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62. Is it acceptable to grieve when
someone dies?

Allah has predetermined a certain lifetime for each per-
son, and nobody can alter it. Thus, the believers should be
pleased with the destiny that Allah has created, submit to
this event, and trust Allah. Not doing so implies rebelling
against the destiny that Allah has created, something that
sincere believers would never do. Furthermore, deceased
believers will meet with Allah’s good pleasure and Paradise,
and so will live a good life in great blessings that cannot
possibly be compared with their lives in this world. Thus,
there is no need to be sorry for the deceased believers;
rather, we should be happy that they met such an honorable
outcome. If the deceased did not use their lives to seek
Allah’s good pleasure, they will meet Hell in the Hereafter.
Yet since this is also due to His will and justice, there is again
nothing to be sorry about, for the deceased had knowingly
chosen the path of unbelief despite being warned of the con-
sequences of doing so.
In addition, it makes no sense to feel sorrow at one’s sep-
aration from a loved one, for those who are still alive can
strive sincerely for Allah’s good pleasure and, as a result,
can attain the eternal companionship of their loved ones in
the eternal life of Paradise.
Therefore, since the believers hope that their deceased
fellow believers will enter Paradise, they are not sorry when
their companions die. In fact, the Qur’an advises the believ-
ers to be happy and to give one another the glad tidings of
entering Paradise after death:

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