Islamic quotes about death and the hereafter
Remembering death is not meant to make you sad. It puts this life in perspective and pushes you to do good while you can.
From the Quran
كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوۡنَ أُجُورَكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۖ فَمَن زُحۡزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدۡخِلَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ فَقَدۡ فَازَۗ وَمَا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلۡغُرُورِ ﴿١٨٥﴾
Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti wainnama tuwaffawna ojoorakum yawma alqiyamati faman zuhziha ʿani alnnari waodkhila aljannata faqad faza wama alhayatu alddunya illa mataʿu alghuroori
Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion
Quran 3:185 · Surah Al-Imran
كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾
Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti thumma ilayna turjaʿoona
Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned
Quran 29:57 · Surah Al-Ankabut
قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَفِرُّونَ مِنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مُلَٰقِيكُمۡۖ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَٰلِمِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿٨﴾
Qul inna almawta allathee tafirroona minhu fainnahu mulaqeekum thumma turaddoona ila ʿalimi alghaybi waalshshahadati fayunabbiokum bima kuntum taʿmaloona
Say, "Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do
Quran 62:8 · Surah Al-Jumu'ah
From the hadith
Remember often the destroyer of pleasures: death.
at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasai
Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller.
Sahih al-Bukhari
When a person dies, his deeds end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.
Sahih Muslim
Reminders to share
"Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned" (Quran 29:57)
This dunya is a bridge. Don't build your house on it.
One day we will be a memory. Make it a good one.
Live as a traveller, and pack for the journey.
Leave behind sadaqah jariyah: knowledge, charity, children who make dua.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun. We are from Allah and to Him we return.
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