DO NOT WAIT TO REGRET AFTER DEATH

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yaumul Ahad, 18th day of Jumaadal Uulaa 1447AH, Sunday, 9th November, 2025. 

BismilLah. 

ALLAH Azzawajal says in Qur'an 78:40.

إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا 

Indeed, WE have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"

The Day of Judgement is mentioned here to emphasize the fact that its occurrence has become close because everything that is coming will certainly come to pass. Also remember that when you die your judgement begins till the final judgement day.

يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ

(the Day when man will see that which his hands have sent forth,) meaning all of his deeds will be presented to him, the good and bad, and the old and new. Then ALLAH Azzawajal says,

وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَـلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَباً

(and the disbeliever will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!") meaning, the disbeliever on that Day will wish that he had only been dust in the worldly life.

He will wish that he had not been created and that he had never come into existence. This will be when he sees the torment of ALLAH Azzawajal and he looks at his wicked deeds that will be written down against him by the noble righteous scribes among Angels. It has been said that he will only wish for that when ALLAH Azzawajal passes judgement between all of the animals that were in the worldly life. He will rectify matters between them with HIS, just wisdom that does not wrong anyone. Even the hornless sheep will be allowed to avenge itself against the sheep with horns.

Then, when the judgement between them is finished, HE (ALLAH) will say to them (the animals), "Be dust." So they will all become dust. Upon witnessing this, the disbeliever will say,

يَـلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَباً

(Would that I were dust!) meaning, I wish I was an animal so that I would be returned to dust.' Let's not wait till that day. Let's strive to obey the Creator and follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam. 

May ALLAH Azzawajal keep guiding and protecting us from any satanic influences. Aameen.