Continuing our study of the fruits of eman, here are some additional fruits that spring from the tree of eman:
In Surah Fussilat, Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says:
Translation: In the case of those who say, “Our Lord is Allah”, and, further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them [and say]: “Fear ye not, nor grieve! but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were promised! (Surah Fussilat, verse 30)1
This ayah refers to the final milliseconds of life of an individual, when the angels come to carry the soul away.
From now, from today–nevermind the final milliseconds of life–Allah separates between believers and unbelievers. For the pious, Allah sends down armies of angels (as narrated in one hadith)–beautiful angels who say “don’t worry about the Hereafter, don’t worry about your family, we’ll take care of them.”
And the soul leaves the body like water poured from a glass (source unknown), and the eyes follow the soul up when it leaves the body [Muslim]2
The end result? The mu’min is content even before he leaves this world. And the for the non-Muslim, the torture beings here. May Allah protect us all from that evil end, and make us of those content when we leave the dunya.
(1) Pickthall, Muhammad M., trans. Al-Qur’an Al-Kareem: Parallel Arabic text with English Translation. One Ummah Network. 25 Mar. 2006 <http://www.oneummah.net/quran/quran.html>.
(2) “Sahih Muslim Chapter 177: Closing the Eyes of the Dead and Supplication For Him on Visitng Him.” USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts. University of Southern California. 27 Mar. 2006 <http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/004.smt.html#004.2005>.
(3) Yasir Qadhi. Lecture. AlMaghrib. Light of Guidance. University of Toronto, Toronto. March 2006.