In a Hadeeth it is stated that a
youngster stood up in a gathering and said: "O Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam)! Who is the most intelligent amongst the mumineen?" Nabi (Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam) said: "The person who remembers death excessively and makes
the best preparation before it comes."
Abu Qatadah (Radiyallahu Anhu) says "Once a
janazah passed by Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Seeing it Nabi (sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam) said: "This person has either found relief or others have
been relieved of him ."Then Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: "When a Mo'min
servant passes away he is relieved from his difficulties and troubles of this
world and goes in to the mercy of Allah (He finds relief). When on evil person
dies, other people, places, trees and animals find relief because of his
death. This is because the evil of the sinning causes calamities to decend in
the world. Due to this rains are stopped, mischief spreads in the cities,
trees dry up and even animals experience difficulty in obtaining
fodder. Hence, every one is relieved when on EVIL person dies because through
his evil everybody experienced difficulty."
In one Hadeeth Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
has said: "Remember death excessively it prevents sinning and causes
disinclination towords the world." In another Hadith Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam) said: "if you knew what you will experience after death you would
never eat food or drink water with pleasure."
In one Hadith Nabi (sallallahu Alai Wasallam)
says: "From one Sha'baan until the next the times of all those that are to die
are written and handed over so much that here when a person gets married, he
is blessed with children yet in the sky his name has already been included
amongst the list of the dead.