
DO NOT TELL ANYONE

12. NOT ALLOWED DO NOT: Wail [mourn in a loud voice] Beat your chest
Tear your clothes
Break things
Scratch your face

13. BE PATIENT It is allowed to weep only
As the Prophet said: “It is a mercy that Allah made in the hearts of his servants” [Bukhari]