Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rib’i Al-Ansari:
A funeral procession passed by God’s Messenger who said, “Relieved or relieving?” The people asked, “O God’s Messenger! What is relieved and relieving?” He said, “A believer is relieved (by death) from the troubles and hardships of the world and leaves for the Mercy of God, while (the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and) the animals from him.”
My father’s death was a blessing (inshAllah). He was finally relieved of his suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).
May his soul find peace and beauty in the barzakh, the Day of Judgment, and in the Hereafter. Ameen. I pray God grants him residence in Paradise near to the beloved Prophet (pbuh) and his companions. My dad was amazing, he sacrificed his sleep and spare time to take me to countless of Islamic programs and events when I was a child. I could write more but it would not do justice. I’ll just keep my satisfaction and love for him in my heart for now.
I wasn’t sad at my dad’s wake nor at his janazah. I was happy. Happy because iA he is going to meet the Being that is the most beloved to him. :) My duty now is to carry on his legacy. <3 <3
