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([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/146/mode/2up?q=death 197]) Allah is sufficient for me at the time of death. Allah is sufficient for me during the questioning (by angels) in the grave.

(198) O Allah, I seek from You the reward of the grateful, the reception of the close ones, the company of the prophets, the belief of the truthful, the humbleness of the fearful, and the devotion of the true believers—all my life so that You give me death in this state, O the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/148/mode/2up?q=death 198]) O Allah, I seek from You the reward of the grateful, the reception of the close ones, the company of the prophets, the belief of the truthful, the humbleness of the fearful, and the devotion of the true believers—all my life so that You give me death in this state, O the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

(204) O Allah, I beg You for release from the Fire. O Allah, help me in the pangs and agonies of death.

([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/152/mode/2up?q=death 204]) O Allah, I beg You for release from the Fire. O Allah, help me in the pangs and agonies of death.

The pangs and agonies of death have different purposes. They may sometimes happen to disbelievers as punishment. They may happen to sinners as recompense for their sins. They may be a means of elevating the ranks of the pious. Also what a dying person feels and what other people observe may be two different things. Thus we cannot pass judgment on a person by observing his death.

(205) O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the Highest Companion.

([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/152/mode/2up?q=death 205]) O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the Highest Companion.

This was the du‘a’ of the Prophet SAW on his deathbed. It is highly desirable that one should be making this du‘a’ as death approaches.

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https://youtu.be/dEwJv4Opk40?si=OeuMa-T6Ub0KVAnO&t=734

(206) O Allah I seek Your protection from a sudden death, snake bite, beasts, drowning, burning, falling on anything, and from being killed with a fleeing troop.

([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/152/mode/2up?q=death 206]) O Allah I seek Your protection from a sudden death, snake bite, beasts, drowning, burning, falling on anything, and from being killed with a fleeing troop.

sudden death: We seek protection from sudden calamities and sudden death. However, if one does encounter that then we should seek comfort from other traditions that promise martyrdom for a person facing such death. This is similar to the case of sickness. We never seek it and always ask for good health. However when we do fall sick, we seek comfort from the hadith that tell us that it becomes a means of forgiveness of one’s sins.

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 ([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/146/mode/2up?q=death 197]) Allah is sufficient for me at the time of death. Allah is sufficient for me during the questioning (by angels) in the grave.
-(198) O Allah, I seek from You the reward of the grateful, the reception of the close ones, the company of the prophets, the belief of the truthful, the humbleness of the fearful, and the devotion of the true believers—all my life so that You give me death in this state, O the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
+([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/148/mode/2up?q=death 198]) O Allah, I seek from You the reward of the grateful, the reception of the close ones, the company of the prophets, the belief of the truthful, the humbleness of the fearful, and the devotion of the true believers—all my life so that You give me death in this state, O the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
-(204) O Allah, I beg You for release from the Fire. O Allah, help me in the pangs and agonies of death.
+([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/152/mode/2up?q=death 204]) O Allah, I beg You for release from the Fire. O Allah, help me in the pangs and agonies of death.
 The pangs and agonies of death have different purposes. They may sometimes happen to disbelievers as punishment. They may happen to sinners as recompense for their sins. They may be a means of elevating the ranks of the pious. Also what a dying person feels and what other people observe may be two different things. Thus we cannot pass judgment on a person by observing his death.
-(205) O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the Highest Companion.
+([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/152/mode/2up?q=death 205]) O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the Highest Companion.
 This was the du‘a’ of the Prophet SAW on his deathbed. It is highly desirable that one should be making this du‘a’ as death approaches.
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 https://youtu.be/dEwJv4Opk40?si=OeuMa-T6Ub0KVAnO&t=734
-(206) O Allah I seek Your protection from a sudden death, snake bite, beasts, drowning, burning, falling on anything, and from being killed with a fleeing troop.
+([https://archive.org/details/TheAcceptedWhispers/page/152/mode/2up?q=death 206]) O Allah I seek Your protection from a sudden death, snake bite, beasts, drowning, burning, falling on anything, and from being killed with a fleeing troop.
 sudden death: We seek protection from sudden calamities and sudden death. However, if one does encounter that then we should seek comfort from other traditions that promise martyrdom for a person facing such death. This is similar to the case of sickness. We never seek it and always ask for good health. However when we do fall sick, we seek comfort from the hadith that tell us that it becomes a means of forgiveness of one’s sins.