Taken from the 2010 Green Lane Winter Conference (27th December 2010).
Please refer to the recording at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/green-lane-masjid-live as I can not guarantee that my notes (and the translation) are fully accurate or they may have not appropriately covered the message the Shaykh was trying to convey.
The Shaykh was keen to stress that all these fourteen points only apply if the person has Tawheed, they will only benefit you if you were upon Tawheed. 14 Signs of a Good Death
1. Pronouncing the Shahaadah (i.e. La ilaaha illallaah) when dying
”Whoever breathes his last with the words: La ilaha illallah, enters Paradise” [Abu Dawud]
2. Dying on the night preceding or the day of Friday.
“There is no Muslim who dies on the day of Friday or the night of Friday, but Allaah will protect him from the trial (fitnah) of the grave.” [Ahmad]
3. Whilst killed in war.
A Muslim who is killed in a battle is a martyr [Ahmad]
4. Dying from a stomach ailement. This includes many types of sicknesses concerning the stomach, like the liver problems or the person who has problems with intestines.
5. One who dies due to burning.
6. One who dies of Plague (some Shuyukh have considered cancer to be a plague)
7. One who dies under a demolition (by accident). As a result of something falling on him such as a wall or a building. Some shuyukh have also taken car & plane crashes to be in this category.
8. The one who drowns
9. The one who dies of pleurisy or with chest problems such as tubercolosis.
10. A woman who dies with a baby in her womb which could include a woman passing away whilst giving birth.
“The martyrs are seven, other than the one who is killed in the Way of Allaah, ta`aalaa, one who dies of plague, one who drowns, one who dies of pleurisy, one who dies of stomach ache, one who dies due to burning, one who dies under a demolition (by accident) and a woman who dies with a baby in her womb” [Maalik, Aboo Dawood, An-Nasaaee, Ibn Maajah, Ibn Hibban, Haakim, Ahmad. Authenticated by al-Albaanee]
11. If a person is dieing, he finds sweat in his brow it is an indication of a good death.
“The believer dies with sweat on his forehead.” [Ahmad & Tirmidhi]
12. If a person was to die whilst defending his honour for example a believing man who protects his honour.
13. If a person was to die whilst protecting his family, the honour his wife or of his daughter, or of a female connecting to him, and die in defending that, this is a sign that he has a good ending.
14. If he dies whilst protecting his money from being stolen or usurped.
Wallahu A’lam, and Allah knows best
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