It is narrated from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radhiallahu `anhu) that he said in his Khutbah
(sermon):
‘O slaves of Allah! Be cautious of death; be cautious of death, for there is no escaping it. If you stand up to it, it will take you and if you flee from it then it will only catch up with you.
Death is tied to your forelocks so seek salvation, seek salvation. Indeed there is behind you an ardent seeker and that is the grave. Surely, the grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a ditch from the ditches of Hell. It speaks everyday saying ‘I am the home of darkness, I am the home of loneliness, I am the home of the worms.’ Indeed after that will be a Day more severe than that day, a Day in which a child will become grey-haired and an adult
will be in a drunken state:
“… and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunk, but severe
will be the Torment of Allah.” [al-Hajj: 2]
“The righteous will die;
And the wicked will die.
The warriors who fight Jihaad will die;
And those who sit at home will die.
Those who busy themselves with correct beliefs will die;
And those who treat people as their slaves will die.
The brave who reject injustice will die;
And the vile who seek to cling to this vile life will die.
The people of lofty-goals and ambitions will die;
And the wretched people who live for cheap enjoyment will die.”
Shaykh ‘Alee Hasan al-Halabee