Quotes About Death

“O Friend, the cloth from which your burial shroud will be cut may have already reached the market and you remain unaware.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“This life, all of it, is nothing but a single chapter of a novel with numerous chapters, and death is not the end of the adventure, it is the beginning of it.

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“Everyday it is said: so and so has died. And there must come a day when it will be said: `Umar has died.

Umar ibn al-Khattab

“Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.

Yasmin Mogahed

“Death has exposed the reality of this life and not left a chance for the wise person to delight in it.

al-Hasan al-Basri

“The adhan (call to prayer) has been called for us at the time of our birth and its prayer, our janazah (funeral prayer), is ever close.

Ismahan Abdullahi

“‎Don’t wait to get old to worship Allah. If today is your last day, you are old already.

Abu Hafsah Abdul Malik Clare

“There is no u-turn in the grave so turn to Allah now.

Abdulbary Yahya

“Remember that which you have never tasted and will only taste once [i.e. death].

Ar-Rabi` ibn Khuthaym Ath-Thawri

“A hundred years from now when you are alone in your grave, no one will care how much money you had, what car you drove or what kind of house you lived in. The only thing that will matter then will be your righteous deeds.

Abdulbary Yahya

“Every single night our soul is taken, and every single night the Angel asks before bringing it back, “Ya Allah what about this one?” “Do You want to send it back?” Do You want to pull the plug or should we keep the Rûh (soul)?” And every night Allah gives permission to the Angel to let us live one more time.

Nouman Ali Khan

“The person who often thinks of death will show off less and will also be less jealous.

Abu ad-Darda al-Ansari

“Whoever considers the nearness of death in his heart, will see what he has and owns as being abundant.

Umar ibn Abdul Aziz

“When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but in the hearts of men.

Rumi

“This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

Rumi

“Our death is our wedding with eternity.

Rumi

“Whoever is not deterred by the Qur'an and death, then even if the mountains were butted between his hands, he would not deter.

Al-Hasan bin Abdul Aziz al-Jarawi

“The human soul will not leave the dunya except with three regrets: that he didn't satiate himself with enjoyment of what he had gathered (of wealth), that he didn't receive the things he hoped for, and that he didn't prepare well for what he has come upon [i.e. the Hereafter].

al-Hasan al-Basri

“If you know how to live, even death is good news.

Tariq Ramadan

“At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.

Yasmin Mogahed

“We die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.

Yasmin Mogahed

“Remembering that I'll inevitably leave this world always pushes me to do more while I'm still here.

Yasir Qadhi

“Blessed is the one whose good works continue to bear fruit even after he himself departs from this world.

Yasir Qadhi

“The more a Muslim thinks of death, the better he acts in life.